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 Claim your free parrot at /warp parrots

My child has a disability- what should I expect from their time on Famcraft?

 You should expect your child to be treated exactly the same as every other player on Famcraft. We expect players of all ages and all ability ranges to know and follow the rules. We expect all players to remain respectful of one another and of the staff team.

Over the years we have had players with a wide range of disabilities from physical disabilities to learning disabilities. We have many players who deal with add, adhd, ocd or who are on the spectrum. We've had players who were deaf and players who are partially sighted. We've also had players who have been coping with long-term or chronic illness. Most of these player have done great here!

 To put it simply- we expect everyone to follow the rules and have a good time. All players regardless of disability or illness are treated the same. We do not exclude these players from any of the fun stuff, but we also do not exclude them from any of the rules.

 If you feel your child may struggle with the rules or experience behavior issues other difficulties while playing on Famcraft, then you will want to make sure you are available to assist them.

  Famcraft is a public server. It is always free to play on Famcraft. We have an all volunteer staff team here to keep players safe. All players are expected to follow the rules at all times, with no exceptions.

 Just as you would not drop off your child in any other public place and leave them unattended, you will want to remain available to assist your child throughout their playtime on Famcraft.

 If a player of any age or ability breaks the rules or causes issues on the server, disciplinary action may be taken. The disciplinary actions we use include:

mute - Temporarily removing the player's ability to type in chat. This is often used if a player is using unkind words to other players or staff, if a player is spamming chat, or if a player's chat is being overall negative. If a player swears- we do not mute them, we ban them.

kick - A brief kick from the server. the player can log back in immediately. This is most often used to get a player's attention when they will not acknowledged a staff-correction.

tempban A temp ban is a temporary ban that prevents a player from joining the server for a number of days. A typical tempban is 1-7 days but they can be shorter or longer. A tempban is usually used for smaller offences like repeatedly failing to replant the public farms. If a player has already been tempbanned for something, it's likely the next ban will be permanent. 

ban A ban means the player will no longer be allowed to play on Famcraft. This is most often used when a player has been very disrespectful of the rules and/or other players. We permban for things such as swearing, intentional griefing or repeatedly breaking the same rules.

** We DO NOT use a warning system. The warning is the fact that there are rules stating what is not allowed when you join this server. If a player breaks the rules, then disciplinary action may be taken at the discretion of the available FamStaff team member.

 We have had some parents tell us that their child becomes easily upset by corrections. If this is the case, perhaps going over the types of disciplinary actions we use and the reasons these actions might be taken will help your child be more prepared and less upset in the event they are corrected. Most issues can be avoided by knowing the rules and being respectful of others.

  If you feel confident you or your child may become overly upset if your child is corrected, then they might not be quite ready for Famcraft.
 If you are still trying to decide if Famcraft is right for your child, please consider reading this:
https://famcraft.com/index.php/topic,10389.0.html

 If you decide to give us a try, we hope you and your child will enjoy your time on the server.  Please feel free to contact a staff member if you have any questions at all.

It's time for a NEW Famcraft Family photo!
 
 If you are not sure what I mean, I am referring to the image at the top right of your Famcraft screen. This is a custom made image we do about once a year.

 How? It's easy! Just add your name to this list!

 When? When this list is long enough to justify all the work it takes to make a new Family photo!  We'd like to have quite a few names before we get started. The list will probably sit here for quite a few weeks before we begin working on the new picture.

 To be very clear, you do not have to be in game, this is not a screen shot. We use a Minecraft skin viewer to collect and assemble the images into a nice big picture. All you have to do is add your name to this list. Please make sure you use the exact caps and or numbers in your name. No nick-names please, we need your actual user name.

 Thanks!

 Famcraft will be five years old on April 29, 2017. Because 5 years is a nice milestone, we wanted to do something extra special for the server this year.

 We've added a Famcraft Games server which is currently accessible via a StarGate located in front of /warp sg (also at /warp games).

 This game server includes games like MobArena, BlockHunt, Spleef, PvP Arenas, FFA, CTF  and more. The game world also has it's own economy using "Tokens" earned through game play and time spent on the server.

 When you join the server, you can type /games for a list of games. Then type /games [game type] for a list of arenas for a specified game type.

 We are currently in the process of doing some live testing. All Famcrafters are welcome to come help test. You can report issues directly to an admin, post here or use the /report command.

 Thanks, Famcrafters!

*Forum groups are based on post count. Spammy posts made for the sole purpose of raising post counts will be deleted. Please keep posts relevant and on current topics.

 
 Recieved by forum mail:

Dear respected admin members:  My son has much regret on being banned from your fabulous, creative, wonderful Minecraft site. As I a mother I feel safe knowing that he can play with out being preyed upon by strangers on the internet. I would feel so blessed if he could be a part of your community one again Jolene (his Mother)

My son says this: I`m intentionally sorry, back then when I came on I was still sort of still new to Minecraft. I`ve been doing a survival server without being warned by anyone. I`ve been working hard on being better at following rules in minecraft. it probably been over a year. I think I could get a final chance on my growth on minecraft.

-LegendarySwordz {SwordsOfMight} I had a user change

 Famcraft is now offering a new EXTREME Wastelands map fully updated and revamped to make it even more challenging and fun!

 You can find the new Extreme Wastelands server at /warp sg through the WORLDS gate.

 The new Extreme Wastelands features the same poisonous air and eternal rain you know and love but there's so much more!

 Now, in addition to struggling for your very survival in the toxic and volatile overworld , you also stand the risk of injury and illness. With diseases rampant in this harsh and unforgiving world, you'll want to make sure you keep plenty of medical supplies stocked up. And if you do happen to die (And you WILL die) then you will spawn a zombie with your name to greet you upon the return to the location of your death using /back. Good luck!

 But.. it's not ALL bad. If you can convince at least half of the players to sleep in their bed at night, you can turn it back to daytime. Additionally, scout out the areas around random gates. You'll have a rare chance to find a supply crate with a few random supplies to help you on your journey. Watch out, you may need to block-jump to claim these items.

 You'll have access to your daily rations with /kit rations, which will provide a snack and your daily allowance of 1000 coins.
 You'll also have the raffle as well as the jobs you are already familiar with from the Main and Classic servers.

 Overall, we hope this will be a fun and exciting new survival experience for new and veteran Wastelanders alike.

 Please keep in mind, Wastelands is a lot more difficult than regular survival- especially first starting out.
 If you give it a shot and it's more frustrating than fun, please return to the Main or Classic survival server and continue with your regularly scheduled programming. Just make sure you keep having fun!

 Thanks Famcrafters!  <33

* Please feel free to download the cheaty translucent pumpkin mask resource pack below if you'd like to be able to see enough to have a fighting chance on that brutal map. It makes the pumpkin mask very easy to see through. Good luck!


Edit:

Many players have been asking this so...

We will not be offering the following items/services on Wastelands

*Spawners
*Spawned Mobs
*World Edit services