Anarchy Server Survival Guide

A guide on how to survive in anarchy servers. Most of this stuff will be aligned towards 2b2t, but it should work for other anarchy servers too. (Note: I say 2b2t a lot in the guide, but it's the same principle except if it says "2b2t only")

Consider this as an updated version of http://www.jamesrustles.com/2015/10/2b2t-survival-guide.html, which is from 2015 and therefore the joining part is outdated. Just remember to not log out to search for recipes, as you may have to rewait for hours before joining again. (2b2t only)

Major Change: Queues
A major change from the 2015 guide is the queue system. There's really no chance of getting into 2b2t unless you bought priority queue. Even if you did buy it, going afk or logging out to figure out how to craft or to switch to a different client is a bad thing to do if you want to preserve your position. So before you join, try to survive in a singleplayer world, because it helps you learn a lot.

This doesn't apply for other anarchy servers, so feel free to log out whenever you want.

Joining
Even before clicking the "Join Server" button, ask yourself this:
 * Am I ok with waiting hours in a queue? (2b2t and occasionally 9b9t)
 * Am I willing to spend countless hours just to avoid spawn killers?
 * Am I willing to have hours of my work destroyed against my will?
 * Am I willing to withstand the offensive structures that others build?

If any of these apply to you, you might as well just give up right now. 2b2t is an anarchy server...

The next step is to get a hacked client. If you can't be banned for anything in 2b2t, and almost everyone uses one, why shouldn't you? I recommend Impact because it is the most common, but clients like Aristois or Wurst could work too. Some private clients may work too, but make sure it is well known (they may be backdoored).

NOTE: It is important to remember that 2b2t, 9b9t, Constantiam, and most other anarchy servers have NoCheatPlus to prevent powerful hacks. Render mods, mods like AntiKnockback or NoSlowdown and most auras will still work.

Next, make sure you have time. Yes, if you aren't playing on 2b2t there's no queue, but still, it can take a LONG time to escape spawn.

Without further ado, let's step into the server...

Escaping Spawn
The first thing you realize in anarchy servers is... The spawn is messed up.

Why? The reason is pretty obvious. Since there are no rules and the map doesn't get reset, people are obviously going to destroy spawn!

There a couple of ways people do it: If the server has been around for over 1 year, it's going to be hell.
 * Using TNT to bomb spawn and destroy a large part of it
 * Spawning tons of withers to destroy lots of terrain
 * Setting off tons of creeper explosions over spawn
 * Lavacasting

This is why the first step to surviving in an anarchy server is to escape spawn. Not only do you have to get over the withers, but you also have to get over the "spawnfags" in enchanted diamond armor that will try to kill you. Since they also have ESP hacks, there's no hiding.

Escaping spawn could take anywhere from 1 try to hundreds of tries. There are tons of ways to die, including from hunger, hostile mobs, players, fall damage, lava, etc.

There are several ways of escaping spawn.
 * Nether Travel
 * Overworld Highways

The first method is the easiest way to get far away from spawn. However, most of the portals near spawn are probably going to be "trap" portals, meaning that they are there to just trap new players. A common trap is the "slabbed in" portal, where you go through the portal and find yourself stuck, and since you're in the portal, you can't type /kill to get out (the PortalGUI mod prevents this). An easy solution is to just use a hacked client and bind "/kill", but this will trap some inexperienced newbies. Once you've gotten further out just follow the standard Minecraft survival guides.

The second method is through the overworld. Even though this is difficult to do because of the terrain, it is still possible to do so. Older players will dig tunnels out from spawn, and it's up to you to find the way out. For those of you who want to use modern technology to escape, Baritone will help here.

It is highly recommended to find highways to escape, as you don't want to lose hunger from jumping. You can look at your possible escape routes through YouTube videos or world downloads of spawn that people make.

Soon you will enter a region known as "outer spawn", which has most of the stone/dirt intact, even though there won't be any grass or trees.

To conserve hunger, do not sprint, and only jump when necessary.

You will know when you are out of inner spawn when the endless mountains of cobblestone have given away to barren grassland. At this point you should not have lost much hunger, but if you have it might be a good idea to restart.

Surviving Near Spawn
Now you are out of spawn, and there is grassland everywhere, but no grass (no seeds) or trees. What do you do?

The first thing you must find is wood, as it is the basic element for survival here, and you won't get anywhere without it. Floating logs might be found before X/Z = 2000, but the forests will be further out. Use Search hacks to find wood.

Once you've found a tree, be sure to plant more, as you want to have an infinite source of wood. Immediately craft a wood pick, and then go for a stone pick/sword. Quickly build a wall surrounding your area to avoid monsters from attacking you if it is night and mobs are spawning. Attacking mobs with ranged attacks (like skeletons) is not recommended at this stage (except if you have a shield), as you cannot regenerate hearts.

If there are no farms (made by other players) near you and you don't want to go further out to find some food you'll need to kill some zombies for rotten flesh. Make sure the zombies you are attacking are far away from other mobs, as they will overpower you.

Once you get 2 strings from a spider, you'll be able to craft a fishing rod, which you'll use AutoFish to quickly get fish. Since water is abundant, you'll probably get enough food to heal fully in several minutes. After this, you should kill a skeleton and get bones from it, which should be converted to bonemeal. Right click on the grass, and you'll have the seeds needed to grow wheat. At this stage, with food no longer a problem, you should be ready to head out.

If you are well geared, you should be 10K away from at least one axis and be several thousand blocks away from the other in order for you to safely enter a nether portal. You should have at least an iron pickaxe at this point in case you need to break out of any portal traps (use the PortalGUI hack!).

Survival
In order to base and not get griefed, you have to be at least tens of thousands of blocks out and be considerably away from both the X and Z axis.

Once you have achieved this desired coordinate, start exploring! If you are on a famous anarchy server, you know the seed, and you can find structures easily.

Be sure to place a bed down so you don't have to end up near spawn when you die. Note that if you are close to spawn, do not do this! Some troll will cover your bed with obsidian and kill you ("bedtrapping"), and now you're stuck forever, unless you can get a friend/alt to remove of the obsidian.

For more tips, go to the basing guide.

General Tips
Besides the tips in http://www.jamesrustles.com/2015/10/2b2t-survival-guide.html, here are a couple more:

1. Don't bother with the chat. If someone flames you, just do /ignore. If there's something at chat you would rather not hear, just do /togglechat. Similarly, don't believe anything you hear in chat, unless it is confirmed by an external source. This means not clicking on any link and not downloading anything posted in chat (especially shady clients).

2. Don't ask stupid questions. For example, asking "wanna base???" or "how do u join team x" shows that your are pretty much a noob. Most people know that basing with random people usually ends up in an "uh-oh" moment (and you don't want to be the one saying that) and the worst way to join a "team" is by asking in chat or asking how to craft their banner. If you keep asking, people will most likely target you.

3. Don't sprint and avoid jumping, unless you are being chased. Since not sprinting or jumping stops hunger reduction (unless you're mining or placing blocks), to sprint out of spawn and lose half your hunger by the time you're 1,000 blocks away is just really stupid. They only time you sprint is if you are under attack.

4. '''Don't fall for traps. '''While the pressure plate trap might not get you because you have XRay, trolls like to trap people by placing beds and then pouring lava and obsidian all over it, trapping nether portals, etc. So if something looks too good, don't go for it. If you find a bed, break it and place it further away. If you find a portal and you are well geared, don't go in it.

5. '''Use everything. '''Got bones? Turn it into bonemeal. Got rotten flesh and low health? Eat it. When you get an item, think of all their uses before throwing them out.

6. '''Expect to be alone. '''Never trust ANYONE from the server. If the only time you meet him is at anarchy server(s), then don't trust him. Even if they give you food and say it real nicely - "wanna base? we'll be OP bro" - don't bother with it. Even if he is helpful to you at the beginning, as you advance on you will see that you don't need him anymore, and eventually one of you is going to sabotage the other.

7. Use technology. There is an AI (Baritone) that can help you walk out of spawn. It is available in Impact client, so be sure to use that feature if you don't know how to escape!

8. Never download a "duping" client. Unless that client is very popular (like Impact), it will probably be a "backdoored" client, meaning that your coordinates (or passwords) are sent to some website. Even experienced players fall for this!

9. Use ender chests. Ender chests can be found scattered around spawn. You should place some items in there in case you die so you can start off easier.

FAQ
(Also look at the FAQ at http://www.jamesrustles.com/2015/10/2b2t-survival-guide.html)

Q: I followed all the instructions for creating a safe base and I got griefed!!! WTF?!?!?

A: Even if you do everything perfectly, there will always be chance that you get griefed. The chances of being griefed decrease as you move further out from spawn (assuming you didn't build near guessable coordinates), but it's never 0. If you get griefed repeatedly, make sure your client is well known and not some random client found in a YouTube video. If your client is "shady", chances are it is secretly sending coordinates to a secret website (it has happened before). Otherwise, just deal with it and build further out.

Q: How do I dupe?

A: It varies from time to time. Look out for new "dupe" exploits. Note that they get patched quickly. Do not trust someone who claims to have created a client to dupe, as they are most likely trying to steal your coordinates.

Q: If there's anticheat, why are there people speed hacking?

A: There could be bypasses, or the server owner may have loosened the anticheat.

Q: Where are all the strongholds? I want to go to the End and get an elytra!!

A: For most anarchy servers, the server owner keeps at least one end portal open. Look for those online.

Q: What is the fastest way to get to the world border?

A: You have to travel through the nether. Usually players will dig "tunnels" that will assist you that start from the center of the map (e.g. +X highway).

Q: How do people get "map art"?

A: It's tedious work. You have to draw it out on the map, and then generate a map.

Q: How do people get custom player heads?

A: Someone with OP gave those out.

Q: What are alpha slabs/leaves?

A: In 2b2t, those were "glitched" items obtained when the server was in an older version of Minecraft.

Q: Why do so many people play anarchy servers?

A: The YouTube algorithm created a surge of players starting from late 2018. Before that, TheCampingRusher's video caused 2b2t's player count to surge to the thousands.