Factions P2E Guide

Overview

Columbus P2E is a Minecraft Factions server where factions compete for the #1 spot on a value leaderboard. The faction with the highest "effective vault value" earns real money from a prize pool every 5 minutes.

Vault value is based on physical items stored in designated chests — which can be raided by other factions. This means wealth exists physically in-game and can be stolen at any time.

Getting Started

Factions

Factions are teams of players who share territory, vaults, and earnings. You can play solo or with up to 15 members.

Faction Rules

Territory & Claims

Standard Factions claiming system:

• Each player has power (max 10, regenerates over time)
• Faction power = sum of all members' power
• You can claim chunks up to your faction's total power
• Dying loses power — if power drops below claims, outer claims become vulnerable
• Claimed territory protects blocks from breaking by hand/tools
• TNT explosions can damage blocks in claims (this is how raiding works)

Payout Distribution

The faction leader configures how earnings are split among members:

Vault System

Vaults are designated chests where your faction stores valuable items. The total in-game point value of items in your vaults determines your leaderboard position — and leaderboard position determines who earns real money.

Registering Vaults

Any chest in your claimed territory can be registered as a vault:

Item Values

Only items with assigned point values count toward your vault total. These in-game values determine your leaderboard rank.

Vault Scanning

Every 5 minutes, the system automatically:

1. Scans all registered vault chests for each faction
2. Sums item values to calculate Base Vault Value
3. Applies the faction multiplier to get Effective Value
4. Updates the leaderboard rankings
5. Top faction(s) receive their payout

Multiplier System

The multiplier system is what connects the desktop app to your Minecraft gameplay. The more prompts you can verifiably run each day, the higher your individual multiplier — and your faction's combined multiplier amplifies your vault value on the leaderboard.

Individual Multiplier

You get +0.1x for every 100 verified daily prompts across all your connected platforms.

How Verification Works

1. In the desktop app, set your daily prompt allowance per platform (e.g., "I can run 200 prompts/day on ChatGPT")
2. The system enters a 24-hour verification period
3. During verification, the app runs prompts to confirm you can meet your stated allowance
4. If verified (90%+ completion), your multiplier activates
5. If any day fails to reach 90%, verification resets and you must re-verify

Faction Multiplier

Your faction's combined multiplier is calculated from all online members:

Scaling Examples

Important Rules

Raiding

Raiding is what keeps the game dynamic. Any faction can breach another faction's base using TNT cannons, steal their vault items, and climb the leaderboard.

How to Raid

1. Scout enemy base locations and try to find their vault
2. Build a TNT cannon outside (or at the edge of) their territory
3. Time your attack — offline defenders can't fight back
4. Fire TNT to breach walls and create an opening
5. Enter and loot their vault chests
6. Haul stolen items back to your own vault before retaliation

Raiding Rules

Defense Tips

• Hide your vault — bury it deep underground, far from base entrance
• Use obsidian — obsidian layers and water walls make TNT raids expensive
• Spread your value — multiple small vaults minimize losses from any single raid
• Stay online — a faction with members online deters most attackers
• Maintain power — if your power drops below your claims, outer claims become raidable without TNT

Earning System

Real money earnings come from a prize pool funded by Columbus's AI visibility customers. 30% of customer revenue goes into the prize pool, which is distributed to top factions every 5 minutes.

How the Prize Pool Works

Earning Slots

The number of factions that earn is based on the budget — roughly 1 slot per €1,000/month of budget. More Columbus customers means more earning slots, not richer individual slots.

Prize Distribution

When multiple slots exist, prizes are weighted by rank:

Monthly Earning Potential

If a faction holds a slot consistently:

Competition means no faction holds #1 24/7. Actual earnings are spread across competing factions.

Cycle Timing

Cycles run at fixed 5-minute intervals (:00, :05, :10, :15...). Whoever is #1 at the end of the cycle receives the payout. Mid-cycle changes don't matter — only the final position counts.

Starter Kits

Each AI platform you connect in the desktop app unlocks an exclusive in-game starter kit the first time you authenticate.

Commands Reference

Server Rules

Legal & Fair Play

Why This Is Not Gambling

• No entry fee — the game is 100% free to play
• Skill-based outcomes — building, resource gathering, raiding, and defense determine success
• No randomness in payouts — earnings are determined by leaderboard position, not chance
• Precedent — structured like esports prize pools, which are legal worldwide

AI Platform Usage

The desktop app runs prompts through your AI accounts using normal browser interactions — exactly how you'd use them yourself. Your credentials are stored locally on your computer, never on our servers. You can continue using your AI accounts normally while the app runs in the background.

Season Structure

Unlike typical game servers, there are no regular resets. The world is persistent, and faction progress carries over indefinitely. This encourages long-term base building and strategic investment.