Law of the Valley

Read and respect these rules to maintain order in our community

★ OFFICIAL REGULATIONS ★

Established 2023 • Slinger Valley Asia

🎯 General Rules

1.
Be Respectful to All Players: (In and out of game)
2.
No Slandering: Do not slander members of the community in OOC fashion (streams, DM's, Discord).
3.
No Hate Speech: Racism or hate speech of any kind is not tolerated (keep it YouTube/Twitch friendly).
4.
Sexual Harassment: In and out of RP sexual harassment will not be tolerated!!
5.
No Advertising: Do not advertise other servers.
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No Meta Gaming: Do not meta game with YouTube, Twitch, Discord or out of character chats.
7.
In-Game /OOC: Is for immediate help. Not gen chit chat, or how to guides.
8.
Text Box: Text box in game is considered OOC information unless it is a /ad or a police announcement.
9.
Stay in Character: At all times, even when a server rule has been broken.

⚠️ Exploits

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Abusing Game Mechanics: Abusing any game mechanic, server mechanic, or using any 3rd party apps or add-ons to gain an advantage such as but not limited to: financial gains, screen dot, macro controls, transferring money or items between your own character slots, glitching, duping, etc.

⚔️ RDM (Random Deathmatch)

1.
Clear Demands: You must state clear and reasonable demands to an intended target, and allow reasonable time for the target to comply.
2.
Valid RP Reason: RDM is classified as incapacitating another character without a valid RP reason or roleplay taking place/reinitiating RP before incapacitating them. 30 minutes time since last initiating hostile RP will be used.
3.
NPC Killing: Senseless killing of local NPC characters and animals without RP is considered fail RP.
4.
Vehicle Deathmatch: Running a character over with a horse or wagon without initiation, or without stopping to help when it was a mistake, is considered RDM.

😨 Fear RP [NVL - No Value to Life]

1.
Value Your Life: You must value your life at all times. All attempts should be made to preserve one's own life.
2.
Risk Assessment: Putting yourself in the line of danger without a reasonable explanation for risking your life or another player's life is considered fail RP.
3.
Both Armed Exception: If a weapon is already drawn from both parties it will not be considered fail fear RP.

💪 Powergaming

1.
Definition: This is the act of forcing or gaining an unrealistic, unfair, or impossible action over another player without giving them an opportunity to interact, defend, or escape the situation.
2.
Group Size: Criminal group size during active RP will be 5 max. Max gang size 6.
3.
Ped Changer: Using a ped changer, unless requested by the criminal to ride to prison.

🚫 Combat Logging

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Disconnecting: Disconnecting from the server while engaged in any active RP scenario.
2.
Crashes: On a crash or server restart all attempts should be made to return to an active RP scenario, or resolve on Discord.
3.
Respawning: Respawning within 15 mins of being incapacitated while still involved in an active RP scenario.
4.
Giving Up: Giving up while in ropes in order to respawn to remove yourself from the scenario.

🎙️ Communication

1.
Microphone Required: You must have and use a microphone in the English language, unless it is a /me interaction.
2.
Language: You must be able to understand and effectively communicate Hindi or English and use it as your primary language. However, you are allowed to incorporate other languages with your character.
3.
In-Character: You must remain in-character at all times while on the server. This includes any form of voice or text communication. A staff member may address you out-of-character to address issues or concerns.
4.
Character Separation: Your characters are not able to have or obtain detailed knowledge of your other character's interactions. You may not transfer anything between your characters (powergaming/metagaming).
5.
Third Party Comms: Any form of third party communication is not permitted. This includes using voice chat in programs like Discord, Skype, etc. All communication must be done in-game through TeamSpeak voice chat or telegrams.
6.
Voice Changers: Reasonable voice changers may be used to mask the character's voice when committing crimes.

🔄 NLR [New Life Rule]

1.
Respawn Memory Loss: If you hold E and re-spawn, you have no memory of what happened.
2.
No Revenge RP: Revenge RP is not allowed if you re-spawned.
3.
30 Minute Rule: Engaging in hostile RP within 30 min after re-spawning (holding E) with the same person/group that killed you, or the same person/group you just killed, is considered revenge RP.
4.
Doctor Revive: Being revived by a doctor is not NLR. But engaging in hostile RP prior 30 minutes after revive from a doctor will be classified as fail RP, as you should roleplay any major wounds sustained.
5.
Brawl Cooldown: Being revived from a doctor after a brawl which has left you incapacitated then rushing back out to fight again will be classified as fail RP (10 minutes).

🪢 Lasso Rules

1.
Hostile Action: Lassoing another player counts as hostile action and requires initiation before incapacitation.
2.
No Spamming: Spamming or repetitive use of lasso in public places is not allowed.
3.
Hogtied Rules: Players are not allowed to break themselves free once they are hogtied ("hogtied" is defined as on their belly with hands tied behind their back). Ropes around ankles after being lassoed can be broken free of. Fear RP still applies if you have a gun held on you.
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Abandoned: Only after 15 min of being left alone/abandoned, you may break out of being hogtied.

💰 PVP Robbery

1.
Robbery Allowed: You are allowed to rob players.
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Compliance: You cannot kill a player if they comply with reasonable demands. (Demanding for "everything they own" is not reasonable)
3.
Dead Players: You cannot rob a player once they are dead.
4.
No Camping Jobs: You are not allowed to camp outside or inside of any job location that is marked on the map in attempts to rob players.
5.
No Camping Stores: You are not allowed to camp outside of any menu circle for any store/clothing/stables marked on map in attempts to rob players.
6.
Follow Rules: If you are being robbed you must follow all server rules.
7.
Bank Robbery: You can't take someone to the bank and rob them from their bank account, only their person.

🎭 Staying in Character

1.
Respect Immersion: While in the city players should be respectful of other player's immersions. All attempts to remain in character should be maintained.
2.
Admin Help: If you require gov assistance, move to a non public area, type /report (reason) and wait for admin assistance.
3.
No OOC Complaints: Breaking character and saying things such as, but not limited to, "fail RP", "meta gaming", or "I'm reporting you", "can I talk to you onions and carrots", "repetitive plunder" are not allowed.
4.
Make a Ticket: If you feel you've been treated unfairly, make an admin ticket.

💀 Perma (Permanent Death)

1.
Cannot Force: No player can force another player to perma.
2.
Voluntary Perma: At any time while, or leading up to, a player being down and incapacitated, the player may /me perma or /me no pulse and log out shortly after death.
3.
Delete Character: Character slot must be deleted upon re-entry or it is considered an exploit and fail RP.
4.
No Transfers: Transfer of any items or cash to another player before perma is considered an exploit and fail RP.

🔒 Hostage Rules

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Definition: A "hostage" is a player or players that have been removed from their own line of RP by force, brought to a new location, or held against their will for an extended period of time.
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Deputy Protection: You cannot take a deputy hostage if less than 4 are on duty.
2.
Fair Taking: You cannot take a player hostage when they cannot reasonably defend themselves (example but not limited to: loading into the city or re-spawning, starting or finishing a job, changing clothes, while in a store or crafting menu).
3.
Have a Plan: All plans and activities should be pre-arranged before taking a hostage. Taking a hostage without a preconceived plan or goal is considered fail RP.
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Time Limit: You should try to keep your hostage scenario under 20 minutes or come to an agreement in RP.
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Keep Them Engaged: Remember that being hogtied and unable to move for extended periods of time is not fun or enjoyable if told to "shut up" and stuffed in a corner. Please keep that in mind if you are going to force RP on another player, that you keep them involved in the RP and in the dialog!
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Store Robbery: If a player walks into an ongoing store robbery you may take them hostage.

🔫 Dueling

1.
Agreement Required: If two parties agree to a single duel in server, both parties must understand that the loser of the duel is to log out of the server and is not to come back in on that character they lost the duel on for 2 weeks. Not abiding by this rule will be considered fail RP.

⚖️ Staff & Ban Appeals

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No Appeals: At this time if you break a rule that gets you banned we will not be doing any appeals.
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Respect Staff: Be respectful to staff at all times. They work hard and have lives outside of this community.
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No Direct DMs: Do not DM or @ the founder or moderator or any developers or staff without their express permission. Create a ticket.
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Use Proper Channels: Use the correct channels listed in order to obtain admin or technical help!

🏠 Houses

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Inactivity: If you are inactive in the server for 3 or more weeks your house will be removed.

⚖️ Staff have final discretion on all rules and situations

📋 These rules are subject to change - check regularly for updates

💬 Questions? Open a ticket in our Discord server

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