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First-hour checklist

1. Join on Java or Bedrock with play.architectmc.club.
2. Accept the resource pack. The world is Normal now — sleep the first night in a claim.
3. Open Discord and say hello. Ask if a neighbourhood is filling up.
4. Look at the live map. Pick empty land, not someone else’s colour.
5. Walk there. Punch a tree. Then claim before you place a bed.
6. Set a home if you have the command. Sleep through the first night in your claim.
7. Vote all four lists. Free diamonds, a bigger world, and an extra claim chunk.
8. Type /enchants, /armor and /ranks to see books, set recipes, and rank perks.
9. When you have extras, put a chest shop on the street.

If you die to a mob or lava, follow the Death Compass — you have five minutes. PvP still drops on the ground. Claims are always PvP-safe. Wilderness PvP is opt-in with /pvp. You do not need it on day one.