Welcome to Team9000 survival server info thread.
This info is valid for the 1.2.5 version of server.
Q: So what do I do now ?
A: Same old. Go out, mine stuff, build stuff, get eaten and hugged and such. SURVIVE !
Q: Where am I then ?
A: You spawned in good old SPAWN TOWER [193,-506]. This will be your closest respawn point now. We have more spawn points, but those require quite a walk/ride/boat to get into their territory. Beds dont work like they do in Survival Single Player (SSP). You can lay down in them at night, but you will not respawn in them.
Q: But it says I am an outsider and I cant do anything here. I dont want to be an OUTSIDER.
A: That is our first big thing you should learn. We are running the Towny plugin on the server, that is used to protect land and items from people outside the town (outsiders - the ones that aren't members of the town). The spawn tower and nearby land is part of a town, so you can't change it, mine there, not even punch a tree. You have to move out of the town borders to be able to do anything. Be aware that if you get stuck in claimed area, there is not much help coming and you will probably have to use the /suicide command (kills you) to get yourself out.
Q: Ok, but how do I know, if I am out of claimed land or not ?
A: There are two ways. First, and more importantly, there is a REAL-TIME MAP of the server on t9k.me/map that displays the town locations. It is not perfectly accurate, due to the point-of-view of the map, but it should give you a rough idea of where you are in relation to the town. Secondly, Towny will tell you in chat when you move between towns and the Wilderness. When "
Wilderness" appears in your chat, you are no longer in a town and you should be able to build. Basically - if you get "Outsiders cannot do that here" you are in a town. If you have a problem with the map, try different browser (Firefox and Chrome work best).
Q: What is MONEY ? How much do I have and how the hell do I get it?
A: You can see your money status with /money command. There are two options to get money. First and easiest is voting for the server - t9k.me/vote - you can vote on each site with your Minecraft name for 30 Credits (total 60 Credits a day). Second is to sell diamonds in the SPAWN TOWER in the shop. Conveniently, you can also buy stuff there, check out
this wiki page for more info on that.
Q: Can't place water/lava ! Whats going on ?
A: It is a server defense mechanism to significantly reduce number of "one-time griefers" (who join, grief/kill and never come back). You can't place water or lava, or use flint & steel until you visit SIGN ISLAND [6463,-214] and right-click on the sign there. To help you get there, use the online map located at
http://t9k.me/map.
Q: Cool, how can I JOIN A TOWN ?
A: First, it's better and cheaper variation to be part of another city, then starting your own if you still feel like it later. For that you have to ask the mayor of the town you like to invite you. Once you are invited (and you /accept) you become a resident of the city.
Q: And if I would like to START MY OWN TOWN ?
A: Find some nice spot. Its not good idea to start it near spawn or near someone else's town. You want the space to grow. You will also need 1000 Credits.
Now, every claim you do is going to be 32*32 blocks, called a Towny chunk. You can see in which chunk you are by /towny map. Stand in one and use /town new {name} to start a city. Hooray!
Type /town to get some info about your town. If you want to have more chunks, you have to claim them on your town border (which is now 4 sides). For that, you will need the free chunk and 100 Credits deposited to your town with /town deposit 100. Move to that chunk and use /town claim. Now you are expanding! You can also expand with so-called Outposts, which gives you ability to claim land not on your border, but its really costly (800 Credits) with /town claim outpost so use that only for far expansions. For renaming the town you can use /town set name {newtownname}.
Q: The hell, where did my items go ? Why does my house have holes all around ? I HAVE BEEN GRIEFED !
A: Firstly, calm down. There have been many mistakes and false accusation made by people freaking out and later finding out it was their friend making new items, upgrading house with new textures or killing slimes underground. If you are sure that this isnt the case, then you need to report a grief.
Now, what you should do is to verify, it's a worth a grief report. Missing two cooked porkchops probably isn't, missing stack of diamond is. And it applies to blocks changed too.
When you know its worth the hassle, its time to strike back! Go to
https://www.team9000.net/forums/ban-appeals-abuse-reports.31/ and make a new thread. Report what has changed, what you are missing etc. and DON'T FORGET TO ADD COORDINATES. WITHOUT COORDINATES THE ADMINS CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHODUNNIT. Also, having pictures added helps too, but dont overdo it.
