[SA:MP] In-Game Server Rules - Updated: 24/APR/2021

[Brian]

Server Rules
Last updated: 24/APR/2021.

1.Cheating

All forms of cheating are strictly prohibited.

• Cheating can be the use of a third party program that is capable of giving you an advantage over other players.
• Cheating can also be the use of CLEO Modifications that are capable of giving you an advantage over other players. (i.e CLEO that allows to spawn weapons or teleport to certain locations)
• Money cheating can be having another person create an account for the sole purpose of sending you the start-up money or spending the start-up money in a way that directly benefits you.
• Exploiting the script in any way that is unintended by the developers that gives you an advantage or using a bug or glitch in any way that gives you an advantage. Any deliberate action that gives you an unfair advantage over another player or group of players that was not intended by the developers is cheating.
• Sharing cheats or such is not allowed.

Depending on the severity of the cheats, you will first get kicked to give you a chance to remove your cheats and come back to play clean, the second one would be a direct ban. Some cheats that affect players severely will result into a direct full ban

1.2 Modifications

Players are allowed to use visual modifications. It is up to them to determine if the modification is capable of giving an unfair advantage, you are using them at your own risk. Claiming that you did not know an unfair advantage existed within the modification is not a valid defense. For further information about modifications see this post.

• Skin modifications are allowed as long as they do not alter the player hitbox (i.e Having smaller or bigger models).
• Vehicle modifications are allowed as long as they fit the original model. (i.e You are not allowed to replace a 2 door vehicle with a 4 door model, you can not also make the vehicle size bigger nor smaller).
• Weapon modifications are allowed as long as they do not change the original aiming/accuracy nor the speed of the weapon shots. (i.e You can not add a mod that makes desert eagle shoot faster).
• Modified animations are a very risky situation. We can only allow them as long as the time of said modification matches the time of the original animations; also, you can not alter the way an animation works. (i.e Do not replace /hide with a /lay animation).
• Enviroment modifications are always allowed as long as they only replace textures that already exists.
• Modifications that add extra models or remove the original ones are forbidden because they might give you an advantage over others. (i.e: You can not remove lightposts or replace a whole building).
• ENB's, Colormod, Shaders, Timecyc, Effects and Sound modifications are allowed since they only change the visual perspective for the one who uses them.
• Any sort of modification that could give you an advantage over other players is strictly forbidden and might be enough reason for a ban. (i.e CLEO Modifications that allows you to know if another player has weapons on him, FPS mods that modify the aiming, no recoil mods, increasing the size of the radar, etc).

You will first be talked to and get kicked (if you don't leave on the spot and remove them by yourself that is) to give you a chance to remove your illegal mods and come back to play clean, the second time someone notices that you're still using these mods it will be a full ban. Some cheats that affect players severely will result into a direct full ban

1.3 Glitch/Script Abuse

Exploiting the script in any way that is unintended by the developers or using a bug or glitch in any way that gives you an advantage over other players and will result in a permanent ban. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Game mechanic glitches such as crouch bugging (C-Bugging) and slide bugging (C-Walk).
• Entering a locked vehicle and trying to drive it, paint it, or shooting it's tires in order to disable it.
• Pausing during a role-play situation, during combat, or while being suspected.
• Attempting to bypass the combat restriction in order to heal or equip armour while being in active combat. (Leaving the scene to heal and re-equip armour is allowed unless you're being followed by the attacker and they have a clear visual on you).
• Attempting to bypass the weapon restriction while car-surfing.
• Usage of the tow script to disrupt other players or groups game-play for invalid role-play reasons.
• Usage of the command (/jail) in an unfair way. (Such as camping in front of jail cells, constantly jailing a player in order to farm money or going on police duty specifically to give minimal jail sentences to a friend.)
• Usage of the command (/gu) to avoid getting attacked by another player.
• Usage of the command (/vehicles) to prevent a vehicle from blowing up by despawning it.
• Usage of the command (/vehicles) to restore its fuel to 10%.
• Usage of the command (/q) to avoid death.
• Usage of any command such as (/kill) or (/q) to avoid a role-play situation.
• Usage of the command (/kill) (or any intentional form of dying) as a method of teleporting.
• Any intentional form of dying below 20% health as a method of healing is forbidden.
• Any intentional form of dying to remove a crime (/su) is forbidden.
• Any intentional form of dying in order to avoid getting jailed or killed by police is forbidden.
• Usage of any client or game glitch to avoid death.

You will first be talked to and and put in admin jail to give you a chance to cease these activities, the second time you will be talked to again and be tempbanned for 2 hours(120minutes), the third one will be a direct full ban without the chance of talking.


2.Roleplaying

• All players should attempt to roleplay at all times and are expected to roleplay within the boundaries of these rules. This means player's cannot refuse to roleplay or behave in a manner that is clearly an attempt to ruin the situation that is currently on-going.  Failing to respond to /me and /em actions will be taken as a refusal to roleplay.
• If you wish to get out of the roleplay situation you are in then you must do so within roleplay boundaries, you cannot quit the game or simply run off or even have a staff member teleport you. Those that do will simply be punished.
• Excessive language within roleplay is fine unless someone in your group gets upset at what is being said then you should stop if told to do so by a Staff member.  Have common courtesy to respect others and not everyone may be fine with what is going on so do take the time to ask if this type of roleplay is okay for them.
• Usage of /gm (group message), public chat, /pm (private message) or other non-role-play communication ways to call for backup or as an IC method of communication is deemed false and are set to a punishment.
• OOC(/ooc) and IC(/l) are currently supported by the server for those who wish to use it to improve their roleplay environments.
• Although OOC(/ooc) and IC(/l) is now supported players who do not know how to use it or wish to stick to the old ways are free to do so, This is more to replace people talking /em and add /ooc, aswell as for those wanting to be in character 100% of the time.
• Using OOC information for IC purposes is not allowed. For example, you can NOT know anyone's name by seeing their nametag, or know that anyone is a gang member because of their /groups.
• Forwarding information about a scenario which you are no longer part of (i.e: died in) is strictly prohibited. Once you are considered out of the situation, you must cease talking about it and continue your gameplay and roleplay other scenarios.
• Forwarding global messages or announcements that anyone will be shot to death if they pass by area X is strictly prohibited. An exempt from this can be ATC in the pilot radio. A law enforcement however can announce that an area is closed but shooting on sight is not allowed.
• The act of calling law enforcement via the 911 hotline that they will be shot if they pass by a public area is not allowed and rather discourages roleplay among the groups. An exempt of this can be weedfields where they are not in a public area.
• Hunting a player just because of his nametag is not allowed. You are not supposed to know someone's name by their nametag and rather by roleplay.
• You must role-play a realistic portrayal of fear for the character you're roleplaying within reason. For example if you are outnumbered five to one by a rival crew you can not start shooting as if you were neo from the matrix with the expectation to kill all of them.
• Roleplay takes priority over gunplay. Using your weapon to pressure someone is fine, but shooting or killing someone should always be your last resort. This also goes the other way around, if a weapon is aimed at you, roleplay along, you don't always have to have yours out instantly(See "realistic portrayal of fear" rule)
• Realistic demands are a requirement during roleplay, do not demand something that is unachievable for another player to accomplish, or something that doesn't make sense. Give other players a fair chance to roleplay with what your character wants.
• Powergaming shall be seen as a rule-break, never force an action or state on another player without giving them an opportunity to react and/or a choice.
• If you have been frisked by a cop and there were drugs found on you, you're entitled to say the exact number of grams you have on you and give 50% of the amount to the cop that frisked you. The cops can no longer confiscate from you again only after 24 hours have passed

You will first be talked to and warned to give you a chance to review yourself and play fair with the others, the second time will be another talk and a tempban for 2 hours(120minutes). Third one will be another talk and a full ban (could be a tempban for a day (1440 minutes) depending on the situation, the outcome of the discussion and the attitude of the player.


3.Deathmatching

Deathmatching is defined as attacking another player without a role-play reason and is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Killing any player on sight without interacting with them or giving them a chance to role-play.
• Killing any player after insufficient/poor role-play situations. (Such as shouting Stop several times, or if someone refused to obey you in a robbery)
• Revenge Killing which means killing a player who had just killed you.
• Returning to a role-play scene after you die for revenge or to help any remaining friends. (If you return to watch you're liable of being reported.)
• The use of any vehicle to injure any other player (Car Killing/Car Parking) or to destroy their vehicle. (Ramming)
• Attacking someone only because one of his/her group members attacked you.
• Any act or actions which are likely or intended to cause death or harm to one or more people whom maybe associated with a role-play situation. (e.g intentionally causing an explosion where players are nearby is mass deathmatching)
• The act of killing a player because they witnessed you do crimes without properly roleplaying the scenario.
• Joining a shootout or any kind of combat scenario out of nowhere and without having interaction through roleplay.

You will first be talked and admin jailed to give you a chance to to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the second offense, you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 12 hours (720minutes). The 3rd time you will be talked to one final time IG and be fully banned.

3.1 Copbaiting

• Any act of baiting cops to suspect, chase or shoot you is strictly prohibited.
• You should not preform any act or actions which directly or indirectly attempt to get you suspected by the police.
• Do not escape or fight if surrendered to the police.
• If a group of suspects have been barricaded inside a property, other civilians/suspects may not enter it after police are outside (Even if there is just 1 cop outside).
• Players cannot help/aid suspects after the police arrives to the situation (such as a barricaded area or police presence in an area) however they can do that during an active pursuit IF the aider has been in the game since the start of the situation and was contacted via roleplay methods. (i.e. didn't suddenly join with a discord call or anything outside of rp measures)
• Suspects are not allowed to suicide by anyway.
• Committing crimes inside a law enforcement agency (i.e: LSPD) or infront of it (i.e: Kidnapping a police officer from a LE agency.) is considered an act of copbaiting.

You will first be talked and admin jailed to give you a chance to to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2d offense you will be talked with and warned, the 3rd time you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 12 hours (720minutes). The 4th time you will be talked with one final time and be fully banned.

3.2 Cop Hunting

• Once you are suspected by the means of an Officer or having killed another player your objective is to escape and lose your wanted level. You should at no time attempt to hunt down or bait cops to give chase to you and anyone else with you at that time, doing so falls under the term 'cop-baiting' and will result in punishment.  Once you lose your wanted level you may continue to stick with your current group of player's if they are wanted or not but you face being suspected once again.
• If you are not with another member of your current group/family/gang and they are wanted while you are not you may assist them in holding off the law, as long as it's properly role-played. For example, requesting backup via /gm shouldn't be used as a valid reason. The same can apply if you are in a vehicle with someone who is wanted and you are not, you may open fire as you yourself have been attacked there-fore allowed to shoot back.  This only applies if you were in the vehicle at that time.
• Picking up a random player who is wanted by the law is allowed, the cops should suspect you for aiding and abetting in this type of situation. Randomly shooting the cops because you saw them chasing your friend or anyone else however is not allowed.
• You may not engage SAPD if they have taken over a weed field; this excludes the situations where you are the owner of said weed field but you went away and returned to find it being destroyed by the police force. This is to prevent constant assault against police and unnecessary shootouts without removing the chance of recovering it. Once they have full control of the situation, any third party won't be allowed to interact with said field.
• You may not engage Law Enforcement in barricaded situations if you're not inside the building being barricaded (This applies to all barricaded situations including bank robberies). This is to avoid constant assault against police during negotiations. This means you can not "call for backup" while being barricaded inside a building, this does not apply to ambushes during pursuits, those are still allowed.
• Ramming through a police barricade without proper role-play reason will be seen as cop hunting.

You will first be talked and admin jailed to give you a chance to to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2d offense you will be talked with and warned, the 3rd time you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 12 hours (720minutes). The 4th time you will be talked with one final time and be fully banned.

3.3 Police Rules

• You must always give suspects a chance to surrender before engaging with lethal force, unless the suspects engage you before being permitted the chance to ask them to surrender.
• Do not injure suspects who surrender.
• Nobody can be forced to stay inside the jail after the scripted time expires.
• You are not allowed to place an APB after a suspect escapes /su (this is different from warrants). If you happen to place an APB, then find the criminal and suspect him using /su and he manage to run away (aka /rhl runs out), you must remove the APB since the suspect escaped else it will be considered script abuse.
• Mis-Using duty rights or suspecting other players for no apparent role-play reason to disrupt/annoy their game-play is not allowed. Make sure to not blatantly suspect others for false crimes.
• Acting corrupt is completely fine as long as its set to proper role-play.
• Intentional infractions against server police rules can result in an administrative cop ban.
• You can not taser a player that is actively shooting.
• Going on duty in order to get revenge from another player who just killed you is strictly forbidden.
• Drive-by from SWAT vehicles with 10,000HP is forbidden unless said vehicle has reached 1,000HP and/or is in-danger of exploding.
  

You will first be talked and admin jailed to give you a chance to to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2d offense you will be talked with and copbanned for 3 days, the 3rd time you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 6 hours (360minutes). The 4th time you will be talked with one final time and be copbanned for 2 weeks.

3.4 Safe Zones
The following areas are assumed to be crime-free areas as they would normally be patrolled and secured by security forces in a role-play scenario.

• Los Santos Airport (Terminal area where new players spawn)
• Law Enforcement Facilities
• Banks (unless performing a bank robbery)
• Hospitals
• Fire Departments
• Courthouses
• City Halls
• Governors office and home

* Role-play scenarios which involve criminal activity inside a safe-zone can take place with authorization of a Snr Administrator+ to ensure that these scenarios are properly role-played.
* If a crime is committed outside of a safe-zone but during a chase said suspect enters a safe zone the pursuit may continue. Entering a Police Department or FBI Field Office will still be seen as turning yourself in.



4.Group/Family Rules

• You are not allowed to use a racist or offensive name for your group.
• Impersonating clan/group tags will get yourself banned.
• Do not steal, copy a clan/group from another community. (By this we mean do not rip off his theme and name and claim it as yours here)

You will first be given a chance (48hours max) to make changes to keep your group, a repeat or disregarding staff team will lead to the group removal and a possible ban.

4.1 Group/Gang Wars

• Never fight another group because you hate them.
• Clan wars for invalid/weak reasons will be considered as mass death-matching. Clans and Groups can be disbanded by the administrators if problems persist. (Simple swearing and insults are deemed as a weak reason to attack anyone)
• Every member of each group involved should personally know the role-play reason why you are having a fight.
• Avoid populated areas such as parks and governmental buildings.
• Groups that claim they own land or turf, have no authority over who enters that area, and as a consequence are not allowed to kill/attack people for trespassing. Players can protect their property if they are under threat, however there should be a reasonable role-play reason for the threat in the first place.
• Those that are killed should not return and rearm themselves for a second round, you should stay clear of the situation till it is over. If you were pulled out by a member of staff for other reason you may rejoin, if you quit or crash mid-way through you may also rejoin (purposely crashing to rejoin isn't allowed).

Once an attack is over the attackers should leave the area and return to their own territory. Any retaliation attacks may only be carried out THREE HOURS after the initial attack occurred (This does NOT mean dead players may return to the role-play situation). There must be valid grounds as to why you are attacking another faction, excuses such as; "we don't like them, they called us idiots" or anything else along those lines a staff member has all the right to put a stop to it.

If you have been killed and you don't know why, you may ask your killer for clarification.  If you are the killer and are being asked this question you are obligated to tell them the reason behind it.  If you are unhappy with the reason provided you may report them for further investigation.
You will first be talked and admin jailed to give you a chance to to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2d offense you will be talked with and warned, the group will receive a 1st warning strike, the 3rd time you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 12 hours (720minutes) and the whole group will get a second warning strike. The 4th time you will be talked with one final time and be fully banned and the group will receive a 3rd warning strike.


5.Disruption to Players

Any action that unreasonably disrupts the game play of others outside of a role-play context is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Using the chat system to send abusive or provocative messages.
• Any form of Cyber bullying, racism or harassment are strictly forbidden. (Sexual/Rape role-plays must be agreed by the victim beforehand.)
• Slang is only allowed as a part of role-play (Swearing as personal attack on players is forbidden).
• Ruining game-play/role-play of others.
• Impersonating players nicks or regular clans/groups tags.
• Making malicious or untrue reports about a player.
• Hunt down players because of their tag or group affiliations.

You will first be talked to and admin jailed or muted(given a banana) to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2d offense you will be talked with and tempbanned for 2 hours (120minutes), the 3rd time you will be talked to again and banned.

5.1 Disruption to the Server or its Staff

Any action that unreasonably disrupts or interferes with the smooth running of the server is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Causing the server to be unstable or causing it to crash or lag.
• Causing any harassment towards a staff member or deliberately interfering with or obstructing staff members from doing their work.
• Failing to follow valid instructions from members of staff or attempting to argue back.
• Interrupting administration's work by telling an admin what to do and what not to do. If you feel you are being abused, you may ask for a higher ranked or forward a complaint.
• Lying in reports investigations to make it fall in your advantage is strictly prohibited. Logs will be checked and anyone found lying will be punished up to a permanent ban.
• Disrupting other players during a roleplay causing distractions on their surroundings.
• Disrupting an administrator on active duty causing distractions on its surroundings.

You will first be talked to and admin jailed or muted(given a banana) to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2nd offense you will be talked with and tempbanned for 2 hours (120minutes), the 3rd time you will be talked to again and banned.


6. Chat rules

Misusing any chat window to disrupt the server and its players is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Speaking non-English languages on the public chat.
• Flooding or Spamming any chat window.
• Advertising services on the public chat that meant to be done by (/ad).
• Advertising external services unrelated to Argonath community.
• Mis-using the public chat with offensive messages. (i.e advertising porn sites, or sharing links that promote cyberbullying).
• Mis-using help requests (/h). (Help requests are to be used only for help questions regarding scripts or (in-game/forum) related questions.)
• Do not shit-talk in /public chat after a shootout, provocations and such will not be tolerated. If you feel any rules were broken contact /staff.

You will first be talked to and muted(given a banana) to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2nd offense you will be muted from performing any chat, the 3rd time you will be talked to again and tempbanned for 12 hours (720minutes).

6.1 Key-Binds

Usage of keybinds are allowed as long as they're set to the following rules:

• You are not permitted to use keybinds as a form of botting. While keybinds are running, the player MUST be present at the computer and awake.
• You are not permitted to create keybinds or programs with allow for unattended automation of tasks.
• You are not permitted to create keybinds which are complex enough to span over 30 seconds of automated activity, interaction, or any other applicable action.

You will first be talked to and be warned to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2nd offense you will be talked with and get banned.

6.2 Sensitive Discussions

• Discussions regarding "sensitive" topics such as personal matters, religion, politics are not encouraged in most cases.
• Religious and Political discussions are prohibited on public chat.
• Pornographic content (Including distribution and discussion) is not allowed.

You will first be talked to and warned to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2nd offense you will be talked with and get banned.

6.3 Mis-Use of Advertisements

The advertisement command (/ad) is there so players can advertise legitimate in-game businesses and services, player may use it to hide inconspicuous advertisements that may mean something else. The following are a few examples of what you shouldn't be advertising.

• Narcotics and/or illicit items that are obviously not meant to be advertised to the general public.
• Criminal groups that are announcing they are recruiting members.
• Attempting to provoke and/or undermine other players or groups/businesses.
• Criminals announcing that an area is closed and that anyone will be shot upon approach.
• Provoke or insult a staff member due to a punishment given either to you or a friend of yours.

You will first be talked to and get warned to give you a chance to stay in the game and think about your actions and how to fix them, the 2nd offense you will be talked with and get tempbanned for 6 hours (360 minutes).


7.Scamming

A scam is any act of dishonesty or fraud that is used for financial gain to the detriment of another player. Where this is done during any activity that is defined as "legal" it is prohibited, in addition any scam against a new player (not older then 1 month) is prohibited regardless of whether the activity is legal or illegal.

Items that are deemed illegal such as narcotics and weapons that have been scammed by another player during a transaction is not subject to punishment as it is allowed within the server. Examples of legal and illegal deals:

• Selling/Buying properties, selling/buying vehicles, legal loans that are signed by a contract, weapons deals inside ammunation. Are examples of legal deals that is prohibited to scam with. These also cannot be used as collateral as a stake during a casino game (inside of a casino). If you wish to stake these items then sell them and use the funds to gamble.
• Dealing narcotics, weapon dealing outside ammunation. Are examples of illegal deals that is allowed to scam with.

Scamming is also not permitted inside any official casino buildings by gambling through the Blackjack game or using dice. Gambling outside of a casino is not protected so we will not refund any lost money or items.

You are not allowed to engage in a gambling (inside a casino) without having the money you bet on you. Any betting of this sort will not be refunded, and the violator will be punished accordingly.

In case you get scammed by gambling inside a casino, only the money you gave as bet will be refunded, the earnings wont be given.
This will lead to a ban


8.Properties

• If you're inactive and just buying properties (especially to piss people off) your properties will be admin sold without notice. If you want to keep your properties you don't have to only pay taxes but to have minimum 5 hours a week activity without being AFK.
• Properties with no size means it cannot have a different interior than the one is currently has.
• Properties that are deemed invalid will be force sold without notice. These include houses set at the back of businesses or a business set as a house for example.
• Properties that are found to be under valued will be revalued to the correct price. The owner must sell the property and will have first say on the re-purchase, if they cannot afford the new value they will have up to five days or the property will be up for public sale.
• Properties should not be renamed to cause offensive/provoke or flame other players or groups.
• Property value will not be modified upon request so it can be bought cheaper.
• Properties will not be sold upon request.
• Properties will not be transferred to another player account unless a binding contract has been accepted by the courts stating who shall receive the property in the event of the owner being banned or going inactive.
• Objects shall not be placed at the entry spawn position to a property.
• Objects shall not be used to create offensive text such as large scale signs that may offend others.
• Objects shall not be placed in a way that makes it impossible or hard for other players to reach in.
• Objects shall not be placed in a way that makes possible to glitch out from the interior walls.

9.Usage of Heavy Weapons/Heavy Vehicles

• RPG's can only be used against Planes/Helicopters,  Rhinos and Boats (if firing upon a taking off boat/plane/aircraft collateral damage is permitted)
• Hydra/Hunter can fire against aircrafts (Anything that operates itself within the air, and not on the ground.) or water vehicles (boats, hover crafts, etc)
• ARAF may carry out airstrikes on set locations, only a single fly-by is allowed every 15 minutes, damage on ground targets is allowed when doing so.
• Hydra/Hunter can also return fire if fired upon. Heavy Air (excluding ARAF) are not permitted to stay at a scene if no aircraft or boat is being used, they are permitted to stay and hover nearby airspace after an aircraft or water vehicle was recently operated by the individuals they're after until ground units arrive.
• Hydra/Hunter must first issue warnings through the pilot radio or megaphone or marine radio before opening fire on the target.
• Rhinos can be used to defend military facilities in any capacity against trespassers.
• Rhinos can be used against vehicles or individuals attempting to destroy the rhino outside a military facility.
• Rhinos can be used against individuals destroying other military vehicles outside a military facility.
• Rhinos, Hydra and Hunter may be used for trainings at any time. ARAF may deploy and use hydra/hunter aircraft for surveillance operations and other military tasks outlined in the Military Law and the ARAF Mandate

1st case would get you banned from using any heavy weapons or vehicles for 1 month (if you evade this you will e banned from the server with the one who assisted if there is any) 2nd time you will get banned.

9.1 Restricted Gates & Barriers

• Gates that are restricted to groups can not be used to avoid role-plays. The gate must be opened after a decent role-play (Contact a staff member to oversee the situation).

• Barriers may only be used for role-plays and spawned in a realistic role-play manner. The barriers must be removed once the role-play ends.

• Groups with barrier access may not deploy the barriers ontop of buildings for cover.

• Groups with barrier access may not deploy the barriers during a shootout tot take cover behind. However they may use the already deployed barriers in case a shootout occurs.

Abusing gates/barriers would get you warned on the first strike, banned from using barriers/restricted gates for 2 weeks on the second strike, banned from the server on the 3rd one.


10. Other Unfair or Unreasonable Behavior

Players are expected to behave fairly and reasonably at all times; any action or behavior that is deemed to be unfair or unreasonable is prohibited. The following are some examples of behavior that is unreasonable or unfair:

• Carjacking/Ninja jacking someone's vehicle by using force. This includes stealing a players vehicle when he/she has clear intention to use with no proper role-play with him/her.
• Attempting to escort/help suspects who have surrendered.
• Misusing rights that come with particular roles such as issuing passports or driving licenses without proper process.
• Saving vehicle's main spawn point on state territories or around governmental buildings.
• Choosing to play a role that is likely to cause offence, upset or unreasonable disruption to others.
• Attempting to continue the same role-play scenario after you have been killed.
• Intentionally drive-bying from a vehicle that has no driver.
• Using trains as a suspect making it impossible for cops to reach.
• Spawn killing is not allowed (except where a player spawns after entering a building).
• Misleading new players or intentionally giving false information about legitimate commands.
• Attempts to avoid or ignore administration punishment.
• Using new players' lack of knowledge to mislead them into breaking the rules. This includes but not limited to giving a new player a weapon and taking them along to DM or disturb other players' atmosphere.
• Continuously causing disturbance in the community by distributing false information about players or a staff member in order to show a bad picture of them. Any complaint must be done to whoever is higher than the reported person.
• It is advised to wait for the casino dealer to give you the go before starting the bet.

1st strike, you will be talked to and admin jailed, 2nd strike you will be warned, 3rd strike you will be banned for 2 hours, 4th you will be banned for a day, 5th you will be banned from the server.

10.1 Advertising

Advertising other servers or communities in any chat channel is strictly prohibited and will result a permanent removal from the server. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Advertisements of groups that do not belong to Argonath RPG community and/or do not have agreement are forbidden.
• Recruiting other Argonath players to another server even via chat applications (Facebook, Skype).

This will lead to a ban

10.2 Multiple Accounts and Sharing Accounts

• Each player may create and use one account only; creating or using a second or subsequent accounts for any reason is prohibited.
• Logging into an account of another player with or without their permission is prohibited.

This will lead to a ban. (accidental cases will be talked to as usual)

10.3 Enticing or Encouraging Rule Breaking

Intentionally engaging in any act that is likely to directly encourage a player to break the rules is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Using a leadership role within a group to order subordinates to break the rules.
• Using rule breaking as an initiation into a group or a test of loyalty.
• Giving support to someone you know to be banned and is evading the ban by using another account.

The punishment will depend on the rule broken, it could lead to a server ban or removal of a group etc..

10.4 Trading In-Game Items for Real Life Currency

Buying or selling, or offering to buy or sell, any in-game item including, but not limited to, characters, items or currency for real-life money is prohibited.

This will lead to a ban


10.5 Naming Your Character

• Players may choose any name they like with some exceptions. Names that are made up of numbers or symbols, names that are intended to impersonate another player and names that are likely to cause offence or include obscenities are prohibited.
• Unreadable nicknames are not allowed (Please refrain from using <>?/|\{}()-=+/*- due to the server's RPG script commands).
• It is always recommended that a player uses their character name.

You will be given a free chance to change your name, rejecting the namechange or changing to another offending name will lead to a ban.


10.6 Ban Evading

If a player has been banned from the server, whether it is a full ban or a temporary ban, he may not enter the server on any account until the ban has been formally lifted.

Any sort of bypassing said punishment or ban evading might result in a permanent denial from being unbanned.


11.Administrative enforcement of unlisted rules or offenses

Although we strive to cover as much ground as possible with our rules while also maintaining a concise, clear tone, it is unrealistic for a new rule to be created for every single possible situation that may occur in an environment as dynamic as Argonath's. Therefore, administrators are permitted to use their powers for infractions or situations not specifically outlined in the rules at their discretion in order to enforce a positive and friendly server atmosphere. Administrators may also use their powers to enforce regulations created by management in response to a newly released feature until the official rules list is updated accordingly.

Claiming that your offense "was not listed as against the rules" is not a valid argument to challenge an administrator's decision, which is always final. Spamming an administrator's PM with constant complaints impedes upon their ability to do their job efficiently and thus may be punishable. While it is completely reasonable to politely ask the punishing administrator for clarification on a decision that was made via PM, attempting to start an argument about the matter in public chat is disruptive to other players and will be dealt with accordingly.

Some examples of unlisted rules or infractions that may be enforced include, but are not limited to:

• Enforcing the rules of a player or admin-hosted event, and punishing those who choose to ruin the event for others.
• Spreading slander (false information deliberately made to harm an individual's reputation) on a player or administrator.
• Providing new players with weapons to bypass the passport limitation on buying weapons without taking the time to make them at least somewhat familiar with the rules, which indirectly encourages the new player to deathmatch.
• Giving a new player weapons with the sole intention of enabling the player to deathmatch others may be punished severely.
• Taking advantage of a new player's lack of server knowledge for your own personal gain.
• Roleplays or roleplay groups with themes that revolve around potentially controversial or offensive historical/current events, tragedies, or politics.

Administrators are entrusted to use their best judgment in any situation they may encounter while on duty and choose the best course of action, even if the situation at hand currently has no rules or regulations written about it. This is not to say that administrators are free to create and enforce their own rules however they please, nor can they make decisions that directly go against what is stated in the rules. Rather, administrators are simply given the wiggle room to act as deemed necessary in response to a server environment that is constantly moving forward. This will allow administrators to streamline the process of adapting to new and unfamiliar situations in order to more efficiently deal with disruptive influences or individuals attempting to bend the rules, and overall contribute to a more peaceful server environment for all players to enjoy. However, if you feel that an administrator's decision on a matter not discussed in the rules was unreasonable or unfair in some way, you can either ask a manager for clarification on the issue, or follow the steps listed in rule #12 on how to send a report on an administrator.


12.Interacting with Staff

The decisions of the administrators in the server must be accepted and followed without argument. Admins have a range of punishments, they have the authority to decide what action to take in any given situation. Note that something not appearing on this list is not a reason to argue with or ignore administration.

Administrators do have to follow a code of conduct and their use of commands is bound to a set of rules and guidelines that they must follow; if you feel an admin has misused or overstepped their position, or made an incorrect decision, it should be reported by using the report function on the forum or by sending an email to [email protected], it will be read by all members of HQ and acted upon if necessary.

When you interact with a staff member you need to remember one thing, which is that he is also a member of this community and a regular player of the server but with the responsibility to assist and maintain a good environment between the rest of the players, making sure that everyone is following the rules and not causing any trouble.

This is in no way a reason for you to be afraid to approach or talk to a staff member, but you do have to keep in mind that sometimes they wont be fully available to reply you if you're only wanting to have a chat because as it was said before, they have certain responsibilities and they must fulfill them accordingly to what is needed.





NOTE:
Each punishment will have a point, if a player reaches 20 points in 40 days, the player will be automatically banned for constant rulebreaking;
1 Banana = 1 point
1 Admin jail = 2 points
1 Warning = 3 points
1 Kick = 4 points(this includes kicks for afking in the middle of the road, be careful!)
1 Tempban = 10 points

[Devin]

Updated 20/06/2015

Be sure you are aware of the changes.

[Nathan]

Updated 10/08/2015

Set the gambling topic to non-sticky and added information to the In-Game Rules under "Scamming" section.

[Rusty]

Updated 19/10/2015

Section 18 - Properties.
Covers recent announcement by Teddy regarding transferring properties.

[Teddy]

Updated 14/1/2016

Section 7 update: (you can not:)
- Setting spawn points for vehicles in front of city halls, police stations, fire stations, hosptials, areas where it is illegal, or otherwise disrupts the server.

[Teddy]

Updated 29/5/16

Added no longer being allowed to use /kill under 20% health or to use the /kill command to teleport.

[Teddy]

Re-updated

Fixed wording to the above

[Rusty]

Section 18. Properties. (updated)

Following has been removed now that we have a property tax system in place.

. Properties that have not been entered for three months or more will be force sold without notice.  Property value and property license will be refunded.

[Dylan]

We have completely updated the rules, make sure you know everything.
Thanks to @Adam

[Dylan]

Updated 24/1/2017
We have updated the rules at 6th of January 2017 but due the old forum back we had to re-add them.

Removed
The rules regarding the command truck usage since the command truck does not have 10,000 vehicle health anymore.

Added

3.3 Police Rules

• You can not taser a player that is actively shooting.

11. Administrative enforcement of unlisted rules or offenses
Although we strive to cover as much ground as possible with our rules while also maintaining a concise, clear tone, it is unrealistic for a new rule to be created for every single possible situation that may occur in an environment as dynamic as Argonath's. Therefore, administrators are permitted to use their powers for infractions or situations not specifically outlined in the rules at their discretion in order to enforce a positive and friendly server atmosphere. Administrators may also use their powers to enforce regulations created by management in response to a newly released feature until the official rules list is updated accordingly.

Claiming that your offense "was not listed as against the rules" is not a valid argument to challenge an administrator's decision, which is always final. Spamming an administrator's PM with constant complaints impedes upon their ability to do their job efficiently and thus may be punishable. While it is completely reasonable to politely ask the punishing administrator for clarification on a decision that was made via PM, attempting to start an argument about the matter in public chat is disruptive to other players and will be dealt with accordingly.

Some examples of unlisted rules or infractions that may be enforced include, but are not limited to:

• Enforcing the rules of a player or admin-hosted event, and punishing those who choose to ruin the event for others.
• Spreading slander (false information deliberately made to harm an individual's reputation) on a player or administrator.
• Providing new players with weapons to bypass the passport limitation on buying weapons without taking the time to make them at least somewhat familiar with the rules, which indirectly encourages the new player to deathmatch. Giving a new player weapons with the sole intention of enabling the player to deathmatch others may be punished severely.
• Taking advantage of a new player's lack of server knowledge for your own personal gain.
• Roleplays or roleplay groups with themes that revolve around potentially controversial or offensive historical/current events, tragedies, or politics.

Administrators are entrusted to use their best judgment in any situation they may encounter while on duty and choose the best course of action, even if the situation at hand currently has no rules or regulations written about it. This is not to say that administrators are free to create and enforce their own rules however they please, nor can they make decisions that directly go against what is stated in the rules. Rather, administrators are simply given the wiggle room to act as deemed necessary in response to a server environment that is constantly moving forward. This will allow administrators to streamline the process of adapting to new and unfamiliar situations in order to more efficiently deal with disruptive influences or individuals attempting to bend the rules, and overall contribute to a more peaceful server environment for all players to enjoy. However, if you feel that an administrator's decision on a matter not discussed in the rules was unreasonable or unfair in some way, you can either ask a manager for clarification on the issue, or follow the steps listed in rule #12 on how to send a report on an administrator.

[Brian]

Rule 9 has been updated
Previously:

9. Usage of Heavy Weapons/Heavy Vehicles

• RPG's can only be used against Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) and not against on-foot players.
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can only be deployed against airplanes and helicopters. (an exception is against boats with a RPG on board.)
  
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) shooting (Abusing) on-foot players without RPG is bannable.

New

9. Usage of Heavy Weapons/Heavy Vehicles

• RPG's can only be used against vehicles and not against on-foot players. (Collateral damage is permitted.)
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can only be deployed against aircrafts (Anything that operates itself within the air, and not on the ground.) or water vehicles (boats, hover crafts, etc.)
  
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can return fire if fired upon, how ever heavy air is not permitted to stay at a scene if no aircraft or boat is being used, they are permitted to stay and hover nearby airspace after an aircraft or water vehicle was recently operated by the individuals they're after.

This might change again in the near future.

[Andeey]

The rules regarding heavy weaponry has been updated.

Previously:

9. Usage of Heavy Weapons/Heavy Vehicles

• RPG's can only be used against vehicles and not against on-foot players. (Collateral damage is permitted.)
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can only be deployed against aircrafts (Anything that operates itself within the air, and not on the ground.) or water vehicles (boats, hover crafts, etc.)
  
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can return fire if fired upon, how ever heavy air is not permitted to stay at a scene if no aircraft or boat is being used, they are permitted to stay and hover nearby airspace after an aircraft or water vehicle was recently operated by the individuals they're after.

Now

9. Usage of Heavy Weapons/Heavy Vehicles

• RPG's can only be used against Aircraft's or Boats(if firing upon a taking off boat/plane/aircraft collateral damage is permitted)
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can only be deployed against aircrafts (Anything that operates itself within the air, and not on the ground.) or water vehicles (boats, hover crafts, etc.)
  
• Heavy Air (Hydra/Hunter) can return fire if fired upon, how ever heavy air is not permitted to stay at a scene if no aircraft or boat is being used, they are permitted to stay and hover nearby airspace after an aircraft or water vehicle was recently operated by the individuals they're after.

Again, This may change in future

[Carbon]

Server rules updated 28/07/2018!

[Manoni]

Due to recent discussed events, a new rule has been added to the 3.2 section regarding police situations involving weed fields.

• You may not engage SAPD if they have taken over a weed field; this exclude the situations where you are the owner of said weed field but you went away and returned to find it being destroyed by police force. This is to prevent constant assault against police and unnecessary shootouts without removing the chance of recovering it. Once they have full control of the situation, any third party won't be allowed to interact with said field.

[Andeey]

Section  2.Roleplaying Updated 06/05/2019

Previously:

• OOC and IC are still not supported by Argonath but we do allow it long as it isn't forced onto those you are role-playing with.
• Although OOC and IC is not officially supported, starting or causing conflicts out of roleplay due to the outcome of a previous scenario wont be tolerated. This is a game, do not hold external grudge onto others.

CURRENTLY:

• OOC(/ooc) and IC(/l) are currently supported by the server for those who wish to use it to improve their roleplay environments.
• Although OOC(/ooc) and IC(/l) is now supported players who do not know how to use it or wish to stick to the old ways are free to do so, This is more to replace people talking /em and add /ooc, aswell as for those wanting to be in character 100% of the time.

EDIT*
OOC is currently experimental, It has been added to see if it will actually be used to stick to character when roleplaying, Those who wish to stick to the old ways are free to do so, Although we encourage everyone to respect other peoples roleplay and stick to character rather than trolling mid RP on /l, If /ooc is used to insult or provoke we will have to take action, Although we want this honeymoon phase of the command to get people used to it's presence and open to the idea of using it.