Realms

The network is one world made of a few realms. You move between them by walking into gateways. There is no server list and no command to hop servers.

Quick start

  1. Join the network. First login puts you in Protected Entry.
  2. Find a gateway in the world. These look like portals or marked plaza sites.
  3. Walk into it, or throw an ender pearl through it.
  4. Wait for travel to finish. You appear at the destination.

Realms you can visit

RealmWhat it is
Protected EntrySafe spawn, shops, and a place to hang out
WildernessThe main map. Claim land, fight, and build here
EventsA live event instance. Only open while a run is active
PBEPractice realm. Inventory here is separate from your main gear

You see realm names, not server names.

How travel works

Gateways are the portals and plazas you walk into. Each one is tied to an endpoint that already knows where it goes.

  • Walk into the portal blocks, or stand in the gateway region.
  • Throw an ender pearl into the gateway. You and the pearl both travel.
  • Chat shows Traveling to plus the destination name when it starts.
  • If you try again too soon, you see You cannot travel yet.
  • You cannot pick a server. The gateway chooses the destination.

Travel is short. Stay put until you arrive.

What you can do at a gateway

ActionWhat happens
Walk inYou travel to that endpoint's destination
Throw an ender pearl inYou travel with the pearl
Ride a vehicle throughThe vehicle and allowed passengers travel with you
Bring a leashed mobLeashed animals come with you if they are leashed to you
Read an event hologramShows the live event name and timer, or that none is live

If someone riding with you cannot travel, they are left behind and told why. Everyone else still goes.

Event gateways

Event plazas sit on the Wilderness map.

  • When an event is live, the hologram shows the event name and remaining time.
  • Walk into the gateway to join that event.
  • If nothing is running, the gateway tells you no event is active.
  • Inside an event, walk into a return gateway to go back to the Wilderness plaza you came from.

Check the events page when a run is active.

When travel is blocked

You stay where you are and get a chat message.

  • Some destinations block travel while you are in combat.
  • Some realms require access you do not have.
  • A destination can be closed or not ready.
  • Event gateways do nothing unless a run is live.
  • If you are already traveling, wait and try again.

Combat-tagged players also cannot enter safezones. See factions for combat and safezone rules.

Your items

Your inventory and player data move with you between Protected Entry, Wilderness, and events.

PBE keeps its own inventory. Practice there does not change your main gear.

If you die on a deathban realm and nobody can spectate, you are sent to Protected Entry. See deathbans.

Common messages

MessageWhat it means
Traveling to ...Travel started. Wait to arrive
You cannot travel there while in combat.Wait out combat tag, then try again
You cannot travel yet.You just traveled. Wait a moment
You do not have access to ...That realm is closed to you
... is unavailable.The destination is down or not ready
No event is active.That gateway only works during a live event