Last updated: 30 July 2026. Version: 1.0.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Vast (the “Service”), a persistent, procedurally generated space empire simulation operated by Marvin Böcker, trading as “RandM Games”, Rechener Str. 4a, 44787 Bochum, Germany (“we”, “us”, “the operator”). By creating an account or otherwise accessing the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
Vast is a browser-based, persistent multiplayer simulation with no scheduled reset or season. The universe, its factions, and the passage of game time continue independent of whether any individual player is connected. Features, balance, and content may change at any time; the Service is provided on an ongoing, evolving basis and no specific feature set is guaranteed to remain available.
The Service is currently provided free of charge. There is no paid offering, no in-game purchase, and no subscription. Should paid options be introduced, they will be governed by separate terms presented before any purchase, including the statutory right of withdrawal (Widerrufsrecht) for consumers.
You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. This threshold matches the age at which, under Art. 8 (1) GDPR in conjunction with § 6 (1) TDDDG, a child may consent to an information-society service in Germany without parental authorization. By registering, you represent that you meet this requirement and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
Accounts are authenticated through our identity provider (Keycloak, at auth.galaxies-beyond.muwiflix.com). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us promptly at marvin.boecker@pm.me of any unauthorized use.
You agree not to: (a) use automated tools (bots, scripts, macros) to interact with the Service outside of any officially supported API; (b) exploit bugs or unintended mechanics for gain rather than reporting them; (c) harass other players; (d) attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the Service’s infrastructure; or (e) sell, trade, or transfer accounts or in-game assets for real-world currency outside any mechanism we explicitly provide.
Any in-game currency, ships, stations, or cosmetic items have no real-world monetary value, are not redeemable for cash, and exist solely as a license to use features of the Service. We may adjust, wipe, or reissue such items as needed to maintain the simulation’s integrity.
The Service, including its software, design, and procedurally generated content, is owned by Marvin Böcker (RandM Games) or its licensors and is protected by German copyright law (UrhG) and other intellectual property laws. All rights reserved. These Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Service for personal, non-commercial entertainment purposes only. Any use beyond the limits of copyright law — in particular reproduction, distribution, public communication, or commercial exploitation — requires our prior written consent.
We may suspend or terminate your account for violation of these Terms or the Acceptable Use section above; where reasonable, we will give notice and an opportunity to remedy the violation first. Your statutory rights remain unaffected. You may stop using the Service and request deletion of your account at any time by writing to marvin.boecker@pm.me.
The Service is provided on an “as available” basis. We do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted or error-free. As described in the Privacy Policy, the simulation is held in memory and snapshotted periodically, so a small amount of very recent progress can be lost on an unclean shutdown. This is a known and intended property of the architecture, not a defect.
We are liable without limitation for damages arising from intent or gross negligence, from injury to life, body, or health, and under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz), as well as to the extent we have given a guarantee.
For slight negligence, we are liable only where a material contractual obligation (Kardinalpflicht) — an obligation whose fulfilment makes proper performance of the contract possible in the first place, and on whose observance you may regularly rely — has been breached. In that case our liability is limited to the damage typically foreseeable at the time the contract was concluded.
Any further liability is excluded. Because the Service is provided free of charge, this applies in particular to loss of in-game progress, virtual items, or standings.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer habitually resident in the EU, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.
If you are a merchant (Kaufmann), a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from these Terms is Bochum, Germany. Consumers may bring claims at, and may only be sued at, the court having statutory jurisdiction.
Should any provision of these Terms be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by the applicable statutory rule.
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Last updated” date above, and, where the change is significant and to your disadvantage, we will notify registered players by a notice within the Service before the change takes effect. Continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to marvin.boecker@pm.me. Full provider details are in our Imprint.