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Faction Conflict Guidelines Last updated 13/03/2024 The following document serves to outline the rules and regulations of conflicts between factions, how they work, and information to be aware of. This thread is most relevant to faction leaders. What is a conflict? A Conflict occurs when two or more factions recognize a transgression or incident which can lead to tensions and possible fighting. Conflicts are best resolved through diplomacy and sit downs to determine what wrongdoings occurred and who is at fault. For all claims of transgressions evidence would be required. The incident should be recorded with a plethora of context around it. All conflicts must follow the proper escalation steps as described below or their validity will be ignored and users can receive bans for breaking rules in an attempt to press a false conflict. Alliances and Agreements Alliances or allied factions can come to the aid or defence of your faction when you find yourself in an active conflict, fighting on your behalf, providing security for sitdowns or filling a plethora of other roles. Agreements like alliances or conflict resolution agreements can be made with other factions to define the terms of a business dealing. Such as the creation of a district, creation of an alliance, outline of set territory with an enemy or an agreed amount of tax to resolve a conflict. An agreement document is created, signed by both sides and is presented jointly to server Upper Administration to be ratified as binding. Alliances are limited to a maximum of 5 factions. (Mega alliances may not team up together, defeats the point of the limit) (This limit includes districts, a district is regarded as an ally, a vassal you own, but an ally nonetheless) This will increase amount of diplomacy Roleplay and prevent the server from splitting into two massive alliances (Boring!) [Added benefit of reducing number of puppet factions] Possible reasons for conflicts Here are just a few examples of scenarios that can cause a problem between factions. Disrespect Disrespect between bosses or capos/made men while being quite minor and would not warrant any real violence can still sour relations between the high commands of competing factions. A sit-down would be effective at resolving this. Excessive targeted muggins / muggings in territory Being targeted for muggings or having muggins occur in your faction/alliance’s pre-agreed upon territory could be a clear provocation for escalations in conflict. A sit down and possible tax or a demand to turn over the perpetrator(s) would be logical for such offences. Extortion Extortion or attempted extortion could be a reason to cause conflict. The two factions would have to meet and reach a suitable business agreement to maintain the peace. For example if one group wants to control a certain aspect of storefronts within their territory they may put pressure on another faction for 50% of their profits, and after some escalation and sit down negotiations a deal of 20% in exchange for security is made. Murder For example, if a man in your organization left the faction without consent in order to join another faction and you were to murder him for that, his new faction could take issue with the killing and demand repayment for the loss of their earner. A sit down before the hit would clear up any confusion and get you the go ahead to perform the kill. [And Many more reasons possible] Sit-downs and meetings Sit downs and meetings are the most effective way of bringing a conflict under control or even bringing it to an end by defining what occurred and who is owed what in terms of compensation. These meetings are also beneficial for laying out agreements, deals and territory lines BEFORE they become an issue, anticipating problems and solving them through diplomacy is the mark of a good leader, as conflict only brings death and a pause in the business of making money. All sit downs must occur in-game. DMs, voice channels or any other means of OOC communication is not permitted and not binding. You may only use DMs to coordinate the time and place of a meeting. If you are unable to attend a meeting you set and agreed upon then send a representative in your place, failing to show up to multiple meetings can and will be considered avoiding roleplay. All meetings should be recorded by both parties and/or should have a member of UA present to observe. The contents of the meetings that are agreed upon terms, i.e. any deal you make should be written into a document, signed by both parties and then submitted to UA in a support ticket in order to ratify it, and confirm consequences for whomever breaks it. Meetings can/should include an unbiased mediator. This mediator is a neutral unbiased party who generally provides an objective opinion, neutral meeting ground and sometimes security for meetings between two opposing factions. Both parties should agree on a neutral mediator, it can be the boss of another faction (useful for inter-alliance issues) or if no player can be agreed upon to mediate both parties may request a member of UA to act as the mediator. The mediator can help determine the facts, inform factions of who did what and what transgressions were actually committed as well as assisting in reaching a logical and reasonable settlement agreement. Refusing a sit down is contextual and can lead to further escalations. However, refusing sit downs immediately and making zero attempts to resolve a situation diplomatically is Fail RP. If no attempts were made to have sit downs or escalate through proper RP and were never logged by UA, your request will be denied. Escalation Conflicts that don’t reach an instant resolution can begin to escalate, this is a negative thing for BOTH factions as the longer a conflict lasts, the more it escalates and the more money they both begin to lose. All level escalations must be approved by UA. MAKE A TICKET These are the general ‘levels’ to escalations. Level 0: Transgression is noted One faction recognizes a problem/transgression with the other and collects evidence of the incident, they then create a support ticket to inform UA about the possible conflict and contact the faction they have the issue with to organize a sit down to speak about it. A Mediator is not necessarily required at this stage but one may be required if the issue is quite contentious. Level 1: The first sit-down Provided the transgression is minor and both faction leaders are good at what they do then most conflicts will not escalate past this point. Both factions will have met and discussed the issue and outlined an agreement to resolve the problem. Should they fail to do so they may schedule another sit down with a mediator to hash it out properly. Level 2: The simmer The second sit down will occur with an agreed upon mediator to help hash out the facts of the case and both factions will have support tickets open with UA so they may submit any relevant evidence and keep management up to date on the status of the conflict. During the time between the first meeting to the second the two factions may put their business with the opposing faction on pause, halting trades and other events or niceties until the situation is resolved. 95% of conflicts should be resolved by the second sit down unless the issue is so atrocious that proper settlement terms cannot be reached. Level 3: Boiling point A failure of the second meeting is the boiling point and by now bad blood has likely formed, small breakouts of violence are likely to occur, bar fights, obscenities maybe even some road rage or the occasional out of territory mugging. At level 3 or higher sit-downs can occur whenever either side agrees to do one, however the longer the conflict goes unresolved the more money both sides begin to lose. From level 3 and onward either faction can request UA to escalate the conflict in either of their respective tickets. (Failure of sit downs and proof of fault is most effective when requesting escalations) Level 4: Brothers Spat At this level target mugging (on your main characters…) the opposing faction is fair game and barring rivals from your establishments is expected. Loitering or graffiti may also become commonplace but tolerating loitering is also less practised. Both sides will seek to annoy and harass the other to the dismay of both the police and your suppliers. While this stage of escalation allows you to openly harass the opposing faction it also strains your business, as your suppliers don’t want the extra heat your shipment arrival times and shipment costs increase 25%. Business is impacted. Level 5: Wave of Violence At this level the violence is palpable. Shootings of properties and businesses may become commonplace and will not be considered a raid. Shipment arrival times and shipment costs increase by 50% of the original amounts. More attention from police means your suppliers may request cash or certain amounts of drugs / weapons as payment in order to keep operating, failure to meet these payments could see additional vendor penalties apply and possibly have your faction lose access to selling certain drugs. Individuals responsible for the initial cause of the conflict can have hits (PKs) placed against them. (For instance if the conflict stemmed from a certain member target mugging and the offending faction had refused to hand him over. Seek UA approval for these hits.) Level 6: Defcon 2 This level can be reached if more than 4 sit-downs have occurred and failed. At this level you are basically a few days if not less from hitting the mattresses, your suppliers disappear seeking to wait the impending conflict out. At this level you may firebomb the rival properties to put them out of commission and cause significant financial harm as well as openly target one member of their high command for a PK hit. Level 7: War Level 7 is war. You know how war goes. Your factions are fully blocked from selling drugs to any NPC as the sellers aim to not choose sides. War lasts until one side falters or until an agreed win condition must be met. UA has final say if war is approved or not and can end it at any time. Taxation / Compensation This will be a loose guide on how to consider and value certain transgressions in the event you decide to impose a tax instead of other diplomatic routes. (Tax is NOT your only option, it’s just common) Note that tax can also be labelled ‘compensation’ as the term tax can have a more negative and un-diplomatic connotation. There will also be a max escalation level to help determine the severity of which the transgression can be escalated to, within reason. Every time a tax is refused and the escalation increases a level you may apply an additional 10% to the originally proposed tax amount. (Inform UA!) Disrespect [0 - 10k] - Max escalation Level 1 Disrespect of a boss or made men. No one cares if a group of associates or soldiers are insulted, it’s part of their job. Should someone, capo and above, intentionally go out of their way to insult other made men or bosses a transgression for disrespect can be considered and either a tax or apology demanded depending on the severity of the disrespect [If both men insulted each other it’s also useful to simply squash the beef]. Generally factions you are neutral with or in an alliance with will take this seriously. A faction you are opposed to likely won’t care. Graffiti, loitering, general mischief [1k - 50k] - Max escalation Level 3 People oftentimes like to annoy members of the opposing faction and should this prove to be an action repeated by the same identified members a faction may take issue and ask for those involved to be taxed or disciplined. An annoying enough slight that warrants beatings but nothing worth damaging business over. Muggings / Target muggings [Value of items loss + 20% | provable loss] - Max escalation Level 5 Muggings or muggings in your territory that you can prove are being intentionally perpetrated by a member of the opposing faction can be a big problem. You are entitled to demand the individual be punished, handed over for punishment or have punishment sanctioned (Especially if they got someone on your side killed - See Manslaughter) or you may ask for an apology and tax the provable and agreed upon value of the items stolen plus 20% as a fee for the trouble. This has the possibility of escalating hard but after a while it is just items and you’re better off solving it than allowing it to affect your entire organization's profit margins. Territory / Business Violations [100k - 500k] - Max escalation Level 5 Territory violations meaning the faction repeatedly violates pre-set rules both sides agreed to OR violated inherent territory (Like literally ON/IN your property) or place of business. From fucking with your staff / customers or marching in your territory with weapons out or on safety to intentionally violate your security and cause a conflict. I.E. Large coordinated flexing. A serious disrespect like this can escalate the conflict but should violence be kept to a minimum it can be resolved in the end. Violation of Treaty / Agreement [Depends] - Max escalation level 6 This purely depends on the terms of the agreement both parties signed and UA ratified. Usually the agreement will include what the possible consequences are for breaking the agreement. For example if some faction becomes a district and breaks that or joins an alliance and breaks that alliance they may be taxed a certain pre-agreed upon amount as outlined in the agreement. Manslaughter [200k to 2.5 million] - Max Level escalation Level 5 Manslaughter is different from murder as it is technically an accidental killing. For example if your member is target mugging and ends up killing a member of the opposing faction, the murder wasn’t the original intention but it occurred. The opposing faction can request they perform a sanctioned hit as retaliation / revenge or demand he be handed over. Should they decide not to seek blood they may attempt to value the killed man’s life based on his rank in the faction. The higher the position the more it may cost to keep the situation hush hush. The lower the position the less money and likelihood the conflict escalates. Murder [1 million to 5 million] - Max Level escalation Level 6 Murder is different from manslaughter as it is an intentional killing, meaning the person did something to warrant being killed and instead of having a sitdown with that faction you acted without consulting them and murdered their man. The opposing faction can request they perform a sanctioned hit as retaliation / revenge or demand the killer be handed over. Should they decide not to seek blood they may attempt to value the killed man’s life based on his rank in the faction. The higher the position the more it may cost to keep the situation hush hush. The lower the position the less money and likelihood the conflict escalates. Unpaid Loan [Total Amount of Loan + 10% interest per week unpaid] - Max Level escalation Level 6 Factions with bad management that take out insane loans can be penalized for the amount they owe plus interest via an alliance enforced tax. Should they fail to pay after several weeks the opposing faction may have the right to PK the person who took the loan. (Requires close observation from UA) Other - Consult UA Note that Max escalation can be bypassed with stacking reasons of higher Max level and/or if you reach a level where PK is permitted and is actually carried out. Subject to future changes or updates

Faction Applications are currently: PENDING You may freely post an application, and we may accept or deny it whenever we see fit. The better your application, the more likely we are to accept it. It will be reviewed when the OPEN cycle ends If your application was denied then you must wait 2 weeks before creating a new one

If your application was denied then you must wait 2 weeks before creating a new one. We Recommend that players experienced with the gamemode apply. Running a faction is a big RP responsibility and New players who don't have enough playtime may not be accepted. Name of Faction: Number of Members (Minimum of 5): Type Of Faction (Family, Triad, Street Gang, etc): Ethnic Background (ex: Italian, Greek, African American, Irish, etc): Name of Character running the faction: Your Discord # (ex: gamer#4210): Your SteamID: Your Server playtime: Do you acknowledge and agree to all faction rules as detailed on the server rules page? (Yes/No): Do you acknowledge that your faction discord will be owned by us? (Yes/No): Provide an example of the unique Roleplay your faction will bring to the server/what type of roleplay we can expect from your faction (Images/Videos Preferred): Provide examples or event ideas to promote activity within your faction and keep people interested. (Reference your unique RP from the question above): Organization Backstory (Min. of 250+ Words & any images):

User Administration To dispute a ban or apologize for a ban file a ban appeal here: https://divergenet.works/forum/31-ban-appeals/ Please follow the format and create a new thread. To dispute a PK file a character appeal here: https://divergenet.works/forum/21-character-appeals/ Please follow the format and create a new thread. To report a rulebreak you can do so in the player reports here: https://divergenet.works/forum/34-player-reports/ Please follow the format and create a new thread.

New Player Guide The main focus of Mafia RP is to discover and enjoy a story based on the character you’ve created. The freedom is yours to become either criminal, cop, lawyer, businessman or whatever else your heart desires. The game mode is all about social interaction, forming in character connections and bonds with other players as you enforce, evade or argue the law. The main focus of this short guide is to get you started on the server as well as have a basic understanding of how the game mode functions. The rest you can figure out for yourself in character. Topics we’ll cover here are as follows: Important Links Game related terms Character Creation / Functions [PKs] Making Money: Basic | Getting Started Basic Social Interaction & Communication Server Maps Legal Roleplay Controls / Commands / Misc. Important links: (You may click the following to be taken to the pages) Forums Rules Page Guides Discord (For any sub-discords check the #official-discords channel) Steam Group Donation Page Server: 1980s Mafia RP - New York Southside - steam://connect/45.62.160.54:27015 Game related terms: Game related terms are things you may hear players say or talk about in relation to the server: IC: In Character OOC: Out Of Character PK: Player Kill / Permanent Kill. LTAP/LTARP: Leave to avoid punishment/roleplay. Disconnecting in a fit of rage when the roleplay doesn’t go your way. Minge/NITRP: A Minge is simply someone who is not there to roleplay or play properly and only breaks the rules. PO: Past Offense, used to describe when someone keeps breaking the same rule. Character Creation / Functions [PKs] The way you should look at creating your character is to imagine an individual or type of individual you’d like to roleplay as, selecting their First name and Last name, ethnicity, age and other physical attributes. All these factors combine and lend themselves to greater roleplay possibilities as you begin the story arc of that particular character. Endurance: Affects how long you can run. Stamina: Affects how fast you can run. Strength: Affects the strength and power of your punches. PK - (Permanent Kill) A PK refers to when the character is dead or given a life sentence. It will appear as ‘killed’ in the character selection screen. This indicates that the character can no longer be used. Their story came to an end through a natural progression of roleplay and we hope you enjoyed that experience. You can simply delete them and make new characters and start new storylines! (When a Character is deleted it is permanent) To understand what can get a character PK’ed we recommend you read our rule page. If you were PK’ed and feel it was unjust then you may appeal it on our forums under the section ‘Character Appeals’ Making Money: Basic | Getting Started The main motivation of most will be the grab for cash, power and status. Making money through any means necessary, whether a legal job, government position, theft, drug cultivating or gun trafficking, the choice is yours. Each method and practice comes with its own risks and rewards. To get started on this we recommend you speak with a few key NPCs at Town Hall. They’ll provide you with useful directions and other information on where to get some basic jobs for some starter cash, alternatively you can also roam the streets and seek to be employed or informed by other players. The first NPC being Sean Johnson, he will provide you directions to key landmarks, job sites and even some shady alleys. Alternatively you can access the NAVIGATOR in your inventory menu. Hit F1, go to the inventory tab, then click the top item on your right hand utility side. Then hit the either arrows to choose places, hit the green button to mark waypoints to them on your screen or the red button to close the navigator. Once at the job sites you’ll want to speak with the Job NPC and begin working on the provided tasks to earn cash each time. Either as a Taxi man, a Delivery Driver or City worker. (Right click with keys to unlock your vehicle for delivery/taxi) Hit e on boxes for city workers As previously mentioned there are also other methods. You can try fishing by purchasing a fishing rod and heading to the pier, or maybe you found your way to the Blackmarket or Drug Dealer NPC where you will be prompted with various illegal items for sale. Drug Dealer The drug dealer is the lower tier cultivator, dealing mostly in marijuana. From him you can purchase some potted plants and special water jugs in order to cultivate your own supply. Find a secure location, an abandoned building or slum to inhabit and begin watering and growing! To grow weed your essential ingredients will be Marijuana seeds, a Growing pot, soil and lots of water. Place the pot down then drop both seeds and soil, grab the items with your hands by right clicking and place them inside the pot. Once both are placed inside the pot you should hit E on the pot to interact with the growing menu. From the growing menu you may water the plant, adjust the temperature and humidity through each stage of growth and finally harvest the weed. Experiment with the weed in order to find the best quality! (and smoke it!) Blackmarket At the Blackmarket NPC the lockpick and restraints are good tools for both burglary and muggings, while the Drug Processor is the main tool of drug cultivation. The Drug Processor takes the higher tier bricks of narcotics only available to established criminal Factions, you can obtain these by doing drug deals with players who are members of these elite criminal organisations or attempt to join them yourself and become a member of their ranks. This aspect of the gamemode stems to encourage and reward social based play, interacting and roleplaying with other players will always yield higher profits. Once a drug is cultivated there are various NPC buyers placed around the map for each specific narcotic. There are truly infinite ways to make money, running your own hustle or being creative can yield not only profit but also a fun time. Basic Social Interaction & Communication As mentioned many times before, this gamemode is very social, the gameplay actively encourages you to take player jobs, talk to people, make connections, friends, associates and deals to rise through the ranks and increase both your profit and power. The best way to start with that is to get some basic cash going, newcomers to the city are often brushed aside or ignored. You need to start getting a reputation going, getting some cash and heading to the clothing store to get some drip going is a great way to increase the likelihood of people talking to you. Generally it’s accepted and recommended that you head to some sort of business, a restaurant, café, apartment complex, and see if they’re hiring, either waiters, cooks or security usually. Getting a basic job and interacting with the members of these gangs will increase your reputation with them and make them trust you more, as well as making some cash on the side. The better you are at working your job the more likely they are to invite you into closer circles and include you in the more lucrative side of things… It’s recommended you do not use 3rd party VOIP programs like skype/discord to communicate while in game. Use in-game voice comms instead to avoid instances of metagame. We have both an in-game phone and radio to compensate for this. You can even buy the pager in the electronic store, which works similar to an email messaging system, full guide here: We hope you meet fun and interesting people to form connections with during your time on Diverge, and remember, it’s a video game, don’t beef too hard with other people. Server Map New York: Legal Roleplay Not everyone wants to be a criminal, there are a plethora of legal options for you to take. You can become a lawyer or a judge, get your career started in politics and government or even join the Police Force. The avenues for legal roleplay are much larger and more immersive than most other servers. For a basic law rp intro I recommend you read this thread: If you want to join the police force you should make your way over to the Police Station in game and/or join the appropriate Police discord. NYPD (New York): https://discord.gg/4QB9a4gnzb Controls / Commands / Misc. F1 - Opens your menu screen, allowing access to your character and inventory tab at the top. F3 - Allows you to give out your identity to people around you F4 -Thirdperson view. To use voice chat use your Microphone key. (Default is X) To use text chat use the chat keys (Y or U) Basic chat commands. /me - use this to represent a physical roleplay action in game. /w - Whispers. Reduces chat range /y - Yelling, increases chat range /ooc or // - Allows you to chat in Global out of Character chat. [For casual unrelated chat with all players] /looc - Local out of character chat. Chats with the people around you about things you can’t say in roleplay. @ - This is used to contact an admin You can also interact with players by looking at them and opening your context menu (Default button is C) The context menu also works on cars and when inside of cars. Requesting to search them asks them if they consent to a search. (Useful for security jobs) Giving money will give them money. Tying a player will attempt to restrain them if you have restraints Allowing recognition allows you to give them your identity. Holding E or your interact button will also give you the option to give your identity. You can equip items from the inventory screen. Right click them You can use your hands to pick up objects by right clicking You can use your keys to unlock / lock doors and vehicles you own -Right click is unlock -Left click is lock You can view your hunger bar in the context menu. Top left. Bank accounts:

This will be a quick and simple guide in regards to fixing any issues you may have when joining the server. Most on server issues can be fixed by reconnecting / restarting Garry's mod. Common fixes or links I'll be referring to here: Verify game files: Download our content here: You can find the content for our MafiaRP - Southside server at the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2238810677 Possible Issues: Q: I see errors/missing textures? A: Attempt the following fixes - Ensure you have adequate hard drive space. - Verify game files - Subscribe to our content. - If it's the vehicles turn model detail quality to high in settings. Q: I don't have the Map A: Attempt the following fixes - Ensure you have adequate hard drive space. - Verify game files. - Subscribe to our content. Q: I crash on join when loading Workshop files? A1: You should verify game files as well as go into settings and do the following Options > Multiplayer > Uncheck HTML loading screens A2: Ensure you have enough storage space on your hard drive. Try deleting some files. Q: I get suck between 10-15 fps sometimes when on the server for a while A1: Type ' record 1; stop ' in console, your game will freeze for a moment and your FPS will shoot back up. Q: The cars are all broken. A: Go into your Gmod settings and set the Model Detail Quality to High. Q: I see a black loading screen? A: This is normal during high traffic hours. You should simply wait about 10 minutes to see if it loads. If it does not load after 10 minutes simply reconnect to the server. You can do this by opening console and typing retry. Q: I am seeing missing textures/errors, even though I have loaded them fine before A: Delete the 4000 folder -> Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\4000 Q: How can I play on Gmod x64? A: Q: How can I improve my FPS and/or load times? A: If you have an SSD we highly recommend you put Garry's mod on the SSD, it significantly improves load times. Q: I can't connect to the server after several tries, I can connect to other servers fine and no other fixes in this guide work. A: 1. Go to your steam library 2. Go to Garry's mod properties and click on launch settings it should be on the first page 3. Type this +clientport 27006 A2: Or you can use a VPN and connect to the server. Q: I can't see models or textures / models are messing up and t-posing and no other fix in this guide works. A: Unsubscribe from all other addons and only subscribe to Diverge content addons If re-validating your files fail you can also delete the following directory from your PC Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\data\nsicon\mafiarp And it will regenerate them Understand that doing a fresh install of Garry's mod can sometimes work but ensure you delete your addons (unsubscribe from the ones you want to delete before emptying the folder) and ensuring you delete the left over garrysmod folder. Most issues you encounter will be client side, meaning it happens to you and only you. Please ensure you attempt to verify files or any other of the possible fixes above. If none work you should then make a support ticket on our discord

These are some Frequently asked questions and their answers, feel free to suggest others. How do I access my inventory?: F1 If you are on a laptop do fn+f1 If F1 does not work paste this command into your game console 'bind f1 gm_showhelp' How do I open a vehicle? Right click with keys to unlock, hit E to enter. To lock the car left click with keys. Hit C inside a car for more options. How do I go into thirdperson? Hit f4 OR Hold C and click the cog wheel at the top right of the screen How do I lock my doors? Using your keys right click to unlock doors and left click to lock them. How do I pick things up? Pull out your Hands and right click the object. What is the diverge discord? discord.gg/diverge How do I get content/fix connecting issues or missing textures? Get our content here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2238810677 Read our crash and error fix thread here: How do I get better FPS/Performance in Gmod? Check out the error fix above for some other pointers but keep in mind that Gmod is a game that uses your CPU, having a good CPU is important! I am stuck crouched. Do alt+shift or open your console and type '-duck' What's the best way to make money? Joining a faction and interacting with people will always provide new but risky ways to make money. Consult the New Player Guide if needed. How do I join a faction? As stated in the new player guide. This gamemode is very social, the gameplay actively encourages you to take player jobs, talk to people, make connections, friends, associates and deals to rise through the ranks and increase both your profit and power. The best way to start with that is to get some basic cash going, newcomers to the city are often brushed aside or ignored. You need to start getting a reputation going, getting some cash and heading to the clothing store to get some drip going is a great way to increase the likelihood of people talking to you. Generally it’s accepted and recommended that you head to some sort of business, a restaurant, café, apartment complex, and see if they’re hiring, either waiters, cooks or security usually. Getting a basic job and interacting with the members of these gangs will increase your reputation with them and make them trust you more, as well as making some cash on the side. The better you are at working your job the more likely they are to invite you into closer circles and include you in the more lucrative side of things… How do I buy a property? Only Factions have the ability to permanently own a property. As a non affiliated person you may either rent rooms at buildings owned by existing factions or F2 buy the publicly available spaces at Ghetro or any unowned Townhouses, first come first serve, it will last you the duration of your session. Otherwise you may squat on abandoned properties with the risk of being pushed out by Police. How do I spawn props? To spawn props you must have the PET flags. To obtain PET flags you must donate to the server. https://divergenet.works/donate/ Both the 'DONATOR PACKAGE (PERMANENT)' and 'PET FLAGS (PERMANENT)' donation options will grant you PET flags. How do I make a bank account? How do I become a cop? Visit the Police Department and interact with the desk Sergeant for more information. How do I get staff to help me? Type @ Followed by your message, try to be descriptive when creating a ticket. 'Help I was RDMed' is much better than 'Admin to me' ! How do I get storage locker? Contact staff using @ and request one to be placed. Be mindful of how many lockers or crates are already placed in that room. Generally there should not be more than five in one room. How do I use / get TVs? To view what's playing on a TV simply walk up to it and hit E. Once you are finished watching hit E on it again. In order to add/play videos on a TV you need the Media Player Flags, which can be donated for. https://divergenet.works/donate/ To have a TV placed make a support ticket in our discord. How do I get my donator rank in the discord? Connect your steam profile to your discord then make a donation related support ticket in the main discord. What is a PK? PK - Permanently Killed, also known as a Character Ban. This is a term used when your character has been killed off permanently in roleplay, no respawning. This usually happens as a consequence of an action within roleplay, below is a set of guidelines that explain what can constitute a PK. Different organizations have different rules on how they can PK someone, this is due to how it would be conducted realistically. Read the PK rules here: https://divergenet.works/forum/8-rules/ Appeal a PK here: https://divergenet.works/forum/21-character-appeals/ Can I recover a deleted character? No. It's gone forever. Is 'x' allowed? Can I do 'x'? I did not know I couldn't do 'x' ! Generally most things are outlined in the rules here: https://divergenet.works/forum/8-rules/ and server rules: Verify the rules before asking a staff member if something is permitted. If it is not specified in the rules ask a staff member if it's permitted. Ignorance is not a valid excuse; if you were banned you may appeal the ban here: https://divergenet.works/forum/31-ban-appeals/ What recording system to people use? People utilize a multitude of recording softwares to capture gameplay but the most used one is: https://medal.tv/ What if I disconnect mid roleplay/sit? If you disconnect during a roleplay situation (like an arrest) or an admin sit you have about 10 minutes to reconnect before a ban can be issued for LTAP/LTARP. You should attempt to reconnect immediately and if possible message the person/admin you were in the situation with and inform them you will be returning within the allotted 10 minutes. When can I leave/switch char during an arrest? If you sign a plea deal, once you are sentenced via the NPC and are serving your sentence you may disconnect or switch chars. If you are contesting the charges the police will organize with you and your lawyer to move you into the penitentiary faction and get your information to add you to a judge ticket to schedule a court date. Once you have given your info and are moved into the penitently faction you may switch character / disconnect. You may need to ask the cops / admins to untie you so you can switch characters. How do I get a gun license? Visit the Government discord for more information. https://discord.gg/2m8N7hqsQg Anyway to break into lockers and crates? To break into a locked locker you must call an admin to assist you with the roleplay. The following criteria must be met. The faction that owns the building you are in / the lockers you are trying to open must be online and active (at least 5 players on). You must then perform the /me and utilize /roll in order to beat the admin TWICE. If you fail one of the two rolls you fail to open the locker. Repeat this for every locker you encounter. Just because you are multiple people in a group attempting to raid these lockers does not mean you get multiple attempts. Anyway to break out of handcuffs? To break out of handcuffs another person will have to use a lockpick item on you. I was killed unfairly, can I get compensation? Compensation is only required when the items you lost is due to a server crash/bug. In situations where you are RDM'ed or some other voiding circumstance occurs you are not entitled to compensation, having the item equipped is an inherent risk. That being said it is possible for the staff member handling your ticket to issue you compensation if they feel it, so being respectful goes a long way. How do I change my name/nickname? To change your nickname simply make a ticket with staff @ and ask them to change your nickname. If you want to fully change your character's legal name you must create a name change ticket in the court discord. https://discord.gg/4fecwReaWA No admins are taking tickets? If there are no staff on or the staff on are all AFK you can make a player report on the forums to report a rulebreaker: https://divergenet.works/forum/34-player-reports/ Do not make support tickets over the discord for things that are meant to be handled in-game, such as RDM tickets or PK requests. How do I report a staff member? You can report a staff member here: https://divergenet.works/forum/37-staff-reports/ Staff reports are considered anonymous, only you will be able to see your report as well as Super Administrators and above, who are the ones who will process the report. How do I get a whitelist for custom clothes or cars? Any custom clothing or custom cars you see is something a player had made and owns. If you want to donate to have your own custom item made or custom car added make a donation ticket in the main discord. In order to be added to a whitelist for an existing car/item you must get permission from the original owner and then create a donation ticket to pay the Whitelist fee. Is jumping to death a pk? No, jumping off tall buildings is not a PK, UNLESS you requested one or you did it to escape an RP situation and died. Ex: You are being arrested for a serious crime and commit suicide to avoid arrest, this would be a pk. How do I get my free cigarette? You can get the free permanent cigarette by joining the steam group (https://steamcommunity.com/groups/dv-n). Make sure your profile is set to public and then reload your character. You can toggle the cigarette on and off using the command /togglecig My PET flags are getting in the way You can toggle them equipped with /togglepet How do I do those character animations? Pull out your keys and type /anim followed by the animation number. ex: /anim 1 How do I do start a gang/faction? You need to apply to start an official faction, https://divergenet.works/forum/18-factions-applications/ However we highly recommend that you have a good understanding of the gamemode, the rules and lots of playtime. Being a faction leader is no easy task and we expect more from our faction leaders, people who expected to be an active member of the community and push roleplay and events with their factions to new heights. Can I be a high ranking criminal and cop? You may not hold a significant criminal rank and government rank at once, High command for a criminal faction may not be high command in government. How do I check my total playtime? Type !time in-game. Why is my playtime resetting? If your play time resets every time you disconnect it is because you have a special character in your steam name. Change your steam name to remove the special characters / symbols and your playtime will save. I can't find the server? How can I favourite the server? Garry's mod sometimes messes up the category listing in the regular multiplayer menu. We recommend you use the legacy browser and favourite the server by IP address. Step 1: Under the multiplayer menu open the 'Legacy Browser' and go to the 'Favorites' tab. Step 2: Once you have selected the 'Favourites' Tab at the top click on 'Add a server' at the bottom right. Step 3: Paste the server IP 45.62.160.54:27015 into the field and hit 'Add this address to favourites'. Step 4: The server will now appear under your favorites in the legacy browser. When the server is full you can select 'Auto-retry' to queue for the next open player slot.

What is the Pager system? The pager system or simply 'pager' is an in server messaging function, that allows you to send in character messages to other players. The system functions similar to emails allowing you to send, receive, store and delete messages as you please, as well as having a contacts list you can manage. The Pager is unique to each of your characters and you can link it to your Discord Account to receive notifications whenever you get a message. How to Access your Pager You can access the system via your inventory on the right side! Connecting to Discord In order to receive message notifications on discord go to the Pager options. From there you can left-click to copy the code it provides. Then head over to our discord ( discord.gg/diverge ) and message the code to the Diverge Bot. Diverge#4768 Once connected you will begin receiving notifications! Adding and Saving Contacts In order to add and save contacts go to the 'Contacts' button on the Pager. From here you can add, edit and delete your contacts. The little minus button next to the contact is 'delete' and the pencil and paper is 'edit' To Add a new Contact click 'New Contact' Add whatever contact name you'd like and where it says Contact ID you must input their character ID. In order to get someone's character ID you can type /copyid while looking at them or have them type /myid and give you the number they receive. Sending and Receiving messages You will be able to view all your received messages the moment you open the pager as they will display in your INBOX. In order to send messages click the 'Send Message' button in the pager. In the subject line you write the title of the message and the body details the contents of the message. For the Recipient line you can either select a pre-existing contact or simply enter the character ID of the intended recipient. You may also send the same message to multiple recipients at once, simply separate the character ID's with a comma in the recipient line. EX: 5, 16, 7845, 11146 Once completed hit 'Send' Managing messages When you receive a message it will appear in your inbox, you can simply click it to view it. You can flip through your 3 tabs to view inbox, sent and trash. Inside the message you can copy the contents of it to paste elsewhere, you can trash it or reply to the sender, which automatically fills out all the recipient information and reads as re: subject line. You can also view all messages you have sent in the Sent box. You can view your sent messages by clicking the subject line as well and use the follow up button to send another message to the same person. You can also remove messages from your inbox by sending them to the trash, where they will remain until you either restore them to the inbox or delete the permanently (PERMA DELETED messages CANNOT be recovered)

On Diverge, the real-life court system is emulated by the in-game equivalent - however, there are important differences out of concern for accessibility and simplicity for players. Being arrested In playing on the server, you will inevitably run into Law Enforcement Officers. If you commit a crime, you may also be arrested by them. Although maliciously motivated arrests happen, they violate server rules unless approved by the server administration - if you believe an instance of corruption is going on, you are encouraged to fight it through the legal system. You have a number of avenues available, such as civil lawsuits, pretrial motions, and internal affairs complaints. It is recommended that you hire a Bar-certified attorney to guide you through this process. They are familiar with the legal system and have likely encountered situations similar to yours. In the event that you are arrested, you will either be sent through the court system or offered a plea bargain. This means that the police will offer downgraded charges, or will drop some charges, in exchange for your guilty plea. Unlike the real world, the police can sentence you themselves for crimes you have pled guilty (or no contest) to. In most cases, it is recommended you do this - especially if it’s not a felony. Trials can be long and costly, and plea bargains offer a quicker, cheaper resolution. Should you believe coercion or corruption was involved, you should contact an attorney. Should you go through the court system, a criminal complaint will be drafted. This is how the State/District Attorney's Office (prosecutors) and Police initiate a case. This complaint will hold a list of charges and allegations accompanying them. Following the submission of this complaint to the courts, you will be scheduled for an arraignment. In this hearing, you will be read your charges, probable cause will be determined for them, bail will be set, and you will be told your rights. As provisioned by the constitutions of the United States and New York, as well as various statutes passed on both servers, you are entitled to due process and all the rights that ensue. You will be informed of them during the first appearance or directly afterwards, and judges will provide explanations of the court process. [font=Arial]After the conclusion of the arraignment, a date for trial will be set. Before this date, pretrial proceedings are conducted over the discord for the relevant court system; this allows an easy record of what happens and allows a supervised environment for discovery (the exchange of evidence for both parties) to occur. Civil Lawsuits If you believe a civil wrong was committed against you, you have the ability to file a civil complaint with the courts. This is a document which includes a number of details about the events that transpired, as well as a ‘prayer for relief’ - what you believe you are owed. As the creation of a complaint can be complicated, it is, once again, recommended that you hire a Bar-certified attorney. Police Because Assistant State Attorneys are not always available, you may have to draft your own criminal complaints. Instruction on how to do this is already provided by the Police Department, but it must still be stressed that the affidavit should be of the highest possible quality. You are providing an account of the facts to support the charges, and charges may be dropped should the affidavit be insufficient. The American Bar Association (ABA) ABA - The ‘American Bar Association’. From here, rules of legal practice are dictated, and new attorneys are certified. If you wish to become one, the exam is available on the discord for the Unified Court System. The discord also has forms for reporting attorneys and enquiring about both the court system and the Bar. Being an attorney New York City could always use more attorneys - after you complete your Bar exam, you will be contacted with the result and feedback on your answers. Once you are certified, you are free to engage in private practice. The police will frequently request the presence of attorneys for defendants that do not possess them, and you will have no shortage of work. You could also go the public route, and ask to become a public defender or assistant state attorney. Obviously, in these jobs, you will be issued a public salary and not a per-case fee. You will also be forbidden from private practice as long as you are employed by the state. Naturally, there will be things you don’t know. There are, however, many public resources you can look at to advance your knowledge. Both court systems have published handbooks, procedural rules, and links to real world resources that come up in trials on the server. As America is an English Common Law system, case law reigns supreme; simple google searches will often yield countless cases related to any one issue. The court system works largely off templates written by the members of the respective court; in these templates, substantial guidance is given on what to write, how to phrase things, etc. And, to reiterate, further guidance can be requested from the court. We understand that it is a GMod server, and will give advice accordingly. Additionally, you can take influence from real world court documents that you find online. If you believe there was a serious mishap in trial, there are two major paths you can take. You could attempt to get a new trial with a post-trial motion, or you could appeal the case. Guidance is available on doing this, and templates are available. For a more in depth explanation on the server’s legal process, handbooks have been created for New York: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GKJao8nHeT8JxbuLQSdb_vu5kQFDq9SG3FNVRN-ipqM/ (NY) You can also consult real-life resources such as the Rules of Criminal or Civil Procedure; each state has a version of these based on the federal equivalent. New York Court Discord: https://discord.gg/4fecwReaWA

Bank Accounts This will be a comprehensive guide on how bank accounts work. Account Creation Automated Teller Machines are placed throughout the map for quick, easy and public access to an individual's bank accounts. If you have no bank accounts you'll be greeted by an empty grid. To obtain new accounts go to the Banker at City Hall. First Account - $1,000 Second Account - $50,000 Third Account - $100,000 The Accounts will then appear once purchased. Bank Account Use Simply click onto the Account you wish to open You'll then be greeted with several options Deposit - Put Money into the Account Withdraw - Take Money out of the Account Transfer - Transfer Money from one account to another Item Bank - Open the account's Item Storage Manage Users - Add/remove people to their account and edit their permissions. View Logs - View the account logs of money and items entering and leaving the account. Rename Account - Sets the account's name. Enter a value to take out or put in money. (You must have the available amount in the account / on your person for it to function) The account number is the ID To transfer money to another bank account you need to acquire the bank ID and then enter the amount. Do not confuse these two fields. You can store any item in your bank account, simply click and drag it from your inventory. Donators get the larger bank accounts. Managing Accounts As an Account Owner you can add people to your account and grant them permissions to interact with it. You can allow or deny them to withdraw, deposit, transfer, use the item bank, manage the account or view logs Click the left column. Add them via Character ID To obtain a character ID simply type /copyid while looking at someone or have them type /myid And enter it You can then add or remove permissions once the user is added.

Flag Appeal Format Below is the format that you must followed when making a flag appeal, you must copy all sections and fill them out in detail. Rules: You may only comment on an appeal if you were DIRECTLY involved with the situation leading up to the blacklisting of flags. You must follow the provided template for the appeal, failure to do so will result in an instant denial. Your Name: SteamID: Staff Member involved: What flags were blacklisted from you?: Reason for blacklist (if given): Why should they be returned?:

PK Appeal Format Below is the format that you must followed when making a PK appeal, you must copy all sections and fill them out in detail. Rules: You may only make one appeal per PK, if you are denied you will be unable to appeal for that character again. You must appeal within one week of your character being PK'd, appeals posted after this time will be automatically denied. You may only comment on an appeal if you were DIRECTLY involved with the situation leading up to the PK. Replies that are not relevant to the situation will result in a forum warning and/or ban. You must follow the provided template for the appeal, failure to do so will result in an instant denial. Name of Character: SteamID: Your Discord ID#: Date of PK: Reason for PK: Why should you be unPK'd? What server rule or PK rule was violated?: If possible please provide video evidence or photo evidence if PK does not follow the guidelines:

Ban Appeal Format: Below is the format that you must followed when making a ban appeal, you must copy all sections and fill them out in detail. Rules: You may only make one appeal per ban, if you are denied you must wait out the remainder of your ban. If it's permanent, you may appeal again in 6 months. You may only comment on an appeal if you were DIRECTLY involved with the situation leading up to the ban OR the appeal is for a permanent ban. Replies that are not relevant to the situation will result in a forum warning and/or ban. You must follow the provided template for the appeal, failure to do so will result in an instant denial. Our bans page (https://bans.divergenet.works/) can provide any missing information such as the reason, issuing staff member, length, etc. Your Character or Steam Name: Your SteamID (Click to retrieve): Your Discord ID#: Reason for ban: Length of ban: Reason for appeal (dispute/apology): Why should you be unbanned? Additional Information (images, videos, etc):

Staff Application Format If you wish to apply for staff be sure to fill out the following format. Make sure applications are neat and legible. Short or low effort Applications will be denied. Make the Application Legible. Format it correctly. (Legible colours, etc) In-Game Name(s): Steam Name: Steam Profile Link: Steam ID: Discord Username: Age: When did you first join the server: Total playtime on our Servers (Do !time in-game): Time Zone: How much time can you realistically dedicate to moderating?: Have you read the rules?: Do you have a working microphone?: Do you acknowledge that you must meet the weekly minimum ticket quota of 20 tickets? (Unless you have posted a valid LOA): Are you familiarized with SAM and/or Nutscript commands?: Do you acknowledge that lying on this application will result in immediate denial and blacklisting from staff?: ------------------------------------------------- Long Answer Questions proceeded with an asterix require a response of 5 Sentences Minimum. What is your motivation/reason for applying?: * Why should you be considered over other candidates?: * Do you have any previous staffing experience? (Please list where, what position and how long): Have you been banned before on any of our servers? If so, why?: Would you say that you are well known in our community, what's your reputation, what do other members think of you?: * What is your favourite moment on Diverge so far?: Have any staff members recommended you? If so, list their names: ------------------------------------------------- Problem Solving Detail step by step exactly the actions you would take. Someone RDMs and you are currently off-duty. How do you handle this?: You have seen a fellow staff member of higher or equal rank than you abusing fairly often, but never doing anything too noticeable. What do you do?: A member of your faction / friend of yours has a ticket made against them accusing them of RDM’ing, and minging. You know that this person rarely does this when you play with him. How do you proceed knowing this? Does it constitute possible bias?: --------------------------------------------------------- Please understand that once a staff application is posted you are open to receiving either negative or positive critique from the community as well as staff. Your consistent activity on the server will also be monitored and applications can remain open for weeks before any sort of decision is made on them.