# Gameplay Rules

These are the player-facing gameplay rules for Survival Fun. If you need help with a rule issue, open a support ticket in Discord in [\#get-support](https://discord.com/invite/pCKdCX6nYr). If staff are online, you can also use `/report` in-game to start a ticket.

**Tag key:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\]</span> <span style="color: #ef5350; font-weight: bold;">\[MJC\]</span> <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[MLC\]</span> <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[ILL\]</span> <span style="color: #7cb342; font-weight: bold;">\[SC\]</span>

## Building Too Close

<div id="bkmrk-the-area-around-a-ba" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- The area around a base is handled through court cases at spawn.
- To reserve the surrounding **100-block radius**, a player must register the area with the court at spawn.
- The first valid court registration gets ownership of that overall 100-block radius.
- The initial filing fee is **20,000**. Renewing an active court claim every **90 days** costs **15,000**.
- If a court claim is not renewed after 90 days, the surrounding 100-block radius expires and becomes unregistered.
- If you are inside another player's active 100-block court radius, you may improve the terrain, but you may not build houses, cabins, farms, storage areas, or other private property there.
- You also may not protect that area with the GriefPrevention plugin if it falls inside another player's active 100-block court radius.
- If the 100-block radius around an expired claim is still unclaimed, it becomes public land and another player may register it.
- Even when the surrounding land becomes public, there is still a **10-block buffer** around a player's actual house, farms, storage, and other valuable private property.
- You may not build on, claim, or take over that protected core property even if the outer 100-block court claim has expired.
- If a player returns after 90+ days away and finds a newer base nearby, the active court registration decides the case. A newer base with a valid, renewed court claim keeps its registered radius.
- If both sides are unclaimed and the newer base owner is also inactive, staff may step in and use admin tools such as WorldEdit to restore fair spacing around the returning player's base.
- If a large expired claim needs to be reduced instead of fully re-registered, players may use a **10,000** expired-claim resize form.
- Court documents, ownership decisions, and inactivity expirations are posted publicly in `#court-cases` on Discord.

</div>## Unwanted PvP / Killing Pets or Mobs

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmdc%5D-killin" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\] killing players or killing pets</span>
- Non-consensual PvP or killing another player's animals.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>Clear inventory + verbal warning</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Clear inventory + 5-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Staff discretion</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Boosting

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmjc%5D-boosti" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\] boosting</span>
- Use of alternate accounts to gain items/money for a personal advantage.
- Our automatic alt detection prevents these commands: 
    - `/tasks` (gives keys)
    - `/milestones` (gives keys)
    - `/jobs` (gives money)
    - `/ah` (allows payment)
    - `/pay` (allows payment)
- See [Alt Accounts](https://survivalfun.net/wiki/alt-accounts) for details on our alt detection system and how to request an exemption for legitimate household members.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>Clear inventory + verbal warning</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Clear inventory + 7-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Staff discretion</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Movement Cheats

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmdc%5D-moveme" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\] movement cheats</span>
- Includes flying, speed, or entity-based movement hacks.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>30-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## X-Ray

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmdc%5D-xray-u" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\] xray</span>
- Using X-ray packs, mods, or any other method to locate hidden ores and structures unfairly is not allowed.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>5-day ban + clear inventory</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>15-day ban + clear inventory</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>30-day ban + clear inventory</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Macros / Autoclicker

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmdc%5D-macros" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #fb8c00; font-weight: bold;">\[MDC\] macros</span>
- Any unauthorized mod for automation.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>1-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>5-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>15-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Stealing &amp; Griefing

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmjc%5D-grief-" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #ef5350; font-weight: bold;">\[MJC\] grief or stealing</span>
- Includes scamming, stealing, or damaging others' builds, including unclaimed property.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Light</th><th>Extreme</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>5-day ban</td><td>15-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>15-day ban</td><td>30-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Permanent ban</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Item Duplication

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmlc%5D-duping" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[MLC\] duping items</span>

</div>### Vanilla Duping

<div id="bkmrk-allowed-only-if-not-" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- Allowed only if not selling or duplicating rare items such as ores or elytras.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>1-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>5-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Staff discretion</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>### Hacked Client Duping

<div id="bkmrk-using-hacked-clients" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- Using hacked clients or major exploits to duplicate items is treated more severely than simple vanilla duping.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>24-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Baritone / Botting

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bmlc%5D-bottin" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[MLC\] botting</span>
- Automated gameplay through Baritone or similar tools.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>24-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Inappropriate Builds &amp; Signs

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bill%5D-inappr" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[ILL\] inappropriate builds</span>
- Private NSFW builds are allowed.
- Public inappropriate builds are not allowed and must be removed if staff tell you to take them down.
- Racist or discriminatory builds are not allowed at all.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Builder refuses after removal request, 1st</td><td>1-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>Builder refuses after removal request, 2nd</td><td>5-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>Builder refuses after removal request, 3rd</td><td>Staff discretion</td></tr><tr><td>Racist/discriminatory build</td><td>Immediate permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Inappropriate Skins/Names

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bill%5D-inappr-1" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[ILL\] inappropriate skin/name</span>
- NSFW or racist skins are not allowed.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>1-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Ban Evasion

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bill%5D-ban-ev" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #d50000; font-weight: bold;">\[ILL\] ban evasion</span>
- Using alternate accounts to evade bans.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>## Lag Machines

<div id="bkmrk-reason%3A-%5Bsc%5D-lag-mac" style="font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.72;">- **Reason:** <span style="color: #7cb342; font-weight: bold;">\[SC\] lag machines</span>
- Intentionally making builds or machines that cause server lag is not allowed.

<table><thead><tr><th>Offense</th><th>Action</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>24-day ban</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Permanent ban</td></tr></tbody></table>

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