Getting Started

If you are new to the server, or possibly even new to the game there are a few things you should know to make your Experience as Minewind-ish as possible.

New to Minecraft
If you're new to Minecraft as a whole, it might be best getting used to Minecraft's game mechanics in your own offline survival world first (Click here for Minecraft's own guide for playing survival).

Once you're familiar with the controls and the basics of playing such as crafting, mining, building bases and enchanting, you'll find that much of it stays the same on the Minewind server.

New to Minewind
Welcome to Minewind. While the server does have a vanilla Minecraft feel, you will notice that there are some customized items and special activities that differ from the standard game.

Minewind is an anarchy server. This means that anyone can do anything. Including but not limited to: lying, killing, raiding, griefing and scamming other players. Admins do not play the game and only "ghost" the server sometimes. The only way to contact them is their website and the contact forms they have.

Even though this wiki has Information about many custom things, I will assure you that the feeling of discovering new things and exploring the server and how it works is a big part of your special Minewind Experience so use this wiki with caution and don't ruin your fun by spoiling things. Beyond a warning there is nothing I can do, so you have to know best how you want to discover the server.

Spawn
you first spawn in Minewind you'll find yourself in the Spawn City. If you are killed in the City don't worry! Minewind lets you keep all of your inventory no matter how precious, and being killed at spawn is more of an inconvenience than a set-back.

To get started it's worth finding your way out as far away from spawn as possible so that you can mine and build a base in peace away from other players (the further from spawn the 'safer' you are from being killed or griefed). If you type /wild in chat it will take you to a random place thousands of blocks away.

Before you go take a look around Spawn City. There are many loot chests that generate and get replenished every so often, and all the blocks you see are mine-able, so take what you need to get started on your journey (don't forget food which can be hard to find just outside of spawn). Once you're ready, type /wild to start your journey.

Starting a base
In the nether each block travelled equals eight blocks in the overworld. As a starting point you should be safe around 200k blocks away from spawn for a couple of months as long as you dont connect nether portals or mineshafts to your base. (On a side note: the goal for an "endgame" base should be somewhere in the millions, you can buy a tp out from other players and start running from there.)

Dig down and hide your loot in chests away from other player. Try to make sure that no one can find your base by covering your tracks and removing any portals nearby.

It's worth setting your new base as your home using the home command. In the chat box type /sethome [name e.g First Bunker] and you can get back to that spot anytime by using the command /home [name you just set]. It's worth knowing a few other useful commands now too.

Voting
Once you have a base you should also consider voting to get a chance at rare/hard to get items or possibly even ranks.

You can vote four times a day and can receive great loot this way. Make sure to vote daily if you can.

Where next?
Once you get familiar with Minewind locations and playing style, and have a base set-up, it's time to start moving up on the server.

Make sure you get an enderchest to protect your gear from other players and use shulker boxes to maximize your storage space of precious items.

=== Wild looting. In each of these locations there will be chests that contain anything from seeds to dragon eggs and nether stars (see currency below). Start looking around and use the /sethome command to save your progress as you make your way further away from spawn in the search of loot. May also search loot in the spawn there's a chance. ===

Good luck!
You're now on your way to being a legendary Minewind player. Make sure to stick to the server rules and enjoy fighting, trading, and looting your way to the top.

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