Minecraft/Discord Server Rules

Here you can find all of the rules that apply to the Minecraft server as well as the official Discord Server

## Rules

**Be kind**

Hate speech, slurs (of any kind), NSFW (not safe for work) content, and terrorizing behaviors are not tolerated. This applies to discord and in game chat. The consequences for using this type of language will be discussed on a case by case basis. Our #1 goal is curating a safe play environment for all who choose to play here.

**Griefing**

This includes the malicious intent to: Destroy/alter someone else’s builds and killing entities. This is not an exhaustive list of what is considered griefing, each situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

There is a difference between a prank and griefing. Pranking is allowed, but know your audience. Some may not appreciate your prank, and at that point, it will be considered griefing. Don’t prank unless you’re prepared to clean up after yourself. Players who grief will be subject to a 72 hour temp ban on first offence, and perma-banned on their 2nd offence.

**Theft**

Taking something that doesn’t belong to you without permission will result in a 48 hour ban on the first offence, week ban + 24hr discord mute on the second offence and perma-banned on the third offence.

Interacting with a base or build that isn't yours and messing about with others people stuff is included in this rule.

**No hacking, X-Ray or disallowed modifications**

You are allowed to use client side mods which provide quality of life improvements, for example OptiFine, Minimaps, Litematica, and mods that provide additional HUD info such as Mini HUD, Applecore and HWYLA. If you’re unsure if a mod is allowed to be used on our server, please reach out to an admin. Hacking/Xray results in immediate perma-ban

**TNT duping is allowed. No other duping is allowed**

What isn’t allowed is tunnel bores below y20, TNT duping in the nether, and if your farm/duping causes lag you’ll be asked to turn it off when not in use. Do not dupe carpet, sand or anything that is not TNT.

**No PVP without consent**

Accidents happen so if you get hit you are not entitled to kill the other player. Killing players without consent will result in a temp ban of 48 hours on first offence and perma-ban on second offence

**Use your common sense!**

The server staff may ask you to stop doing anything they deem inappropriate and not in the spirit of the server, even if it is not on this list.

**The most important rule, HAVE FUN. Don’t be a dick and you’ll be alright! :)**

## Shop Creation

In order to make a shop, you can use the shop creation form to apply. Once you've done this wait for approval by an admin and than you can go to the shopping district and make your shop!

**Three Shops maximum per person**

Every player is allowed three shops! If you are associated with a shop in anyway or form than it counts as one of your shops!

**Duplicate shops!**

There can only be 3 shops selling the same item at a time. Example: If there are 3 book shops then nobody else can make a book shop or sell books in their shop

**Claiming Shops!**

You are only allowed to create a new shop once every 7 days. You must wait at least 7 days between shop requests.

**Inactivity!**

If your shop doesn't have at least 2/3rds of its stock for at least a week, then you will receive a DM giving you 7 days to restock your shop. If you do not restock within this time frame than we will take down your shop! Other players may restock your shop for you. Services and certain other shops are excluded from this rule.

**No low effort shops!**

It is alright for your shop to look basic at the beginning, but after a couple weeks of ownership over your shop, we expect you to have effort put into it or it will risk being destroyed. The standards are not very high but a flat floor is not acceptable. If you do not meet the basic effort requirements, you will be offered assistance and time before your shop is removed

## Rule Violation Reporting

While almost everyone will follow the rules, we can't guarentee that someone won't break a rule.

If someone is violating rules:

- Alert an Admin or Moderator over discord and let them know what happened. Send any screenshots of relevent messages or other things that might be useful

- If someone has griefed, do not fix it

- An admin can restore any damage for you via commands.

- Do not retaliate or seek revenge if someone is causing harm to you, or else you too could be at risk of being punished.

- If you feel that you are at risk of being killed without permission, logging off is the safest option until the issue is dealt with.

## Lag Prevention

As a community we can work together to reduce lag on the server so to help do your part, please:

- Build an on/off switch for your lag producing farms if possible.

- Place blocks on top of hoppers that don't need to collect items. Water streams are also lag friendly alternatives.

- Try to separate your farm's location away from your base if possible via an industrial district 150 or more blocks away from your base.