Diverge Networks Server Rules

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For majority of the time common sense applies. Do not try to look for loopholes in the rules.

If you are unsure if something is allowed or not (it probably isn't if you have to ask), feel free to ask an Administrator.

Not all rules are listed here, it would be impossible for us to list every scenario or example. This will be updated as new precendent needs to be set. Staff have final say. If you are told to stop or not do something, do as you are told or risk punishment.




Roleplay Abbreviations



RP = Roleplay 

IC = In-Character

OOC = Out of Character 

PK = Permanent Kill/Character Ban



   Rule Abbreviations

Minge = Someone who refuses to follow roleplay

Metagame = Using Out of Character information In-Character

RDM = Random Death Match, Randomly Killing Players

ARDM = Attempted Random Death Match, Attempting to Randomly Kill Players

NLR = New Life Rule

RDA = Random Arrest 

NITRP = No intent to roleplay

FearRP = Valuing one's life in a realistic manner.

VDM = Vehicle Deathmatch, Killing People with a Vehicle

Powergaming = Forcing unfair actions against another person using OOC means

FailRP = Anything that would not make sense within roleplay. I.E. using Garry’s Mod features to get out of a situation

LTAP/LTARP = Leaving the server to avoid punishment/role play

POs = Past Offences




These rules are subject to change as the server evolves and new updates come out.


We highly recommend you record situations in order to cover your bases when roleplaying and following server rules. Understand that staff cannot act upon an alleged rule break without concrete evidence or having witnessed it themselves, they will often have to ask for evidence or check logs, 'witnesses' are non admissible. Harassing our staff team will not change this requirement.

The concept of 'down time' or 'low player hours' does not exist. We have a plethora of players from all different timezones who want to experience the server as is. The rules are enforced 24/7, being online when less players are on does not give you permission to break server rules.

General Rules

1. Use common sense, if something seems like it would be wrong, don’t do it.
   
2. Do not RDM/CDM/RDA/Minge/Metagame/FailRP
   
3. Do not abuse/exploit
   
4. Do not use any 3rd party software. This includes Macros; to bypass or abuse AFK systems or any other systems that give you advantages. 
   
5. Do not abuse any in-game systems or functions that give you unfair advantage. If you find a server glitch that can abused to obtain an advantage or item/money with no effort it is your obligation to report the issue as opposed to abusing it. If abused this can result in serious punishment. 
   
6. Anything that you say in mic or chat/do in-game actually happens in roleplay
   
7. Do not bait someone to shoot/RDM/RDA you
   
8. Don't punch minge or initiate arguments to harass someone.
   
9. Staff Members’ word is FINAL if you have a dispute with a staff member’s decision. Bring the complaint up with higher staff
   
10. Micspam is prohibited.
    
11. Keep OOC free of arguments.
    
12. Don’t propblock, prop kill or propclimb. This can result in removal of flags and a ban.
    
13. Do not LTAP/LTARP. If you initiate an RP situation or are in an Admin sit you may be punished if you decide to leave the game/switch characters to avoid punishment/roleplay. If you crash be sure to message the handling admin or type in the discord. Otherwise try and reconnect right away, admins may wait up to 5 to 10 minutes for someone to reconnect.
    
14. If you're unsure if it's LTAP/LTARP wait a minimum of 10 minutes before disconnecting or switching character.
    
15. Do not impersonate others, or lie to staff members for ingame ranks/items. This can lead to a permanent ban.
    
16. All protest/Riot events require pre-Admin approval. Unapproved events will be considered minging as it causes issues with the police factions preventing them from roleplaying.
    

Character Rules

1. You must have chosen a roleplay name (First name , Last name. Nickname/middlename is optional) If an Admin deems your name to be fail they may change it with discretion at any time. (Fail names include, slurs, non name nouns/verbs, having only a single first name, names of famous characters/persons)
   
2. You may have up to 2 characters. (Donators receive more)
   
3. Your description must be serious, and describe your character
   
4. Media Perms is application only for donators. (You can select the specific package directly to avoid the application)
    -Misuse of Media players will cause for removal of Media privileges and/or a ban
   
5. You cannot use IC info in OOC scenarios and vice versa. (META)
   
6. You must remain in Character at all times; and may not break character to avoid an RP situation, this can be considered LTARP.
   
7. You may not create a new character with the name of an old character that was PK'ed. Nor are you allowed to roleplay as the son/brother/father/family member etc. of any of your past characters. Your characters should have zero relation to each other.
   
8. Likewise you may not transfer money or items between any of your characters in anyway. Nor are you allowed to act as the middleman for someone else's item or money transfer. Transferring items or money between two of your characters is not permitted under any circumstance.
   
9. You may not have more than one character that's prominent in both criminal and legal organizations. What constitutes being prominent will be applied at staff discretion.
   
10. You cannot use a second character to assume a role you were just pk'ed/removed from. (Mob boss, commissioner, etc)
    
11. You may not remake your character with the same name in order to change your appearance / description to avoid Identification. This is considered Meta/powergame.
    
12. You may not have a minge/non-serious character for 'messing around'
    
13. If you're roleplaying as a corrupt Police Officer who is working with a Crime family you may not have a second character in that family as that could lead to metagame/using a cop char solely for the benefit of the crime family.
    

Life Rules

1. You must value your character’s life. This means that you naturally do not want your character to die. (FearRP) Breaking this can result in a PK or a ban at the Staff’s Discretion 
   
2. You MUST follow NLR after every death. You will not remember anything from the last 15 minutes before your last death in RP. Nor can you return to the same RP situation.. You are not actually dead unless it's a PK and is otherwise put in the hospital and will recover.
   
3. The radius or size of the NLR can vary but generally it means do not return to the same building / area you were killed. Do not loiter just outside the area and do not go seek the same players to create another situation. Do not spawn and take the exact same route to find them either. Attempting to abuse the NLR system or skirt around the rule is not permitted.
   

FearRP Rules

1. While under fearrp it's recommended you oblige by the commands of your captor, if you attempt to escape or pull out a weapon to fight back but are killed that would display a disregard for your own safety, a calculated risk you took which failed, resulting in your PK. (In some circumstances staff may use their discretion to issues a ban instead)
   
2. Acting in complete disregard for your life and being killed can be a PK at staff's discretion.
   
3. If you're holding someone under Fear RP and issue them orders/warnings not to do something and they disobey you may kill them. However, one single warning/order will not suffice, multiple warnings in a very short time span will also not suffice, you have to give them adequate time to react.
   
4. You must have a valid reason to place someone under fear RP (Valid Mugging, Valid Kidnapping or any Valid Kill reason); placing someone under Fear RP without reason or just in order to bait a PK is not permitted and may result in a ban or character removal (This can include any mugging or kill reasons. When doing this you are at risk of possible PK if killed)
   
5. If the person with the weapon puts it away or turns his line of sight (Meaning the user has turned completely away and is not even slightly facing you. Usually an angle of larger than 90 degrees), fearRP becomes null and you may take the window of opportunity to retaliate with little to no risk. (Does not apply if multiple weapons are pointed at you)
   
6. Continually putting yourself into fearrp scenarios in order to to PK people, or 'PK hunting' / being 'PK hungry' is not permitted (Mass Muging, baiting, shootouts on alt characters). If an Admin feels like you're doing things intentionally for no regard for actual roleplay they may deny your PK requests or issue according punishments. 
   
7. For FearRP to apply with a knife the perpetrator must be within stabbing distance.
   
8. If you are holding a weapon actively in your hand then fearrp does not apply and you may retaliate (even if it is on safety, E+R)
   
9. If you are at a more than a reasonable distance you may escape without risk. (Generally measured as about a block away, or any other reasonable distance where you could duck into cover.)
   
10. Fearrp no longer applies when you shoot and damage the victim, they may retaliate without risk.
    
11. When attempting to FearRP a driver or passenger inside a vehicle you must be within 5 feet of the car, your weapon must be pointed at them as you issue commands for them to exit, and the car must be imobilized, either pitted, unable to move or in a parked position. FearRP does not apply to individuals in a fast moving car.
    
12. FearRP applies to cops differently than other players. Cops are routinely put through situations where they must draw their weapon, therefore they require double the amount of weapons pointed at them for fearRP to apply; FearRP is only applicable to cops if they are outnumbered with 2 or more weapons. It is reasonable for a law enforcement officer to attempt to reach for their weapon if there is only one individual. (1 cop requires 2 people, 2 cops requires 4 people, etc etc, doubling each time)
    

Mugging Rules

1. You may not mug in a public place, you can, however, pull a weapon on them and bring them to a secluded area to rob them (This can only be done when there is no one else around. EXAMPLE: The victim is alone at night in the middle of an empty street. You initiate a mugging with your firearm and take them to an alleyway so no one stumbles upon the crime. You may not perform the mugging in the street, which is a public area.)
   
2. Secluded and non public areas include; Alleys, dark corners, abandoned buildings and areas void of other players or NPCs.
   
3. You may NOT mug in front of NPCs as they are considered witnesses in RP. You may not bypass this rule by attempting to 'pull them away under fearrp' infront of an NPC. Do not target people using NPCs/ATMs.
   In a similar vein you may not camp shipments to mug the owner, using the name on the box is meta knowledge.
   
4. You may only kill the victim if they DO NOT comply with your demands. Victims that comply are to be left unharmed.
   -Likewise you may only make realistic demands, this means you can’t demand something unrealistic that the victim cannot deliver in order to kill them. 
   
5. You may mug one person / singular group of people every 15 minutes. Mugging again immediately, before allowing the timer to expire will be considered Mass Mugging. Realistically you must lay low after mugging someone.
   
6. Mass mugging in order to to PK people, or 'PK hunting' / being 'PK hungry' is not permitted. If an Admin feels like you're doing things intentionally for no regard for actual roleplay they may deny your PK requests issue according punishments 
   
7. You may not make a character for the sole purpose of mugging, for example if you are pk'ed for mugging and simply create a new character and continue the same actions. It shows you have no regard for actual roleplay. 
   
8. You may not kill or attack people for stumbling onto your mugging or witnessing it. Mug in secluded locations to avoid being seen. 
   
9. You may tie the victim and rob them of the items in their inventory.
   
10. You may NOT mug AFK users who are busy interacting with an NPC/ATM.
    
11. Once you have finished mugging a user who has complied completely with the mugging you must flee the scene and abandon them.
    -This means you may NOT kill or cripple them unnecessarily.  (Shooting them once is not crippling. But leaving them to bleed out is)
    -And you may not take them as hostage/kidnapping without a proper RP reason; mugging is not a valid reason for kidnapping/ransom.
    
12. You may not mug the same person more than once within a span of 30 minutes.
    
13. You may scam people in a deal (Taking their item / Money and running away, stealing it). You are subject to the PK rules and mugging rules. You may not kill them to scam them.
    
14. If you disconnect within 15 minutes after you scam/mug, or disconnect in order to scam you can be PK'ed or banned by staff for LTARP.
    
15. Be cautious! If you are killed while committing a mugging you have the possibility of being PK 'ed.
    

Killing Rules

1. You may not randomly kill someone without proper reason. (RDM)
   
2. You may not kill someone or escalate a confrontation to murder just for verbal disrespect/argument.
   -However if someone continues to disrespect you, you may physically intimidate or hit them. (Fists, melee weapon) As continued disrespect could realistically start a fight. The user then has free choice on how to respond/retaliate. If they choose to flee you may not kill them.
   a. If the user is attacked they may flee and return later to exact revenge on the assailants as described under killing rule 3.
   b. If the user is subject to an active threat via knife or gunpoint they can choose to break FeaRP to retaliate at the risk of a PK or instead leave peacefully. However they may not return later to attack them without sufficient reason as the previous situation had already ended.
   
3. In regards to how a user is allowed to react to verbal threats.
   There are two types of threats, an 'Active Threat' and a 'Idle threat'. Users may kill for an active threat but they may not kill for an idle a threat.
   The difference between the two is situational but will always pertain to if the person making the threats has a weapon in their hand.
   For example, someone pointing a gun at you and threatening to kill you. This is an Active threat.
   Someone saying they will kill/beat you in an argument or conversation. (Unarmed, weapon on safety etc) that is an idle threat.
   You are allowed to react to an Active threat in that moment (Not later when the situation is over) but do be aware that breaking fearrp to kill them and dying can result in a PK.
   
4. If someone is loitering/following/harassing you you may give them warnings to leave you be, if they ignore several warnings and continue you may attack/kill them. (One warning will not suffice, multiple warnings in a very short time span will also not suffice, you have to give them time to react.)
   
5. You may kill in self defense or in defense of your partners/faction/property.
   
6. You may not attack/start confrontations with people in order to kill them when they defend themselves. This is considered baiting.
   
7. You may kill someone in self defense if they have refused multiple requests or commands under gunpoint to leave your private/faction property. (See Laws and Penal Codes)
   
8. You may not kill people for witnessing you commit a crime. You can threaten them to ensure they do not report it but you have to be 100% certain that a user has ratted to the police before you can take violent action against them.
    -Likewise you cannot kill someone for looking like the person you meant to kill/you cannot kill innocent bystanders. Be 100% sure you are shooting the right person
   
9. Initiating a shootout or violent confrontation with Police can lead to a PK. Killing or attacking an Officer after initiating a violent confrontation leaves you PK active from officers for about 15 minutes. Generally we want people to not immediately go for the gun when dealing with Police, as a result if you escalate a situation to a shootout and lose you can be punished via PK as your character was killed. This does not apply if it is the Police that fired first or escalated to a shootout.
   
10. You may not kill/escalate against someone based on Inventory sounds, there's no way to know if a user has equipped a gun, unequipped a gun, loaded ammo, equipped a fishing rod or even who that sound came from without it being considered a form of meta.
    
11. In regards to criminal on Police violence. Criminals who open fire on police and are killed in the shootout can be subject to a PK. This is to instill a realistic consequence when engaging in shootouts with Law Enforcement as well as to encourage more users to RP or utilize Law RP to avoid legal trouble instead of immediately resorting to violence.
    
12. In the same vein there are still times when you can't shoot police and it would be considered RDM. You may not KOS Police for no reason. They must be specifically targeting you or a faction member for arrest/takedown. You may not kill Officers for simply pulling you over or writing you a traffic citation. You may not kill Officers for giving you a lawful order. (Leave the area, put that away, Identify yourself, etc)
    
13. You may attack Officers if they attempt to Arrest/Detain you or a member of your group, knowing that an arrest or detainment would lead to a FELONY charge (Having illegal guns/drugs/etc.) You are PK active after shooting/killing an officer.
    
    -What is considered an attempt to arrest / detain you:
    
    • Attempting to handcuff you
      
    • Verbally telling you, you are being detained / arrested ("You are being detained", "You are under arrest")
      
    • Firing their tazer at you
      
    • Pointing their gun at you and ordering you to surrender/stop moving/get down/turn around. (Fear RP basically) (Telling you to LEAVE is not an arrest/detainment)
    
    Asking you for ID / Licenses is NOT a detainment / arrest; nor is simply questioning you, giving you a lawful order or threatening to arrest you. ("Leave or you will be arrested") (etc.)
    
    A Group member is defined as the following:
    
    • They are a member of your faction
      
    • They are rolling with you. (You MUST have their F3)
    
    You may not attack Officers or interfere when they are detaining someone you do not know.
    
    This does not apply to Officers inside PD or if your group member is detained inside PD cells as that constitutes a PD raid which are not permitted. (Prison breaks are unrealistic and are not allowed)
    
    
14. Generally you shouldn't invite conflict then try to hide behind the rules when you're killed. This can also be considered baiting as described under killing rule 6. Intentionally instigating someone or goad them into breaking a rule.
    

Metagaming Rules

1. Do not speak of in game matters in OOC
   
2. Do not use OOC terms in IC
   
3. Discord is generally considered OOC unless it is owned by Diverge Networks, and has the channel clearly stated as IC. I.E: [IC], [In Character]
   
   All Discord Voice Channels are considered OOC.
   
   For more information on our Discord Guidelines and rules check the following thread:
   https://divergenet.works/forums/showthread.php?tid=5774
   
   Any 3rd party Voice / VOIP program is considered OOC while in the server. In order for you to communicate with other players you must use in game chat or voice functions, we added radios for this exact reason. Coordinating anything IC in a third party voice program is metagaming and will lead to a ban and/or a void of an RP situation.
   
   
4. You cannot call for help while being mugged/held under fearrp in discord or any other 3rd party service as you would not realistically be able to contact others while under fearp/tied.
   
5. You cannot use an OOC reason to PK someone. Leave beef on the server, this is a video game.
   
6. You cannot use OOC things / terms as a means to get out of an RP situation. Anything on mic is IC.
   
7. Use /looc or /ooc when you need to speak of ooc matters ingame.
   
8. Anything said in game (not in /ooc or /looc) is IC and must be treated as such.
   
9. You cannot use IC information of one character with another one of your characters, that is meta.
   
10. Admin sits are not considered IC and any information obtained and used in RP can be considered META.
    
11. It is considered Meta for Police to attempt to arrest people for talking to blackmarket/illegal NPCs. Police do not "have knowledge" the NPC buys drugs and it's not a reason to detain or arrest users approaching it. (Camping the NPC).
    
12. Ways to Identify someone IC'ly:
      -You have their F3
      -They Identify themselves to you, verbally giving you their full name / unique nickname
      -Someone who has their F3 Identifies them to you
      -You have viewed their ID card or searched their person (See Police rules section)
      -If someone has committed an offense against you (Act of violence, mugging, etc) you may recognize them based on their voice and clothing for up to 20 minutes afterwards. Players may change clothes or lay low during this time to avoid recognition.
    

Powergaming Rules

1. Powergaming is described as forcing a scenario or roleplay onto someone against their will, usually in violation of the rules. Using other game mechanics to powergame can include, attempting to force players to do things outside of the server, forcing players to commit suicide, forcing players to commit crimes, forcing players to RP or /me's against their will, forcing players to give their f3, etc etc,
   
2. Being removed from a situation or being critically involved only to return on a second character and utilize a rank or position to continue the roleplay. If you were removed from an RP situation on one character or are involved on a character do not return on a second character in an attempt to continue or influence it.
   
3. You may not invent evidence to force a roleplay nor may you take OOC matters into IC
   
4. You may not abuse the /roll to powergame situations. 
   
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Vehicle Rules

1. Traffic laws are enforced by the NYPD. Being pulled over for ticket is not a valid reason to shoot and kill cops.
   
2. Do not randomly VDM.
   
3. Do not intentionally run over users for no valid reason, targeting people on sidewalks, cross walks or in traffic stops for no valid reason is VDM. If you accidently run someone over in the street it won't be considered VDM if the staff member deems the opposing party at fault. If you see someone in the street and intentionally aim to run them over or fail to attempt to avoid them it will be considered VDM regardless of them being in the street or not.
   
4. Do not intentionally minge your vehicle by targeting players or cars at random for ramming. This also includes running around parking lots damaging cars/tires for no reason other than to bait.
   
5. Do not prop abuse cars to destroy them.
   
6. Do not intentionally explode cars in order to kill people. Blowing up a car that kills a large group of people is still Mass RDM.
   
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Robbery Rules

1. A robbery is defined as forcing your way onto a property with the intention burglary or theft, lockpicking in or barging in with weapons while there are occupants inside or when the occupants step out. Squatting on a property is not considered a robbery.
   
2. You may enter stores/domiciles you believe have items inside in order to steal them. You may access the doors using lockpicks. Any occupants inside fall under the mugging rules section.
   
3. You cannot attack/rob the same person/location/store for at least half an hour
   
4. You may rob stores/homes without staff approval
   
5. If you are killed during the robbery it can result in a PK.
   
6. If you start a shootout with any responding police officers, you become PK active.
   
7. You cannot rob the Police Station.
   

Raiding Rules

1. You cannot raid the Police Station.
   
2. Police cannot raid without a warrant
    -Exceptions apply if they have witnessed a severe felony, or someone is in distress, then they may use probable cause beyond a reasonable doubt to raid. 
    -A report of a potential crime isn’t enough to warrant an armed police raid unless Officers obtain evidence of a crime or life threatening situation is occurring on the residence.   
    -An anonymous tip, or a tip of any sorts does not warrant a raid. You need to get a warrant before entering any property unless you have direct observation of a crime happening. 
    -Senior Admin+ can approve a non warrant raid (if there are exigent circumstances)
   

Faction Rules

1. If after acceptance, your faction falls below 5 active people, or you become inactive, The individual in charge of factions may remove your faction at their discretion.
   
2. Factions not following server rules will be terminated.
   
3. Factions may only own up to a maximum of two properties. Properties can be seized by police or government within RP reason (Crime scene/raid/failure to pay taxes/etc)
   
4. If we notice properties or fronts not being used we reserve the right to notify you of such and take the property away. Don't own the maximum amount if you don't have enough active men to hold the property. A faction with 6 active people doesn't need to own 2 properties.
   
5. Faction changes/rebrands can be requested and processed in support tickets, however these rebrands and restructures will incur a massive cost due to the underworld changes that must take place.
   
6. Factions that are newly accepted and added to the server will have a 2 week grace period where they may not be taxed or war'ed. This is to prevent metagame/powergame and general abuse to give all players a fair chance. (This does not apply if the new faction demonstrates provable aggressive behaviour towards a particular faction)
   

Warrant Rules

1. A District Attorney / Judge must sign the warrant
    -If it is urgent, a high ranking official may sign in the DAs place.
   
2. Warrants are required to raid unless specified under raiding rules
   
3. Warrants last as long as they are listed on the official document, after this expires, a new warrant must be issued
   
4. If a warrant is assigned for search and seizure, police and government have the right to remove humans from the premises in order to secure the area, then they may seize the property and ask staff to switch it to the NYPD faction signifying a crime scene.
   

Media Player Rules

1. Media Players are in-game TVs and Screens that users can interact with to view and play videos on.
   
2. Users can gain access to Media Flags if they are a donator and apply for the privilege on the forums OR donate for the Media Flags specifically (bypassing the application process)
   
3. You cannot use anything that does not fit into RP for the 1980s. Certain things that go into the 1990s is also acceptable (Music and such that fits the 80s theme but was made in the 90s is acceptable)
   
4. Do not play any inappropriate or sexual content. This WILL lead to a permanent ban.
   
5. Be mature and responsible with it, if you are found abusing it, it will be removed
   
6. If staff says not to play a certain video, do as they ask. If you have an issue, appeal to a higher staff member. Refusing to listen may result in a ban.
   

Court Rules

1. You must obey the judge in the courtroom
   
2. Interrupting a court session by minging/not using common sense will result in a charkick, server kick, or a heavier sentencing for Contempt of Court.
   
3. Court sessions can take place anytime at a judges’ discretion.
   
4. The judge may decide if it is a jury court, or not.
   
5. Police must file charges (Criminal Complaint) against a suspect within 30 minutes of detaining them. If they have failed to do so the suspect must be released
   -This does not apply if the suspect refuses to talk to / co-operate with police. (Going AFK, minging, etc)
   -This timer can be extended if/when the suspect asks for a lawyer; once charges are pressed and the suspect wishes to challenge them the user should be directed to a court ticket and a first appearance will be arranged. They can be transferred by staff to the Penitentiary faction to wait the extended holding time until first hearing.
   -This timer is extended when there is interrogation, with council, to include the questioning.
   
6. If you are not involved in a private court case, you are not allowed to attend, unless specifically asked by the prosecution, a judge, or the defense.
   
7. To practice as a Lawyer you must have passed the DVN BAR exam.
   
8. Any and all Successful lawsuits against the Police Department / City / State Governments may not exceed a maximum possible court awarded compensation of $100,000
   

Legal Faction Rules

1. Criminal factions may offer you protection in order for money/services/products
    -If a price is listed, and you agree, then fail to uphold the payments or leave the agreement without their permission, they can escalate against you. 
   -You may do illegal things, with the oversight of UA+. Legal factions are meant to be legal and give a civilian aspect, we don’t want to completely limit this possibility but do want to give some boundaries to ensure there is a stark divide between Crime RP and Civilian RP.
   
2. If you are in a legal faction you may not openly commit crimes, if you want to do that get a criminal character.
   

Prop Rules

1. You may not propkill, propsurf, prop block or prop climb.
   
2. Prop block includes blocking perfectly reasonable entrances or back entrances to buildings / doors.
   
3. Players may not block or obstruct streets or major traffic ways without proper reason.
   
4. Prop climb includes spawning props out of nowhere in order to reach areas you wouldn't be realistically able to get up to.
   
5. When building dupes or decorating properties the props must be realistic and aesthetic.
   
6. Players may slightly extend their property with props by a reasonable amount (Admin discretion)
   
7. Breaking these rules will result in a ban or removal of PET flags.
   
8. Extensions to buildings can be done in RP if you seek building permits from government Officials.
   
9. Do not spam or place unrealistic/floating 3D text screens.
   

Property Rules

1. Do not prop block perfectly reasonable entrances or back entrances to buildings / doors.
   
2. When building dupes or decorating properties the props must be realistic and aesthetic.
   
3. This is NOT DarkRP. We don't build elaborate prop 'bases' to defend against raiders. As such any 'DarkRP' type prop builds can be removed at Admin discretion (shooting slits, one way props, floating barriers, elaborate hallways, kill zones, force crouching area, forced jumping area, non obvious no collided entrances/props or anything unrealistic to a legitimate property)
   
4. [size=medium]Players may slightly extend their property with props by a reasonable amount (Admin discretion)
   
5. Extensions to buildings can be done in RP if you seek building permits from government Officials.
   
6. Extensions may not block or obstruct streets or major traffic ways.
   
7. Factions may own up to a Maximum of TWO properties.
   
8. Faction buildings may be passed down upon owner death (pk).
   
9. Property taxes are collected weekly by the Planning Department. Failure to pay means the building can be seized.
   
10. Roleplay centered buildings will be subject to activity checks, this means RP centered buildings (LeGrande, club, shops, bars) must be used by the factions to generate RP, if not they will be seized and given to players who can.
    
11. The NYPD and Federal agencies can serve search and seizure warrants signed by a judge, when a property is seized the doors are changed and the owner must go through a court of appeals to regain control of the property.
    
12. When a building is firebombed it is taken by the city for repairs. The owner then pays the repairs to gain access to it once again. 
    
13. To firebomb a factions building you must have proper reason and proof of reason. (Transgressions against your faction, rival racket, Attempted Murder /Murder , failure to pay tax) Minor reasons like disrespect, empty threats or warnings, etc is not enough to firebomb a building. Firebombing a building is an escalation of conflict and can lead to PK attempts which can lead to faction wars. (See PK Guidelines). 
    
14. Firebombings are not a secret. They are an open challenge of power and territory, the faction you firebomb will be aware you did it.
    
15. Only UA can approve a firebombing as it is a direct escalation to potential war. Make a Support ticket in the Discord.
    
16. All property ownership is displayed as final here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j2AFOhamIkbhKwS76gLULGNplhzu6HTWF0UWKd5zBCw/edit
    

PK Rules

https://divergenet.works/forums/showthread.php?tid=4

Police/Government Rules

1. You must remain in character at all times 
   
2. Giving guns/cars to criminals will result in a permanent ban from the server
   
3. If you are a corrupt cop/government, it does not give you justification to RDM other members of the police/government .
   
4. Being Corrupt does NOT mean you are doing criminal acts, that means working on the inside of the PD with criminal factions. You cannot just openly commit crimes on that police character. If you want to be a criminal, make a criminal character. As soon as you put yourself in a corrupt situation it is possible to be PK'ed.
   
5. Officers may not execute suspects, they must make an effort to arrest a suspect when possible render aid to a bleeding suspect. You can't kill someone if they are no longer an active threat between a reasonable pause.
   
6. If you believe an Officer isn't doing their job correctly this isn't always a staff issue. You may join the NYPD Discord in order to file a complaint against Officers to their superiors, or sue the the Police in RP for compensation.
   
7. You may not plant evidence on people to have them arrested without Admin approval. This requires corruption rp in conjunction with a criminal faction who have proper reasons to frame or PK that person.
   
8. Police Officers are to NOT investigate or participate in RP situations that they are involved in, witnessed or reported on a second character as any inter-character cross over can be viewed as Meta.
   
9. You cannot use your IC position in order to OOCly harass someone.
   
10. Abuse of Power/Guns/Arrests will result in removal from your job and possibly a ban.
    
11. State Officials like the Governor or state Senators may not be corrupt under any circumstance.
    
12. Important positions like the Comptroller may not be corrupt either, the comptroller represents a larger array of property infrastructure and management who's corruption would be a detriment to the functionality of the server, therefore the comptroller may not be corrupt.
    

Initiating a gunfight or violent confrontation with the police and dying will result in a PK. When you kill Officers unprovoked you are PK active for 15 minutes

• This does not apply to players who hit officers with their fists (Unless they Murder them)
  
• This applies when a person shoots / stabs police for no reason or for a non valid reason (Traffic Ticket/insults/etc)
  
• This does not apply if the Officer initiates the gun fire or escalates the situation to violence.
  
• Officers may not execute suspects, they must make an effort to arrest a suspect when possible render aid to a bleeding suspect.
  

Police Corruption: 

1. Being Corrupt does NOT mean you are doing criminal acts, that means working on the inside of the PD with criminal factions. You cannot just openly commit crimes on that police character. If you want to be a criminal, make a criminal character. As soon as you put yourself in a corrupt situation it is possible to be PK'ed.
   
2. You may not false arrest people or invent crimes they didn't commit.
   
3. You may not plant evidence on people to have them arrested without Admin approval. This requires corruption rp in conjunction with a criminal faction who have proper reasons to frame or PK that person.
   
4. You may not enact vigilante justice.
   
5. You may not perform hits.
   
6. You may not mug people or commit any other obvious general crime as stated in the first line of this sub section.
   
7. You may beat suspects or use excessive force. (At the risk of potential PK retaliations if it's continued or targetted) (Do not beat them to Death, this is RDM)
   
8. You may accept bribes, letting people into areas or scenes they shouldn't and other undercover corruption that may apply. (IA may investigate and suspend / Fire Officers)
   
9. You may not distribute confiscated weapons/drugs/contraband or anything obtained from your police locker for reasons of balance, powergaming and metagaming
   
10. Officers ranked Captain+ are considered NYPD High Command and are not permitted to be corrupt
    
11. You may not act corrupt for a faction you are apart of or are allied with on different characters. Using your rank to abuse or meta for a family you are apart of or are allied with on other characters is strictly forbidden and can result in severe consequences for anyone involved.
    

Corruption PKs: 

1. You are found guilty by court via evidence
   
2. A faction/rival faction PKs you with rightful reasoning
   

You must have a reason to arrest/kill someone; you may not kill/arrest for these following reasons:

• Disrespect
  
• Minor Traffic accidents
  
• Defamation
  
• Spamming
  
• Non violent actions
  

Arrests:

• If a weapon is drawn, the police have the right to detain you until they confirm that the weapon is legal, then they have to let you go. 
  
• The arrest must be for a valid reason. 
  
• If they take your LEGAL weapon for no just reason, this is stealing and is against the rules. 
  
• You may not be arrested for things that would be simple traffic tickets or warnings. Nor may you be arrested without reason. 
  
• Officers may not execute suspects, they must make an effort to arrest a suspect when possible render aid to a bleeding suspect. You can't kill someone if they are no longer an active threat between a reasonable pause.
  
• Miranda rights do not have to be read the moment you are detained. Police may choose to read them later at the station
  
• Police must file charges (Criminal Complaint) against a suspect within 30 minutes of detaining them. If they have failed to do so the suspect must be released
  -This does not apply if the suspect refuses to talk to / co-operate with police. (Going AFK, minging, etc)
  -This timer can be extended if/when the suspect asks for a lawyer; once charges are pressed and the suspect wishes to challenge them the user should be directed to a court ticket and a first appearance will be arranged. They can be transferred by staff to the Penitentiary faction to wait the extended holding time until first hearing.
  -This timer is extended when there is interrogation, with council, to include the questioning.
  
• It is considered Meta for Police to attempt to arrest people for talking to blackmarket/illegal NPCs. Police do not "have knowledge" the NPC buys drugs and it's not a reason to detain or arrest users approaching it. (Camping the NPC).
  
• In a similar vein you may not camp shipments to arrest the owner, using the name on the box or the fact that you use meta knowledge knowing the shipment has drugs/weapons is not permitted.
  
• [size=medium]Ways to Identify someone IC'ly for an arrest:
    -You have their F3
    -They Identify themselves to you, verbally giving you their full name / unique nickname
    -Someone who has their F3 Identifies them to you
    -You have viewed their ID card or searched their person.
    -If someone has committed an offense against you (Act of violence, mugging, etc) you may recognize them based on their voice and clothing for up to 20 minutes afterwards. Players may change clothes or lay low during this time to avoid recognition.
  -You have probable cause to give a lawful order for the person to identify themselves. (Ex: You are searching for a "Jimmy Ken" and you ask a man on the street his name. He replies "Jimmy" You now have probable cause to order him to Identify himself and check his ID)
  -The person has a past arrest / criminal record making them identifiable to law enforcement. (Known to police)
  -They match a suspect description or partial name in a local granting you permission to order them to identify themselves. (This DOES NOT mean you may search everyone around a crime scene)
  -If you feel you were wrongfully searched or identified you may file a ticket with a judge.
  
  
  

Evidence:

• Police will often collect evidence via screenshot. In order for this evidence to be usable in IC you must use the Camera item which automatically prints a message in chat. (To Include the message in the pictures you may have to take multiple photos)'
  
• The Police Department and just outside PD's step would all realistically have CCTV cameras. This means any individual's recording taken from inside or several feet outside the PD doors would be admissible IC CCTV footage evidence.
  
• Other CCTV monitored areas include 
  -Inside City Hall
  -A few feet from the doors of City Hall
  -Inside the Bank
  -The entrance to the Bank (Facing Inward)
  -The main floor/spawn of the hospital and it's doors
  -Any other areas specified by the Judical system per proper roleplay procedures.
  Court Discord NY: https://discord.gg/xNFdpEgRyr
  
• Evidence can be deleted with Admin approval (before you attempt to delete it) if done properly in RP. Provided that it isn't password protected and no backups exist. (Players must make a backup in RP)
  
  

Undercover Rules

1. You may not make a second Character to be undercover/your informant as this is metagame/powergaming.
   
2. When collecting evidence undercover you must demonstrate you did it correctly in RP. You will be expected to provide proof via things like '/me hides recording device under my shirt' or '/me takes photograph' etc etc. 
   
3. When you infiltrate a faction while undercover you can be PK'ed at anytime.
   
4. Factions may PK you after you have left your undercover position if they are able to prove that it was you who infiltrated them.
   
5. It is recommended to notify the appropriate staff with proof when you have properly infiltrated a faction. This is to reduce the claims of metagame and allows us to verify your secondary characters to make sure you are following the rules.
   

Judges/Courts

1. Judges are an unbiased object of Justice meant to be able to enforce the law via sentencing that can amount to a PK.
   
2. Judges must be 100% unbiased and operate their trials by reviewing evidence and procedures as dictated by the Chief Judge. (Unified Court System)
   
3. Judges may not be corrupt without UA+ Approval.
   
4. Judges may not commit crimes on their government characters, if you want to be a criminal make a criminal character. Those that do may be removed from their position at any time by staff.
   
5. A Judge may deny court if the user requesting has broken server rules. In these cases you should contact staff.
   
6. If a Judge begins a trial that can result in a PK if the defendant is found guilty they must notify an Admin beforehand to ensure someone is online to do the PK.
   
7. Court sessions can take place anytime at a judge's discretion.
   
8. The Judge may decide if it is a Jury court or not. They may also decide if the trial is public or private.
   
9. The DA or (District Attorney) is also a core function of the Justice system and is not permitted to be corrupt. This includes dropping valid charges or creating fake ones.
   

In regards to compensation. Staff are not required to give compensation to players who lose items to accidental deaths or rulebreakers. Players run the risk of losing items and accept that fact when they hit the EQUIP option on the item / weapon.

Players are only ever entitled to compensation if the reason for their item loss was due to a server bug/glitch at which point Upper Administration will step in to approve their compensation



Playing on the server means you agree to our rules and ToS.

Punishments are to be issued at the staff member’s discretion.