[SOLVED] How do I force a chunk to populate?

When you load a chunk which doesn't exist, the chunk will be generated. However, it is not populated until a player walks near it. How can I force the chunk to populate immediately? This needs to work with the default generator as well as custom generators.

 

I want to know that, too. Especially as I need to re-populate chunks. ^^

 

I figured out a way to do it, at least with default worlds. I don't know if it works for Bukkit generators, but if it doesn't, they should be pretty simple.


Here is the code:

Code:java

//[plain]
/**
 * I'm not sure what this will do if the chunk is already populated.
 * @author Courier <[email protected]>
 * @param world The world the chunk is in
 * @param x The x coordinate of the chunk
 * @param z The z coordinate of the chunk
 */
private static void populateChunk(World world, int x, int z)
{
    net.minecraft.server.WorldServer nmsWorld = ((CraftWorld)world).getHandle();
    net.minecraft.server.ChunkProviderServer nmsChunkProviderServer = nmsWorld.chunkProviderServer;
    for(int cx = x - 1; cx <= x + 1; cx++)
        for(int cz = z - 1; cz <= z + 1; cz++)
            nmsChunkProviderServer.getChunkAt(cx, cz);
    nmsChunkProviderServer.getChunkAt(nmsChunkProviderServer, x, z);
}
//[/plain]

 

Found the same thing. This is f**ed up. Please vote for this feature request: https://bukkit.atlassian.net/browse/BUKKIT-2753

Maybe we'll grab their attention.