Welcome to CivSMP — Your First Steps

Welcome to CivSMP!

Whether you're a seasoned Minecraft veteran or completely new to multiplayer servers, this guide will get you up and running in no time. CivSMP is a survival server set in the world of Aldoria — a rich, living world filled with NPCs, towns, nations, dungeons, and a fully-featured economy.

How to Join

1. Open Minecraft and click Multiplayer
2. Click Add Server
3. Enter play.civsmp.net as the server address
4. Hit Done and double-click the server to join

Once you're in, you'll spawn in the world of Aldoria — the heart of the server where every journey begins.

Your First 6 Steps

Step 1 — Teleport to the Overworld

Your survival journey begins in the Overworld. From spawn, jump into the magic pond to be teleported there. This is where you'll build your base, gather resources, and carve out your place in the world.

Step 2 — Gather Resources

Once you're out in the Overworld, start collecting the basics — wood, food, and ores. Everything counts when you're just starting out. Don't stray too far from spawn until you have a decent kit.

Step 3 — Found or Join a Town

Land protection on CivSMP runs on Towny. To protect your builds, you need to be in a town.

You have two options:

• Found your own town — Stand where you want your town's center to be and run /town new <name>. You become Mayor, and the chunk you're standing in is automatically claimed.
• Join an existing town — Ask another player to invite you with /town add <yourname>, or search public towns with /town list.

Once you're in a town, claim more chunks around it with /town claim (you need to be standing in the chunk you want, and it must touch your existing claim).

Tip: Press F3 + G in Java Edition to see chunk borders so you know exactly what you're claiming.

Step 4 — Set Your Home

Once you've found your base, save your location with /sethome. You can teleport back at any time with /home. You can have multiple homes — name them with /sethome <name> and view them all with /homes.

If you're in a town, you can also teleport straight to your town's spawn with /t spawn from anywhere in the world.

Step 5 — Choose Your Playstyle

What kind of player are you? Use /playstyles to choose a playstyle that matches how you want to play. Each playstyle grants unique stat boosts and 3 exclusive traits. You can switch playstyle after 7 days if you change your mind.

Step 6 — Claim Free Rewards

As a new player, make sure you grab your free rewards:

• /kits — Claim your starter kit with basic survival items
• /rewards — Claim hourly, daily, and weekly free rewards

Ready for More? Form a Nation

Once your town is up and running, you can team up with other towns to form a Nation — a powerful alliance with a shared badge, level system, and bank. See the Towns & Nations guide for everything.

Useful Commands to Know

Command	What it does
/spawn	Teleport back to spawn
/help	Open the server guide
/balance	Check your money
/msg <player>	Send a private message
/pay <player>	Send money to a player
/discord	Get the Discord invite link
/rules	Read the server rules
/town	Open the Towny help menu
/nation	Open the nation help menu
/nmenu	Open the Nation menu (badge, level, achievements)

Need Help?

• Type /help in-game for the full server guide
• Ask in chat — the CivSMP community is very friendly
• Join our Discord for support and updates

Welcome aboard — your adventure in Aldoria starts now!