**Welcome to Hearthfire — Season 2!**
Here’s everything you need to know as you step into the world of Hearthfire:
**WORLD & RULES**
• **World Size:** 25k wide, with poles at ~10k.
• **Spawn Protection:** All builds & civilizations must be **at least 500 blocks** from spawn.
• **Character Selection:** Each player gets **only one `.charsel` per season**. Plan wisely!
**GAMEPLAY & PROGRESSION**
• **Class-Based Crafting:** Recipes are **class-locked** and optimized for **Gloom Classes**.
• Surface ores are **extremely scarce** and general ore generation is 60%
• New players **cannot use steel tools/armor** until they’ve been active for **3 IRL days**.
• **Rusty & Temporal Gears do NOT drop from mobs.** Focus on trading & looting ruins for early game gears!
**CIVILIZATION & SAFETY**
• Forming **official Towns & Factions** is highly encouraged & you’ll be rewarded with **safety items & rare loot**!
• Full details in #civilization-rules on our Discord
• **Protect your builds:** Use **Land Claims, Group Chats, Block Reinforcement & Padlocks**. *(Reinforcement doesn’t work on ‘soft’ blocks like crates.)*
**MOUNTS & MOBS**
• **Draconis is enabled** and we have all 3 Types
• Use **Rafts, Horses & Sailboats** for early game for travel.
• **Aggro Dragons, goblins, & skeletons** roam the surface - **If you see a Boss Bar—RUN!**
**ECONOMY & TRADING**
• A **Market Town** has been established near spawn for **all Vinconomy trade**.
• Spawn features an **Admin Shop** selling super-rare items like **Temporal Gears & Rift Wards**
PLEASE NOTE: We have a Game Mechanic this season that is very lore-heavy, called 'The Desolation.' It is a 'players against the world' mini-game that you cannot opt out of as the Desolation is a common and community wide threat. If you enjoy Mini-Games and being a community hero, this might be for you!
Ready to join and get whitelisted? https://discord.gg/MzhMPUmbVv
