The rules

The rules are what keep us civilized. Respect the rules and you won't get problems.

Spread love, not hate

Be nice to each other!

  • Don't be mean in chat.
  • Don't bully other players.
  • Say 'hello' from time to time.
  • Have fun!

No griefing

Respect what others have built. Some projects took a long time!

  • You are not allowed to destroy or loot property of other players.
  • Never build within the boundaries of claimed land. (Unless you have permission)
  • Always ask other players if you can borrow items when you need stuff.
  • Don't steal from the diamond pile at spawn. These are community-earned diamonds.

No cheating

The game should be fun for everyone!

  • Cheating in any form is not allowed.
    • Anything is considered cheating if you have mods that give you an unfair advantage over other players. (Seeing ores, flying, faster sprinting, etc.)
  • Abusing Minecraft bugs to duplicate items is not allowed. (Build a farm, if possible)

PvP is allowed but...

Don't go on a murder spree.

  • Spawn-killing is not allowed. Don't keep killing players at their bed or at spawn.
  • Don't focus on players specifically multiple times.
    • (Unless you are battling)
  • Keep it fun. Stop, if you are told to stop.
  • Return the contents of someone's inventory if you pick their stuff up.
    • (Except for their heads, those you may keep.)

Be nice to the environment

Yes. Climate change is a thing. Even in Minecraft.

  • Chop trees all the way down. We don't like random floating trees or tree stumps.
  • Replant trees if you're not planning to build on a certain spot.
  • Don't mess the terrain up if you're not planning to build there.
  • Fill creeper holes.
  • Decorate quarries/ dig sites after you are done harvesting blocks.
    • (No random empty squares or stripped biomes.)

Respect claimed land

Not everything is free real-estate.

  • You are allowed to claim certain parts of the world as your own.
  • Claimed land is marked by placing border-markers:
    • signs
    • banners
    • visibly different blocks that are not naturally generated.
  • Make it clear for others that the border-markers are personal to you/ belong to your build.
  • You are allowed to claim an entire biome as long as you surround the entire biome with border-markers.
    • You can claim only one biome. There are still other players in this server.
  • All lands are free for the taking, with exception to:
    • Already claimed land.
    • The world spawn point at 0.0.
    • The shopping district (all shops that are connected to the main road at spawn)
    • The Nether Hub in the Nether and all connected hallways.
    • The main End island in The End and connected structures.
    • Community ground like public exp/item farms. Which have visible border-markers.

Don't cause too many lag-spikes

Well... I think this one is self-explanatory.

You can help with these steps:

  • Light up Redstone circuits.
    • The constant light-updates of Redstone causes lag.
  • Pick up items/exp at farms or place hoppers.
    • Too many items/orbs cause lag
  • Keep your animal count at a minimum if you can. Especially at the spawn chunks.
    • Spawn chunks are always loaded, and a huge number of mobs will cause lag.
  • Don't build too many big mob farms close together.
    • Spread them across the world.
  • Don't build mob farms close to spawn or build it with an on/off switch.
    • Spawn chunks are always loaded, and mob farms will cause lag if they are always grinding.
  • Don't duplicate mob farms we already have.
    • For example, 1–3 farms per certain items are more than enough.

These are the rules! Honor them, admire them, love them, cuddle them... Whatever works for you.

That's all, folks!