Island DB failing to update

[Zartu]

Expected behavior

Players build a Nether Portal on their Overworld Island, they go through and spawn on their Nether Island and the Island DB updates with their Nether Island. Players puts the Eyes of Ender into the End Portal Frames go through the End Portal and spawn on their End Island and the Island DB updates with their End Island.

Observed/Actual behavior

The Island DB is not updating for all players. Sometimes the Island DB will update for the Nether Island, sometimes it will update for The End Island, sometimes it does not update for either island. Also, it has been noted that when there is no End Island in the DB for that island location players will spawn about 4 blocks to side of center and about 4 blocks below the island causing them fall into the void and day.

Steps/models to reproduce

I have no idea why but when some players go to the Nether the first time the islands DB updates for others it does not. Samething with The End...when some players go the DB updates for others it does not. Also for The End sometime players are spawning about 4 block off center and about 3 block below the island so they fall in the void.

I honestly don't know if it is a Multiverse setting or what. I am using the default.json and default blueprints for end-island and nether-island.

The world started with Nether and End off but I have changed all three settings:
nether:
generate: true
islands: true
roof: true
spawn-radius: 25
create-and-link-portals: false
end:
generate: true
islands: true
create-obsidian-platform: false
dragon-spawn: false

create-missing-nether-end-islands: true

BentoBox version

BentoBox-3.11.1
BSkyBlock-1.19.1

Plugin list

1/15 11:09:33 AM [Info] - AuditShop (1.1), BanMace (1.13.0), BentoBox (3.11.1), BetterReports (2.0.7), CommandBlocker (1.7), ConsoleSpamFixReborn (1.11.8), CoreProtect (23.3), CraftingStore (2.9.3), DecentHolograms (2.9.9), DeluxeMenus (1.14.1-Release), DiSky (4.26.0), DiscordSRV (1.30.4-SNAPSHOT), DragonEggHunt (1.0), Essentials (2.22.0-dev+55-18233d3), Geyser-Spigot (2.9.2-SNAPSHOT), InvSeePlusPlus (0.30.15), LibsDisguises (11.0.14), LifeStealZ (2.20.6), LuckPerms (5.5.22), Multiverse-Core (5.4.0), Multiverse-Inventories (5.3.0), Multiverse-NetherPortals (5.0.3), Multiverse-Portals (5.1.1), Orebfuscator (5.5.7), PlaceholderAPI (2.11.7), PlayerPoints (3.3.3), PlayerStats (2.5), ProtocolLib (5.4.1-SNAPSHOT), PvPManager (4.0.7), RoseChat (Beta-39), Shopkeepers (2.25.0), Skript (2.13.2), SuperVanish (6.2.21), TAB (5.4.0), UltraCosmetics (3.15-DEV-b1), Vault (1.7.3-b131), ViaBackwards (5.7.1-SNAPSHOT), ViaVersion (5.7.1-SNAPSHOT), Vulcan (2.9.7.11), WorldEdit (7.3.18+7298-4383852), WorldGuard (7.0.16-beta-01+ce4622f), ajLeaderboards (2.10.1-b286), floodgate (2.2.5-SNAPSHOT (b126-096c605)), packetevents (2.11.1), skBentoBox (0.2), skript-reflect (2.6.1), voicechat (2.6.11)

Other

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[tastybento]

Hi @Zartu ,

Can you explain more what DB means? I thought it meant database, but that doesn't seem to make sense.

You wrote:

The world started with Nether and End off but I have changed all three settings:

Aha, okay, so in that case, any players who made an island when those worlds were turned off will not have nether islands or end islands exisiting because those are pasted when the player first makes their island. Maybe this is the issue you are having?

I do see you have set create-missing-nether-end-islands: true. Was this always on? This is what will paste the missing nether island or end island before teleporting the player. It should work.

For any players who made islands after you enabled the Nether and End, they should have those islands waiting for them.

[Zartu]

Hey Tasty, Yes DB stood for Database in this context. The database folder inside the Bentobox plugin folder. There is a folder called islands and if I remember correctly a json for each player (I apologize I am not in front of the computer at the moment). As I mentioned in the ticket the world started with the Nether and the End disabled even if a portal was made players could not go through it. When I opened the Nether and End I turned both settings in the config from false to true and changed the create missing islands to true as well. Up to this point players only had overworld islands. I cannot seem to find a reason or correlation why some Nether and End islands are being saved in the players json and why some are not. I had 2 players who had not visited the Nether yet both go through today then go to the End. One player had neither island saved to their file. The other had their Nether island save. Neither had the end island save. The other issue is the lack of the End island is seemingly causing a spawning issue where when the player goes through the End portal they spawn under their island and fall into the void. I will share any additional information that can help. Very Respectfully Zartu

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On Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 8:26 PM tastybento ***@***.***> wrote: *tastybento* left a comment (BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox#2790) <#2790 (comment)> Hi @Zartu <https://github.com/Zartu> , Can you explain more what DB means? I thought it meant database, but that doesn't seem to make sense. You wrote: The world started with Nether and End off but I have changed all three settings: Aha, okay, so in that case, any players who made an island when those worlds were turned off will not have nether islands or end islands exisiting because those are pasted when the player first makes their island. Maybe this is the issue you are having? I do see you have set create-missing-nether-end-islands: true. Was this always on? This is what will paste the missing nether island or end island before teleporting the player. It should work. For any players who made islands after you enabled the Nether and End, they should have those islands waiting for them. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2790 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJVEWUSDTLHZN2I355RYCFD4HA445AVCNFSM6AAAAACR2N6AVGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTONJXGY2TANRUGA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[tastybento]

I'm a bit confused when you say that nether or end islands are saved to their file. What is it that you would expect to be there? And what is the affect on the user, if any? Can you explain what the actual problem is? What are you trying to do, or what is the player having a problem doing? The database doesn't usually include any nether or end-specific data unless the player makes a home location.

In regard to the End island issue, can you confirm if the player has an end island pasted? There shouldn't be a way to teleport and not get placed safely... weird.

[Zartu]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I will try and answer your questions in order:

• What is it that you would expect to be there? In the JSON, there is a spot for spawn locations. I expect the JSON to update with valid coordinates for NETHER and THE_END when those islands are generated.

• What is the affect on the user, if any? The player does not always spawn on the safe island platform.
  In the End: They tend spawn in the Void and die.
  In the Nether: They often spawn on the island but the server returns NULL for their safe spawn.

-Can you explain what the actual problem is? It seems BentoBox is failing to manage the spawn point data in two ways:
Write Failure (End): When a new End island is generated, the blocks appear, but the Spawn Point is never written to the JSON file.
Read Failure (Nether): Even when the JSON file does contain a valid Nether spawn, the BentoBox API returns NULL when asked for it, meaning the plugin is failing to load/deserialize the data from the disk.

-What are you trying to do, or what is the player having a problem doing? I am trying to resolve why the persistence of dimension spawn points is broken, which is causing death loops for players entering portals.

• It should be noted the only people seeming to have issues are those that had an island when the Nether and End were disabled, but like I mentioned prior, I have enabled both Nether and End and set "Create Missing Islands" to True.

Data & Examples:

1. BSkyBlockca5... (Copy).json This is my own JSON file. I had to manually add the Nether and End Spawn point sections myself because the plugin failed to populate them, which was causing me to spawn in the void.

2. BSkyBlock070..._original (Copy).json This is the file of a player (billyhatcher643) before they ever entered the Nether or End.

3. BSkyBlock070..._after nether and end (Copy).json This is the file of that same player after generating both dimensions.
   CRITICAL NOTE: The NETHER spawn point saved to the file, but the THE_END spawn point is completely missing.

4. island_debug_4 (Copy).log & trace_all (Copy).txt I wrote a Skript to probe the BentoBox API in real-time.

Please look at the timestamp 5:13 PM.
The player entered the Nether: [NETHER] [NULL] ❌ 'getSpawnPoint(Nether)' is NULL in memory.
The player entered the End: [END] [NULL] ❌ 'getSpawnPoint(End)' is NULL in memory.
*[SAFETY] Applied 15s Fire/Resistance to billyhatcher643 at Nether Portal. (This was a safety mech I put in place as players seem to die to the lava under the end portal prior to the End Island generating)

The log shows [NETHER] [NULL]. Even though File BentoBoxWorld/BSkyBlock#3 proves the Nether data exists on disk, however it seems the API could not find it in memory.

If I have written the API probe correctly and read the data it seems there is a disconnect between the JSON file and the loaded World Object.

Files:
BSkyBlockca5a2651-810e-4035-8143-a6ccc029ff82 - Copy.json

BSkyBlock070fd96e-9016-40cf-a571-92691b0aa093_original - Copy.json

BSkyBlock070fd96e-9016-40cf-a571-92691b0aa093_after nether and end - Copy.json

island_debug_4 - Copy.log

trace_all - Copy.txt

Let me know if there is anything else I can provide. Thank you for taking the time to work with me.

[tastybento]

Okay, I understand now. I'll investigate.

[tastybento]

@Zartu Are you using the default nether and end blueprints?

When those are pasted, the player's spawn point is defined by a sign that has [spawn_here] written on it. I just tested your scenario and the spawning worked as expected.

1. Set nether and end to false
2. Delete nether and end worlds
3. Create islands as a player and make nether portal - confirm I cannot teleport there
4. Stop server
5. Change config to allow nether and end and paste missing islands.
6. Start server
7. Log in and go through nether portal
8. I arrive as expected
9. Go through end portal
10. I arrive as expected

Here's the log (I added debug):

[11:15:22 INFO]: tastybentotoo issued server command: /is
[11:15:28 INFO]: [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_nether},x=800.5,y=85.0,z=2.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=0.0}
[11:16:20 INFO]: [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_the_end},x=799.5,y=86.0,z=-0.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=315.0}
[11:16:21 INFO]: tastybentotoo has made the advancement [The End?]

If you are using blueprints that do not have the [spawn_here] sign on them, then add that. If you are using the original, then I might need to give you a BentoBox build with debug it in to trace why the spawn point is not being detected.

[Zartu]

Yes I am using the default Nether and End blueprints. Both have the spawn_here sign listed in the raw block data. I have a few players who have never gone to the nether who can test for us with a debug version if need be.

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On Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 2:40 PM tastybento ***@***.***> wrote: *tastybento* left a comment (BentoBoxWorld/BentoBox#2790) <#2790 (comment)> @Zartu <https://github.com/Zartu> Are you using the default nether and end blueprints? When those are pasted, the player's spawn point is defined by a sign that has [spawn_here] written on it. I just tested your scenario and the spawning worked as expected. 1. Set nether and end to false 2. Delete nether and end worlds 3. Create islands as a player and make nether portal - confirm I cannot teleport there 4. Stop server 5. Change config to allow nether and end and paste missing islands. 6. Start server 7. Log in and go through nether portal 8. I arrive as expected 9. Go through end portal 10. I arrive as expected Here's the log (I added debug): [11:15:22 INFO]: tastybentotoo issued server command: /is [11:15:28 INFO]: [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_nether},x=800.5,y=85.0,z=2.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=0.0} [11:16:20 INFO]: [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_the_end},x=799.5,y=86.0,z=-0.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=315.0} [11:16:21 INFO]: tastybentotoo has made the advancement [The End?] If you are using blueprints that do not have the [spawn_here] sign on them, then add that. If you are using the original, then I might need to give you a BentoBox build with debug it in to trace why the spawn point is not being detected. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2790 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJVEWUSVVUKPEPUAD3KBVPD4IERSZAVCNFSM6AAAAACR2N6AVGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTOOBWGMZTQNRVGM> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[tastybento]

BentoBox-3.11.2-SNAPSHOT-LOCAL.jar.zip
Okay, try this version. It should show that debug above.
Do just one transfer and let's see what it does.

[Zartu]

For the snapshot version with debug do you want me to just go to my islands or have someone who has not done nether and end yet do it?

[Zartu]

@tastybento

Here is the data you asked. I had a player who had never gone to the nether or end run the test. I found a syntax error in my script as well so I have provided you an updated log from my script also.

1. Console readout for the player
   1/23 9:26:22 AM [Info] : [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_nether},x=-119.5,y=85.0,z=-477.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=0.0}
   1/23 9:26:22 AM [Info] : [BentoBox] DEBUG: new island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_nether},x=-119.5,y=85.0,z=-477.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=0.0}
   1/23 9:26:23 AM [Info] : KaraTheCleric has made the advancement [We Need to Go Deeper]
   1/23 9:28:04 AM [Info] : KaraTheCleric has made the advancement [The End?]
   1/23 9:28:04 AM [Info] : [BentoBox] DEBUG: island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_the_end},x=-120.5,y=86.0,z=-480.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=315.0}
   1/23 9:28:04 AM [Info] [14:28:04 INFO]: [BentoBox] DEBUG: new island spawn = Location{world=CraftWorld{name=bskyblock_world_the_end},x=-120.5,y=86.0,z=-480.5,pitch=30.0,yaw=315.0}

2. Log from my script
   island_debug_final - Copy.log

3. Players JSON prior to the Nether
   BSkyBlock373d0e48-5140-4fc1-9ee7-e90da99ce5bf_prior to nether - Copy.json

4. Players JSON post Nether and End (Note the Nether island saved to the file the End island did not)
   BSkyBlock373d0e48-5140-4fc1-9ee7-e90da99ce5bf_post nether and end - Copy.json

5. When I saw the spawn point was not saved in the JSON I figured the safe landing was saved in RAM not to disk so I stopped the server, restarted the server, returned to the island of the player. I safely landed in the Nether but upon going into the end portal I spawned off the side of the island and was then was warped to the island by the "safety net" in my script
   seconday_test_results.txt

6. Here is the updated script I used
   trace_all - Copy.txt

[tastybento]

Thanks. That's good info. I'll look into this.