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This page goes over the rules and documentation of the server. This will take place as the primary location to see the full list of rules and policies about our server. 

Last Updated: 

by Inpuzah [admin] on 9/29/2025

Disclaimers

• All rules are decided upon by the Falcon SMP Leadership Team (SLT). Rules are always subject to change or be applied as staff see fit. All rules listed in the Falcon SMP Discord server apply.

• Reading these rules is your responsibility. Not knowing the rules is not an excuse for breaking them. Regularly check this page and the Discord for updates.

Recent Changes

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How to Join Falcon SMP

• Falcon SMP is compatible with Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft.

• We always aim to support only the latest versions of Minecraft

• Server version: 1.21.7 or 1.21.8, latest version of Bedrock edition.

• IP Address: play.mcfalcon.org

• Port: 25565 (for bedrock connections only, on java this is the default value)

• Allowed Clients:

  • Vanilla (No mods), Optifine, PvP Clients

    • Lunar Client

    • Labymod

    • Badlion

    • etc.

• Prohibited Clients:

  • Hack or "Utility" clients of any kind:

    • Impact Client

    • Future Client

    • Wurst Client

    • etc.

  • Any client that enables the player any advantage over others.

  • Any client that is intended to cause damage to server infrastructure, gather and collect large amounts of data, or send mass spam requests or messages.

Basic General Rules

1. No griefing or stealing.

2. Do not touch other's builds without their permission under any circumstance.

3. If something isn't claimed, it does not mean it's "free"

4. No spamming, CAPS, cursing, hate speech of any kind

5. Keep ads to a minimum

6. Don't ask for OP, Ranks, Items, etc.

7. Respect all players

8. No mods or hacks other than allowed modifications

9. Read Rules and Documentation for complete list

BGSU Campus Rebuild Rules

1. All general rules apply

2. Always ask permission before touching other's buids, even if you think you are helping.

3. Do not build anything that would be a bad look on the University:

   1. No bombings, slander toward departments/communities, inappropriate references, etc.)

   2. Builds may be explored and showcased on BGSU social media, to BGSU donors, or even BGSU leadership officials.

4. Do not attempt to bring items from creative into any other server through means of a bug or exploitation of glitches.

5. If there is a regional issue preventing you from doing something on the creative server, please let Server Leadership Team (SLT) know.

6. No major redstone contraptions or lag machines.

7. The creative world is not intended to be a "testing" world or somewhere where you can build randomly. Builds should be focused on the BGSU campus, not anything else. Take such actions to your own world or another server.

Survival Rules

• Do not go through the world border by any means possible.

  • World border is set to 25k from X=0/Z=0.

  • Items will not be returned to you if you die by breaking this rule.

• No macros/autoclickers

• Little to no edition files to increase gamma

  • We understand if you need to increase it to see better in general but as this cannot be regulated, it is operating on an honor system.

  • You may increase your in-game brightness through the options menu, and optifine gives dynamic lighting.

• No X-Raying using Minecraft mechanics or mods

• Minecraft will automatically despawn dropped items after 5 minutes. This is not a server-only thing. 

  • Items will not be returned if you do not pick them up in time.

• Do not ask for more homes. All players get 5 equally.

• Lava casting counts as griefing.

  • You may lava cast on your own land if desired.

TEXTURE/RESOURCE PACKS:

• Emissive ores ONLY FROM COMPLEMENTARY SHADERS are allowed

• X-ray texture/resource packs are not allowed

  • This includes ones that give better vision under lava

INVENTORY RESTORATION:

You may only have your inventory restored if you are killed by a glitch that is outside of your control.

• Falling, lava deaths, deaths from unattended mobs, afk deaths, or player conflicts (not including unconsented PvP) do not count.

CLAIMED LAND:

• If there is a claim obstructing your build area you believe should be removed:

  • Contact the owner of the claim. It may take a few days to get a response, please be patient. If you do not know the owner, or have resulting conflicts, contact a server moderator.

• Just because an area isn’t claimed, that doesn’t mean you can build on it.

• This especially applies to towns, cities, mini-games, highways, and event locations.

• Make sure that you have permission before building in someone else’s area

• If you are able to see another player’s base at server-standard render distance, find somewhere else to make a base (Survival only)

  • Only exception is around spawn, however please use common sense when building and do not obstruct other builds. If unsure, ask a moderator.

  • Exceptions may be made at a moderator’s discretion or with other build owner’s permission.

• Land cannot be claimed based on only looking at the map.

• Land must be visited first to be claimed

• Land disputes will be settled based on first block placed on said land

• Roads must go around previously-built structures, in all dimensions.

• These rules also apply to chests.

ILLEGAL ENCHANTMENTS:

No illegal enchants on any items.

• Ex: Sharpness V on a bow; Mending on an ink sac

• The staff are no longer allowed to hand out illegal items. Any non-staff member that possesses these items may be subject to having said item confiscated out of fairness for everyone else.

VILLAGERS:

• There are currently no restrictions on villagers at this time. If problems occur, we will update and notify accordingly.

REDSTONE AND REDSTONE-AFFILIATED:

• Pistons will function without the claims all other redstone rules still apply.

• No flying machines/sweeper arms

• Keep hoppers to a minimum 

• Any farms contributing to lag will be asked to be changed or removed

• Item duping is not allowed

MOBS AND MOB CAP:

• No more than 10 of one mob type to a chunk

• No more than 20 mobs total in a chunk

• Actively kill mobs in grinders (do not let a large amount build up)

• Name-tagged mobs should be considered pets and cannot be killed without consent

• Any detained/pet withers are the owners responsibility. Please don’t have the ability for them to get out and roam the map

PLAYER VS. PLAYER:

PvP must take place under the following conditions:

• Both parties must consent to fighting

• Players may not set bounties on each other

• UNLESS BOTH PARTIES AGREE OTHERWISE, items dropped by the killed player must be returned

PLAYER PRIVACY:

• If you stream on Twitch/YouTube it must be in your own private voice chats, not in the server voice chats. Anyone found streaming their audio to Twitch/Youtube in Server Voice chats may be banned

  • This is to protect privacy and avoid violating age rules

  • You can still go live on discord and share your screen. 

• ONE PLAYER PER ACCOUNT. Do not allow relatives or friends to play on your account while logged in to the server

  • This is to prevent “unknowing” rule-breaking

• /msg is available to every player for in-game DMs but mods and admins HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE what you send in REAL TIME. Please send sensitive information elsewhere (i.e. Discord)

  • Understand that we only use this for moderation purposes. Player safety is a top priority and we want to make this very clear

IMPRISONMENT:

Should it be deemed appropriate, players may be imprisoned for their actions.

• Jailed players will have to spend their allotted time actively moving in the server

• Jail time does not go down if you are afk!

• Jail time is dependent on the action and is intended to replace short temp bans

AFK Rules:

• AFK restrictions have been removed temporarily and will not be enforced. This may be subject to change and we will notify accordingly if this is the case.

AFK (away from keyboard/inactive playing/lurking) is broadly discouraged.

• Flagged as AFK for more than 2 minutes will result in a kick

• AFK pools/other AFK prevention methods are strictly prohibited and can result in a ban

  • This includes automated clients from macros/auto clickers

SHOP SYSTEM:

• This feature is currently not available to members yet and is still in testing.

Item shops are handled by the plugin Quickshop-Hikari (shop setup and more details can be found here: https://modrinth.com/plugin/quickshop-hikari)

• To sell an item: place a chest, click the chest with the item you wish to sell, and set the selling price 

• Switch your shop between buying and selling items with /qs buy or /qs sell while mousing over the sign on the chest 

• Diamonds can be exchanged for Egg Coins in the shopping district at spawn:

1 diamond = 100 Egg Coins

SPAWN SHOPS:

• Shop plots are available to rent in the spawn shopping area. There are two options:

  • Mall shops: the interior walls and exterior design of these shops cannot be changed. Three signs may be place above the door (between the two rows of glass)

  • Custom shops: the claimer can build their own shop. Shops have a maximum height of 12 blocks (the glowstone block). Shops should not go over the green wool border

• A player may not own or partake in the operations of more than one spawn shop

• Spawn shops may not be combined 

• Shops are 1,000.00$ / 10 diamonds per month 

  • You will retain your shop as long as you have a large enough coin balance each month

  • The shop will be automatically reclaimed by the server if:

    • Your coin balance runs out and you cannot afford the monthly rent

    • You are inactive on the server for a prolonged period of time

RESOURCE WORLDS: Currently disabled

New Overworld, Nether, and End dimensions will be available for resource-collection only! 

• These dimensions will be reset (to a new random seed) to replenish available resources. These dimensions being reset and intended only for the collection of resources results in the following rules applicable to the Resource dimensions:

  • No homes can be set

  • No /back is available 

  • No warps

  • No claiming of land 

  • No building

    • By this, we mean no building of structures. You can still place blocks/torches/etc. as needed to navigate the land

  • No build redemptions can be redeemed

  • Any items left in the dimension (ex. in a chest) that become lost due to a reset will not be returned

• Resets will occur every week (Time/date TBA)

  • All players still in resource worlds will be kicked from the world before a warning about reset is issued

• The only access to these dimensions is through the portals at spawn or by using the following commands:

  • OVERWORLD: /rw tp

  • NETHER: /rw tp nether

• All other server rules apply to these dimension: blatant griefing of the world is not allowed

• This feature is temporarily disabled as we are looking into whether or not we wish to include this with the server. In the meantime, we have disabled it to save resources.

WARPS AND HOMES:

• All players will be able to set up to 3 homes, with the possibility of getting more at a later date.

• Homes cannot be set in the Resource dimensions

• Warps will not be given to any Resource dimensions. This is non-negotiable due to these dimensions being regularly reset and easily accessible through the portals at spawn

• Locations can be turned into a /warp at mod discretion.