🛡️ Anti-Cheat Policy

🔍 Our Commitment

Zephyr is built on fair play, transparency, and trust. We’re here to keep cheaters, exploiters, and IRL traders out—without invading your privacy.

⚙️ How Our Anti-Cheat Works

We use smart, behavior-based systems to detect cheating. We flag for:

• 🎯 Impossible weapon accuracy or movement
• 🧠 Inhuman reaction speeds or inputs
• 💻 Script injections or unauthorized commands
• 🧩 Known cheat exploit signatures We do not automatically ban players. Every case goes through manual staff review.

🔍 PC Checks (With Consent Only)

If needed, we may ask to conduct a PC check, using approved third-party tools.

• ✅ Consent is required.
• 🚫 No spyware. No remote desktop. No hidden tools.
• ❌ Refusing a PC check without clear communication may result in permanent removal.
• 🧾 We Don’t Sell Safety If you’re caught cheating, exploiting, or IRL trading, you cannot buy your way back. No paid unbans. No exceptions.

📚 Player History: A Factor, Not a Sentence

We may consider prior bans or public records only when:

• Multiple flags occur in our system
• You’re widely known for griefing or cheating
• Reports come with clear evidence (e.g. logs, videos, screenshots)
• We don’t auto-ban for your past — we just use it to support investigations.
• People change. Context matters.

🚨 The Flagging & Review System

Tier 1 – Minor Suspicion

🟡 Example: One-off abnormal behavior

✅ Action: Logged & silently monitored

Tier 2 – Moderate Suspicion

🟠 Example: Repeat flags or dodgy reports

⚠️ Action: Staff review & possible player contact

Tier 3 – High Suspicion

🔴 Example: Consistent severe flags or cheat attempts

⛔ Action: Temporary ban while logs are reviewed

All bans are reviewed by trusted staff—no auto-bans, no AI calls the shots.

    🧠 Why This Works Best

    🧠 Smart – Pattern-based, not paranoia-based

    🤝 Fair – One mistake won't ruin your rep

    🔒 Privacy-First – Your system is your business

    📋 Documented – Every ban is logged & appealable

    📊 Transparent – We post ban stats monthly

    📤 Appeal Process

Think we got it wrong? File an appeal:

Where: Support Ticket Channel

Include:

• Your in-game name
• Ban ID or reason
• (Optional) Your side of the story

⌚ We respond within 72 hours. Appeals are handled by neutral staff, not your original reviewer.

❌ What We Don’t Do

We will never:

• Use spyware or remote access
• Ask you to download anything that we wouldn’t download ourselves
• Ban based solely on another server’s records

📈 Community Transparency

We earn trust by being upfront—not just saying “trust us.”

🧾 By Playing on Zephyr, You Agree To:

• Respect fair play and server integrity

• Let us monitor in-game behavior only

• Never use third-party cheats or exploits

• Understand that evidence-based reviews are part of the moderation process

🗣️ Reporting Suspicious Behavior

📌 In-game:

/report [playerID] [reason]

📌 Discord Tickets: Support Ticket Channel

🚫 No public callouts or witch hunts—let staff handle it professionally.

👮 Final Say

We don’t take bans lightly. Every enforcement decision is documented and reviewable.

We’ll always explain our decisions when asked—through the proper appeal channels.