Clarification/debate on what's acceptable

Stabington

New Member
I feel like I have been stretching the boundries as of late, and I would like to hear about where the line is drawn on this server.

My playstyle is, use the game mechanics to my advantage via redstone automation/clever building.
Obviously, there's the witch farm that use an intended game mechanic and put a new spin on it. It uses glitchy piston behaviour to drop witches through the floor to kill them. A minor offense for sure, but I don't feel like it's too harmful. This kind of building is widely accepted in most communities.

Then there's the gray area, which involves using bugs as a core to the build.
For example, there is a newly discovered bug that dupes primed TNT (the kind that is already lit and is about to explode) and can be used to break bedrock. Useful for breaking through the top of the nether, and making giant holes in the ground.
Another newly discovered bug I was planning on using was, using the same principle, to repair an anvil at the click of a button.

Then there is also stuff like glitching into blocks for x-ray vision, my automatic fish farm and my wheat farm that bypass the AFK-kick timer since I have to hold down right-click.

What are your thoughts? I love doing this kind of stuff, but my boundry comes to blatant duping of items. The TNT thing is about the furthest I will go with bug abuse.
 

Atlas

Active Member
All I know is that this is way beyond my own skill level with automation and mechanics with Minecraft. So I don't have much to say on to where limitations are needed. I'm thinking so long as it doesn't give you a major advantage over everyone, inflates the economy, or potentionally destroys the server via lag/ or the ripping the holes through the bedrock. You should be fine? o_O idk though, that's up to Knas to decide on exactly what is legal in these terms. Like I said, this is far beyond my skill level with automations in Minecraft. So maybe someone who understands more will be able to help you apply limits to certain aspects to automations.
 

Kapten_Knas

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Staff member
Funny you should mention that... I do have a pigman farm planned!
Why bother asking in that case, as it would clearly have an impact on the server economy - most likely negatively.
In regards to your examples, I'd agree and I'd find using the TNT bug well over the line.

In terms of glitching in general, unless a severe exploit I cannot do much other than frown upon it along with the majority of the community.
Although glitching is glitching - and I can only hope for people to see the picture in whole and play the game as intended.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
 

Kapten_Knas

lol ɹoʇɐɹʇsıuıɯpɐ
Staff member
If you already feel you're stretching the boundaries - doesn't that prove atleast a slight sense of awarness of what might be frowned upon?
If it feels wrong, don't do it is all I can recommend to people.
 
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