[⭐] Complex Vanilla Factions Rules

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Rules Last Updated: 10/31/2025

Network-Wide Rules​

1. No Hate Speech / Racism / Discrimination — Includes any slurs, derogatory remarks, or targeted comments.
2. No Advertising or Promotions — Do not advertise or link to other Minecraft servers, Discords, or services unrelated to Complex Gaming (including via nicknames, chat, or indirect mentions).
3. English Only in Main Chat — Other languages may be used in private channels (/msg, Faction Chat, Party Chat, etc.).
4. No Excessive Spam — Flooding, character spam, or repeated messages (staff discretion).
5. No Cheat Clients / Illegal Mods — Only the approved modifications listed below are allowed.
6. No Inappropriate Builds — NSFW/offensive symbols or builds will be removed.
7. No Staff Impersonation — Do not pretend to be staff or a rank you do not hold.
8. No Doxing / Personal Information — Sharing or threatening to share private information is a permanent-ban offense.
9. No Real-Life Threats — Any statement implying real-life harm is taken seriously.
10. No Excessive Harassment — Persistent targeting after being asked to stop is not tolerated.
11. Loans & Trading Disclaimer:
    • Loans of any kind (items, gift cards, or other assets) are not moderated. You assume all risk.
    • Reset Vault and Membership deals are not moderated.
    • If/Then deals (e.g., “If I win a CF, you give X”) are not moderated.
12. Staff Discretion Enforcement — Staff have final say. Grey areas are reviewed by senior staff. Escalation generally follows: warning → strike → temporary suspension/ban (may be skipped for severe offenses).

Map Information​

• Member Limit: 12
• Roster Limit: 48
• Roster Lock: After the 10-day Grace Period, no new players may join rosters.
• Roster Rotations: 3 per day
• Map Length: 4 Weeks
• Grace Period: 10 Days (no raiding during Grace)
• Buffer Limit: 12 Chunks (Max 6 Chunks of Regens)
• Cannon Speeds:
  • Raiding Cannon: 1s
  • Buffer Cannon: 2s
  • RPOST Cannon: 1s
• Note: The automatic Cannon Speed limiter is disabled; speeds are manually enforced via leader chats/tickets.
• Reset Vault:
  • Week 1 — No RV
  • Week 2 — 1 item/day
  • Week 3 — RV fully open
• Raid Claims: 7x7 max
• Allies: Disabled; rosters lock after Grace
• Buffer Cannon Limit (Authoritative): Buffer cannons may only be placed behind a maximum of 3 chunks of regens and 6 chunks of total defenses on that side. Max 1 buffer cannon per side, 2 total per base.

Base / Defense Rules​

• Max 1 chunk of walls is permitted between base claim and world border.
• All 45° defenses (regens/walls, including those using slime blocks or similar TNT/falling-block interference) are prohibited.
• Half-Blocks in Walls — Only slabs are permitted. All other half/special blocks are banned for walls (list below). List is non-exhaustive; similar blocks may be removed at staff discretion.
  
  Spoiler: Half-Blocks / Special Blocks (Not Allowed for Walls)

  Activator rail
  Anvil
  Armor stand
  Bamboo
  Banner
  Bed
  Bell
  Brewing stand
  Button
  Campfire
  Carpet
  Cauldron
  Chest
  Cobweb
  Composter
  Conduit
  Daylight sensor
  Dead bush
  Detector rail
  Door
  Dragon egg
  Enchantment table
  End rod
  Ender chest
  Farmland
  Fence
  Fence gate
  Flower pot
  Flower
  Fungus
  Glass pane
  Grass path
  Grindstone
  Heads
  Honey block
  Hopper
  Iron bars
  Kelp
  Lantern
  Lectern
  Lily pad
  Nether sprouts
  Painting
  Piston
  Powered rail
  Pressure plate
  Rail
  Redstone (dust/components)
  Redstone comparator
  Redstone repeater
  Roots
  Sapling
  Scaffolding
  Sea pickle
  Snow (layers)
  Soul sand
  Soul torch
  Stairs
  Stonecutter
  Sugar cane
  Sweet berry bush
  Sign
  Tall grass
  Torch
  Trapdoor
  Tripwire hook
  Turtle egg
  Twisting vines
  Vines
  Slime block
  Weeping vines
  Wither rose
  Wall (cobblestone walls, etc.)
• No Redstone Lag Machines — Defenses using pistons/observers/dispensers to induce lag will be removed; punishments may apply.
• No scaffolding or materials that prevent sand stacking (i.e., unstackable walls).
• No multi-layered walls inside the 10x10 base claim.
• No unbreakable blocks in defenses.
• Cobble monsters as defense are bannable/strikeable (staff discretion).
• Multiple bases by the same faction must be at least 10 chunks apart.
• Bases must be at least 50 chunks from another faction’s base (measured claim-to-claim).
• Spawner/Vault (value) boxes are allowed; water/lava may protect exteriors. Max 6 boxes per base.
• You may build the base 3 chunks off border with up to 1 chunk of defenses in that space. No farms/spawners/value boxes/structures there.
• Efficiency boxes are allowed only within the 10x10 base claim and may contain creepers, skeletons, strays, zombies, or slimes only. Others count as value boxes.
• Counter Raid Claims — Must be at least 7 chunks from your base claim; only for countering an enemy’s Raid Claim. You may still defend raids from your base claims. Front counters are allowed but must not block cannon shots.
• Wilderness Defending / Block Placing is prohibited. Any blocks/walls/defenses outside your claims → strike & value removal. Note: The first chunk outside your buffer is a Grace Zone for minor adjustments (not defenses). Wilderness adjusting is allowed.
• Creeper Eggs may be used outside your claims for countering.
• You may place raid claims between your base claim and an enemy’s raid claim.
• No “Bitch Claiming” — No claiming inside another faction’s 12-chunk buffer. If a member does this on your behalf, the leader is punished. Note: If you do not claim your buffer within 2 days of initial base claims, enemy raid claims may be made in your buffer without punishment.
• Sand Bots / Gen Buckets — For cannons only (no regen walls, no protecting base/cannon while raided).
• Patching with Half-Blocks (fences, ladders, etc.) is not allowed. Slabs are permitted.
• Reminder: Buffer Cannon limits are listed in Map Information and apply globally.

Raiding Rules​

• Raid Claims: max 7x7. One additional 1x6 adjust claim is allowed.
• Multiple raid claims are permitted but must be at least 7 chunks from each other (including measured from the end of any 1x6 adjust). Cannon boxes may not be aligned parallel, and there may not be a buffer of 7+ chunks protecting a cannon from any direction/angle.
• Raid claims may not extend or be connected to base claim chunks.
• You may surround cannon boxes with regens inside your 7x7 raid claim.
• You cannot extend your raid claims by having an alt faction make raid claims next to yours.
• One active cannon per faction per target base. You may raid multiple different factions simultaneously with different cannons.
• Cannons must fire in a straight line toward the base and be within 100 chunks of the target base claim.
• Cannons outside base claims may not switch between forward and backward firing.
• Using sand bots for anything other than firing cannons is prohibited (no patching/defending).
• Cobble monsters to aid a raid are bannable/strikeable (staff discretion).
• Wilderness defending is DISALLOWED during raids.

Raid Outpost Rules​

• You may counter in front of an enemy cannon as defense.
• All standard base rules apply while defending the Outpost (e.g., no defensive claims within 7x7 of the Outpost).
• You may set up counter cannons within the Outpost base claim.
• Raiders may set up from anywhere within the Outpost zone, observing speed/buffer rules.

Teaming Rules
NOTE: Does not apply to Lightzone / Darkzone / Warzone / KOTH / Conquest / Citadel — these are FFA. Drop at your own risk.​

• Players/factions not directly involved in a raid cannot intervene (no running buffers, checking walls, patching, countering, or PvP interference).
• Allies may not help defend/attack enemy factions.
• You cannot counter-cannon a raid that does not involve your faction (includes counter setups, wilderness patching, and PvP).
• You may not begin raiding a base that another faction is already raiding. The first active raider takes priority. (Excludes Raid Outpost)
• You must raid/defend with one faction only per raid/outpost. Swapping mid-raid is punishable (faction-wide).
• Evidence Requirements (Raid Interference):
  • Video must show clear proof (e.g., scoreboard, /f who on offenders and target).
  • No cuts/edits except audio trimming (staff discretion).
  • Clip must be recorded within 48 hours of the event.
  • Scoreboard must show Complex Gaming network.

Alt Account / Bot Rules​

• Bots are not allowed. Unlimited alts per player are allowed, but only 24 alts may be added to a faction via /f alt invite.
• Alt accounts cannot be used to evade punishments of another account under your control.
• Alts may only use simple teleportation commands for positioning. No automated farming/movement/blueprint timing.
• Event participation via alts to gain extra rewards is prohibited.
• No AFK blueprint cannon timers (blueprint abuse).
• No “alt factions” to bypass claim/raid limits. (Staff discretion may apply.)
• No alts assisting raids in any capacity (including stealth building). Raids must be executed on your main account.

Faction Rules​

• No insiding, backstabbing, or betrayal. Joining a faction implies helping them grow/win the season.
  • Attempted insiding → strict punishments for main + all alts and may extend to the faction.
  • If you leave/are kicked, you must wait 48 hours to raid/share info/attend PvP events against your old faction. This also applies when factions merge.
  • Kicking to kill/loot (reverse insiding) is prohibited.
• You may not raid or assist against a faction you just left for 48 hours (includes sharing coordinates).
• You may not assist/boost another faction to benefit FTOP/PVPTOP (e.g., donating spawners/merging alt factions).
• Item Responsibility: You are responsible for your items. Staff will not refund unless confirmed by logs. Hidden/untraceable items in spawn claims may lead to bans for perpetrators; player retains ultimate responsibility for loss.

Ally Rules​

• No raiding allies in shared shards (e.g., Meteor, Comet, Nebula, etc.). Note: Spawn claims are neutral and not “ally-supported.”
• You may kill allies in FFA areas (Lightzone / Darkzone / Warzone / Conquest / Citadel / Arcade).

Misc. Rules​

• Glitching is prohibited, including but not limited to:
  • Enderpearl glitching
  • Freehanding creeper eggs
  • Using Frost Walker to raid
  • Glitching under/through bedrock
  • Border glitching
  • Bypassing the 10-minute auto-kick from bases after logout
  • /tntfill in other factions’ land
  • Using fishing rods to pull players into PvP
  • Shooting TNT/entities from outside/through the border
  • Shooting TNT/entities over or at world height
  • Bypassing cannon blueprint cooldown
• Note: Other glitching methods may be punished at staff discretion.
• No glitching out of combat. If combat-tagged, leaving combat via unintended methods is punishable.
• No alt factions to claim multiple FTOP/PVPTOP prizes.
• Personal insults targeting real-life attributes are not allowed (trash talk is fine; keep it in-game).
• No impersonating players/factions on Discord or in-game (teleport name usage excluded). Staff discretion applies.
• Nether Portal raids are not allowed.
• Scamming/TP trapping/deception are allowed only against enemy factions. Staff will only moderate trades involving Ranks, Keys, Store Giftcards, /trade, or /cf.
• Item loans (including seasonals/high-value items) are not covered. Without a clearly proven return time, staff will not moderate.
• Account Sharing is NOT allowed.
• Do not use Infinite Lava Gen Buckets to intentionally grief the world/other factions.
• “Give-Me-Back” deals are unmoderated (e.g., “If you win, give it back”).
• You are NOT allowed to mine spawners while on an active raid timer (includes creeper eggs).
• Diagonals (“Diags”) are banned for all factions — includes diagonal cannons, diagonal stacking, and diagonal patching.

Evidence for Item Loss — If you lose items due to bugs/outages/scams/lag, you must provide full screenshots/videos with zero cropping/editing.

Client Modifications / Methods
Anything granting an unfair advantage is bannable. Final judgment is at staff discretion.​

• Disallowed
  • Printer
  • CPS boosters
  • Freecam
  • ESP or any X-Ray method
  • Kill Aura / Mob Aura / Auto-critical / Anti-knockback / Reach / Auto-Armor Equip / etc.
  • Rebinding attack to alternate keys for faster clicking
  • Nametag/inventory-viewing mods (seeing enemy held item/inventory)
  • Automatic potion refilling
• Allowed
  • Inventory Profiles
  • Verve
  • HealthBars
  • Easy/Precise/Fast Place (14 CPS limit)
  • Armor & Effect HUDs (ArmorStatus, EffectStatus, HudPixel, 5Zig, Badlion)
  • Minimap (No entities, radar, or cave mapping)
  • Patch / Breadcrumbs
  • Schematica / Litematica (Printer disabled)

Players are expected to act in good faith and not abuse technicalities or loopholes. When in doubt, open a ticket before acting.​