Pre-release protocol

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This page documents the changes from the last stable Minecraft release (currently 1.2.5) to the current pre-release (or weekly release).

New packets

Tab-complete (0xCB)

Two-way

Sent C->S when the user presses [tab] while writing text. The payload contains all text behind the cursor.

The server responds with an auto-completion of the last word sent to it. In the case of regular chat, this is a player username. Command names and parameters are also supported.

In the event of more than one possible completion, the server responds with the options packed into the single string field, separated by a null character. Note that as strings are UTF-16, this is two bytes wide.

Packet ID Field Name Field Type Example Notes
0xCB Text string
Total Size: 3 bytes + length of string

Locale and View Distance (0xCC)

Client to server

Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.

Packet ID Field Name Field Type Example Notes
0xCC Locale string en_GB
View distance int 0 0-3 for 'far', 'normal', 'short', 'tiny'.
Total Size: 7 bytes + length of string

Changed packets

none

Protocol History

2012-04-19

  • 12w16a
  • Protocol version is now 30
  • New packet: 0xCB Tab-complete
  • New packet: 0xCC Locale and View Distance