Combat Rules

Kill people for reasons. That's most of it.

1. RDM (Random Deathmatch)

Principle: Have some kind of reason before you kill someone.

RDM is killing with no reason at all. You don't need a backstory, just a reason.

Valid Reasons to Kill

Situation	Why It's Valid
They're raiding your base	Defending your shit
They pulled a weapon on you	Self-defense
They refused your mug demand	Consequence
You have a hit on them (Hitman)	Job function
They attacked your gang or party member	See section 6
They're wanted and you're police	Government RP
They're trespassing and you warned them	Property defense

Dumb Reasons to Kill

Excuse	Verdict
"They looked at me"	Stupid
"They walked near my base"	Not trespassing
"They insulted me"	Words aren't RDM-worthy
"I just felt like it"	That's literally RDM

The Reality Check

Kills happen for stupid reasons sometimes. What separates a minor dispute from a rule break:

One-off accident or joke? Probably not worth reporting.
Same person killing you repeatedly? That's a pattern. Report it.
Lost nothing and it was funny? Who cares, move on.
Lost stuff and it was bullshit? That's what reports are for.

Staff aren't refereeing every 1v1.

2. VDM (Vehicle Deathmatch)

Principle: Vehicles are for driving, not killing.

Running people over on purpose is VDM:

Targeting pedestrians
Ramming players into walls
Using vehicle physics to crush/trap people

Exceptions

Accidents happen. Didn't see them? Apologise and move on.
Self-defense. If someone's shooting at your car and blocking your escape, drive through them.

Driving off after hitting someone can count as VDM. Stop and check.

3. NLR (New Life Rule)

When you die, the fight is over for you.

The Timer

5 minutes before you can go back to where you died. Police Chief is 3 minutes.

The Core Principle

Don't interfere with the situation that killed you.

After you die:

❌ Don't run straight back to defend your base
❌ Don't call friends to come counter
❌ Don't hunt down your killer for revenge
❌ Don't mic spam or be annoying about it

You can:

✅ Go back after 5 minutes
✅ Do other stuff elsewhere
✅ Defend against a different raid later

During Active Raids

If you die defending your base during a raid, you cannot return until the raid is over, even if 5 minutes pass. Let the raid play out.

What You Still Know

You forget the fight. You don't forget your life.

✅ You still know	❌ You don't know
Who your friends are	Who killed you
Where you live	Why you died
Your job and your money	That a raid is happening
That you own a base	Where the fight was

Getting arrested and released is a new life. That situation is over and you can go back.

Worked Examples

Situation	Verdict
Walking back down the street you died on, to do something else	✅
Walking back down that street to find who killed you	❌
Going home after raiders killed you and left	✅ once the raid is over
Going home while the raid is still running	❌
Going back to finish a raid you died in	❌
Standing outside your base to watch the raid you died in	❌
Catching the raiders later, somewhere else, and raiding them back	✅
Waiting on the route they'll take home to kill them	❌

Don't ruin it for the people who killed you.

4. Revenge Killing

Someone killed you, even if it was RDM? You can't hunt them down for it.

Why?

You don't "remember" who killed you (NLR)
Vigilante justice creates endless kill loops
That's what staff reports are for

Record the clip and report it.

5. Warnings and Trespassing

Someone won't leave your property? Tell them to go first.

How To Warn

Look at them and open the Interactions menu (G)
Pick Warn them to leave
They get 10 seconds to go

Still there after 10 seconds? You can kill them. The warning lasts 2 minutes, then it's gone. If they come back later, warn them again.

Every warning is logged, so staff can check "I warned him".

What A Warning Is Not

❌ Not a valid warning	Why
Shouting it in voice chat	Nothing recorded it
Typing it in chat	Nothing recorded it
A sign on your wall	A sign is not a warning to a person
Warning then killing instantly	They get their 10 seconds

What You Can't Warn For

Warnings are for people on your property or in your way. Not for:

Walking past your base
Standing on a public street
Looking at you
Using an NPC, shop or public entity for what it's for
Being someone you don't like

Warning someone off a public space so you can kill them is RDM.

6. Defending Other People

You can defend someone if you're actually with them.

To fight on someone else's behalf, you have to be in a party or gang with them.

Situation	Allowed?
Your gang member is being mugged, you're stood there	✅
Your party member is defending a raid, you join in	✅
A random stranger is being mugged, you shoot the mugger	❌
Your gang member got killed across the map, you hunt the killer	❌
Someone you're basing with, but not partied with	❌ Party up

They have to be able to tell you're together before you shoot. Sniping someone from a rooftop who never saw you is RDM. Be visible, be nearby, be obviously involved.

If your party member started it, that's not defence. Raids are different and have their own rules.

7. Crossfire

You're responsible for your bullets.

Kill a bystander in a firefight and it depends on:

Was the area crowded? (Your fault for shooting there)
Did the victim run into the fight? (Their problem)
Did you use explosives in public? (Definitely your fault)
Did you apologize and explain? (Shows good faith)

Repeated "accidents" will be treated as negligence or intentional.

Quick Reference

Action	Allowed?
Kill someone raiding you	✅
Kill someone for insults	❌
Run over someone shooting your car	✅
Return to base after 5 mins	✅
Kill a trespasser you warned 10s ago	✅
Kill a trespasser you never warned	❌
Shoot someone who mugged your gang member, from a roof	❌
Return during ongoing raid	❌
Kill your killer after respawn	❌
Hitman kill without declaring it	✅

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