SERVER RULES

Treat other players with respect and listen when they set a boundary.

Emberpine is a community server. Treat the people you play with decently, whether you know them well or have just met them.

What is not allowed

• Harassment, bullying, hate speech, threats, or sexual content.
• Deliberately disrupting another player's time on the server.
• Continuing to bother someone after they have asked you to stop.

Respect personal boundaries

If someone asks you to leave their private property, leave. Respect their space and their decision about who they want to interact with.

Jokes and disagreements still need to follow these rules. Keep things respectful and report a problem instead of turning it into an argument.

Swearing in moderation is fine. That does not make harassment, hate speech, threats, or sexual content acceptable.

Keep public chat comfortable

• Do not spam messages or flood chat with repeated text.
• Avoid excessive capital letters.
• Do not bypass the chat filter by changing letters, spacing, or spelling.
• Keep politics and religion out of public chat.
• Do not send unsolicited advertisements for other servers.

The same standards apply to other content

Names, skins, signs, books, builds, and shop text must follow the same content standards. Moving inappropriate content into a different part of the game does not make it acceptable.

Other players’ property is protected by the rules in every world, even without a claim.

Do not damage, change, or take another player’s property without permission. This includes their builds, belongings, farm output, animals, and villagers.

A claim is not required

• These rules apply in every world, including the resource world.
• Unclaimed property still belongs to the player who built or collected it.
• A base looking abandoned does not give you permission to loot or dismantle it.
• An accessible chest or farm is not automatically free to use.

Trust does not transfer ownership

Being trusted in a claim gives you technical access. It does not give you permission to steal, damage the owner’s work, take farm output, or harm their animals and villagers.

Use another player’s property only in the ways they have allowed. If you are not sure whether something is public, ask before taking it.

Keep new builds and claims at least 200 blocks from another player’s claim boundary unless that player gives you permission to settle closer. Measure from the edge of their claim, not from the middle of their base.

Leave room for other players

• Respect established builds even when they are unclaimed.
• Do not place a claim over someone else's work.
• Do not surround another player's land with builds or claims.
• Do not block their access or prevent them from expanding.

Check the area before you settle in. If you want to build near someone, talk to them first and make sure they are comfortable with the location.

Do not use tools that reveal hidden information, automate building, or give unfair combat or movement advantages.

Play fairly and earn your progress through normal gameplay. Do not use a client, mod, resource pack, or external tool to gain one of the prohibited advantages below.

Hidden information and unfair advantages

• Hacked clients, Xray, ESP, entity radar, and cave maps are not allowed.
• Do not use unfair combat or movement tools.
• Do not use freecam to reveal hidden terrain or entities.
• Seed cracking, external seed maps, and unauthorized world downloads are not allowed.

Building must stay manual

Building bots, schematic printers, and automatic block placement are not allowed. A schematic may guide your build, but you still need to place the blocks yourself.

Rule 6 explains the client tools that are allowed. If a mod includes prohibited features, disable them before using it on Emberpine.

Performance and visual tools are welcome when their prohibited features are disabled.

These tools are allowed

• Performance mods and shaders.
• Fullbright and cosmetic resource packs.
• Ordinary waypoints and surface minimaps.
• Manual schematic overlays that show a design while you place the blocks yourself.

Check the features you enable

An allowed type of mod may still include features that break Rule 5. Disable cave mapping, entity radar, automatic block placement, and any other prohibited features.

The official Emberpine web map is public and may be used freely. Using it still needs to respect the privacy and harassment rules.

If you are unsure about a particular feature, ask staff before using it.

Normal AFK time is allowed until the server kicks you. Do not bypass the kick or automate repeated actions.

You can go AFK normally. If you stay inactive long enough for the server to kick you, let that system do its job.

Do not keep an account active artificially

• No anti idle devices or AFK pools.
• Do not hold or lock inputs to avoid being kicked while you are away.
• Do not use automatic reconnect loops to keep returning after a kick.
• Autoclickers, bots, and repeated action macros are not allowed.

A setup that keeps your character moving or acting does not make it normal active play when you are using it to bypass the AFK kick.

Stop using bugs and report them privately. Nether roof access is allowed, but bedrock breaking is not.

Do not take advantage of mistakes

• Do not exploit bugs or duplicate items or TNT.
• Do not bypass protections.
• Do not obtain money, rewards, or experience in ways that are clearly unintended.
• Do not share or sell anything gained through an exploit.

If you find a bug

Stop using it and report it privately to staff. Explain what happened so the problem can be checked without spreading the exploit to other players.

Nether roof access

Accessing the Nether roof is allowed. Breaking bedrock is not allowed. The permission to use the roof does not override the rule against bedrock breaking.

Build responsibly, manage farms and item output, and give large farms a practical shutoff.

Think about how your build affects the server and the other people playing on it. A farm or redstone setup needs to stay manageable as it grows.

Keep setups under control

• Chunk loaders, zero tick builds, and lag machines are not allowed.
• Avoid oversized farms and excessive numbers of hoppers or entities.
• Manage item output so storage does not overflow into piles of dropped items.
• Large farms must have a practical shutoff that lets you stop them when needed.

Staff may require changes

Staff may inspect a setup and require changes or a shutdown when it causes performance problems. Cooperate with those instructions, even if the build was working without obvious problems before.

Do not use extra accounts to multiply benefits, bypass limits, or evade punishments.

Do not use alts to get extra benefits

• Do not multiply rewards or votes across alternate accounts.
• Do not use extra accounts to increase farm production or competition entries.
• Do not bypass progression limits or cooldowns.
• Do not use another account to evade a punishment.

Moving the resulting money, items, or rewards back to your main account does not make an alt advantage acceptable.

People in the same household

Genuine household members may play and trade normally. Each person can take part in the server without being treated as an alternate account simply because they live together.

Describe trades clearly, honor paid agreements, and check what you are buying.

Make the deal clear

• Scams, counterfeit vouchers, and counterfeit keys are not allowed.
• Do not use misleading listings, item names, or descriptions to sell something as a different item or reward.
• Do not change agreed terms without telling the other person.
• Honor agreements you have been paid to complete.

Normal market activity is allowed

Clearly stated high prices, undercutting, reselling, and gifts are allowed. A price being higher or lower than someone else would choose does not make an honest listing a scam.

Player gambling games

Player run casinos, lotteries, and other gambling games using in game money or items are allowed. The rules against scams and misleading deals still apply.

Make the rules, costs, odds, and rewards clear before someone takes part. Be honest about how the game works and pay out the rewards you have agreed to provide.

Real money and store gift trades

Players may agree to trade in game money, items, or services for real money or gifts purchased from the Emberpine store. Store gift trades are allowed.

Make sure both people understand the full exchange before paying or sending a gift. These are private arrangements and are not guaranteed by the server. The same rules against scams and changing agreed terms without disclosure still apply.

Check before you pay

Read the listing, price, quantity, and item details before buying. Make sure you understand what a voucher or key actually provides.

Private loans and deals are not guaranteed by the server. That does not excuse dishonest trading, but you should not assume the server will guarantee repayment or cover a private agreement.

Keep travel honest and respect access restrictions. Enabling PvP means you consent to fight.

PvP consent

Both players must have PvP enabled to fight. Enabling PvP counts as consent to ordinary combat. You do not need a separate agreement before each fight while both players have it enabled.

The rules against teleport traps and harassment still apply. PvP does not give you permission to grief, steal, bypass a claim ban, or ignore access restrictions.

Do not use travel to trap or mislead people

• Teleport traps are not allowed.
• Do not create misleading warps or misrepresent where a warp takes players.
• Do not keep unauthorized homes in someone else's private build.

Respect access restrictions

Do not bypass claim bans, world borders, or restricted areas. Being able to reach a place through a command or game mechanic does not give you permission to enter it.

Do not obstruct public routes or portals. A visit through a public warp also does not give you permission to damage property, take belongings, or ignore the owner’s boundaries.

Use the resource world for natural resources and the main world for permanent builds.

Gather in the resource world

Use the resource world when gathering natural resources. Other players may be working there too, so respect their belongings and active work areas.

The rules against griefing and stealing still apply there. A resetting world is not permission to interfere with another player or take what they have collected.

Plan for resets

The resource world resets. Move your valuables before an announced reset and keep permanent homes, shops, storage, and other lasting builds in the main world.

Use the resource world to gather what you need, then bring it back to the place where you are settling in.

Keep personal information private, avoid malicious links, and never use the map to harass someone.

Protect people and their accounts

• Do not share someone's personal information without their consent. This includes details such as their real name, address, phone number, or private images.
• Do not send malicious links or attempt to steal accounts.
• Do not impersonate another player or a member of staff.

Use the map respectfully

The official map is public. You may use it, but do not use the information it shows to stalk, repeatedly follow, or harass another player.

Public information does not override personal boundaries or the rules about private property.

Help staff resolve problems

Follow the rules for an event when you take part, and follow reasonable staff instructions. If someone breaks a rule, report the problem instead of retaliating or making the situation worse.

If you are unsure about a mod, build, trade, or situation, ask staff before going ahead.

Do not look for loopholes

A command working, a claim allowing access, or a plugin accepting an action does not make a rule violation acceptable. Technical permission is not permission to break these rules.

Deliberately abusing gaps in the wording or trying to get around a rule’s purpose is prohibited.

Consequences

Rule violations may result in restrictions or bans. Use good judgment, respect the people around you, and help keep survival enjoyable for everyone.