Land Claiming

Protect your builds and resources by claiming land. PrimordialMC uses the Lands plugin to let you secure chunks across all three dimensions.

Contents

Overview

The Lands plugin gives every player the ability to claim and protect chunks of land. Here are the basics:

  • Cost: Free ($0 per chunk)
  • Available Worlds: Overworld, Nether, End
  • Passive Chunk Gain: +1 chunk per hour of playtime
  • Max Land Name: 24 characters
  • Rename Cost: $10,000 coins

Tip: Claiming land is completely free -- you just need chunks. Play regularly and your budget will grow automatically over time.

Camps

Camps are temporary, lightweight land claims designed for quick protection while you explore or build. They are perfect for securing a spot before committing to a full land claim.

  • Duration: 1 day (auto-expires)
  • Cost: Free
  • Size: 1 chunk radius
  • Auto-named: {player}'s Camp

Tip

Camps are great for overnight protection when you are exploring far from home. They cost nothing and require no chunk budget.

Trust & Access

The trust system controls what other players can do inside your claimed land.

  • Trusted players can build, break blocks, and interact with containers and mechanisms within your land.
  • Untrusted visitors can walk through your land but cannot modify blocks, open containers, or interact with redstone.
  • Trust is per-land — trusting a player in one land does not grant them access to your other lands.

Use /lands trust <player> and /lands untrust <player> to manage access. You can also manage trust through the /lands menu.

Getting More Chunks

There are several ways to expand your land claim budget:

Time-Based Rewards

  • +1 chunk per hour of playtime
  • +1 land membership per 12 hours of playtime (join more lands)
  • +1 land creation per 24 hours of playtime (create additional lands)

Gem Shop

Use /claimblocks to purchase additional chunks with gems. Pricing is exponential -- the more you buy, the more expensive each subsequent purchase becomes.

Guild Integration

You can allocate your personal chunks to your guild's territory budget. This lets your guild claim more land while pooling resources from all members. See the Guilds page for more details.

Note: Personal chunks allocated to a guild are removed from your personal budget. If you leave the guild, those chunks return to you.

Land Levels

As your land grows in members and wealth, it can level up to earn bonus chunks and prestigious titles:

Level Title Bonus Chunks Members Needed Bank Required
1 Settlement 0 -- --
2 Village +1 4 members $7,500
3 Town +2 8 members $17,000
4 Province +4 14 members $30,000
5 Land +8 24 members $55,000

Tip: Bonus chunks from land levels are added on top of your existing budget. Recruit members and fund your land bank to unlock them.

Inactivity & Expiration

Land claims can expire if the owner goes offline for too long. The grace period scales with your total playtime:

Total Playtime Offline Before Expiry
< 15 minutes 7 days
15–30 minutes 14 days
30 min – 12 hours 30 days
12 hours – 1 day 60 days
1–15 days 80 days
15+ days Never expires
  • Owner Succession: If a land owner goes inactive, an active member is automatically promoted to owner
  • Overclaim Grace Period: 24 hours -- if a member leaves and the land exceeds its chunk budget, you have one day to resolve it before chunks are unclaimed

Warning: Once you reach 15+ days of total playtime, your land never expires. Keep playing regularly in the early days to build up that safety net.

Cosmetic Milestones

Claim enough land and you'll unlock exclusive titles to show off your territorial dominance:

Claimed Chunks Title Unlocked
50 chunks [Land Baron]
100 chunks [Territory Lord]

Land Commands

All essential land management commands at a glance:

Command Description
/lands Open the main lands menu
/lands create <name> Create a new land claim
/lands claim Claim the chunk you're standing in
/lands unclaim Unclaim the current chunk
/lands trust <player> Trust a player in your land
/lands untrust <player> Remove a player's trust
/lands rename <name> Rename your land ($10,000 coins)
/lands map View a map of nearby land claims
/lands spawn Teleport to your land's spawn point
/lands setspawn Set the spawn point for your land
/lands delete Delete your land claim
/claimblocks Purchase additional chunks from the Gem Shop