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Last updated 2019-02-07

§1 - Respect other players and be friendly

§1.1 - Inappropriate signage, chat or voice that qualify as largely offensive, spam or disturbing to a majority of players, or intended to harass specific player(s) is not tolerated.

§2 - Raiding is for loot, not to grief! Griefing a raided base is not allowed.

§2.1 - Leaving locked doors/TC on a raided base for no reason is not allowed. You can lock during the raid to move loot but they should be removed after.
§2.2 - Moving loot is not an excuse to lock a base an abnormal amount of time. If you have not accessed a box within 2 hours of Staff checking, it is considered griefing.
§2.3 - Capturing a base is allowed but you must properly capture it** and use it as your main base, have sleeping bags and TC filled (not decaying).
If Staff makes a random check and it has not been accessed within 24 hours it may be returned to the original owner.
§2.4 - Raidbases* are excluded from rules §2.1 to §2.3.

*A Raidbase is a secondary base created within 300 m from somebodys main base.
** A properly captured base has your sleeping bags, filled TC (i.e. not decaying) and that you accessed the base witih 24 hours.

§3 - Abusing game exploits, glitches or mods that give you an advantage over other player is not allowed.

§3.1 - Using Remove Tool to wall in loot, tc or any other base entities is not allowed.
§3.2 - While we are very grateful of all support by purchasing Member Benefits, it is not something that will give you special treatment. If you are caught abusing any of the benefits, it may lead to the termination of those benefits. This is also regulated with the ToS you accept when purchasing it.
§3.3 - Building walls around monuments is not allowed! (Quarries are not monuments, so they are allowed)

§4 - Hacking or any use of thirdparty software or modifications for your advantage over other players leads to immediate ban.

§5 - Group limit is 5! Breaking the limit will lead to ban until end of wipe!
Cupboards, keycodes, turrets and teams are locked to max 5 players. 
We have an autodetect system for players roaming more than 5!

§5.1 - Exception: Public buildings such as Hotels or Shops created in a roleplay manner by friendly non-offensive groups may be operated by more than 5 players, but may never engage in any offensive PVP & raiding activity together.

§6 - Ragereporting or to openly accuse players is not allowed.

§6.1 - A player is innocent until proven guilty by our Staff, EAC or convincing evidence. No matter how much you think somebody may be cheating, your opinion as the victim is always considered as biased.
§6.2 - Repeatedly reporting a player to Staff without providing any meaningful evidence (such as combatlogs, screen recordings etc.) to back up your claims is considered spam and will not get you anywhere.
§6.3 - Openly accusing a player in chat of any cheating or any other rule violation is not allowed. It will only create false rumours and witchhunting. You should always report privately using the Report function here on the website or Direct Message @Rust Staff in Discord.

§7 - Excessive arguing in public chat is not allowed.

Rust is an unforgiving game due to its survival and PVP nature. It is normal to be upset once in a while. However this is not a good reason to get in toxic conflicts with other players in chat. You don't need to prove the server that you are more right than the other. If you have a problem with somebody, keep it in private chat or report it to staff.

§8 - Respect Staff decisions, they work for the greater good of the server. NOT a single player's interests.

§8.1 - Our Staff use their free time voluntarily to make sure rules are enforced and easy to follow. We advise you not to try to challenge the limits of the rules by attempting to edge them.
§8.2 - Our Staff has a reserved right to assess a situation outside the specifications of these rules if an extraordinary situation that impact the major wellbeing of the server arises. This means if something negatively impacts the server but is not yet regulated by rules Staff can still take action against it. On the condition that it is approved by the Server Owner.

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