New Player Guide
Welcome to EarthStonks — a Minecraft geopolitical economy server where resources are scarce, economies are player-driven, and war has real consequences. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know in your first few hours.
Step 1 — Get a Job & Start Earning
The moment you join, run /jobs browse and pick a profession. The two best starting jobs are:
- Miner — earn money by mining Coal, Stone, and common ores
- Farmer — earn money by growing and harvesting crops
Sell your materials using /shop (the admin shop) or by trading with other players at their chest shops. Your first financial goal is $5,000 — enough for your first town outpost.
Step 2 — The $5,000 Goal
Your first milestone is $5,000. This covers the cost of an outpost for your town, which is how you'll access resource zones beyond your starting territory. Use /bal to check your current balance and /baltop to see where you stand in the economy.
Step 3 — Create or Join a Town
Towns are the foundation of EarthStonks. Without a town, you cannot claim land, mine strategic resources, or participate meaningfully in the geopolitical systems.
Joining an Existing Town
If you're new and want to get started fast, join an existing town. Use /t join [Town Name] if you've received an invite, or ask in chat. Being part of a larger town means shared resources and protection from the start.
Creating Your Own Town
Ready to go independent? Use /t create [Town Name]. Choose your starting location carefully — you can only have one town and one outpost to start. Your town needs to be near Iron zones to survive early game.
Step 4 — Understand Upkeep
Every town requires daily upkeep paid in resources. This is not optional — fail to pay and your town loses chunks. The resource type required scales with your town's size:
| Town Size | Resource Required | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Small (1–50 chunks) | Iron | 1 Iron per chunk per day |
| Medium (51–100 chunks) | Gold | 1 Gold per chunk per day |
| Large (100+ chunks) | Oil | 1 Oil per chunk per day |
Use /upkeep to see your current daily costs. Use /deposit to deposit resources into your town's stockpile and /t deposit [amount] to add cash to your town bank.
Step 5 — Secure Your Resources
This is the most important step. Open the live world map and look for green squares — those are resource zones. Each zone contains a specific strategic resource based on real-world geography.
How to Mine in a Resource Zone
- Find a green zone on the map containing the resource you need
- Claim land inside that zone (your town or an outpost must cover it)
- Mine Stone within the claimed zone — the strategic resource drops from the stone
Can't Mine It Yourself?
- Buy from players — check chest shops around the map or ask in chat
- Buy from the admin shop — use
/shop, available at higher prices - Join a nation — your nation may share resources with member towns
Step 6 — Vote Every Day
Use /vote in-game and follow the links to vote on server listing sites. Each vote earns you:
- 1 Vote Key — open vote crates for rewards
- 1 Vote Point — redeemable in
/shopfor more keys - $250 cash — direct injection to your balance
Voting takes 2 minutes and compounds fast. 7 days of voting = $1,750 in free cash.
What's Next?
Once you're established with a town and a reliable resource supply, it's time to think bigger. EarthStonks has deep systems waiting for you:
- Expand your nation — form or join a nation and pool resources across towns
- Enter the bond market — raise capital or invest in other nations
- Declare war — use SiegeWar to seize enemies' resource zones
- Control the market — corner Iron or Oil supply and force others to buy from you