# Create a town #### Requirements Before creating a town, you’ll need: * **$5,000** to create the town * An additional **$10,000–$15,000** recommended for land claiming and early upkeep costs Having extra money prepared is highly recommended so your town doesn’t immediately run into financial issues. ### Step 1: Create Your Town Stand in the location where you want your town spawn to be and use:\ \&#xNAN;**/t new \** Spaces are allowed in town names, but they will automatically be converted into underscores after submission.\ Keep in mind that towns must be at least **20 chunks away** from other towns. This distance requirement also applies to outposts and certain land claims. ### Step 2: Fund Your Town Once your town is created, you’ll need to fund it to prevent it from falling into bankruptcy.\ Use: **/t deposit \**\ We recommend depositing around **$10,000 - $15,000** to give your town a stable starting balance. Town funds are used for: * Daily upkeep costs * Purchasing additional claim blocks * Claiming new land You can check your town’s current size and upkeep costs at any time using:\ \&#xNAN;**/town** To view when daily upkeep is processed, use:\ \&#xNAN;**/towny time** ### Step 3: Claim Land Land is **chunk-based (16x16 Blocks)**, with each chunk being referred to as a **townblock**. If you want to make this easier, you can view your chunk borders with the commands: * **Windows:** `F3 + G` * **Mac:** `CMD + F3 + G` Your town starts with one claimed chunk automatically, known as your **homeblock**. You can teleport to your homeblock with the command **/t spawn,** later on when you have more claimed land you can move your homeblock with **/t set homeblock.** To claim additional land: 1. Stand in a chunk directly connected to your existing town claims 2. Use: **/t claim** Each claim costs **$500**. You can continue claiming land until you reach your town size limit, which can be viewed in: **/town or /t** If you need more claim blocks, you can: * Join a nation * Purchase bonus plots using: **/t buy bonus \** Bonus plots cost **$1,000** to purchase, plus the normal **$500** claim fee. ### Step 4: Create Outposts If you want to claim land that isn’t directly connected to your main town, you’ll need to create an outpost. Outposts cost **$15,000**.\ Stand in the chunk you want to use as your outpost and run: **/t claim outpost**\ Once the outpost is created, you can continue expanding around it using normal land claims. ### Step 5: Set Taxes Taxes can help cover your town’s upkeep costs and reduce the financial burden on leadership.\ There are two tax options available: #### Fixed Daily Tax Charges all residents the same daily amount.\ \&#xNAN;**/t set taxes \**\ This is the most common option. #### Percentage Tax Charges residents a percentage of their balance.\ \&#xNAN;**/t toggle taxpercent**\ This option has a maximum limit of **15% of a player’s balance or $15,000**, whichever is lower. This option is less used as it can cause players with a higher balance to be taxed at an astronomical rate depending on your percentage since its based on the balance of the user. \ \ Be careful when setting taxes too high, as residents who cannot afford their taxes will automatically be removed from the town.\ Town staff and VIP residents are exempt from taxes. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://eightbitnetwork.gitbook.io/eightbitnetwork-wiki/servers/survival/towny/create-a-town.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.