Player guide

Player handbook

A practical route through AOW SMP: connect, settle, protect your base, make money, level skills, explore the live map, and recover when a fight goes wrong.

Addressplay.aowmc.com
Java 21565
Bedrock19132
Mapmap.aowmc.com
Start/guide

This page is the human version of the command list. It tells you what to do first, what systems matter, and which commands are worth remembering.

1 First 10 minutes

1. Open the guide

Run /guide. The guidebook explains the core commands and gives you a quick in-game reference.

2. Leave spawn cleanly

Use roads, the live map, or /rtp to find fresh land. Do not build directly on top of public paths.

3. Save a home

Once you find a spot, run /sethome. If you die or disconnect, /home is your lifeline.

4. Claim before decorating

Use GriefPrevention claims and trust commands before you add valuable blocks, farms, or shops.

5. Claim the daily

Run /daily. Streaks build coin rewards and pay a diamond on every seventh day.

6. Check skills

Run /skills. Mining, fighting, farming, fishing, and movement feed AuraSkills progress.

2 Your first base

A good starter base is easy to reach, protected, and not in the middle of somebody else's expansion route.

StepDo thisWhy
ScoutOpen map.aowmc.com and look for roads, water, and empty terrain.Map scouting saves time and helps you avoid building into another player's plan.
TravelUse /rtp, /tpa, or a public warp.You can start far from spawn without a long walk.
Mark homeRun /sethome starter.Homes are safer than trying to remember coordinates.
ClaimUse a golden shovel claim and then /claimslist.Claims protect builds and show your remaining claim blocks.
Trust carefullyUse /trust, /containertrust, or /accesstrust.Give friends only the level of access they need.
Bedrock note: if your friend is on Bedrock, include the dot prefix in commands, like /trust .Steve.

3 Progression lanes

Builder

Claim land, stock materials, build roads, decorate with farms, and use the live map to plan nearby paths.

Explorer

Search Terralith terrain, Towns & Towers villages, the structure module in AoWWorldGen, richer chests, and new ore veins.

Hunter

Move beyond 200 blocks, watch for gold-named Elite mobs, and bring gear before fighting glowing threats.

Merchant

Use /ah, QuickShop chest shops, and /pay to turn surplus resources into useful upgrades.

Skill climber

Level AuraSkills through normal play, then check /skills top and /top playtime.

Helper

Answer join questions, explain dot names to Bedrock players, and point new players to /guide.

4 Commands worth memorizing

NeedCommandNotes
Get help/guideAoW guidebook.
Go home/homePair with /sethome.
Recover death/deaths, /backtrackEspecially helpful on Bedrock where F3 does not exist.
Make money/daily, /ah, /qsDaily streaks, auctions, and chest shops.
Protect land/trust, /claimslistUse claim trust carefully.
Skills/skills, /skills topAuraSkills menus and leaderboards.

5 Good SMP habits

  • Claim a base before placing valuables.
  • Ask before building directly beside another player.
  • Use shops and auctions for trades instead of begging in chat.
  • Use the live map to plan roads without cutting through private builds.
  • Report problems with coordinates, player names, and a short description.