ChunkedWorld rules

The short version

1. Be respectful. No harassment, hate speech or personal attacks, towards players or staff.
2. No cheating or exploiting. Hacked clients, exploits and dupe bugs are banned. Report bugs, do not abuse them.
3. No griefing. Do not destroy or steal from claimed chunks. Wild (unclaimed) chunks are fair game.
4. No spamming or advertising. No chat spam and no advertising other servers or communities.
5. English only in public game chat and Discord channels.
6. No real money trading. Buying or selling in-game items for real money outside the official store is prohibited.
7. Username and skin policy. Offensive or impersonating names and skins mean a ban until changed.
8. Staff decisions are final. Disagree with a ruling? Message a staff member calmly. Public arguments lead to a mute or ban.
9. Expect changes. ChunkedWorld is still growing: bugs, resets and changes happen, and progress can be wiped between major updates.

Cheating and unfair clients

Anything that plays for you, shows you hidden information, changes how the game normally behaves, or gets around a restriction is cheating. Examples:

• Combat and movement hacks: kill aura, auto-clicking, fly, speed, no-fall and similar.
• Information hacks: x-ray, resource packs or mods that reveal ores, caves or players you could not otherwise see.
• Trying to get around the anti-cheat. A failed attempt can still be punished.

Performance, cosmetic and accessibility mods are fine as long as they give no advantage and automate nothing. If you are unsure about a mod, ask staff before you use it. This list gives examples and is not complete.

Bugs, exploits and duplication

• Duplicating items or money, or abusing a bug to gain items, money or progress, is exploiting.
• Found a bug? Tell staff on Discord and do not use it. Do not show it to other players either.
• Anything gained from an exploit can be removed, even if you gained it a while ago.
• Exploiters get permanently banned.

Islands, claims and griefing

• Claimed chunks are protected. Do not break, steal from, trap or sabotage another player's island, and do not get around island permissions.
• Wild (unclaimed) chunks are fair game. Anything you build there can be taken or destroyed by other players, so claim what you want to keep.
• Only add friends you trust. Friends can build on your island, and what a friend does there is between you and them.

Server health and lag

• Do not build lag machines, crash the server or flood it with entities or redstone on purpose.
• Huge farms are welcome, but staff may ask you to reduce one that hurts the server's performance. Ignoring that request counts as intentional abuse.

Economy and trading

• Trade through the server's own systems, such as the shop, the auction house and direct payments.
• Do not scam other players or abuse prices, bugs or shop mechanics for unfair profit.
• Selling items, money or accounts for real money outside the official store is not allowed.

Chat, names and community

• No harassment, hate speech, threats, sharing other people's personal information, or impersonating players or staff.
• No chat spam and no advertising of other servers, communities or paid services.
• Public game chat and Discord channels are English only. Other languages are fine in private messages.
• Names, skins, builds and signs must not be offensive or impersonate someone. Staff can ask you to change them.

Helping others break the rules

Helping someone cheat or grief, acting as a lookout, hiding items for them or lying to staff counts as breaking the rule yourself.

Reporting a problem

Tell a staff member on Discord or in game. Give the player's name, roughly when it happened, and where, plus a screenshot or video if you have one. Please do not accuse people in public chat.

What happens when rules are broken

Depending on how serious it is and whether it has happened before, staff can give a warning, a mute, a temporary ban or a permanent ban. Serious cases such as cheating and exploiting can skip the warnings. Staff may also remove items or money gained unfairly, or undo what was done.

Appeals

If you think a ruling was wrong, message a staff member on Discord, calmly. Include your Minecraft name, what the punishment was, and what you think staff got wrong, with any evidence you have. Staff decisions are final, and public arguments about a ruling lead to a mute or ban.

Changes to these rules

These rules can change as the server grows. The newest version is always this page and /rules in game. If something is not covered, use common sense and ask a staff member first.