Infinite Map Visualizer

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Infinite Map Visualizer, also known as level previewer, was a feature which was added in Java Edition Infdev 20100616-2210 as a replacement of Indev's isometric screenshot maker, but later removed in unknown version. It was exclusive to the browser version of Minecraft.

The level previewer was hosted on minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp (archive), and was removed between September 14 and 26, 2010.^[1] However, it remained in the game's source code until 12w18a.^[2] It is not known how to run the visualizer following the removal of the previewer page.

History

Java Edition Infdev
June 9, 2010		The Infinite Map Visualizer was shown for first time.
June 11, 2010		One more screenshot of the Infinite Map Visualizer was shown.
20100616-2210		Added the Infinite Map Visualizer. It had a critical issue: if the player opened a world in the previewer, it would corrupt the world's `level.dat` file, along with the player's inventory.^[3]
20100617-1205		The level.dat corruption issue was fixed.
Java Edition Alpha
September 14~26, 2010		The Infinite Map Visualizer has been removed from Minecraft.net, but is still present in the game's source code.
Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	The level previewer no longer works; it crashes immediately when loading a level.^[verify]
Java Edition
1.3.1	12w18a	The level previewer has been removed from the source code.

Gallery

Level previewer in Alpha 1.1.2_01.
Level previewer in Beta 1.8 Pre-release. At this point, the applet breaks entirely, due to a NullPointerException error happening immediately.

Notch's screenshots

An image taken from the blog post accompanying Infdev 20100611, with the supposed monolith visible on the right of the image.
First appearance of the map visualizer.