Revised 11/20/20
ESMP Server Rules and Guidelines
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide players an alternative Minecraft experience
focused on community, light economy/government roleplay, and positive
enhancements to a vanilla game setup.
Server Rules
1. No stealing
2. No griefing
3. Be respectful
4. Engage with the server community
5. No hacks
6. No excessive in-game exploits
7. Use gold system currency - 1 Golden Nugget = $1, scaled up to
ingots and blocks.
Gameplay Guidelines
1. Town System
a. Players are strongly encouraged to join one or multiple
settlements. Everyone is welcome to the Spawn city,
Oceanside, while other settlements have their own rules.
b. Three tiers of towns
i. Settlement: 3-5 people. Recognized with a Dynmap
waypoint. Given a Discord text channel. Can create a
government with 1-2 total members, provided some sort
of governing document is created.
ii. Town: 6-12 people. Recognized with a Dynmap
waypoint. Given a Discord voice and text channel. Given
free copies of its official flag banner. Can create a
government with 3-4 total members, provided some sort
of governing document is created.
iii. City: 13+ people. Recognized with a Dynmap waypoint
and is allowed additional waypoints for businesses and
points of interest. Given multiple Discord voice and text
channels. Given custom Discord government titles. Given
free copies of its official flag banner. Can create a
government with 5+ total members, provided some sort
of governing document is created.
c. When any level of town is reached, the perks can be attained
by contacting any of the staff team
2. In-Game Elections
a. In the event of a town being established, elections may be
necessary. All elections must be held on Sundays and be
managed by the server owner, or a different appointed
independent individual.
3. Travel
a. Nether transit systems are permitted for distances greater than
2,000 blocks. If not reaching that minimum distance, surface
transportation should be used.
4. Player Use of Money
a. Beginning from 11/19, every new player shall receive $250 in
starting money from the server.
b. Only approved banks may operate, subject to server
administration guidance.
5. Auto Farms
a. Most auto farms are permitted, so long as they do not create
excessive lag.
b. No zombie pigman farms unless approved by server staff.
6. Staff Use of Gamemode
a. Staff are only permitted to use non-survival methods when
administering server rules, providing assistance to town
infrastructure development (ie roads or bridges), or
repairing/making up for game glitches or player activity
7.