Tenet I
Respect
Treat every player as someone you'd want to share a realm with. No harassment, slurs, or trying to make someone's session miserable. This is the one that protects everything else.
I. The Five Tenets
The spirit of the Code.
Every specific rule below traces back to one of these five principles. If something isn't covered explicitly and you're asking "is this okay?" — read these first.
Tenet II
Honesty
No scams, no impersonation, no lying to staff during moderation. Trades and agreements are kept. If you screw up, own it — honest mistakes are treated better than cover-ups.
Tenet III
Creativity
Build things. Try weird strategies. Explore odd mechanics. Mythos is a world to play with — not just play on. If your build isn't harmful, it belongs.
Tenet IV
Safety
Keep chat welcoming. No real-world doxxing, hate speech, predatory behavior, or content that makes the server a bad place for anyone — especially minors.
Tenet V
Fair Play
No hacks, exploits, duping, or alt-abuse. If you find a bug that breaks the game, report it — don't farm it. Fairness is the reason any of the grinding feels worth it.
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II. The Rules, Plainly
What actually gets you in trouble.
These are the specific behaviors staff enforces on. Each rule is short on purpose. If you want the reasoning behind any of them, the Tenets above explain the why.
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Be civil in chat
No slurs, hate speech, targeted harassment, doxxing, or threats. Disagreement is fine — personal attacks are not. This applies to every chat channel, including Discord.
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No cheating or hacked clients
X-ray, killaura, auto-clickers, fly hacks, reach modifications, and any client-side advantage are not allowed. Minimap and lightweight cosmetic mods are fine.
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No exploits or dupes
Found a bug that gives you infinite items, free keys, or bypasses a plugin? Report it in Discord. Repeatedly using it after you know it's broken is bannable.
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No griefing or PvP outside PvP zones
Don't destroy other players' builds, loot their chests, or kill them in the open SMP. PvP is consensual in marked arenas and in Hunger Games matches.
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No scamming
Trades must match what's agreed. Fake shops, rigged chestshops, and bait-and-switch deals are treated as theft. Player shops are regularly audited.
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No alt-abuse
Alts are fine for testing or AFK sitting. Using alts to vote-farm, grief, duplicate rewards, or evade punishments is not — punishments stack to your main account.
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No advertising other servers
Don't promote other Minecraft servers in chat, in builds, in item names, or in DMs to players here. Talking about other games you play is fine.
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No inappropriate builds or content
No sexually explicit, extremist, or shock-content builds, skins, capes, or item names. Staff decides what crosses the line — err on the side of obvious.
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Keep claims reasonable
Don't claim land you aren't actively using just to block others out. Huge unused claims in popular areas may be flagged and recycled with notice.
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No AFK machines in combat or PvP zones
AFK farms for normal resources are fine in your own claim. Using AFK methods to grind combat skills, arena points, or Hunger Games stats is not.
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No begging staff for ranks or items
Support MythosMC through the store if you want to, or earn gear through gameplay. Asking for free ranks, op, or items disrupts staff and gets ignored.
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Don't impersonate staff or other players
Fake staff tags, copied usernames with lookalike characters, and pretending to be someone else for trades or support are all treated as fraud.
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Respect event rules
Hunger Games, parkour trials, and timed events each have their own ruleset announced at the start. Teaming in solo matches, spawn-camping, and rule-lawyering count as violations.
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Keep personal info personal
Don't share anyone's real name, address, workplace, or photos without explicit permission — including your own if you're under 18. Protecting the community includes protecting you.
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Follow staff directions
Staff may ask you to stop a behavior, move off a claim, or pause a build during a mod action. You can dispute after — but comply first, appeal second.
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III. The Enforcement Ladder
How consequences escalate.
Minor mistakes don't get you permabanned. Serious violations don't get you a warning. Most behavior moves through the ladder in order — but hacking, scams, and harassment can start higher.
Step I
Warning
A staff member points out the behavior and gives you a chance to stop. No record kept past 30 days if you don't repeat.
Step II
Tempmute
For chat-based offenses. A few hours to a few days of silenced chat, depending on severity and repeat status.
Step III
Tempban
For gameplay violations or repeated chat offenses. Usually a day to two weeks. Appealable.
Step IV
Permanent Ban
For hacking, scams, doxxing, predatory behavior, evasion, or repeated serious offenses. Still appealable — just not guaranteed.
A Note on Context
Staff uses judgment. Someone snapping during a tense fight gets different treatment than someone grinding slurs at new players all afternoon. Intent, history, and behavior during moderation all count. If you're unsure how something will be treated, ask in Discord — it's not a trap, it's how we keep the Code a conversation, not a courtroom.
Been Punished?
You have the right to appeal.
Every ban, mute, or restriction can be appealed. Be honest, be specific, and include any context staff might not have seen. Appeals are usually reviewed within a few days.