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# 5hdtF1CLhg2bI1avGENERAL RULES
USE COMMON SENSE
Do not disrespect other members of the community when out-of-character (OOC).
Example: Text Screens, OOC Chat, Advert, Admin Sits, RP Name.
Do not harass, grief, or troll players of the community.
Discriminatory and/or derogatory behavior based on race, sexuality, gender, and religion are strictly prohibited, even during roleplay.
Do not spam
Example: OOC, Advert, Job, Voice, etc.
Do not post links on the server/forums (Unless associated with Steam / Imperium Networks).
Do not abuse exploits or loopholes, report those to staff members, and you may receive a reward!
Do not impersonate other users (This includes having identical or similar names).
Do not intentionally submit false reports.
You may not scam players (Promising something to someone and not following through).
DDoS or the publicizing of other member's private information (DOX) will result in a permanent ban. (This includes all "hacking" threats).
Do not instigate or encourage others to break server rules.
You may not display/discuss explicit topics of a sexual/offensive nature. This includes signs, builds, or any form of communication.
Staff may request that you conclude these discussions or displays, and failure to comply may result in disciplinary action.
Admin decisions are final.
ROLEPLAY RULES
Do not RDM.
Random Death Match; Killing players with no RP reason.
Disrespect, mic spam, or anything that would not result in damage being taken is not RP reasons to kill someone.
Do not NLR.
New Life Rule; Returning to the scene of your death immediately after dying or before the preset time has run out.
If you die defending a base during a raid you may not return to the base until the raiding party has adverted over.
NLR Timer: 3 Minutes.
Do not misuse props (Prop-Minge, Prop-Surf, Prop-Climb, Prop-Block).
Aimlessly throwing props around, trapping other players, and/or any other inappropriate use of a prop).
Do not stack/chain adverts.
Example: Raid/Assist/Mug/warn123/false/over, etc..
Do not Fading Door Abuse.
FDA: Abusing keybinds on your keyboard to open and close fading doors.
Do not RP in spawn
Example: Arresting, Building, Mugging, shooting people etc.
Do not body block or door spam
Making it so players cannot pass you or spamming e on a door to prevent it from being opened or closed.
Do not run into spawn to avoid an RP situation.
Do not change your name more than 3 times within 30 minutes.
Do not use /advert or /broadcast for Non-RP reasons.
You may not climb SWEP abuse
Example: Hitting players with the Climb SWEP for no reason, boosting away from a mug or police pursuit.
You may not text screen minge.
You may not kill yourself to avoid an RP situation.
You may not use key binds to fade and unfade fading doors during an RP situation.
Example: Fading the entrance of your base with a keybind while running from someone mugging you.
You may not kill civil protection while wanted unless they are making an attempt to actively arrest you.
You may steal after adverting steal, once you advert steal the victim or the victim's party member(s) have the right to kill you without adverting counter.
You may not leave a sit unless declared over by a moderator.
You may not report on another players behalf.
Metagaming is prohibited.
Use of OOC or PM to affect the given RP situation you or others are related in.
Example: /OOC “I'm being raided name come help me!).
Invisible names are prohibited
Adverts and broadcasts must be coherent and clear.
Additionally, you may not alter the color of adverts in chat; as this may cause confusion.
Do not interrupt staff reports.
BUILDING & BASING RULES
KOS lines only apply to interiors. Do not build in the streets (Unless your job allows for it).
You may only kill someone inside your base (with the inclusion of the extended base locations areas) if you have a KOS sign placed on the exterior of the building.
If players are already inside of a base which you have just purchased, you must give them at least a 30 second warning to leave before enforcing any KOS sign(s).
This includes partially blocking streets, checkpoints, megabases, etc.
Obscure KOS or Building signs are prohibited.
Signs that blend in with building or materials are prohibited; Furthermore, KOS or Building text screens must be a minimum size of 40.
You may only build on the inside of a building.
Pathways must be at least 35 stacker/precision units wide.
You may not make any pathways which are pixel-perfect or difficult to get into.
Your base must be raidable by all classes with raiding capabilities.
Example: CP, Thieves, etc. (You may not require the assistance of more than one player)
If you wish to construct your base without getting raided, you must place down a text screen reading "Building" onto the exterior.
If you have a building sign placed on the building you're basing in and are actively building, you're immune to muggings and raids against yourself while inside.
You may not have a building sign and a kos sign simultaneously.
If a building sign is placed on the exterior of a building all roleplay is paused inside of the building.
While your building sign is placed, you shouldn't have any valuables/entities inside your base.
Example: Placing printers inside the base with a building sign. (Or any other item purchasable through the F4 Menu).
You may not have more than 4 fading doors operated by keypads per base
Players should only have to crack each keypad once upon entry and once upon exit.
Example: Bases that loop around requiring your to crack one fading door multiple times.
You may block off excess entrances to your base.
Example: Blocking windows, backdoors, garage doors, etc.
You may not megabase
You may not have a base designed to trap people.
Players inside your base should have one clear entrance and exit at all times, (Including backtracking).
You must be active within a base which you own the doors for.
You may not own multiple buildings unless your job allows for it.
You may not spawn or edit the brightness of lights over 512 and a magnitude of 2.
You must own all of the exterior doors to a building in order to build upon it.
You cannot force someone to crouch, jump, or take world/fall damage while navigating your base.
Example: Crouching to shoot back, crouching to crack keypads, etc.
All keypads must have a hold length of at least 6 seconds.
Every fading door must have a keypad or button.
The lobby of PD must be accessible at all times
You cannot make it AOS/KOS to enter the lobby with a text screen or law.
You may only materialize fences as "models/wireframe".
Do not set up an unfair advantage in a firefight within your base
Example: Where you can see and shoot someone, but they cannot see or shoot back or any other unfair advantage.
Peeks & shoot holes must be a at least the size of a "plate05x05"
You may not utilize Explosives when defending your base against raiders
No invisible props, buttons or keypads.
Blackout/Colorout bases are not allowed.
Maze bases are not allowed. (This includes zigzag or confusing pathways)
Bases may not feature more than 3 buttons.
All entities are considered props - this includes cameras, meth stoves, text-screens, etc.
Keypads must be visible and directly beside the prop which they operate.
Do not materialize or hide keypads/buttons.
No faulty keypads (keypads disconnected from a fading door).
RAIDING RULES
You may not raid people who have a building text screen on their base
You may not build while being raided.
Example: Forgetting to place a wall, so you attempt to quickly fix it while actively being raided.
You may not lockpick or keypad crack until you have adverted raid.
You may not engage in roleplay elements while under totem effects. (Example: raiding, mugging.)
You may not raid hobo huts, DJ huts, or a chefs' mobile kitchen.
You may not raid the Cinema or Casino.
You may not kill nearby players unless they're inside the building in which you're raiding.
You may kill the party members of base/CPs and or people who are interfering/countering.
Example: Player(s) continuously opening or closing doors.
You may not kill arrested players unless they are out of their jail cell.
You may not raid an unowned base unless there is an active roleplay event inside.
Example: Gun sales, drug deals, money printing.
If you want to steal/destroy raided printers in transport you must first advert "steal" or "counter"
If transporting stolen printers you must still be raiding
There is a 20-minute cooldown if you want to raid the same player(s) or the PD once again.
Raids can last up to 10 minutes
You may not chain raid.
Example: Assisting to avoid your initial cool down.
PARTY RULES
You may KOS anyone who damages or kills a member of your party.
You may not kill CPs who are attempting to arrest your party members.
You may not defend any other player being damaged unless they are in your party.
You may KOS anyone who is actively mugging/raiding a party member, or breaking a party member's KOS sign.
When assisting your party in raids/mugs you MUST advert assist.
Parties must be limited to 7 members. REMEMBER HOWEVER, you may only raid in groups of 5.
Criminal roles may not be in a party with Police/CP, hobos may only party with other hobos.
Police Rules
Police cannot conduct any illegal activities.
Police and Mayor's builds for the PD must stay inside of the PD.
You cannot kill arrested players unless they're outside of their cell or blocking the cell doors.
Illegal activity must be followed by an arrest unless your life or someone else's life is in danger or the player is already wanted, which is the only scenario where you can KOS.
Players fleeing Cops can be made wanted and then KOS'd.
The PD base cannot use the vents as their main entrance.
PD Lobby and the bail NPC must be accessible at all times. (PD Lobby may be locked during lockdowns but must be re-opened after.)
You cannot build inside of the PD lobby.
You may only warrant for things you have witnessed or have been reported to you in an RP manner.
Weapon checking is allowed without warning (even without a Mayor), but the weapons found are not illegal unless specified by the Mayor. If the player has a Gun License none of their weapons are illegal.
Mayor Rules
Laws you create CAN:
Create interactive gameplay that make players want to avoid breaking laws.
Encourage players to purchase gun licenses and passes to avoid certain laws.
Have punishments that are not just AOS such as fines (up to $10m resulting in arrest if refusing to pay the fine), stun stick/beatings and any other form of punishment that is reasonable and within the rules.
Restrict players from going to certain locations as long as the locations are avoidable from multiple ways and cannot be vague.(An example would be 'Players caught in the sewers will be arrested due to an ongoing drug bust')
Laws you create CANNOT:
Contradict the default laws of the land.
Be laws against things players have no control or choice over. Laws should only be for things that players choose to do and risk being arrested for.
Have unreasonable punishments for the laws broken.
Bait and encourage instant-arrest gameplay to fill up jail cells with little to no gameplay addition.
Restrict weapons that are not flagged as dangerous.
Enforce KOS without the player being an active danger to a players life or wanted.
Lockdowns can be created with a valid reason, after you lockdown you should announce the reason in advert.
Laws of The Land
Raiding and stealing is illegal.
Raidables detected by the contraband scanner are always illegal.
Harming players is illegal unless you are inside your base defending it.
Laws can be enforced with KOS if the player is wanted.