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Minions
Timed island workers that farm, mine, chop and fight for you.
A minion is a timed worker you place on your island. There are four kinds: the Crop Farmer, Miner, Tree Harvester and Mob Killer. Each can sell its output, send it to a linked chest, or drop it on the ground.
4
Minion types
5
Per island
0.6 s
Fastest cycle
8 blocks
Chest link range
A Miner minion working the OneBlock
Place a Miner minion facing the island's OneBlock, with Auto Sell and a linked chest. Third person, side view, close enough that the minion, the OneBlock and the minion's hologram (Time / Output / Claim / status) are all readable. Daytime.
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Getting minions
The item is called Worker Minion; its lore shows the type, area, cycle, upgrades and duration.
| Source | Minions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Luxury Bundle (legendary) | Tree Harvester, Miner, Mob Killer | 3 days |
| Eternal Bundle (legendary) | Tree Harvester, Miner, Mob Killer | 7 days |
| Special Offer popups (830 Minecoins) | Miner, Mob Killer or Crop Farmer | 3 days |
Bundles call the Tree Harvester the Woodcutter. See Bundles and Store.
Limits and who can manage them
- Up to 5 minions per island. This limit can't be upgraded.
- Only the Leader and Co-Leaders can place, manage and pick up minions.
- Minions must be inside your island's border, and linked chests within 8 blocks.
- Minions only work while at least one island member is on the island.
Placing and lifetime
- 1
Place it
Use the Worker Minion on a block. It stands on top, facing the way you face (snapped to north, east, south or west). That matters for the Miner.
- 2
Time only counts while it works
Lifetime ticks down only while the island is loaded and the minion isn't paused. Pause Minion freezes both work and time.
- 3
Move it any time
Pick Up Minion returns it as an item that keeps its remaining time, upgrades and stored saplings or seeds.
- 4
When it expires
The hologram shows "EXPIRED / Interact to claim". Its menu then only offers Claim & Dismiss, which pays out and removes it.
Minion types
| Minion | Base cycle | What it does | Tool for drops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop Farmer | 10 s | Harvests and replants crops in a 5x5 square (26 blocks up and down) | Wooden hoe + Fortune |
| Miner | 9 s | Breaks the one block in front of it, including your OneBlock (with its loot). Containers it breaks drop their contents | Iron pickaxe + Fortune |
| Tree Harvester | 15 s | Grows and chops mini trees on a 7x7 platform, replanting from its sapling store | Stone axe + Fortune |
| Mob Killer | 6 s | Hits the nearest mob within 3 blocks for 4 damage. Ignores players, pets and minions | Iron sword + Looting |
Tree Harvester species: oak, birch, spruce, acacia, jungle, dark oak, mangrove, cherry and pale oak. It starts with oak.
Upgrades
Buy upgrades from the minion's menu. They're paid in Money by the player who buys them, and they stay on the minion if you pick it up. Expired minions can't be upgraded.
Speed
| Tier | Crop Farmer | Miner | Tree Harvester | Mob Killer | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 s | 9 s | 15 s | 6 s | — |
| 1 | 7.5 s | 7 s | 11 s | 4.5 s | $50,000 |
| 2 | 5 s | 4.5 s | 7 s | 3 s | $100,000 |
| 3 | 3 s | 2.5 s | 4 s | 2 s | $150,000 |
| 4 | 1.5 s | 1.25 s | 2 s (max) | 1.25 s | $200,000 |
| 5 | 0.75 s | 0.6 s | — | 0.6 s | $250,000 |
Fortune and Looting
Fortune for the Crop Farmer, Miner and Tree Harvester; Looting for the Mob Killer.
| Level | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 |
| 2 | $100,000 |
| 3 | $150,000 |
Radius
| Tier | Crop Farmer area | Tree Harvester platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5x5 | 7x7 | — |
| 1 | 7x7 | 9x9 | $50,000 |
| 2 | 9x9 | 11x11 | $100,000 |
| 3 | 11x11 | 13x13 | $150,000 |
| 4 | 13x13 | 15x15 | $200,000 |
Damage (Mob Killer)
| Tier | Damage per hit | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | — |
| 1 | 6 | $50,000 |
| 2 | 8 | $100,000 |
| 3 | 10 | $150,000 |
| 4 | 12 | $200,000 |
| 5 | 14 | $250,000 |
Auto Sell and full cost
Auto Sell is a single $50,000 upgrade for every type. Maxing a minion costs:
| Minion | Upgrades | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Crop Farmer | Speed, Fortune, Radius, Auto Sell | $1,600,000 |
| Miner | Speed, Fortune, Auto Sell | $1,100,000 |
| Tree Harvester | Speed, Fortune, Radius, Auto Sell | $1,350,000 |
| Mob Killer | Speed, Looting, Damage, Auto Sell | $1,850,000 |
Output and storage
Everything a minion collects goes through these steps in order:
- Seeds or saplings it needs for replanting go into its own store first.
- With Auto Sell, sellable items are sold at Sell Shop prices. The money waits on the minion until you press Claim Earnings.
- With a linked chest, the rest goes into the chest.
- Anything left drops on the ground next to the minion.
| Hologram "Output" | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Auto-Sell + Chest | Auto Sell on and a chest linked |
| Auto-Sell | Auto Sell on, no chest |
| Linked Chest | Chest only |
| Drops Nearby | Neither |
To link a chest, press Link to Chest, then click a chest or other storage block within 8 blocks and inside your island. Unlink Chest removes it.
Heads up
With no chest and no Auto Sell, items pile up on the ground and count toward your island's entity limits. Always give a minion somewhere to put things.Setting up each type
| Minion | Setup |
|---|---|
| Crop Farmer | Deposit one type of seed with Deposit Seeds. Prepare soil, water and support inside the area; use Show working area (10s). It only plants on farmland with water within 4 blocks, and crops still need light 9+. |
| Tree Harvester | Needs a flat platform (7x7 at base) with 5 clear blocks above. Deposit saplings, link a chest, and use Show problem blocks (10s) to find obstructions. |
| Miner | Place it facing the OneBlock or a block generator. The menu shows which way it faces; it can't mine past your border. |
| Mob Killer | Put it inside a mob grinder or right next to a spawner. It only reaches 3 blocks. |
A Crop Farmer's working area highlighted over an irrigated farm
Build a small irrigated, lit farm around a Crop Farmer minion, deposit wheat seeds, then press 'Show working area (10s)' in its menu. Third person from above at about 45 degrees so the full green highlight square, the water and the minion are in frame.
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The minion menu
Interact with a minion to open its menu. The top shows its status, time left, cycle, area, Fortune/Looting, Auto Sell and linked chest. Buttons:
- Pause Minion / Resume Minion
- Claim Earnings $X (when it has sold something)
- Deposit / Withdraw Seeds (Crop Farmer) or Deposit / Withdraw Saplings (Tree Harvester)
- Show working area (10s) or Show problem blocks (10s)
- Pick Up Minion
- Link to Chest / Unlink Chest
- One button per upgrade still available
The menu of an upgraded Crop Farmer
Interact with a Crop Farmer that has a few upgrades, Auto Sell, a linked chest and some earnings waiting. Capture the full form: body stats and every button down to the upgrade buttons.
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Tips
- Pause minions when nobody will be online soon; paused minions keep their time.
- A Miner facing your OneBlock mines it for you, loot included, so it's a great early buy.
- Pick a minion up before it expires if you want to move it. Upgrades and time come with it.
- Claim earnings regularly; they're paid to whoever presses the button.
