Piercing
Marksman
- Works with
- Power (up to Power V), Piercing, Unbreaking, Mending
- Blocked
- Quick Charge, Multishot
- Look
- Spyglass scope on top. Sneak while loaded to aim down it in first person.
File 01
Combat changes
These are the rules from the Season 0 changelog, section I. They apply to everyone, all the time.
- I.1Normal Protection is gone
Pick one specialty instead: Projectile, Blast or Fire Protection. They can't be stacked on the same piece.
- I.2Sharpness is capped at I
Applies to swords and axes. Higher levels are lowered to Sharpness I automatically.
- I.3Bows are unchanged
Bows keep their normal vanilla enchantment options.
- I.4Arrows ignore invulnerability frames
Every arrow lands. In vanilla, a target hit moments ago is briefly immune. On GearSMP, a second arrow right behind the first does full damage.
- I.5Crossbows have two enchant paths
Piercing or Multishot. See Crossbow paths.
- I.6Maces use Wind Burst only
Breach and Density are banned. Wind Burst works as normal.
- I.7Crystal and cart PvP are allowed
End crystals, respawn anchors and TNT minecarts are fair game.
- I.8Combat jams your elytra for 60 seconds
Entering combat knocks you out of a glide. Every hit restarts the 60-second timer, and the elytra won't open again until it runs out.
File 02
Crossbow paths
A crossbow is built down one of two paths. Each path gets its own look through the server resource pack, which is sent automatically when you join.
Multishot
Shotgun
- Works with
- Its normal vanilla options, including Quick Charge
- Blocked
- Power, Piercing
- Look
- Its own Multishot texture for idle, drawing and loaded.
Why Multishot hits like a shotgun: with no invulnerability frames, all three bolts can hit the same target at close range.
File 03
Bans & limits
Banned items and enchantments are removed or lowered automatically. You'll see a red message above your hotbar when something of yours changes.
| Target | Type | Status | What happens to yours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protection | Armor enchantment | Banned | Stripped from the item |
| Riptide | Trident enchantment | Banned | Stripped from the item |
| Aqua Affinity | Helmet enchantment | Banned | Stripped from the item |
| Breach | Mace enchantment | Banned | Stripped from the item |
| Density | Mace enchantment | Banned | Stripped from the item |
| Instant Damage (Harming) | Potions, splash, lingering | Banned | Turns back into an empty glass bottle |
| Instant Damage (Harming) | Tipped arrows | Banned | Turns back into a plain arrow |
| Sharpness | Sword and axe enchantment | Max I | Lowered to Sharpness I |
How bans are enforced
Banned results can't be crafted, enchanted, combined in an anvil or brewed. A brewing stand won't start a Harming brew, and the ingredient isn't used up. Enchanted books left with nothing on them become plain books.
Items you carry, wear or keep in your ender chest are checked twice a second. Shulker boxes and bundles aren't opened up, but anything inside is handled the moment you take it out.
Watch out for witches. They can still throw Harming potions at you. The ban covers players, not mobs.
File 04
Armor & counters
Removing normal Protection means no armor set covers everything. Every PvP style is viable, and every style has a weakness. Choose your Protection type for the fight you expect.
Projectile Protection
- StrongBows, crossbows, tridents
- WeakCrystals, anchors, TNT
Blast Protection
- StrongCrystal and cart PvP
- WeakProjectiles and melee
Fire Protection
- StrongLava, fire, Fire Aspect, Flame
- WeakProjectiles and explosions
Notes by playstyle
Mace. Blast Protection reduces the launch from your own wind charges, so mace players usually run Projectile or Fire Protection and stay exposed to explosions.
Melee. No enchantment reduces melee or mace damage now. Sharpness I keeps swords and axes in check, so melee fighters pick armor for the opponent they expect.
Console-style and non-crystal players. Blast Protection is the safe default if you don't want to fight crystal PvP on its terms.
Mixing pieces
Protection types work per piece, and each type caps at 80% damage reduction. A specialty Protection IV piece gives 32%, so three Blast IV pieces already reach the explosion cap. Mixed sets trade one strength for coverage:
Explosion reductionProjectile reductionScale: 0–100%
File 05
Combat logging
Hitting a player, or getting hit by one, puts both of you in combat. Timers show above your hotbar.
60s
Combat tag
Melee, arrows, tridents, thrown potions, end crystals and TNT you set off all count. Every new hit restarts the timer.
60s
Elytra jam
Starts when combat starts. Gliders drop out of the air. Like the combat tag, every new hit restarts it.
Logging out in combat kills you. You die where you stood and your items drop there for your opponent. Totems don't save you, and disconnects or timeouts count too.
File 06
Comms & intel
- III.1Proximity voice chat
Install the Simple Voice Chat mod to hear and talk to players near you. It's optional, but you'll miss a lot without it.
- III.2Sculk hears your voice
Sculk sensors and shriekers react when you talk over voice chat. Keep quiet near them.
- III.3Nametags are hidden
Nobody sees the name above your head, at any distance. Learn to recognise people by their skin. Names still show in the tab list, chat and death messages.
File 07
Difficulty
*The server runs on Easy, but only the damage numbers follow Easy. Every other difficulty mechanic runs as if the server were on Hard.
| Mechanic | Runs at | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Mob damage to players | Easy | Mobs hit for Easy damage |
| Explosion damage to players | Easy | Roughly half of Normal. Player arrows and melee are not scaled |
| Spider effects | Hard | Spiders can spawn with potion effects |
| Poison and hunger | Hard | Cave spider and bee poison, husk hunger and starvation follow Hard |
| Zombie villagers | Hard | Villagers killed by zombies always convert |
| Raids | Hard | Raids use Hard wave counts |
Difficulty may change on request during the beta. Ask on Discord.
File 08
Allowed & not allowed
| Thing | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal PvP, anchor PvP | Allowed | No default item bans on crystals or anchors |
| Cart PvP | Allowed | TNT minecarts included |
| Simple Voice Chat | Allowed | Recommended for proximity chat |
| World map mods | Allowed | Full-screen maps without entity tracking |
| Minimaps | Not allowed | They include an entity tracker |
| Player trackers and highlighters | Not allowed | Defeats hidden nametags and stealth |
| Shield-status mods | Not allowed | Gives information other players don't have |
| Hacked clients | Not allowed | The server runs an anti-cheat |
In-game help
Type these in chat on the server.
/guide/guide combat/guide bans/guide combatlog/guide intel/discord