In the server, the book is your best friend. With it you can tp back to spawn, tp home, set home and use tpa. You will always be able to access spawn with the use of the book (Ever lose it, type "Serverplz book" or "book?" into chat)

Using the random tp is for the best, although to avoid raiding it is best to go past 20k, you can use f3 (Or fn + f3, you mac users) to check your coords, so the random Teleporter will being you somewhere within 10000 blocks of spawn with both the x and y coords.

The arena is the big mushroom shaped building in the centre of spawn, but pvp can happen everywhere outside of spawns.

People are rare enough to find out in the wild, but having the book means you can always tp to spawn and meet up with people ^-^

I hope ive answered any questions or worrys that you have, if youre in game feel free to ask any questions in chat, or pm a staff member. Welcome to the CraftyMynes! I hope you have fun here :)

Spawn is exactally for that, mostly. There is a big building at spawn that looks like a mushroom, that is the pvp arena, go to the bottom to float up at your own risk. There are no kits or anything like that its your own gear and you drop it if u get killed

People do hang around spawn, yes. If you hold tab in chat, people who are grey are in spawn.

Km wise, i have no idea, when im doing distances i always base thongs off blocks, so lets say the coords 3123 x 56 y 4561 z would be 3123 blocks on the x axis from spawn, and 4561 z would be 4561 z blocks on the z axis from spawn. Bascilly, the higher x and z are, whether plus or minus, the further you are away from spawn.

It is however best to build past 20000 blocks from spawn, to avoid being griefed/raided. And dont build within 1000 blocks of spawn, itll be raided easily and eventually be cleaned up by staff

The reason you never see people around spawn is because thats where the full diamond seal clubbers hunt. the random tp is to get you far enough from spawn to start running in relative safety from other players. The further you are from spawn the safer you are, dont build a base you plan to stay at till at least 60,000 blocks from spawn and dont build above ground till at least 80,000 blocks. Also dont build within 1000 blocks of spawn because that area gets cleaned up often by staff. Best of luck in your travels.

Now onto the spawn navigation:

To get to the cooking area, go as far into the room as you can and youll be teleported, same goes for enchanting. To get to pvp area just leave spawn or walk into the giant tower at the middle

To calculate how far you are from spawn use this formula:

(x^2 + z^2)^1/2

@Dench781 You can use the nether roof for faster travel, maybe 20-30 minutes will get you super far out from spawn

For every block you travel in the nether it is equivalent to traveling 8 blocks in the over world. Unlike the over world the nether has layers of bedrock at the top. Players can glitch above this bedrock using ender pearls, vips can also use their book to teleport onto the nether roof. The nether roof is a nearly infinite plane of bedrock, meaning there are no hills, lakes or other obstructions to slow down travel.

epearling through is allowed, other ways are not

Epearling through the roof has been made a little more difficult in 1.9, but it is still possible.
This video ought to explain how to do it.

The player is in 1.8, but this method does work in 1.9. Alternatively, if your VIP, you can use the warp to the nether roof.
As for getting off, you will need obsidian and flint and steel to create another portal, leading you out to your area of choice in the Overworld. Remember; X and Z Cords in nether x 8 = X and Z Cords in Overworld. Also as a hint of advice, Don't go past 12,500 in the nether in any direction and portal out as this might lead you out past the world barrier in the Overworld, causing death.

If you pass 12500 in the nether, lets say 20000, the portal will bring you to the world boarder, not past it, from what i know

@Dannysharks If you pass 12500 in the nether, lets say 20000, the portal will bring you to the world boarder, not past it, from what i know

Yup, You spawn by the world border (I once overshot and went 20k out on the nether roof)

Dench, you dont understand, if you use your guide book you can teleport to spawn and trade n stuff, and teleport back to your own set home. If you still dont get it have an admin show you

@ardoasms The reason you never see people around spawn is because thats where the full diamond seal clubbers hunt.

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