Starter Guide
The guides on the website are really helpful - but just coming on and trying to figure out how to get started has still been a bit of a hurtle, and questions in the chat aren’t necessarily answered… so here’s a specific list of issues I’ve encountered.
None of this is to sh*t on the sever, y’all have done an amazing job and really enjoying it.
1) Open worlds don’t have villages, there are no villagers, so there’s no traditional villager based farming. I searched for villages for a few days, lol.
2) Best way to start getting rubies (I found) was to find bone blocks, in desert biomes, bone meal glow berry, sell to lily. I just learned tho that streaks are also quest based and a good way to start.
3) JEI doesn’t show any of the server based additions, so some way to learn more about those items would be cool - or allow them to show up on JEI
4) Get a bow and arrow early on to shoot down crates that float across the realm. I wish I had started this day one.
5) where to get the usual trades. Example: I have really struggled with getting a diamond pickaxe, eggs, or a food source, trader at spawn to trade with for food source would be great. Maybe not require rubies for those just starting up. There may be someone there tho that I have missed - see #6.
6) A map of spawn that shows all traders, or resource providers
7) server oddities that are different from normal. Like… I cannot break slate with an iron pickaxe so the diamonds I have found won’t drop. (perhaps this is a bug and not a server nuance…?)
8) people keep on talking about spires online and haven’t seen info on that on the website guides.
Just my two cents 🪙🪙
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Tyzo0704
Mar 26
for 3, install easy item list (a jei adding that adds exactly what you asked for)
Robot
Aug 4, 2025
1 - Villages we have left out of our custom generation because we would like to re-imagine and re-balance them completely
2- I would say the best way to get rubies when starting out is to explore structures and sell the loot on the Auction House
3 - We cannot do much about JEI compatibility, but we can consider an internal recipe book, although the vanilla recipe book can show the custom crafting recipes already
4 - There will be an Achievement for that, so hopefully that will inform you early on
5 - We don’t place that much importance on Market Stall trades except for Fishing and Farming, most things you should be able to get by gathering resources in the worlds and looting structures by exploring
6 - We can consider that, although they are all concentrated in 1 area
7 - Breaking deepslate with an iron pickaxe is something we changed to alter the progression of the game, but in the latest update we have brought that back to vanilla
8 - There should be information about Spires in the Blighted Biomes Guide on the website