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 Alpha v1.1.1. It was exclusive to the browser version of Minecraft.

The level previewer was hosted on minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp, and got removed between the 14th and 26th of September 2010, however it remained on the game's source code until Java Edition 12w18a.^[1]

History

Java Edition Infdev
June 9, 2010							The level previewer has shown for first time.
June 11, 2010							One more screenshot of map visualizer has shown.
20100616-2210							Added the level previewer. 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.^[2]
20100617-1205							A level.dat issue was fixed.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.1							The level previewer has been removed, however still remains on the source code, and can be reproduced. It may be this or any other version before Alpha v1.2.0.
Java Edition Beta
1.8							The level previewer no longer works, as it crashes immediately when launched.^[verify]
Java Edition
12w18a							The level previewer has been removed from the source code.

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.

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