Rules

## About the Rules

Our philosophy on Rules is that they should focus on the **improvement of in-game organization** as much as possible ,*without becoming tedious*, and **ensuring the mutual respect** between the players of the server ,*without imposing pointless or extreme limits*. We also made sure the players of the server have just as much in-game power as the Admin and the Moderators. You will not see people flying around or using item hacks just because they are Admin/Mods. Your power and in-game perks are based on your rank inside your own tribe/group and your personal in-game progress.

We strove to come up with a ruleset that enhances gameplay without removing the player's freedom to play the game in the fashion they like. Most of the rules remained intact from the original Red Dead Island Server since people respected them and followed them, but we added many new rules and we also modified some obsolete ones, after testing the game.

So we would like to ask everyone to read the rules carefully and respect them. Rules might change from time to time. New rules may be added and old ones may be removed based on the results of your votes on the Poll Subforum.

## Server Rules

Server Rules

***By playing on our server you automatically agree to our server rules. Upon breaking any of the server rules you will receive a permanent non-negotiable ban from our server.***

1) Use of Mods like *Mod.api* is strictly **forbidden**.

2) Speak English. You dont have to be perfect at it, but you should be able to understand and communicate.

3) Advertising/Self Promotion is not allowed in-game (trading/game related advertising is allowed as long as its not considered spam).

4) **Respect other players**. Do not be racist/sexist or insult religions/cultures/countries. We are all here to have fun and we dont need negativity nor drama.

5) Please do not use the in-game microphone (walkie talkie). For voice communication, you may use our discord's voice channels.

6) Do **not** destroy tree stumps. You can cut as many trees as you want but please leave the tree stumps intact. We are going to have Tree Regrow mode enabled. (If you see someone destroying tree stumps take screenshots with F12 and send them to the Admin)

7) Respect safe **zones**. These are specific areas that the tribes have agreed not to attack/build/fight on. These areas can be used for commerce. You can see which areas fall under this category here.

8) Do not share the server password with other people. If your friends want to join, they can contact the mods or the Admin. We are very selective when we recruit people. We dont want random trolls to join.

9) Farming of items IS Allowed. Duplication of items is **NOT** allowed as it hurts the in-game economy.

## Discord Rules

***By using our Discord server you automatically agree to our server rules. Upon breaking any of these rules you may receive a ban from our Discord server.***

1) Speak **English**. You dont have to be perfect at it, but you should be able to understand and communicate.

2) Do not use **@Admin** , **@Regent Admin** unless you have an important reason to do so.

3) For any issues or suggestions you may use **@Moderators**. Use **@everyone** discreetly

4) Act civil in the General Chat. Do not post NSFW content (*including gore, unless it is Forest related*).

5) Act civil in the General voice chat. Do not play NSFW Sounds / Music in the General Voice chat.

6) Respect others! Do not insult people of different Sexuality, Gender, Culture, Religion, Race. Swearing is allowed so long as it isn't directed at another member.

7) You may use the NSFW channel at your discretion but Child Pornography/Rape ,even in the form of memes, is **STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.**

8) Post in the correct channels and dont spam.

## PvP Rules

***By playing on our server you automatically aggree to the PvP rules.Breaking the PvP rules will lead to a ban from our Server. If you are not interested in the PvP aspect of the server, you dont have to worry about them, though I would recommend reading them just in case.***

1) Do not Damage Buildings/structures that are built on **Claimed** territories and

2) Do not use Doors/Gates that belong to **Claimed** territories

3) Do not build on **safe zones** or attack people that pass through **safe zones**.

4) Do not Attempt doing the **Endgame** or acquiring the **artifact** before the King Of The Sinkhole Event.

5) **Remove** the flag icon from beds/shelters/cabins by pressing R until it no longer shows up on HUD. This will ensure that the HUD is cleaner for whoever is using it.

6) Do not use a **blank username** unless you are apointed as spymaster by your tribe or work as a specialized mercenary (assassin). Blank usernames can be used with no restrictions if both sides agree during a war.

7) **In times of war**: defenders are able to destroy the siege camp and steal the supplies of the attacker if they manage to, even if the siege camp has flags. Siege camps are not claimed territories.

8) **In sieges**: Defenders cant rebuild walls during sieges, but they can repair them. If a wall is destroyed the defenders can place defensive spikes to slow down the attackers.

9) **In sieges**: Attackers can attack defensive spikes with their melees even if they are inside claimed territories.

10) **In sieges**:Explosives can only be thrown from catapults.Also follow the 9:1 ratio (9 molotovs to 1 explosive) to prevent explosive spam.

11) **In sieges**: Defenders can **NOT** throw explosives at the tower that costs 330 logs to build nor cancel the tower blueprint. They can throw explosives at every other structure the attackers construct, including their siege camp.

12) People can revive their fallen teamates during battles and sieges.

13) After Declaring War, the Attacker can not besiege bases for 12 real life hours (to give time to the defenders to be notified and join the defence). However the attacker doesnt have to wait 12 hours to attack enemies in the field or even create a siege camp. During the imposed 12 hour treaty, defenders can NOT assault the attacker's siege camp (if there is one).

14) During Naval Battles, you can damage or sink enemy ships by any means. If you are using catapults, follow the 9:1 ratio (throw 9 molotovs before throwing 1 explosive).

15) **Before a siege/battle the two sides can negotiate about battle terms to set their OWN ground rules that could be different from the PVP rules.**

## Gameplay Etiquette

***Breaking The Gameplay Etiquette rules won't get you Banned. They are more like guidelines on how to act with class and maintain good relations with other people. Upon breaking them you will provoke other groups/tribes giving them a reason to declare a war on you and your tribe/group or simply ruin your relations with them.Some of them are more important than the others***

1) Tribes have a limit cap of **12 members**. Guests do *not* count as tribe members. Tribes have **6 stick markers of their color at their disposal**.

2) Non Tribal Groups have a limit cap of **5 members**. Non Tribal Groups have **2 stick markers of their color at their disposal.**

3) **Stick markers** are to be used for **claiming land** and **marking** small rafts/houseboats/large rafts as yours to prevent them from being stolen. Every stick marker allows you to claim a small-medium piece of land for your group/tribe. Stick Markers used on small rafts/houseboats/large rafts are considered extras and **do not deplete** stick markers from your tribes disposal.

4) Do **not enter claimed territory**, unless granted permission or invited. If the claimed territory is not fortified (no walls around it) you may pass through it.

5) If you are a guest of a **tribe/group** do not eat from their drying racks/gardens nor drink from their water collectors unless granted permition. Do not use or access their Storage unless they permit you to do so.

6) Do not access small rafts/houseboats/large rafts that have been marked with other tribe's/groups' stick markers unless you get permission to do so.

7) Do not use other peoples' **hang gliders** without permission.

8) Do not use **log sleds** that belong to other tribes/groups unless given permission.

9) Respect your **mercenaries** and **freelancers** as you would respect your own team.

10) Respect enemy **diplomats/emissaries**. Do not attack them right after they informed you of a war declaration. Be a gentleman and let them go back to their tribe.

11) **Do not abuse PvP rule #1 and #2** to trick enemy diplomats/emissaries/ and trap them in a room they cant escape. This is a dick move.

12) If you are sure that someone griefed your structures but the territory in which you have built **wasnt claimed** by your tribe/group with the use of stick markers, theres nothing the Admin or Mods can do as they are not breaking the rules for destroying buildings on unclaimed territories.

13) Try to resort to diplomacy to solve your in-game problems. If someone breaks the Gameplay rules, you can mention it to the Admin and the Mods but dont expect them to ban people for that. A formal declaration of war should solve your problem.

14) Blocking Caves/story items by claiming territory around them is considered a dick move.