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| Admins can override rules if they deem it in the best interest of the current round, server, and/or community at large. Online admins are able to make final interpretations of rules during a round. Even if you disagree with how an admin interprets a rule, you must still follow the interpretation they provide for you. Admin actions and interpretations of rules can be contested through staff complaints. If you | | These rules are not perfect. The rules attempt to clearly communicate what the admin team intends to be allowed and prohibited, but there are likely loopholes or other flaws that can be "lawyered". Don't attempt to manipulate the interpretation of the rules to suit your personal goals or to degrade the experience of other players. If you are unsure of something, follow the more restrictive option until you are able to ask an admin and get clarification. | ||
Admins can override rules if they deem it in the best interest of the current round, server, and/or community at large. Online admins are able to make final interpretations of rules during a round. Even if you disagree with how an admin interprets a rule, you must still follow the interpretation they provide for you. Admin actions and interpretations of rules can be contested through staff complaints. If admins believe that you are an overall negative impact to the community or rounds, you will be banned. Admins will be held fully accountable for their actions if they exercise this privilege. | |||
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| | | Don't do anything with the goal of negatively affecting other players. Not everyone is going to enjoy every round. Killing someone is allowed in certain situations even though it might negatively affect them, but no one should be doing anything for the purpose of harming someone else's experience. | ||
{{MRPAmendment|Do not interact negatively with SSD/AFK players. Interactions to complete antagonist objectives or duties like security searches/arrests are always permitted.}} | |||
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== Do not exploit the game, use cheats, or macros == | == Do not exploit the game, use cheats, or macros == | ||
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| | | Use of multiple accounts is referred to as "multikey". the rule applies even if the accounts are not used at the same time, including if the old account is abandoned. All accounts may be banned if this rule is violated. You are responsible for everything done on and with your account. You are just as responsible for actions taken by other people using your account as you would be had you taken the actions themselves. | ||
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| Acting like an antagonist when you are not one is often referred to as "self-antagging" or being a "self-antag", both of these things are against the rules. You are not an antagonist unless the game tells you that you are an antagonist. Do not | | Acting like an antagonist when you are not one is often referred to as "self-antagging" or being a "self-antag", both of these things are against the rules. You are not an antagonist unless the game tells you that you are an antagonist. Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance, or disruption while not an antagonist. Do not willfully cooperate with known antagonists. Non-antagonists should typically either not have an overall effect on the round, or should have an overall positive effect on the round. | ||
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# As a traitor with 3 kill objectives, taking steps to permanently round remove many non-objective people who are no longer an immediate threat to you, even if it is done to prevent yourself from being discovered. | # As a traitor with 3 kill objectives, taking steps to permanently round remove many non-objective people who are no longer an immediate threat to you, even if it is done to prevent yourself from being discovered. | ||
# Setting up an electrified grille in maintenance and using it to kill anyone who walks into it with the hope that one of your objectives will be one of them. | # Setting up an electrified grille in maintenance and using it to kill anyone who walks into it with the hope that one of your objectives will be one of them. | ||
# Sabotaging power station wide 10 minutes into the round to make a steal objective easier to accomplish. | # Sabotaging power station-wide 10 minutes into the round to make a steal objective easier to accomplish. | ||
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# An atmospheric technician refuses an order from the captain that would create an atmospheric hazard on the station. | # An atmospheric technician refuses an order from the captain that would create an atmospheric hazard on the station. | ||
# A doctor refuses an order from the Chief Engineer about who to give medical treatment to first. | # A doctor refuses an order from the Chief Engineer about who to give medical treatment to first. | ||
# A revolutionary refuses | # A revolutionary refuses a suicide mission from a head revolutionary. | ||
# The Chief Engineer doesn't follow an order from the captain to setup backup power because there is an unrelated engineering emergency that the Chief Engineer needs to prioritize. | # The Chief Engineer doesn't follow an order from the captain to setup backup power because there is an unrelated engineering emergency that the Chief Engineer needs to prioritize. | ||
# The captain orders command to give the nuclear authentication disk to nuclear operatives, so command arrests the captain and picks a new captain. | # The captain orders command to give the nuclear authentication disk to nuclear operatives, so command arrests the captain and picks a new captain. | ||
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Security can immediately escalate to non-lethal force if it is necessary to arrest someone. | Security can immediately escalate to non-lethal force if it is necessary to arrest someone. | ||
People using or brandishing Syndicate items can typically be presumed to have lethal intent. Someone with lethal intent can typically be immediately escalated against at a lethal level, a notable exception is if you have the tools to safely detain them. | |||
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| Escalation rules aren't enforced against non-players, but players will be held responsible for rule violations even if they don't realize that a character or animal was controlled by another player. Characters who have purple text saying that they are catatonic are considered non-players. Characters who are disconnected are still considered players. | | Escalation rules aren't enforced against non-players, but players will be held responsible for rule violations even if they don't realize that a character or animal was controlled by another player. Characters who have purple text saying that they are catatonic are considered non-players. Characters who are disconnected are still considered players. | ||
{{MRPAmendment|Escalation rules are enforced even against non-players.}} | |||
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Violations of this rule typically result in temporary or indefinite role bans. We understand that you may need to leave round early or unexpectedly. If you are in an important role, you should notify command members or an admin via ahelp so that they know you are leaving. Space Station 14 is a game. Do not endanger the safety of yourself or others, and do not neglect important things to avoid leaving a round early, even if you have to leave immediately without notifying anyone. Role bans for disconnecting are typically only applied if there is a pattern, and are almost always temporary. | Violations of this rule typically result in temporary or indefinite role bans. We understand that you may need to leave round early or unexpectedly. If you are in an important role, you should notify command members or an admin via ahelp so that they know you are leaving. Space Station 14 is a game. Do not endanger the safety of yourself or others, and do not neglect important things to avoid leaving a round early, even if you have to leave immediately without notifying anyone. Role bans for disconnecting are typically only applied if there is a pattern, and are almost always temporary. | ||
"Antag rolling" refers to a player abandoning their role if they do not get an antagonist role. | |||
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Don't perform other people's jobs, especially where the relevance to you personally is low. This also covers performing the role of security. | Don't perform other people's jobs, especially where the relevance to you personally is low. This also covers performing the role of security. | ||
{{MRPAmendment|This is enforced more strictly on MRP.}} | |||
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# A captain sends a ASCII art trollface over station announcements or as a fax to central command. | # A captain sends a ASCII art trollface over station announcements or as a fax to central command. | ||
# A captain declares that all contraband is legal. | # A captain declares that all contraband is legal. | ||
# Command or security allow the use of Syndicate items outside of extreme emergencies. | |||
# The chief medical officer knowingly helps a syndicate agent complete their objectives. | # The chief medical officer knowingly helps a syndicate agent complete their objectives. | ||
# A syndicate agent has killed 3 members of security so the head of security makes them an offer saying that they will space all the weapons in the armory if the syndicate agent stops killing. | # A syndicate agent has killed 3 members of security so the head of security makes them an offer saying that they will space all the weapons in the armory if the syndicate agent stops killing. | ||
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| All non-antagonist command and security roles must obey [[Space Law]]. This includes non-antagonists who are promoted to or gain a position during the round in any way. This also includes non-antagonists who are acting as a security role | | All non-antagonist command and security roles must obey [[Space Law]]. This includes non-antagonists who are promoted to or gain a position during the round in any way. This also includes non-antagonists who are acting as a security role. | ||
This prohibits use of syndicate items, including uplinks by command and security. | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 6 June 2024
These rules are written for the LRP servers. Modifications to them for MRP servers are written in a box as shown below. When reading for LRP servers, you should ignore these amendments. When reading for the MRP rules, the amendments are part of the rules and override any conflicts.
MRP Amendment This is an amendment to the LRP version of the rules that only applies on MRP servers. |
Rule violations may result in warnings, de-whitelisting, bans, or a combination.
Core Rules
These rules apply at all times, including between rounds.
Admins have final say
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Don't be a dick
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No Hate Speech or Discriminatory Language
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THIS RULE IS ZERO-TOLERANCE
No sexual content/themes, including erotic roleplay (ERP) and no shock content
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THIS RULE IS ZERO-TOLERANCE
Do not use out of game methods to communicate with other players
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Teaching new players |
THIS RULE IS ZERO-TOLERANCE
Do not attempt to evade bans
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Ban Types |
Ban Durations |
THIS RULE IS ZERO-TOLERANCE
Only use English
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Do not exploit the game, use cheats, or macros
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Switching to a new account |
Do not abuse or ignore admin messages
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Should I ahelp X? |
What should I include in an ahelp? |
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Do not threaten to ahelp other players or argue with them about rules
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Example Scenario 2 |
Players must be and act at least 16 years old
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Use realistic character names, and do not use names of famous people
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Clarification on "Meta" Names |
Conventions and Examples |
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Roleplay Rules
These rules only apply during a round. A round ends only when the round summary has appeared. All of these rules apply fully until the moment that the round summary appears, even while the arrivals shuttle is in transit.
MRP Amendment Rounds are not over until the game returns to the lobby. All of these rules apply fully whenever the game is not at the lobby unless it is in an exempt game mode. |
The deathmatch and sandbox game modes are exempt from these rules. Players who choose to not follow these rules are entirely responsible for knowing if an exempt game mode is active.
Roleplay rules do not apply to ghosts/spectators/observers while they are ghosts/spectators/observers. Dead chat is considered to be an in-game out of character chat channel.
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Silicones must follow Silicon Rules
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Familiars must obey their master
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Roleplay a normal person
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Do not metagame, obey the Metashield
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Don't interfere with arrivals
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Don't act like an antagonist unless the game tells you that you are one
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Do not stall the round
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As an antagonist, only be friendly to your team and don't work against your team
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As an antagonist, do not cause excessive death, damage, or destruction beyond your objectives
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Listen to your team leader
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Follow reasonable escalation
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Escalation Involving Animals |
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Example of Conflict Types |
Example Scenarios |
Do not abandon your role
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Stick to your role
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Set an example if playing command or security
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Command and Security must follow Space Law
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