Unstable SMP Rules

Allowed mods

Unstable SMP allows the standard Minecraft performance and cosmetic mod set. These do not give you an advantage over other players, so they are permitted:

• Sodium and Sodium Extra - rendering and frame rate.
• Lithium and Starlight - physics and lighting.
• Fabric API and Mod Menu - required loaders for the mods above.
• Zoomify, OptiFine and ReplayMod - zoom, shaders and recording.
• Waypoints, minimap and HUD mods that only display information you could read in game.

Banned clients and mods

Anything that gives you information or an action a player could not otherwise get is a cheat. These are banned without exception:

• KillAura and any auto-hit or auto-attack mod.
• Reach, ESP, Tracers and any wall-penetrating player or block viewer.
• Fly, Speed, Flight, NoFall and any movement that breaks normal Minecraft physics.
• X-ray, including "fullbright" that reveals caves through stone.
• Dupe and exploit macros, including item and TPS-based duplication.
• Combat mods such as Killaura, Criticals, AutoClicker during PvP.
• Cracked launchers, offline mode clients and shared logins.

If you are unsure whether a mod is allowed, ask in the Discord before installing it. Being wrong costs a ban; asking costs nothing.

PvP

PvP is allowed on Unstable SMP. Fights follow normal Minecraft conventions - swords, bows, potions and armour all apply, and there is no extra damage modifier.

What is not allowed is PvP that depends on a cheat: reach, auto-aim, entity spoofing, or using a mod to react faster than a human can. Basing a raid on a legit fight is fine; winning with a client is not.

Chat and behaviour

Raids and warfare

Raiding is part of survival multiplayer and is allowed when it is agreed between the players involved. Claiming a base unopposed because the owner is offline, then holding it against them, is griefing and is treated as such.

Ban policy

• Hacked clients, dupes and exploits - permanent ban, no appeals on serious cases.
• Cracked launchers and stolen accounts - permanent ban.
• Harassment or slurs - immediate ban.
• Minor chat or advertising offences - mute first, ban on repeat.

To appeal a ban, use the appeals channel in the official Discord. Include your username, the date and the reason you were given. Only staff will respond to appeals - anyone else claiming they can unban you is running a scam.

Reporting a player

Use the Discord report or ticket channels with:

• The offending username.
• What happened, in one or two sentences.
• Evidence - a screenshot or a clip, if you have it.
• The approximate time in-game, if relevant.