Earth SMP Guidebook

Just arrived on the Earth SMP server? Follow these 6 essential steps to get on your feet and thrive:

To encourage strategic border diplomacy and organic trade caravans, exploration and transit follow realistic physical mechanics:

The economy operates under a strict Physical Gold Standard. Every single dollar in digital circulation is 100% backed by physical gold items:

Bank Plot Restriction

Simulating a real financial system, you cannot deposit or withdraw funds in the wilderness. You must physically visit a designated Bank plot inside a town to access your funds:

Towny forms the political foundation of the world. Founding or joining a town grants build protection, plot management, and the ability to unite into nations:

Town Plot Designations

Mayors can stand inside a claimed town plot and type /plot set [type] to customize its function:

• /plot set bank: Designated Bank Plot where players can deposit and withdraw physical gold.
• /plot set shop: Designated Shop Plot allowing residents and merchants to create ChestShop storefronts.
• /plot set embassy: Designated Embassy Plot that can be purchased and lived in by non-residents.
• /plot set arena: Designated Arena Plot with mandatory PvP enabled.

Throughout the season, the server automatically executes a weekly democratic election cycle every 7 days (4 full political terms), ensuring a dynamic and player-led geopolitical landscape:

# Democratic Election Cycles & Commands
/election status             # View current election phase and countdown
/election run                # Register as Mayoral candidate ($20.00 Gold fee)
/election campaign <slogan>  # Set your campaign speech and policy slogan
/election profile <bio>      # Set candidate bio & background
/election party <name>       # Create or join a political party
/election candidates         # View list of registered candidates
/election vote <candidate>   # Cast your ranked-choice ballot
/election results            # View final election results and tally

Players can build automated merchant chests on town shop plots:

How to Create a ChestShop:

1. Ensure you are standing in a town plot designated as shop (set by the Mayor via /plot set shop).
2. Place a chest (single or double) and place a sign directly above or attached to the chest.
3. Write the sign using the standardized format below:

# ChestShop Sign Format
# Line 1: Leave blank (system automatically inserts your username)
# Line 2: Item quantity per transaction (e.g., 64 or 1)
# Line 3: Pricing (B = buy price from shop, S = sell price to shop)
# Line 4: Item Name / ID (or left-click sign with item in hand)

[YourUsername]
64
B 10 : 5 S
DIAMOND

To maintain high-stakes competitive integrity and eliminate unfair exploits, the server features combat anti-disconnect logging and physical gold assassination contracts:

Combat Logging Rules (BattleLock)

• 15-Second Combat Tag: Triggered whenever you deal or receive damage from another player. Teleportation commands are locked.
• 30-Second Combat Log NPC: If you disconnect or unplug during combat, a combat NPC persists in the world for 30 seconds. If slain, all of your inventory and equipped gear will drop!
• Tactical Communication Whitelist: While commands are blocked, emergency team channels remain active: /tc (Town), /nc (Nation), /g (Global), /l (Local), /tell, and /msg to call allies for backup!

Contract Bounties (NotBounties)

Place assassination hits on rivals backed by physical gold economy funds:

# Contract Bounty Commands
/bounty <player> <amount>    # Place a hit backed by physical gold
/bounty                      # Open global bounty board GUI
/bounty check <player>       # Check active bounty on a specific player

# Upon successful assassination:
# 1. Receive the full gold bounty directly ($)
# 2. Receive the victim's head as a physical Trophy Head!

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