Upkeep
Keep your town funded to avoid decay and maintain your claims.
Daily Costs
Section titled “Daily Costs”Town upkeep
Section titled “Town upkeep”Town upkeep costs 3 gold per day. This is automatically deducted from your town bank daily.
Check your current balance and upkeep status:
/town showPayment schedule
Section titled “Payment schedule”Upkeep is charged:
- Daily — automatically deducted from town bank
- If insufficient funds — town enters “debt” state
Debt System
Section titled “Debt System”Entering debt
Section titled “Entering debt”If your town bank runs out of money, the town enters debt for 14 days. During debt:
- Cannot claim new chunks
- Cannot build in claimed territory
- Cannot recruit new residents
Paying off debt
Section titled “Paying off debt”Deposit gold into your town bank to pay off debt:
/town deposit <amount>Once you have enough gold, the debt is cleared and normal functions resume.
Deletion warning
Section titled “Deletion warning”If a town remains in debt for 14 days, it will be deleted permanently. All claims, builds, and town data will be lost.
14 Day Deadline
You have 14 days from entering debt to deposit gold. After 14 days, your town will be deleted!
Funding
Section titled “Funding”Town bank
Section titled “Town bank”The town bank holds gold for upkeep and expenses:
/town deposit <amount>/town withdraw <amount>Who can access bank: Mayors, Overseers, and Treasurers can deposit and withdraw. All residents can deposit. See Permissions for details.
Revenue sources
Section titled “Revenue sources”Ways to fund your town:
- Resident taxes — set with
/town set taxes <amount> - Mayor contributions — deposit your own gold
- Shop revenue — if you run shops in town
- Donations — residents can contribute voluntarily
Setting taxes
Section titled “Setting taxes”Charge residents a daily tax:
/town set taxes <amount>Who can set taxes: Mayors and Treasurers can set town taxes. See Permissions for details.
Alerts
Section titled “Alerts”Warnings
Section titled “Warnings”You’ll receive warnings when:
- Bank is low — less than 3 days of upkeep
- Upkeep due soon — payment is coming up
- Town is ruined — bank ran out and claims are at risk
What to do
Section titled “What to do”If bank is low:
- Deposit gold immediately
- Increase taxes if needed
- Ask residents to contribute
If town is ruined:
- Deposit gold ASAP
- Claims may be lost if not fixed quickly
- Contact staff if you need help
Preventing decay
Section titled “Preventing decay”Best practices:
- Keep 7+ days of upkeep in bank
- Monitor regularly — check
/town showweekly - Set reasonable taxes — ensure steady income
- Have backup funds — mayor keeps emergency gold