Rules

Server Rules

Strict, but fair. These rules exist so the server stays worth playing on, not to catch people out.

Playing on AcediaMC means you agree to them. They apply in game, on this website, and in our Discord.

The short version

Treat people well.
Play the game honestly.
Leave other people's stuff alone.
No offensive pet, team or nicknames.
Do not scam players in trades or deals.
No racist or racially suggestive language.
Do not use lag machines or crash the server.
Up to 2 accounts per household by default — 1 Java, 1 Bedrock. More slots are available on the store. Link your accounts with /alts link, and do not use alts to dodge the limit or a punishment.
If you think a punishment was wrong, appeal it. Do not argue in chat.
Rules are enforced by their intent, not their wording.

Respect and chat

Treat everyone with respect. Harassment, hate speech, slurs, threats, discrimination and racially suggestive language are never allowed, and there is no warning for them.
Keep chat clean. No spam, excessive caps, NSFW content, or dragging arguments into public chat.
No advertising. Do not promote other servers, Discords or channels without staff permission.
Do not impersonate anyone. Pretending to be staff or another player is punishable.
Names count as chat. Anything you can name — pets, teams, nicknames, shops, claims, books or signs — falls under the same rule. No slurs, racial terms, or otherwise offensive names, and no spelling them around the filter.
Leave real life out of it. Do not share anyone's personal information, including your own.

Fair play

No cheating. Hacked clients, X-ray, kill aura, auto-clickers, macros and reach modifications are all bannable.
Mods that only help you see or perform better are fine. Minimaps without cave or entity radar, performance mods, and Bedrock's built-in features are allowed. If you are unsure about a mod, ask staff before you use it.
Report bugs, do not use them. Using a known bug or exploit is treated exactly like cheating.
No duping, lag machines, or anything else built to damage server performance.
AFK farming is allowed. Defeating the AFK check with clickers, weights or splash timers is not.

Land, builds and property

Claim what you build. Use /claim. Unclaimed builds are not protected, and staff will not restore them.
No griefing or stealing from claimed land, and no trapping other players.
Deals are binding. Scamming is punishable. Staff act on screenshots and block logs, so keep your evidence.
Do not build to block someone in. Walling off a claim, a shop or a spawn point counts as griefing.
PvP is part of the server, but logging out to escape a fight is not.

Accounts and alts

Up to 2 accounts per household. One Java and one Bedrock, free. More slots are on the store, up to 5 Java and 5 Bedrock. Accounts over your limit are refused at login, not removed.
Link your accounts with /alts link. Run it on one account, then enter the code on the other. Slots and VPN whitelists only apply once your accounts are linked.
VPNs, proxies and AFK services are blocked unless whitelisted. The whitelist is sold on the store and covers every account you have linked. Using one without it just means you cannot connect.
Alts may not be used to evade a punishment. A ban for evasion applies to every account in the household, not just the one that was caught.
You are responsible for what happens on your account. Sharing it does not transfer the blame.
Do not sell, trade or buy accounts, ranks or in-game items for real money outside our store.
One entry per person in giveaways and events. Household accounts do not each get a turn.

Punishments and appeals

This is the fair half of "strict but fair". You are told what you did, and you always get a way to answer it.

Punishments escalate. A warning, then a mute or a temporary ban, then a permanent ban.
Some things skip the ladder. Cheating, duping, hate speech and chargebacks go straight to a permanent ban.
Every punishment can be appealed in our Discord. Appealing costs you nothing and it will not make the punishment worse.
Follow staff instructions in the moment, then appeal afterwards if you disagree. Arguing in chat is its own offence.
Staff follow these rules too. If a staff member breaks them or abuses their position, report it to an admin and it will be dealt with.
Chargebacks are permanent. Reversing a store payment bans every account in the household. Contact us first if something went wrong with a purchase; we would rather fix it.

Report cheaters, bugs and rule-breaking with a report on this site or in our Discord. Include names, times and screenshots.

The spirit of the rule is the rule.

These rules are written in plain English, not as a contract. They are not a list of the only things you may not do. Finding a wording we did not think of does not make something allowed, and "it never said I could not" is not a defence. If you are hunting for a loophole, you already know the answer.

These rules can change at any time.

Not knowing a rule is not a defence, so check back here now and then.