ELDERFLAME'S RULES

Conduct Rules

All players must follow these conduct guidelines to maintain a respectful and enjoyable environment:

• No harassment, bullying, or discriminatory behavior of any kind.
• No excessive use of offensive language or slurs.
• No impersonation of staff members or other players.
• No advertising other servers or services without permission.
• Respect other players' builds and property.

Global Chat Guidelines

• Swearing is permitted, provided it is in moderation, without the intent to hurt someone, and not targeted at another player.
• Do not share your own or others' personal information.
• Avoid controversial topics in general chat, including harmful substances, triggering experiences, etc.
• Any form of staff/player impersonation is strictly prohibited.
• Keep chat appropriate and respectful at all times.
• Conversations in global chat should be kept in English.
• Refrain from engaging in conversation that makes any player uncomfortable.

Gameplay Rules

Follow these rules to ensure fair and balanced gameplay:

• No exploiting bugs or glitches for personal advantage.
• No use of unauthorized mods, clients, or hacks.
• No griefing or intentional destruction of other players' property.
• No stealing from other players or towns.
• Follow all game-specific rules for each mode (Towny, Skyblock, etc.).

Construction Guidelines

• No offensive or inappropriate builds.
• Respect the boundaries of other towns.
• Avoid constructing within 10 chunks of someone else's build, unless explicit permission has been granted.
• Prohibition of spider claiming (claiming chunks in an unusual way to cover the most land and prevent others from claiming).
• Every chunk used for building must be properly claimed.
• Avoid claiming public, server, or resource spots.
• Do not take credit for someone else's work.
• For permanent builds, it is advised to create them in Main Worlds to prevent deletion during Resource World resets.
• Litematica is allowed for tracing schematics.
• Easy Place is permissible but only for the purpose of building permanent structures or Mapart. (Printer is not allowed!)
• Any method utilizing building aids or mods in a way deemed as "exploiting" by staff is strictly prohibited.

Griefing & Stealing

Griefing or defacing any player's builds without permission is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Building permanent structures within 10 chunks of another town/claim.
• Destroying builds within 10 chunks of another town/claim.
• Defacing unclaimed areas.
• Not replanting crops of farms not owned by you.
• Any form of damage to another player's builds without permission.
• Towns in ruin may not be claimed over unless permission is granted by staff.

Store Policies

Our store policies ensure fair transactions and a balanced economy:

• All store purchases are final and non-refundable.
• No sharing, trading, or selling of store ranks or items.
• Store ranks must be used in accordance with server rules.
• Any attempt to exploit store mechanics will result in punishment.
• Store items are subject to balance changes without notice.

Personalized Tags Guidelines

Personalized Tags must adhere to the following:

• Tags must be bold, in lettercase, and may only be one word.
• No additional effects such as strikethrough, italics, or obfuscated text.
• A maximum of two RGB colors may be used.
• Inappropriate or offensive words are forbidden.
• Event-related terms may be denied.
• Tags must be unique, anything existing in the server may be denied.
• Staff retains the right to reject any tag for any reason and can withdraw permission to a previously accepted tag at any time.

Additional Policies

These additional policies cover various aspects of server operation:

• Staff decisions are final and must be respected.
• Appeals for punishments must be made through proper channels.
• Players are responsible for their account security.
• Multiple accounts may be restricted if used to circumvent rules.
• The server reserves the right to remove any content deemed inappropriate.

Policy on IRL/Store Trading

To maintain fairness and integrity within ElderFlame, please be aware of the following guidelines regarding real-world trading:

• IRL Trading (in-game money/items for real money) is strictly prohibited on ElderFlame.
• Payments conducted outside of our platforms cannot be tracked or confirmed by us.
• Trading store items for in-game money or items is permissible as it is trackable and kept within ElderFlame.

Policy on Scamming

The act of scamming in any form is strictly prohibited. This encompasses, but is not limited to:

• Creation of deceptive items meant to imitate valuable items or currency.
• Taking advantage of new players.
• Selling goods for an unreasonable amount of money, including listing items at exorbitant prices under the guise of "donation" items.
• Establishing chest shops that buy items at ridiculously below market value.
• Exploiting clearly incorrect pricing from a player, such as intentionally leaving a zero off a chest shop price.
• Failure to fulfill agreements in player-to-player deals, the job must be completed, and the worker must be paid the full agreed-upon amount.

Reporting Procedures

• Directly report any players breaking rules to staff, providing proof/evidence whenever possible through our discord tickets.
• If reporting a staff member, please message an admin directly via Discord.
• Multiple false reports lacking evidence may lead to punitive measures.
• Avoid creating blank tickets; instead, promptly respond with details regarding your issue.