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Basel finally posts after question number 956

This is a Greek Canadian crime family? Why not just solely Greek / Greek American?

Cults historically don't do well or don't fit with the Mafia RP dynamics. How will this be different? Is it better suited as a gang?

Usually Paramedics go inactive, don't retain enough activity or are used as pocket healers / alts. How will this be different? Because it is a private company? How would the faction make money to pay its employees?

re post from the old forums, dump your diverge related memes

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Your ban appeal has been reviewed and accepted. The ban will be lifted from your account shortly. If it was deemed an invalid ban, it will also be removed from your record.

I will remove this ban on the understanding that the person wasn't really reacting to your commands despite it being obvious you were speaking to them. They also walked up to the table and were not gambling. HOWEVER. per the kill rules you do need to give multiple clear and concise warnings to leave a property in order for the kill to be valid. In the clip you provided there are about 2 warnings and 20 seconds between first warning and kill. It is very understandable from the administrator's point of view given your large record and very recent ban reduction from a formerly permanent punishment that it seemed as if you were just breaking rules again. However their error in assuming you did not work there leads me to believe this is more of a misunderstanding. That being said, in the future, give more time for them to react to your warnings. Ensure you give multiple clear and firm warnings as well. As saying, "You can only be here if you gamble else you have to leave" is not a clear warning because the person will then just begin gambling and disregard your warnings, they should be clear and firm. "You have to leave now" like the second ones you gave. Given what was discussed in your last ban and the quiz you took, i'd sincerely hope you be more careful moving forward. I would also advise being more patient in regards to appealing a ban, even if you feel it was unfair, there is still some merit to his perspective. Have a good day.

You have 3 bans total. You first joined December 23rd, 2023. Total playtime is 0 days, 13 hours, 30 minutes, and 55 seconds Your 2 other bans have a combined total ban time of 36 hours. This means before this current perma you were banned for a total of 266% of your time here. If I was to unban you would you return to simply disregarding the rules and getting banned? You have an incredibly low playtime to already have 3 bans. Most users don't even get one in over 7 days of playtime.

11 total bans. You first joined January 10th 2021. Playtime is at 68 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes. Your 10 previous bans total ~30.5 days of ban time. Meaning you spent about 44% of your time here. Your current ban was issued on 4/1/2024. 93 days ago. You will be given a second chance with the expectation that you do not receive any punishments. Read the rules, take the rule quiz until you get a perfect score need be. https://forms.gle/LwMorDpr5R59Y4fw8 Your ban appeal has been reviewed and accepted. The ban will be lifted from your account shortly. If it was deemed an invalid ban, it will also be removed from your record.

Welcome back then. Your ban appeal has been reviewed and accepted. The ban will be lifted from your account shortly. If it was deemed an invalid ban, it will also be removed from your record.

I (The Regent Council of the junior Taiko) have decided against this.

Is This Santa? !slay *

Faction Conflict Guidelines Last updated 04/03/2025 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 sit-downs 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] Territories A Territory is a section of the city divided by certain criminal boundary lines. If your alliance controls more than half the buildings in a given territory the territory can be considered 'belonging' to your alliance. Other areas where no one alliance controls more than half is 'contested'. If your alliance owns a territory you may create territory rules and include them in your alliance agreements to dictate realistic territory rules. (ex: No muggings, no selling drugs in public, etc) Territory map (subject to change in the future) 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 muggings / muggings in territory Being targeted for muggings or having muggings 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. Impeding business Attempting to interfere or impede on another faction's business. For example if you have a pre signed agreement to not host events or sell certain products in their territory and you knowingly push to their customer base regardless or make back door deals violating previous no trade agreements you could be liable for impeding on the other faction's business. 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. Types of sit-downs Internal sit-downs Inter-Alliance sit-downs Standard Faction sit-down Alliance wide sit-down Internal sit-downs occur inside your given faction. These are between two members of the same faction generally mediated by the Don or underboss. No escalation, UA reporting or recording is mandatory in these cases. Inter-Alliance sit-downs occur between two factions of the same Alliance, usually mediated by an Alliance leader or uninvolved third party mediator. They aim to resolve inter alliance disputes and keep the alliance running peacefully, they also enforce the alliance agreement. UA reporting and recording is optional; if the issue persists and escalation is required then it becomes mandatory. Standard Faction sit-downs occur between two singular factions (no allies involved). They aim to bring and solve grievance two factions from other alliances may have with one another, this is a one-on-one encounter. UA reporting on the initial issue / first sit-down is optional, recording is mandatory. Should the issue not be resolved UA reporting becomes mandatory in order for any escalation attempts to be seen as valid. Alliance wide sit-downs occur between two alliances representing each member of the respective alliance, this usually occurs when a Standard Faction sit-down escalates to a point where UA approves allies/alliances to get involved. All UA reporting and recording is mandatory. General sit-down instructions 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. [No UA reporting required] 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. [Should this not be an internal alliance issue then UA reporting is needed] 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. [All UA reporting mandatory beyond this point] 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 Third sit-down is required. 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 Fourth sit-down required. 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 3 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 Contract / 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 [up 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 [up 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. NOTE: Smaller less serious conflicts can maybe take place instead for instances of lower escalation, like instead of a bar fight leading to an all out 5v5 war the two factions can have a 1v1 conflict of firebombing / bar fights for a week. etc etc 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. How can I hear audio when tabbed out? Go to your audio settings and uncheck the box that says to silence the audio. Under 'English' 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.