Skyblock Frequently Asked Questions - Historical

Applied By ClarinetPhoenix: May 28, 2020 at 1:50 AM

Skyblock Frequently Asked Questions
This is not an overall guide to teach one how to play Skyblock. This is a guide and Frequently Asked Questions of the quirks and configurations of EcoCityCraft's Skyblock gamemode.

If you need help getting started with the actual Skyblock game it is suggested that you look up some tutorials on YouTube.

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Frequently Asked Questions(top)


How does Skyblock benefit me on the Main Network?
  • You can benefit yourself on Main Network Servers from Skyblock by achieving Prestige. For more information on Prestige and how to earn it, check out the EcoCityCraft Prestige Levels page.
  • You can earn EcoDollars by selling Skyblock blocks and items. The most common way is to sell island levels in the form of blocks.
  • If you have ranks or feature packages, especially Skylegend or SkyGod on EcoCityCraft's Skyblock then you can sell kits and keys for EcoDollars.

How do I create an island?
  • Use the /is command and then select an island to start your Skyblock.
    • There are three types of starting islands.
      • Original
        • Classic Skyblock start.
      • Black Diamond
        • Challenging and more difficult Skyblock start.
      • Duo
        • Easier Skyblock start.
  • No matter which island you choose, the same set of resources will be available to you in the start chest.
    • Choosing the easier option will present you with additional resources, but provides a slight handicap in the form of less island levels to start with.
WARNING: Do not vote or use your kits or crate keys before you create your island! Your inventory will be wiped upon island creation!

How do I invite my friends?
  • Use /is invite <username> to invite a user to join your island.
    • The target user must be online
    • The user must be on the same server as you.
WARNING: Joining an island will wipe your inventory!

How do I reset my island?
  • Use /is reset, then make sure to enter the confirmation command.
  • Before resetting, ask in chat for help with whatever you are stuck with. Lots of users are willing to help out so you can keep playing.
  • Your resets are limited to two resets a season, resets include /is reset or joining another user's island. If you are kicked from someone's island or you /is leave that will also use up a reset.
Remember to use /is help for other island commands. There are plenty that are useful for managing your island.

How do I level up my island?
  • Island levels are determined by the blocks placed on your island. Placing more blocks will give you more points.
  • Each block has its own value in points, this is known as "is value" can you can see this value by typing /is value <material_name> or when holding it.
  • Each island level is worth 250 points.

How do I make money?
  • Money is not typically your primary goal on Skyblock, producing blocks is.
  • Mob drops from various spawners/grinders will be your best bet for a consistent source of money.
  • Farm crops and cactus do not have any value. Only mob drops and blocks do.
  • Use the /sell hand command to sell items for money.

Where can I buy things/Where is the shop?
  • The Skyblock server shop is located at /warp shop. You will only find blocks for sale, not items.
  • You can also potentially find items for sale by other users at /warp market, or you can browse the public Skyblock islands for player shops with /is warps

Oops, I accidentally made obsidian when I was building my cobble generator. What do?
  • Right click your obsidian with your empty bucket, it will restore the lava back into the bucket.
  • If you need help building a proper cobblestone generator you can view one at both /warp spawn and /tutorial

Why does my Mob Farm/Spawner not work?
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Why are mobs not spawning on my island?
There are a variety of reasons it may not work;
  • If you are using a traditional dark room mob farm
    • Check to make sure you, your friends and any alts you are using are far enough away, hostile mobs will not spawn within 24 blocks of a player
    • On EcoCityCraft's Skyblock the larger established islands will usually take up a good deal of the mob spawns, rendering traditional dark room farms ineffective. This only becomes more of a thing as a season progresses.
      • To counteract this it has been determined that large dark platforms(more blocks = more spawning opportunities) and at least 24 blocks from any player will yield some spawns.
      • Magma Cubes and Slime spawning is disabled.
  • If you are using a spawner(block)
    • Be sure to check the conditions required for that mob to spawn. Spawners on EcoCityCraft do respect vanilla mob spawning conditions. Refer to the Minecraft Wiki for such conditions.

Can you silk-touch spawners?
  • If you are ranked Elite+ you may break spawners with any pickaxe.
  • Spawners will appear in your inventory when broken, they do not fall to the ground.
  • Silk-touch is not required to break spawners safely.
  • You need to be ranked at least VIP to place spawners.
  • Naturally occurring spawners in the nether cannot be broken and obtained for use on your island.

Can I make auto-farms and auto-grinders?
  • Any automation that can be done via vanilla mechanics is allowed on Skyblock.
  • You are not permitted to use third-party modifications to perform any AFK automation.
  • The use of alt-accounts to load farms and grinders is permitted.

How much do I need to pay, or what features do I need, to be ACTUALLY viable in skyblock?
  • Features are not necessary for the casual Skyblock player, you can still play the full Skyblock game without any features.
  • If you are looking to compete for Island Top 3 or obtain Prestige then you will most certainly need to put in some EcoDollars or buy the highest Skyblock ranks.
  • It is recommended to achieve at least Skylord, the first rank that has the Fly ability.
  • You can buy spawners and keys for EcoDollars so the Skylegend+ ranks are not completely necessary.
  • You can view all the Skyblock features via /buy

When does Skyblock reset?
  • Skyblock resets 3 times per year, the resets are as follows, you can read more on our seasons and resets here. Skyblock Seasons and Resets
  • When Skyblock resets you will lose everything except any ranks and features you have purchased. Consumables such as kit items, crate keys and casino tokens purchased from the store will not carry over.
  • The schedule is as follows:
    • January 1st - April 30th.
    • May 1st - August 31st.
    • September 1st - December 31st.

My hoppers seem slow/what happened to my Redstone?
  • Skyblock has several configurations in place to maintain the performance of the server as a whole.
    • Hoppers do run at a slower item transfer rate.
    • Redstone mechanisms over a certain pulse-rate will disable themselves. This causes some parts of the wiring to disable and become signs.
  • You can view the specifics of Skyblock's Anti-Lag measures on this page here: Skyblock Anti-Lag Measures

Why aren’t my fences//chests joining up and my doors don't work?
  • Skyblock runs on Minecraft version 1.12.2
  • If you are playing on a client version higher than 1.12.2 you will run into such visual issues.
  • They do not majorly affect the function of the item/block. Doors however are sometimes a bit funky.
  • You can play on client version 1.12.2 on Skyblock to resolve this issue.

Are there any significant differences between Main MCMMO and SB MCMMO?
  • Skyblock mcMMO runs on the pre-Overhaul version and therefore is subject to the older mcMMO configurations
  • Skyblock fishing uses its own loot-table, fishing will not yield vanilla drops.
  • You can see most of the other changes here: mcMMO

I’m trying to complete this challenge and I’m certain I have the correct requirements. What am I doing wrong?

If you need any more assistance feel free to ask questions in chat.
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