Longitude world
A wide 2:1 projected planet, described honestly rather than pretending Minecraft is a seamless sphere.
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What are Latitude and Slabbed?
Two Minecraft mods, two very different ideas, and a lot of careful craft. This guide tells their story without expecting you to speak developer.
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Say hello to Latitude
A more planet-like Minecraft world
Latitude makes location matter. Travel north or south and the climate changes; travel east or west and you explore a wider projected world with continents, oceans, weather and clearer geographic identity.
2.0 overhaul in active development
What’s happening now
The active project is the Minecraft 26.2 Latitude 2.0 line. Recent work has focused on a clearer world-creation experience, geographic boundaries, ocean labeling and a thorough interface accessibility review.
- Current line
- 2.0-beta.1 for Minecraft 26.2
- Last source update
- July 11, 2026
- Primary source
- Active 26.2 binder and July lessons
Why this work matters
The goal is not just more biomes. It is a world that feels coherent: oceans connect, climates make sense, mountains belong where they appear, and the game explains its unusual world shape without technical language.
The big ideas
How to understand the project
One source of geographic truth
Continents, oceans, climate and terrain consult shared systems so the world tells one story.
Proof before polish
Maps, measurements and live play each answer different questions. None is allowed to impersonate the others.
Progress map
Major milestones
- 1Built and being refined
Planet-wide geography
Continents and ocean basins share one geographic authority.
- 2Built with regression guards
Climate and biome logic
Latitude, terrain and geography cooperate instead of fighting each other.
- 3Mechanically proven; live tuning continues
Terrain integration
Land and sea shape can follow the larger geography without creating floating slabs or voids.
- 4Current planning focus
Boundary experience
The world edge should feel intentional, readable and atmospheric.
Say hello to Slabbed
Put ordinary blocks on slabs, naturally
Slabbed lets full blocks, fences, chests, plants and many other things sit at half-block heights. The aim is simple: what you see, touch and target should all agree.
0.5.0 beta line under regression testing
What’s happening now
The main line now carries a permanent cross-version regression matrix and a large set of fixes for blocks that moved, popped, floated or behaved differently after placement. The next release remains a candidate until the live-only checks are finished.
- Current line
- 0.5.0-beta.1 candidate
- Last source update
- July 5, 2026
- Primary source
- Main Slabbed spine and handoff
Why this work matters
Lowering a block visually is the easy part. Slabbed must also preserve collision, targeting, redstone behavior, storage, particles and neighbor updates across many Minecraft versions and mod loaders.
The big ideas
How to understand the project
Looks, touch and targeting agree
A lowered block should never look like it is in one place while behaving as if it were somewhere else.
Remember placement intent
Once a block chooses a sensible half-height, ordinary world updates should not make it jump.
Regressions become permanent tests
A bug fixed on one version becomes a reusable check for the whole family of ports.
Progress map
Major milestones
- 1Core rule established
Visual triad
The model, outline and interaction target agree about where a lowered block is.
- 2Automated coverage expanded
Never-pop matrix
Common blocks keep their chosen height through updates, transforms and storage use.
- 3Fixed and headless-tested
Terrain Slabs compatibility
Slabbed and Terrain Slabs can share surfaces without hangers being pushed upward.
- 4Still open
Live-only release checks
Dripstone, redstone propagation and the placement-frame flash need real play proof.
The latest chapter
What’s been happening?
Interface and accessibility audit recorded
The active binder now carries a broad review of the world-creation and HUD experience.
BinderBoundary experience plan
The next phase is framed around making projection edges understandable and intentional.
BinderHUD Studio sanity sweep
Repeated UI rounds hardened undo, presets, sizing, imported themes and control state.
Lessons + binder0.5.0 beta line and regression matrix
Cross-version checks now cover many of the block categories most likely to pop or drift.
SpineTerrain Slabs hanger fix pinned
A headless test now reproduces the real compatibility classification instead of using a misleading stand-in.
HandoffBehind the guide
Where this story comes from
The newest project notebooks come first. Older Notion records help fill in the history, but they never get to overrule something the projects learned more recently.
- 1Current binder, handoff, spine and lessonsHighest authority for recent work
- 2Verified commits and proof resultsWhat actually changed and what was tested
- 3Codex and Claude project contextUsed when it clarifies material work
- 4Notion archiveUseful for older history and long-running context
Newest binder, handoff, spine and lessons first; Notion for older history.