The Player

**The player** is the character that can be controlled in *Ylands*.

## Appearance

There are two genders, male and female, which the player can choose between. Each gender has different head and hair styles to choose from.

Both have the same options when it comes to the color of the hair and the skin.

## Health and hunger meters

*Main articles:* Health, Damage

The player has 5 full hearts or 100 health points. One full heart represents 20 hitpoints. When the player becomes hungry, an icon shows underneath the health bar. If the player does not eat, they will start *starving* and losing health, the hunger icon starts flashing and a starving prompt appears.

## Movement

*Main article:* Controls

The player can walk at a speed of 3.8 blocks per second by toggling on or off the `Insert` key. The player runs at a rate of about 13.8 blocks per second and can sprint at a speed of 19.2 blocks per second by holding the `⇧ Shift` key for a limited time until their stamina bar depletes. Power Boots can increase the player's sprinting speed up to 26.6 blocks per second which is as fast as riding a Horse. Most armor, with the exception of helmets, slows the player down by up to 5% per piece of armor. For example, the player will only run 85% of the normal speed when wearing the full Guardian Armor set. See Armor for more details. Most regular clothing has no effect on running speed.

### Jumping

The player can tap the `Space` key to jump approximately 2 blocks in the air. However, the player can jump on items up to 5 blocks tall.

### Dodging

The player can tap the `⇧ Shift` key to perform a roll to dodge enemy attacks. This consumes stamina.

### Blocking

The player can tap or hold the `^ Ctrl` key to block incoming attacks. Only light attacks can be blocked successfully, heavy attacks will still deal damage to the player.

### Swimming

The player swims at a rate of 6 blocks per second. Fishscale Armor or Flippers can be worn to increase swimming speed. The fastest swimming outfit (+90%) is Zirconium Flippers (+45%), Alien Hazard Suit Pants (+15%), Fishscale Armor or Alien Hazard Suit (+15%), and Fishscale Helmet (+15%). Heavy armor no longer slow the players swimming speed.

## Gameplay HUD

The onscreen Heads-Up Display (HUD) consists of the player's health bar, and hotbar. The hunger icon appears below the health bar if the player is hungry or starving and the oxygen bar appears if the player is submerged in water. The HUD also contains the crosshair. The HUD can also be toggled by the home key.

## Modes

*Main articles:* Exploration Mode, Creative Mode

* In Exploration mode, the player is able to create, place and destroy items, and use all tools available. The player has limited health, hunger, and oxygen.
* In Creative mode, the player has the ability to access infinite number of items through the Creator Cube. All creatures won't attack the player. The player cannot take damage (except after removing the Creator Cube, or, typing the command /killme), has no hunger and has unlimited oxygen. The player is also given the Annihilator to break items instantly, as well as the Terraformer, to alter the terrain.

## Username

Players in game are referred to by a **username**, which was chosen by the player when the account was created. This username is used to target the player with commands and differentiate other players.

The username can appear above the player's head if the server settings are adjusted.

## Customization

At this point in time there is no further customization other than the gender, skin tone, and head and hair style and color. There are plans for more customization in future updates.
In the Coyns Shop, the player can also purchase costumes or pets to customize the character.