The players decide what this server becomes.
HardcoreMC isn't built around a long list of predefined restrictions. Outside of four permanent rules, the community proposes and decides the gameplay systems that shape the server — economies, laws, territory, PvP, factions, and anything else players want to build together.
Permanent Rules
These four rules are the foundation of the server. They cannot be changed, weakened, or removed by a community proposal.
No hacking or cheating
Hacked clients, X-ray, exploits, or any other method used to gain an unfair advantage are prohibited, full stop.
No harming server performance
Deliberately causing excessive load, crashing the server, or abusing mechanics to create lag is prohibited.
Staff retain administrative rights
Staff keep the permissions needed to operate, maintain, moderate, update, and secure the server. Technical and moderation decisions aren't put to a vote.
Discord has its own rules
The official HardcoreMC Discord is administered by staff under its own moderation and platform rules, separate from in-game community proposals.
How a proposal becomes a rule
Every community system — big or small — moves through the same lifecycle.
Propose
A player pitches an idea — a system, a law, a restriction.
Discuss
The community and staff talk it through, refine the details.
Accept
If it holds up, the proposal is accepted as a server decision.
Implement
Staff put it into practice as an active rule or system.
Modify / Remove
Nothing is permanent — the community can revisit it later.
Community Rules
Everything outside the permanent rules above — created, changed, or retired by community decision.