1. Common Courtesy Be kind to others and think before you type. There is no need to be hurtful or abusive, especially towards staff members who are here to help you. This rule can be explained with the following quote: "You shall never bother others, you shall be both fair and kind, and whatever else you do, I shall not mind." Roleplay at all times. ou are not allowed to break the server rules because you think someone else did. !n regards to that, you should not disrupt, stall or void roleplay unless an admin tells you to. "xamples: #uitting the game to avoid an arrest because you were $in your opinion% being arrested for no reason. o Repeatedly refusing to roleplay until an admin comes to your aid after you made a report. o &iling heat'of'the'moment reports when the players are not deserving of admin punishment. !f you are in the middle of an !( situation and another player is speaking to you ))(ly in an att attemp emptt to dis disrup ruptt you yourr rol rolepl eplay ay or sim simply ply con contac tactt you you,, yo you u may ignore ignore the them. m. *owever,, if an admin is trying to contact you, it is your obligation to respond. Refusing to *owever reply to an admin+s messages may get you punished. o
!n os -antos Roleplay $in'game, forums, !R(, Teamspeak or any other of our services%, admin instructions are final, whether they are stated in the rules or not they should be accepted and followed at all times. !f you come across a bug on any of our services, you are required to report report it. it. "xploiting bugs bu gs is pr proh ohib ibit ited ed an and d wi will ll ge gett yo you u pe perm rman anen entl tlyy ba bann nned ed.. !t is yo your ur ob obli liga gati tion on to report report rule'breakers rule'breakers as well. Punishments: /nything from a verbal warning to a ban depending on severity. Punishments: /nything !n !( chat, speak only !(ly and in "nglish. 0o not use internet language !(ly $lol, omg, etc%. !n public ))( chats like 1b, use only "nglish. !f you want to speak in another language !(ly, you have to write in "nglish, but with a 2anguage3 tag in front of your text, for example 4ohn5-mith says: 2-panish3 *ey, what+s up6 !f you+ve got a question related to the server, use the in'game command /helpme. /helpme. !f you+ve got a problem with someone then feel free to request help with /re /re.. 0o not message our testers and admins directly. ou are allowed to be /&7 $/way &rom 7eyboard% for up to 89 minutes, provided you are not in a highly populated area or an area where people are likely to attempt to roleplay with you. /&7 in public at own risk. !f you believe a staff member is abusing their power then you can read through this topic and file a report. . !etaamin sing )ut )f (haracter information !n (haracter $metagaming% is not allowed. !nciting someone to metagame is also against the rules. This includes emoting information that
other people have no reason to currently know your 1me+s and 1do+s should not state what others cannot see, hear, touch, smell or taste. "xamples: o
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4ohn5-mith reads -am54ohnson+s ))( nametag and roleplays that he now knows him. /dam5;est messages 4ohn5-mith ))(ly and tells him that he is being robbed at his house. 4ohn5-mith then decides to change his !( plans in such a way so that he can help /dam5;est. # $dam%&est beins to think about killin the men w ho atta'ked him.
sing with others to gain knowledge or carry out related tasks. Punishments: /nything from an admin'?ail to a ban depending on the severity and outcome of your actions.
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# )ohn%*mith pi'ks up a bus and throws it at *$+ tower. >etting off the ground and running away after you have been taed by a police officer. # )ohn%*mith ki'ks $dam%&est in the head, immediately 'ausin him to die. Roleplaying that an item is not on you !(ly when it is already on you script'wise. $e.g. during frisks% Roleplaying that your strip club is guarded by non'player characters $@=(s%. "ntering a car and doing 1taw and 1tad to steal items with ero role'play involved.
Punishments: /nything from a verbal warning to an admin'?ail or ban depending on severity. 0o not heal during or right after confrontations such as fights and shootouts. @o
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;hen brandishing large weapons $golf club, bat, shovel, pool cue, katana, shotgun, combat shotgun, C=D, /7'EF, CE, county rifle and sniper rifle%, roleplay taking them out with 1me+s instead of ?ust scrolling them. ou will need the )ut )f (haracter consent of all players on scene if you wish to roleplay with things that do not exist script'wise. The only exceptions to this are registered
business cameras and the equipment available to on'duty =0, -0, &0, 0)(, >)< G 0)4 members. =olice dogs are not considered to be equipment. . $buse of *$-!P Physi's -/'C= physics and movements in'game are hardcoded and cannot be changed via scripting so the following is forbidden to avoid non'roleplay situations: o o
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Bunnyhopping ?umping repeatedly to move around quicker. )lympic swimming continuously swimming without roleplaying that you are exhausted. *opping1Tapping on bikes1motorcycles hopping about continuously or tapping ; to go faster. (hicken'running running around in a ig'ag motion to avoid being hit by bullets. @in?a'?acking pulling players out of their vehicles with no roleplay. shooting others from the driver seat of the vehicle. 0rive'bying without a driver shooting others from a car with no driver in the car.
Punishments: /nything from a warning to an admin'?ail. BCH permissions can be revoked if abused. ou
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ou are allowed to ride in and shoot from the back of trucks and boats. ou are also allowed to have one person surfing on your bicycle as if they are standing on the pegs or sitting on the handlebars. . hird Party !odifi'ations Third party modifications that give you an unfair advantage over other players are not allowed. Think before you install programs or mods, because if we find out that you are using something you should not, you will be banned permanently. !f you think or know someone is cheating, it is your obligation to report them. Punishments: =ermanent ban. (heating is that serious. 7eybinds (am
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Codifications that change the shape $height, width, etc% of >T/:-/+s original skins and ob?ects are forbidden. 0. eathmat'hin 7illing another person without a sufficient roleplay reason $deathmatching% is not allowed. nnecessary provoking falls under this rule as well. Terrorism is strictly forbidden unless done with admin permission.
This also includes revene killin when you respawn after being executed and then kill $or at least attempt to% the person who has ?ust murdered you. our !n (haracter memory is wiped off everything that led up to your death when you are killed, so you should forget about your attacker. Rules of "ngagement must be followed by illegal factions: Rules of "ngagement $Ro"% Punishments: /nything from a kick to a ban depending on the severity and outcome of your actions. ;ith regards to revenge killing: if you are saved by the medics $&0% after being brutally wounded then you are allowed to continue the roleplay with your memory intact. If you have been killed and you do not know why, you may ask your killer for a 'larifi'ation. If you are the killer and you are bein asked that same 2uestion, you are re2uired to provide your vi'tim with an answer. )nly 1invited members of official factions can do contract kills. This is to stop random civilians from advertising themselves as hitmen in order to randomly murder others for payment. Temporary exceptions to this sub'rule can be decided on by the *ead of &actions. 3. *afe4ones ou must not commit crime $holding up and general harassing is included% in highly populated areas or areas that would realistically be watched over by security forces. The locations covered by this rule are: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
os -antos /irport (ity *all in =ershing -quare Banks $unless performing a bank robbery%
Punishments: /nything from a verbal warning to an admin'?ail depending on severity. !f the criminal roleplay leads to the area then you are allowed to continue. &or example: ou are trying to kill a player and he runs into the mall from another location ' you can follow and kill him if it is urgent. This should not be abused, as these locations $like =01-0, (ity *all% are dangerous. !f the role'play can wait until a safer location, then it should. 5. isustin 6oleplay
nless prior ))( permission is given by all parties involved, the following is strictly forbidden on this server: Rape o (annibalism o =edophilia o Bestiality o @ecrophilia o 0ismemberment $any type of sexual roleplay, including touching someone o -exual harassment inappropriately% !f prior ))( permission is given by all parties involved, the roleplay must happen away from anybody else, where it will not potentially be interrupted. -ub?ecting others to see disgusting roleplay falls under this rule. o
Punishments: Temporary or permanent ban depending on severity. !f you begin to feel uncomfortable during disgusting roleplay, even after giving permission, you+re allowed to stop it immediately by informing all other players involved. 7. 6obbin 8 *'ammin 6obbin is defined as taking someone+s possessions $like money% by force or threat of force. *'ammin is defined as hiring another person for a service $like prostitution%, or agreeing to buy1sell a certain good $like a gun1drug% and then refusing to pay1give it. Robberies and scams must be done strictly !n (haracter. /ll characters involved in robberies and scams must be level or higher. ou can rob a maximum of 9. ou can scam a maximum of 9,. There is no limit to how many weapons, drugs and cargo you can rob. ou are not allowed to kill a player while or after robbing1scamming them unless they bring it upon themselves by showing attitude or non' compliance. !f you have been robbed or scammed, you are allowed to rob back the things you have lost. ou may not knowingly rob the same people more than once in a I'hour period. ;ouse, business and vehi'le s'ams are forbidden. You may not steal properties or abuse /furniture as a furniture desiner. !f someone has given you a property to allow freedom to 1furniture design the house, you may not simply steal the property or use this to scam people. $< amblin is done at your own risk and is not protected by the level requirements, money limits and scam restrictions described in this rule. /dmins will not help you if you lend money to other people and they do not return it, or if your money gets stolen while you are gambling. !f a person runs off with your money or gets banned, then the things with that person are gone. )nly give your stuff to people you trust and only gamble if you are willing to accept a potential loss. Punishments: /nything from an admin'?ail to a temporary ban depending on severity.
!n order to keep a good balance between fun and confusion, bank robberies require admin approval and supervision. ou can ask for such a permission through 1re. The rules for robbing a bank are as follows: o o
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There must be at least K9 =0 and1or -0 members online and on duty. ou need to inform the admin of everything you have planned out before actually starting the heist. /s soon as you brandish your gun in a bank, silent alarms go off and law enforcement is informed. There is no roof access to any bank inside of os -antos.
1. Court 6ules ou may not namechange or (haracter 7ill $(7% yourself when: ou have scammed or robbed someone in the last EL hours. o There is a court case in progress involving you. o The court has ordered you to do something and you still have not done it. The evasion of !n (haracter repercussions using any other )ut )f (haracter methods is also forbidden. ou are not allowed to transfer, sell or give away money and properties if there is a court case in progress involving you, or if the court has ordered you to do something and you still have not done it. o
Punishments: Temporary ban depending on severity, along with the removal of all illegally acquired goods. "xceptions to this rule can be decided on by the *ead of &actions or the ead /dmin team whenever needed. 11. Prison 6ules 8 on 8 fights between inmates require IM guards on duty. /ttacking a guard or starting a brawl $KM people% requires EM guards on duty. Breaking in and out of prison requires admin permission, as well as NM guards on duty. To check the amount of guards on duty, use the command 1onduty. Punishments: /nything from a verbal warning to a ban depending on severity. The prison has a ((T< camera system that covers 899O of the facility, except cell interiors $who leaves1enters cells is recorded%. There is a control room watching over the prison ((Tame ead /dmin $ME% approval and supervision to burn1destroy a house or business. ou can ask for such a permission through 1re, but make sure you have a sufficient !( reason behind your plans. ou cannot destroy a player+s vehicle for no reason at all, and must have a reason or ?ustification. Punishments: /dmin'?ail or a temporary ban depending on severity.