Economy System

The following guide is intended for older and newer players alike, to equip you will all the knowledge required to participate in the BetaMC Player Economy. This guide should be treated as a living document, and will be updated as new/better/more accurate information becomes available.

Important Commands:

Command Syntax	Result
/pay <username> <amount>	Pays a certain player, a certain amount.
/bal	Displays your current balance.
/bal <username>	Displays the balance of another player.
/baltop	Displays the current balances of all players, from highest to lowest.
/ta	Displays the ChestShop history of your player.
/ta [from <player>] [to <player>] [before <yyyy-MM-dd>] [after <yyyy-MM-dd>]	Displays the ChestShop history from and to other players with the optional specified timeframe.

Methods of making money

Selling to Admin Shop

One way to make money in BetaMC, is via the AdminShop. This can be reached with the following warp command /warp shop.

To Sell blocks/items to the AdminShop, punch (left click) the sign. To Buy from the AdminShop, right click the sign.

The prices and block available in the AdminShop may change at a future date, but currently, here is the list of buy/sell prices:

Block	# of blocks	Price [Buy/Sell]	Price Per Unit [Buy/Sell]	Price per Stack (64) [Buy/Sell]
Netherack	256	B20 : S8	B0.07 : S0.03	B5 : S2
SoulSand	64	B50 : S15	B0.78 : S0.23	Same as price
Obsidian	64	B1000 : S500	B15.62 : S7.81	Same as price
Coal	64	B96 : S40	B1.5 : S0.62	Same as price
Redstone	64	B150 : S30	B2.34 : S0.46	Same as price
Wool	64	B100	B1.56	Same as price
Cobblestone	128	B30 : S12	B0.23 : S0.09	B15 : S6
Dirt	128	B20 : S8	B0.15 : S0.06	B10 : S4
Sand	64	B20 : S8	B0.31 : S0.12	Same as price
Gravel	64	B12 : S5	B0.18 : S0.07	Same as price
OakLog	64	B90 : S45	B1.40 : S0.70	Same as price
SpruceLog	64	B90 : S45	B1.40 : S0.70	Same as price
BirchLog	64	B90 : S45	B1.40 : S0.70	Same as price
Brick	64	B100 : S60	B1.56 : S0.93	Same as price
LapisBlock	1	B45 : S15	Same as price	B2880 : S960
IronBlock	1	B90 : S30	Same as price	B5760 : S1920
GoldBlock	1	B120 : S50	Same as price	B7680 : S3200
DiamondBlock	1	B1000 : S500	Same as price	B64000 : S32000
*As Ingots (for reference only)*
Lapis	1	B5 : S1.67	Same as price	B320 : S106.67
Iron Ingot	1	B10 : S3.33	Same as price	B640 : S213.12
Gold Ingot	1	B13.33 : S5.56	Same as price	B853.33 : S355.56
Diamond	1	B111.11 : S55.56	Same as price	B7111.11 : S3555.56

Selling to Player Shops

Whilst the AdminShop can be infinitely bought from and sold to, its prices for both are deliberately set up to be undesirable and the catalog of blocks is limited. For those reasons, it is often best to try and use a Player Shop for purchases and sales whenever possible. They are used identically to the AdminShop (left click to buy, right click to sell), but are player-owned and have a finite amount of resources that can be bought/sold at any given time.

The prices and options for purchases and sales vary depending on the shop. Collections of player shops can be found at /warp mall. There are also larger Player Shops at /warp store and /warp warehouse.

Hostile Mob Kills with CookieMonster

Another way to make money is with the CookieMonster plugin. This plugin allows you to earn money by killing hostile mobs. The ranges for each mob vary and are subject to change. As of now, here are the prices you should expect when killing each given mob:

Mob	Min Price	Max Price
Zombie	$1	$2
Skeleton	$1	$3
Spider	$1	$2
Slime	$0.10	$0.40
Zombie Pigmen	$1	$2
Creeper1	$1	$5
Ghast	$5	$20

Because players are allowed up to 3 accounts total, one could use up to two alternate accounts to semi-afk and earn money while doing other things with their main account. There is an area-based cap, currently at 50 mob kills per 5 minutes.

¹ No reward is given for killing a creeper with a bow.

Creating a ChestShop

By utilizing the ChestShop plugin, players can create their own shops to buy/sell items/blocks. By selling items/blocks you've collected to other players, you can also earn an income.

Although you can create your own ChestShop anywhere, it is recommended to find an empty stall at /warp Mall as it is convenient to get to, and most players go there to buy/sell items currently.

To create a ChestShop, place a chest or doublechest, then place a sign next to it with the following syntax. Please note, each bullet point below represents a newline on the sign:

• your username
• # of blocks to sell per sale
• Buy/Sell prices, separated by :
• Item Name

e.g:

• jcheese7
• 64
• B 1 : S 1
• DIAMOND_SPADE

ChestShops do not always have to use money for a transaction. It can also use items. Instead of putting the price on the third line, you will state the quantity alongside item ID.

• your username
• # of blocks to sell per sale
• Quantity and item to trade
• Item you are selling

e.g:

• jcheese7
• 64
• 5 DIAMOND
• IRON_INGOT

This means you're buying 64 iron ingots for 5 diamonds from jcheese7.

If you require further assistance with the syntax of your ChestShop, please refer to the tutorial at /spawn, or look closely at the other ChestShop signs at /warp Mall.

Creating a SlotMachine

Within the ChestShop plugin, is also a feature to create Slot Machines. To create your own, place a down a block of your choice and place a redstone torch behind it, place a dispenser on top of that block, and place a sign on the lower block.

On the sign, use the following syntax:

• your username
• BLANK SPACE
• Buy price
• [Activate]

For Example:

• R0LU
• B 100
• [Activate]

History

2024

October

• 13^th - Server Economy begins

November

• 22^nd - jcheese7 creates the original AdminShop (/warp adminshop; now deprecated)

2025

January

• 17^th - aq2a creates the modern-day AdminShop (/warp shop)

February

• 20^th - Dude123Lego becomes the first player to have $100,000
• 22^nd - jcheese7 creates the Mall (/warp mall) with help from SvGaming234, Dude123Lego and a few others

April

• 10^th - Economy size reaches $1,000,000
• 17^th - Item-for-item ChestShop trading is added

May

• 8^th - Lootmeister makes his first appearance as a temporary illegal items store

June

• 10^th - Dude123Lego becomes the first player to have $1,000,000

July

• 9^th - Garsooon's Auctioneer plugin is added
• 28^th -
  • Garsooon's Hitman plugin is added
  • aq2a opens the BMC Warehouse (/warp warehouse)

August

• 22^nd - Players are given the ability to buy a /warp for $100,000
• 24^th - LizzieSteph opens Kæse-co (/warp capital)

September

• 9^th - The price of Coal is decreased by 20% and Lapis by 50% at the AdminShop
• 23^rd - Public mob farms are banned to prevent hyperinflation

October

• 11^th - zavdav's ZCore rewrite adds banks and the ability to buy extra /home slots

December

• 30^th - Juasonxd becomes the first player to buy a /warp (/warp Papuland)

2026

January

• 17^th - Lootmeister permanently returns after several departures, now with a rotating inventory

February

• 9^th - Money in banks now shows in /baltop, revealing that the economy size had already surpassed $2,000,000

April

• 18^th - Economy size reaches $3,500,000

May

• 7^th -
  • Economy size reaches $4,000,000
  • Wool selling is removed from AdminShop whilst Birch and Spruce Logs are added
• 8^th - The Doublestep Crisis occurs, briefly breaking the economy.
• 28^th - VanillaCake__ opens the Fürstwaren Store (/warp store)

June

• 14^th - LizzieSteph permanently closes Kæse-co (/warp capital)