◆ In-Game Rules ◆

1. Never under any circumstances use a hack client, X-Ray, seed crackers, or other forms of cheating. (Wieldbound uses Vulcan Anti-cheat)
   Any third-party client or mod that gives you an unfair edge (seeing through blocks, auto-generating ore locations, or cracking the world seed) is cheating. Stick to vanilla and staff-approved quality-of-life mods only. The anti-cheat is always watching.
2. No auto-totem, auto-clickers, macros, or automation mods such as Baritone. Play with your own hands.
   Anything that automates your actions for you is banned. That covers auto-totem modules, auto-clickers, keybind macros, auto-fishing, and pathfinding or auto-mining mods such as Baritone. Vulcan may not flag every one of them, but staff will, and using one in a fight is treated the same as any other cheat.
3. Do not use chat, voice chat, or /msg (/w, /tell, /r, /reply) to hate against someone for reasons related to their race, sexuality, or identity. This rule is also broken if I, or another admin/moderator decides you have used chat inappropriately.
   Keep every channel (public chat, voice, and private messages) respectful. Slurs and harassment targeting who someone is are never tolerated, and staff have the final say on what counts as inappropriate.
4. Do not share anyone's real-life personal information without their consent.
   Posting or threatening to post someone's real name, address, socials, or any private details (doxxing) is never allowed, whether in game, in voice, or in DMs. This applies even if the information was shared with you willingly in the past.
5. Do not post malicious links, IP grabbers, or anything built to harm another player's device or account.
   Sharing IP loggers (like Grabify), phishing links, malware, or any link meant to steal information or damage someone's device or account is an instant, permanent ban. If you are not certain a link is safe, don't post it.
6. No advertising other servers, Discords, or communities.
   Don't post other server IPs, Discord invites, or promotions in chat, DMs, or voice. Talking about other servers casually is fine, actively trying to pull players away from Wieldbound is not.
7. Do not impersonate staff, admins, or other players.
   Pretending to be an admin, moderator, or another player to trick, scam, or mislead people is not allowed. Staff will never ask for your password or account details, so treat anyone who does as a scammer.
8. Combat Logging: You will be permanently banned if you are caught combat logging repeatedly.
   Disconnecting to escape a fight is combat logging. Slip up once and you'll be warned; do it again and again, and the ban is permanent. Finish the fight or accept the loss.
9. Do not evade bans with alternate accounts, and do not use alts to gain an unfair advantage.
   If you are banned, that ban applies to you, not just one account. Hopping onto an alt to get back on the server extends the ban. Alts used to stack extra kits, dodge PvP consequences, or gang up on someone in a fight are not allowed either.
10. Game Breaking Exploits: Do not use game breaking exploits that may lag or disrupt the server, give you access to unlimited amounts of items, or operator/admin access. (BREAKING THIS WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE PERMANENT BAN)
    This covers anything that crashes or lags the server, duplicates items infinitely, or hands you staff-level permissions. There are no warnings and no second chances for this one. The ban is instant.
11. If you find a new dupe or exploit, report it instead of abusing it.
    Tripwire and string dupes are fine (see What's Allowed), but if you discover a new item dupe or any exploit that isn't already permitted, report it in Discord instead of using or sharing it. Abusing an unreported exploit falls under the game breaking exploits rule above.
12. Do not grief PvP Exempt players' builds, or attempt to kill PvP Exempt players. View the list of these players here: pvp-exempt-players
    Some players have opted out of PvP. Leave their builds standing and don't lay a hand on their characters. Check the exempt list before you raid or swing at anyone.

◆ Playing Guidelines ◆

Inventory

1. Kit rules: Max 2 totems of undying. Maximum TNT Minecarts: 8. Max E-Gaps: 2.
   Combat kits are capped to keep fights fair. At any time you may carry at most 2 totems of undying, 8 TNT minecarts, and 2 enchanted golden apples. Bringing more than the limit into a fight breaks this rule.
2. Custom weapons must stay in your inventory at all times.
   Custom weapons have to be carried in your inventory so other players always have a chance to kill you and take the weapon for themselves. Locking it away in a chest or ender chest puts it out of everyone else's reach.

Play Styles

1. Do not spam drop and pick up weapons to cause noise and chat spam.
   Each custom weapon plays a sound effect and posts a chat message naming whoever picks it up, since there is only one of each. Repeatedly dropping and grabbing one spams that sound and floods chat for everyone nearby, so don't do it.
2. No naked killing.
   Don't kill players who have no armour or gear equipped. Give them a fair chance to arm up, or leave them alone; hunting the defenceless isn't the vibe.
3. No water fighting. Fight on land only.
   All fights must happen on solid ground. Luring opponents into water to cancel their knockback and slow their movement is off-limits. Keep it fair on land.

Disallowed Items

1. Do not use End Crystals or Respawn Anchors in PvP, or traps.
   End crystals and respawn anchors deal huge burst damage and are banned from all combat and trap setups. Keep them out of PvP entirely: no crystal PvP, no anchor traps.

✅ What's Allowed

• Griefing bases (of non-PvP Exempt players)
• Griefing spawn
• PvP (against non-PvP Exempt players)
• Dupers (like tripwire / string dupers), but NOT ITEM DUPERS