Getting Started
Welcome to Blockhead Odyssey SMP, a custom Java-Edition survival server built around long-term progression, towns, jobs, custom farming, pirate ships, dungeons, crafting, and player-driven economy.
This guide will walk you through your first hour so you know where to go, how to make money, how to rank up, and what makes the server different from a normal Minecraft world.
1. Join the Server
Connect using:
mc.BlockheadOdyssey.comBlockhead Odyssey is a Java Edition SMP. Make sure you accept the server resource pack when joining. Many custom items, textures, menus, and collectibles depend on it. If something looks like a strange item, missing texture, or flat paper icon, your resource pack probably did not load correctly.
2. Understand Your Starting Rank
New players begin as Wanderers. The Wanderer ranks are the learning phase of the server.
- Wanderer — brand-new player (overworlds only)
- Wanderer II — early learning progression (gain access to the Nether worlds)
- Wanderer III — final onboarding rank (gain access to the End worlds)
- Citizen — first fully established player rank
Citizen is the first major milestone. At Citizen, you are considered established enough to access the full core experience, including broader world access, town creation, and deeper server systems.
Your early goal is simple:
Learn the server, earn money, rank up to Citizen, and decide what kind of player you want to become.
3. Learn the Main Worlds
Blockhead Odyssey uses multiple world types. Each one has a different purpose.
Odyssia — The Main World
Odyssia is the 20000×20000 permanent survival world. This is where towns, builds, long-term bases, and community projects belong.
Do not treat Odyssia like a temporary resource world. Build carefully and respect the landscape. Along with Odyssia there is a permanent nether (Hades) and a permanent End (Asgard) for otherworld outposts that don’t reset.
The Outlands — Resource Worlds
The Outlands are 10000×10000 worlds for gathering resources, exploring, and taking bigger risks. Resource worlds reset monthly, so they are where you should mine, chop, raid, explore, and hunt for temporary-world content.
Pirate ship content is tied to the Outlands.
Dungeons and Special Worlds
Some content takes place in special dungeon or event spaces. These are more dangerous and usually intended for players who have learned the basics.
4. Make Your First Money
Money matters on Blockhead Odyssey. You will use it for ranks, repairs, shops, services, and other systems.
The easiest ways to begin earning are:
- Join a job.
- Farm and turn in crop crates.
- Fish or mine.
- Sell useful materials.
- Complete quests.
- Participate in server events.
Jobs
Jobs reward you for normal activities like mining, farming, fishing, building, cooking, or fighting. Pick a job that matches what you already enjoy doing.
Jobs are not meant to lock you into one playstyle. They simply reward specialization.
Crop Turn-Ins
Farming is one of the friendliest early-game systems. Crop crate turn-ins can reward money, useful farming supplies, and imported culinary ingredients.
As you progress, farming can also connect into cooking, trading, and server-wide contribution systems.
5. Set up Camp or Join a Town
Blockhead Odyssey uses town-based protection. You can eventually create your own town, but to start out you are going to want to grab a plot in the open capital city of Ithaca or join someone else’s settlement (usually by invitation).
If you are new, joining an existing town can be the fastest way to learn the server without being overwhelmed. If you want to build in the wilderness, you are welcome to do so, but there are few protections against mobs environmental dangers, and griefers. You can protect your containers by right-clicking them with a sign no matter where you are. Campfires function as temporary plot protection; the 16×16 chunk where you place a campfire will be protected for 72 hours.
If you want to build your own settlement, work toward Citizen. Citizen is the rank where players are considered established enough to begin serious town participation and are given access to the /t create command.
6. Try One Custom System
Do not try to learn everything on your first day. Pick one system and try it.
Good first systems
- Farming — grow crops, earn money, turn in crates
- Fishing — relaxed money-making and collection gameplay
- Jobs — passive progression while doing normal activities
- Towny — join or build a community
- Cooking — use crops and imported goods to make better food
More advanced systems
- Pirate Ships — Outlands exploration, minibosses, loot, treasure keys
- Dungeons — dangerous combat and special rewards (require keys – found or purchased)
- Magic Crafting — arcane components, aether items, sigils, and special tools
- Brewing — deeper recipe-based drink crafting (supporter role requiring a one-time $5 donation)
A good first-hour goal is:
Join a job, gather resources, earn your first money, find a place to settle, and try one custom system.
7. Understand Death Penalties
Death matters on Blockhead Odyssey, but we have our own ways of dealing with it. Keep Inventory is on for all worlds, but there are debuffs and penalties (XP and $$) when you die. New players are treated differently from established players.
The Wanderer ranks are the learning phase. Death penalties are intended to become more meaningful once players reach Citizen and beyond.
The basic philosophy is:
New players get room to learn. Established players face real stakes.
When players reach the Knight rank, they experience the full penalty when dying. Our max death penalty is -10% of your XP and -5% of your $ balance up to a cap of 10000XP and $10000. These penalties are less for the lower ranks.
Be more careful in dangerous areas such as dungeons, the Outlands, pirate ships, and boss encounters.
8. Rank Up
Ranking up is your main early progression path. Each rank represents more experience, more trust, and deeper access to the server.
The full rank ladder is:
- Wanderer
- Wanderer II
- Wanderer III
- Citizen
- Citizen II
- Citizen III
- Merchant
- Merchant II
- Merchant III
- Apprentice
- Apprentice II
- Apprentice III
- Artisan
- Artisan II
- Artisan III
- Squire
- Squire II
- Squire III
- Knight
Do not rush every system at once. Your first major goal is to reach Citizen.
9. Join the Community
Blockhead Odyssey is built as a long-term SMP, not a quick minigame server. The server is better when players build towns, trade, cooperate, run shops, explore together, and participate in events.
Recommended first steps:
- Say hello in chat. If no one is around, stick around.
- Talk to Assistant Mayor Angie (NPC) This will join you to the capital city of Ithaca.
- Go find a plot in Ithaca that says “For Sale $0”.
- Type /plot claim to claim the plot as your home.
- Type /sethome {name} so that you can return to your plot at any time.
- Join the Discord. The address can be found at /discord and in the TAB. You get a cool tag for linking your Discord by typing /discord link and following the instructions.
- Check announcements for events. If none are listed, let staff know in discord what kind of event you’d be interested in and they’ll set up a time.
- Ask questions before assuming something is broken. If it is broken, it will get fixed promptly.
Quick First-Hour Checklist
- Join the server mc.BlockheadOdyssey.com and accept the resource pack.
- Read the starter information at spawn.
- Join a job at /jobs browse.
- Talk to Angie (NPC) and then choose your plot in Ithaca by typing /plot claim.
- Type /sethome {name} to set your home, which you can return to by typing /homes.
- Visit the Outlands at /rtp Outlands to gather resources.
- Try farming, fishing, or another beginner-friendly system.
- Work toward Citizen rank.
- Join the Discord at /discord for help and updates. We are mostly a server of working adults, so if we’re doing the adulting thing, we’ll be available on Discord when we’re not online.
Need Help?
Use the in-game guide menu, ask in chat or Discord, or check the rest of the wiki.
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