Hearthstone · Stage 1
A small foundation for a place of your own. Establish a protected home and choose who you share it with.
Rotate, inspect and build layer by layer
Place one gold block, with stone bricks immediately north, south, east and west on the same layer. You can finish a higher tier before claiming. Right-click the gold heart with your bound Hearthstone Core to preview the highest completed tier that fits, then confirm within 60 seconds.
Your materials
Check off what you have. Counts include every solid block.
One layer at a time
Top-down diagrams. North is up. Empty dots are open space; outlined slots must remain air.
C = core · ○ = required output air · layer 1 is the base.
Preview, then claim.
- The item you carry is your bound Hearthstone Core. Recover it with
/territory tokenif needed. - Build the pedestal or a higher complete tier. Right-click the gold heart with your Hearthstone Core to preview the highest completed tier that fits.
- Inspect the private border preview. Confirm within 60 seconds using the menu.
- Right-click your Hearthstone Core to manage your home, show its boundary and invite other players.
Building before your initial claim? Right-click the gold heart with your Hearthstone Core to detect the highest complete tier. You can claim its full volume immediately, without claiming Stage 1 first. If neighbors or world limits block that size, the preview explains the highest tier that fits. Confirm the exact preview within 60 seconds.
Understand your borders
Protection reaches eight blocks each way from the gold heart, including vertically: a 17 × 17 × 17 cube. The diagram overlay illustrates that boundary.
One starter territory per owner, across all worlds. Protection persists offline and has no upkeep. Previewing alone does not claim the land.
The default spawn exclusion is 128 horizontal blocks. World boundaries, reserved areas and existing claim columns can prevent placement. Recent PvP damage adds a 30-second founding or upgrade delay. The full protected volume must fit within world limits.
Invite your people
Choose a role when inviting a friend. Invitations last five minutes.
| Role | Doors & buttons | Storage & tree drops | Build | Manage members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest | Yes | No | No | No |
| Storage | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Builder | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Resident | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Steward | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
/territory invite <player> <role> · /territory accept <owner>
Stewards manage ordinary members, not owners or other stewards. Territory storage access lets members collect ore-tree drops; it does not transfer tree ownership.
Only the owner can abandon a claim, using a fresh confirmation. The Hearthstone’s required blocks are locked until then. Abandoning destroys its gold heart; other blocks remain. Stay near the Hearthstone so its core is loaded.
Development handbook · reviewed 24 October 2026 · Shipped defaults, subject to change.