ProjectMiles Network | Rules

Last Updated: April 21, 2024

ProjectMiles Network

Network Rules

This document includes an extensive overview of the network rules we ask you to follow. The ProjectMiles Network Moderation team reserves the right to update these rules at any time. Failure to comply with these rules will result in corresponding punishment.

Disclaimer:

This rule document has been compiled with the utmost care. With each rule we have tried to provide clear examples of what is and what is not allowed. However, it is impossible to describe all cases and scenarios and prevent all loopholes. When the moderator team is in doubt about a rule being broken, it is discussed in discretion and a judgment is made.

Bending rules, finding loopholes, misinterpreting or changing the meaning of the rules to gain advantage is not permitted. In such cases, the situation will be looked at by a Senior Moderator and appropriate punishments will be given.

Also, please understand that all Moderators are humans. Although we all uphold the same rules, it’s up to a Moderator's judgment if they deem a punishment worthy.

If you have questions about your ban, then we recommend creating a ticket on our Discord and NOT to message a Moderator privately. However, if you want to be eligible for an unban, you MUST create an appeal through our website.

Have fun playing on ProjectMiles Network!

If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact the acting Head Moderator. We are always open to discuss or clarify a rule.

       

Player Agreement

TERMS OF SERVICE:

ProjectMiles Network Terms of Service

By joining our server, you agree to follow all rules stated below and claim responsibility for your Minecraft, Discord, and Forum accounts.

Important Notices:

Some situations fall upon the Moderator’s discretion. If you feel you have been punished unfairly, please contact the Head Moderator or fill out a Punishment Appeal.

The community will be notified immediately if any official rule change has been confirmed by the Moderation team.

View the entire history of all in-game punishments here: ProjectMiles Network Punishments

Admission Policy:

Admitting a bannable offense to staff members will result in the ban being reduced in half. This policy can apply to the following rules: Exploitations of Bugs/Glitches, Unapproved Modifications and Lying to Staff/Forging

No Intent Policy:

The No Intent Policy handles disruptive and toxic players within the community. This policy falls under the Moderator's discretion.

Any player deemed disruptive or toxic and has no intention of playing on the ProjectMiles Network will be punished through this policy rather than the rules listed below.

Punishment Clause:

Joking about breaking any rule could be deemed a punishable offense. If a Moderator understands you are making a joke, your punishment falls under Moderator’s discretion. If they deem your statement not to be a joke, you will receive the normal punishment.

Punishing in DMs:

/msg will ONLY be punishable by these rules: Threats, Network Threats, Inappropriate Topics, Sensitive Topics, Asking/Sharing Personal Information, Ghosting, Revealing the Maze End, Punishment Clause and Discrimination. Any other chat rule broken in /msg will NOT be punishable. Harassment will only be punishable if reported, players can /ignore users who are bothering them.

Approved Game Modifications:

View our game modification policies here: ProjectMiles Network - Approved Modifications 

Discord Rules:

View our Discord rules here: ProjectMiles Network - Discord Rules

1A

Global Rules

This section of rules applies to the entirety of the ProjectMiles Network.

Each rule broken will result in a 30-day ban. The second offense will be a 60-day ban and the third will be a permanent ban. This is unless otherwise stated.

Chat offenses where the player is commenting on other players breaking the rules AND the comment does not bypass the chat filter are to be punished at a Moderator’s discretion.

Alternate Account Limit (Warn, 15-day IP Ban, 30-day IP Ban, 60-day IP Ban, Permanent IP Ban)

Players are not allowed to have more than three accounts online at a time.

Asking/Sharing Personal Information

To ensure everyone's privacy and safety, sharing personal information about yourself or anyone else is strictly prohibited. Personal information is information that could identify an individual, e.g. address details, street names, payment app username, place of residence, personal social media accounts, etc. Sharing nationality, country or a social media account specifically for Minecraft purposes is not prohibited.

Note: You can be punished in two ways for breaking this rule:

Ban/Mute Evasion (IP Ban/Mute double the length of the punishment given, Permanent IP Ban/Mute)

Using an alternate account to evade a ban or mute is not allowed. A player can only be punished for Mute Evasion if they use another account to send messages in the chat, simply being online on another account is not punishable.

Notes:

Compromised Accounts (Permanent Ban)

If said that an account has been bought or spoofed from a 3rd-party and the account has been compromised by another user, the account will be banned for the safety of the actual owner of the account. This includes free online accounts that break minecraft TOS.

Note: Appeals will be accepted if the account is proven that it was bought legitimately.

Discrimination

Any form, (including chat messages, skins, builds, etc), of discrimination, will not be tolerated. Some topics that are not to be discriminated against, but are not limited to, include Culture, Disability, Gender, Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, etc. 

Note: Any discriminatory comments/remarks are punishable, regardless of whether or not they have bypassed the chat filter. This applies to /msg.


Disorderly Conduct (Moderators Discretion, Warn, 1-day ban, 7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30-day ban)


It is important for players to respect each other and maintain a positive and enjoyable gaming environment. Engaging in intentional disruptive behavior or disturbing a Staff Member on duty will result in a punishment. This includes actions such as: Standing in front of a player, staff member, or NPC with ill intent. Purposely filling or clogging another player's inventory. Actively downvoting claims/plots for personal gain.


Note: If a Moderator deems your actions to be a disturbance even if it is not listed will still be punishable.

Exploitations of Bugs / Glitches (Moderator’s Discretion)

Abuse of server mechanics is against the rules. A glitch/bug is an error in the game that would allow you to gain an unfair advantage over other players. Therefore, abusing this will result in serious punishment. If you encounter a bug, you must make a bug report ticket on our Discord server to avoid punishment.

However, duplication glitches that are built into the game's mechanics are not punishable. This means that players are allowed to duplicate items like sand or TNT on the server without facing consequences. Additionally, using vanilla mechanics to break bedrock is allowed.

Ghosting / Teaming (Warn, 1-day ban, 7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30-day ban)

Announcing the murderer in MM after you’ve died or revealing any part of the Maze is considered Ghosting. This includes in game chat as well as /msg. Teaming in a gamemode that doesn’t run in teams or pairs is not allowed. Players who intentionally fight alongside another player in KitPvP (or FFA), is prohibited.

Griefing/Stealing/Killing  (7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30-day ban)

Any form of intentionally griefing, destroying, and/or stealing from another island, property, plot or claim is against the rules (unless you obtain permission from the owner). Always obtain permission from the owner of the property if you want to make changes. Griefing and Stealing are only punishable within claims. This also means for griefed builds and stolen items to be restored, they must be within a claim. Unintentionally griefing or killing will not be punishable.

Griefing and Stealing applies to all gamemodes, except Factions. In Factions it’s allowed to grief, steal. In PvP-gamemodes, such as KitPvP, Duels and Factions, killing is allowed obviously.

Notes:

Harassment (Warning Required / Moderator's Discretion)

Harassing any user(s) in any type of matter is prohibited. Harassment is considered to be any sort of behavior that humiliates, aggravates, or embarrasses a person. Purposefully ruining a single player’s experience on the network is also considered harassment, and will result in punishment. This includes abuse of /helpop.

Note: Do not be afraid to /ignore anyone in chat who is bothering you. If it continues outside of chat, please report the harassment to Staff.

 

Inappropriate Builds (1-day ban, 7 day-ban, 30-day ban)

Any build deemed not appropriate according to rules will result in punishment. This rule also applies to item textures, signs, and books.

Inappropriate Skins (6-hour ban, 7-day ban, 30-day ban)

Any skin deemed not appropriate according to rules will result in punishment. You will have 6 hours to change your skin.

Note: You will not receive a warning before being punished.

Inappropriate Titles (Warn, 7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30-day ban)

Anything you’re not allowed to say in chat cannot be in any title or text-based descriptions. These titles should follow the network rules: lobby recognitions, factions names, land names, plot titles, gang names, item names and skyblock signatures. The player who created the inappropriate title or having possession of an inappropriately named item will be punished.

Inappropriate Usernames (Permanent Ban)

Anything you’re not allowed to say in chat cannot be in your username. It is up to the moderator’s judgment to decide whether something counts as inappropriate.

Note: You will not receive a warning before being punished. Proving accounts in-game name change will lift the punishment.

IRL Trading (Warning Required)

Any exchange of real or valid currency for virtual items including services, and ranks is strictly not allowed. ProjectMiles Network is not liable for any financial loss as a result of violating this rule.

Lag Machines Attempts (7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30d-ban)

Any attempt to create a Lag Machine that causes client/server lag/damage, but not actually causes lag/damage, is not allowed. If a Moderator decides the Lag Machine is causing lag/damage to the network, it will be punished under, Network Threats/Server Damage.

Lag machine examples include abuse of redstone, entities, or world edit.

Gameplay Limiting Traps / TPA Killing (7-day ban, 15-day ban, 30-day ban)

Any traps designed to limit another player's gameplay are strictly prohibited. This applies to any trap that renders a player unable to execute any command or interact with any blocks. An example of a Gameplay Limiting Trap would be a nether portal trap, which hinders players from using any command and playing entirely. Teleporting a player with the intention of killing them will also result in punishment.

Note: This includes preventing players from moving forward/progressing in any gamemode which includes standing in front of a NPC, button, lever, or on a pressure plate/checkpoint

Note: Only TPA Killing is allowed in Factions!

Lying to Staff/Forging

Lying to staff by manipulating images, messages, or videos to slander any user or for personal gain, in any way, is strictly not allowed.

Intentionally making false claims, which the player knows are false, is against the rules.


Note: These claims have to be proven to be false.

Network Threats/Server Damage  (Permanent Blacklist)

Any form of attack, whether successful or not, on either the individual servers or the network entirely will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, DDoS Threats/Attempts/Attacks, Backdoor Threats/Attempts/Attacks, Crash Attempts, Botting, and Lag Machines.
Any lag machine that causes a direct threat to the Network/Server will result in a permanent blacklist.

Note: Jokingly threatening the network may result in a punishment. This applies to /msg.

Profile Boosting  (7-day ban, 15-day ban, and 30-day ban) 

(Moderator's Discretion)

Anything that would allow a player to significantly gain rewards faster, win games or generally perform better then they would on their own would be considered profile boosting. This includes but is not limited to giving players large amounts of money, items, kills and/or wins.

Note: Profile Boosting is not punishable between members of the same Island, Faction, or Gang; however, setting bounties in Skyblock and Factions to bypass Profile Boosting is not allowed.

Revealing the Maze path/end  (Warn, 15-day ban, 30-day ban) 

Giving an unfair advantage to others is against the rules. Telling users the location to the end of the maze to those who have not yet completed it is not permitted on ProjectMiles Network. This includes any hints or paths that may lead to the end.

Note: This applies to /msg.

Scamming (7-day ban, 15-day ban, and 30-day ban)

Dishonest transactions causing one player to lose items, money, or other things of value is considered scamming. A couple examples of this include but are not limited to, falsely advertising items in auction house and not fulfilling your end of the bargain. Scamming in between gamemodes is prohibited.

Note: Scamming is ONLY allowed in Factions  

     

Sensitive Topics

Sensitive Topics are topics that may be sensitive to some players.

Any discussion, names or builds revolving around topics such as: Encouraging Suicide, Endangerment of Others, Rape, Sexual Harassment, Pedophilia, etc. are not allowed.

Note: Any discussion of a sensitive topic is punishable, regardless of whether or not they have bypassed the chat filter. This applies to /msg.

Note II: If a moderator deems your topic too sensitive you will be punished regardless if it's one of the topics stated above.

Threats (Permanent IP Ban)


Any threat towards users and/or the server or attempts to cause harm to users and/or the server is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, Personal Threats, Asking for login info, DDoS threats, and Doxing.

Note: This applies to /msg.

Unapproved Modifications (15-day ban, 30-day ban, 60-day ban, (Permanent)

To provide a fair experience to everyone, any use of a hacked client or usage of unapproved modifications is prohibited.

Note: Common modifications that are not allowed include: Autoclicker, Baritone (Auto Mine), and Xray. Please view the FULL Approved Modifications LIST to see what is and is not allowed.

1B

Chat Rules

This section of rules specifically apply to the chat and renaming items.

All rules broken will result in a warning, 30-minute mute, 1-day mute, 7-day mute, and 30-day mute. This is unless otherwise stated.

Advertising 

 

All forms of advertising are against the rules. Advertising is defined as asking players to play on a server or promoting social media (including but not limited to: YouTube, Twitch, etc.) to users for personal gains, such as gaining exposure. This also includes private messages/MSG if uninvited. It is up to a moderator’s judgment to decide whether something counts as personal gain or gaining exposure. You will only be punished for this rule if either:

Advertising for anything on the server, such as Island Warp of Shops, isn’t prohibited, as long as it’s not extensive or being spammed.

Note: The only exception to this rule is for official ProjectMiles Network Content Creators and Partners. Any form of advertising not in chat will be punishable as an Inappropriate Offense (Build, Titles, Usernames).

Note II: (Extensive) advertising via Auction House may also result in a punishment. Your items will be removed from the Auction House and you can be blocked from selling items for an amount of time (Warn, 6 hours AH-ban, 1 day AH-ban, 7 day AH-ban, 15 day AH-ban, 30 day AH-ban).

Asking for Staff/Operator Permissions

Asking for Staff/OP is against the rules. Additionally, the staff understands that you may have questions or concerns about your staff application, but we ask that you please be patient in waiting for a response.

Note: Asking for your application or appeal to be reviewed may cause it to be instantly denied.

Drama/Escalation by Involvement

Players that involve themselves in situations that do not concern them to pertain reactions out of individuals or trying to start drama is against the rules.

English Only/Custom Fonts

As most of our community is English-speaking, we ask that you keep global chat English only. We also ask that you do not use other fonts in chat, this causes chat to become less readable. We have these rules in place to keep ProjectMiles Network safe and friendly.

Note: We ask that if you are communicating with another player in a different language, please use /msg.

External Links

Please refrain from sending links in global chat. If you wish to share something, do so in private.

Note: This does not apply to server voting links.

Impersonating as a Staff or Partner

Acting as a current staff member or as an official partner (including social media) when you are not that role is against the rules.

Inappropriate Topics  (Moderator's Discretion)

Discussing any of these topics is prohibited, whether provoked or not, is against the rules. Asking for personal details, Banned Players, Discussion of Staff Demotions, Discussion of abuse of substances (i.e. Alcohol, Drugs, etc.), Murder, Politics, Religion Sex, and controversial topics such as Abortion or Past Server Drama. This applies to /msg depending on the severity.

Note: Discussing previous player punishments and revealing the maze path qualifies as an inappropriate topic.

Respect All Players

We expect you to respect all staff members and players. Expressing your frustrations is allowed, but keep it minimal. If a moderator or other staff member believes you are being disrespectful to another player or players, then you will be punished accordingly.

Spam

Spamming is strictly prohibited. This includes flooding the chat with multiple unnecessary messages and extreme use of extra characters (character spam).

Note: When there is intense, extensive spam, a moderator can choose to mute immediately, without any warning.

Swearing

Please prevent yourself from cussing excessively. You will only be punished for this rule if either A) You bypass the filter or B) You are cursing to the extent it is deemed excessive by a Moderator, (overusing swears, unnecessarily using swears, frequently using swears.)

Note: If a player is using curse words in a harmful manner against another player, the punishment would fall under “Respect All Players”.

2A

Faction Rules

This section of rules specifically applies to the Factions server.

All rules broken will result in a 7-day ban, 15-day ban, and 30-day ban.

Alt Factions/Alt claiming (Warning Required)

Using an alternate account to create or join another faction is against the rules and is not allowed. This is to ensure fair gameplay and prevent any unfair advantages or exploits.

Note: You are however allowed to add a maximum of two alternate accounts to your faction (per player).

Buffer Limit (Warning Required)

Buffer count starts from the exterior of the base / cannon shell. Exceeding the buffer limit will result in a punishment. Skipping chunks and genning more walls will count towards the buffer size.

Note: In the case of the buffer exceeding the limit, a staff member will unclaim the farthest chunk from the base.  

Chest/Spawner Placement

Surrounding spawners or chests in obsidian / water or hiding them between walls so players can not break them with creeper eggs is prohibited.

Note: Spawners/chests will be removed and given to the raiding faction if this rule is broken.

 

Counter Cannons

Counter cannons are used to destroy cannon on the attacking faction before they get a chance to fire. You may not create a counter on the front / back side of a cannon box or on the border side for border bases.

Note: This does not apply to the use of buffer counters.

Counter Claiming (Warning Required / Moderator's Discretion)

Claiming in the path of another faction’s buffer with no intent of using the claim is prohibited.

Note: Claims that prevent factions from expanding will be removed if the chunk has been inactive for 24h.

Glitching/Exploiting of bugs

Any bug or Glitch that is discovered on the Factions server must be reported to staff immediately, any use of bugs or exploits to gain an advantage will result in the responsible player(s) as well as the faction being punished accordingly. This includes, but is not limited to Tp-Glitching, World border glitching, e-pearl glitching, duping, gaining excessive money/exp.

Note: This also is a general rule, but in this section it’s specified to Factions.

Insiding

Any form of intentionally betraying (griefing, destroying, and/or stealing) and leaving the faction is against the rules (unless you obtain permission from the owner from the faction).

Unapproved Cannon Mechanics  (Moderator's Discretion) 

All cannons built on the server must stay within the following parameters:

(phase cannons are defined to be any cannon that bypasses any type of wall without having to break through the wall).

Note: The builders of the cannon will be punished and the cannon will be removed by staff members without any compensation. The moderators decide whenever this rule is broken.



Printer

 While printer is allowed on factions, it is not allowed to be used during the following times:

Note: Using a printer to build counter-cannons is allowed.

Raid Timer

No attacking faction may keep a defending faction on a raid timer without the intent of raiding or not having progression for more than 2 hours. The defending faction is incapable of removing their spawners, using a printer, or placing gen buckets. This includes using cannons as well as by-hand. There is a 15 minute grace period after the raid is over. This rule is subject to Moderators Discretion.

Regen Limitations (Warning Required)

Factions are limited to a certain number of Regen Walls. Please see the list below:

2B

Survival Rules

This section of rules specifically applies to the Survival server.

All rules broken will result in a 7-day ban, 15-day ban, and 30-day ban.

Cobble Monsters (Moderator's Discretion)

Creating large-scale  structures using water and lava buckets can potentially cause damage to other players' structures or interfere with overall gameplay experience. Such an act can be considered griefing, regardless of whether it is on your own land.

Counter Claiming

It’s prohibited to intentionally counterclaim next to someone's land, to prevent them from expanding. You may not claim within 2 chunks from another player and/or surround them.

Multiple land-owners may claim next to each other, when agreed on.

Note: A Moderator will not hand out punishments for this rule unless a report has been made.

2C

Skyblock Rules

This section of rules specifically applies to the Skyblock server.

All rules broken will result in a 7-day ban, 15-day ban, and 30-day ban.

Alt Islands

Players are allowed to have alternate islands as long as their secondary island does not rank within the top 50. This allows players to explore different gameplay strategies and settings without impacting the competitiveness of the top rankings. Players who violate the rules will be subject to punishment. Secondary island will be removed.

Notes: