Claims and Protection

Creating a safe claim

• Claim the full build, storage and redstone footprint.
• Check boundaries from several sides.
• Avoid overlapping roads, community builds or planned expansion.
• Set a home inside a protected location.
• Recheck protection after expanding underground or vertically.

Trust and permissions

Trust gives meaningful access. Grant the lowest permission needed and remove it when work is finished.

• Confirm the exact username.
• Do not grant broad access as payment for an unverified service.
• Use containers or sub-claims for precise control where supported.
• Review trusted players after long absences or team changes.

Griefing and bypass reports

• Do not retaliate.
• Leave damaged blocks and containers unchanged where possible.
• Record coordinates, time, usernames and screenshots.
• Use the private Player Report or Support route.
• Report repeatable protection bugs privately.

Inactive claims

Do not assume an old-looking build is unprotected or available to loot. Ask staff before planning around disputed land.

Designing claims for real bases

A claim should follow the functional footprint of a base rather than only its visible walls. Farms, storage, underground machinery, villager areas, access roads and redstone can all extend beyond the part you notice first.

For towns and shared projects, decide ownership and expansion direction before players invest heavily. Many disputes come from unclear boundaries rather than deliberate griefing.

• Protect valuable infrastructure as well as decorative buildings.
• Leave sensible expansion room where claim allowance permits.
• Separate private storage from shared build access.
• Review trust after team membership changes.

Evidence quality in grief reports

• Coordinates are more useful than vague area descriptions.
• A time window helps staff narrow logs/history.
• Do not repair every changed block before recording the damage.
• Do not retaliate against a suspected player or their claim.
• Explain whether the area was claimed and who had trust at the time.

Designing claims for real builds

A claim should protect the parts of a build that actually matter: storage, redstone, farms, underground rooms, access paths and future expansion. A tiny surface rectangle can leave important infrastructure exposed.

• Walk the border after creating or resizing a claim.
• Protect underground storage and redstone rather than only the visible house.
• Plan enough room for farm expansion before moving rare spawners or valuables in.
• For shared towns, use the narrowest trust level and area that does the job.

Handling griefing evidence

• Avoid repairing or rearranging the affected area until you have captured useful evidence where practical.
• Record coordinates, approximate time and the players involved.
• Do not retaliate in another player's claim or property.
• Use a private report for bypass/exploit concerns rather than publishing reproducible steps.