Cheating is not allowed.

Hacking, automations, bug exploits, mods, or any other tool or behaviour which gives you an unfair advantage over other players is considered cheating.

Ask before using mods.

You don’t want to get into trouble right? Before using a mod that isn’t purely cosmetic or aesthetic ask for permission. Yes, shaders and Optifine (or other performance mods that are equivalent in features) are allowed, unless the brightness alterations or any other tweak provided by those mods give you unfair advantage over other players. Vivecraft is allowed too. Instead, world downloaders are not permitted here. What’s on the server stays on the server until the owners decide to share the map.

Don’t grief or steal. Looting requires permission.

Griefing is prohibited on this server, even for unclaimed builds. You are not allowed to destroy existing structures without prior approval from the PVC staff. Additionally, low-quality, offensive, or destructive builds are not permitted on the server. (For example: lava casting.) Before looting an unclaimed area, ask a member of staff if it is OK. Looting without permission is not allowed.

Rules of behaviour.

Slurs, hatred, offensive structures, racist or sexist content, explicit or sexual content, promotion or encouragement of self-harm or suicide, harassment, and swearing are not allowed on PVC. We do not tolerate excessive trolling, flaming or spamming in chat. If you break this rule you may be muted, jailed, or banned, with or without warning.

Liability.

Creating or participating external discord servers related to PVC is highly discouraged. If you wish to do so tell us about it. We make this request as a matter of safety. If you believe someone in an external discord server is causing harm to the PVC community, please contact a staff member.

While PVC staff will punish users for violating its rules in and outside of PVC to the best of our ability, you are ultimately responsible for your safety on the internet. If you are a minor, please speak with your legal guardian for further guidance about safety on the internet.

If you are in immediate danger, or are concerned that somebody has broken a law in your region or area, please contact either your legal guardian, law enforcement in your area, or the Discord Safety & Trust team.

No sharing sensitive personal information.

PVC features a player base with a wide range of ages. To keep our community safe, we forbid users from sharing (or requesting to share) sensitive information. This includes also: Critical Addresses (Home, School, Workplace); Phone Number; Social Media Profiles or Accounts which reveal sensitive personal information; Audio, Photo, or Video media/communications that reveal sensitive personal information.

Sharing the personal information of other people without permission, or asking users for this information, is considered harassment and is expressly prohibited.

While PVC Staff do our best to prevent users from sharing this information, you are ultimately responsible for your own safety on the internet. Please be cautious on the internet before sharing any personal information.

You can report a user revealing personal information, or report a user who is asking for your personal information, by opening a Questions & Help ticket on the #open-a-ticket channel on the PVC Discord, or to any member of the PVC Staff.

Staff will never ask for sensitive information.

Be cautious of individuals claiming that they are PVC Staff. PVC Staff will never ask for Credit Card or other sensitive information over Discord or E-Mail.

We process donations to the server through the platform CraftingStore. If you need support or assistance relating to donations, PVC Staff may ask for your email address or for transaction information via a Ticket in Discord.

You are ultimately responsible for your own safety on the internet. If you ever doubt the validity of somebody messaging you claiming to be a staff member, please open a ticket on the PVC Discord to be directly connected to PVC Staff.

Keep it friendly, and in the English Language.

Players on the server may come from many different age groups and from different countries. Our goal is to create an accepting environment for everyone. As such, please only use English in the main chat, and avoid swearing or other profane language.

Advertising is not allowed.

Advertising publicly or privately other servers in chat or on any other platform is not allowed. Users who are found to advertise other servers to our user base, even in private messages or on unofficial communication channels, may be severely punished. Deliberately asking, offering, or convincing in any possible way (that is both in-game or out-of-the-game) other members to follow you on other servers is considered advertising. Simply naming another server might be considered advertising depending on the context. Inviting players to play a minigame will be considered advertising too. Just don’t name other servers than PVC. If you want to advertise a server that is correlated to PVC you have to ask permission to an admin (for example: creative server to test some builds).

Trade at your own risk. Scammers may be punished.

Agreements that you make with other players are not enforced by the server staff. If you have a conflict with another user over an agreement, please work with each other to determine an outcome. Users found to repeatedly act in bad-faith for trades or other agreements may be punished by the server staff. Large or excessive giveaways require staff permission, as they threaten to cause economic instability on the server. Examples of this include giving away exceptionally rare items (such as Beacons or Netherite), or large numbers of items (such as a collection of Emeralds or Diamonds). We recommend checking with staff before giving away valuable items.

Inventory rollback or restoration requests are not assured.

Staff members are under no obligation to entertain or effectuate inventory rollback or restoration requests. Under no circumstance is it incumbent upon a staff member to reinstate a prior state of an individual’s inventory. This lack of obligation persists regardless of the impetus behind the request, whether arising from a server crash, lag, or a natural occurrence or in-game demise. Importantly, it is imperative to note that the staff’s decision in this matter is entirely independent of the triggering cause.

In the event that an individual wishes to submit such a request, it is imperative to furnish conclusive photographic or video evidence. It is expressly stated that eyewitness accounts, including those from fellow players present during the event, are not considered valid proof and will not be acknowledged as such: for this reason you need photographic and video evidence, our suggestion is to use a game recorder like you use a dash cam on your car.

There are restrictions on Farms and AFK.

A large source of lag on our server comes from excessively sized farms. Keep farms limited in size and use the command /afkfarm while staying inactive near a laggy farm. Avoiding AFK detection by any means is not permitted.

Redstone related rules.

Players are encouraged to unleash their creativity and construct diverse structures within the server, respecting the rules written within this document and using common sense. However, any build, farm, or structure causing server lag, utilizing bugs or glitches, or posing any server-related issues may be subject to removal by staff members to ensure optimal server performance and fairness for all players.

Be smart with your claims.

Check the map before placing a claim block to make sure you are not close to another’s build. If you don’t claim what you build, and it is repeatedly griefed, rollbacks are not guaranteed. See the “Claiming Rules” section for more.

The Wiki is fundamental.

We love to keep track of what happens in the server by writing it down in the Wiki. The Wiki itself is a fundamental component of the server. Any attempt to damage the Wiki or to deliberately insert false or offensive informations will be punished instantly, severely, and permanently.

Do not misrepresent yourself as staff, or threaten punishments towards other users.

Only PVC Staff can investigate and determine what behaviours constitute breaking the rules, and how a user should be punished if rules are broken. This rule includes threatening punishments in chat or via signs, or if you claim that you have permissions or commands from PVC Staff that you do not actually have.

Responsibilities, VPN, IPs and more

Users are reminded that they bear responsibility for the actions taken under their account, emphasizing accountability for all activities. The use of VPNs is strictly prohibited, including connections through proxies, as part of maintaining network integrity. While alternate accounts are permitted, they should not be exploited to circumvent restrictions or gain an unfair advantage over fellow users. Additionally, applications for staff roles are exclusively by invitation, with requests for moderator positions directed solely to the PVC Staff.