Packet Play Client Join Game

1.16.2

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x26 0x24	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Is hardcore	Boolean
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Previous Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included. The previous gamemode. (More information needed)
			World Count	VarInt	Size of the following array
			World Names	Array of Identifier	Identifiers for all worlds on the server
			Dimension Codec	NBT Tag Compound	The full extent of these is still unknown, but the tag represents a dimension and biome registry. See below for the vanilla default.
			Dimension	Int Enum NBT Tag Compound	-1: The Nether, 0: The Overworld, 1: The End Valid dimensions are defined per dimension registry sent before this
			World Name	Identifier	Name of the world being spawned into
			Hashed seed	Long	First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte VarInt	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			View Distance	VarInt	Render distance (2-32)
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
			Enable respawn screen	Boolean	Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true
			Is Debug	Boolean	True if the world is a debug mode world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks
			Is Flat	Boolean	True if the world is a superflat world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63





1.16

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x26 0x25	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Previous Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included. The previous gamemode. (More information needed)
			World Count	VarInt	Size of the following array
			World Names	Array of Identifier	Identifiers for all worlds on the server
			Dimension Codec	NBT Tag Compound	This CompoundTag contains a ListTag named "dimension". The ListTag should contain CompoundTags with named StringTags "key" and "element". The full extent of these is still unknown, but the tag represents a dimension registry. See below for the vanilla default.
			Dimension	Int Enum Identifier	-1: The Nether, 0: The Overworld, 1: The End Valid dimensions are defined per dimension registry sent before this
			World Name	Identifier	Name of the world being spawned into
			Hashed seed	Long	First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			View Distance	VarInt	Render distance (2-32)
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
			Enable respawn screen	Boolean	Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true
			Is Debug	Boolean	True if the world is a debug mode world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks
			Is Flat	Boolean	True if the world is a superflat world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63





1.15.2

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x26	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Hashed seed	Long	First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			View Distance	VarInt	Render distance (2-32)
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
			Enable respawn screen	Boolean	Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true





1.14.4

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x25	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			View Distance	VarInt	Render distance (2-32)
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.13.2

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x25	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, customized, buffet, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.13.1

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x25	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.12.2

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.12.1

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.12

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.11.X

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String Enum (16)	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.





1.11

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.11

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.10

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.9.3

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.9.2

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Int Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End; also, note that this is not a VarInt but instead a regular int.
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.9

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x23	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Byte Enum	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Used by the client to draw the player list
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.





1.8.X

Packet ID	State	Bound To	Field Name	Field Type	Notes
0x01	Play	Client	Entity ID	Int	The player's Entity ID (EID)
			Gamemode	Unsigned Byte	0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. Bit 3 (0x8) is the hardcore flag.
			Dimension	Byte	-1: Nether, 0: Overworld, 1: End
			Difficulty	Unsigned Byte	0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard
			Max Players	Unsigned Byte	Used by the client to draw the player list
			Level Type	String	default, flat, largeBiomes, amplified, default_1_1
			Reduced Debug Info	Boolean	If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen.