TMC Rule Book

By stepping into the TMC server, you accept our community Rules and understand that guidelines may change whenever necessary across the entire playerbase. If you ever need clarification on any guidelines, reach out to a staff member via the Support Discord server.

Section 1 — Client Modifications & Cheating

Clause 1 — Unfair Client Advantages

Using modified clients, or any modifications that allow an unfair gameplay advantage over standard vanilla players, is strictly prohibited.

Examples:

  • X-ray texture packs, cheat clients, or vision hacks.
  • Mini-maps displaying entities, cave systems, or more information than Dynmap.
  • Macros, hardware/software autoclickers, or automation scripts.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Permanent Ban.

Clause 2 — Alternate Accounts

Players are strictly limited to using one account. To switch primary accounts or register two separate players sharing the same Wi-Fi/IP address, please open a support ticket in Discord.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Warning on main account, Alt permanently banned.
2nd Offense: Permanent Ban on main account.

Clause 3 — Bug & Glitch Exploiting

Taking advantage of bugs, duplication methods, plugin glitches, or server mechanics is strictly prohibited. Known exploits must be reported to staff immediately.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Penalty varies based on severity (from item rollbacks to Permanent Ban).


Section 2 — Towny & Naming Guidelines

Clause 1 — Town Blocking

Towns may not block another town from expanding. Older towns take priority, though claim usage is also considered. Claims may be rolled back with or without a refund.

Punishment:

Claim Rollback + Town Warning.

Clause 2 — Wilderness & Neighbor Griefing

Players must not grief near other towns, including large-scale resource collection around populated areas. Staff can rollback grief and issue bans for repeated offenses.

Punishment:

Grief Rollback + 3-Day Temp-Ban (Repeated offenses yield permanent ban).

Clause 3 — Proximity Town Creation

New towns should not be created too close to existing towns, especially when doing so blocks in the older town's natural progression.

Punishment:

Forced town relocation or deletion.

Clause 4 — Terraforming & World Modification

Extensive world modification like artificial island creation is not allowed. Players must preserve natural terrain, avoid destroying major islands, and limit extreme terraforming.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Warning + Terrain Reset | 2nd Offense: 3-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 5 — Nation Naming Conventions

Nations must be named after an existing or historical real-world nation. Nations can be renamed by staff if non-compliant. Open a ticket to verify your proposed name.

Punishment:

Forced renaming of the nation.

Clause 6 — Town Naming Conventions

Towns do not have to be named after a real-world location, but all names must fully adhere to toxicity rules and chat decorum guidelines.

Punishment:

Forced town rename + Warning.


Section 3 — Theft, Scamming & PvP

Clause 1 — Theft & Scamming

Stealing from wilderness chests is permitted, but scamming players through agreed-upon shop transactions, contracts, or trusted permissions inside claims is forbidden.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Asset Seizure + 3-Day Temp-Ban | 2nd Offense: 7-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 2 — Town Sniping

Instantly claiming falling, unmaintained, or ruined towns using automated scripts, macros, or unfair advantages is strictly prohibited.

Punishment:

Claim revocation and restoration of land.

Clause 3 — Portal Trapping

Building Nether or End portals intended to trap players in continuous loading screens, lava, or inescapable obsidian pits is banned.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Trap Removal + 1-Day Temp-Ban | 2nd Offense: 7-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 4 — Spawn Trapping

Repeatedly killing players at world spawn, public teleports, or warps where they cannot defend themselves or escape is disallowed.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Warning + Teleport Kick | 2nd Offense: 1-Day Temp-Ban.


Section 4 — Siege War

Clause 1 — Siege Town Creation

Siege towns are allowed to bypass normal proxy claiming rules, provided the town is used for a war within two weeks of creation. After two weeks, inactive siege towns can be deleted by staff.

Punishment:

Deletion of siege town after 14 days.

Clause 2 — Point Feeding

Intentionally allowing opposing players to kill alt accounts or willing victims to artificially manipulate war scores or siege points is forbidden.

Punishment:

War Point Reset + 7-Day Temp-Ban for participating accounts.

Clause 3 — Siege Banner Access

Obstructing siege banners with illegal block setups or exploits that prevent enemies from properly contesting or reaching war banners is prohibited.

Punishment:

Forfeiture of points + Warning to town leadership.

Clause 4 — Formal War Declarations

All wars must be declared via Discord in the #nation-announcements channel prior to mechanically declaring war in-game.

Punishment:

Nullification of in-game war status + Nation Fine.


Section 5 — Discord & Chat Guidelines

Clause 1 — Chat Spam

Sending repetitive messages, line flooding, large ASCII text art, or abusing ALL CAPS in global chat channels is disallowed.

Punishment:

1st Offense: 1-Hour Mute | 2nd Offense: 12-Hour Mute.

Clause 2 — Server Advertisement

Advertising external Minecraft servers, Discord communities, or commercial products in public chat or direct messages is prohibited.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Permanent Ban across all platforms.

Clause 3 — Server Language

English is the required language for public global chat so staff can effectively moderate. Other languages are welcomed in local, town, nation, or private messages.

Punishment:

Verbal warning followed by a 30-minute chat mute.


Section 6 — Toxicity & Harassment

Clause 1 — Event Disruption

Intentionally disrupting, trolling, or sabotaging official server events or community gatherings hosted by staff is forbidden.

Punishment:

Event Removal + 1-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 2 — Impersonation

Impersonating staff members, developers, or other players using similar display names, skins, or nick commands to deceive the community is prohibited.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Mandatory Nick/Skin Reset | 2nd Offense: 3-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 3 — Discrimination & Bigotry

Hate speech, slurs, discrimination, or derogatory attacks based on race, gender, religion, or orientation will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Punishment:

1st Offense: 7-Day Temp-Mute/Ban | 2nd Offense: Permanent Ban.

Clause 4 — Sexual Content

Explicit discussions, inappropriate links, NSFW imagery, or suggestive builds are strictly prohibited across all server channels.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Removal of content + 7-Day Temp-Ban.

Clause 5 — Real-World Conflicts

Discussion of real-world conflicts should be limited, and staff must be respected if they ask for a conversation to end. Extensive debate can result in a mute.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Verbal Warning | 2nd Offense: 24-Hour Chat Mute.

Clause 6 — Doxxing & Personal Info

Players should not doxx others or share personal real-world information (names, locations, contact info) under any circumstances.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Immediate Permanent Ban without appeal.

Clause 7 — Extensive Harassment

Targeted, repeated harassment or bullying directed at specific players across platforms with the goal of ruining their experience is prohibited.

Punishment:

1st Offense: 3-Day Temp-Ban | 2nd Offense: 14-Day Temp-Ban.


Section 7 — Tickets & Staff Guidelines

Clause 1 — Ticket Conduct

Support tickets should be opened only for genuine server issues or appeals. Spamming, trolling, or misusing tickets is not permitted.

Punishment:

Ticket closure + Discord Support Blacklist.

Clause 2 — Ticket Screenshots

Screenshots of tickets should not be shared publicly in Discord or in-game channels to preserve privacy and prevent drama.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Message Deletion + Warning | 2nd Offense: 24-Hour Mute.

Clause 3 — Reporting Staff Concerns

If you have a concern about staff abuse, please directly contact the server owner with solid proof rather than arguing in public channels.

Punishment:

Public accusations without proof may result in a chat mute for slander.

Clause 4 — Geopolitical Ban Exploitation

Bans should not be used for geopolitical advantage, including blackmailing other players or leveraging staff penalties in wars.

Punishment:

1st Offense: Permanent Ban for offenders + Reversal of affected geopolitical gains.