Code of chivalry

THE RULES OF
THE REALM.

Terra Nova stays welcoming, fair, and performant when everyone understands the same boundaries.

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Behavior Rules

  • Be kind, respectful, and help foster a welcoming environment.
  • No hate speech, racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia.
  • Do not harass or threaten other players.
  • Do not share scams, malicious files, or untrusted links.
  • Keep discussion relevant and use the correct channels.
  • All players must be 18 or older.
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Performance Guidelines

  • Do not abuse redstone or game mechanics in ways that harm server performance.
  • Farms must have an off switch or be kept far from bases.
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Base Building

  • Bases must be more than 1,000 blocks from the Shopping District and other restricted areas.
  • Claim your area by posting its map coordinates in the Discord claims channel.
  • Maintain a respectful distance from other bases and communicate about boundaries.
  • Never build above, below, or immediately beside another player's property without explicit permission.
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Shopping District

  • Bases must remain outside the main islands occupied by the Shopping District and Enchanted Reserve.
  • Shopping District buildings must follow a medieval style and remain at or below 35 blocks unless Lords approve an exception.
  • Open a Discord ticket and receive approval before claiming a shop plot.
  • Begin construction within one week of claiming a plot.
  • Keep stores maintained and stocked; a shop inactive for one month may be auctioned, resold, or reassigned.
  • Farms are not allowed in the Shopping District.
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General World Rules

  • Stacking raid farms are not allowed.
  • Monitor villagers and avoid overcrowding.
  • Do not remove every villager from a village; breed a pair and leave the settlement viable.
  • Gather large quantities of sand from the designated quarry.
  • Harvest sustainably and replant when possible.
  • World eaters, tunnel bores, and TNT duplication for diamond or Netherite mining are not allowed.
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Standard Nether

  • Nether-roof travel is permitted and encouraged.
  • Roof portals must display their owner or destination.
  • The standard Nether is for farms, exploration, and structure looting.
  • Do not mine or cause large-scale destruction there.
  • It does not receive routine yearly resets; chunks regenerate only under normal overworld regeneration rules.
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Quarry Nether

  • Use the Nether Quarry for mining and resource gathering.
  • It resets approximately every six months with a new seed.
  • Builds, farms, and bases are not preserved during resets.
  • Creating Nether portals in the Quarry Nether is forbidden.
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Inactivity

  • Extended inactivity triggers contact through Discord.
  • Without a response, administrators may auction, reassign, resell, or remove bases, shops, farms, and builds.
  • Open a ticket before an extended absence so staff can pause the process.
  • Players who leave Discord receive no grace period.
  • Completed inactivity actions cannot be reversed.
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Exploits

  • Stationary-farm TNT duplication is permitted.
  • Sand, carpet, rail, item, or general duplication is forbidden.
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Client Mods

  • Allowed: minimaps, Litematica, and Replay Mod.
  • Forbidden: FreeCam, X-ray, ESP, KillAura, AutoTotem, Auto MLG, relog automation, Cat Eyes, full-bright/X-ray packs, flight, and Jesus/water-walking cheats.
Questions about a rule? Open a support ticket on Discord before acting.
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