§1 Applicability of These Rules

1. These rules apply to the entire Melvin501.de Minecraft network and all of its components.

2. By joining the Melvin501.de Minecraft network, every user accepts these rules and is required to follow them.

3. Certain components, such as SMPs or, in rare cases, specific game modes, may have additional or different rules. These rules will be displayed when joining for the first time.

4. These rules may be changed at any time.

§2 Punishments

1. All punishments will only be issued with appropriate severity and for a valid reason.

2. Possible punishments include:

   1. Exclusion from the entire Melvin501.de Minecraft network

   2. Exclusion from individual game modes or servers

   3. Exclusion from chat (Mute)

   4. Exclusion from features such as voice chat (Voice mute)

3. Every player has the right to submit an appeal to reduce or lift a punishment. In the appeal, the player may explain their position and provide arguments as to why we, meaning the server and moderation team, should approve the appeal.

§3 Chat & Communication

1. Communication between players must always be polite and respectful.
   Insults, provocations, discriminatory, racist, or otherwise offensive statements are prohibited.

2. Threats and any form of sexual harassment are prohibited.

3. Political and religious discussions, as well as related content, are prohibited.

4. Spamming messages, advertising, or repeatedly sending the same content is prohibited.

   Creators may advertise their social media channels in their own rounds.

5. Advertising other servers or services, as well as publishing server IP addresses, is prohibited.

6. Longer private conversations should be held outside the public chat, for example via /msg.

7. Intentionally misleading other players, for example through deceptive or harmful links, is not allowed.

8. Abusing support by spreading false reports or submitting unnecessary requests is prohibited.

9. All chat messages are considered public and may be used to review rule violations.

10. Publishing or sharing another person’s personal data is prohibited, such as first and last names, addresses, contact details, or similar information.
    This applies regardless of intent, context, or whether the information may seem harmless.

§4 In-Game Behavior

1. Instructions from team members must be followed.

2. Exploiting certain Minecraft bugs is prohibited.

3. Exploiting plugin bugs is strictly prohibited, and such bugs must be reported to support immediately.

4. The Melvin501.de Minecraft network may only be joined with the accepted server resource pack in order to ensure a bug-free gameplay experience.

5. Intentionally playing against your own team, also known as trolling, is prohibited.

6. InteIntentionally avoiding participation in active gameplay, also known as trolling, is prohibited.

7. Forming an unauthorized team with other players, also known as teaming, is prohibited. This also includes teaming up with other teams, also known as cross-teaming.

8. Targeted and repeatedly following or harassing individual players, also known as trolling, is prohibited.
   This especially includes permanently targeting a player without a gameplay-related reason or for personal motives. Gamemode specific exceptions are allowed if the behavior is justified by the gamemode’s core mechanics.

9. Maliciously destroying structures built by other players, also known as griefing, is prohibited.

10. Creating or building inappropriate, offensive, or insulting structures is prohibited.

11. In general, playing on Melvin501.de with multiple accounts is allowed, however:

    1. You may only be online with one account at a time.

    2. You may only have one save/progression state per event server, meaning special events such as SMPs, etc.

    3. Multiple accounts may not be used to bypass an active ban or mute (ban evasion).

Allowed Minecraft Bug Exploits

• F3 + A

• Nether Roof Access

§5 Minecraft Modifications and Other Tools

1. Joining the network with unauthorized client modifications is prohibited.

Prohibited Modifications

• Modifications that bypass the server resource pack

• Modifications that automatically control aiming in any way, such as aimbots, bow aimbots, etc.

• Modifications that prevent, suppress, or alter the effects of potions

• Modifications that show the position of players, mobs, chests, or other objects while they are not actually visible to the player, such as minimaps (including fair-play versions), ArrowCam, wallhacks, chest finders, Freecam, etc.

• Modifications that analyze gameplay in order to create an advantage, such as Stuff Texture Packs, Shield Statuses, etc.

• Modifications that allow sneaking while sprinting

• Modifications that perform actions automatically, such as automatic critical hits, fishing, eating, equipping, potion effects, tool/weapon/sword swapping, inventory sorting, item detectors, NoSpecMod, Killaura, Skin-Blinder or Skin Derp, autowalk, Mouse Tweaks, Mouse Wheelie, auto-clicker, etc.

• Damage indicators of any kind

• Modifications that affect movement, such as Fly, Glide, Slide, Spider, No Knockback, Speed, Velocity Modifier, etc.

• Modifications that affect or bypass the intended behavior of the game, such as No Slowdown, Fast Heal, Speed, Hitbox Changer, etc.

• Any hacks or hack clients, such as Wurst, Meteor, etc.

• Modifications that suppress any kind of damage, such as No Fall, etc.

• X-Ray, both as a mod and as a resource pack

• Ping spoofing or any other changes to the client’s ping behavior, such as lagswitches, etc.

Prohibited Minecraft Settings

• Changing the key bindings for “Use Item/Place Block” and “Attack/Destroy” is prohibited due to a Minecraft bug.

Allowed Modifications

• AppleSkin

• BetterHurtCam

• Coordinates Display

• Freelock, provided it only enables a 360° view in F5

• Fullbright

• Totem Tweaks

• Shulker Box Tooltip

• Status Effect Timer

• uku's Armor HUD

• Walksy's Complete Shield Fixes

• Any performance mod that does not provide an advantage

§6 Ranks

1. Every player or user who has subscribed to Melvin501 on Twitch, including via Twitch Prime or Prime Gaming, has the right to the Subscriber rank.

2. A tutorial on how to receive the Subscriber rank can be found here: How do I get the Subscriber rank? (Currently available in German only)

§7 Abuse of Ranks

1. Abusing your rank to gain an unwanted advantage over other players is prohibited.