Server Rules & Regulations

Welcome to FordMC Network. To maintain a fair, enjoyable, and competitive environment for all players, you must read, understand, and abide by the following official server rules. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable excuse.

1. General Community Guidelines

• Respect All Members: Harassment, bullying, toxicity, hate speech, racism, sexism, religious defamation, or personal threats will result in an immediate and severe punishment.
• No Inappropriate Content: Inappropriate, sexually explicit, NSFW, or offensive usernames, skins, capes, builds, or chat messages are strictly prohibited.
• No Encouraging Self-Harm: Any statements or jokes encouraging self-harm or suicide carry a permanent, unappealable network blacklist.
• Respect Staff Decisions: Our staff team works to keep the community safe. Do not disrespect, argue with, or harass staff members in public chat. If you disagree with a moderation action, create a ticket on our Discord.

2. Cheating & Unfair Advantages (Zero Tolerance)

• Blacklisted Clients & Hacks: The use of any hacked client, cheat modification, or automated script (including KillAura, Reach, Speed, Fly, Auto-Clickers, X-Ray texture packs, Baritone, or Freecam) is strictly forbidden.
• Allowed Modifications: Performance mods and standard client launchers (Lunar Client, Badlion Client, Feather, Sodium, Iris, Optifine, ArmorHUD, MiniMap without entity/cave radar) are allowed.
• Macros & Hardware Automation: Any hardware or software macros, auto-clickers (including drag-clicking or double-clicking butterfly scripts over 20 CPS), or automated AFK farming scripts are prohibited.
• Screen-Share (SS) Policy: Refusing a staff request to screen-share, logging out during a freeze/SS, or deleting files during an inspection will be treated as an admission of guilt and result in a punishment given according to work.

3. Exploits, Glitches & Bug Abuse

• Zero Tolerance on Duping: Attempting or executing any item, currency, block, or heart duplication exploit will result in an immediate wipe and permanent ban.
• Crashing & Lag Machines: Intentionally creating chunk-bans, lag machines, redstone loops designed to degrade server performance, or using packet spam to crash the server is strictly forbidden.
• Reporting Bugs: Any discovered exploit, dupe, or unintended game mechanic must be reported privately to server administration immediately via a Discord ticket. Players who report game-breaking bugs responsibly are rewarded.

4. Lifesteal & Gameplay Rules

• PvP & Heart Stealing: PvP combat and heart stealing are core mechanics of Lifesteal. Stealing hearts in fair combat is fully permitted.
• Heart Boosting / Alt Farming: Killing your own alternative accounts, friends repeatedly under agreement, or newly spawned players purely to artificially farm hearts or fragment points is considered heart boosting and will result in a complete heart reset and temporary ban.
• Combat Logging: Disconnecting, closing your client, or switching servers during active PvP combat will automatically trigger our combat penalty (inventory drop and death).

5. Chat, Spam & Advertising

• No Advertising: Posting links, server IPs, Discord invites, social media handles, or promoting any non-FordMC platforms in public chat or private messages (/msg) is strictly forbidden and results in an automatic mute or ban.
• No Chat Flooding / Spam: Flooding chat with repetitive messages, character spam, excessive capitalization, or unnecessary command spamming is prohibited.
• Real Money Trading (RMT): Trading in-game items, coins, accounts, or services for real-world currency outside the official FordMC Webstore (fordmc.xyz/shop) is strictly prohibited. Both the buyer and seller will be permanently banned.

6. Account Security & Alt Policy

• Account Responsibility: You are 100% responsible for all activities that take place on your account. The excuse "my sibling/friend was on my computer" will not be accepted during punishment appeals.
• Ban Evasion: Joining the network on an alternative account while your main account is actively serving a ban or mute is strictly prohibited. Any evasion accounts will be permanently banned, and the original punishment duration will be doubled or made permanent.
• Account Sharing & Compromised Accounts: Do not share passwords or accounts. If an account is suspected of being compromised or shared with blacklisted players, it will be suspended for safety.

7. Punishments & Appeals

Our staff team uses a progressive punishment system (Warning → Mute → Temporary Ban → Permanent Blacklist) depending on the severity and history of the infraction. Severe violations (cheating, duping, DDoSing threats, hate speech) skip directly to permanent bans.

If you believe you were falsely punished or wish to appeal a ban, please submit an appeal on our official Discord:

FordMC Administration reserves the right to update these rules at any time without prior notice. Continued use of the server represents your acceptance of all current rules.

8. Rules & Punishments

In all use, punishment will be given according to work. The staff team will assess the nature and severity of any violations, and issue punishments accordingly.