Guide

Comprehensive information about Libre Galaxy Games.

Before You Read

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Player Experience

All creators are empowered with personal worlds, helpful tools, and technical mechanics.

🪐 Planets: Your Space to Build and Explore

Whether you're a builder looking for a great starting point with a complete toolbox or a player seeking unique adventures, these are your automatically protected worlds to enjoy solo or with friends. You're in control: manage who has access, how they can interact, and configure settings like game rules and warp locations.

Launch your next experience from our library of templates. You'll find everything from beautiful seeds to interactive worlds; many are contributions from our community, alongside classic maps we've saved from being lost forever.

🛠️ Powerful Tools, Instantly

We provide a powerful suite of open-source and custom tools to bring your ideas to life.

🤝 Tight-Knit Community Means Trust

We've built what we believe is one of the best creative experiences available, centered on two core principles: trust and empowerment.

Trust

We trust you with the tools you need to be truly creative and have fun. There are no arbitrary restrictions holding you back.

Empowerment

Many servers place frustrating limits on players. We do things differently.

👥 Play Together: Java & Bedrock

Connect with friends no matter what device they use. We support the latest versions of Minecraft for both Java and Bedrock, allowing everyone to play together in the same world.

⚠️ Limitations

In the spirit of transparency, here's what to expect:




Frequently Asked Questions

Commonly asked or expected questions and their answers.

How do I get started?

Please refer to the tutorial in the /spawn area for futher details.

How do I exit a planet?

You may exit a planet and enter the spawn area at any time with the /spawn command.

How do I use WorldEdit?

Please refer to our guide.

WorldEdit Guide
Why can't I see WorldEdit selection particles?Box outline highlighted with flame particles with chat messages confirming position 1 and position 2 selections.

These particles allow you to see the outline of your current WorldEdit area selection. Here's why you may not see them:

How can I remove my ownership role from a planet?

Players may remove themselves from the owner role with the following command:

/p group yourUsernameHere --IWantToLoseMyPermission
How do I ban a player from my planet?

Players can be banned from your planet using the group assignment menu. Start by typing /p group <username>, select BANNED, and finally click confirm at the bottom.

If a player was banned by mistake, simply open the group assignment menu and select another group to assign, such as GUEST (default group).

In-game menu with group assignment options.
Does Libre Galaxy Games support Axiom?

No, we do not support Axiom because it does not meet our open-source software requirements and requires a commercial license.

Will Libre Galaxy Games switch to Fabric?

Not anytime soon. Our backend servers are built on Purpur and plugins supporting the Bukkit/Spigot/Paper lineage platform. The planets system, among other things, is custom-written for that target platform. Switching to another server software would require a complete rewrite of all custom software.

The Fabric question comes from a reasonable place. Fabric is often seen as more performant, adheres to vanilla game logic, and can be expanded with high-quality mods. Additionally, our team has identified Fabric-specific mods we would like to implement if there were to be a switch, including Moderner Beta to enable legacy terrain generation for planets.

Libre Galaxy Games is run by Martin and dedicated volunteers, with Martin serving as the sole infrastructure manager and custom software developer. As a university student managing these responsibilities, learning new APIs and rewriting the entire codebase isn't feasible at this time.

We are lucky that Purpur is performant enough, has reasonable vanilla game logic parity, and has a thriving free and open-source software ecosystem to enable the best experience possible for our player community. The server software question will be revisited once the server reaches a stable 1.0 release.

What clients and mods can I use while I play?

Modifications can have a wide range of functionality, such as improving performance or adding new content to the game. However, not all mods are allowed everywhere on Libre Galaxy Games. You may use the modifications below at your own risk. They are trusted modifications that are unlikely to result in a punishment, but user discretion is still advised. These rules may change at any time.

Global

Mods Types:

How do I set rules for my planet?

All players on Libre Galaxy must abide by our Community Guidelines. Planet owners may wish to create additional rules, typically communicated though signs at the planet spawn, as they see fit. The additional rules must not break the Community Guidelines.

Can I play with multiple accounts ("alts")?

You may use Libre Galaxy Games with multiple accounts only if the following conditions are met:

A common reason for using alternative accounts includes playing Libre Galaxy Games across multiple platforms. For example, one account may be a Minecraft: Java Edition account used on your computer, while another may be a Minecraft: Bedrock Edition account (Xbox Gamertag) used on your smartphone.

How can I become a building mentor?

It's truly wonderful that you wish to help your peers improve their building skills and creations! Please get in touch with Martin (@itsmcb) by pinging him on the Libre Galaxy Discord for an interview.


What to Build

You can make anything you want! Not sure where to start? Here are a few ideas:

Looking for a random suggestion? Try using /whattobuild!

Additional Commands

Useful commands you're likely to use include:




Why Delete My Planet?

Your planet world may be deleted for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to the following reasons:


1. Little to no changes from the original template.

The following world features the default spawn structure with seemingly random blocks destroyed and placed by the world owner.

Use arrow keys or WASD to rotate panorama. Use mouse wheel to zoom. Press F for fullscreen.

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2. Builds can be remade quickly.

The following world features a build that can be recreated by an average player in under 30 minutes with WorldEdit.

Box outline highlighted with flame particles with chat messages confirming position 1 and position 2 selections.

Are you saying my builds need to be professional to be kept?

No, not necessarily. While impressive builds are encouraged (everyone can achieve things beyond initial expectations), our admin team specifically consideres competent effort and care as core considerations. Here's a soulful example of a world where friends had fun building various things that fulfills those standards:

Use arrow keys or WASD to rotate panorama. Use mouse wheel to zoom. Press F for fullscreen.

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All Points of Consideration

Your creation does NOT need to fulfill all of this criteria to be kept long-term IF it is strong in just a few areas.