This guide covers the life of a gang: creating it, filling it, and closing it. For what a gang does once it exists, start at Gangs.
The gang menu#
Type /gang (alias /gangs) to open the Gangs menu.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Create a Gang (nether star) | Shown when you are not in a gang. Asks for a name in a text prompt titled "Create a new gang" and creates the gang. |
| Your Gang (nether star) | Shown when you are in a gang. Opens the gang overview with members, perks and permissions. |
| Public Gangs (beacon) | Lists gangs that are open to everyone. Click one to join it at once. |
| Gang Invitations (writable book) | Lists the gangs that have invited you. Click one to accept or decline. |
| Look Up a Player (player head) | Asks for a player name and prints the gang that player belongs to. |
| Gang Leaderboard | Opens the weekly leaderboard. See Gang Leaderboard. |
Creating a gang#
- Make sure you are not already in a gang.
- Run
/gang create <name>or use the Create a Gang button. - You become the Owner of the new gang and an announcement of the new gang is broadcast.
Creating a gang costs nothing and has no rank requirement.
Gang names#
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | 3 to 16 characters |
| Characters | Letters, numbers and underscores |
| Uniqueness | The name must not already be used by another gang |
| Language | Names that fail the chat profanity filter are refused |
If the name is refused you get one of these messages: "The gang name must be between 3 and 16 characters long and contain only letters and numbers.", "A gang with that name already exists." or "You are already in a gang."
New gangs are private: nobody can join without an invite.
Member limit#
A gang holds 6 members including the owner. The limit is read from the gang owner, not from the person joining. If the owner has the Savage or Caveman rank, the gang has one extra slot for 7 members in total. A full gang refuses every invite acceptance and every public join with "The gang is full."
Inviting players#
Inviting needs the Invite players permission, which Officers, Co-owners and the Owner have by default. The owner and Co-owners can change that in the permissions menu (see Gang Members and Roles).
- Run
/gang invite <player>. The player must be online. - The invited player receives a message with a clickable "click here" link. The whole gang is told who invited whom.
- The invited player accepts with
/gang join <gang>, by clicking the link, or from Gang Invitations in the gang menu. They decline with/gang decline <gang>or in the same menu.
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Invite lifetime | An invite expires 30 seconds after it is sent. Send it again if it lapses. |
| Self invites | You cannot invite yourself. |
| Players in a gang | You cannot invite a player who is already in a gang. |
| Repeat invites | A player who already has a live invite from your gang cannot be invited again until it expires or is answered. |
| Several gangs | A player can hold invites from several gangs at once. Accepting one ends the others' usefulness, because a player cannot be in two gangs. |
| Rank on joining | Everyone who joins starts as a Member. |
Public and private gangs#
The owner controls whether a gang is listed in the Public Gangs menu.
/gang public truemakes the gang public: "anyone can join it from the gang menu"./gang public falsereturns it to invite-only.
Only the Owner can change this setting. A public join follows the same member limit as an invite and the new member starts as a Member.
Looking up gangs#
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
/gang info [gang] | Shows a gang's name, leader and member list. Without an argument it shows your own gang. The argument can be a gang name or the name of a player in that gang. |
/gang player [player] | Shows the gang that a player belongs to, or your own gang when no player is given. |
Leaving a gang#
Run /gang leave. You leave immediately, your gang is told, and you are free to create or join another gang. Your beacons stay with you.
The Owner cannot leave. The message reads "You cannot leave a gang you own. Use /gang delete instead!"
Renaming a gang#
The Owner can rename the gang with /gang rename <name>. The new name follows the same rules as a new gang name and must not be in use. A confirmation menu asks "Are you sure you want to rename your gang?" and warns that the action cannot be undone. Renaming is free, and the gang is told who renamed it.
Disbanding a gang#
The Owner can delete the gang with /gang delete or /gang disband.
- A confirmation menu appears: "Are you sure you want to delete your gang? WARNING: This action cannot be undone!"
- Confirm to delete. Every member is removed and the gang is told "Your gang has been deleted."
Deleting a gang removes its members, perk levels and leaderboard standing. Nobody loses beacons, because beacons belong to each player personally. Everyone can create or join a new gang straight away.
Common problems#
| Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| You are not in a gang. | The command needs a gang. Create or join one first. |
| You do not have permission to do that. | Your gang rank does not have the needed permission. |
| You have not been invited to this gang. | The invite expired after 30 seconds, or was never sent. Ask for a new one. |
| This gang is not public. | The gang is invite-only. Ask an officer for an invite. |
| The gang is full. | The gang already has its maximum number of members. |
| This gang no longer exists. | The gang was deleted before you joined. |
See also#
- Gang Members and Roles to learn what each rank can do
- Gang Commands for the full command list