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Getting started

Everything you need for your first hour on Meridian.

Joining

  • Server addressplay.meridianmc.xyz (or just meridianmc.xyz) on Java Edition 1.21.11.
  • The lobbyYou arrive in the lobby first. Right-click the compass (or type /play) and pick Meridian: Earth. /spawn takes you back to the middle of the lobby.
  • No VPNsYou can't join through a VPN, proxy or hosting provider. Turn it off and reconnect.
  • Full server?If the Earth server is full, you wait in a queue in the lobby and join automatically when there's room.

Your first steps

  1. 1
    Grab your starter kit

    Your first join gives you stone tools, leather armour, bread, torches and a bed. For your first hour of play, mobs can't hurt you.

  2. 2
    Find your spot on Earth

    The world is a 1:300 map of the real Earth. /getlocation shows where you are in real life, and /coordinate <lat> <lon> finds any real place. See The Earth Map.

  3. 3
    Set up camp

    Not in a town yet? Crouch and place a campfire in the wilderness to protect that chunk for a week. See Towns & camps.

  4. 4
    Join or found a town

    /t list shows towns; ask a mayor for an invite, then /t join <town>. Or found your own with /t new <name> (128 gold).

  5. 5
    Earn gold

    Gold is money. Mine it, trade it, sell things in chest shops. See Gold & money.

Chat

Channels (type the command to switch, or add a message to send just one)

  • Everyone/g
  • Nearby (100 blocks)/l
  • Your town/tc
  • Your nation/nc
  • Your nation and its allies/ac
  • Buying and selling/trade
  • Private message/msg <player> <text>, reply with /r
  • Show your itemType [i] in a message to show the item in your hand.
  • MoreMail, /ignore, badges and more are on the Chat page.

Good to know

  • Stuck?/help links you to this wiki from inside the game. Someone breaking the rules? /report <player> <reason>.
  • Voice chatInstall the Simple Voice Chat mod to talk to players near you. Press V for its settings.
  • Live statsSee who's online, the biggest towns, wars and the market on stats.meridianmc.xyz.
  • View distanceThe server sends 8 chunks around you.
  • Fair playAn anticheat watches for hacked clients, ores are hidden from x-ray until you uncover them, and every block change is logged, so griefing can be traced and rolled back by staff.
  • RecipesMany recipes are different, and they're all in your recipe book from the start. See Changed recipes and New recipes.