Step 2: Taking Control
Now that you have your server running and can connect to it, we need to make your account an Operator which means that you have access to all the commands to Minecraft, and to all the mods you're going to install.
As this will be our first command issued to our server lets quickly go over some differences between the Server console, and the Minecraft console. The Server console is always going to do a command with highest privledges, meaning it also has access to all the commands. It however isn't associated to any specific account, so some mods might not accept a command, commonly commands that try to give/take from one player to another can't be used with the server console.
Another big difference is that to issue a command as a player, you must always have a "/" in front, otherwise the game will think you're trying to chat. The server never wants a "/" in front and you should just type out the command directly.
One thing we need to discuss, before talking about commands is what a few symbols mean to programmers and to the commands. When you see double quotes "" with text inside, you should know that I am giving you the exact text to type, and you should ignore the "". So if I say type "money give me 100" then the command you would type into the server would be: money give me 100 and the command into the game: /money give me 100
When ever you see ( ) I am telling you that part of the command is variable, and not something I can give you an exact example of, such as your characters name, the world you're in, or a towns name. I will give you the kind of object its looking for and you'll have to fill it in with a valid answer.
As this will be our first command issued to our server lets quickly go over some differences between the Server console, and the Minecraft console. The Server console is always going to do a command with highest privledges, meaning it also has access to all the commands. It however isn't associated to any specific account, so some mods might not accept a command, commonly commands that try to give/take from one player to another can't be used with the server console.
Another big difference is that to issue a command as a player, you must always have a "/" in front, otherwise the game will think you're trying to chat. The server never wants a "/" in front and you should just type out the command directly.
One thing we need to discuss, before talking about commands is what a few symbols mean to programmers and to the commands. When you see double quotes "" with text inside, you should know that I am giving you the exact text to type, and you should ignore the "". So if I say type "money give me 100" then the command you would type into the server would be: money give me 100 and the command into the game: /money give me 100
When ever you see ( ) I am telling you that part of the command is variable, and not something I can give you an exact example of, such as your characters name, the world you're in, or a towns name. I will give you the kind of object its looking for and you'll have to fill it in with a valid answer.
Command Symbols
Lets try out some commands from both places and see what happens.
The first command we'll want to do is from the server console, and we will want to type "op (username)" so that username is your in game name. Minecraft makes it easy to fill in usernames, as you can type in a single letter, and then hit the TAB button, and it will find the first user with that letter at the start of their name. Push TAB again and it will go to the next user alphabetically. This is called "Auto Fill" and is used in lots of commands to help speed things up.
If the op command worked, you should now be able to set your gamemode to what ever you want, reguardless of the world settings. Go ahead and type in "/gamemode 1" in your minecraft game and see if it puts you into Creative mode. If you were already in Creative, then type "/gamemode 0" and you'll be back in survival mode.
There are hundreds of commands for minecraft, so here's a challenge for you before you move on to the next part. Find out how to do the following task:
Change the weather.
Change the time of day.
Give your player an item from the server console.
Kick your player from the server. Then allow your player back on.
Teleport your character to another player. Teleport your character to specific X,Y,Z Coordinates. You can use F3 to find your current X,Y,Z
The first command we'll want to do is from the server console, and we will want to type "op (username)" so that username is your in game name. Minecraft makes it easy to fill in usernames, as you can type in a single letter, and then hit the TAB button, and it will find the first user with that letter at the start of their name. Push TAB again and it will go to the next user alphabetically. This is called "Auto Fill" and is used in lots of commands to help speed things up.
If the op command worked, you should now be able to set your gamemode to what ever you want, reguardless of the world settings. Go ahead and type in "/gamemode 1" in your minecraft game and see if it puts you into Creative mode. If you were already in Creative, then type "/gamemode 0" and you'll be back in survival mode.
There are hundreds of commands for minecraft, so here's a challenge for you before you move on to the next part. Find out how to do the following task:
Change the weather.
Change the time of day.
Give your player an item from the server console.
Kick your player from the server. Then allow your player back on.
Teleport your character to another player. Teleport your character to specific X,Y,Z Coordinates. You can use F3 to find your current X,Y,Z