Claiming

## Claiming Land

In order to protect yourself from the very angry zombies, or maybe from some other players, you have to claim land for your town. Claiming land will allow you to disable zombie spawns in that area and protect your blocks/chests from being interacted with by others.

Here is a video on how to claim land -takes a bit to get there- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNK1IRP55qs), if you like reading text instead, then continue below.

### Finding a Place to Claim

First thing you'll want to is find a place to settle. Before you claim land, make sure that it is not next to someone else's claim and that you aren't claiming someone else's build or land. It's best to chose an area that is far away from anyone else!

### Creating a Town

In order to claim land, you will have to be the mayor of a town. To do this, do /town create [name]. Only mayors of towns are able to claim and share land. For more information, check out our Towns page!

### How to Claim Land for your Town

First begin by typing /claimtool and you will be given a wooden axe. While holding this wooden axe, left click on the first corner where you want to claim followed by right clicking on the second corner on the X, Z axis however many blocks away. The area you will be claiming will have a purple border to visualize it.

This is an example of a 5x5, or 25 block land claim.

L = Left click | R = Right click
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Once you have selected the two points you type /land claim. If your town doesn't have enough Land Claim amount left, you can increase the amount you're able to claim using /town upgrade claim-limit. The preferred source of coins will be your town's balance; you can add money to your town funds with /town funds add [amount of coins]. If your town does not have enough funds, the cost of upgrading your claim limit will be pulled directly from your coin balance.

When you claim land it will be given a unique region id for that town. If you need to delete already claimed land then you type the command /land delete [region id].

Be sure to create a travel point within your claimed land so that you can return to it! To do this, do the /travel create command and follow the prompts within the anvil menu.

## Checking Claimed Land

If you need to check a region id or remember how large a claim is then while standing inside the area type /land. This will bring up information such as who the land belongs to, which region it is, and the coordinates of the claim within your town.

If you forget to set up a teleport to get to your land, then type /land info [town name] [region id]. This information will contain coordinates in case you need help getting back to your land.

## Land Claiming Limits

The amount of land you can claim for your town is determined by server ranks. The claim limits per rank are as follows:

* Citizen: 30,625 blocks
* Squire: 40,000 blocks
* Baron: 90,000 blocks
* Royal: 250,000 blocks
* Emperor: 422,500 blocks

To see how many blocks you've claimed compared to your claim limit, do /town lookup [name]. This information is found on the 8th line, and has the title Claimed land: #/#

## Expanding Existing Claims

As your town continues grow, you may want to expand your claim limit. To do this, you'll claim land just as you did before. Each time you expand, your land will be given a new region ID.

#### Land Define vs Land Claim

When expanding your territory, you may see a /land define prompt instead of /land claim. This is due to the new region selection overlapping with an old, existing region. Make sure the new selection doesn't include any of the previously claimed land.

## Dividing Areas within an Existing Claim

You can divide your claim land into smaller named regions with the /land define [name] command. This can help you organize your plots and farms, and allow you to share specific parts of your claim with specific players! Many mayors find this tool useful when creating land plots for their citizens.

If you own some land, you can split it into smaller regions with \*\*/land define\*\*.

This will create a region within your land with it's own unique settings and members. A priority value is automatically assigned to the land, and the land with the highest priority at a location is the land with which settings are used.

## Consolidating Regions

If you have several regions that you have claimed and you would like to consolidate them into larger sections, you'll have to do some reworking with your claim. The easiest way to do this is to unclaim your land with /land unclaim [region ID] and create new claims. Before doing this, you may want to do /land info to view the information for your claims, or create a visual marker for your new regions to ensure your protecting your land.

## Unclaiming Land

If you've decided to move, accidentally made a claim by mistake, or want to rework your claims, you've come to the right place! To unclaim land, you will perform the /land unclaim [region ID] command. This will remove your town's claim and the land will return to the wild. Keep in mind that once land belongs to the wild, it is considered fair game. Be sure to claim land you want to protect!

When you unclaim land, your claim limit remains the same - you do not lose those blocks.

## Land Spawning

Don't want zombies in your claimed land? Toggle zombie spawning with /land spawning [region] on/off. Passive mobs will continue to spawn on your claimed land. To protect your animals from despawning and from other players, make sure they are in your claimed land.

## Land Sharing

You may find yourself wanting to share specific regions of your land with other players. To do this, do /land share [region ID] [player]. This will allow them to have full access to the region shared with them. Be careful in who you trust to share your land with!