Land Ownership Overview
Homesteading (The Start of Land Ownership
Acquiring Land
Players may lay claim to any plot of land. Plots are measured in squares of 20 feet by 20 feet, and may be used for a wide variety of uses, including building, farming, holding animals, and much, much more! To claim a plot of land, you need only ask the system, and pay a 100 Yemon fee! If the land is already owned by another player or NPC, you may attempt to claim it in a Land Dispute.
Some activities in Project Terra, such as mining or lumbering, may force you to acquire land plots in order to perform the appropriate tasks.
Mine Land Plot Usage
Small Mine takes up 1 plot of land
Medium Mine takes up 2 plots of land
Large Mine takes up 4 plots of land
Huge Mine takes up 8 plots of land
Massive Mine takes up 16 plots of land
Gargantuan Mine takes up 32 plots of land
Guild Hall Plot Usage
Small Guild with 20 or less members, requires 8 plots of land.
Medium Guild with 50 or less members, requires 16 plots of land.
Large Guild with 120 or less members, requires 32 plots of land.
Grand Guild with 300 or less members, requires 64 plots of land.
Land Disputes
If the land you want to claim is already owned, there are two ways in which you could try to acquire it. Please note that NPCs are also capable of initiating a Land Dispute.
Negotiations: Enter trade negotiations with the owner of the land plot. Any Yemon earned in the sale of land does not count towards Trade EXP.
Force: Declare your hostile intent, and attempt to secure the land via violence. This will trigger either a Land Battle. For details, see the events listed in Contracts & Events.
Maintaining Land and Taxes
In addition to the effort and time required to maintain your land, you must also pay a 20 Yemon fee per plot of land you own on the 1st of every month. If you are unable to pay this fee in full, you must relinquish ownership of the land. You can select which land, if any, you wish to keep. The rest will be returned to its unclaimed state.
Land Plot Usage
As every plot of land is the exact same size, it’s important to keep track of what is in each plot of land you acquire. Some kinds of skills or activities, such as farming, take up space on a plot, making it unusable for any other purpose. As a general rule of thumb, below you may find a list of common usages and their plot requirements.
Building Structures: Each plot of land can hold up to 15 ft by 15 ft of a building.
For buildings that take up multiple plots, a minimum of 75% of the area must be dedicated to the building (This is roughly equivalent to 2 rooms per plot).
In addition, a building must be connected on all plots of land it occupies to be considered a single building.
Buildings can be used for extra storage. For details, see Inventory and Storage Management.
Farming: Each plot of land can hold one small farm patch, capable of growing 15 small crops, 10 medium crops, or 5 large crops.
Assigning 4 plots in a square to farming allows you to hold 5 farming patches. These plots are considered one Farm Plot for value purposes.
Assigning 4 Farm Plots in a square allows you to hold a total of 25 farming patches. These plots are considered one Plantation for value purposes.
Plantations may also be considered vineyards or paddies, dedicated to growing one individual kind of crop.
Trees: Each plot of land can hold up to 4 trees, regardless of age.
Assigning 4 plots in a square allows you to grow 20 trees. These plots are considered to be one Orchard for value purposes.
Livestock: Each plot of land can hold a fenced-in area containing live animals for produce, breeding, or slaughter.
One plot can hold a maximum of 20 small animals, 5 medium animals, or 1 large animal.
Assigning 4 plots in a square to livestock can hold a maximum of 100 small animals, 50 medium animals, 10 large animals, or 1 huge animal. These plots are considered one Barn for value purposes.
Assigning 4 Barns in a square to livestock can hold a maximum of 500 small animals, 250 medium animals, 50 large animals, 5 huge animals, or 1 massive animal. These plots are considered one Ranch for value purposes.
A ranch spread entirely across a body of water may also be used for aquaculture, the farming and harvesting of aquatic animals.
Land Defense
As your property grows, wild animals, monsters, and even NPC bandits may occasionally raid your property. Depending on who initiates the Raid, it will either trigger a Normal Raid Event or Player Raid Event. You must defend against these attacks, or risk having materials or land plots taken away from you. A Property is defined as any connected plots of land that are at least 50 plots away from any other land you own.
For details on Land Defense events, see the Events in Contracts & Events. Difficulty and Cooldown can be found on this page as well.