RULES FROM OUR SEVER:
If you are completely new to the game please admin help using "f1" and a staff member will happily assist you in learning how to play.
We reserve the right to publicly post anything you say on the server. Do not engage in ERP unless you are of legal age, we will not be liable for your sexy-time. :)
0. You are expected to read these rules before playing. Any case of, "I didn't know the rules.", will be shown little to no tolerance. Toeing the line with the rules or trying to bend the meaning of any of these rules to get you out of trouble, also known as lawyering the rules, will not be tolerated.
1. Don't be a dick. This includes to players OOC. This rule is invoked on the occassion that a player attempts to argue with a member of staff after violating one of our server rules. As staff are limited and often in addition to staff are playing in the round right along with you, they cannot be expected to see everything, nor can they be expected to never make mistakes. If you have a problem with our staff, arguing with them is not the answer, as you are taking up additional time that could be spent having fun. So, please go to the forums and explain what occurred and when it occurred. We have server logs for this reason, and we can literally verify any crazy far fetched story with our logs - so long as it is the truth. (We understand if people remember things differently, we all have those moments). This also goes for IC. You may have a "jerk" character and that is fine within reason.
2. Do not kill a player without acceptable IC reasoning.
Examples of acceptable IC reason include:
-Your life will end if nothing is done.
-The life of one of your crewmates will end if nothing is done.
-The player is your objective.
-A player will expose your antag role.
Anyone murdering someone without a acceptable IC reason will be dealt with harshly.
3. You must continue to roleplay your character's behaviour even in highly strange situations. Do not break RP in any situation. Try to create an enviroment where other players fit in with each individual character without breaking RP. This includes antag behaviour as well as job behaviour. People want to get killed or stolen from in a more entertaining way rather than just a bland repeat kill. Try to be inventive in the ways a player meets their end and so that players can get new experiences from every round they play in.
4. NO ERP. ERP is Erotic Roleplay. Being Married or in a relationship does not count as ERP but taking it too far will still be punished. Things allowed, for example: Hugging, kissing, holding hands.
4. ERP is allowed. No rape. Must be consented to in LOOC first. Hugging, kissing (to an extent) and holding hands and other non-lewd actions are ok all the time!
5. Do not grief, even while the shuttle is in transit. Antagonists are allowed, however to pursue their objectives if they are on the shuttle/pods. This goes for the last 60 seconds of the round as well.
6. Choose proper IC names. Names such as "Mike Hunt" "Adolf Hitler" "KillerxxScope" "Jamie1337" "Big Fucking Jerk" or anything of the sort will not be tolerated. They will be changed at minimum and you will recieve more than just a renaming and warning for repeat offenses.
7. No metagaming, this means you cannot use information outside of the game in the round. Talking by mouth or text about current events within the round outside of your SS13's client, then using this information IS NOT ALLOWED! This includes OOC and LOOC.
8. Also know as 'playing to win'. If you're trying to complete your objectives, kill the antagonists, or 'win', at all costs and ignore RP, you may be better off somewhere else. This also includes loading up your character with items 'just in case', for example wearing internals 'just in case' there's a hull breach or plasma leak. Or wearing a space suit indoors for no reason.
9. Ban evading and multikeying are grounds for an automatic permaban.
10. Ahelp questions you have about the game - this is why we have moderators! They will not, however, offer details about the current round that would be considered IC in OOC UNLESS you are asking if a death was legit. Even in cases of a legit death, you may not have it fully explained to you.
If you join in as a character who is bald or basically has no detail put into their character whatsoever, doesn't talk or RP, breaks into places without a word, you WILL become a target to everyone on station and admins will not help you. You will be treated as non-crew. If you cannot take time to make a character or roleplay a character on a medium RP server, then you will not be protected by our rules.
Admin abuse is not allowed here. If you feel you have been abused please report it on the forums.
The length of a ban depends on:
-The admin
-Previous notes and punishments
-Severity of the case
-Intent
If you become banned, you may always try to appeal it on our forums. There is never a guarantee you will be unbanned but going through the effort to make a thread shows you're willing to cooperate and in most cases will get your sentence lowered if not removed entirely. This includes permanent bans.
IC - In Character
OOC - Out of Character
LOOC - Local Out of Character
ERP - Erotic Role Play
A-help - Messaging the admins/adminhelping
Antag - The antagonist of the round, the "bad guys"
Metagaming - The act of using out of game means to gain an advantage in game
Powergamins - Having a play-to-win style
Multikeying - Logging out of your original key and logging back in under a different name OR logging in with multiple keys at the same time
Ban Evading - Using means of IP changing or ckey changing to escape a ban
