DarkRP Rules (MOTD)

Rules are and always will be subject to change. (see comments below for change-log)
LAST UPDATED 5/22/26

Welcome to Psychopunk please read this brief explanation before anything else.
This is a LawlessRP server, meaning we allow players to role-play without limitations and dictate laws themselves. THIS DOES NOT MEAN we don't have a set of rules to follow. With that in mind if you suspect someone has broken any of the rules listed, please reach out to staff using "!asay" or "@" in chat. Keep your report on topic and straight to the point.

-General Community Rules-

• No discrimination related to race, gender, sexuality, etc. allowed.

• Discriminatory/derogatory language and behaviors, even in role-play context is not allowed.
  (Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc.)

• Sexually explicit displays, content, or scenarios are NOT allowed.(Role-play, images, buildings, etc.)

• Keep sensitive topics out of our community.(Political, controversial, etc.)

• Do NOT harass/grief players in our community.(Bullying, inciting, doxing, etc.)

• False staff reports are not allowed.

• Spam is NOT allowed.(Text, voice, props, entities, etc.)

• Offering any in-game item or service for real world currency is strictly prohibited and will result in a permanent ban from our community.

  Never give out personal information of any kind to anyone.

• Self advertisement is NOT allowed. (Links, socials, servers, etc.)

• Alternate accounts are allowed but using them to avoid punishment is grounds for a ban extension.

• Cheating/exploiting is NOT allowed and will result in a permanent ban.(Wall-hack, aim-hack, etc.)

• Use of any third-party scripts is prohibited and punishable by a permanent ban.(Auto-clickers, macros, clients, etc.)

-Role-play/Game Rules-

• Prop abuse is NOT allowed.(Prop-block, prop-climb, prop-push, or prop-kill.)

• Text Screen abuse is NOT allowed.(Writing slurs, carrying text with physgun, etc.)

• Camera abuse is not allowed. (e.g Using your player camera to look inside bases or other inaccessible locations.)

• Fading door abuse is NOT allowed.(Intersecting fading doors or trapping.)

• You may NOT AFK print or farm.(e.g. Setting a money printer down and leaving the game running in your background.)

  You will be automatically kicked from the server if AFK for a set amount of time.

• You may not block NPCS, Entities, or Buildings with props or entities.

• Job abuse is NOT allowed.(e.g. Switching to a Gun Dealer, buying a shipment of guns, then switching back to another job immediately.)

• You may NOT kill yourself to avoid RP or punishment.(e.g. Killing yourself using console when being mugged.)

• Disconnecting/leaving the game to avoid RP or punishment is not allowed.

• Meta-gaming is NOT allowed.(e.g. Using out of character chat to call someone to help you in a raid.)

  Spawn killing is not allowed.
  Camping NPCs, sellstations, dropoffs, or any job related entity to kill/arrest is considered meta-gaming.

• You are NOT allowed to leave a sit until you are removed from it by staff.

-Fair Game Rule (FGR)-

FGR - Rules in place to make the game fair and fun for all.

• You may NOT return to a base you are raiding after dying, unless one or more of your party members are still alive.

  After your party is dead you must wait for the raid cooldown until you make another attempt.

• You may NOT revenge kill someone for killing you.(e.g. going back to kill a mugger or hitman after death.)

• No spawn killing or camping.

• You cannot raid someone with a building sign.

• You must follow and enforce laws as police.

Cooldowns - These time limits only apply when you are acting against the same target and are only included as an anti-griefing rule.

• Raid/Robbery/Heist: 10 Minutes.(Same location only)

• Mug/Kidnap: 5 Minutes.(Same target)

• Arresting: 5 Minutes.(Same target)
  

-Building/Basing-

• You may place a building sign down while you build your base.

  It must be clearly visible from the outside of your base with a minimum font size of 50.

  during that time you cannot be raided by anyone until your building sign is removed.

  You cannot have a KOS sign while a building sign is placed.

  You may not have any kind of profitable entities or items placed in your base until your building sign is removed.

• KOS (Kill on Sight) signs are allowed but optional.
  It must be placed visibly with a minimum font size of 50.
  Your signs text cannot directly target a person or job. (Rival gangs are allowed).

• You must own all outside and inside doors to a building to base within it.

  Apartment/hotel building rooms count as separate buildings and do not require you to own every room.

  People basing with you are required to be added to entrance doors at the minimum.

• Your base can be placed outside of buildings.

  It cannot block the entrance to another building/base unless you own it.

  If you build on the roof of a building you must own all doors of the building.
  You cannot block off main movement paths to locations with your base. (Tunnels, sewer walkways.)
  You may not build in the streets unless your job permits it.

  Your base cannot block access to entities or NPCs.

• You cannot base in PD or Bank unless your job permits it.

• There must be at least one entrance to your base never prop/entity blocked in any way.

  Entrances and doors must be at least as wide as a cube075x075x075 or stacked 35 ticks away.

  Entrances that require removing props/entities are not allowed. (e.g. Requiring a prop to be moved with physicsgun.)

  You may not make bases that require jumping or crouching to enter.

• Multiple story/tiered bases must have a permanent way to climb up to the next floor.

• Trapping is allowed but must be able to be escaped/broken out of.

  Anything needs to be ghosted or removed to get out of is not allowed.

  It cannot utilize getting players stuck in a way that they can't move.

• The maximum limit of fading doors is 4.

  You may use any amount of them for entrances, trapdoors, or printer boxes.

  They cannot be intersecting.

• Keypads must be placed where they are visible and not intersecting.

  They must also be double sided so anyone enter and exit.

• One way viewing props that utilize world glow and material are allowed.

  You may not shoot through one way props.

• Security cameras clipping through walls are NOT allowed.

• Black-out/Color-out bases are allowed. (Bases that use colors or materials to obscure the interior.)

• Invisible props are allowed but never to be used ever to block movement through a base.

• No collision props are allowed, but may not be used to obscure the entrance of your base.

• All shooting floors require you to be visible to intruders as you shoot them.

  Cover areas are allowed as well as climbing/crouching peeks.
  

-Raiding & Defense-

• Building Signs must be acknowledged before any use of raiding tools.(Lockpick, pro lockpick, or keypad cracker.)
  Even if you are just lock-picking to look inside a base it counts as raiding.

• You must be in a party with your raiding partners.

  The maximum party limit is 8 members.

• You may not occupy or deny entry to someone's base for more than 5 minutes.(e.g. Camping inside someones base after raiding.)

• Prop blocking entrances or items during a raid is not allowed.(e.g. Blocking entrances or entities with props so they cannot be raided.)
  Replacing cracked fading doors to automatically close off entrances also breaks this rule.

• Prop climbing during a raid is not allowed.

• Countering raids is allowed by anyone.(Groups must be in a party.)

  Police may counter raids at any time.

• Stealing money printers or items is allowed.

-Government Rules-

Mayor Rules - Job, law, and role-play

• Laws must NOT overlap with any of our existing rules.

• You may NOT add meta laws.(e.g. Making a law for arresting all thieves or people with staff roles.)

  You may not introduce laws naming specific jobs to arrest as it would be meta-gaming.

  Laws to target gangs are allowed.

• You may introduce jobs to allow specific groups or individuals to do things that would normally break the law.(e.g. Allowing all Bankers to print money legally.)

• Mayors can fortify the PD however much they would like as long as it follows our base rules.
  Police must be able to freely enter and exit as if they were members of your PD base.

• The Mayor can freely fire any Police.

Police Rules - To ensure fair play and interactions.

• Police cannot attack/arrest other police.

• All Police must follow and enforce the laws set by the Mayor.

• Arresting players without any reason (e.g. witnessed crime or wanted) is NOT allowed.

• Police cannot raid/rob the Bank, PD supply, or hack ATMs.

• You are allowed to take bribes if you choose.

• Police may form parties to overthrow the Mayor if they are unhappy with their leadership.

-Chat Commands-

• "!stash" - Opens the secret stash menu.

• "!gang" - Opens the gang menu.

• "!party" - Opens the party menu.

• "/911 <Your message here>" - Sends an emergency message to Police jobs.

• "/ooc <Your message here>" or "/a <Your message here>" - Sends a message to chat globally. (Out of Character)

• "/motd" - Displays the server message of the day.

• "/asay <Your message here>" or "@ <Your message here>"- Sends a report notification to staff.