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These rules apply to all members, including admins.

Rules are subject to change at any higher authority's discretion.
Note: Rulebook will not cover everything. If you're doing an action that's not in the rulebook, don't expect it to be legal.

Forum Rules

- Asking or implying to have an application looked at will result in an immediate denial.
- Respect is key.
- No spamming or flamming.
- No creating multiple accounts. Forum accounts are intended for one person, don't share.
- No abusing or encouraging to abuse.
- No repetitive bumping.
- No Necropostiing.
- No links that lead to sites of NSFW without an NSFW on the topic.
- No posting personal information without the consent of said posted person.
- No threatening or excessive insulting. This includes racism and sexism.
- No fake/illegitimate posts/evidence/etc.
- Report rule breakers to administrators and moderators.


In-game Rules
General HL2RP Rules
- Be respectful to those around you.
- No item transferring.
- No hardcore, porn-grade SexRP.
- No celebrity/famous names.
- No voiding situations that appear legitimate.
- No mingerunning, RP must be done for these actions.
- Do not avoid RP.
- S2M when needed. S2K when at point blank ranges.
- Do not annoy administrators repetitively for items or services once they've denied them.
- Do not powergame, asspull or metagame.
- No minging of any kind.
- No RDMing.
- No spamming.
- No "tied pickpocketting".
- No cheats/hacking/I am an idiot for assuming things./bugging/etc.
- If you argue with an admin, please put it in the complaints section of the forums. However, if the complaint can easily be solved by a steam chat, use that approach.
- Report rule breakers.
- If you are whitelisted, make sure you don't abuse it in any way shape or form.
- No abusing donator powers/PET flags/administrator powers.
- (EMPHASIZED) Binds are allowed, but make sure to give the other person a chance to RP. Doing a /me doesn't mean you get to shoot first.

Admin Specific Rules
- Do not disrespect or threaten the other players.
- Operators may only ban up to one week unless offender has used cheats, illegally broke into the Nexus or I am an idiot for assuming things.ed the server.
- Event characters must be reasonable. Anything else needs auth.
- Event chars have 1 life and may not last long term..
- Don't use observer for no reason or to meta.
- When you find yourself unable to make a decision about something ask another op or an admin+ A slow decision is better than no decision.


MPF Rules
- Our Ratio is 1:2 MPF to Citizens.
- Recruits have to go through a minimum of 3 days of training before 04. The first day will consist of training from the Outline.
- (0/3) Recruits may not leave the Nexus.
- 02+ may only amputate or authorize amputations.
- Only OfC+ or OTA may go up the second level. Anyone lower must have authorization.
- Only OfC+ and OTA can go through the third level or the administrator office. Anyone lower must have authorization.
- No going through D2 without permission.
- No taking weapons that you aren't authorized for.
- No taking too many weapons. You don't need a backup, it's not like the first one's going to break.
- Make sure to fill in the detainment format and data for suspects in detainment.
- CWU may not pass through Shadow, but regular citizens can go through Shadow after applying.
- There should be at least 2 MPF at Shadow at all times.
- Code Green: Stunsticks out. Code Yellow: Weapons out. Code Red: JW/Lockdown.
- No acting like a bad ass with a rank that doesn't suit it. You have a gun, but there are still rules for those weapons.
- You may only use weapons under these circumstances.
1. You're shooting someone on the catwalks.
2. Your life is threatened.
3. You're ordered to use it.
4. You are detaining resisters/runners.
- If you must go up to the bridge, make sure you have a partner (if you are under 02), a good reason and authorization from OfC+.
- No going rogue unless you have permission from administrators that have a rank over DvL. This includes giving items of high value such as weapons. If you want to be a "supplier" there are also rules with that.
- Do not bug superiors for promotions, it'll just lower the possibility.
- During detainments, make sure to ask if the suspect wants to resist before tying him.
- Level 1 and 2 detainments are KO. Level 3's are walking. Give REPs accordingly.
- Only give up to 4 Loyalist Points a deed.
- Any units in divisions with lower than certain rank requirements must be authorized by SeC.
- Recruits must go through 3 days minimum training before being promoted up to 04.
- 02's may be given Recruit Trainers license after a DvL or higher gives. Take a license test before getting a training license.
- Don't char switch to OTA after you just died. Running back to the fight after dying is against the NLR rule. Wait 5 minutes before you start sprinting back into combat or char switching to your OTA.
- There should only be 2 sweeps a day at most. A third sweep could only be given out if the situation is serious. (AKA: Multiple MPF deaths, huge rebel firefight.)
- Apartment checks can only be done if there is OfC+ authorization.
- Any OfC+ Can Approve applications with a DvL authorization.

Rebels
- Do not raid the nexus unless there are 4+ MPF/OTA online. This excludes Rcts.
- Shooting into the plaza without an administrator present and authorized will result in an immediate stripping of weapons.
- When looting a MPF/OTA (must be tied), you may only take up to 3 zipties from his inventory and 250 tokens. Everything else does not have limits. You will not get ammunition for picking up guns next to dead CP/OTA bodies.
- If a MPF is killed by a grenade, all his items are unsalvagable. Including his IC items.
- When trying to loot MPF units, MPF uniforms may only be given out if the uniform is fully intact/unstained/unharmed. These damages range from simple cuts to bullet holes. If there was damage done to the victim MPF unit, you may not have his uniform upon looting. The unit must be alive and tied during the extraction of his uniform. You may not kill multiple MPF and assemble the unharmed parts into an MPF uniform. Same rules apply for OTA.
- Rebels are only able to take up to 50 armor from MPF units. (Damaged/dead) Full 100 armor may be purchased from BMDs or taken from looting tied, alive, and unharmed MPF victims. For OTA, it's essentially the same thing except they can take off 75 armor from damaged/dead and 150 from alive, tied, and unharmed.
- Rebel uniforms will not be given for killing an MPF unit. You must buy it from a BMD or tailor.
- No teleporting into "Outlands" or "Canals" during sweeps.
- The suit does not have a biosignal. Make sure you know this, you will not be able to open nexus doors. Once a MPF is killed, his biosignal is disconnected.
- If you die, then you will lose your uniforms. Rebel and CP.
- After dying, you simply wait until the conflict is over. Do not charswitch.
- Charswitching during sweeps will be considered avoiding RP.
-You may only mug MPF if there are 4+ MPF online.