1 Acceptance of Terms

By registering an account, logging in, or otherwise participating in MageFall (the "Game"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Game.

These Terms apply to all players, including registered accounts and any guest or read-only access. They govern your use of the game client, the map, the Auction House, guild systems, Banter Chat, and any other feature of MageFall now or in the future.

2 Free to Play

MageFall is completely free to play. There are no subscription fees, no premium currency, no pay-to-win mechanics, and no hidden paywalls. We do not sell in-game advantages, cosmetics, or loot boxes.

We do not currently run advertisements or collect payment information of any kind. You will never be asked to enter a credit card, PayPal, or any financial credentials to play.

We run the game on a best-effort basis out of our own pocket. If that ever changes, these Terms will be updated clearly and in advance.

3 Accounts & Security

3.1 Registration

You must register an account to participate in most game features. You agree to provide a username that does not impersonate another person and does not contain slurs, threats, or personal information.

3.2 Account Responsibility

• You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account access.
• Do not share your credentials. Do not use another player's account. One person, one account.
• If your account is accessed by someone else because you shared your credentials, used a weak password, or were compromised through your own device, we are not liable for the resulting loss of progress or standing.
• Password recovery is available via email if you have an email address on file. If you do not have an email on file, contact the admin at 2ndthunder@gmail.com to add one. We are not liable for lost accounts where no email was provided.

3.3 Seasonal Resets

MageFall operates in seasonal rounds. At the end of each season, realm data — including land, armies, gold, auction house listings, and standings — may be fully wiped to start a fresh season. This is an intended and normal part of the game. Do not treat in-game progress as persistent or permanent.

4 The Map & Player Territory Content

4.1 How the Map Works

The MageFall map is a shared grid of land parcels. Players claim, expand, attack, and lose territory over the course of a season. The visual shape and arrangement of any player's territory is entirely determined by that player's in-game choices — not by the operators of the game.

4.2 Player-Drawn Shapes & Crude Map Content

We will be direct about this: players use the map to draw things. Shapes, symbols, and other arrangements emerge organically as players expand and contract their territory. Some of these are creative. Some are clever. And some — we'll be honest — are anatomical in nature. We have seen it all.

By playing MageFall, you acknowledge and accept that:

• The map is a shared, player-driven canvas. We do not moderate the shape of player territories.
• Other players may arrange their land parcels in ways that resemble crude, vulgar, or otherwise "creative" imagery. This is an emergent consequence of a free-form territory game and is not something we can or will police.
• You may encounter content on the map that you find offensive, immature, or simply hilarious. Probably all three. Welcome to the realm.
• If you are uncomfortable with the possibility of encountering this type of player expression, MageFall may not be the right game for you.

4.3 Territorial Actions

Attacking, seizing, or destroying another player's territory is an intended game mechanic. Losing land — even all of it — is a normal game outcome. We do not intervene in territorial disputes or reverse the results of in-game battles.

5 Chat & Player Content

MageFall includes a public Banter Chat and a private Guild Chat. By posting in either, you agree to the following:

• Don't post personal information — yours or anyone else's. This includes real names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, or account credentials.
• Don't post illegal content — including copyrighted material, CSAM, threats of violence, or content that violates applicable law.
• Don't spam. Excessive repeated messages, link flooding, or bot-driven posting may result in a mute or ban.
• Links are posted at your own risk and at the risk of anyone who clicks them. We do not vet external URLs.
• Chat messages may be stored on our servers for moderation and gameplay history purposes. Do not post anything you would not want to be read by others, including the game operators.

We reserve the right to remove messages, mute accounts, or disable chat access at any time to protect the community or the service.

6 Conduct & Enforcement

6.1 What Is Not Allowed

• Targeted harassment, stalking, threats, or sustained unwanted contact toward another player.
• Hate speech targeting race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin.
• Doxxing — posting or threatening to post private identifying information about another person.
• Cheating, exploiting bugs for unfair advantage, running bots, scripting, or automating gameplay in ways that circumvent normal turn-based limits.
• Attempting to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to game systems, the server, the database, or any connected infrastructure.
• Impersonating game operators, admins, or other players in a deceptive or damaging way.

6.2 What Is Fine

Competitive trash talk, rivalries, coordinated guild attacks, map domination, and aggressive gameplay are all part of the game. Beating someone into the ground in a fair fight is not harassment. Use the in-game mute tools if you need them.

6.3 Enforcement

We handle enforcement on a best-effort basis. We are a small operation and cannot guarantee real-time moderation. When we become aware of a violation, we may take any of the following actions without notice:

• Mute or restrict a player's chat access
• Reset or reduce a player's in-game standing or possessions
• Suspend or permanently ban an account
• Remove content from any area of the game

We do not guarantee appeals, explanations, or reinstatement in all cases. We will try to be fair. If you believe an action was taken in error, you can reach out via the Discord.

7 Availability & Data

MageFall is provided "as-is" with no guarantee of uptime, stability, or continuity of service. We do our best to keep the game running, but this is a self-hosted indie project, not a commercial platform with SLAs or redundant infrastructure.

• Downtime can and does happen — for maintenance, bug fixes, hosting issues, or unexpected outages.
• We may roll back data, reset the realm, or take the game offline temporarily at any time.
• We do not guarantee data persistence. Do not treat your in-game progress, standings, or assets as something with real-world value.
• If the game shuts down permanently, we will make a reasonable effort to communicate this in advance through the Discord and any available in-game channels.

8 Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the game and its data — including access controls, server-side validation, and standard web security practices. However, no system is perfectly secure. We cannot guarantee that the game or its data will be free from unauthorized access, loss, or corruption.

• Do not store sensitive personal information in your username, chat messages, or anywhere else in the game.
• We do not store payment information because we do not accept payment.
• Passwords are stored using secure hashing. We do not have access to your plaintext password.
• We will make a reasonable effort to notify players through available channels in the event of a significant security incident affecting their accounts.

9 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MageFall and its operators are not liable for any damages, losses, or costs arising from:

• Downtime, data loss, rollbacks, season resets, or loss of in-game progress of any kind
• Player behavior — including harassment, offensive map content, or player-posted material in chat
• Unauthorized access to your account resulting from your own credential management
• Security incidents, bugs, exploits, or unexpected interactions between game systems
• Changes to game rules, balance, features, or the discontinuation of any feature or the game itself
• Any reliance on the game being available, accurate, or functioning as expected

In no event will the aggregate liability of the game's operators exceed zero dollars, as no money was exchanged for your use of this service.

10 Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will make an effort to notify players through the in-game update notice or Discord. Continued use of the game after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

We will not retroactively criminalize past behavior. Changes to Terms apply going forward.

11 Termination

Either party may end this relationship at any time.

• You may stop playing, leave the game, or request account deletion at any time by contacting us via Discord.
• We may suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate your account for violations of these Terms or to protect the integrity of the game or service — with or without notice, and without refund (there is nothing to refund).

Upon termination, your account data (including land, units, gold, and chat history) may be deleted or permanently removed from the game. We have no obligation to preserve it.

12 Contact

For questions, concerns, ban appeals, or anything else, reach out through the official MageFall Discord:

💬 Join the MageFall Discord

We do not have a formal support ticket system. Discord is the best way to reach us. We'll do our best to respond.