What a claim does
A claim protects the land you live on. Inside your claims, only your team can break and place blocks, open chests, or use machines, unless you choose to let others in.
Claims work in chunks, the 16 by 16 squares the world is made of. They go all the way from the bottom of the world to the sky.
Claim your land
Open the claim map
Open your inventory and click the claims button
. You will see a map of the chunks around you.Click to claim
Left click a chunk to claim it. Hold the button and drag to claim lots at once. Claimed chunks fill in with your team color.
Change your mind
Right click a claimed chunk to give it back.
Check the map
Open the big map
or press M to see your claims next to everyone else’s.
There is a limit. Everyone can only claim so many chunks. The claim screen shows how many you have left. Teams pool their claims together.
Keeping chunks loaded
Normally, machines only run while a player is nearby. A force loaded chunk keeps running when you are offline or far away.
In the claim map, hold Shift and left click one of your claimed chunks to force load it. Shift and right click turns it off again.
Use these carefully. Every force loaded chunk costs the server some speed for everyone, and you only get a few. Load the chunk with your main factory, not your whole base.
Who can do what
Open the teams button 
and go to your team settings. You can choose who is allowed to:
- Break and place blocks in your claims
- Use things like doors, chests and machines
- Hurt animals and other entities
Each one can be set to your team only, your team and allies, or everyone. You can also turn explosions, mob griefing and PvP on or off inside your land. Turning PvP off makes your base a safe zone, even for agreed fights.
My Create machines stopped working
Deployers, drills and other machines act like pretend players when they place or break blocks. If one stops working inside your claim, turn on the setting that allows fake players.
Be a good neighbor
The house rules ask everyone to stay about 100 blocks away from other bases unless invited. Claiming your land helps people see where you live, so they can give you room.