Mods, Cheats, and Automation

Allowed Mods

NostalgiaCraft is a vanilla gameplay server, so we are fairly lenient on what types of mods you are allowed to use. Among the approved mods are:

• Client Performance Improvement Modifications: Modifications which simply seek to improve the performance of the Minecraft client without making changes to the game itself, such as Optifine/Sodium.
• Aesthetic Modifications: Modifications which change only the look and feel of the game without modifying gameplay, such as standard shader modifications or resource packs. These must not change the properties of blocks (e.g. make non-transparent blocks transparent) or change the player’s perspective (e.g. allowing them to see features they normally wouldn’t be able to).
• Cosmetic Modifications: Modifications which alter the look and feel of the in-game head-up display (HUD) without adding extra information which would normally be unavailable to the player are allowed, such as armor durability, status effects, and fullbright.

Blacklisted Mods

Modifications that alter the way your Minecraft client interacts and communicates with our server are not allowed. Unusual key binds and macros are not supported. Please check that any modifications used are strictly client side only, and don’t change the behavior of the game. An exploit, cheat, or unfair advantage is considered something that abuses the Minecraft protocol/mechanics/code to gain an unfair advantage. Interpretation of these rules is subject to the staff’s discretion. If a mod/cheat is blacklisted, it is NEVER allowed to be used on the server unless there are exemptions stated otherwise.

List of Blacklisted Mods/Features

• Mods/features that modify player/client behavior in any way to gain an advantage that is not possible with a vanilla client
  • Any movement-related modification or cheat
  • Easyplace, or anything else which places blocks through modified packets
  • Anything which rearranges the inventory while moving (autototem, elytra swapper, etc.)
  • Baritone, or other bot programs to automate actions in-game (including chat automation, block/interaction automation, etc.)
• Mods/features that obtain information to gain an advantage
  • Seed de-obfuscation/cracking tool
  • Freecam (not to be confused with freelook, which does not grant any additional advantage and is allowed)
  • Replay mod (Fair play usage is allowed around your own bases/builds)
  • Entity radar/ESP/X-ray
  • Pie ray (Though it is a vanilla feature, the staff team cannot differentiate its use from other blacklisted mods/features)

Mods Categorized “Use at Own Risk”

• Autoclickers: This section only includes AFK autoclickers and other automation tools used during AFK sessions for farms, etc. Most may send malicious packets to the server and cause you to be banned for other hacks. You accept any consequences that are a result of AFK autoclicking. If you accidentally misuse an autoclicker and get banned by Overwatch, we are not responsible.
• Mini Maps/World Maps: We are able to detect usage of such mods, and generally we will not do anything about them. Finding bases and raiding is not allowed with mini maps or world maps installed. Additionally, using mini maps or world maps in The End to gain an advantage is strictly prohibited.
• Autoreconnect Mods: Discouraged, because it may spam other players in chat. Overwatch may also see you as a bot, and automatically issue a ban. If you are banned and are not able to rejoin the server, your client will repeatedly ping the server over and over – effectively a bot/DDoS attack.
• Unsupported Key Bindings: Do not bind any clicking action to the keyboard, which might trigger the cheat detection due to various reasons.

If you are currently appealing a ban or a mute, the secret word is “Truth.”