Anti xray rules

Anti xray rules means ore is something you uncover, not something you locate through walls. Servers running this style expect clean clients: no x-ray textures, no cave finder, no seed-based ore routing, and no other tools that turn mining into a waypoint sprint. The point is simple: if you have diamonds, you got them the same way everyone else did.

Most servers back that up with anti-xray protections and pattern review. You can still cave, branch mine, and scale with Fortune, but the vibe shifts. Big miners play in a way that reads natural because staff can and will look at your tunnels. The goal is not to punish efficiency, it is to remove the information advantage that cheating gives.

Enforcement tends to be strict because one x-rayer can warp progression fast: early netherite, stacked gear, and an economy that never recovers. Well-run servers spell out what counts as x-ray adjacent, use escalating punishments, and offer an appeal path for false flags or resource pack mistakes.

Are normal resource packs allowed?

Usually yes if they are cosmetic. Packs that reveal ores or caves through blocks, add outlines, or push visibility beyond vanilla (including extreme brightness tweaks) are commonly treated as x-ray.

What mining looks legit under anti xray rules?

Caving, typical branch mines, and clearing terrain for builds create organic exposure and rarely look suspicious. Long beelines that only connect valuables, frequent staircase resets, or tunnels that avoid stone while still hitting ore are the kinds of paths that get reviewed.

How do servers judge luck versus cheating?

They look at trends, not one vein. Staff tools and logs can compare blocks mined to ore found, how often ore was exposed naturally, and whether your digging consistently targets valuables in ways that do not match normal play.

Do anti-xray protections change mining results?

They can change the feel, especially if obfuscation is aggressive. Caving often becomes more reliable than perfectly optimized stripmining, but the intent is fairness: stop wallhacks, not nerf ore.

What should I do if I get flagged?

Expect review on decent servers, not an instant ban. Keep your client and packs clean, stop and screenshot if something weird happens, and use the appeal process with specifics like coordinates, what you were doing, and how long you were mining.