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Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.1
Platforms
Supported environments
Client and server
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Licensed MIT
Published yesterday
🧱 Build Sandbox
Build Sandbox is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that adds a fully isolated creative building dimension where players can design structures safely without affecting their survival world.
✨ Features
🌍 Isolated Sandbox Dimension
- A separate flat creative world designed specifically for building and testing structures.
- No interaction with your survival world.
🎮 Game Mode Switching
- Use the command:
/buildsandbox
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First execution:
- Saves your survival position, dimension, and inventory
- Teleports you to the sandbox dimension
- Switches you to Creative mode
- Loads your sandbox inventory (if available)
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Second execution:
- Saves your sandbox position and inventory
- Restores your survival inventory and position
- Switches you back to Survival mode
🎒 Separate Inventories
- Survival inventory is stored independently from sandbox inventory.
- Switching worlds restores exactly what you had before entering.
🚫 Sandbox Restrictions
To keep the sandbox clean and controlled:
- ❌ No natural mob spawning
- ❌ No portals (Nether/End portals are blocked)
- ❌ No fire or portal generation allowed
- ❌ Fully isolated gameplay environment
🧠 Travel Protection
- Dimension travel is controlled internally by the mod.
- Players cannot freely escape or enter the sandbox without using
/buildsandbox.
📦 How It Works
The mod uses a per-player data system:
- Stores:
- Survival dimension
- Survival position
- Survival inventory
- Sandbox position
- Sandbox inventory
This ensures that switching between worlds is seamless and persistent.
🧪 Intended Use
Build Sandbox is perfect for:
- 🏗️ Testing builds safely
- 🧱 Designing structures without survival risk
- 🧪 Experimenting with creative ideas
- 🛠️ Server building practice environments
⚙️ Command
/buildsandbox
Toggles between:
- 🟢 Survival world
- 🟣 Sandbox creative world
🛑 Compatibility Notes
- Requires NeoForge 1.21.1
- Designed for both:
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer servers
📁 Technical Details
- Custom dimension:
buildsandbox:sandbox - Flat world generator
- Fully custom inventory handling
- Event-based restrictions (portals, mobs)
- Player state persistence using UUID mapping
🚀 Planned Features (Optional ideas)
- No generation of structures in the Build Sandbox dimension
- No advancements (achievements) can be obtained inside the Build Sandbox
- GUI based selector in addition to the
/buildsandboxcommand - Build export system for saving and exporting creations
- Permission system for controlling access to sandbox features (server-side)
👤 Author
Developed by Wilkcraft
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
🚀 Build freely, safely, and without affecting your survival world in a fully isolated creative sandbox dimension!


