DarkRP Server Rules

Last updated: 24/02/2020

These are the rules for the DarkRP server. Please adhere to them to the best of your ability. For your convenience, they've been separated into sections, that apply to different aspects of the game.

General Role-Play Building Default KOS Raiding Criminal Police Merchant Civilian

General Rules

These rules apply at all times, regardless of what job you are playing as.

  1. Do not DDoS the server.
    • This includes joking or threatening to DDoS. Doing so will result in a permanent ban.
  2. Do not crash the server.
    • This includes failed attempts and jokes. Doing so will result in a permanent ban.
  3. Do not attempt to harm the server.
    • If your actions will bring direct harm to the server (lag, for example), you will receive a permanent ban.
  4. Do not impersonate the staff.
  5. The decisions of our staff are final.
    • However, if you feel they are unjust you may post about it on the forum.
  6. No disrespectful RP names.
    • Your RP name must be appropriate. No 9/11 jokes or racism obviously.
  7. Sexism and Racism isn't permitted.
    • If caught, you will receive a 1 day ban.
  8. Be respectful at all times.
    • That means no trolling, intentionally annoying people, or excessive swearing in OOC or admin chat.
  9. Do not chat spam.
    • This includes admin chat.
  10. No Propminging.
    • This includes prop climbing, surfing, killing, blocking, bridging, pushing, trapping, and spamming.
  11. Do not leave to avoid punishment.
    • Also known as LTAP, if you leave in order to avoid your punishment, it will simply be upgraded.
  12. No Advertising other servers.
    • Please, do not poach our players.
  13. Avoid use of the /demote function while staff are active.
    • If there is a rule-breaker on the server, and staff are online, report it to staff instead.
  14. No invisible physguns.
    • These can and are used to minge. Only staff are allowed invisible physguns.
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Role-Playing Rules

These rules apply during RP, but should be adhered to at all times.

  1. Do not RDM
    • RDM, or Random Deathmatch, is when you kill someone with no valid RP reason.
  2. Obey New Life Rule (NLR)
    • On this server, New Life Rule is active as soon as you die and lasts for 5 minutes.
    • You cannot return to the scene of your death while New Life Rule is active, unless it was a raid and the raid is over.
    • You also cannot avenge yourself by killing the player that killed you last, that's Revenge RDM.
    • Staff can declare an NLR Reset, meaning they explicitly give you permission to ignore your NLR.
  3. Do not Job Abuse
    • This is where you change jobs to either respawn out of an RP situation/admin sit, or take advantage of a job's specific abilities.
  4. Do not Disconnect/Suicide out of RP situations
    • Take the death, the loss of money, etc. Don't suicide to avoid it. That's FailRP.
  5. Do not Mic Spam
    • We don't have radio djs and we aren't going to allow them.
  6. Hobos cannot own property
    • Hobos are homeless. If you are a hobo and own property you will be asked to sell it.
  7. Crossfire is still considered RDM
    • If you accidentally kill someone in crossfire, they can demand compensation.
  8. All Government jobs can build in the PD
    • Please make sure to share with other Government jobs any codes to enter. If you are no longer a government job, please remove your props.
  9. All Jobs may own a 1 handed weapon for defence
    • This rule cannot be superceded by the Mayor.
  10. Use Common Sense
    • Just because it isn't listed as a rule doesn't mean it isn't allowed. Use your brain. If you have to ask, it's probably not allowed.
  11. Do not abuse Sit-Anywhere
    • Sit-Anywhere is an easily abused addon. Do not abuse it to get out of the map or into other people's bases. If you do you will be banned.
  12. Use of Raiding Tools is KOS
    • If a property owner sees you using raiding tools on their property, they are permitted to kill you without warning. No KOS sign neccisary.
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Building Rules

These rules apply to any base or building you make. Please ensure your building is up-to-code.

  1. Do not Abuse the Fading Door Tool
    • During a raid, you cannot use your physical keyboard to open/close fading doors. They must be operated with buttons or keypads.
  2. Double Dooring is allowed
    • Double Dooring is the act of using two props as one door.
    • You cannot use a fading door on a world door, however.
  3. Minimum Fading Door Hold time is 5 seconds
    • You can also use the multiple press feature, and set the delay to 5 seconds.
  4. Do not build in an unowned building
    • You must own all the doors before you start building.
  5. You can build on the streets
    • As long as you don't block the roads and allow cars/people to pass by.
  6. Do not megabase or block NPCs
    • Megabasing is where you block off large sections of the map and designate it as your base.
    • You also cannot build in a way that would block off an NPC.
    • Finally, you cannot own multiple bases.
  7. While building, use a BUILDING sign to prevent being raided.
    • While building, you cannot have any raidables such as printers or shipments.
    • You also must remove the building sign when you are done.
    • Your building sign cannot be used in conjunction with a KOS sign.
    • Gun Dealers may spawn ONE shipment in order to tailor their base to the shape of the shipment. They cannot take guns from this shipment.
    • You cannot raid someone using a building sign.
  8. Do not build offensive material
    • This includes swastikas, racist things, concentration camps, etc.
  9. No building on designated admin rooftops
    • These are marked with textscreens.
    • If the rooftop isn't marked with a textscreen, you can build on it but there must be a way to get onto the roof without parkour.
  10. You must have at least one entrance to your base that isn't propblocked.
    • If you have multiple entrances, you can make all but one of them impossible to use.
  11. We have a limit of 3 fading doors for doorways in this server
    • You can use multiple props as one fading door, as long as they are all activated together.
    • This limit only applies to doorways that players walk through.
    • Each door must be traversable from either side.
  12. We have a separate limit of 5 fading doors for windows and printer boxes
    • Windows must be operated with buttons only and must be set to toggle.
    • Boxes can use a keypad but again must be set to toggle.
  13. No Movement trap bases
    • A movement trap base is any base designed to impair a person's movement.
    • If a player cannot jump, stand up, or walk around in a section of the base, it's a movement trap base.
  14. No Trap, Maze or Blindfold bases
    • A Maze base is a base where the way in is not obvious, and the player can get lost trying to get in.
    • In addition, a Blindfold base is where a player cannot tell which way they are facing inside the base.
    • A trap base is where a player can get stuck with no way of escape inside of your base.
    • These types of bases aren't fun, and are not allowed.
  15. All spaces inside your base must be at least wide enough for 4 players to stand, in 2x2 shape
    • 2 players front to back, 2 players left to right. You can easily verify this if you can fit a 2x2 metal plate in the space.
    • Absolutely NO single file bases.
  16. If a staff member says you have to fix your base, fix your base immediately
  17. No invisible props
    • Cameras may be invisible.
  18. No Sky Bases
    • Your base cannot be just floating in the air.
  19. If you are being raided, do not modify your base
    • Removing props, placing props, or fixing fading doors is not allowed in a raid.
    • If your base is broken, inform your raiders so they may cancel their raid.
  20. "All KOS rules apply" is allowed
    • See the Default KOS section for what these KOS rules are.
  21. One way props are allowed
    • This includes the World Glow glitch.
  22. You may only use two keypads per fading door
    • The only exception to this is a master keypad inside your base.
    • Do not place fake/spammed keypads to confuse people.
  23. Keypads and buttons must be at or near camera height, and within a player's width of the fading door it controls
    • No hidden keypads or inaccessible keypads.
    • You can place keypads in a way so that the player must turn their back to the door to use it, as long as its still near camera height.
  24. No Fading Door ramps
  25. CPs can build in the PD
    • However, they must be permitted to do so by the Police Chief, Mayor, or an admin.
  26. Shoot-holes/slots must have a gap no smaller than the height of a keypad.
    • If you use shoot-holes in your base, they must be larger or as large as a keypad.
  27. Do not use no-collided bulletproof props.
    • Collision must be enabled on bulletproof props.
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Default KOS Rules

These are the default KOS rules that apply when a base has "All KOS Rules Apply" as a textscreen.

  1. You are passing the KOS line
  2. You are loitering
  3. You have guns out near or inside the base
  4. You have your raiding tools out
  5. You cannot ban specific jobs or people from your base (except CPs).
    • If you have an issue with another player, consult the staff.
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Raiding Rules

These rules apply whenever you raid another player's base.

  1. You can only raid solo as a thief or VIP thief
    • All other criminal jobs can raid but must be accompanied by a Thief or if they are a Gangter, they must be accompanied by the Gang Boss (and vice versa).
    • Medics cannot raid.
    • Custom Jobs can raid but only if it's in their job description. (Criminal jobs are all grey in the scoreboard)
  2. You can only raid every 5 minutes
    • You cannot raid the same place twice in 20 minutes.
    • This timer can be reset if there was a problem with the base and an admin permits it.
  3. You must advert raid on this server
    • Use '/advert raid' for standard bases, or '/advert PD raid' for PD bases.
  4. You cannot start a raid if you are currently in the base
    • You also cannot raid a clearly empty/open base.
  5. You must start the raid promptly after advertising it
    • Do not advert raid and then do nothing for 5 minutes.
  6. A raid can only last for about 15 minutes
    • Including PD raids.
  7. Do not camp the other person's base
    • If you are stuck, ask them to let you out. Don't kill them if they come to do this.
  8. Do not abuse camera/world glow to see into another persons base
    • This includes third person abuse.
  9. Do not keycode raid
    • Keycode raiding is where you use the code to enter the base in the raid instead of the keypad cracker.
    • You can keycode raid if you got the code from someone in the base, but you must have a physical note made with /write.
  10. Using any of your raid tools and/or tresspassing is KOS
    • Don't complain if you get killed for fooling with someone's keypad.
  11. CP can return to the PD during a PD raid after 60 seconds
    • Only the CP can do this during a PD raid, no other circumstance permits this.
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Criminal Rules

These rules apply to all criminal jobs.

  1. All Criminal Jobs can Raid, Mug, Carjack, and Kidnap
    • Raid rules are covered in the Raiding Rules.
    • Max mug is $5,000, and you cannot mug more than once every 5 minutes. You cannot mug the same person twice in 20 minutes.
    • You cannot hold a player hostage for more than 10 minutes. Max ransom is $50,000
    • You cannot call carjack after you've started lockpicking the car, you must advert before you start lockpicking.
  2. Gangsters cannot operate alone, they must work in a group and can only have one base
    • The Gang Leader also cannot work alone and must have at least one Gangster in their group.
    • The Gangsters cannot work in splinter groups, they must work together as a whole in one base.
  3. Criminals cannot base with Merchants, CPs, or Civilians
    • Only other criminals.
  4. Do not beg to be raided
    • That shit is annoying as fuck. You will be muted if you do this.
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Police Rules

These rules apply to all police jobs.

  1. Do not issue random warrants, wanted statuses, lockdowns, or arrests
      Warrants/Wanted status can only be issued if someone not under NLR has seen the crime (and reported it).
      Lockdowns must be accompanied by a /broadcast explaining the reason for the lockdown, an estimated timeframe, and grace period to return home before AOS.
      Arrests should be accompanied by an /advert explaining the reason for the arrest, but this is not mandatory.
  2. Cops must attempt to arrest before attempting KOS
      Rule of thumb: Don't open fire unless fired upon first.
      ... or if they won't stop running.
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Merchant Rules

These rules apply to all jobs that sell stuff.

  1. Do not Raid, Mug, Kidnap, or commit other crimes
      These are criminal only things.
      Bitcoin mining is not a criminal only thing.
  2. Do not self-supply
      You can buy one shipment for help with building shops, but cannot use the weapons from it.
      You may buy weapons to defend your shop with, but only when it is finished.
  3. No Scamming
      Prices must be reasonable, and you must provide the item paid for.
      You aren't responsible for stolen goods (Unless caught working with the thief).
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Civilian Rules

These rules apply to all civilian jobs.

  1. Do not Raid, Mug, Kidnap, or commit other crimes
      These are criminal only things.
      Bitcoin mining is not a criminal only thing.
  2. You cannot own a two handed weapon
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