# Claiming land

#### 🪙 **How to Claim Land**

Protect your builds, animals, and loot from unwanted visitors by claiming land! MC Tea Craft uses a **golden shovel** land claim system to help keep your creations safe.

#### 🛠️ **Tools You’ll Need:**

* **🔱 Golden Shovel** – Used to **create and resize** claims
* **🪵 Stick** – Used to **check** claim ownership and boundaries

#### 📦 **How to Make a Land Claim:**

1. Equip a **Golden Shovel**.
2. Right-click two corners of the area you want to claim.\
   You’ll see glowing golden blocks appear—your claim is now active!
3. Place a chest inside the claim to auto-protect your first build (optional but helpful for new players).

> 📝 Claims protect your chests, builds, and everything inside!

#### 📐 **How to Resize a Claim:**

* Right-click one corner of your existing claim with your **Golden Shovel**.
* Then right-click a new location to drag that corner to a new spot.\
  ✅ The golden blocks will update when resized!

#### 🧪 **How to Check a Claim:**

* Right-click any block with a **Stick**\
  📋 It will tell you if the land is claimed and who owns it.

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#### 🔧 **Useful Commands:**

| Command                    | What It Does                                             |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| `/trust [player]`          | Give someone full access to your claim                   |
| `/untrust [player]`        | Remove their access                                      |
| `/containertrust [player]` | Let them open chests, use buttons/levers only            |
| `/accesstrust [player]`    | Let them open doors and interact with basic things       |
| `/trustlist`               | Shows who has access to your claim                       |
| `/abandonclaim`            | Deletes the claim you’re standing in                     |
| `/claimslist`              | Shows all your claims and how many claim blocks you have |
| `/subdivideclaims`         | Lets you create subzones inside your claim               |
| `/claim`                   | (Optional) Re-claim an unclaimed area manually           |

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#### 📏 **Earning More Claim Blocks:**

* The more time you spend playing, the more claim blocks you earn! *(250 blocks per hour)*
* Voting and participating in events can also reward extra claim blocks *(100 blocks per vote)*

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#### 🧱 Land Claim Inactivity Policy

To keep our world active and fair for everyone, we ask all players to manage their claimed land responsibly.

⏳ **Inactive Claims:**\
If a claimed area has been **unused for more than 5 days**, it **may be unclaimed by admins** **if** additional space is needed for admin builds, community areas, or expansions.

📏 **Claim Size Exceptions:**

* If your **claim is smaller than 10,000 blocks**, it may be unclaimed without notice.
* If your **claim is larger than 10,000 blocks**, staff will **attempt to contact you first** before taking any action.

🗺 Tip: Be sure to check in regularly or let staff know if you're taking a break!

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#### 💤 **Inactive Player Claim Policy**

To keep our world active, accessible, and fair for new players, we occasionally clean up **inactive land claims**. Here’s how it works:

* ⏳ If a player is offline for more than **90 days**, and
* 📦 Their total claim list blocks is less than **110k blocks**
* 🧹 All their claims will be removed **automaticly**.

This helps free up space in high-traffic areas and allows the community to grow naturally.

**Exceptions**\
\&#xNAN;*Players with large builds or special status may request claim preservation by contacting an Admin **before** becoming inactive.*

<mark style="background-color:green;">If you're planning a break but want your claims saved, send a quick message to the staff!</mark>


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