Server Rules

Mind Sharing — Prohibited

Using knowledge known to your other characters onto another.

This includes telling someone to relay information, or give items to your other characters.

Metagaming — Prohibited

Using Discord, or external sources to share in-game information.

Powergaming — Prohibited

Abusing game mechanics or playing impossible scenarios, includes:

• Z-out of a rope
• “Rule-splaining,” or using knowledge of the rules to manipulate a scene in your favor
• Triggering alerts to your advantage (leaving bank alert until law clears)
• Using third-party applications
• “Passing” weapons through prison bars

Violence Rules

• 30-second interactions before initiation
• Have cause or motivations through in-game actions/dialog before any shootout
• Make intentions clear before starting a shootout
• If defeated, you are barred from returning to the area for 30 minutes
• Marksman/Snipers cannot initiate a shootout

Fear for Life

Below these ratios, you may act strategically if there’s a logical opening (threat distracted or weapons lowered).

Must fear for life when outnumbered 3 to 1.

Must fear for life when outnumbered 2 to 1.

Hogties

• You cannot free yourself from hogties if someone has tied you up
• You can break out if someone “loosens the ropes” or you’re left unattended for more than 10 minutes
• If being dragged, you can free yourself
• Neither party may use lasso/bollas after a gunfight has begun.

Interaction Requirements

• You must interact with a player for a minimum of 30 seconds before robbing/killing
• Maximum group size per crime is 7. Cannot split into multiple groups to bypass
• Interaction must make sense as a leadup, don’t just talk about the weather
• If you disengage for one minute, or both parties lose visual, you must re-establish the 30-second interaction

Death Rules

• Only the player can choose to permanently kill their character
• Body dumping is not allowed
• You are allowed grunts/groans while downed unless requested by a doctor or law
• If downed in a scene, you cannot attack again after recovering
• If knocked down and people from the scene are still nearby, you cannot respawn

New Life Rules

• When revived, you lose the last 30 minutes of memory, and anything while you were downed
• You may describe injuries to a doctor, but not who caused them
• You may be told what happened by witnesses who survived
• Choosing to respawn, you lose one hour of memory, and anything while you were downed

Permadeath

All permanent character deaths must be submitted through a formal ticket including:

• Reason for the permanent deletion
• Any wills associated with the character
• Detailed circumstances leading to death
• Individuals involved in the death scene
• Properties can be bequeathed to a spouse

Dueling

• Duels must be announced and approved by ticket
• You do not have to permadeath if you lose a duel
• If a wager is placed on the duel you owe that amount & whatever weapon you used
• Dueling can be used to settle disputes or just to see who’s quicker
• No one is subject to arrest as long as the duel was requested via a ticket

Player Robberies

• Cannot Rob any Law Enforcement, Doctors that are on duty. (All Equipment is job locked anyway).
• Cannot rob less than 30 minutes apart (groups share timer)
• Cannot rob the same player twice within two hours, cannot follow them until timer expires
• Take only 1 item & 50% of money per victim
• Cannot rob a player you traded with until 1 hour has passed
• Train conductors may not be robbed or taken as a Hostage on duty.
• Law may not be held up if headed to an alert
• Cannot rob someone you’ve killed, or kill someone you’ve robbed
• You cannot pocket wipe
• Tools, outfits, wedding/engagement rings cannot be stolen
• Cannot force a player to trade, give tools, or force inventory/ ledger access
• Cannot interact with players in shop/clothing/job menus
• Cannot Steal ANY Items purchased with Gold.
• Swords & Custom Melee weapons, shields ect can not be stolen. *** Katana ect. ***

Bank / Fort / Store Robberies

• Cannot rob less than 30 minutes apart (groups share timer)
• Cannot rob the same location more than once per server restart
• Marksman/Snipers cannot initiate the shootout — must be declared before negotiations end
• Negotiators must not be shot during active negotiations until clearly ended
• Once negotiations have been agreed upon, they cannot be changed without notifying
• Neither party must disclose number of people involved
• Hostages have no value at fort robberies
• Player houses and businesses may not be looted

Hostile Scene Caps

• Gang Limit — Max 7 members per side in hostile scenes. Can exceed if both sides equal
• Law Limit — Max 7 members. Cavalry counts towards law outside of fort robberes
• Fort Robberies — 7 law, infinite Cavalry
• Alliance Limit — Allied groups max 7 per side, can exceed if sides are equal

Hostages

• From hogtie, you have 15 minutes to start the crime. Once time is expired, release and find a new hostage
• Cannot use party members or friends as hostages
• Hostages must follow orders or can be killed
• Hostages may not be robbed during scenes

Corruption

Corruption is allowed.

If caught, you will be terminated, blacklisted from government, and sent to Sisika.

Miscellaneous Crime Rules

• Cannot change clothes/appearance for 30 minutes after a crime — you may use “/” commands to adjust current outfit, but no new pieces
• Cannot leave server for 30 minutes after crime (unless booked and jailed)
• Masked offenders cannot be identified by voice alone
• Cannot run in cuffs — considered powergaming
• Cannot escape during hogtie-to-cuffs transfer
• When in custody, if you request to be untied/uncuffed to eat or drink, you cannot attack or flee.
• Cannot sell contraband in Guarma
• Cannot be broken free from police custody after processing is completed, attempts must be made before processing, or after arrival in Sisika
• Gatling guns/Cannon use are shoot on sight by Army
• May not fast travel within 30 minutes of committing a crime.
• May not fast travel to avoid interaction.

Gang / Family Rules

• Groups over 3 players acting as a gang/family must be registered via ticket before any related RP
• Must be strictly law abiding family, or criminal gang
• Gangs can only own businesses in Thieves Landing, Van Horn, and Mexico

Gang Wars

• Both leaders must agree via ticket
• Something significant in RP must happen for war to begin
• Must wear gang colors
• Initiation rules suspended until war is over, sniper rules still apply

Business Ownership Rules

• Only one whitelisted business per player
• After 2 weeks of inactivity your business will be confiscated — Make a ticket if valid reason
• Do not buy goods from other stores to resell (Items will be confiscated)
• Signs must be attached to walls/poles, max 7 signs per business
• Business owners cannot commit crimes, cause for business to be seized
• Gang involvement forbidden unless criminal-owned
• Cannot move shop token without government approval

Alerts

• Do not use alerts to lure people into danger
• Victims cannot alert law/medical during scene unless someone reasonably saw them
• Alert after scene ends

Nudity

You may only be naked on private property and not in public view.

/Scenes

Scenes used for vandalism, graffiti, or unapproved advertising are not allowed and will be deleted.