Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server
A team of Minecraft players completed a project to map the entire 2b2t anarchy server, reducing its 80 TB data footprint to a 15 TB downloadable archive. They developed a custom compression format called .zvcr, which uses the Zstandard algorithm to achieve higher compression ratios than traditional formats. The effort, which spanned from 2024 to April 2026 and employed 28 bot accounts, required significant storage hardware and incurred several thousand dollars in costs.
- ▪The project mapped over one million blocks across the Overworld, Nether, and End dimensions of the 2b2t server.
- ▪A custom .zvcr compression format based on Zstandard was created to compress the 80 TB archive to 15 TB.
- ▪The team used 28 bots to systematically scan the server for 22 months, completing the work in April 2026.
- ▪Storage hardware costs ran into the thousands of dollars, with additional server rental expenses exceeding $3,000.
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Video Games PC Gaming Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server News By Zhiye Liu Published 30 July 2026 Preserving 80TB of digital anarchy into 15TB of compressed data When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Despite the storage shortages, a brave team of Minecraft players has successfully mapped the entirety of 2b2t, arguably Minecraft’s oldest and most notorious server, and…
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