Region Protection

Waychests create a region of protection for valuable blocks and containers.

Griefing of any form is not allowed on the server. However, since Waychests are designed to attract strangers to visit at any time, they also provide a limited system of protection to prevent theft and damage that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Protected Blocks and Entities

The server only protects the blocks and entities listed below. Everything else is protected on the honor system — it is not acceptable to noticeably change blocks in someone else’s build without permission just because the block is not protected. The server uses CoreProtect to track all block changes; contact an admin if anything has been stolen or damaged.

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Containers

Material Blocks

Utility Blocks

Building Blocks

Plants & Nature

Heads

Other Blocks

Creatures

Notably missing from this list are minecarts and boats with chests and hoppers. These vehicles and their contents are not protected. Use these if you intend to create a “community chest” that anyone can use to share items.

Creating Protection

To protect a region, simply place a Waychest near the center of the area. Protection is ON and mob protection is OFF by default for newly-placed Waychests. To confirm that protection is enabled, check the settings with the blue pencil in the Waychest’s warp menu.

If protection is OFF, anyone can manipulate blocks surrounding the Waychest, but the Waychest itself (and its inventory) can only be manipulated by players on the Journey that owns it.

Permissions

All members of the Journey which owns the Waychest are permitted to bypass its protection. The owners can permit other trusted players to bypass protection in the “Permissions” menu:

Only players who are part of a Journey that has discovered the Waychest appear in this menu.

Players in dark green are permitted to bypass protection. Click the name to revoke permission.
Players in red (default for other Journeys) cannot manipulate protected blocks in the region. Click the name to give permission.
Players in light green are part of the Journey that owns the Waychest. These players can always manipulate protected blocks and permission cannot be revoked.

Mob Protection

Mob protection (disabled by default) can be enabled through the Waychest’s settings menu.

Turning on mob protection prevents all block damage from certain mobs (not just the blocks listed above). This protection only applies to creepers and endermen.

Region Expansion

While holding either a Waychest or a Mini Waychest in hand, the boundaries of nearby protected regions will be visible as 6 flashing glass panes:

A freshly-placed Waychest protects a cuboid region of 101x101x101 blocks (x, y, z) centered on the Waychest.

To expand the protection radius, add Mini Waychests inside of the Waychest’s inventory. A Waychest’s inventory is accessible by sneaking and right-clicking the Waychest. Increasing the protection region also increases the reach of the Waychest’s Jump Network.

A full Waychest (in item form) counts as 8 Mini Waychests if placed inside another full Waychest.

No. of Minis in Waychest	Horizontal Radius	Vertical Radius
0	50	50
1	55	51
2	59	53
3	63	56
4	67	59
5	71	63
6	74	68
7	77	73
8	81	79
9	84	85
10	87	91
11	89	98
12	92	106
13	95	113
14	97	121
15	100	130
16	102	138
17	105	148
18	107	157
19	110	167
20	112	177
21	114	187
22	116	198
23	118	209
24	120	220
25	122	232
26	124	244
27+	125	256

	Container contents are protected.
	Anyone may place this in a protected region. The placing Journey may use and break it.

	Container contents are protected.
	Anyone may read the book and turn its pages, but not insert or take a book.