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Use MCA Selector to Trim Chunks
This guide will go through how to use the MCA Selector software.
Archive the World
- To use MCA Selector on your server’s world files, you will need to download them to your device first.
- Go to the 1 Files tab.
- Select the 2 worlds that you want to modify.
world: The overworldworld_nether: The netherworld_the_end: The end- Click on 3 Archive to compress the folders into a single zip file that can be locally downloaded.
Download the Archive
- The 1 archived file will be created from the previous step.
- Click on the 2
...icon. - Click on 3 Download.
Download MCA Selector
- Go to MCA’s github page and download the latest
.exeversion of MCA Selector.
Open the World
- Click on 1 File>Open World.
- It will prompt you for the world folder that you want to modify.
Make your Selection
- You can select chunks by 1 left clicking (2 and dragging).
- You can deselect chunks by right clicking (and optionally dragging).
Filter a Special Selection
- Open the 1 Tools>Filter chunks menu.
- This menu contains several options that can be adjusted to automatically select chunks for you.
- 2 The filtering rule, such as how long as player has existed within that chunk.
- 3 The mathematical comparator.
- 4 What the condition is being compared to.
- 5 Begin the filtering.
- The example will select all chunks where a player has been in the chunk for less than 5 minutes.
Delete the Chunks
- After you are satisfied with the selected chunks, delete them using 1 Selection>Delete selected chunks.
- Press 2 OK to confirm the deletion.
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- Use MCA Selector to Trim Chunks
- Archive the World
- Download the Archive
- Download MCA Selector
- Open the World
- Make your Selection
- Filter a Special Selection
- Delete the Chunks