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Using any kind of technique or method to achieve something unintended in terms of gameplay is a punishable offence which can result in a ban. If you are found to be cheating, or we discover you have a game banned alt less than 180 days old or multiple Rust game banned alts you will be permanently banned.
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If you have a Rust game banned alt account it must be more than 180 days old to be allowed to play on our servers. Having more than 1 Rust game banned alt, regardless of how old the bans are, will result in you being banned for ban evasion.
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Players typically use alt accounts for two illegitimate reasons: to cheat without risking their main account's status, or to deliberately attract cheating accusations due to their alt's low hours, which feeds their ego. We do not permit alt accounts for these purposes. If you have a legitimate reason to use an alt, please create a ticket to discuss it with us. Note that even if we grant permission, we may revoke this privilege if we suspect unfair gameplay.
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We want our servers to be a place for everyone to play without having to deal with discrimination. Any form of racism or homophobia along with slurs of the same nature will result in a mute, this includes both text and voice chat. Discussions of politics and religion are not allowed to maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone, these topics contain a wide range of beliefs and perspectives that can cause arguments or discrimination.
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Intentionally or not, spamming the chat is unnecessary and ruins the experience for others, if you are trying to advertise potential trades or a shop please keep this in mind and space your messages out sufficiently. This includes chat features such as /trade or /pm. If you are found to be bypassing chat filters and violating other rules as a result, your punishment will be more severe.
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Any threats involving Denial of Service (DoS) or Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks will result in a mute or a ban. This rule is strictly enforced, and claiming it was a joke will not be accepted as an excuse. We do not tolerate or condone threats of an illegal nature under any circumstances.
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To keep our players safe and our servers compliant with Terms of Service, any participation in illegal activity may result in a ban. Threats toward other players or staff will also be dealt with accordingly, at the discretion of the admin team.
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Impersonating staff through your username, rank color or tag is not allowed in any capacity. In addition, misleading players to believe you are part of the staff team will also be seen as a violation of this rule and will result in punishment.
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Bringing up other servers and communities within our chat will be seen as advertising and it is not something we allow. Intentionally bringing attention to other servers and pushing players to switch servers can result in lengthy mutes or bans depending on the severity or intent. Promoting yourself including your social media accounts is not allowed.
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Saying that you’re cheating, ban evading or having a nickname suggesting that you are cheating may lead to a mute/ban. It creates confusion and disrupts the community. We take these matters seriously to maintain a clear distinction between legitimate players and those who may be attempting to circumvent our rules.
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Do not share public information of yourself or other players on the server, even if they are your friends of you received permission. It does not matter if this information is public elsewhere, there is no need to share it within our chat.
Even if the shared information is a joke or is made up, you will still be punished. We do not have the time to confirm everyone’s personal information, nor would we.
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If you are aware that another user is streaming, sharing this information or mentioning it in chat is not allowed. Doing this ruins the experience for the streamer and can subject them to streamsniping and harrassment.
This rule is only applicable if the streamer has made an effort to stay anonymous. This includes but is not limited to; not advertising their stream in chat, not having TTV in their name and not advertising their stream on their profile in any way. The criteria is subject to admin discretion and may vary on a case by case basis.
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Blocking or restricting access to monuments includes, but is not limited to, surrounding a monument with high walls, TCs, barricades, turrets, or constructing buildings that prevent other players from entering. This rule will only be strictly enforced if the behaviour is intentional however measures will be taken if monuments are blocked unintentionally or without awareness of the rule. If a compound is bordering a monuments privilege we will not remove it unless it’s covering more than 25% of the circumference of the monuments build block. Resources will not be compensated.
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Placing more than 400 high external walls per group is not allowed, this includes stone and wooden high walls that are upkept by tool cupboards. This rule is applicable across the whole map and is not per base. Resources upon wall removal will not be compensated.
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Placing more than 400 spikes, barricades, etc per group is not allowed, this will be seen as entity spamming. This rule is applicable across the whole map and is not per base. Resources upon removal will not be compensated.
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Calling out players who you suspect to be cheating is not allowed. As stated in /rules, this is a mutable offense because it disrupts our investigation.
Here's why:
Since we are not EAC, we rely on manual methods to detect cheats. Therefore, public accusations reduce the effectiveness of reports and make our job significantly harder. Please keep accusations private and follow our rules so we can thoroughly investigate and remove cheaters from our servers.
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Using entities to lag other players or the server may result in a ban, intentionally disrupting the gameplay experience of others or affecting server performance will not be tolerated to any degree.
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Attempting to hide your IP without prior approval will result in a ban, sometimes a permanent one without the ability to appeal.
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The admin team has the right to issue punishments at their own discretion, if you are doing something that is not explicitly stated as against the rules but is similar in nature then do not be surprised when a punishment is issued.
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