Community Rules & Roleplay Standards

Respect every player

• Treat players and staff respectfully across the server, Discord, voice, and official community spaces.
• Harassment, discriminatory abuse, hate speech, threats, doxxing, targeted intimidation, or sharing private information are prohibited.
• Keep disagreements civil and report problems through the appropriate support process rather than mobilizing others against a player.

Good roleplay conflict is between characters. Out-of-character hostility is not part of the experience.

Stay in character

• Separate knowledge your character learns in the world from information you receive through streams, Discord, screenshots, recordings, or outside conversations.
• Do not use another character, alternate account, or spectator perspective to pass information your current character could not reasonably know.
• Use out-of-character channels for technical help and community matters, not to influence an ongoing in-character scene.

No powergaming or forced outcomes

• Do not force another player into an outcome without giving them a reasonable opportunity to respond.
• Avoid implausible actions that ignore your character's limitations, the environment, or the consequences of an encounter.
• Prioritize collaborative storytelling over winning. Losing a conflict can create meaningful future roleplay.

Make danger matter

• React credibly when threatened, injured, cornered, or placed in a dangerous situation.
• Do not ignore substantial injuries or instantly return to a conflict as though nothing occurred.
• Treat capture, medical scenes, and consequences as part of your character's story.

Build context before escalation

• Randomly attacking, killing, or repeatedly targeting another player without meaningful roleplay context is not permitted.
• Escalate disagreements through believable interaction. Serious violence should follow a clear in-character reason and reasonable opportunity to respond.
• Do not use vehicle collisions, environmental hazards, or game mechanics simply to bypass normal roleplay expectations.
• Do not intentionally harass a player under the cover of in-character conflict.

Keep criminal roleplay believable

• Criminal acts should have understandable motives, appropriate risk, and consequences.
• Do not use bugs, forced animation states, or client limitations to create unavoidable robberies or escapes.
• Police, medical, civilian, and criminal characters should allow scenes to develop without deliberately stalling or manufacturing impossible outcomes.
• Specific operational limits may be published in additional department or event rules as systems become available.

Do not evade an active scene

• Do not disconnect, exploit menus, change characters, or otherwise avoid arrest, injury, consequences, or an active roleplay encounter.
• If technical problems cause an involuntary disconnect, contact the other participants or staff with an honest explanation.
• Resolve scene disputes after the situation through support channels unless immediate safety intervention is necessary.

No cheating or exploitation

• Unauthorized modifications, injected tools, manipulation of server traffic, item duplication, and deliberate bug exploitation are prohibited.
• Do not retain or distribute gains obtained through a bug. Report serious exploits privately to staff with enough detail for investigation.
• Do not attempt to access protected staff features, systems, accounts, or information.

Protect character and community identities

• Choose character names that fit the setting and do not impersonate staff, other players, or public figures to deceive the community.
• Do not falsely claim moderation authority or publish private messages and personally identifying information without permission.
• Roleplay identities must not be used to bypass restrictions or evade disciplinary actions.

Give everyone room to participate

• Keep voice interaction understandable, avoid disruptive soundboards or microphone abuse, and respect reasonable accessibility needs.
• Do not spam, repeatedly interrupt, or intentionally drown out a scene.
• Respect boundaries when others decline an uncomfortable out-of-character interaction.

Use the support process

• Document the approximate time, involved player names, and what occurred; provide screenshots or clips when available.
• Do not post private personal information, credentials, or sensitive evidence in public channels.
• Staff decisions are based on context and available evidence. Players may request a review through the official support channel.
• Knowingly false reports, retaliation, and attempts to pressure witnesses are not permitted.

Community standards evolve

• These are the published baseline standards. Feature-specific rules may be added as gameplay systems are tested and released.
• Staff may clarify ambiguous situations and act to protect community safety. Material rule changes should be communicated publicly.
• When in doubt, ask before acting rather than exploiting a gray area.