Introduction
The compendium has been added to clarify a growing number of loopholes being exposed/exploited in the server. Please note that as always we rely on users applying common sense. The rules are developed to allow for both the best of PVP and PVE - so please, be aware that your opinion may vary different, and it is difficult for us to write the rules in a way to benefit all parties.
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Section 1 - PVP Rules
1.) Do not Spawn Kill
Spawn-killing: Intentionally attacking users close to, and leaving, their relative spawn area (either smp spawn, or a bed).
2.) Do not PVP Log
PVP Logging: Intentionally logging out when attacked to stop yourself being killed and losing your items.
3.) Do not 'EXCESSIVELY' kill
Excessively Killing: Attacking a faction/user more than twice a day at their home/spawn area.
4.) Respect eachother
Do not scream in caps if you are killed, and do not gloat if you kill someone - No one likes a sore loser or a douche.
5.) Your spawn must be in friendly property - do NOT set your bed-spawn in an enemy users house, or right by it.
Side note: You 'may' set it an agreeable distance away (say 150m Minimum, less if you were there before you were enemies).
6.) You may construct traps, but do NOT trap people in your houses by placing blocks
If a user has broken into your house, you may not block the exits to make sure they cannot escape. However if a user has ender-pearled in, he/she is expected to enderpearl out. .
7.) You may no longer take items or leave entrances open when leaving a faction.
8.) You may no longer farm experience from being away from the keyboard next to a mob spawner for an excessive long time.
Spawn-killing: Intentionally attacking users close to, and leaving, their relative spawn area (either smp spawn, or a bed).
2.) Do not PVP Log
PVP Logging: Intentionally logging out when attacked to stop yourself being killed and losing your items.
3.) Do not 'EXCESSIVELY' kill
Excessively Killing: Attacking a faction/user more than twice a day at their home/spawn area.
4.) Respect eachother
Do not scream in caps if you are killed, and do not gloat if you kill someone - No one likes a sore loser or a douche.
5.) Your spawn must be in friendly property - do NOT set your bed-spawn in an enemy users house, or right by it.
Side note: You 'may' set it an agreeable distance away (say 150m Minimum, less if you were there before you were enemies).
6.) You may construct traps, but do NOT trap people in your houses by placing blocks
If a user has broken into your house, you may not block the exits to make sure they cannot escape. However if a user has ender-pearled in, he/she is expected to enderpearl out. .
7.) You may no longer take items or leave entrances open when leaving a faction.
8.) You may no longer farm experience from being away from the keyboard next to a mob spawner for an excessive long time.
Password to play on SMP: Hippo swamp
Section 2 - General Rules
9.) Do not Grief
Griefing: Removing, editing or adding blocks to another users property..
Side note: This includes areas such as placing water, tilling soil, or growing trees against property.
Side note II: In the event you use other peoples resources (farms, etc.) you must re-till and seed the earth.
Side note III: Destroying 'Resource blocks' (blocks of iron/diamond/lapis) is considered griefing.
9.2.) If a house appears to be inhabiting a natural feature ( a cave) that is considered his property.
Sidenote: If there is considerably proof the player actively lives in a cave or similar (beds, doors, flooring, square rooms) breaking into it considered breaching rule #5. and punishable as such.
10.) You may Steal - As long as it does not break rule #5 or #7.
11.) You may not pillar over users houses
Side note: You may use ender pearls, but you may not grow trees or use pillars to clear defences (walls, etc.)
12.) You may swear - non excessively
Side note: you may swear for humorous effect, or occasional surprise. Avoid swearing in anger.
13.) Do not advertise upon our server.
Side note: Advertising is counted as giving other server ips without staff permission.
14.) Do not abuse bugs.
Bugs: an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in the server.
15.) No non-standard clients.
This means you can use the standard MC client, or Spoutcraft. Certain mods, like optifine are allowed to help improve your game experience, as well as Rei's mini map, but not a whole lot more. This also goes for manually editing files of the standard client. Ask a controller or director when in doubt.
16.) You may NO longer take over a stronghold OR Mycelium as a 'closed' base.
Side note: In the case of strongholds, you may take rooms, but users must have a clear path to the end portal.
17.) Overly stupid structures will be removed, you know who you are!
Griefing: Removing, editing or adding blocks to another users property..
Side note: This includes areas such as placing water, tilling soil, or growing trees against property.
Side note II: In the event you use other peoples resources (farms, etc.) you must re-till and seed the earth.
Side note III: Destroying 'Resource blocks' (blocks of iron/diamond/lapis) is considered griefing.
9.2.) If a house appears to be inhabiting a natural feature ( a cave) that is considered his property.
Sidenote: If there is considerably proof the player actively lives in a cave or similar (beds, doors, flooring, square rooms) breaking into it considered breaching rule #5. and punishable as such.
10.) You may Steal - As long as it does not break rule #5 or #7.
11.) You may not pillar over users houses
Side note: You may use ender pearls, but you may not grow trees or use pillars to clear defences (walls, etc.)
12.) You may swear - non excessively
Side note: you may swear for humorous effect, or occasional surprise. Avoid swearing in anger.
13.) Do not advertise upon our server.
Side note: Advertising is counted as giving other server ips without staff permission.
14.) Do not abuse bugs.
Bugs: an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in the server.
15.) No non-standard clients.
This means you can use the standard MC client, or Spoutcraft. Certain mods, like optifine are allowed to help improve your game experience, as well as Rei's mini map, but not a whole lot more. This also goes for manually editing files of the standard client. Ask a controller or director when in doubt.
16.) You may NO longer take over a stronghold OR Mycelium as a 'closed' base.
Side note: In the case of strongholds, you may take rooms, but users must have a clear path to the end portal.
17.) Overly stupid structures will be removed, you know who you are!
I rest my case. And will enjoy some lovely German Beer now.
