The Rules
Last updated: 10/09/2026
These are the rules of our game server and community. They are subject to staff members' discretion, who will uphold them to the full extent and power of their roles.
You are expected to read and understand these rules. Not reading them, or failing to understand them, will not be accepted as an excuse for breaking them. You must also not attempt to abuse any loopholes you might find.
If a staff member believes you have broken a rule or acted inappropriately, they will discuss it with you and ask you to justify your actions. If you are unable to do so, then you will be punished.
The idea of our game server and these rules is to recreate real life to an enjoyable extent. These rules have been written in a way to ensure you and others act realistically.
1.5 Personal Details and Identity
1.6 Cooperation with Staff Members
2.4 Exchanging Items and Money
3.2 Third Party Communication Applications
3.6 Construction and Properties
3.10 Non-Player Characters (NPCs)
3.15 Driving and Damaging Vehicles
3.19 ‘/me’ and ‘/desc’ Functions
3.20 Disconnecting from the Server
4.2 Paramedics and Firefighters
5.4 Organisation Relationships
6.1 Server Crashes and Restarts
6.2 Tools, Scripts and Content
Where you roleplay as a character in the game, you must act realistically. OOC means Out-of-Character, and IC means In-Character. When you speak about things not relating to your character or what they are doing, it is OOC and should be done using OOC channels such as the '/ooc' chat function.
Someone who holds the rank of Enforcer, Moderator, Senior Moderator, Administrator, Developer, Community manager, Senior Administrator, Head Administrator or Owner.
Someone who is not a civilian and is paid by the city for doing their job.
A city employee who is not a Taxi Driver or a Courier.
Trespassing on or trying to force entry into an occupied property so as to either steal from it or the players inside, or to cause harm. This includes failed attempts.
A property which residents are presently inside of or defending while a raid is going on.
Any area of the map where using illegal items or weapons is stopped by the game.
A property that has props meant for defence.
In-Character gameplay is not subject to these Basic Conduct Rules, unless a rule says that it is.
You must be respectful to others at all times.
You must not use slurs or be hateful to someone because of their race, gender identity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. You must not knowingly use the details of someone else's personal life or identity so as to treat them differently or harass them.
You must respect when someone asks you to stop using such language in LOOC chat or a report because they are uncomfortable. This rule includes In-Character gameplay.
You must only accuse others of rule breaks in a report, on the forums, or when speaking to a staff member.
You must not try to cause problems on any of our community platforms.
You must not use, leak, or try to get the personal details of others or their friends and family. This includes passwords, addresses, personal photos and phone numbers. Except for In-Character names, you must not pretend to be someone else, so as to damage their reputation.
You must follow instructions given to you by a staff member and respond to them honestly. You must keep demo recording enabled, and not delete or tamper with them until they are over 21 days old. You must make sure you have enough disk space for demos. You must upload your demos in a reasonable amount of time when asked to do so.
When you are on our game server, your Steam name and profile picture must not be offensive or inappropriate. They must also not contain anything that would violate these Basic Conduct Rules.
You must play realistically at all times, as our game server aims to recreate real life to an enjoyable extent. A staff member can make a temporary exception for you where they feel it is appropriate to do so.
You must not use the voice chat for anything other than speaking with others In-Character. You can only use voice chat for talking Out-of-Character if it does not affect roleplay, or if you are speaking to a staff member. You must not use voice chat if your microphone quality is poor, and you must not mic-spam or use soundboards.
You must not exploit bugs or glitches. If you are aware of or experience a bug or glitch, you must report it to a staff member or on the forums.
You must not buy, sell or trade in-game money, items, or benefits like invites to organisations, for real or virtual money or goods.
You must not seriously harm someone else's experience unless it is a fair and reasonable response to their negative actions against you.
You must take revenge within two hours, unless you know the player has died and respawned.
For example, it is excessive to:
When raiding a base or taking part in an organisation mission, you may kill players who are:
You must create a report if you see someone breaking the rules or if you need help. Once you have made a report, you should continue roleplaying while following the rules until a staff member intervenes.
You must be able to hear in-game sounds, including the voices of other players. You do not have to use a microphone unless you are Police and do not have an exemption.
You must not perform, suggest, depict or imitate sexual acts in or out of character. You must not show anything sexual on signs or TVs.
Your adverts must be made realistically, like ads found in newspapers or news headlines, and you can use them to advertise businesses, broadcast news, or that you are buying/selling items or services.
Your signs and billboards must be realistic and display content that would be shown on a sign, poster, or billboard in real life. Staff members will decide if your image is accepted or not. Your images must not contain:
You must not use someone else's images without permission. If you are taking inspiration from someone else's concept, you must make your own images to suit your needs.
Your character’s name must be realistic and relatively common. You cannot use the names of real or fictitious famous people. Staff members will decide if the name you choose is appropriate or not.
All communications that affect your character’s decisions must occur through IC methods. An example would be the in-game voice chat. You must not use applications outside of the game, such as Steam chat, TeamSpeak, Discord, Skype, or telephones.
You must not try to bypass player movement mechanics when in combat. When you jump up to or down from places, you must do so carefully and without hurting yourself. You must not boost others with your body; stand on objects which would not realistically hold your weight; or use elevated defences or pixel peeks.
During or immediately before combat, you must not stand on props placed by players, such as:
You must not take actions that put your life, safety or freedom from jail at serious risk without a good reason.
Examples of unreasonable risks include:
Valid reasons to kill Police include:
You must wait for your NLR timer to end before returning to where you died or interacting with the situation. You must forget the details of your past life except your properties, cars, and government positions. You must also stay a reasonable distance away from your NLR zone. When you respawn or join/leave any job, you must treat it as a new life. You must also not act on any information you gain relating to your death while your NLR timer is active.
You must place props in a realistic way and only in properties you own or have permission to use, unless it unobtrusively benefits roleplay. You must not place or move defensive props during a shootout or raid, and you must not use them in public buildings or government buildings, except metal detectors in City Hall.
You must keep at least two entrances to the main areas of a property unblocked, and paths must not force others to jump or crouch. Your props must not create mazes; elevated platforms; become too messy when bombed; allow for near one-way visibility; nor badly restrict movement. We consider movement unrestricted if at least two people can walk shoulder-to-shoulder along a path. You must not point more than three spotlights in any one direction.
More details on base building can be found in the Construction Handbook in the F1 menu.
You must not use props to move people, other props, or vehicles. You must not use props to hold other ones unrealistically, such as stopping a car from rolling down a hill by freezing a prop in front of it.
You must not use misleading names when selling items with a cash register. Names must accurately show what is being sold, including containers and what is in them. You must not use unclear names such as ‘Mystery Box’. You must only sell items in properties you own, or those where you have permission from the owner to do so.
You must try to escape from others realistically and only when you have a good chance of success. You must not turn police chases into shootouts when there is no need to. You must not hide from those chasing you in Peaceful Zones, and you cannot change, join, or leave jobs to avoid being chased.
You must treat NPC like regular players, and consider them during roleplay. Killing an NPC is usually not enough. For example, if you are a bank robber and visit the hospital to be treated, you should ensure yours and the lives of the NPCs are not in immediate danger.
You can grow drugs anywhere except in cars, government or public buildings and shops. Others must be able to get to them without jumping or crouching, unless they are being transported. If you are growing drugs outside of an owned property, you must not kill passers-by unless they are clearly trying to steal your drugs. If you are searching public areas for drugs, you can kill someone who is holding a weapon while defending their drugs, similar to defenders in a raid.
You can only kill the Mayor if it significantly benefits you and others involved, or if the Mayor has hurt you in a severe personal way. You must first attempt to convince the Mayor to improve how they manage the city, or to adjust policies before attempting to kill them.
For example, you can kill the Mayor for:
You must not take items from planters or chemical tables during a raid or when you think you are about to be raided, unless you have a significant chance of escape.
You can describe or recognise someone if you have seen a good amount of their face. Recognition is based on remembering someone’s name, which allows you to identify them even after a change in clothing. You must not change your name or face when warranted or being hunted.
You must always drive on the right side of the highway. You must drive vehicles - even if they are stolen - to the best of your ability so as to avoid crashes. There can be good reasons for not doing so, where the benefits outweigh the risks. You must not ram a car out of a parking space just so you can park there.
You must not go AFK during roleplay or when speaking to a staff member, unless absolutely necessary. If you have to go, you must tell others involved in LOOC. If you are on a job, you should quit the job before going AFK. You must also inform a staff member in a report you are going AFK.
You must not confiscate weapons or evidence when there is an immediate risk of harm, unless you are unable to watch over it and leaving it would risk public tampering. You also must not confiscate when highly outnumbered or are very likely to lose. This includes impounding vehicles.
If your life or freedom is in imminent danger, you must not use storages, trunks, or ATMs to avoid losing items or money that you have on you. This includes removing weapon attachments.
You must only use ‘/me’ and ‘/desc’ to show actions that do not have a game mechanic. Those actions must be realistic, so you cannot affect multiple players or perform multiple actions in one '/me'. You can resist actions with '/roll' when it makes sense to do so, and your '/desc' must truthfully describe events and information.
You must not be unconscious, in active roleplay, or speaking to a staff member when disconnecting. You must wait until 10 minutes have passed since committing a crime, unless the crime has been resolved (you were charged or absolved). You are not allowed to disconnect to save items. If you have to disconnect during roleplay, you must make a report and provide a good reason.
You must always stay IC, and OOC information must not influence your character’s decisions. You should make sure you keep OOC conversations away from active roleplay.
Examples of not being IC include:
If you are a government employee, you must always follow the entirety of the law.
If you are a Paramedic or a Firefighter, you must not enter a crime scene unless allowed to by Police. You cannot use the Ambulance or the Firetruck to patrol, however you can park them in sensible, non-crowded areas and wait to be called out. If you want to patrol, then you should use a First Responder vehicle. You must only use the Firetruck or Ambulance if necessary, such as an uncontrolled fire or removal of dead bodies. You must inform the Police if your services were needed due to a crime.
If you are a Road Crew Worker, you must not enter crime scenes unless allowed to by Police. You must get permission from Police or a Road Management Officer to clamp or impound a vehicle, unless it has been left on a road or pathway. You can charge up to $500 for each act of either repairing, unclamping, or towing of a vehicle. You must inform the Police if your services were needed due to a crime.
If you are the Mayor, you must not make changes to the law. If you are hiding from potential danger, you must not stay in the Police Department or Peaceful Zones for long periods of time. You must only hide from danger in realistic locations.
If you are a Secret Service Agent, you are an employee of the Police Department, and must do everything you can to protect the life and wellbeing of the Mayor. You can give lawful orders to the Mayor during a crisis. You do not have to obey the Mayor but where reasonable, you must do your best to accommodate the Mayor’s lifestyle and requests.
If you are a Taxi Driver or a Courier, you must always do your job to the best of your ability and not attempt to exploit the job for personal gain. You must also always follow Sections 6, 8, and 11 of the Penal Code.
You can mug up to 3 players per hour but you cannot mug the same player twice within that time. You must not mug someone in public places or view or force them out of them. You must also not mug players who are holding guns. You cannot mug when the loss of profit is imminent and you cannot mug City Employees.
You must not use CPR to revive someone only to mug them.
You must not force someone to drop furniture, crafting materials, planter boxes, rare/seasonal items, or premium tokens during a mugging.
You can only force others to take money or items from ATMs, mobile banking or storages when performing a legal search as Police or taking back money or items that were stolen or scammed from you. You can also force players to pay for damages that were their fault.
You can raid or assist in a raid on an occupied property only twice in a 60-minute period and you must not raid the same property more than once within that time. You must not raid the Police Department more than once every 60 minutes.
If a neighbouring property defends against your raid, you can raid it without it counting as an additional raid.
If you die while raiding, defending, or taking part in an organisation mission, you must not return after respawning.
No more than 2 bombs can be used in a raid, except for grenades.
This rule does not apply to the Mayor’s home, City Hall, or unowned org mission properties.
You must not help rival players commit crimes. This does not apply if you are allied or have no relations with them.
Examples include:
You must only assist in a bank robbery if you joined by texting the code to the NPC and are outside the vault door when the drill is placed. If you are removed from the bank robbery, you must no longer assist and run away immediately. You cannot take hostages before, during, or after a bank robbery.
If you are Police, you must not force players who are arrested to give up the cash they received from the NPC after a successful bank robbery.
You can only kidnap others when the benefits outweigh the risks and it is absolutely necessary, such as to substantially increase your chances of escaping Police. You cannot kidnap someone from a public area just so you can mug or raid them.
You must refer to Rule 3.4 in deciding whether kidnapping someone benefits you.
If the server crashes or restarts, you must not continue any previous roleplay, unless agreed by those involved. You must not commit crimes, or try to chase previous suspects or wanted people as Police until 10 minutes have passed. You and your props will be returned to their old locations after a crash or restart.
You must not use content, software, macros, or scripts that give you an advantage over others. This includes organisation chat binds.
The only exceptions are third party crosshairs and custom weapon skins installed in the phcustomtextures folder. You can learn more about this in the forum guide.
You must only use one account to play the server. You cannot have alts.
You must not make or use websites or apps off of the server that perform, organise, or replace actions intended to be handled in-game or in roleplay. This includes buying and selling items, auctions, loans or services performed outside of the server.
All trading and service roleplay must happen in-game.