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Rules & laws

Rules & Laws

Last reviewed 12 September 2026

Five documents, one set of expectations. The rulebook is between players and staff enforce it. The Bill of Rights is the town's promise to your character. The Book of Laws is what the court sentences from.

Enforcement

What happens when a rule is broken. Restrictions limit what your character may do; the schedule below is what staff work from.

Roleplay is not locked behind tiers or applications when you join. You are free to play how you like, as long as it stays inside the rules. A restriction is what happens after those rules are broken, and it lasts until you have shown you can roleplay realistically again.

Receiving a restriction

You will be told, and it starts straight away.

How you are told
Staff tell you directly if you are being placed under a restriction, and it takes effect immediately. You are also given a corresponding Discord role. If you have already left the game when the restriction is issued, you are notified through the ticket system instead.
How it is lifted
Restrictions are lifted by attending the Civilian Academy. Open a ticket in the support channel, a staff member reviews the restriction you were issued and builds a training session specific to your case, and once you have completed it and are judged ready, the restriction is lifted. Higher levels may take more than one round of training before you are cleared.

Restriction levels

Each level carries the one above it.

Level 1

No rifles, no large-scale violence

  • No access to the assault rifle or heavy weapon category.
  • Large-scale violent crime is off limits: major shootouts, kidnapping and hostage-taking, and aggressive pursuits involving shooting from a vehicle.
Level 2

No shotguns, no fleeing, no moderate violence

  • No access to the shotgun or submachine gun categories, on top of level 1.
  • No fleeing from police in a vehicle.
  • Moderate violent crime is off limits: pursuits, drive-bys and barricaded robberies.
Level 3

Passive roleplay only

  • Limited to a pistol, which does not include handguns of other types, or a melee weapon, for self-defence only.
  • All violent roleplay is off limits.
  • You are restricted to passive roleplay: working jobs and playing a law-abiding citizen. Ordinary road violations, the kind that get you a citation, are still fine.

Punishment guidelines

The common punishments for rule violations. Staff do not have to follow this exactly.

Rule1st offence2nd offence3rd offence
Lying to staff KickBan (3 days)Ban (7 days)
Combat logging WarningBan (3 days)Ban (7 days)
Unrealistic driving WarningKickBan (1 day max)
RDM Warning / kickKick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)
Mass RDM, 3 or more kills Kick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)Ban (30 days)
Interfering with RP Warn / kickBan (2 hours max)Ban (24 hours max)
VDM Warning / kickKick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)
Mass VDM, 3 or more kills Kick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)Ban (30 days)
NITRP / trolling Ban (3 days max)Ban (7 days max)Ban (14 days max)
Cop baiting Warning / kickKick / ban (2 hours)Ban (7 days max)
Player disrespect / toxicity Warning / kickBan (1 hour)Ban (3 days max)
Mic spam WarningKickBan (2 hours)
Chat spam / abusing OOC Verbal warningWarning / kickBan (1 day)
Breaking character / going out of RP Warning / kickKick / ban (2 hours)Ban (1 day)
Sexual harassment, with proof Permanent ban
Threats of any kind, real life threats Permanent ban
Advertising servers Permanent ban
Running on a priority not available Warning / kickKick / ban (2 hours)Ban (7 days)
Shooting on a priority not available Warning / kickKick / ban (2 hours)Ban (7 days)
LTAP, leaving to avoid punishment Ban (1 day)Ban (3 days)Ban (7 days)
Contesting punishments outside a ticket Warn / kickKick / ban (3 days)Ban (7 days)
Inappropriate names KickBan (3 days)Ban (7 days)
Racism KickBan (7 days)Ban (30 days)
LEO impersonation WarnKickBan (1 day)
Staff impersonation Warn / kickBan (1 day)Ban (7 days)
Out of area of play WarnKickBan (1 hour)
FailRP Warning / kickKick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)
Metagaming Warning / kickKick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)
Powergaming Warning / kickKick / ban (7 days)Ban (14 days)
Fear RP Warning / kickKick / ban (2 hours)Ban (1 day)

Appeals. Every decision can be appealed in Discord, and an appeal is read by somebody who was not part of the original call. Contesting a punishment anywhere other than a ticket is itself on the schedule above.

Open a ticket in Discord