General Server Rules
1. Do not metagame- Metagaming is using out-of-character information for in-character role-play
- Anything said in out-of-character chat was never heard by your character in-character
- All in-game private messages are out-of-character
- Just because you can see someone’s name when you look at them does not mean you know it in-character
- You cannot see the in-game scoreboard ICly. Using scoreboard information for IC purposes is classified as metagaming as well. This includes switching characters to hide/avoid roleplay with some character(s).
2. Do not powergame- Powergaming is forcing your actions upon other players
- “/me punches the man till he dies” is not correct role-play
- You must allow any person you are role-playing with to react in-character through another /me action
- Walking up to a CCA unit who is wearing armor and the opposite of malnourished, which most citizens are, and attempting to hurt him with a punch or kick won’t really have an effect on them
- You must properly react to every /me action that is directed at you realistically (/me is not hurt by the cps punch is not allowed)
- Just because someone performs an action like "/me hits the man" does not mean you do not get to react to that action. Using the word attempts is really nice, but doesn't always have to be there
3. Do not use in-character chat for an out-of-character message- /ooc (//) and /looc ([[) are both commands implemented so players can speak freely about something that does not have anything to do with the in-game story
- Local out-of-character is to be used when speaking OOCly to someone who is close to you without disturbing the other players with your messages. OOC is to be used to ask and answer questions, and sometimes general discussion among the server
- Try to keep one on one conversations in private messages (/pm)
- Any questions for administrators should be asked using the /admin command
4. Do not spam the chat box- Repeatedly typing the same message in any form of chat, whether it be in-character, out-of-character, /admin, and even private messages is strictly prohibited (administrators are provided with full logs in their consoles to assist them in keeping the servers under control; therefore private message spam would still effect them in a negative way)
5. Do not abuse props- Spamming props (constantly spawning the same prop over and over again for no real reason) is not allowed
- Prop blocking (preventing characters from accessing any part of the map by blocking it with a prop) is not allowed
- Prop surfing (standing on props and using them to move yourself to places you usually wouldn’t be able to get to) is not allowed
- Attempting to kill other players by hitting them with props is not allowed
6. Always shoot to miss in firefights- Shoot to miss is often referred to as S2M
- Do not shoot directly at your target, but rather shoot around them to create better and longer role-play
- If the target is point blank, you may shoot to kill; however, it must be properly role-played and the target must be given a chance to react to your actions
- Keep in mind that injuring people always leads to better role-play than just straight up killing people
7. Do not kill characters without a good in-character reason- This rule is generally referred to as RDM (Random Death Match)
- Not liking someone is not a reason to kill their character(s)
8. Do not exploit- Exploiting is essentially using an in-game feature to do something that was not intended to be possible by the creators of the game/mod/script
9. All character names must be realistic and cannot be famous names- You must have a first and last name
- Nicknames require a back story and may only be assigned by administrators after they have approved it
- Any celebrity names are not to be used for your in-game characters
- Any names such as “Mike Hawk”, “Mike Hunt”, “Jack Mehoff” are not allowed
- Administrators may ask you to change your name at any time whether you want to or not, if you believe there is no reason for it then you may make a complaint about the administrator
10. All citizens are expected to have either their hands, keys, or any other in-character items out while role-playing- Do not have your physics or tool gun out while participating in role-play unless you are using them to manipulate props
11. Do not randomly pull out a weapon while being held at gunpoint (mainly applies for units and resistance characters)- If you have a gun to the back of your head, simply switching to one of your weapons and turning around and shooting the person is not allowed
- You must properly role-play attempting to grab your weapon and allow the person(s) holding you at gunpoint to react
- This rule is often referred to as “fear-RP” or “fear-roleplay”
12. Do not take matters meant to be handled by administrators into your own hands- A common example of this is shooting someone who is attempting to prop-kill players – Do not do it, just report them with the /admin command
- If there are no administrators online, units may deal with the rule breaker by detaining them or killing them if completely necessary – The only time this should happen is if the player is doing something that can greatly affect everyone in the server
- Recording demos of rule-breakers is a great way to deal with them when administrators or not available
- Screenshots and any other evidence of someone breaking a rule will be gladly reviewed in the Ban Requests section of the forums
13. Disconnecting to avoid any role-play or punishments is completely prohibited- If you disconnect to avoid being banned, administrators will triple the original ban time
- Disconnecting to avoid in-character detainment will result in a ban or warning from an administrator
- Changing characters to avoid being punished by the CCA or administrators is treated exactly the same as disconnecting to avoid role-play or punishments
14. Do not act as if you have in-character knowledge about something that would require a supporting back-story or administrator approval- This can include acting as if your character has medical or military knowledge, most citizens in the HL2RP universe do not have military or medical backgrounds unless you have a near perfect supporting back-story
- All characters begin as average citizens in the Half-Life universe, you do not have any special knowledge or attributes until you develop your character or get specific authorizations approved by Super-Administrators or above
15. Disconnecting during ongoing role-play is highly frowned upon- It is understandable that in certain situations you have no choice but to leave during role-play, but you must give anyone who is participating a warning and plan for continuing the role-play at a later date
- Simply leaving during role-play that involves your character losing anything to avoid the actual loss will result in a character ban and a global warning
16. Acquiring any weapons on any characters besides CCA units require an approved authorization application (mainly applies to the city server)- Bombs are especially prohibited unless at least three super-administrators or anyone with a higher rank approves them
- Makeshift weapon authorizations will generally be approved, but you are still required to apply because the staff must be sure you did the correct role-play and have proper grammar/cannon knowledge
- Providing screenshots of the role-play involved in creating makeshift weapons is required in any application. Copied and pasted logs will not be accepted as evidence proving the role-play
17. Do not give sarcastic replies to serious questions- If it is clear you are joking and provide a serious response after the sarcasm, then you are in the clear
- Rude responses such as “Why are you asking that question, are you retarded?” or “You must have autism if you don’t know that” will result in a warning and/or ban
18. Role-play situations may not be voided (ignored) without administrator approval- Doing a whole bunch of role-play that makes no sense or is not allowed by the server rules then simply saying “void” in out-of-character chat is not allowed and will result in a warning and eventually a ban if you do it repeatedly
- It is understandable that sometimes you can say the wrong thing or misunderstand previous role-play during any situation, and in cases where it is completely clear that it was a misunderstanding and the other players involved in the role-play are okay with it, you may void your previous /me action(s)
19. Your own characters cannot interact with each other in any way- You cannot claim in-character that one of your characters is “friends” or “knows” another one
- You may not move items from one character to another
- You may not use one of your CCA units as a way of providing in-character CCA knowledge to your resistance character(s)
20. Jumping off cliffs and landing in water to get to places faster will result in an immediate permanent-kill (PK)- Your character will no longer be playable when you join the servers if you break this rule
- If you do it multiple times on different characters it will eventually result in a server ban
21. Abusing the /charfallover command to drop from high places without dying will result in an immediate permanent-kill (PK)- A common example is falling out of windows or off cliffs/down elevator shafts
22. When mugging a character, you may only take up to 500 tokens in total- This applies to your entire group if it is a group mugging, you may not take 500 tokens for each character, you will have to deal with splitting one 500 between each member of the group
- This does not mean you have to take 500 tokens when mugging a character, you may take any amount lower than this as well
23. Do not impersonate, flame or reveal private/personal information of other players/users.- Impersonating other players is against rules and will be punished with bans in minimal lengths of days
- We hope you don't come to our server to flame and argue with other players - keep that in private messaging, for example on Steam
- Do not leak any sensitive, private or personal information of other users without their direct consent. If they're keeping the information for themselves, it's their decision and you do not have right to act against it. This is a serious offence and will be punished appropriately
Ammended 2013-02-08 by Khub, with permission from Kronic. Goes into effect immediatelly.24. Consuming inventory items without valid IC reasoning and roleplay is considered FailRP and therefore bannable.- You're not allowed to manipulate your inventory items without valid IC reason to do so, especially without the action(s) being properly roleplayed with /me's.
- An example of breaking this rule would be eating/using/dropping valuable inventory items while being held at a gunpoint or in a similar situation, just to prevent the other player(s) from looting those items.
Ammended 2013-03-10 by Khub, goes into effect immediatelly. I thought it's common sense, obviously it's not.Administrator Rules
These are simple administrator rules that we feel regular users have the right to know as well – for a complete list of all administrator rules you may visit the administrator only board.
1. You as an administrator are not to break any of the set rules no matter the circumstance- Having the ability to punish players who break rules does not mean you may break them yourself
2. You are like any other player with the ability to administrate the server and make sure people are following the rules, you are not invulnerable to demotions or bans, so behave- Do not abuse any of the commands you have access to or you will be demoted and banned
Administrators have the right to pause roleplay (if he/she is roleplaying with another person/persons) when dealing with a situation which requires administration.
THESE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT WARNING.
CATALYST-GAMING.NET WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF YOU FAIL TO KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED WITH THESE RULES.
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