Server Rules

Below you can find the rules for our Minecraft server. There are quite a few and it can be helpful to read through them with an adult or check with one if you are not sure you understand them fully.

Sometimes rules need to be created in the short term to help make the server work for everyone. This means staff may make a request which isn't listed here. If this happens, please try and follow their request for now, but make a support ticket if you would like to chat about it more :)

Sometimes a Moderator may temporarily remove you from the server, while they investigate something, this is only temporary and doesn't mean you have done anything wrong.

These Minecraft rules have been created in line with the community charter. If you'd like to know more about that you can check it out >here<

These Rules Apply to All Worlds on our Server:

1. Respect each other. Everyone has the right to feel safe and enjoy the server in their own way (within the rules). People may have things they find upsetting or annoying that you don't, so it’s important to keep others' preferences in mind. Some examples of things that may make people uncomfortable are…

Building or claiming land too close to somebody’s base when they have asked you not to.
Hanging around the edge of a player's build when you don’t live nearby and they have asked you to leave.
Following a player round when they have asked you not to.
Writing hurtful things in the chat.
Pressuring a person to agree to something they don’t want to do.

There also may be other things that make people uncomfortable too. It’s often helpful to pay attention to what people are asking and listen to them if they start seeming upset.

2. Keep everything family friendly and PG. This includes what is discussed in the chat, written on signs and in books, and what you build. Just so you know, staff have logs of all written communication on the server and are able to view it.

3. Do not spam in the chat. If you see somebody spamming, please put in a support ticket so staff can help. Please try not to minimod by asking them to stop yourself, or saying in chat that you’re making a support ticket.

4. Do not gamble. This includes selling 'mystery boxes/items' to other players, or betting on and giving prizes for things such as pvp.

5. Do not share Discord names through Minecraft. People may be from the other SG server so it’s best to agree to meet on a Minecraft channel on Discord, without sharing usernames.

6. The server is English Language only. This includes what is discussed in the chat, written on signs and in books.

7. Only one account can be whitelisted per player.

8. Do not cheat or use exploits or duplication glitches. If you are found to be using ‘hacks’ or exploits that give you an unfair advantage then you will be removed from the server for the remainder of the season, even if the mod is not on our banned mod list. Unfair advantages include (but are not limited to)...

Allowing you to see locations of ores through blocks, or Xraying.
Improving player movement or giving yourself abilities you wouldn’t normally have in the vanilla game, including floating or flying (without elytra).
Finding structures/biomes outside of using the vanilla game methods. This includes finding and using the world seed to your advantage.
Having information you would not normally have access to in the vanilla game that gives you an advantage in combat or mini games.
Compressing an action that would normally take three steps into one step.
Allows non-vanilla block placement (Excluding Litematica tools).
Duplicating resources (Excluding sand and string duping).
Giving you extra skills or information in PVP or mini games which makes it easier to win.
Free cams.

You can find a more detailed explanation of the rules >here, alongside a list of banned mods<

If you have any recommendations around this rule you can fill in >this form<

If you are not sure if something is allowed please ask staff in a support ticket on Discord or use the ‘/support’ command in game (Details of how to use this can be found >here<

General Survival/ Creative Server Rules:

1. Seek consent before doing something that impacts other people’s items, builds, or their general enjoyment of the game.

2. Do not steal or grief. This includes breaking or adding blocks at a person's build without permission. People put a lot of hard work into their builds and collecting resources, and it can be upsetting to have items taken or builds damaged.

Griefing includes (but is not limited to)...
- Harming other players, for example by setting traps, imprisoning them, or spleefing them or trying to kill them/moving them when they are afk.
- Damaging builds or terrain in or around a players base
- Setting builds on fire
- Taking crops and replanting them without permission
- Harming or killing pets or animals at somebody’s build
Stealing includes (but is not limited to)...
- Taking something from somebody’s chest (Even if you think they are banned/inactive or the chest has been left unlocked).
- Not returning an item that somebody accidentally dropped.
- Agreeing to a trade and changing a deal without the other person's consent, after you are given items. Maybe the trade could be done using the in-game shop system to make sure trades are done fairly and officially?
- Taking crops from farms, and taking or breeding animals without permission.

3. Do not build within 100 blocks of another build (unless you have permission). People may want to expand their bases, or would like to have space away from others. If you build within 100 blocks, you will be asked to move this build. If you do not move it, we may remove it and put your items from the build in a chest for you to access. A build is:

A base/ structure/ farm
A modification of a naturally spawning structure (it may help to place a sign so others know you have modified it, therefore making it claimed)
NOT a single block or sign

4. Do not copy other people’s builds without their permission.

5. Do not enter other people’s bases without permission (this includes using farms). If you are asked to leave somebody’s base, please leave straight away.

6. Rules still apply if land isn’t claimed at a build. If a player has not claimed the land over their base yet, this might be because they don’t know how, or haven’t got enough playtime on the server yet. It does not mean you can build close to it, grief it, or steal items.

7. If someone gives you building permissions on their land, please respect their builds. Only build/edit things you have agreed on together.

8 Do not ‘ban’ or ‘deny’ everyone from your lands if your claim is within 1000 blocks of spawn. This can cause issues with players traveling out of the spawn area.

9. Do not build farms within 1000 blocks of spawn or the shopping district, as this can cause lag.

10. Do not build laggy farms without first speaking to staff. Staff will discuss the farm with you, if it’s ok to build, when you can have it on, and how it’s used. Lag machines are not allowed.

11. Do not sleep if someone asks you not to sleep. Sometimes people may need the night time to obtain certain items or build certain farms. Please do not argue with them when they ask you not to sleep. If having too many night times is making the game difficult for you, please put in a support ticket so staff can talk to them rather than trying to sort the situation yourself.

12. Moderators are unable to fix issues caused by game design. Examples of things mods can help with...

Fixing griefing,
Returning stolen items,
Fixing damage or loss caused by a bug or glitch,
Supporting SG members using commands,
Assigning shopping district plots.

Examples of things mods can't help with...

Restoring items that have been lost through normal gameplay design, E.g. dropping a sword in fire or letting it despawn when dropped, losing a chest or shulker box, mis-placing an item in a chest.
Restoring a build damaged through normal gameplay design, E.g. A player is building a Redstone build and the TNT they are using in the build blows up during the building process.

Shopping District Rules:

1. Do not claim land in the Shopping District. It is a public area.

2. Do not build more than one shop per area. You may have one shop in the plots area, one shop in the market area and one shop in the free build area.

3. Do not build private rooms, bases or farms in the Shopping District. This includes the free build area.

4. Do not scam other players. This includes agreeing to a trade and changing a deal without the other person's consent, after you are given items. Maybe the trade could be done using the in-game shop system to make sure trades are done fairly and officially?

5. Do not gamble. This includes selling 'mystery boxes/items' to other players, or creating betting games or games of chance.

6. If someone gives you building permissions in their shop, please respect their builds. Only build/edit things you have agreed on together.

7. In the free build area, there must be a 20 block space between shops.

8. In the free build area, in order to claim an area is 'yours’ you need to build something. Mapping an area out with signs/blocks and fences but not building there, may result in your space being taken.

9. In the market stalls arena, do not open or create shops on a stall that is not assigned to you.

10. In the market stalls area, do not create more than 6 shops on your assigned stall.

PVP Toggle Rules:

Do not use hacks/mods that give you an unfair advantage. You can find more information about this >here<
Do not abuse glitches/bugs. Please report them to staff.
Do not use pets during PVP battles. They can give an unfair advantage and sometimes they get killed, which can be upsetting.
Try not to be toxic. Whether you win or lose, be respectful and avoid using bad language.

Survival Nether Rules:

The rules are slightly different in the Nether. Nether portals and nether tunnels are all public and can be used by everyone. You can CAN make tunnels through other people’s tunnels but there a few rules:

Do not change other peoples' builds or the contents of their tunnels. This includes placing or removing blocks, signs, or fences, etc.
Do not break any blocks that are brought from the overworld. You cannot break any block that doesn't naturally spawn in the nether, such as oak wood, or ice, etc.

If you are making a tunnel through someone else’s tunnel, you are responsible for making sure the tunnel stays as protected. So,you need to make sure there are no lava leaks and that no mobs can spawn in there.

Survival End Rules:

Do not grief the ender dragon island. You may build enderman farms and structures to help you fight the dragon though.
Do not build an Enderman farm within 200 blocks of another enderman farm. Building too close will affect the spawn rates.
Whoever spawned the Ender Dragon, gets to keep the dragon egg if one drops.

Additional Rules for Server Minigames:

Do not 'Kill Farm' e.g. by arranging with a friend that you can kill them repeatedly to gain xp/kills.
Do not ‘Camp Kill’ e.g. waiting at somebody’s spawn point and killing them over and over.
Do not 'Ghost' e.g. hanging out as a spectator in a game and giving info to other players to help them win.
Do not ‘Cross-Team’ e.g. joining forces with other teams to out-number people.
Do not use the mini maps mod in Murder Mystery or Bedwars. This gives away people’s positions.
Do not use hacks or mods that give you an unfair advantage. For more information about which mods can be used, see here: >Modifications Guidelines<
Do not abuse glitches or bugs. Please report them to staff.
Try not to be toxic e.g. whether you win or lose, be respectful of other members and avoid using bad language.

Please note:

Mini-games are in BETA so sometimes may have some bugs. We can only fix issues if we know about them so please give us feedback through >this form<