building in a settlement or town (with active players) is more fun and rhe community is very helpful, so playing the game and asking questions in game helped me for instance to learn alot.
ask players how to spend skill points, some things are not in the game yet or dont do a lot
As for what James said, plots are only 8x8x8 blocks, so everything outside of claimed plots will be regenerated to natural state after 10 or so hours of inactivity. When you’re putting down blocks if you get green outline it means block is in claimed position
Your going to love this game, Just know if you don’t like the first place you put down you can move by hitting it to remove it. Then you can replace it in the place you want.
I did place a beacon at first, but wasn’t a fan of the locale, so I spent a good 30 minutes wandering until I found a spot by a lake, and Im digging into a hill.
Looking at some of the player made houses I found along the way, Im awe struck at what some players have been able to put together!
I am being careful to make sure everything I invest time in is within a plot,
and believe it or not, by necessity Ive already stored some things on my crafting table!
I also met a friendly player out in the world, who I talked to for a while, and who gave me the marker for their base.
I’m not able to log into the world just this minute, but I already can’t wait to further flesh out my little ‘hobbit hole’.