THE RULES OF MURDER ***Are subject to change ***Repeats of offenses may result in more severe punishments!!! ***If you have an !warn active for 2 rules and get banned you will be banned for both and their lengths will stack! ***All rules apply to text hats as well! Community Rules: 1. Do not harass other players in an intended manner. (Harassment Rule) Spoiler: Explanation Don't be a jerk/nuisance, harassment of other players isn't cool, and it's not something we tolerate. If you are asked by the user to stop bullying/annoying them or similar (or asked by staff to stop harassing a user or simiilar), then just stop. Stating a certain phrase players are annoyed by also falls under this rule, and so does being just plain disrespectful of everyone. We do understand jokes, however, all people involved need to be "in on it". It's not a joke to us if we don't know it's a joke, so make sure the staff know! *Using offensive usernames to harass a player also falls under this rule. **Harassment via use of on-server private messages is equally unacceptable. Punishments: Verbal/text warning, gag/mute 10-15m, !kick, !warn + !kick, 6 hour ban. 2. Do not abuse the mic/chat systems. (Mic Spam/Chat Spam Rule) Spoiler: Explanation Things such making noises, singing, or other things that annoy a majority of the team (or the server), count as "mic spam". Text spam is repeated use of the same general phrase. Be courteous to others, and please don't use all-caps all the time. *Chat messages, binds, or other chatbox based things being used repeatedly in a short time frame are effected by this rule - alongside - misusing admin chat as a non-staff. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, gag/mute 10-15m, !kick, !warn, permanent gag/mute 3. No cheating/exploiting. (General Cheating/Exploiting Rule) Spoiler: Explanation In most cases our anti-cheat system will pick up cheats and automatically kick the offender. However, if the offender bypasses the anti-cheat, they will be handled severely. Exploiting is abusing things overlooked by map developers or other systems, such as glitches, map clipping, EXP/Perk exploits, illegal spots, etc. Exploiting (General): Verbal/text warnings, !slay, !kick, !warn, 12 hour ban. Hacking/Cheating: Confirmed hacking/cheating will result in a permanent ban 4. Do not advertise other GMod servers/other communities. (Advertising Rule) Spoiler: Explanation This would be posting things like chat messages or using voice chat to encourage other players to join another server in Gmod or another server group/community whether it's of similar gamemodes or not. *"Clan tags" are allowed. Examples: “[RG] Rucksack”, “[CG] Averion”, similar, and etc. ** ONLY FOR OFFICIALLY-ALLIED COMMUNITIES LISTED BELOW! For "Allied Communities", please be mindful of our traffic. We need players too! Allied Communities: None Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, gag/mute 10-15m, !kick, !warn, 12 hour ban 5. No racism/sexism. (Racism/Sexism Rule) Spoiler: Explanation Do not bully, annoy, or disrespect anyone for being a certain race, ethnicity, and/or gender. We are not asking you to be politically correct, but we are asking you to be a decent person. Use of racial slurs (this includes the "n-word" and any variants) isn't cool. We have a near-zero tolerance policy for violations of this rule. *This includes being in one's username! Punishments: Verbal/text warning, gag/mute 10-15m, !kick, !warn, 16 hour ban. 6. Do not post inappropriate sprays. (Custom Decals Rule) Spoiler: Explanation Things such as pornographic content, text sprays that violate other rules or other things that are meant to offend players/may offend players are considered "inappropriate". Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, !kick, !warn, 16 hour ban. 7. Do not impersonate other players. (Impersonation Rule) Spoiler: Explanation This rule regards intentionally changing your name to appear as someone you’re not for some ulterior motive. Please note: If the other person doesn't care, this rule does not come into effect. Also, if a name is common on the server and 2 players have it then it is not breaking this rule. Punishments: If just impersonating the person: Verbal/text warnings, !kick, !warn, 24 hour ban Impersonating a staff member and threatening others as said staff: Verbal/textual warning, !warn, 36 hour ban 8. Do not evade bans/dodge punishments. (You do the Crime, You do the Time.) Spoiler: Explanation Evading/dodging includes: Disconnecting then reconnecting while muted/gagged, using paid rank (or even hired rank) privileges to ungag or other ways of avoiding things. Punishments: If about to be punished 6 hour ban, if about to be banned add 6 hours to the ban 9. Stay out of Admin Situations. ("Admin Situations" Rule) Spoiler: Explanation If staff are dealing with a situation, and did not directly ask for your input, please stay out of it. If staff need your help and/or input in a situation, they will ask you Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, gag/mute 30m, !kick, !warn, 6-hour ban 10. Please use English, unless it's a basic phrase. (The English Only Advisory) Spoiler: Explanation Smaller phrases such as greetings are completely allowed, bigger phrases are a "gray area". Our staff are not all multilingual (meaning, they don't all know multiple languages), so please avoid using other languages extensively. (It just makes things less-complicated.) *Using another language to bypass other rules will result in a more severe punishment. You have been warned! Punishments: Only if violating another rule, add 8 hours to any bans issued. [So if bypassing using another language, they get one warning, then they receive an 8 hour ban.] 11. Don’t dispute punishments on the server. (Disputing On-Server Rule) Spoiler: Explanation If you feel like a punishment was unfair, fill out a ban appeal or report it to management (via Discord PM), on-server disputes will not end well. Punishments for attempted on-server disputes: Verbal/text warnings, gag/mute 10-15m, !kick, !warn, 6-hour ban. 12. Do not excessively delay rounds. (Delay Rule) Spoiler: Explanation **This applies for murderer only, hiding as a bystander is not delaying. Delaying is any action that prolongs the round for no reason. Such as shooting/slashing words, designs, or other things into walls, running around doing nothing, standing around/idling (see AFK rule), or other acts that are deemed to be "unproductive" by the gamemode rules. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings during round, !slaynr at end of round for one round, !slaynr 2, !warn, ban 12 hours _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Server Specific Rules (Revisions WIP): 1.Do not RDM. Spoiler RDM or Random Death Match is killing an innocent bystander or the murderer if there is no proof of them being the murderer (i.e. randomly shooting the murderer at the start of a round). Punishments: verbal/textual warning, !slay, !slay + !slay at the beginning of next round, !kick, !warn, ban 12 hours *This rule does not apply during RPG madness, if there are only 2 players playing, or if the round is over. 2.Do not attempt RDM. Spoiler Self-explanatory, do not attempt to RDM someone. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, !slay, !slay and !slay at the beginning of next round, !warn, ban 12 hours *If staff suspect you of attempting RDM, do not try to argue. 3.Do not bait. Spoiler Don't say you are the murderer or accuse someone else of being the murderer with the intent of getting someone to RDM. If you say that someone is the murderer, the sheriff is fully obligated to shoot said person with minimal consequences. If the person ends up being innocent, you'll be punished. Punishments (Misinforming): Verbal/text warnings, gag/mute, !kick, !warn, ban 12 hours 4. Do not ghost (Ghosting Rule) Spoiler: Explanation Ghosting is defined as actively giving away a players location or who the murderer is in a way they can hear it. This includes third party items like Skype or Discord. Please note: When you are a dead player, the living players cannot hear you. Excessive attempts to ghost can count as mic spam, and may result in a temporary mute. Punishments: Verbal/text warning, !kick, !warn, 8-hour ban 5.Do not team. Spoiler: explanation The murderer and bystanders are different. The murderer should not allow a bystander to live without good reason. These would include: - Giving the last bystander the gun if it is with good intentions - Systemically killing those who have higher perks or skill first Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, !slaynr 2 both/all parties, !warn, ban 16 hours *Note: Continuously letting your friends or a certain person in particular live, even if they have low perks and/or skill, may be punished at the discretion of staff. 6.Do not prop/body block. (Blockage Rule - Murder) Spoiler: Explanation Prop blocking is using props to block doorways or entries to areas making it difficult to access or completely inaccessible. Body Blocking: This is standing in front of a door or some entrance to prohibit someone's ability to enter the area. **While the murderer can destroy most props, it is still prop blocking and the murderer might not actually be able to destroy the blockage. This also - obviously - prevents others from entering the room who don't have a weapon. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, !slay, slay + !slaynr 1, !warn, ban 12 hours 7.Do not use props to kill another player. Spoiler Do not hit other people with props to try to kill them. Punishments: Slay if caught in attempt. !slaynr 2, !warn, ban 16 hours 8.Do not gun camp. Spoiler Don't sit on top of the gun as a murderer or close enough that any player who approaches it can be killed. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, teleport away, !slay, !slay + !slaynr 1, !warn, ban 12 hours 9.Do not purposely avoid being killed by killing yourself as either the bystander or murderer. Spoiler Don't ruin the fun by killing yourself during a round. This includes using your kill binds or purposefully taking damage in some way. Punishments: !slaynr 1, !slaynr 2, !warn, ban 8 hours *Purposely taking fall damage triggers this rule. 10. Do not idle (AFK Rule - Murder) Spoiler: Explanation Idling is remaining on spectator or in the server for more than 15 minutes without action. As this could be done to “boost” playtime or other reasons, you will be kicked for idling extensively. This includes when the server is otherwise "empty". Punishments: !kick, !warn, 6-hour ban. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "Special Cases" Community Rules: 13. Do not beg for points. (Begging Rule) [Added due to issues] Spoiler: Explanation All points can be earned by just playing the game and meeting objectives. Asking once or twice is not begging, however, if you are told to stop, then stop. Please note, skill points are not “handed out”, they are earned. Do not beg for them. Punishments: Verbal/text warnings, !gag/!mute for 3 rounds, !kick, !warn, permanent gag/mute 14. Do not abuse the !request command (Request Abuse Rule) [Added due to issues] Spoiler: Explanation Self-explantory rule, !request is designed for reports, not whatever nasty opinion you have of a staff member or player. Punishments: Verbal/text warning, !kick, !warn, 24-hour ban. 15. Do not encourage rule breaking (The "Encouraging Trouble" Rule) [Added due to issues] Spoiler: Explanation Encouraging others to break the rules is just as bad as breaking them yourself. If they end up breaking the rule (or you say in general and someone does) you will be punished along with them. Even if they don’t, you will still be punished for the attempt. Punishments: Verbal/Text warning, mute/gag 15-30 minutes, !kick, !warn, permanent mute + gag 16. Do not Grief (Only for Multiple Consecutive Offenses) [Added due to issues] Spoiler: Explanation Griefing has many definitions that are already covered by other rules. This rule is for breaking multiple rules within a set time frame of 30 min. If you surpass the verbal/text warning on up to 3 or more rules then you are then considered to be "Griefing" and this rule comes into effect. **Breaking multiple chat rules and being muted for one will count as being muted for all and if it's more than 3 this rule will trigger. IMPORTANT: Breaking ANY of the rules after a grief !warn is issued OR surpassing a verbal/text warn on a different rule automatically applies the first ban of this rule Punishments: !warn (All three offenses filed as "Griefing"), 24-48 hour ban, 3-7 day ban, permanent ban 17. Do not tell anyone to leave the server [Added due to issues] Spoiler: Explanation This is a public server, not your personal playground. Everyone has the right to be on the server and have fun. Do not tell anyone to leave the server for any reason. *If a player is just causing trouble, use !request to report it, or file a report to a staff member/manager. **If you are RDMing to try to force others off the server, you will only get a warning followed by a combined ban for RDM and this rule. There is no 2nd chance. Punishments - If caught while you are online: verbal/textual warning, !warn + kick, ban 72 hours If caught after you left: ban 72 hours Notes ***By playing on this server, you agree to our Player Agreement ***If you think you or another player were banned incorrectly, go here ***For a list of current staff, go here ***For a list of illegal spots, go here