# Minecraft Beta 1.8 seeds

Checked with Seeder's engine on 2026-09-26. Source: https://mcseeder.com/versions/beta-1.8/

The Adventure Update rebuilt the terrain from scratch and added rivers and the very first villages, together with strongholds and abandoned mineshafts.

New biomes: Windswept Hills, River.

New structures: Village.

### 1. Village at spawn: A village 54 blocks north-east of spawn.

Seed `377807518278840`

| What | X, Z | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Village | 48, 80 | 54 blocks |
| Stronghold | -12, 596 | 492 blocks |

Spawn in a swamp at 0, 104.

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### 2. Desert at spawn: A desert about 300 blocks across right at spawn.

Seed `7799469518119446881`

Also close: a village (270 blocks).

| What | X, Z | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Desert | -42, 238 | 3 blocks |
| Village | 208, 336 | 270 blocks |
| Stronghold | 532, 692 | 734 blocks |

Spawn in a windswept hills at -42, 235.

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### 3. Swamp at spawn: A swamp about 560 blocks across right at spawn.

Seed `-6802600396111745991`

Also close: a village (237 blocks).

| What | X, Z | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Swamp | -94, 150 | 2 blocks |
| Village | 128, 240 | 237 blocks |
| Stronghold | -780, 228 | 692 blocks |

Spawn in a swamp at -92, 151.

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### 4. Taiga at spawn: A taiga about 210 blocks across right at spawn.

Seed `-5104198003170397760`

Also close: a village (318 blocks).

| What | X, Z | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiga | -178, 258 | 1 blocks |
| Village | -416, 48 | 318 blocks |
| Stronghold | 404, 676 | 716 blocks |

Spawn in a taiga at -177, 258.

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