The Most Powerful Coordinate Exploit in Minecraft History Revealed

TLDRLearn about the randar exploit, a powerful coordinate exploit in Minecraft that has been hiding in plain sight for over a decade. By breaking a block and analyzing the dropped item's coordinates, players can track other players' locations on any server in real time. This exploit works on older versions of Minecraft but can still affect modern servers that once ran those versions.

Key insights

🔍The randar exploit allows players to track the locations of other players in real time on any Minecraft server.

The exploit is based on a mistake in the game's code made by the creator, Notch, in 2011.

💻The exploit works by abusing the shared random number generator (RNG) used in Minecraft.

🌐Even modern servers can be vulnerable to the exploit if they once ran older versions of Minecraft.

🌟The randar exploit has been used by players to locate and target bases on servers.

Q&A

How does the randar exploit work?

By breaking a block and analyzing the coordinates of the dropped item, players can track the locations of other players in real time on any Minecraft server.

Which versions of Minecraft are vulnerable to the randar exploit?

The exploit works on versions of Minecraft up to 1.12, but even modern servers can be vulnerable if they once ran those older versions.

Is using the randar exploit considered cheating?

Yes, using the randar exploit to track other players' locations is considered cheating and can result in being banned from servers.

Can the randar exploit be fixed or patched?

As of now, there is no known fix for the randar exploit. It is a fundamental issue in the game's code.

How can players protect themselves from the randar exploit?

To protect themselves, players should update their servers and client software to the latest version of Minecraft and be cautious about sharing their coordinates or base locations with others.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Introduction to the randar exploit, a coordinate exploit in Minecraft that allows players to track the locations of other players.

08:21Explanation of how the shared random number generator (RNG) in Minecraft can be abused to exploit coordinates.

10:18Overview of how the randar exploit was used by the Anarchy Minecraft Community to target and control servers.

14:23Details about how the randar exploit was used by the Masons on the 2b2t server to steal from other players' stashes.

12:36The Masons' use of a second account, munmap, to investigate bases and the use of a third account, 1248 test user, to perform the actual thefts.