The ranks
Sunrise has four player ranks. Ranks unlock perks (extra homes, /fly, cosmetics) but never give an in-game power advantage — the server is fully EULA-compliant.
Default
Every player starts here. You get:
- Full survival gameplay (all worlds, all features)
- Land claiming with the golden shovel
- Player warps
- Limited
/sethomeslots, expandable through/shop - Chat and private messages
Sun
The first paid/earned tier. Earned via vote milestones or purchased from the server shop.
/backafter death,/fix,/hatcommands- Additional home slots
- Cosmetic perks
Moon
The standout rank — this is where /fly lives.
/flyunlocked- Keep Inventory
- Additional home slots
- Cosmetic perks
The vote milestone for Moon is 420 total votes. That's the cheapest path to /fly by far — the alternative is buying /fly directly from /shop for around $35 million.
Donator
Granted through Patreon support (patreon.com/cw/SunriseMinecraft).
- Cosmetic Donator rank tag in-game
- All perks are cosmetic only
- Supports server upkeep
How to climb
There are really only two paths, and they aren't exclusive:
- Vote daily. This is the primary progression path. Run
/vote, hit all four sites, repeat. 420 votes gets you Moon — about a year of consistent daily voting, faster if you don't miss days. - Earn money in-game and buy perks from
/shop./flyand individual home upgrades can be bought outright. Slower for/fly(it's $35 million), but reasonable for home slot upgrades.
Home upgrades must be purchased in order. You cannot skip tiers.
Cosmetic perks
Cosmetic perks expand over time. Right now they include the rank tag in chat, name color customization through /nickname, and a handful of emote commands like /sit, /lay, and /spin.
For voting strategy and the /fly math, see Making Money on SMP.