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Point & Punishment System

Two separate point systems — in-game and Discord. They do not interact. All rules apply to text and voice equally.

[C] Cheat Points Cheating/exploits (Section 1) only.
[V] Violation Points All other in-game violations.
[D] Discord Points Discord violations only. Completely separate.

In-Game Point Values

Tier	[C] Pts	[V] Pts	Decay
T1 — Minor	10	3	90 days
T2 — Medium	25	8	90 days
T3 — Major	50	20	Never
T4 — Severe	Instant perm ban	Instant perm ban	N/A

Punishment Thresholds (C+V combined)

Total	Punishment
<10	Informal warning
10	Formal warning
20	1-day ban
35	3-day ban
55	7-day ban
80	14-day ban
110	30-day ban
150+	Permanent ban

Mute Track (Section 2 behaviour violations only)

V-Points	Mute
First T1	Informal warning only
3-7	1-hour
8-15	6-hour
16-23	24-hour
24-31	3-day
32+	Permanent mute

Discord Thresholds

D-Points	Punishment
First T1	Informal warning
3-7	Formal warning
8-15	1-hr timeout
16-23	24-hr timeout
24-39	3-day timeout
40-59	7-day ban
60-79	30-day ban
80+	Permanent ban

1. Cheating & Exploits

Any mod, client, or tool providing an unfair advantage is not allowed. Violations award Cheat Points [C].

Allowed: Optifine zoom, shaders, light mods, armor/status HUD (own stats only), replay mods.

T1 — Minor [C: 10pts]

X-Ray texture packs or mods
Minimaps of any kind
Fullbright exceeding normal slider
Auto-fish / AFK fishing bots (+ kick)
Schematica printer mode

T2 — Medium [C: 25pts]

Freecam
Entity ESP / health indicators
Tracers
Storage ESP / chest finders
Step assist, fast place/break, auto-sprint

T3 — Major [C: 50pts, no decay]

Kill aura / auto-attack
Reach hacks
Speed hacks
Flight hacks
No-fall / anti-knockback
Aimbot / aim assist
Scaffold / tower bot
Nuker
Teleportation hacks
Phase / clip through walls

T4 — Severe [Instant permanent ban]

Crash exploits or packet flooding
Intentional duplication glitch use
Exploitation of unpatched bugs
Server disruption or DDoS

1.1T3[C: 50pts] Auto build/break mods not allowed. Schematic rendering (ghost blocks only) is allowed.

1.2T2[C: 25pts] Benefitting from another player's cheat carries the same punishment.

1.3T2[V: 8pts] Game glitches must be reported. Intentional abuse punishable.

Minor: T2. Dupe abuse: T3.

1.4T2[V: 8pts] AFK bypassing not allowed. Kick issued in addition to points.

1.5T3[V: 20pts] Illegal mob farms and AFK farming not allowed. Kick + points.

Behaviour & Chat

All rules apply to text chat and in-game voice chat equally.

2.0T1[V: 3pts] English or a language an active staff member can speak in global/public chats. Proximity VC and private chats exempt unless staff requests English for enforcement.

2.1T1[V: 3pts] Keep conversations appropriate to the channel.

2.2T1-T3 Harassment punishable. Severity scales with nature and frequency.

Verbal: T1-T2. Targeted: T3. Sexual: T4, unappealable.

2.3T2[V: 8pts] Racial slurs forbidden in all chat and voice chat.

2.4T2[V: 8pts] Blasphemy or mockery directed at any religion is forbidden.

2.5T3[V: 20pts] Spamming — repeated messages or chat flooding — prohibited.

2.6T3[V: 20pts] Staff impersonation in chat or usernames prohibited.

2.7T2[V: 8pts] Sharing links in public chat without staff permission prohibited.

1st: 1hr mute. 2nd: 6hr + warn. 3rd: 24hr. After: 7d mute.

2.8T3[V: 20pts] Advertising other Minecraft servers prohibited.

1st offense: permanent mute.

2.9T2[V: 8pts] Excessive out-of-character content breaking WW2 immersion in global chat prohibited.

2.10T2[V: 8pts] Threats, even as jokes — threatening to grief, dox, hack, or harm another player — not allowed.

2.11T2-T3[V: 8pts] Targeted harassment — sustained personal attacks against a specific player.

Escalates to T3 for severe/repeated cases.

2.12T4 Any joke referencing pedophilia, child abuse, or similarly reprehensible subjects.

Unappealable.

Discord Rules

All rules apply to text channels and voice channels equally.

‣T2[D: 8pts] Use of racial, sexual, and religious slurs is not allowed in any channel or voice chat.

‣T4 No NSFW or obscene content — nudity, sex, explicit material, graphic violence, or disturbing content.

‣T2[D: 8pts] No spam or self-promotion without Admin permission. Includes repeated messages, walls of text, or advertising other servers.

‣T1[D: 3pts] English only in all public channels at all times, including when no staff is online.

‣T1[D: 3pts] Keep messages in their appropriate channels.

‣T1[D: 3pts] Political and religious discussion is prohibited.

‣T2[D: 8pts] No toxicity, bullying, or harassment. Sexual harassment escalates directly to a T4 ban.

‣T4 Doxxing — leaking private personal data — is prohibited.

Unappealable.

‣T4 Punishment evasion through alt accounts results in permanent ban on alt and extended ban on main.

‣T4 Organizing or participating in Discord raids results in immediate permanent ban.

‣T2[D: 8pts] Staff impersonation on Discord prohibited — usernames, profile pictures, nicknames, or any misleading presentation.

‣T3[D: 20pts] Threatening or encouraging harm — to a player, to yourself, or to others — under any framing including jokes.

‣T2[D: 8pts] No posting of personal information belonging to other players without their explicit consent.

‣T2[D: 8pts] No impersonation of other players — names, avatars, or personas designed to be mistaken for another real player.

‣T2[D: 8pts] No sharing of pirated software, illegal content, or links to harmful sites.

‣T4 Any joke referencing pedophilia, child abuse, or similarly reprehensible subjects.

Unappealable.

‣T4 Discord users confirmed under 13 years old receive a permanent Discord ban per Discord ToS.

‣ Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines apply in full.

Building & Infrastructure

All builds must be consistent with WW2-era Europe. Build cities, not forts. Walls are prohibited — EventWar requires open towns.

3.1 General

3.1.1T2[V: 8pts] Structures must be plausible for 1939-1945. Medieval, fantasy, or clearly modern aesthetics are violations.

3.1.2T2[V: 8pts] Landscape griefing — mass deforestation, ugly structures, destructive terrain alteration on unclaimed land — not allowed.

3.1.3T3[V: 20pts] Nazi imagery, communist symbols, or hate-related imagery may not be built anywhere.

3.1.4T3[V: 20pts] No sky or ocean bases.

3.1.5T3[V: 20pts] No automated or redstone-assisted farms. AFK farming results in kick + points.

3.1.6T3[V: 20pts] No using Animated Architecture (Big Doors) in unintended ways.

3.2 Prohibited Fortifications

3.2.1T3[V: 20pts] Walls of any kind not allowed — perimeter walls, curtain walls, palisades, ramparts, or any continuous barrier.

3.2.2T2[V: 8pts] Fortified gate structures allowed as standalone aesthetic elements only — not part of any enclosing system.

3.3 Bunkers

3.3.1T2[V: 8pts] Bunkers permitted. Maximum wall thickness all directions: 2 blocks.

3.3.2T2[V: 8pts] Maximum depth: 15 blocks from lowest base point.

3.3.3T2[V: 8pts] Must have at least one accessible ground-level entrance. Single-block ladder shafts as sole entry not permitted.

3.3.4T3[V: 20pts] Bunkers may not be arranged to create a de-facto wall system.

3.4 Pillboxes

3.4.1T2[V: 8pts] Max wall thickness: 2 blocks. Max exterior footprint: 5x5 blocks.

3.4.2T2[V: 8pts] Surface-level only. May not extend underground beyond a single floor.

3.4.3T3[V: 20pts] Multiple pillboxes may not create a de-facto wall when combined.

3.5 Trenches

3.5.1T2[V: 8pts] Max depth: 15 blocks from ground. Max width: 4 blocks.

3.5.2T2[V: 8pts] Trench walls must be lined with appropriate materials. Unlined raw cuts not permitted.

3.5.3T3[V: 20pts] Trenches may not form an encircling perimeter around a town.

3.5.4T4 Flooded or lava-filled trenches not allowed.

3.6 Roads

All roads use the 5-block lane standard. A 2-lane road is exactly 10 blocks.

National Road — intercity arterial. 10 blocks, cobblestone, median required.
City Road — primary streets in Town-tier and above. 10 blocks, cobblestone.
Village Road — smaller settlements and secondary streets. 5 blocks, gravel/dirt/cobblestone.
Dirt Path — foot traffic. No formal standard.

3.6.1T2[V: 8pts] All roads must use the 5-block lane standard.

3.6.2T2[V: 8pts] No traffic lights, directional symbols, or modern road features. Simple center lines only.

3.6.3T2[V: 8pts] Every Town (10+ residents) must connect to the National Road network.

3.6.4T3[V: 20pts] National Roads may not be blocked or interrupted by any town's claims or structures.

3.6.5T2[V: 8pts] Bridges must have visible structural supports. Floating flat slabs not permitted.

3.7 Railways

3.7.1T2[V: 8pts] Train vehicles max 7 blocks wide. Track beds must be 7-block standard.

3.7.2T1[V: 3pts] Crossbeam sleepers must be placed at regular 5-block intervals.

3.7.3T2[V: 8pts] Railways must have a proper ballast bed. Floating rails not permitted.

3.7.4T2[V: 8pts] Lines near towns must connect to a station — minimum platform, canopy, and name sign.

3.7.5T3[V: 20pts] Railway lines may not be built through another town's claims without explicit mayor permission.

3.7.6T2[V: 8pts] Prominent incomplete lines must be completed or removed when reported.

Combat & PvP

4.1T2[V: 8pts] Illegal combat engagement — initiating PvP where explicitly prohibited — not allowed.

4.2T2[V: 8pts] Claim hopping to exploit protection mechanics not allowed.

4.3T2[V: 8pts] Spawn camping — repeatedly killing same player at spawn outside active war — not allowed.

3+ kills of same player in 10 min without victim initiating = 'repeatedly'.

4.4T2[V: 8pts] Teleporting away from active combat to avoid death not allowed.

4.5T3[V: 20pts] Excessive griefing during war — destruction beyond siege requirements — not allowed.

Rollback required in addition to points.

4.6T1[V: 3pts] General player-to-player scamming is allowed at your own risk. Staff will not intervene.

T1 applies only if Admin involvement is falsely claimed.

Griefing

Violations result in reversal of changes. CoreProtect used to verify all reports.

5.1T2[V: 8pts] Griefing within town claims — breaking/placing blocks or damaging structures without permission.

5.2T2[V: 8pts] Destroying wilderness land leaving it visually ruined not allowed.

5.3T2[V: 8pts] Illegal town claiming — snake claiming, claim blocking, blocking another town's expansion. Offending claims deleted.

5.4T2[V: 8pts] Lava casting or deliberate misuse of lava/water to disfigure terrain or structures.

5.5T2[V: 8pts] Major purposeless terraforming of landscape not allowed.

5.6T2[V: 8pts] Offensive, obscene, or politically harmful map art not allowed.

Alts & Ban Evasion

6.0T2[V: 8pts] Using alt accounts not allowed under any circumstance.

Alt: permanent ban. Main with no evasion: T2. Main with active evasion: ban extended two threshold steps.

6.1T4 Evading an active ban using an alt results in extended ban + permanent ban on alt.

Towny

7.0T2[V: 8pts] No snake claiming. Claims must be spatially sensible.

7.1T2[V: 8pts] Claiming land to block another town's expansion not allowed. Offending claims deleted.

7.2T2[V: 8pts] Joining a town with intent to spawn-kill residents forbidden.

7.3T2[V: 8pts] Intentional insiding — joining a town to steal, grief, or betray from within — not allowed.

Scales T2-T4 depending on damage.

7.4T2[V: 8pts] Alt towns not allowed — second towns created to bypass rules, gain claims, or circumvent siege restrictions.

7.5T3[V: 20pts] Siege towns not allowed — towns existing as forward operating bases or siege respawn points.

Naming

8.1T1[V: 3pts] Town names must be real 1939-1945 place names or plausible alternate-history names.

1st: warning + change request. 2nd: name forcibly changed.

8.2T1[V: 3pts] Nation names must reflect a real or historically plausible WW2-era nation.

1st: warning + change. 2nd: forcibly changed.

8.3T1[V: 3pts] Offensive or impersonating account names result in a change request.

Alt with offending name: permanent ban on alt, warning on main.

Real Money Trading

9.0T4 Trading real money for in-game goods, currency, advantages, or services not allowed.

9.1T2[V: 8pts] Selling in-game content or services for real money not allowed.

1st: warning. 2nd: 2d ban. 3rd: 7d ban.

Store

10.0 Chargebacks, payment reversals, or any forced refunds result in a permanent, non-appealable ban.