How to play Temple of Notch in Minecraft (2024)

Minecraft is a game with vast possibilities. Its community has created some great content for the title such as maps and mods that make it even more fun. The game was created by Markus Alexej Persson, more popularly known as Notch. To honor his creation and pay tribute to him, a player named fvdisco created a special map that lets players explore the “Temple of Notch,” making the creator of the game the “creator” in the game as well.

So, how can you download and play the Temple of Notch map in Minecraft in 2024? Since it was created in 2011, it has been more than a decade with a lot of changes in the game. In this article, we will explain how you can download and play this interesting and interactable map and since this is very old, you will have to go through a few hoops to get it working. Let’s get started.

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Guide to playing Temple of Notch in Minecraft

Temple of Notch in the game (Image via Mojang Studios)

To play the Temple of Notch, you need to download the map from the official source. That said, there is one problem: the current version of the game that most people have is 1.21+ if you consider the beta and preview updates released. Unfortunately, the map is only compatible with the older versions of the game.

The official page for the map on Planet Minecraft mentions that it is compatible with version 1.4.x of the game. Unfortunately, trying it on the latest version does not yield any results. Another thing to note is that the map is only compatible with the Java version. So all the Bedrock Edition players will have to sit this one out.

The process of getting the map file is simple. All you have to do is follow these steps:

• Head over to Planet Minecraft to the official page for the Temple of Notch map file and download it.
• Keep the compressed file handy as you will need it soon.
• From the Windows home screen, type in “Run” in the search bar and hit enter.
• In the Run search bar, type in “%APPDATA%” and hit enter. This will open a folder.
• Look for the “.minecraft” folder and then locate the “Saves” folder inside it.
• Extract the downloaded map folder here and the world should be imported into your game.
• Launch the game and then from the worlds, select the Temple of Notch world and start playing it.

If you have already updated your game to the latest version, do not worry as you can download any version of Minecraft from the Launcher in the “Installation” tab. Thus, install the older version and then launch the game to play on the map.