Voxels Guide: Getting started
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OverviewVoxels is a sandbox game on Roblox where you mine blocks, craft gear, fight mobs, and explore a world full of structures and dungeons. This guide walks you through getting started, progressing through the two dimensions, and understanding the systems that keep the game moving.
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Getting started — your first few minutes
Step
When you first spawn in, start mining the blocks around you. The materials you collect feed into crafting recipes that produce tools, weapons, and building supplies. A quest chain is there from the start, walking you through what to do next.
- Mine nearby blocks to collect materials.
- Open your quests the quest chain guides you through what to gather or craft.
- Craft basic tools combine raw materials to make your first wooden tools.
- Fight nearby mobs hostile creatures drop extra materials you will need for crafting.
- Cook your food raw meat from animals heals only 2 health, but cooking it in a furnace raises that to 5.
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Tool and armor tiers
TableTools and armor both follow the same five-tier system, from weakest to strongest. Each tier can be crafted into four tool types — axe, pickaxe, shovel, and hoe — and four armor pieces: helmet, chestplate, pants, and boots. Leather armor exists as a separate set outside this tier list.
| Wooden | weakest starting tier |
| Stone | a step up from wood |
| Iron | required minimum to mine Amethyst and Crimson Stone |
| Golden | matches Amethyst in effectiveness but has lower durability |
| Amethyst | strongest and rarest tier, capable of mining Crimson Stone |
Food and healing
TableYou cannot regenerate health above 8 points without eating. Regenberries are the only food that adds a healing effect on top of restoring health.
| Food | Health restored | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 3 HP (1.5 hearts) | Break oak leaves without shears |
| Cherries | 2 HP (1 heart) | Break birch leaves |
| Banana | 3 HP (1.5 hearts) | Break jungle leaves |
| Mango | 4 HP (2 hearts) | Break oak leaves; found in some loot chests |
| Avocado | 4 HP (2 hearts) | Break birch leaves; trade with Trader using gold blocks |
| Blueberries | 2 HP (1 heart) | Kill Gobblers; trade with Traders using gold ingots; Igloo chests |
| Regenberries | 1 HP + 4-second heal buff | Underworld Towers, under some portals, farming, decrafting Giantberries |
| Tomato | 2 HP (1 heart) | Found in some chests |
| Raw Patty | 2 HP (1 heart) | Kill cows or deer |
| Raw Sausage | 2 HP (1 heart) | Kill turkeys, pigs, or Gator Warriors |
| Milk Bucket | 1 HP (0.5 hearts) | Right-click a cow while holding a Bucket |
| Cooked Patty | 5 HP (2.5 hearts) | Cook Raw Patty in a furnace |
| Cooked Sausage | 5 HP (2.5 hearts) | Cook Raw Sausage in a furnace |
| Bread | 4 HP (2 hearts) | Craft with 3 wheat |
| Soup | 5 HP (2.5 hearts) | Craft with 4 tomatoes |
| Cheese | 2 HP (1 heart) | Craft with 1 milk bucket |
| Panacea | 5 HP (2.5 hearts) | Chests near Ruined Portals |
Overworld structures and what they hold
TipsThe Overworld is dotted with structures, each with its own enemies and rewards.
- Portal Ruins have a chest that can hold Crimson Stone — the material you need to build a portal to the Underworld.
- The Bastion is the only Overworld place to get a Crimson Spirit; its third-floor chest always holds Regenectar, a Crimson Spirit, and Amethyst.
- A hidden chest behind barrels on the Bastion's first floor always contains hide, an iron sword, sulfur, arrows, and an apple.
- The Olmec Temple floats in the sky and has four rooms, each with a spawner; defeating the Olmec Golem reliably drops the Olmec Hammer.
- The 3 Towered Arena contains Skeletons in its towers and can hold Amethyst and Souls — Souls are used to create portals and enter the Underworld.
- Villages have four to five houses with chests that can contain arrows and sticks.
Getting Amethyst
CheckAmethyst is the strongest ore in the Overworld and unlocks the top tier of tools and armor. It also lets you mine Crimson Stone, which is required for portal construction.
- Mine at the very bottom of the world Amethyst appears in deep underground layers.
- Search floating islands Amethyst can be found on some of them.
- Clear the Bastion the third-floor chest always contains one Amethyst.
- Loot the Tormentor Shrine a chest on the right side of the room beneath the Tormentor's spawn point holds one Amethyst.
- Trade with a Trader using a gold block there is a chance the Trader drops Amethyst in return.
Reaching the Underworld
StepThe Underworld is a second dimension home to the multi-phase boss Tormentor and the Cursed Dungeon. Getting there requires key materials gathered across the Overworld.
- Collect Crimson Stone find it in the chest at a Portal Ruins structure in the Overworld.
- Get a Crimson Spirit the Bastion is the only reliable Overworld source; its third-floor chest always has one. Ghouls in the Underworld also have a rare drop chance, but you need the portal first.
- Build and activate the portal use the Crimson Stones to fill the missing pieces of the ruined portal structure.
- Enter the portal step through to reach the Underworld.
Ascension and long-term goals
SummaryOnce you have accumulated enough Amethyst, Ascension becomes available. The leaderboard tracks several stats and rewards the top players visibly in the game world.
- Ascension requirement accumulate enough Amethyst to trigger the Ascend option
- Inventory reset everything in your inventory is wiped when you Ascend
- Rebirth count a permanent counter increases each time you Ascend, visible as a mark of progress
- Leaderboard categories blocks mined, blocks placed, mob kills, and playtime are all tracked
- Crown display the top 3 players in any leaderboard category are shown wearing a crown in-game
- Realms create a private server with its own world and invite friends using an invite code; as owner you can kick, ban, or shut down the Realm
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Glossary
Glossary- Overworld
- The main dimension where you spawn, containing all the key Overworld structures.
- Underworld
- A second dimension reached through an activated portal, home to Ghouls, Tormentor, and the Cursed Dungeon.
- Crimson Stone
- The material used to complete a ruined portal structure; found in Portal Ruins chests.
- Crimson Spirit
- A rare item found in the Bastion that is needed to access the Underworld.
- Ascension
- A prestige action that resets your inventory in exchange for a permanent increase to your Rebirth count.
- Realm
- A private server instance you create yourself, with its own world, invite code, and owner admin controls.
- Hotbar
- The row of item slots at the bottom of your screen; the item you select there is considered held, and its name briefly appears above the HUD.
- Tormentor
- A multi-phase boss in the Underworld that spawns Ghouls during the fight.
Common questions
FAQHow do I get to the Underworld?
Collect Crimson Stone from a Portal Ruins chest and a Crimson Spirit from the Bastion, then use them to complete and activate a ruined portal. Walk through the finished portal to enter the Underworld.
What happens when I Ascend?
Your entire inventory is wiped when you Ascend. In return, your Rebirth count goes up permanently, acting as a record of how many times you have Ascended.
Do I need a special pickaxe to mine Amethyst?
Yes — you need at least an iron pickaxe to mine Amethyst.
What does a Realm let me do that a normal server does not?
A Realm is a private server with its own separate world. You can invite specific players using an invite code, and as the Realm owner you can kick, ban, or shut the server down at any time.
Where do I find the Olmec Hammer?
Defeat the Olmec Golem at the Olmec Temple in the Overworld — it reliably drops the Olmec Hammer.
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