🧭 Phase 1: Lands Claim Reorganization 🏡

Phase 1 is a live claim-reorganization window for the Valeriano Minecraft Server. It is designed to help families and neighbors reconnect split claims, combine Lands when that makes sense, and recover the money spent on chunks while moving them.

💰 Temporary 100% chunk cashback

During the migration window, paid chunk unclaims return 100% of the chunk purchase price instead of the usual 50%.

• The current paid-chunk price is $50.
• Only money actually paid for a chunk can be returned; free chunks do not create free money.
• Check the confirmation shown in game before completing an unclaim.
• After the migration window, cashback is scheduled to become 75%. The 75% closing rate is staged but is not live during the reorganization period.

🧾 One-time refund for a paid second or third Land

Verified paid Land #2 and Land #3 cost $750 each. If one is merged away or deleted specifically to consolidate claims during the migration period, it can qualify for a one-time $750 staff refund.

Before merging or deleting anything

1. Write down or screenshot the exact Land name.
2. Contact Jethro or another server administrator before the merge or deletion.
3. Explain which paid Land you want to merge away or delete and which Land you are keeping.
4. Wait for staff to verify the purchase and approve the migration refund.
5. Only then merge or delete the approved extra Land.

The refund applies only once to an eligible, verified paid second or third Land that disappears through a consolidation merge or approved deletion during this window. If you only move the chunks but keep the paid extra Land, there is no $750 refund yet because that Land slot still exists and can be reused. The refund is not for a free first Land, a duplicate payment, or an ordinary deletion unrelated to migration.

🧩 Land merging is live

The merge command is:

/land <destination> claim merge <source>

The merge command is enabled and permission-verified live. Read the confirmation carefully before accepting it.

What a merge does

• The destination Land survives.
• The source Land is absorbed into the destination.
• The combined claims must be connected.
• The merged result must contain 25 chunks or fewer.
• If the source and destination have different owners, the source owner must accept the merge request.

🤝 Claim at Border is one-way consent

Claim at Border (LAND_CLAIM_BORDER) lets a specific person claim a chunk beside someone else's Land. Consent goes in only one direction.

Imagine Player A wants to claim beside Land B:

• The owner of Land B must place Player A into a role in Land B with Claim at Border enabled.
• Player A adding Land B's owner to Player A's own Land does not grant Player A permission beside Land B.
• If both players need the same freedom, each Land owner must grant the other player consent separately.

A custom Family or Neighbor role is recommended so the permission is clear and easy to remove later.

📱 Java and Bedrock-friendly menu flow

1. Open the target Land directly:

   /land <land>

   Or open the general menu and select the Land:

   /lands menu

2. Open Roles.

3. Create or select a Family or Neighbor role.

4. Enable Claim at Border for that role.

5. Assign the player to the role:

   /land <land> member setrole <player> <role>

This owner role-management flow is enabled for both menu users and players who prefer commands. Bedrock and mobile players can use the Lands forms; Java players can use the same menu path or the command.

🌉 Joining claims step by step

If two claims have a one-chunk gap and the owners want to connect them:

1. The neighboring Land owner grants the claiming player one-way Claim at Border consent.

2. The claiming player claims the gap chunk for the appropriate Land, creating a connected claim.

3. Stop here if the Lands should keep separate owners—touching claims are enough.

4. If consolidation into one owner and one surviving Land is truly wanted, run the merge command:

   /land <destination> claim merge <source>

5. If the Lands have different owners, the source owner reviews and accepts the request.

Before claiming the bridge or requesting the merge, count carefully: the surviving Land must stay at 25 chunks or fewer.

🎛️ What Land owners can customize

Land owners now have role-menu and member-role controls so they can configure lower roles for family, neighbors, builders, farmers, and visitors.

Only these role flags are part of Phase 1:

🧱 Build and interact

• BLOCK_PLACE
• BLOCK_BREAK
• INTERACT_GENERAL
• INTERACT_CONTAINER
• INTERACT_DOOR
• INTERACT_TRAPDOOR
• INTERACT_MECHANISM
• INTERACT_VILLAGER

🌾 Farm, collect, and travel

• PLANT
• HARVEST
• SHEAR
• ITEM_PICKUP
• VEHICLE_USE
• LAND_ENTER

👤 Membership and claiming

• PLAYER_TRUST
• PLAYER_UNTRUST
• PLAYER_SETROLE
• LAND_CLAIM
• LAND_CLAIM_BORDER

🚫 What Phase 1 does not enable

This update does not enable owner-editable controls for:

• Mobs or natural behavior
• PvP
• Spawn teleportation
• Flight
• Land banks
• Rent or rental areas
• Taxes or upkeep
• Wars
• Nations

If a menu appears to expose something outside the Phase 1 list, do not rely on it. Capture a screenshot and report it to staff.

📏 Current Lands limits and prices

The migration does not raise these limits. The in-game menu or confirmation screen remains the final authority before any charge or destructive action.

✅ Quick migration checklist

• 🗺️ Decide which claims should touch and which should remain separate.
• 📸 Record the exact name of any paid second or third Land you may merge away or delete.
• 💬 Contact Jethro or another administrator before an eligible merge or deletion.
• 🤝 Use a Family or Neighbor role for one-way Claim at Border consent.
• 🌉 Claim a one-chunk bridge only after the neighboring owner grants consent.
• 🧩 Merge only if one destination Land should survive.
• 📏 Keep the merged total at 25 chunks or fewer.
• 💰 Confirm the shown cashback before unclaiming paid chunks.
• ⏰ Finish by Wednesday, August 12 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time—Thursday, August 13 at 11:59 AM Philippine Time.