Rules

Keep in mind that all bans are permanent until appealed.

If you believe that someone is breaking a rule, we encourage you to contact the admins.

General Rules

0. No Erotic Role Play (ERP), erotic content, or 18+ sexual content in any shape or form

• Breaking this rule will result in an instant ban from our server. Additionally, we may or may not share the logs so others can laugh at you.
• This includes joking about it in-character as well as OOC.

1. In-game administration rulings are final

If an admin says something was 'looked into, handled, resolved' etc, regarding an issue, it is unlikely an admin will provide any further information.

• Admins are under no obligation to reveal IC information and can take action against repeated attempts to divulge IC information in any circumstance.
• Staff will try to treat you with basic respect, please return the favor.
• Deliberately lying or misrepresenting facts to admins will result in a ban

2. Don't be a shitter and use common sense

• Don't whine in OOC chat.
• "Toeing the line" is not permitted. Do not try to bypass the rules by bending them or ignoring their intent.
• AFKing without contributing to the roleplay for extended periods of time to reap benefits is not allowed. If this is how you wish to roleplay, consider playing on a different server.
• Do not misuse the IC chat commands such as '/me' to goof around. See rule 11.
• Spamming, glitching, exploiting, cheating, and being overall disruptive will get you banned.

3. Don't be a dick

• We're all here to have a good time. Going out of your way to seriously negatively impact or mess with someone with little IC justification is against the rules, this also includes harassing a player OOC (Out of character).

4. Follow the escalation rules

• This rule does not apply to cross-faction conflicts (i.e., citizens vs. combine).
• You may instigate conflict with another character within reason.
• You may retaliate if a character wrongs you, including situations of provocation, excessive verbal abuse, assault, theft, etc.
• Killing another character over petty reasons (like verbal abuse) is a violation of this rule.
• Killing is permitted only if non-lethal methods like fleeing, subduing, subverting, or otherwise working things out fail.
• Injured characters often go unconscious. Use this mechanic to de-escalate conflicts whenever feasible.
• If you are the instigator in a conflict and end up killing or severely impairing the life of another character with little to no IC justification or provocation, you will be banned.
• If you are the victim and choose to retaliate with violence or refuse to work things out, you thereby open yourself up to violence. If you choose this path, do not expect admins to assist you if you die.

5. Metagaming is not allowed

• Do not mix out-of-character (OOC) with IC (in-character) in anyway.
• Giving out any kind of in-character information over OOC is bannable. Do not use any of the OOC channels to spoil IC information.
• Giving out any sort of information (fake or not) in an attempt to bait other characters in OOC chat is considered metabaiting and is bannable.
• Asking others to reveal IC information through OOC is strictly forbidden.
• Characters are otherwise allowed to know everything about items and map layout as long as they can incorporate it to their roleplay in a realistic fashion.
• While you may communicate with another player outside of the game via things like Discord, all we'll ask that you do not communicate with each other about what's happening in-game. If we believe that you are metagaming over comms you will be banned.
• Even if something seems minor to you, as long as it pertains to the current state of things and characters, you should not be mentioning it in OOC.

6. Do not attempt to avoid IC consequences

• Do not disconnect, or attempt to swap characters to avoid imminent or in-progress RP.
• Logging in during a curfew, especially if you logged out in a risky area, doesn't exempt you from RP conflicts like curfew violations.
• If you are involved in a conflict, you must remain on that character until the conflict has been resolved.
• In cases where you are unsure whether you are allowed to disconnect or not, ask an admin.

7. Powergaming is not allowed

• 'IC' weapons and equipment are not allowed. Use what you have in your arsenal.
• If you can't get somewhere through in-game means, then you can't role play it.
• Do not ask admins to provide you with aid over IC matters. This includes asking for healing, teleportation and items, but not are not limited to it.
• A general rule of thumb is that if you are unable to accomplish whatever you are trying to do through in-game mechanics and require admin intervention, don't RP it.

8. Follow the combat rules and role play accordingly

 We employ the Shoot to Kill system for combat. 
 Combat is defined as any action that harms or hinders the ability of a character.
 You can safely ignore this rule if combat has already begun.

• Prior to intiating combat, you must perform an action that clearly describes your characters intentions (using /me,/ml,/mc). This action must consists of a minimum of 6 words.
• You are not required to wait for the other person to react, as long as the action has been performed on your end. Once the initial RP has been done, the combat may begin.
• In scenarios where both parties have their firearms at hand, combat may begin immediately.
• If your target flees as you are performing, you can safely ignore this rule and dive into the combat.

9. Play as a coherent, believable character that you enjoy portraying

Play as a coherent, believable character that you enjoy portraying. But understand that their personality and backstory must fit the game universe.
At the end of the day, it is very likely your character wants to continue living. As such, they should act like it.

• Your character must be serious and not be derived from historical or political figures, pop culture, memes and so forth.
• Throw away characters are not allowed. Do not create disposable, low quality characters with little to no personality.
• Naming your new character like your old one is not allowed. Additionally, the same character biography and description are not allowed.

9.1

• Your character's physical appearance, voice description, and biography must be written in third person, adhering to the game's universe.
• Your character's physical appearance, voice description, and biography must be written in full, properly punctuated sentences without using symbols to separate details.
• Your character's physical description must strictly include only visible attributes, such as build, sex, facial hair, and facial features. Do not include details already specified in character creation like clothing, eye color, and hair color.
• Your character's name must consist only of their first and last name, without any nicknames. That said, you are more than welcome to roleplay as having a nickname.

This rule, while simple, is a key indicator of your attention to detail and understanding of our standards. Failure to follow it suggests a lack of attention or care to our rules and will likely lead to a ban without warning.

10. This is an English Speaking Server

• You must be able to read and write in English.
• Netspeak (e.g., 'lol', 'wtf', 'brb', 'gg', 'ok', etc.) is not permitted in character (IC).
• Everything said in character (IC) must be properly capitalized, punctuated, and spelled.
• When in character, you should strive to be grammatically correct. We expect you to have a solid understanding of basic English grammar.
• However, intentional grammatical variations are permitted to represent accents or non-native English speakers authentically in roleplay.

11. This is a roleplay server

• Breaking character to goof around has been done a thousand times before you got there, and chances are, your fantastic funny joke will be the worst of those thousand times and will get you banned.

12. Losing is part of the game

• Your character may eventually be permanently killed, sometimes without even a possibility of avoiding it. You may simply be in the wrong place at the wrong time. These events will often be out of your control. No matter how good or prepared you are, sometimes you just lose.

13. Report all and any bugs and exploits

• Any and all bugs found must be immediately reported to the admins.
• Failure to do so will result in a ban, regardless of intent or guilt.

Things to keep in mind

Some rules are key indicators of your attention to detail and understanding of our standards. Failure to follow them suggests a lack of care or attention to our rules and will likely result in a ban without warning.

Although we all follow the same general rules, some admins are more or less forgiving on certain issues than others.

We have multiple ways of telling if you are lying about stuff, and if we can't trust what you're saying, we will ban you.