Mass Rule Breaking - Breaking multiple rules at once will result in severe punishment.

No Inappropriate builds or item names - Anything that has to do with racism or anything offensive.

Ban Evasion - Logging onto an alternate account to avoid a ban.

Abusing a Glitch - Do not exploit any bugs or glitches. If you have found a glitch/bug, and end up abusing it without reporting it, you will be permanently banned from the server.

No Cheating - Using any sort of Unfair Advantage is not allowed. This can include macros, reducing debounce timer, reach, X-ray, and more!

Solicitation - Solicitation is not allowed. Solicitation is when you advertise that your buying/selling something in chat. Note: In some cases, this is allowed like for example buying or selling in-game items on the auction if playing on factions or survival

Booters, Databases, Private Info in SS - If you are found with anything we deem malicious such as Booters, Databases (IP's), Private Info of Staff or other people. You will be permanently blacklisted from Ikara.

Refusal to Screen Share / Logging Out While Frozen / Modifying Files Before An SS - If any of these events happen, you will be permanently banned from Ikara.

Lying to Staff - You will be permanently banned from Ikara and any Prizes that you are available to earn will be taken away.

Chargeback - If you chargeback an item on the store, you will be permanently blacklisted on Ikara.

Lagging the Server - If you Intentionally Lag the server, you will be blacklisted from Ikara Network.

Falsifying Evidence - If you are caught faking/forging evidence, you will be permanently blacklisted on Ikara Network.

Teaming W/ Cheaters - Teaming with a cheater will result in a permanent ban.

Playing with Ban Evaders - If you are caught playing with a ban evader, you and the ban evader will be banned from our network.

Stream Sniping - Do not stream snipe, harass, excessively follow, or trap famous players for unreasonable periods of time.

Lag Switches - Lag Switches are not allowed. These include but are not limited to: NetLimiter, Netbalancer, etc.

Debounce Timer - Debounce Timer must be on default settings which is usually 10 ms on most mice.

Double Clicking - Double Clicking is not allowed. If you have a mouse that double clicks, you will get punished.

Helping Rule Breakers - Helping rule breakers in any sort of way will result in you getting banned with the rule breakers.

Punishment: Breaking any of these rules can result in a temporary/permanent mute or if severe enough can even result in a ban!

Toxicity - This is where they start taking up the whole chat with a petty argument, and makes the environment unfriendly to other players.

Chat Spam - This is where a player takes up the whole chat by either talking or spamming so no one else can get a word in or read anything but whatever they're talking about.

Misuse of Report and Helpop - This means using it for no reason, be it to just talk to staff or whatever. It is meant to only be used if a player needs help.

Disrespectful/Inappropriate IGNs - Nicknames/IGNs that are disrespectful towards staff or inappropriate: This also applies to Igns, however they're muted until the IGN is changed.

Impersonation - This is where a player will use a nickname or such to impersonate staff and or lie to players saying they are staff when they are in fact not staff. It's not allowed to impersonate Youtubers Either.

Death Threats - This is where a player will either encourage one another to suicide outside of the game, or make threats at them that are not related to in game methods. In game methods are jumping off a cliff to fall damage, killing one another in pvp/arena/so forth.

Staff Disrespect - This means outright slandering a staff member. So if players dislike a certain staff, general chat or otherwise is not the place to discuss it, you need to message a Manager or Higher on Discord and file a staff report.

Advertising Another Server - Saying the name of a server is somewhat okay as long as it's not trying to lure players to another server or spoken about much in main chat. Saying the IP of a server is a ban because it's advertising.

Racial/Sexual Slander or Slurs - Any words/slurs that may be racial and sexual are Tolerated! If you are found saying slurs then expect to be Punished!

Posting links in chat - You are not allowed to post links in chat unless Ikara related.

Mute Evading - This is when you avoid your mute punishment. Expect to be Permanently Muted or even banned if you do this.

Server Hate - Being disrespectful towards the server without providing constructive criticism is not allowed on the server.

Punishment: Breaking any of these rules can result in a temporary/permanent mute or if severe enough can even result in a ban!

▎General Rules

TP Killing / Trapping - TPing players to kill them is not allowed in general meaning you aren't allowed to do TP Traps or anything of the sort. This also includes TP Trapping in the wild for pushing people into a PvP Zone.

Cobble Monsters - If you found making Cobble Monsters to lag the server, you will be Permanently Banned.

Insiding - Insiding is where you join someone's faction, and then betray them by either taking all their loot and leaving the faction or intentionally letting a faction in so they can steal your faction's loot!

No More than 5 alts per person - All alts more than 5 will be Banned. You MUST mark your alts as alts in a Faction!

Cleaning - You are not allowed to third party a raid. You are only allowed to spectate it. (Allies do not count)

Allying - You are not allowed to ally with any factions unless we have an ally map.

No more than 2x Fly Boost - You are not allowed to go above 2x Fly Boost, if you are caught using anything higher, expect to be Punished!

Alternate Factions - Factions cannot create alternate factions to bypass rules or to avoid rules or to avoid any Strikes. This includes bypassing a rule with alt Faction/Wilderness accounts. Also includes teaming against another faction.

▎Base Rules

Infuriating Claims - During Grace Period, you are not allowed to make claims that are solely based on making sure another faction can't fully claim their territory.

Gen Buckets / Printer Trapping - You are not allowed to trap players using Gen Buckets or by using /Printer 

Mining Spawners - You are not allowed to mine your spawners and log out if you know someone’s raiding your base. (A Raid is started once a Faction is building their Cannon. A raid ends once 5 minutes pass after a faction has stopped cannoning)

Lava Under Spawners - Do not place a floor of Lava directly underneath your spawners in the intention to make it so Enemy Factions won't be able to get the spawners

Buffer Counters - You’re allowed only 1 buffer counter box per side of the base. You may have a cannon below Y10 in your buffer box. You’re not allowed to 360 your counters by shooting at the other side of the buffer. Your buffer counter must have a maximum of 40 walls (5 chunks of walls) on it with no ocean. Chimney counters, or other counters with external barrels are not allowed.

Buffer Limit - A faction can have a maximum of 15 chunks of defenses with 1 block gap starting from the base. The maximum buffer claim you can have is 25x25

Ocean Base - Factions are allowed a 32 block ocean on each side of the base. You’re allowed a total of 32 blocks full sourced in your buffer. 

Base Size - You’re allowed a total of 1 base. You can have a maximum base of 7x7 and you must have your base 10 blocks down, meaning that breaching at Y245 or higher should gain access to the entire breach. You’re allowed to have a maximum of 3 chunks off border.

Spawner Boxes / Pillars- You’re allowed to have 2 spawner boxes in your base. Spawner boxes must be inside your base. Blaze boxes are allowed and won’t fall under spawner boxes. Blazes cannot be blocked though, they must have an opening from the side or top or bottom to get in. You’re not allowed to scatter spawners all over your roof or put spawners between walls/reverse layers. Note: All your spawners must be placed in your base region claims in your main base.

Blocking Spawners - You’re not allowed to block up spawners so players cannot get them. If you have spawners blocked up and you got breached, value will be given to the other faction that breached. hey must have an air gap on all sides of the spawner.

Unreachable Base - Bases are not allowed to be unreachable. You cannot make your base or buffer counter unreachable by creeper eggs/ender pearls. If you’re caught doing that you will be punished. However you’re not allowed to have any sort of gap from walls to the base.

Checkboxes - You’re not allowed check boxes. If you’re caught having a check box or redstone clocks on your walls you will be punished. You’re not allowed to have a redstone clock between your walls or anywhere that alerts you when you’re being raided.

Base Defenses / AntiNukes- You’re not allowed to have unraidable base defenses. Any anti nuke defense (defenses that do not allow you to properly nuke through someone’s walls) are not allowed. Slab cakes are allowed and you can have them at any Y 

Hiding Value - Hiding value is not allowed. You must place your value 24 hours after a raid. Failure to place value within 24 hours, will be taken away. If you pick up spawners from your base when you breached you have 24 hours to place that value or it will result in hiding value. This applies to factions defending/raiding. Note: value will be given to the offending faction that is attempting. Spawner keys fall under this. Any value found hidden will be removed. All spawners must also be in your main base.

▎Raid & Defense Rules

Abusing Raid Timer- You must use an actual cannon in a raid claim to get a timer. You’re not allowed to place a few pieces of TnT to trigger the timer or even use a 420 or hybrid. Abusing the raid timer plugin to gain advantage over other factions is not allowed.

Wilderness Adjusting / Shooting - All cannons that are being shot must have the barrel/adjust claimed with an active raid claim. If you’re adjusting a cannon in the wilderness, you will be punished.

Cannon Box Walls - You’re allowed a total of 3 chunks of defenses (24 walls + cannon box wall) on your raiding cannon box. However you’re not allowed to have any sort of defenses other than walls. Slabs are not allowed. Must be 1 block gap between each wall.

Cannon Box Ocean - You’re not allowed to have an ocean on your cannon box. All walls must have a 1 wall block gap between each wall. You can only have an ocean on the side of your walls so you don’t get knocked back.

Raid Claim Size - Raid claims must be claimed using /f raid claim which claims an 13x13 chunk. You can only have 1 raid claim per side of the base. You cannot build your cannon box/walls in normal claims then use /f raid claim. Everything must be done in /f raidclaim. You’re allowed a total of 1 cannon in your raidclaim unless it’s a 1 stacker and a rev hybrid. You can have an additional float claim of 7x1. Both sides must be a total of 7 chunks float. Use /f raid unclaim to unclaim your raid claims. Note: You're not allowed to 360 side counters using your cannon. you cannot use normal claims for raid claims/building cannon. You can only obtain a timer by using /f raid claim.

Raid Interference - Raid interfering is not allowed. You’re not allowed to PvP another faction that is attempting another faction. You’re not allowed to be in another faction's cannon box that isn’t at your base. Having alts at a cannon box so people can’t repair their box is not allowed. You’re not allowed through a faction's cannon box if hey do not have a timer and you are trying to gain a timer (you must get a timer before going through someone’s box. You cannot shoot through the back of a faction's cannon box if they have a raid timer or if you do not intend on raiding the base. Note: This rule applies to factions that don’t have a timer and have a timer.

Gen / Printer Genning / Sand Wanding / Printer Patching - Schematica Printer / gen patching/ sand wanding / Printer Patching cannon shots whilst being shot at is not allowed. You must wait 10 minutes after the last shot to do the above. you cannot printer / use gen buckets / sand wand cannon shots at a base or box where TnT has been actively shot at within the last 10 minutes. For cannon boxes, you must wait 5 minutes before Genning. Using sandbots to fix sand walls or walls are not allowed.

Wilderness Patching - You’re not allowed to patch outside your buffer claims or claim outside your buffer to patch. Extra 1-3 blocks patched outside your buffer by accident do not fall under this rule. You’re not allowed to patch or gen outside someone’s buffer to help them out when they’re to patch or attempted by another faction. This includes “fixing” a cannon box in front of someone's base while they are shooting at the base if the faction needs to go through your box.

Counter Claims - Counter claims can be a maximum of 7x7 claims. You can have 12 walls on your side counter. You’re allowed to have multiple counter claims. Counter claims must be 3 chunk apart from each other and cannot be touching. It cannot be in line with your buffer. Border counter isn’t allowed. You can have up to 40 slabs on your side counter box. Note: Counter claims cannot have any float claims

Switching Counters - You must wait 5 minutes to switch side counter unless you’re switching to buffer or switching from buffer to side then it’s 10 minutes. Note: If the shot did not hit the box, it won’t count.

Unraidable Blocks - You’re not allowed to use unraidable blocks. You cannot use Fences, fence gates, anvils, brewing stands, pistons, cobwebs, banners, or enchanting-tables blocks to defend your base or cannon box.

Countering During Shield - You cannot use your buffer counter while on shield. You cannot use your buffer counter during PHASE 2 (grace) of an active raid.

Buffer Counter Raiding - You cannot use your buffer counter to raid other factions.

Regen Walls - Using more than 6 regen walls (on each side) on a base is prohibited. You are not permitted to add extra regens to your counter cannons, cactus farms and members boxes if your main base, in the same buffer, already is protected by the maximum amount of regens you can have. Note: Disallowed Regen walls are reverse and normal 45''s / Staircase regens, diagonal regens, and regen chests (You are allowed 1 regen-bar also known as a anti-255, this type of defense does does not fall towards the total regen limit).

▎Cannon Limit Rules

Cannoning Limits - Raiding Cannons and Countering Cannons requires a 3 second clock. If you’re caught bypassing this rule by shooting less than a 3 second at someone’s walls you will be punished. This falls under side counters, buffer counters, someone’s base, or anywhere. Any speed is allowed at Y 10 or below.

Roof Cannon - Any cannon that shoots at, or blows up at or above Y: 255.0 is not allowed. Any form of bypassing a faction’s walls by shooting at or above Y: 255.0 is not allowed. Lofter cannons or anti gravity cannons are not allowed either.

Left/Right/Diagonal/Mid Air Shooting - Left/Right/Diagonal/MidAiring is not allowed. You’re not allowed to Midair or lefty/righty/Diagonal someone’s base or cannon box.

Horizontal Nukes - Any sort of Horizontal Nukes are not allowed. Wall removers fall under this as well. You may not use an AP to act as a horizontal nuke.

Rev Nukes - Any cannon that has the ability to Rev Nuke is not allowed. This is excluded if Rev hybriding a reverse layer.

U-Fusions / External Barrels - U-Fusions are not allowed for raiding/buffering. External barrels are also not allowed. Worm cannons also fall under this rule. Cannons that float more than once horizontally are not allowed.

Two Wall One Shot Cannon - Any sort of Two Wall One Shot cannons are not allowed. You’re not allowed to shoot at 2 different spots at the same time and you cannot go through 2 walls in one shot. This also includes shooting through more than 1 reverse layer.

Push Nukes - Any sort of Push nukes are not allowed. Anything more than 5 wides is not allowed. Even if there’s no nuke that’s pushing, you’re not allowed to do more than 5 wides.

Auto Adjusting - Auto-adjusting or alternating barrels are not allowed. Any type of cannon that has an auto adjuster or alternating barrel built in it (both unused & used) are not allowed.

Overstackers - You are allowed to use a maximum of 6 block overstacker! You're not allowed an overstacker counter even if the overstacker attachment is disabled or not. Understackers are allowed.

Corner Nuking - any sort of cannon that corner nukes is not allowed. Shooting diagonally at a corner of a wall to raid is not allowed.

Lag Cannons - Any sort of cannons that are built to lag the server are not allowed. If you’re caught using a lag cannon you will be punished.

Unclaimed Cannons - Any sort of unclaimed cannons are not allowed. You’re not allowed to print cannons in the wilderness and you’re not allowed to unclaim cannons after they’re done to reclaim them to shoot later. You must print your cannon in your own raid claims.

Speed Limit - Auto cannons are allowed. You’re allowed to have a 3 second raiding cannon and a 3 second buffer cannon. Any raiding cannon faster than a 3 second is not allowed. Any cannons that are below Y10 are allowed any speed. However Rev’s apply to the 3 second rule.

Maximum Dispenser - You’re allowed only 3,000 dispensers on your cannon. Any cannon fired with over 3,000 tnt per shot is not allowed. You’re responsible for printing a cannon and making sure it’s not over 3,000 dispensers/tnt per shot.

Switching Cannons - You must wait 10 minutes to switch cannons on the same side. If you’re trying to shoot on the other side, you must wait until that faction enters grace. For 1-10 stackers, you must wait 15 seconds to switch to a rev. You must wait 5 minutes to switch side counters.

Back Countering - You’re not allowed to back counter any cannons. Back countering is where you shoot behind the box. If you wish to shoot at someone’s base, and a box is in the way, you MUST gain a timer first, before firing through the back of someone’s cannon box. Exception: You are allowed to back counter a side counter

Phase Cannons - Phase cannons are not allowed. You’re not allowed to phase through walls or bypass walls.

Multiple Cannons Shot - You’re not allowed to shoot multiple cannons at once. You must follow Rules: Switching Cannons and Switching Counters.

Holding a Faction in Timer - You cannot shoot at someone’s base to hold them in timer. Shooting at a faction without intent to raid, caught messaging ingame/being in discord/messaging in discord is all included. Using anything under a 255 stacker must be able to breach the base (for example, you can’t have a 1 stacker alone, unless it’s able to breach the base i.e with a rev hybrid). This is all up to staff discretion.

Corner Claims - Factions can only have 1 corner claim. If you’re caught having multiple corners you will be asked to unclaim them.

Giving Grace - You cannot shoot at someone’s base to give them grace. Shooting a cannon a few times then blowing it up falls under this rule.

Faction Rollbacks - If anything is done illegally to breach a faction or if any Faction member is caught cheating, that faction will be rolled back.

Faction Alts - All faction alts must be used for AFKing only. You’re not allowed to have alts afking a buffer spot to see when they unclaim/claim.

▎Raid Outpost Rules

Raid Claim Size - Raid claim size must be a maximum of 7x7. You’re not allowed to have any extra claims for floating. You can have only 1 raid claim per side of the raiding outpost base.

Cannon Box Walls - Cannon boxes must have a maximum of 16 walls per side of the box. Box wall doesn’t count.

Switching Cannons - You must wait 10 minutes to switch cannons on the other side. If you plan on switching cannons on the same side, you must wait 5 minutes.

Anti-Raid Claims - Anti Raid Claims must be a maximum of 5x5. You’re allowed 2 per side. You’re not allowed any float claim. Note: Trap claims & Side counter claims fall under this rule

Side Counter Walls - You can up to 8 walls per side of your side counter. Cannon box wall does not include it. You’re not allowed to have a side counter built in raiding outpost claims - Admin Discretion.

Switching Counters - You must wait 5 minutes to switch side counters.

Multiple Cannons Shot - You’re not allowed to shoot multiple cannons at once. This includes shooting a cannon on the other side at the same time to capture raiding outpost. You’re also not allowed to shoot 2 side counters at once.

Multiple Cannons Claimed - You’re not allowed to have multiple cannon boxes in your claims.

Gen / Printer Patching - You’re not allowed to gen patch or printer patch in the raiding outpost world. You must wait 10 minutes to gen patch. You also must wait 5 minutes to gen patch your cannon box.

Extra Defenses - You’re not allowed to have extra defenses in the raiding outpost world. You cannot extend your walls for add a buffer counter. Slabs are not allowed. Note: Any extra wall defenses in raiding outpost will not be tolerated. This includes building walls in front of other boxes, wilderness patching, etc. If you currently own raiding outpost you are not allowed to patch/build anything in front of the shooting cannon box. If slab cakes are added to cannon boxes or counter boxes, 1 warning will be issued.

Base Level - You must breach Raid Outpost at Y:200 or above.

Punishment: Breaking any of these rules can result in a faction strike or even a temporary/permanent ban!

Elo Manipulation - You are not allowed to manipulate your Elo in any sort of way. This can include boosting elo on an alt, friends account or dropping your elo on purpose.

No Camping - Camping/Excessively running away from your opponent is not allowed.

Multiple Accounts on Leaderboard - You are not allowed to have multiple accounts on the leaderboards. If you are caught having more than 1 account on top 10 leaderboards, all your accounts will be stat wiped and banned for 30 Days.

Cheating Against Bots - Using any sort of unfair advantage against bots is not allowed. This can include using Reach, Bhop, Reducing Debounce Timer, Etc.

Freezing Your Minecraft - Freezing your game to stall time or gain a competitive advantage is not allowed.

Ender Pearl Glitching - Do not Ender Pearl glitch in the HCF Trapping Ladder.

Holding Hostage - Do not purposely hold someone hostage for a long period of time in the HCF Trapping Ladder.

Punishment: Breaking any of these rules can result in a temporary/permanent ban.

Inappropriate builds - Do not build any Inappropriate builds that may offend people.

Punishment: Breaking any of these rules can result in a temporary/permanent ban.