Create Roleplay
Choose actions that give others a meaningful response.
Accept Consequences
Good stories include risk, loss, and recovery.
Report Responsibly
Save context and use the official process.
General Rules
Community, roleplay, conflict, economy, character, and reporting standards.
Community Conduct
Treat the people behind every character with respect.
01Respect every playerZero toleranceHarassment, hate speech, targeted abuse, threats, and discriminatory conduct are not permitted.
What This Rule Means
Harassment, hate speech, targeted abuse, threats, and discriminatory conduct are not permitted.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard02Keep conflict in characterImportantRoleplay disagreements must not become personal attacks in game, Discord, streams, or direct messages.
What This Rule Means
Roleplay disagreements must not become personal attacks in game, Discord, streams, or direct messages.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard03No harmful contentZero toleranceSexual harassment, extreme gore roleplay, doxxing, malicious links, and content designed to shock or harm are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Sexual harassment, extreme gore roleplay, doxxing, malicious links, and content designed to shock or harm are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard04Use appropriate namesCharacter and account names must be readable, non-offensive, and suitable for a serious roleplay environment.
What This Rule Means
Character and account names must be readable, non-offensive, and suitable for a serious roleplay environment.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Follow staff directionImportantComply with reasonable staff instructions during an incident. Appeal calmly afterward if you believe a decision was wrong.
What This Rule Means
Comply with reasonable staff instructions during an incident. Appeal calmly afterward if you believe a decision was wrong.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standardRoleplay Standards
Create believable stories and give other players room to respond.
01Value your character's lifeImportantReact realistically to credible danger. Do not behave as if injury, weapons, or overwhelming force have no consequences.
What This Rule Means
React realistically to credible danger. Do not behave as if injury, weapons, or overwhelming force have no consequences.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard02No PowergamingImportantDo not force outcomes, use impossible abilities, exploit animations, or deny another player a reasonable chance to react.
What This Rule Means
Do not force outcomes, use impossible abilities, exploit animations, or deny another player a reasonable chance to react.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard03No MetagamingImportantInformation from Discord, streams, clips, maps, or another character cannot be used unless your current character learned it in roleplay.
What This Rule Means
Information from Discord, streams, clips, maps, or another character cannot be used unless your current character learned it in roleplay.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard04No random violenceZero toleranceViolence needs a clear roleplay reason, escalation, and interaction. Random killing or vehicle attacks are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Violence needs a clear roleplay reason, escalation, and interaction. Random killing or vehicle attacks are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard05Stay in characterDo not break scenes to argue rules. Use reports or tickets after the scene unless staff directs otherwise.
What This Rule Means
Do not break scenes to argue rules. Use reports or tickets after the scene unless staff directs otherwise.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard06Respect new-life consequencesAfter a character is fully downed and respawns, do not immediately return for revenge or reuse details your character could not remember.
What This Rule Means
After a character is fully downed and respawns, do not immediately return for revenge or reuse details your character could not remember.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardCrime and conflict
Criminal stories should create roleplay, not remove it.
01Escalation before forceGive clear demands and a reasonable opportunity to respond before escalating to violence whenever the situation allows.
What This Rule Means
Give clear demands and a reasonable opportunity to respond before escalating to violence whenever the situation allows.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02No scene farmingDo not repeatedly target the same person, job, location, or emergency service only to provoke combat or payouts.
What This Rule Means
Do not repeatedly target the same person, job, location, or emergency service only to provoke combat or payouts.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Reasonable group sizeImportantRespect any published group and conflict limits. Splitting one coordinated group to bypass a limit is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Respect any published group and conflict limits. Splitting one coordinated group to bypass a limit is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard04Hostages must be genuineHostages cannot be willing friends used only to trigger a robbery or negotiation advantage.
What This Rule Means
Hostages cannot be willing friends used only to trigger a robbery or negotiation advantage.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05No combat loggingImportantDisconnecting to avoid an arrest, robbery, injury, search, or active scene is prohibited. Report genuine crashes promptly.
What This Rule Means
Disconnecting to avoid an arrest, robbery, injury, search, or active scene is prohibited. Report genuine crashes promptly.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard06Respect CooldownsMajor crimes, robberies, and repeated conflicts must follow server cooldowns and announcements.
What This Rule Means
Major crimes, robberies, and repeated conflicts must follow server cooldowns and announcements.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardPolice, EMS, and public services
Public-service roles carry extra trust and responsibility.
01Professional ConductPolice, EMS, DOJ, and other public-service characters must follow department policy and create fair scenes.
What This Rule Means
Police, EMS, DOJ, and other public-service characters must follow department policy and create fair scenes.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02No corruption without approvalImportantCorrupt public-service storylines require the appropriate leadership or staff approval before they begin.
What This Rule Means
Corrupt public-service storylines require the appropriate leadership or staff approval before they begin.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard03Medical roleplay mattersInjuries should be described honestly and treated as part of the story. Do not instantly ignore serious wounds.
What This Rule Means
Injuries should be described honestly and treated as part of the story. Do not instantly ignore serious wounds.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Do not bait emergency servicesCreating repetitive calls or reckless scenes solely to chase, ambush, or annoy responders is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Creating repetitive calls or reckless scenes solely to chase, ambush, or annoy responders is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Sensitive tools stay in roleDatabases, dispatch information, evidence, and department channels cannot be shared with another character or outside party.
What This Rule Means
Databases, dispatch information, evidence, and department channels cannot be shared with another character or outside party.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardVehicles and world interaction
Drive, fly, and use the world in a believable way.
01Realistic DrivingAvoid impossible jumps, repeated high-speed collisions, off-road supercar use, and driving that ignores vehicle damage.
What This Rule Means
Avoid impossible jumps, repeated high-speed collisions, off-road supercar use, and driving that ignores vehicle damage.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02No vehicle deathmatchingZero toleranceVehicles cannot be used as weapons without exceptional, clearly established roleplay justification.
What This Rule Means
Vehicles cannot be used as weapons without exceptional, clearly established roleplay justification.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03Respect restricted areasDo not enter staff, military, prison, evidence, or other restricted areas without a legitimate roleplay reason.
What This Rule Means
Do not enter staff, military, prison, evidence, or other restricted areas without a legitimate roleplay reason.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04No exploit parkingDo not store, despawn, transfer, or hide vehicles to avoid an active scene, seizure, or legitimate loss.
What This Rule Means
Do not store, despawn, transfer, or hide vehicles to avoid an active scene, seizure, or legitimate loss.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Aircraft require careAircraft must be operated from suitable locations and may be subject to licensing, role, and airspace rules.
What This Rule Means
Aircraft must be operated from suitable locations and may be subject to licensing, role, and airspace rules.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardEconomy, businesses, and assets
Protect a fair economy and meaningful progression.
01No exploiting or duplicationZero toleranceAbusing bugs, duplication methods, payout loops, or unintended mechanics is prohibited and must be reported.
What This Rule Means
Abusing bugs, duplication methods, payout loops, or unintended mechanics is prohibited and must be reported.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard02No real-money tradingZero toleranceAccounts, currency, vehicles, items, or services cannot be sold outside approved Northside and Tebex systems.
What This Rule Means
Accounts, currency, vehicles, items, or services cannot be sold outside approved Northside and Tebex systems.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03Business activity must be genuinePlayer businesses should remain active, produce roleplay, and follow their approved purpose and pricing rules.
What This Rule Means
Player businesses should remain active, produce roleplay, and follow their approved purpose and pricing rules.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04No asset hidingMoving assets between characters or accounts to avoid a legitimate investigation, debt, ban, or wipe is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Moving assets between characters or accounts to avoid a legitimate investigation, debt, ban, or wipe is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Store purchases do not grant immunitySupporting the server never exempts a player from rules, roleplay consequences, or moderation.
What This Rule Means
Supporting the server never exempts a player from rules, roleplay consequences, or moderation.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardCharacters and information
Keep each character's identity, knowledge, and assets separate.
01Character SeparationYour characters cannot share memories, contacts, property, or motives unless an approved system explicitly permits it.
What This Rule Means
Your characters cannot share memories, contacts, property, or motives unless an approved system explicitly permits it.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02No self-benefiting transfersDo not use friends or alternate accounts to move money or items between your own characters.
What This Rule Means
Do not use friends or alternate accounts to move money or items between your own characters.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Believable character conceptsCharacters should have a coherent identity and cannot impersonate protected staff or public figures in a disruptive way.
What This Rule Means
Characters should have a coherent identity and cannot impersonate protected staff or public figures in a disruptive way.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Permanent death requires consentAnother player cannot force permanent character death unless an approved rule or mutually agreed storyline applies.
What This Rule Means
Another player cannot force permanent character death unless an approved rule or mutually agreed storyline applies.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Protect private informationDo not reveal another player's private identifiers or out-of-character information through roleplay.
What This Rule Means
Do not reveal another player's private identifiers or out-of-character information through roleplay.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardFair play and system integrity
No software, exploit, or outside information may create an unfair advantage.
01No cheats or unauthorized softwareZero toleranceMod menus, injectors, macros that automate gameplay, unauthorized overlays, aim assistance, and other third-party advantages are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Mod menus, injectors, macros that automate gameplay, unauthorized overlays, aim assistance, and other third-party advantages are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard02Report exploits—do not repeat themZero toleranceStop using bugs or unintended mechanics as soon as they are discovered and report them privately. Reproduction beyond what staff requests may be treated as exploitation.
What This Rule Means
Stop using bugs or unintended mechanics as soon as they are discovered and report them privately. Reproduction beyond what staff requests may be treated as exploitation.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03No stream snipingImportantDo not use a live stream, clip, Discord presence, or outside communication to locate players or gain information your character does not have.
What This Rule Means
Do not use a live stream, clip, Discord presence, or outside communication to locate players or gain information your character does not have.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard04Do not conceal unfair gainsItems, money, access, or information gained through a bug must not be moved, sold, or given away. Cooperate with staff remediation.
What This Rule Means
Items, money, access, or information gained through a bug must not be moved, sold, or given away. Cooperate with staff remediation.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Protect accounts and systemsImportantDo not share accounts, impersonate staff, evade enforcement, probe private systems, or distribute malicious links and files.
What This Rule Means
Do not share accounts, impersonate staff, evade enforcement, probe private systems, or distribute malicious links and files.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standardReports, evidence, and enforcement
Resolve problems calmly with complete, unedited context.
01Report after the sceneFinish the active scene when safe, then submit a report with the player, time, context, and available evidence.
What This Rule Means
Finish the active scene when safe, then submit a report with the player, time, context, and available evidence.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Do not edit evidence deceptivelyZero toleranceClips and screenshots must preserve enough context for a fair review. Fabricated evidence leads to serious action.
What This Rule Means
Clips and screenshots must preserve enough context for a fair review. Fabricated evidence leads to serious action.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03No report retaliationImportantTargeting, threatening, or excluding someone for making a good-faith report is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Targeting, threatening, or excluding someone for making a good-faith report is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard04Use the appeal processModeration decisions should be challenged through the documented appeal channel, not public arguments or staff shopping.
What This Rule Means
Moderation decisions should be challenged through the documented appeal channel, not public arguments or staff shopping.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Enforcement is progressiveStaff may use education, warnings, timeouts, removals, bans, or permanent exclusion based on severity and history.
What This Rule Means
Staff may use education, warnings, timeouts, removals, bans, or permanent exclusion based on severity and history.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardFaction & gang rules
Gang identity, alliances, interaction progression, conflict tiers, and evidence.
Representation and identity
Faction identity must be clear enough for conflict and consequences to develop fairly.
01Represent your faction clearlyImportantDuring faction interactions, members must identify their gang or set verbally, visually, or through unmistakable context. If asked where you are from or what set you claim, answer honestly.
What This Rule Means
During faction interactions, members must identify their gang or set verbally, visually, or through unmistakable context. If asked where you are from or what set you claim, answer honestly.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard02No identity manipulationImportantRefusing, lying, or staying intentionally vague about affiliation to avoid retaliation or gain an ambush advantage is powergaming and may invalidate escalation counts.
What This Rule Means
Refusing, lying, or staying intentionally vague about affiliation to avoid retaliation or gain an ambush advantage is powergaming and may invalidate escalation counts.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard03Wear an identifierMembers participating in faction activity must use an approved, recognizable identifier such as faction colours, chains, flags, or clothing.
What This Rule Means
Members participating in faction activity must use an approved, recognizable identifier such as faction colours, chains, flags, or clothing.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Roster LimitA faction may have no more than 20 documented members unless Faction Management publishes a different approved limit.
What This Rule Means
A faction may have no more than 20 documented members unless Faction Management publishes a different approved limit.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardAlliances and neutral relationships
Relationships must be earned and cannot become hidden power stacking.
01One official allyA faction may maintain one official alliance after completing the positive-interaction progression. Alliance status never bypasses cooldowns or escalation requirements.
What This Rule Means
A faction may maintain one official alliance after completing the positive-interaction progression. Alliance status never bypasses cooldowns or escalation requirements.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Cool-with means neutralNeutral factions may trade, socialize, and conduct business, but may not coordinate attacks, assist slides, or retaliate for one another.
What This Rule Means
Neutral factions may trade, socialize, and conduct business, but may not coordinate attacks, assist slides, or retaliate for one another.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03One-on-one defensive exceptionA lone member may provide strictly defensive help to a neutral friend only when the other side initiates. No backup, ambush, planned setup, beef transfer, or later retaliation is allowed.
What This Rule Means
A lone member may provide strictly defensive help to a neutral friend only when the other side initiates. No backup, ambush, planned setup, beef transfer, or later retaliation is allowed.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04No transferred conflictAllied or neutral relationships do not automatically transfer beef. Every participating faction must independently meet the applicable progression threshold.
What This Rule Means
Allied or neutral relationships do not automatically transfer beef. Every participating faction must independently meet the applicable progression threshold.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardInteraction Progression
Meaningful scenes must build a story before organized violence begins.
01Log meaningful interactionsImportantBefore an organized attack, record at least three roleplay-focused interactions with the rival faction. Each should last at least two minutes and be logged in the faction evidence channel.
What This Rule Means
Before an organized attack, record at least three roleplay-focused interactions with the rival faction. Each should last at least two minutes and be logged in the faction evidence channel.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard02No instant escalationPulling up solely to fight, rob, or shoot without narrative build-up is prohibited. Threats and provocative statements count as interactions, not immediate permission to attack.
What This Rule Means
Pulling up solely to fight, rob, or shoot without narrative build-up is prohibited. Threats and provocative statements count as interactions, not immediate permission to attack.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Early interactions stay non-lethalInteractions one through three are limited to conversation, intimidation, and non-weapon roleplay. Escalation must then follow the published negative-interaction tiers.
What This Rule Means
Interactions one through three are limited to conversation, intimidation, and non-weapon roleplay. Escalation must then follow the published negative-interaction tiers.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Conflict should extend the storyUse meetings, extortion, territorial pressure, business sabotage, public humiliation, or negotiation where they create better long-term roleplay than immediate violence.
What This Rule Means
Use meetings, extortion, territorial pressure, business sabotage, public humiliation, or negotiation where they create better long-term roleplay than immediate violence.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardConflict escalation tiers
Hostility grows through documented, targeted encounters—not indiscriminate KOS.
011–3 negative interactionsBeef may be established through threats and intimidation. Fighting, robbery, weapon use, and killing are not permitted at this tier.
What This Rule Means
Beef may be established through threats and intimidation. Fighting, robbery, weapon use, and killing are not permitted at this tier.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard024–6 negative interactionsTargeted fist or melee fights are permitted when supported by the scene. Firearms and robbery remain prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Targeted fist or melee fights are permitted when supported by the scene. Firearms and robbery remain prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard037–9 negative interactionsImportantTargeted robbery and firearm escalation may be permitted when the roleplay supports it. Kill-on-sight is still prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Targeted robbery and firearm escalation may be permitted when the roleplay supports it. Kill-on-sight is still prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard049–11 negative interactionsImportantTargeted lethal force may be permitted. Mass, indiscriminate, or perpetual KOS is never automatic and requires Faction Management validation when designated as KOS.
What This Rule Means
Targeted lethal force may be permitted. Mass, indiscriminate, or perpetual KOS is never automatic and requires Faction Management validation when designated as KOS.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard05Counts require staff approval to changeInteraction counts do not reset, transfer, or skip tiers without Faction Management approval. Staff may deny rushed, forced, or illogical escalation.
What This Rule Means
Interaction counts do not reset, transfer, or skip tiers without Faction Management approval. Staff may deny rushed, forced, or illogical escalation.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardAlliance development tiers
Official alliances are built through repeated positive roleplay.
011–3 positive interactionsAn alliance may be declared after meaningful meetings, mutual respect, business, or cooperative roleplay, but combat assistance is not yet allowed.
What This Rule Means
An alliance may be declared after meaningful meetings, mutual respect, business, or cooperative roleplay, but combat assistance is not yet allowed.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard024–6 positive interactionsDefensive assistance in fights is permitted. Joint robberies and organized attacks are not permitted.
What This Rule Means
Defensive assistance in fights is permitted. Joint robberies and organized attacks are not permitted.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard037–9 positive interactionsAllied factions may conduct joint robberies when every other rule is satisfied.
What This Rule Means
Allied factions may conduct joint robberies when every other rule is satisfied.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard049–11 positive interactionsAllies may participate in slides together only when each faction independently has the required negative progression with the target.
What This Rule Means
Allies may participate in slides together only when each faction independently has the required negative progression with the target.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardAttack, defence, and sliding
Engagements should be targeted, brief, and believable in a living city.
01Account for police presenceAct as though law enforcement patrols the area. Complete the objective, leave promptly, and do not linger or repeatedly double back on rival turf.
What This Rule Means
Act as though law enforcement patrols the area. Complete the objective, leave promptly, and do not linger or repeatedly double back on rival turf.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Vehicle EngagementThe driver may not shoot while operating the vehicle. Shooters must exit before using firearms unless Faction Management publishes an explicit exception.
What This Rule Means
The driver may not shoot while operating the vehicle. Shooters must exit before using firearms unless Faction Management publishes an explicit exception.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Ammunition LimitEach participant may carry no more than three magazines per weapon during an organized faction engagement. Excessive ammunition dumping is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Each participant may carry no more than three magazines per weapon during an organized faction engagement. Excessive ammunition dumping is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Suspicious passes and trespassA third suspicious pass of a defended block may be treated as hostile when evidence supports it. Trespassers must receive three clear warnings and 60 seconds to leave after the third warning.
What This Rule Means
A third suspicious pass of a defended block may be treated as hostile when evidence supports it. Trespassers must receive three clear warnings and 60 seconds to leave after the third warning.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Robbery ends the sceneA person may not be executed merely because they were robbed. Further force requires a new, clearly justified escalation caused by continued interaction.
What This Rule Means
A person may not be executed merely because they were robbed. Further force requires a new, clearly justified escalation caused by continued interaction.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard06Knockout RecoveryA knocked-out character may remember the scene but cannot stand up and rejoin the fight. Roleplay the injury and disengage realistically.
What This Rule Means
A knocked-out character may remember the scene but cannot stand up and rejoin the fight. Roleplay the injury and disengage realistically.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardCooldowns and re-engagement
Cooldowns stop repetitive violence and leave room for retaliation and investigation.
01One-hour organized attack cooldownImportantAfter initiating an organized attack, wait one hour before attacking the same faction again. A defending faction may respond to the original attack when the response is immediate and reasonable.
What This Rule Means
After initiating an organized attack, wait one hour before attacking the same faction again. A defending faction may respond to the original attack when the response is immediate and reasonable.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard02Restart BufferDo not begin faction interactions during the 30 minutes before or after a scheduled server restart.
What This Rule Means
Do not begin faction interactions during the 30 minutes before or after a scheduled server restart.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Hold your blockAfter attacking, the initiating faction must remain available on its own block for 30 minutes so a legitimate response is possible. Do not hide, stash, or leave to avoid consequences.
What This Rule Means
After attacking, the initiating faction must remain available on its own block for 30 minutes so a legitimate response is possible. Do not hide, stash, or leave to avoid consequences.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Remain in cityImportantParticipants must remain connected for at least 10 minutes after a robbery, shooting, or other engagement unless a genuine crash is reported.
What This Rule Means
Participants must remain connected for at least 10 minutes after a robbery, shooting, or other engagement unless a genuine crash is reported.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standardEvidence, civilians, and enforcement
Complete context protects both factions and lets staff rule fairly.
01Preserve interaction contextInteraction evidence must normally include at least two minutes and should include up to five minutes when needed to show the lead-up, escalation, clear audio, and outcome.
What This Rule Means
Interaction evidence must normally include at least two minutes and should include up to five minutes when needed to show the lead-up, escalation, clear audio, and outcome.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Record every killImportantEvery faction kill must be saved from the shooter's point of view, clearly labelled, timestamped, posted in the approved faction channel, and available to staff on request.
What This Rule Means
Every faction kill must be saved from the shooter's point of view, clearly labelled, timestamped, posted in the approved faction channel, and available to staff on request.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard03Protect CiviliansImportantDo not rob or harm uninvolved civilians without a strong roleplay reason and evidence of serious provocation. Faction conflict is not permission to farm random players.
What This Rule Means
Do not rob or harm uninvolved civilians without a strong roleplay reason and evidence of serious provocation. Faction conflict is not permission to farm random players.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard04Coordinate faction dropsFaction drops require prior discussion and approval in the official Northside Discord, with faction leadership present and informed.
What This Rule Means
Faction drops require prior discussion and approval in the official Northside Discord, with faction leadership present and informed.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard05Staff discretion and rule intentImportantFaction Management may warn, strike, suspend, or remove factions for loophole abuse or conduct that defeats realism and fairness. Staff rulings consider intent, context, and roleplay quality.
What This Rule Means
Faction Management may warn, strike, suspend, or remove factions for loophole abuse or conduct that defeats realism and fairness. Staff rulings consider intent, context, and roleplay quality.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standardBusiness owner rules
Ownership, employment, economy, customer roleplay, and management standards.
Ownership and activity
A player-owned business is a roleplay responsibility, not a passive asset.
01Follow the approved conceptOperate within the business purpose, location, and services approved by Business Management. Major concept changes require review.
What This Rule Means
Operate within the business purpose, location, and services approved by Business Management. Major concept changes require review.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Stay meaningfully activeOwners must create regular public roleplay, maintain reasonable opening activity, and respond to management check-ins. Long inactivity may trigger review or reassignment.
What This Rule Means
Owners must create regular public roleplay, maintain reasonable opening activity, and respond to management check-ins. Long inactivity may trigger review or reassignment.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03One accountable owner groupOwnership, management authority, and profit shares must be documented. Hidden owners and off-record control are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Ownership, management authority, and profit shares must be documented. Hidden owners and off-record control are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Ownership is not permanent entitlementA business may be reclaimed after abandonment, serious misuse, repeated rule breaches, or failure to meet its approved purpose.
What This Rule Means
A business may be reclaimed after abandonment, serious misuse, repeated rule breaches, or failure to meet its approved purpose.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardEconomy, pricing, and assets
Business systems must support a fair, explainable server economy.
01Use approved pricingFollow published price bands, taxes, payout limits, and item restrictions. Coordinated price fixing or predatory mechanic abuse is prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Follow published price bands, taxes, payout limits, and item restrictions. Coordinated price fixing or predatory mechanic abuse is prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02No payout or inventory exploitationZero toleranceDo not generate fake invoices, loop payouts, duplicate stock, launder mechanic errors, or use employees to bypass system limits.
What This Rule Means
Do not generate fake invoices, loop payouts, duplicate stock, launder mechanic errors, or use employees to bypass system limits.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03Keep business and personal assets clearBusiness funds, stock, vehicles, and property must not be hidden or transferred to avoid taxes, investigations, ownership review, or legitimate loss.
What This Rule Means
Business funds, stock, vehicles, and property must not be hidden or transferred to avoid taxes, investigations, ownership review, or legitimate loss.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Document major transfersLarge payments, ownership changes, asset sales, and unusual withdrawals must have a believable roleplay reason and records when staff requests them.
What This Rule Means
Large payments, ownership changes, asset sales, and unusual withdrawals must have a believable roleplay reason and records when staff requests them.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardEmployees and customer roleplay
Owners are responsible for the culture and conduct created through their business.
01Hire through roleplayUse fair in-character hiring, onboarding, and role assignment. Do not mass-hire only to distribute mechanical benefits.
What This Rule Means
Use fair in-character hiring, onboarding, and role assignment. Do not mass-hire only to distribute mechanical benefits.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Treat employees and customers fairlyHarassment, discriminatory service, out-of-character retaliation, and using business access to target players are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Harassment, discriminatory service, out-of-character retaliation, and using business access to target players are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Owners answer for accessOwners must remove access promptly when staff leave and report suspected theft or exploit abuse. Shared accounts and untracked access are prohibited.
What This Rule Means
Owners must remove access promptly when staff leave and report suspected theft or exploit abuse. Shared accounts and untracked access are prohibited.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Resolve disputes in character firstUse contracts, management, legal roleplay, and negotiation for ordinary disputes. Use tickets for rule violations, exploits, or situations that cannot be handled safely in character.
What This Rule Means
Use contracts, management, legal roleplay, and negotiation for ordinary disputes. Use tickets for rule violations, exploits, or situations that cannot be handled safely in character.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardCrime, factions, and conflicts of interest
Business access cannot become a shortcut around faction or crime rules.
01No hidden faction treasuryImportantA public business cannot be used primarily to store faction assets, wash criminal income, or bypass alliance and group limits.
What This Rule Means
A public business cannot be used primarily to store faction assets, wash criminal income, or bypass alliance and group limits.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standard02Criminal storylines need separationApproved criminal roleplay must remain believable and cannot use job menus, private storage, or employee permissions as consequence-free tools.
What This Rule Means
Approved criminal roleplay must remain believable and cannot use job menus, private storage, or employee permissions as consequence-free tools.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard03Declare conflicts of interestOwners with government, police, legal, or staff responsibilities must disclose relevant conflicts and may be required to delegate decisions.
What This Rule Means
Owners with government, police, legal, or staff responsibilities must disclose relevant conflicts and may be required to delegate decisions.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Events still follow server rulesBusiness events, security teams, giveaways, and private venues do not suspend weapon, conflict, capacity, or community-conduct rules.
What This Rule Means
Business events, security teams, giveaways, and private venues do not suspend weapon, conflict, capacity, or community-conduct rules.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standardTransfers, closure, and management authority
Ownership changes must protect players, records, and the economy.
01Transfers require approvalDo not sell, gift, trade, or hand off ownership without Business Management approval and a documented transition plan.
What This Rule Means
Do not sell, gift, trade, or hand off ownership without Business Management approval and a documented transition plan.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard02Real-money sales are prohibitedZero toleranceBusinesses, positions, currency, stock, and in-game assets cannot be sold for real money or outside approved Northside/Tebex systems.
What This Rule Means
Businesses, positions, currency, stock, and in-game assets cannot be sold for real money or outside approved Northside/Tebex systems.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
This protects immediate safety and fairness. A confirmed violation may justify strong action on the first offence, based on evidence and impact.
Critical standard03Preserve records during closureOwners must cooperate with asset, employee, invoice, and ownership reviews when a business closes or is transferred.
What This Rule Means
Owners must cooperate with asset, employee, invoice, and ownership reviews when a business closes or is transferred.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews the complete scene, intent, impact, and prior history before choosing a proportionate outcome.
Core standard04Management rulings are contextualImportantBusiness Management may issue guidance, warnings, freezes, audits, or ownership changes based on economy health, activity, fairness, and rule intent.
What This Rule Means
Business Management may issue guidance, warnings, freezes, audits, or ownership changes based on economy health, activity, fairness, and rule intent.
How To Follow It
Keep your actions believable, give everyone involved a fair chance to respond, and preserve the full context if staff may need to review the scene. When unsure, pause and ask staff before escalating.
Staff Review Standard
Staff reviews intent, context, harm, prior history, and cooperation. Serious or repeated violations may escalate quickly.
Important standardReady for Northside?