Server Rules & Punishments
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<div style="margin:auto;width:70%;"><span style="color:white;">The rules have been formatted and phrased to give everyone a clear and concise guide on how to behave and communicate with others on United States Roleplay.
Other important threads:
<span style="padding-left:2em;"><a href="http://www.us-rp.com">Faction Rules and Information (TBC)</a></span>
<span style="padding-left:2em;"><a href="http://www.us-rp.com">Forum Rules and Information (TBC)</a></span>
<span style="padding-left:2em;"><a href="http://www.us-rp.com">Infraction Information (TBC)</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:1.3em;color:darkred;font-weight:bold;">Heavy Offenses:</span><div style="padding-left:3em;padding-top:1em;"><a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#accshare">Account sharing/trading</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#altev">Altering/faking evidence</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#banev">Ban evading</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#hack">Hacking</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#impers">Impersonating an administrator/staff member</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#mf">Money-farming</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#donscam">Scamming donations</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#sellooc">Selling possessions for OOC currencies</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#servad">Server advertising</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#altacc">Using alternative accounts to avoid punishments</a></div>
<span style="font-size:1.3em;color:red;font-weight:bold;">Medium Offences:</span><div style="padding-left:3em;padding-top:1em;"><a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#fgabuse">Abuse of faction/group commands</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#admdis">Admin disrespect</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#avoidcon">Avoiding admin confrontation</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#avoidrp">Avoiding roleplay</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#chickrun">Chicken-running</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#csqs">Crackshooting/Quickswapping</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#vehab">Damaging/killing a player with a vehicle</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#dm">Deathmatching</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#exploit">Exploiting</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#forcesex">Forcing sexual roleplay</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#incite">Inciting another player to rulebreak</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#mods">Illegal modifications</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#kos">Killing on sight</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#lta">Leaving the game to avoid</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#lying">Lying to an administrator</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#mg">Metagaming</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#nonrp">Non-RP behaviour</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#playerhar">Player harrassment</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#pg">Powergaming</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#raid">Raiding faction/family HQs</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#reveal">Revealing secret information</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#rk">Revenge-killing</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#rob">Robbing regulations</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#scam">Scamming regulations</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#sellmap">Selling/trading custom mapping</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#sellvip">Selling/giving VIP-restricted possessions</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#troll">Trolling</a></div>
<span style="font-size:1.3em;color:yellow;font-weight:bold;">Light Offences:</span><div style="padding-left:3em;padding-top:1em;"><a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#ad">Abuse of the advertisement system</a>(+)
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#boombox">Abuse of the boombox system</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#helper">Abuse of the helper systems</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#report">Abuse of the report system</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#gangtag">Abuse of the gang-tag system</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#atip">Alt-tabbing in public (ATIP)</a>
<a href="showthread.php?10-Server-Rules-amp-Punishments#spam">Spamming</a></div>
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<span style="padding: 2em;font-size:1.3em;color:white;font-weight:bold;">Punishments:</span><div style="padding: 4em;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
Heavy Offenses
- Heavy offenses will almost always result in an in-game ban, unless specified otherwise. Lighter cases may result in other punishments being issued instead of a ban, and heavy cases may result in a community ban or other punishments.
- Terms of heavy offences may result in account deactivation/deletion if deemed necessary.
Medium Offenses
- New players will always receive a verbal warning before any further punishments are issued.
- Fines: Whenever a player is prisoned for a medium offence, they will be fined 5% of their in-game funds by the admin handling the imprisonment.
- Kicks: Some admins may issue a 'verbal warning' to new players as a kick. Admins may also issue kicks as a warning for lighter cases of medium offences (e.g. small cases of exploiting).
- Imprisonment: If it is deemed necessary to prison a player for a medium offence, a maximum of 60 minutes is to be given for a single offence. New players can only receive a maximum of 30 minutes for a single offence.
- Warnings: High levelled players will receive an admin warning for 'high levelled rule breaking' when prisoned for a medium offence. Reaching 3 warnings will result in an automatic ban.
- Bans: Repeated or extreme cases of medium offences may mean that an admin deems a ban to be the necessary punishment. This'll usually result in a temporary ban, unless the player is a repeated offender, in which they may be told to appeal their ban at a later point.
Light Offences
- Light offences aren't usually prison/ban-worthy, as they can usually be solved by talking or muting from the respective channels. However, if a player is able to repeat the offence over and over, an admin may deem a prison/ban necessary.
New players & high levelled players
- A new player is a player with a level of 3 or under.
- A high levelled player is a player with a level of 10 or above.
- Players with enough respect points to be level 4/10 but choose not to buy it do not count as new players. If it is abundantly clear that a low levelled account is obviously experienced with our rules/server, they will not be seen as a new player.
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<div id = "accshare" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Account sharing/trading</span>
<span style="color:white;">The initial owner of an account must remain the owner and the only player of the account for the rest of the its existence.</span>
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<div id = "altev" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Altering/faking evidence</span>
<span style="color:white;">Manipulating documents such as in game screenshots to get refunds or any other benefits is not permitted.</span>
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<div id = "banev" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Ban evading</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using any account to access our server whilst any of your other accounts (or any accounts potentially using your IP address) have an active ban. This is not allowed unless you have permission from an admin. </span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Note: The rule also applies to the forums. You can post on complaints and make requests in restricted mode so there is no need to ban evade.</span>
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<div id = "hack" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Hacking</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using any kind 3rd party software to gain an advantage over other players. Do not connect to the server with any hacks installed or you will be subjected to a ban.</span>
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<div id = "impers" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Impersonating an administrator/staff member</span>
<span style="color:white;">Impersonation of any staff member is not allowed. This includes administrators, helpers, beta testers, developers and all other OOC roles which serve a purpose to usrp's management. Jokes regarding impersonation can sometimes go too far, and this rule can seem unfair. Just don’t do it, even in a joking manner.</span>
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<div id = "mf" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Money-farming</span>
<span style="color:white;">Money farming is the process of creating new accounts and paying the money to another account, or paying earned money from one account to another. It's detected easily in the logs - don't do it if you want to play here.
Money farming (Transferring businesses and houses) is the process of transferring properties (houses, businesses and etc.) from an alt to main. This is strictly prohibited. It shouldn't be done under any circumstances. You're also not allowed to transfer money obtained from the properties from an alt to main.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Fined 150% of the profit</span>
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<div id = "donscam" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Scamming donations</span>
<span style="color:white;">Scamming a player with regards to any sort of server donation is strictly disallowed.</span>
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<div id = "sellooc" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Selling possessions for OOC currencies</span>
<span style="color:white;">You're not allowed to sell accounts, in-game money or any virtual goods related to the server for out of game currencies. You can however pay a player in-game cash if they're going to donate for you.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Fined 150% of the profit (if in-game money is involved)</span>
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<span style="color:darkred;">Server advertising</span>
<span style="color:white;">We ask that you do not advertise other SAMP servers on any of our outlets. Advertising other SAMP servers will result in you getting your account banned.</span>
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<div id = "altacc" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:darkred;">Using alternative accounts to avoid punishments</span>
<span style="color:white;">You are not allowed to create new accounts to avoid punishments nor connecting in an already created one. Creating a new account does not mean you are exempt from our rules, doing it could risk getting all of your accounts banned. If you're caught playing on an existing alternative account, you're expected to meet the consequences of it as well.</span>
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<span style="color:darkred;">Using VPN services while accessing the game/forums</span>
<span style="color:white;">You're not allowed to use a virtual private network while accessing the server or forum. Hiding your real IP while accessing the game or forum is not allowed.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Verbal warning the first time a VPN is used (admin discretion)</span>
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<div id = "fgabuse" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Abuse of faction/group features</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using any faction or group feature to gain any sort of advantage is not permitted.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Faction/group kick (admin/leader's discretion).</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Rush-tazing:</span>
<span style="color:white;">Rush-tazing is using the tazer/rubber bullet systems unfairly. Specific details are as follows:
- Tazing a player whilst they are aiming or shooting at you is not allowed.
- However, other LEOs may taze the suspect from behind whilst they are preoccupied.
- If a player turns around to purposefully avoid being tazed via the rush taze rule, then LEOs may taze regardless of where the player is facing.
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<span style="color:royalblue;">Stacking Charges:</span>
<span style="color:white;">Law enforcement officers are not permitted to charge (/su) a player for the same crime during the same situation more than once (e.g. charging for possession of a sniper, then possession of a deagle in the same situation).</span>
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<div id = "admdis" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Admin disrespect</span>
<span style="color:white;">You are not allowed to disrespect an administrator. Administrators are here to moderate the server and enforce the rules. Treat them with respect, not take your anger out on them.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the disrespect</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Avoiding admin confrontation</span>
<span style="color:white;">Logging off to avoid being confronted or punished for breaking a rule is obviously not permitted. If you need to leave please try to briefly explain before leaving if you can. If you cannot, please be understanding if we suspect that you logged off simply to avoid confrontation or punishment.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Avoiding roleplay</span>
<span style="color:white;">You must comply with any roleplay situation you are engaged in. Do not avoid the situation or do things which are unrealistic.</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">How the "death screen" is to be roleplayed:</span>
<span style="color:white;">You cannot claim your own death (/accept death) in a RP scenario, unless you are CK'ing.
When you are in death mode via an explosive, you can claim an instant player kill. Do not claim this by instantly /accept'ing death - explain in /do to give the other roleplayers a chance to OOCly confirm your death cause if necessary.
When you are in death mode via any other means, you are RPly critically injured. You cannot move and cannot be moved to avoid risk of further injury.
FMD can revive you with whatever means are necessary, and SAPD/DOC have access to basic medical gear that allows them to stabilise a player (admin revive), but they will require further treatment from an official FMD member to be healthy again (else they risk being punished for PG).
Once your health reaches 0 in the death screen, you are officially player killed from the scenario.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Chicken-running</span>
<span style="color:white;">Chicken Running is running unreasonably during a gunfight, normally in random directions to avoid being hit by bullets.</span>
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<div id = "csqs" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Crackshooting/Quickswapping</span>
<span style="color:white;">CS/QS is using any exploit to speed up the reload time or shooting time of any weapon. Neither of these are permitted unless an admin states otherwise.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Slap/kick as a warning</span>
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<div id = "vehab" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Damaging/killing a player with a vehicle</span>
<span style="color:white;">Intentionally using any vehicle as a weapon repeatedly is not permitted. This includes car ramming/bombing/parking, heliblading and planebombing. Hitting a player who runs in-front of your vehicle in the street is not car ramming; this should be treated like any other roleplay situation.</span>
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<div id = "dm" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Deathmatching</span>
<span style="color:white;">Attacking/killing players without an in-character reason is not permitted.</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Killing after robbery</span>
<span style="color:white;">If you rob someone and that person doesn't give you a reason to kill him (for example, attempting to assault you), you are not allowed to kill the person for the sole reason of him forgetting that you robbed him.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Asking a friend to 'finish you off'</span>
<span style="color:white;">It is not allowed to request a friend to end your life for any reason. For example, you have been critically injured by the SAPD and they are working on getting you revived so they can arrest you, and you ask a friend to finish you off to avoid arrest.
In this scenario, the player doing the killing will be prisoned for DM (for having no IC reason to kill), and the player being killed will be prisoned for inciting to rulebreak.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Exploiting</span>
<span style="color:white;">Abusing any feature to gain an advantage in-game is not permitted. </span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the level of exploitation</span>
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<div id = "forcesex" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Forcing sexual roleplay</span>
<span style="color:white;">Players require OOC permission before forcing sexual roleplay upon other players. All parties involved must be level 5+. You cannot force sexual roleplay upon a player and kill them in the same situation, regardless of the order of events.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Inciting another player to rulebreak</span>
<span style="color:white;">Inciting or encouraging another player directly or indirectly to break a rule is not permitted.</span>
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<div id = "mods" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Illegal modifications</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using modifications that give you an advantage over players in any way are not allowed.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Instructed to remove the mod
- Kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the used mod or repeated usage</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Killing on sight</span>
<span style="color:white;">Killing a player without engaging the player in some sort of roleplay (Tthis can be talking or the use of commands (/me, /do, /my). You do not have to roleplay taking out your weapon, however there should be some kind of interaction right before you kill a player. If you are sniping or wish to shoot someone without conversing then a /me to shoot is required.</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Killing public service members</span>
<span style="color:white;">In instances where you are shooting members of public services we urge you to roleplay as much as possible. Not every instance needs to result in a shootout and killing other players, you can roleplay and try save your friends through roleplay avenues, after all this is a roleplay server. Listed are some examples:
- Rescuing your friend from detainment
- Paramedic is reviving someone you shot
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<span style="color:royalblue;">Public service firearm usage</span>
<span style="color:white;">In instances where another player(s) is involved in a roleplay scenario with you, where you are acting as a law enforcing officer, you are not permitted to shoot with intent to kill unless the other player(s) attack you first (anything from punching to shooting).</span>
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<div id = "lta" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Leaving the game to avoid</span>
<span style="color:white;">Exiting your game or minimizing your game (for an extended period of time) is not allowed during an active RP situation which you are engaged in.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Instructed to re-roleplay if all other parties consent</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Lying to an administrator</span>
<span style="color:white;">If an administrator ask you a question related to an admin situation or information related to usrp you're expected to answer them truthfully.</span>
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<div id = "mg" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Metagaming</span>
<span style="color:white;">Mixing in character information with out of character information or vise-versa.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Non-RP behaviour</span>
<span style="color:white;">Stay realistic with all of your roleplay actions, and avoid doing things that are unrealistic.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Instructed to re-roleplay if all other parties consent
- Slap/kick for light cases</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Car Surfing</span>
<span style="color:white;">Vehicle surfing is not allowed, unless the vehicle supports it (e.g. a pickup truck). You are not allowed to roleplay getting in the trunk of a car.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Chain Robbery</span>
<span style="color:white;">After a robbery it is expected of you to roleplay accordingly, for instance the fear of ensuring your characters safety and so forth. Failure to do so and continuing to rob player after player will result in administrative punishment.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Cop baiting</span>
<span style="color:white;">Provoking police officers and other law enforcement repeatedly to get them to arrest or chase you.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Non-RP driving/parking</span>
<span style="color:white;">You must drive and park realistically at all times while roleplaying.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Safezone violation</span>
<span style="color:white;">You are not allowed to commit felony crimes in places considered safezones (in essence: public places). Safezone locations are as listed:
- Pershing Square
- SAPD HQ
- FBI HQ
- SAFMD HQ
- Pizza Stack
- Bank
If someone is involved in a roleplay scenario outside of a safe area, and the crime enters a safezone this would exempt those involved from the rule.
Misdemeanours and petty crime such as GTA is allowed in safezones.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Usage of /gear</span>
<span style="color:white;">Gear can be used ICly if it has been obtained realistically and through proper means of roleplay, whilst staying within all other server rules. Any unrealistic /gear will be removed, and the player punished if continued.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Player harrassment</span>
<span style="color:white;">You are not allowed to excessively harass another player. The admin dealing with the situation will decide if the player should be punished, not the victim.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Fine/kick/prison/ban dependent on the severity of the harrassment</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Powergaming</span>
<span style="color:white;">Roleplaying anything that is unrealistic or impossible is not permitted. Forcing a roleplay situation on another player is not permitted unless that player has lost control in character.</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Fixing in a car chase</span>
<span style="color:white;">(/fix)ing is not allowed when getting chased or chasing another vehicle.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Healing/vesting during a gunfight</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using any feature to heal (gain hit points or armor points) while you are being actively engaged in a gunfight is not permitted. You cannot heal and then later re-enter the same fight.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Suicide</span>
<span style="color:white;">Any form of suicide, regardless of whether it gives one an advantage r not, results in an instant CK. This is to avoid people killing themselves to avoid roleplay situations.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Using binds in an RP situation</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using binds in an RP situation to gain an advantage over another player is not permitted.</span>
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<div id = "raid" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Raiding faction/family HQs</span>
<span style="color:white;">Attacking, taking over or raiding a HQ of an official faction or family is only allowed with valid admin permission, with an admin spectating the situation.</span>
<span style="color:red;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Breaking players out of prison</span>
<span style="color:white;">There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online for other players to raid a faction HQ and break other players out. Admin permission is also required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Releasing players from prison</span>
<span style="color:white;">There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online (excluding the releasing member) for a member to release a prisoner in a corrupt manner. Admin permission is not required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Escaping from prison</span>
<span style="color:white;">There needs to be at least 5 members of a prisons respective faction online to roleplay escaping said prison. Admin permission is not required. If any of the factions members log off during the roleplay, the players may continue.</span>
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<div id = "reveal" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:red;">Revealing secret information</span>
<span style="color:white;">You are not allowed to reveal any OOC information that is specifically hidden from the community.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- If information is revealed from within the player's group, they will be removed from said group
- In-game ban for extreme cases</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Revenge-killing</span>
<span style="color:white;">Returning to a roleplay situation you were previously killed in is not allowed.</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Robbing regulations</span>
<span style="color:white;">Breaking any of these regulations will result in punishment:
- Robberies can only occur between parties of level 4+. Anyone of a lower level cannot rob, and cannot be robbed.
- You cannot rob more than $200,000 cash. You can rob an unlimited amount of items, regardless of their value or quantity.
- You cannot rob something you just sold to a player in the same roleplay scenario. You can however, rob any other possessions they may have.
- Bank robberies require both administrative permission and supervision from a General+ Administrator.
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<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Entire stolen funds refunded to the victim
- 200% of the stolen funds fined from the player</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Scamming regulations</span>
<span style="color:white;">Breaking any of these regulations will result in punishment:
- Scams can only occur between parties of level 4+. Anyone of a lower level cannot scam, and cannot be scammed.
- You cannot scam more than $20,000 cash or any item worth the same amount (2,000 materials, 20g cocaine, 40g cannabis).
- However, gambling is an exception to the scamming limit. Any scam related to gambling is deemed an IC matter.
- You cannot scam OOCly.
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<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Entire scammed funds refunded to the victim
- 200% of the scammed funds fined from the player</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Selling/trading custom mapping</span>
<span style="color:white;">You may not transfer ownership of donated mappings to other players, under any circumstances.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Mapping removal</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Selling/giving VIP-restricted possessions</span>
<span style="color:white;">You may not sell or give away possessions you have gained through the VIP Black Market, under any circumstances.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- VIP removal (depending on the severity)</span>
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<span style="color:red;">Trolling</span>
<span style="color:white;">Deliberately, or secretly pissing people off (this is a problem if done excessively).</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Slap/kick for light cases</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Abuse of the advertisement system</span>
<span style="color:white;">Advertisements are suppose to be in-character, and making an advertisement that is not consistent with roleplay or is out of character is not permitted. Don't use "Caps" while placing an (/ad)vertisement.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Ad mute
- Fined 3% of player's funds</span>
<span style="color:yellow;">Related:</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Illegal advertisement</span>
<span style="color:white;">Buying/selling illegal items over /ad should be done using code words only. Law enforcement have the right to investigate if it arouses suspicion, as they do have IC knowledge of codewords used. Advertisements which simply state things like “selling mats” will be deemed as an non-RP ad.</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Abuse of the boombox system</span>
<span style="color:white;">Any URL played on a boombox that has derogatory/offensive text, or contains derogatory/offensive audio.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Kick (to remove boombox)
- Fined 3% of player's funds
- Prison time (if repeated)</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Abuse of the helper system</span>
<span style="color:white;">Using the (/n)ewbie channel or any other helper services for anything other than its intended purpose (to ask/answer game questions) is not allowed.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Kick
- Newbie warning(s)
- Newbie mute (admin discretion)</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Abuse of the report system</span>
<span style="color:white;">Please only use /report to inform administrators about rule breakers or server issues (not scripting issues [see /reportbug]), or to respond to administrators when asked a question.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Kick
- Report mute (admin discretion)</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Abuse of the gang-tag system</span>
<span style="color:white;">Abusing the /createtag command intended for creating gang signs/tags is not allowed. This can mean creating inappropriate text messages to troll, or creating OOC messages.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Removal of gang-tag
- Removal from player's family (admin discretion)
- Prison time (if repeated)</span>
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<span style="color:yellow;">Alt-tabbing in public (ATIP)</span>
<span style="color:white;">Tabbing out of the game for a prolonged period of time whilst in either a public location, an active roleplay scenario where you being tabbed is an inconvenience, or a spawnpoint, is not allowed.</span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Kick</span>
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<div id = "spam" style="padding: 4em;border-top:2px solid white;border-bottom:2px solid white;">
<span style="color:yellow;">Spamming</span>
<span style="color:white;">Spamming is when you type the same message or command over and over again in a short period of time, or similiar messages. </span>
<span style="color:royalblue;">Specific punishment(s):</span>
<span style="color:silver;">- Mute/kick
- Prison time (if repeated)
- In-game ban (for extreme cases)</span>
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<div style = "color:white">These rules and punishments are subject to change at any time, please check this thread regularly.
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<div style = "padding:2em;font-size:0.75em">Format and phrasing by Kyle Young and Day.
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