How to Fix World Border Problems
The world border can't be wider than 59,999,968 blocks, and since 1.21.9 every dimension has its own. How to check it, reset it and fix commands that fail.
Quick Fix
Run /worldborder get in the dimension you're checking, then /worldborder center 0 0 and /worldborder set 59999968 to go back to the default. 60000000 is refused because it is over the limit.
Error Message
Double must not be more than 5.9999968E7: found 6.0E7How to Fix
Check the current size with /worldborder get. It replies with the width in blocks for the dimension you're in.
Go back to the default with /worldborder center 0 0 and /worldborder set 59999968.
Change another dimension's border by running the command there, for example /execute in minecraft:the_nether run worldborder set 10000.
For a gradual change, add a time: /worldborder set 1000 60s changes the size over 60 seconds. On 1.21.11 and later a number without s counts ticks.
Players take 0.2 damage per block per second once they are more than 5 blocks outside the border. Change that with /worldborder damage amount and /worldborder damage buffer.
/worldborder needs operator level 2, so run it from the console, a command block or an operator account.
Common Causes
- The size you typed is over the limit. The border can be at most 59,999,968 blocks wide, so /worldborder set 60000000 fails with Double must not be more than 5.9999968E7: found 6.0E7.
- The command ran in a different dimension. Since 1.21.9 each dimension has its own border, and /worldborder only changes the one in the dimension where it runs.
- The center is too far out. It has to stay within 29,999,984 blocks of 0, 0, otherwise the game answers World border cannot be further out than 2.9999984E7 blocks.
- The border is still moving. A size change with a time grows or shrinks it gradually, and since 1.21.11 that movement follows the game's ticks, so it stops while the game is paused or frozen.
- A data pack function or plugin runs its own /worldborder commands and sets the border back after you change it.
Diagnostic Steps
- Run /worldborder get in each dimension you use.
- Reset with /worldborder center 0 0 and /worldborder set 59999968 if the values are wrong.
- Use /execute in to change the Nether or End border.
- Check data packs and plugins that might set the border again.
FAQ
What is the maximum world size?
The world border can be at most 59,999,968 blocks wide, which is also the default, centered on 0, 0. That puts each edge 29,999,984 blocks from the center.
Does the Nether have its own world border?
Since 1.21.9, yes. Every dimension keeps its own size and center, and /worldborder only changes the border of the dimension it runs in.
Why does /worldborder set 60000000 fail?
60,000,000 is bigger than the maximum, so the command rejects the number before it runs. The limit has been 59,999,968 since 1.17.
