Getting Started | HeroSMP Wiki

New here? This page gets you from the server list to your own protected base.

Join the server

Java Edition: add a server with the address and join. You need an official Minecraft Java account.
Bedrock Edition: go to Servers, add a server with the address and port , then join.

Read the guide. Type (or click the Guide NPC at spawn). It links to everything below.
Pick a hero. Type or click a hero NPC at spawn. Your powers are ready as soon as you leave spawn. See Heroes and Powers.
Grab free gear. New players get a welcome kit on their first join. After that, has the Starter kit (once a day) and the Claim kit with a golden shovel (once an hour).
Head into the wild. Type (or ) to land somewhere random, 1,000 to 15,000 blocks from the middle of the overworld. You can use it once a minute.
Claim your base. Hold a golden shovel and right click two opposite corners of your land. You start with 500 claim blocks and earn 50 more every hour you play. See Land Claims.
Set a home. Stand in your base and type . Use to get back. Everyone gets 1 home, and ranks get more.
Vote every day. gives you a Vote Key, 1 Bolt and $1,000 for every vote. See Voting.
Make it yours. lets you switch teleport requests, messages, chat games, PvP and more on or off.

Type to go back to spawn. It takes 3 seconds, and moving or taking damage cancels it.

At spawn you will find:

What	What it is for
Guide NPC	Opens the server guide
Hero NPCs	Click one to become that hero
Economy Shop, Auction House, Coinflip	Buy, sell and gamble with money
Bolt Shop	Spend your Bolts
Cosmetics	Pick your chat tag, chat color, glow and more
Storage Vault	Opens your vaults
Tournaments, Player Warps, Teams	Open those menus
Rank NPCs	Show what each rank gives
Crates	Every crate on the server, at
Donation Goal	Everyone online gets a Spawner Key each time it is reached

PvP and hero powers are switched off at spawn, so it is always safe there.

Command	What it does
	Go back to spawn
	Teleport to a random spot in the wild (also )
	Save a home where you stand
	Teleport to a home
	Delete a home
	Go back to where you were before your last teleport
	Ask to teleport to a player
	Ask a player to teleport to you
and	Answer a teleport request
	Open the server warps menu
	Go to the crates
	Go to the AFK zone
	Browse player warps

Most teleports have a 3 second warmup, and you can't teleport while you are in combat.

When you die you respawn at spawn. Beds don't change where you respawn, but takes you to your bed.
Your hero item is never dropped when you die.
If you log out while you are in combat, you die. Wait for the combat timer to end first.

World	What to know
Overworld	A huge map of the Earth, 72,000 by 35,000 blocks. Walk off the east or west edge and you come back on the other side. This is the only world where you can claim land.
The Nether	Open to everyone. Land can't be claimed here.
The End	Closed most of the time. It opens for events. See Events and Games.