Get to know Peaceful Vanilla Club in simple steps

Mondo will be the main world you log into; it has lots of custom features but still preserves the vanilla survival feel; some of these features are listed in this guide, and others you discover by browsing the wiki. For example in Mondo there are no warps and teleports, but there are player shops and claims. Terra2, instead, is a secondary world that is 100% pure vanilla with no plugins, only pure Minecraft SMP in it's glory and some config tuning for performance optimization; the first access to Terra2 is through Mondo and then you will be sent directly from the queue to the last server you played in, either Mondo or Terra2. Access to Terra2 is for for trusted community members only starting from a specific playtime rank tier that can change, so always check the wiki for current requirements and how to join.

On your first join or if you have not set a home by sleeping in a bed, you will appear on the spawn island. To leave the island, enter the portal or use the random teleport options. You cannot leave the spawn island without getting randomly teleported; if you want to visit the spawn area itself later, you first use random teleport, then travel back toward the center of the map. Commands available in the spawn room include: /rtp "playername" to land somewhere closer to a friend, /rtp north (or south, east, west) to get a random spot with that heading, /rtp random to force a fresh location, and /tour for a quick tour. Random destinations rotate roughly every 10 minutes. Verify exact behavior and availability on the wiki.

We have an online map that looks like Google Maps. And Google Earth too! Look at the menu of this website and tap “Maps”. You can choose between a fully explorable 3D model of the world, and a top down 2D map. Use the maps to find your way. After having acquired some Emeralds mining, trading or voting you can try heading back to the spawn: you got teleported away from it on step zero of this guide. In the spawn region you will find a lot useful stuff made by the admins and players. The spawn is a big region owned by the admins where you can’t break or place blocks (only in some rentable plots of land) but you can still interact with a lot of stuff such as player-owned shops or admin-owned shops.

Private property is enforced and claiming is essential. Claim your builds as soon as you can to prevent grief. The system uses special claim blocks (you get one for free after a while, and you can buy more at spawn). Names, prices, limits, and mechanics can change, so read the claiming page on the wiki before you start.

Yeah. You will probably get banned if you don’t read it. You can find the official server rulebook here and you have to read it carefully. There are many interesting rules that you need to know. Should this be step zero? Yeah probably but no one read the rules at step zero. When I wrote “or get banned.” I meant that for real. We ban a lot of people because they don’t follow the rules, and rules are what helps us make Peaceful Vanilla Club the best Minecraft server. Man, I am serious. Read it. We have banned players of all kinds, even major players, even donors. We have no regards. Stats says that you have a very high chance of getting banned if you don’t read the rules.

The economy is player-driven. You can open a shop anywhere or rent space at spawn. Historically, ores act as currency and there is also a virtual balance with a bank and banknotes, but details like rates, taxes, and storage rules can change. For how to open a shop and the current currency system, follow the economy pages on the wiki.

Your playtime matters. Check it with /playtime. Ranks unlock additional social and economy features. AFK is tolerated to smooth population across time zones. Terra2 access requires being a trusted community member from a specific rank tier; since thresholds and perks can change, always check the ranks and Terra2 pages on the wiki.

Mondo is semi-vanilla: fixes, lag reduction, and hand-picked features enhance the experience while keeping survival progression meaningful. Fast travel commands like /tpa, /spawn, /warp, or /home are not part of normal progression because they trivialize travel. For pure vanilla fans, Terra2 is 100% vanilla and typically on the latest Mojang release, while Mondo can update more slowly due to custom features. Confirm versioning and feature sets on the wiki. Even if the server will accept connections from almost any old or new game version, to receive support from the staff you must be playing on the same version that the server is running on, and it differs from Mondo (usually outdated) to Terra2 (usually up to date).

The server runs on normal or hard difficulty. “Peaceful” refers to the community culture: no open PvP, no raids, and no griefing in Mondo. New players get keep inventory for their first minutes to ease the start. If you want combat, use designated PvP arenas (like the one at the spawn arena) or propose your own and get admin approval to enable PvP there. For current difficulty, protections, and arena rules, see the wiki.

I know, your attention span is almost over (actually, we lost you at step 1) and now I am telling you to read an entire wiki. Well, you can’t be considered pro on Peaceful Vanilla Club if you don’t give the wiki a try. Have a read, and when you are inspired maybe also write a new article. Reading the wiki will answer a lot of FAQs and writing articles on subjects you know more than the others helps the community. The FAQ section on this website has been removed because it used to get outdated really quickly, so you can find updated answers to all your questions on the wiki from now on. Specific details change. For ranks, Terra2 access, commands, portals, maps, economy, claiming, rules, and anything not covered here, always read the community-maintained wiki.