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Player handbook

Rules & Guide

Everything you need before your first session — the community rules, and a step-by-step guide to installing the pack and joining the server.

Welcome to MakeShift SMP — a Create Mod server focused on creativity, respect, and collaboration. Please review all rules carefully to ensure a fair and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Core Rules

Griefing & Theft

  • Griefing, stealing, and sabotage are strictly prohibited.
  • Use chunk claims to protect your builds.
  • Respect all player-owned and public structures.
  • Claiming existing structures is only permitted 3,000+ blocks from Spawn (2,000 in the Nether). Villages are excluded.

Mods, Cheats & Exploits

  • External mods, hacks, or exploits are not allowed.
  • This includes Freecam, X-ray, or any unfair advantage.
  • Auto-clickers or similar tools are prohibited.
  • Gameplay must remain fair and balanced at all times.

Enforcement

  • Follow all instructions given by staff and moderators.
  • Rule violations may result in warnings, mutes, or bans.
  • Severe or repeated offenses may lead to permanent bans.

Community Conduct

Behavior & Respect

  • Treat all players with kindness and respect.
  • Public chat should be conducted in English.
  • Harassment, discrimination, or toxic behavior is not tolerated.
  • Avoid discussions involving politics, religion, or controversial topics.
  • No spamming, trolling, or offensive content.
  • NSFW content is strictly prohibited (including chat, skins, builds, and usernames).
  • Recommended age is 16+ (younger players must demonstrate maturity).
  • Respect staff decisions, provided they are reasonable.

Gameplay & Building

  • Focus on automation, machinery, and creative builds.
  • Trading and shop systems are encouraged.
  • PvP is only allowed with mutual consent.

Building Rules

Base Building

  • Build your base at least 300 blocks away from Spawn.
  • Maintain a distance of at least 8 chunks from other claims.
  • Do not build inside the designated spawn protection.
  • Remove or report abandoned builds.
  • Cobblestone generators using contraptions and Silverfish XP farms are not allowed. Use approved alternatives from the #schematics channel in Discord.
  • Optimize lag-heavy contraptions or ask staff for assistance.

Environment Rules

  • Avoid unnecessary environmental damage — use the mining dimension for large-scale digging and tunnels.
  • Do not create disruptive or low-effort structures (e.g., long cobblestone lines, basic dirt/cobble boxes).

Public Railways

Railway Standards

  • Follow right-hand drive on all public main lines.
  • Maintain 5 blocks of spacing between parallel tracks.
  • Keep tracks straight where possible and use smooth, wide curves.
  • Refer to the Rail Network section for approved designs.
  • You can ask for help in the #train-network channel in Discord.

Main Highways

  • Must be 7 blocks apart when running parallel.
  • Must follow right-hand drive.
  • Designed for long-distance travel between major settlements and public hubs.

Branch Lines

  • Must be 5 blocks apart when running parallel.
  • Connect towns, districts, and secondary destinations to the main network.
  • Should follow the same direction conventions as the main highway they connect to.

Private Connections

  • Tracks connecting a player's base to a branch line may use any spacing or design.
  • Players may use either driving side within their private rail systems.

Station Naming

  • To avoid confusion, all public stations must use a unique identifier prefix.
  • THA_ — ThaMaTTeR locations.
  • FACT_ — KSAW locations.
  • Other communities or projects should use their own consistent prefix.

Spawn Shops

Shop Guidelines

  • Plan your build before claiming a shop plot.
  • Empty or inactive plots will be cleared after 48 hours (no refunds).
  • Prices should remain fair and reasonable, considering effort and materials.
  • Shop claims are intended for trading and storefronts only.
  • Factories, automated production systems, and any form of resource generation are strictly prohibited within shop claims.
  • Small decorative contraptions or display mechanisms are allowed, provided they do not produce items or cause lag.

Questions about a rule, or unsure whether something is allowed? Ask the staff team in Discord before acting — honest questions are always welcome.