Faction rules

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Welcome to VitalCraft! All players are required to adhere to both the global server rules and the specific rules for each individual server to ensure a consistent and fair gaming experience for everyone.

1. Faction Disbanding
   
   • Asset Loss: Disbanding a faction will result in the permanent loss of all faction assets, including bank, chests, and upgrades. Ensure all assets are removed before disbanding, as they cannot be replaced.

1. Faction Land Regulations
   • Dogs in Faction Land: Leaving dogs in any faction land, including warzone and safezone, that is not your own or the wilderness will result in their death. We will not replace them.
   • Safezone Damage: Damaging players while standing in a safezone is prohibited.

1. Faction Top Value
   • Illegal Value: Instances where factions acquire illegal Faction Top value will result in necessary reductions at the end of the map. Reductions will be announced at the time of decision. Examples of illegal Faction Top value include:
     • Glitch Abuse: Exploiting glitches to discover mechanics not intended in the game.
     • Raid Prevention Abuse: Using methods to prevent significant raid attempts. Staff must be satisfied with the raid attempt, and recording raids is recommended.
     • Leaderboard Exploits: Using multiple accounts to grind or attempt to reach kill leaderboards is prohibited.
   • Base Value Eligibility: For a faction to place in the Faction Top, Senior Staff must confirm that the faction's value is within their own base and not in "value-only" chunks in another faction's base. Concerns must be reported via ticket.
   • Ftop Winnings: Ftop winnings will only be sent to the faction owner. 

1. Account Responsibility
   • Account Security: You are responsible for your account. Punishments will be applied to the account regardless of who is signed in. Do not share your account information.
   • Alt Accounts: Using mass-alts or websites to create multiple accounts to benefit a main account is prohibited. Non-full accounts (e.g., cheaper online accounts) are not supported. If you lose access to such an account, no assistance will be provided. A max of 3 alts per user.
   • Quest Grinding: Using alt accounts to grind quests is not allowed.

1. Redstone and Server Integrity
   • Redstone Loops: Pointless redstone loops or item droppers are not allowed and will be removed.
   • Server Lag: Any contraption designed to intentionally slow down or crash the server or a player's client is prohibited. This includes 0-tick farms, which will be automatically broken upon creation.

1. Build Restrictions
   • Chat Rule Violations: Builds that violate chat rules, such as sexual or racist content, are not allowed.
   • Nether Portal Trapping: Trapping players through Nether portals is prohibited.
   • Building Above Nether: Construction above the Nether is not allowed.
   • Bedrock Exploits: Breaking bedrock by any method or exploit is not permitted.
   • Tile Entities: Building bases using tile entities like ender chests, signs, or cobwebs that cause FPS lag is not allowed.
   • Unraidable Bases: Bases found to be unraidable must be corrected within 24 hours of notification or will be destroyed. Staff will inspect bases for raidability.
   • Regeneration Walls: No more than three regen walls per base.

1. Cheating and Exploits
   • Hacked Clients: Use of hacked clients, cheating texture packs, auto-clickers, or any cheats is prohibited.
   • AFK Clicking: Using mechanisms to continually trigger mouse or keyboard buttons without active player presence is not allowed. Failure to respond to AFK checks will be deemed as AFK clicking. 
   • Macro Scripts: Macro scripts for interval commands or auto-joining are not allowed.
   • Exploits: Use or abuse of any exploit is prohibited. Exploits must be reported to staff immediately via a ticket. This includes item duplication methods.
   • Rule Bypassing: Bypassing rules by any means is not allowed.
   • Unreported Rule Breaking: Knowing about someone hacking or exploiting and not reporting it, especially if benefiting from it, will result in severe consequences.
   • Hitting Through Blocks: Hitting players through protected but open blocks (doors, trapdoors) is allowed. However, hitting through solid blocks using glitches or low ping is prohibited. Clear video evidence is required to report this. Non-glitch methods of hitting through walls (e.g., creeper eggs, arrows) are legal.
   • Printer Mods: Using printer or easy place mods for PvP or raid defense is prohibited. These mods are for building purposes only. Immediate, close-range defense during a raid/PvP attempt is allowed.

1. Reporting Glitches
   • Glitch Reporting: To address a server glitch, you must:
     • Provide a method for staff to view the glitch via video or instructions.
     • Work with staff to replicate the glitch.
     • Provide video evidence of the glitch. If the glitch cannot be replicated but is visible in video, you have a valid argument.
   • Failure to Report: Failure to provide a valid replication method may result in no action taken. If a replication method is later found, you may recover lost items.

1. Ban Bypassing
   • Alternative Accounts: Do not use alternative accounts to bypass bans. Banned accounts and their alternatives will face matching or harsher bans.
   • Mute Bypassing: Using different accounts or methods to bypass mutes is not allowed. Signs or books can be used during a mute, provided they are not used to discuss the punishment or the staff.

1. Vote Abuse
   • VPN and Multi-Voting: Using a VPN or other means to vote more than once every 24 hours, for alts or the same account, is prohibited.
   • Vote Fraud: Having others vote with your name to accumulate votes beyond the intended limit is not allowed.
   • Unauthorized Voting: Voting using someone else's name is prohibited.

1. Scamming and Trades
   • Real Money Scams: Scamming involving items obtained for real money is not allowed. If the opposite party gives tangible items in return, scams are prohibited.
   • Real Money Trades: Accepting or offering real money for in-game trades is at your own risk. VitalCraft will not resolve legal disputes or support real-life trades.
   • Deal Proof: Ensure clear screenshots of agreed deals before they occur. If scammed, VitalCraft will not review logs but can assist if item possession is proven.
   • Enforceable Deals: Any deal must have clear screenshots to be enforceable. Intangible assets (e.g., promises, ranks) will not be enforced. Set dates for deals must be agreed upon, and interest charges are not pursued.