Post by Pierre Bezukhov on Nov 18, 2015 16:45:42 GMT -6
TL;DR
Learn a bit of lore, stay in-character, no IC in OOC and no OOC in IC, DO YOUR GOD DAMN JOB, be mature and don't rage, don't be a jerk OOC and just have fun.
==ERP and Naming Policy==
We have a special ERP policy - you won't get banned immediately. Admins will report your position to the AI, who will then be told to bolt and electrify the doors, announce your location over radio, and then the crew will form a lynch-mob to deal with you. Then once you're dead and spaced? You'll be banned. Leave that shit off our server, we don't want it in our logs.
Character names must be kept realistic/sane along with dumb references being banned. Naming your character Janet Poniatowski is fine, naming your character Scooby Doo or Shrek will get you teleported to a random z-level and gibbed. Then banned if you continue doing it. References that are realistic like Louis Wu like the main character from Ringworld might be towing the line, but it will generally be acceptable.
Character names must be kept realistic/sane along with dumb references being banned. Naming your character Janet Poniatowski is fine, naming your character Scooby Doo or Shrek will get you teleported to a random z-level and gibbed. Then banned if you continue doing it. References that are realistic like Louis Wu like the main character from Ringworld might be towing the line, but it will generally be acceptable.
==General Rules==
1. We are NOT an HRP server and we do NOT want to enforce these rules that often. Our goal is to have fun with our roleplay translated to this shitty 2D spacemen game - not to forcibly hold everyone to the highest standard of writing and roleplay and make sure everyone plays this like a shitty sci-fi life-sim. We're only slightly autistic, not hardcore autistic.
2. We DO require some familiarity with the lore simply for terminology's sake. We're not gonna ban you for slipping up and using Nanotrasen instead of the Empire, but try to keep it to a minimum. There is a page on the wiki which outlines what you need to know, and anything else can be gotten from the in depth pages or joining the group chat and asking.
3. We DO want some roleplay on our server. Playing your job properly is REQUIRED. Security shouldn't summarily execute criminals for minor crimes, miners shouldn't be just dicking around and wandering the station. If you're unable to do your job, we will job-ban for a period of time.
4. Powergaming, OOC in IC, IC in OOC, breaking character, validhunting and all that other shit WILL earn you a talking to from the admins for every incident. If you have gameplay questions? Consult the wiki or ahelp. If necessary we will escalate it to a ban from either job or server.
5. Metagaming is a touchy subject but can be summed up like this - If you're the janitor and you find someone who just got their skull bashed in with a crowbar and you use some CPR and a first-aid kit? That is fine. If you're just a random assistant who is running around being a mixture Doogie Howser, Robocop, Jackie Chan, Stephen Hawking and whatever god-tier engineer is out there? We're gonna talk to you.
6. Don't fucking grief. Griefing isn't just ruining the round in general here - griefing is ruining the round over several rounds or ruining the round in a way that requires a restart. Bash someone to death out of the blue with a fire extinguisher? You're probably gonna get arrested or shot. If you target one person or a group of people over multiple rounds, or just max-cap bomb the station for literally no reason other than 'TOP KEK' or 'MUH GREENTEXT'? You WILL get banned.
6a. The exception to this is arrivals and area around. Fucking with the arrivals shuttle and arrivals is griefing no matter what, and if you do that we will ban you.
7. Even if you don't do it every single round, if we have to talk to you often enough that we know your name for doing shit like murderboning or throwing grenades at people for 0 reason? You're probably gonna get banned too. Being an asshole isn't really acceptable.
8. Don't spam us with reports. Murderboning will be dealt with IC. Blowing up chunks of the station will be dealt with IC. Antags will be dealt with IC. Everything will be dealt with in-character unless it fits our definition of griefing or it is OOC. Security, engineering, the detective, and everyone else all exist for a fucking reason - the admins aren't here to hold your hand and tickle your willy every time you get upset.