Rulebook
Follow the rules in this list.
The list can be extended at any time
If you have any questions, you can ask them to our support.
Code of Conduct
Our in-game rules are an extended version of the active code of conduct on the official Small Tribes PvP servers. Rules specifically mentioned here supersede the code of conduct and should be treated as such. Violations of these rules may be punished according to (Punishments). We reserve the right to change our rules at any time, it is your responsibility to keep yourself updated.
The Astro Team always bans with a reason. We are not forced to provide the reason.
Please note that evidence (not confidential) may be shared to further solve the matter in question.
1. General Rules
a) | The Discord Rules apply to all public in-game communication. | General Netiquette |
b) | Insiding is strictly forbidden. The tribe owner has full ownership of all tribe belongings, as long as he doesn't cause harm to tribe property. Destroying stuff from the Inside after being kicked is considered Insiding. | |
c) | Scamming in a set trade agreement is not tolerated. | |
d) | Sharing your account is forbidden. | |
e) | Possessing items or dinos that have been obtained using an exploit is forbidden. | |
f) | Stream sniping is prohibited. | |
g) | Exploiting ambiguous sections of our rules, essentially circumventing them, may still be penalized. | |
h) | Modified game files to remove key graphical components are allowed (eg. ini).
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i) | Do not report other people for extremely minor infractions, we will only prosecute serious issues, waging a "ticket war" can lead to punishment. | |
j) | Abusing and or exploiting unintended mechanics, this ranges from Ark's mechanics all the way to our own systems (e.g. Astro profile, leaderboard etc.). | |
k) | Any action detrimental to the integrity of the server is strictly prohibited. | |
l) | Mass stacking tames is strictly prohibited. |
2. Building Rules
a) | It is forbidden to snap more than 200 foundations outside a cave or tower. Turret towers are limited to a 30x30 and may not be snapped together with other turret towers. |
b) | Spam around a proper turret tower / fortnite is limited to a radius of 30 (snapped) foundations. |
c) | Mass stacking of more than 5 structures / spamming more than 1 vault into each other is forbidden if they influence the raiding process. Turrets and standing torches are an exception and can be infinitely spammed. |
d) | Blocking the view with (almost) invincible structures is not allowed. |
e) | Structure restrictions for: |
f) | Structures should not be located within Vaults, except for generators and turrets. |
g) | Behemoth Gates and Cliff Platforms must be at least 25% exposed/outside of the mesh. |
2.1 Forbidden Spots
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Mesh holes / open mesh / places where you can see through the mesh
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Any spot that cannot be reached by walking, crawling, crouching, swiming or light grappling (not crouching grappling or climbing picks).
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Spots trough/in Lava
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Wyvern trenches (turrets must not shoot into the trench)
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Terminals / mission areas
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All Magma Spawns
Genesis 1
- Magma cave
- Teleporter Zones
(Tokyo Skiff allowed) - Bog Rathole
Genesis 2
- Main Pathways to Space
Crystal Isles
- Honey Cave
- Lootdrop Cave
Fjordur
- Portal Room
- Spawn Locations of the other 3 Biomes
- Boss Caves
- Element Cave
Selected Obelisks
- The Island = Red Ob
- Ragnarok = Blue Ob (within 300 Foundation Range)
- Crystal Isles = Red Ob, Green Ob, Blue Ob
- Valguero = Green Ob
- The Center = Blue Ob
- Scorched Earth = Green Ob
3. PvP Rules
a) | Teaming / third partying (except for Boss fights) is not allowed. |
b) | Caging for more than one hour, except in raids (allowed for the duration of the raid). |
c) | Placing turrets or other defensive structures within 70 foundations of any Orbital Supply Drop (osd) is not allowed. |
d) | Placing structures in other players (for example, transmitters, spikes, cages). |
4. Raiding Rules
a) | We allow counterfobbing with the condition that you must join the original raid after clearing the fob (also inactive fobs). Otherwise, you must stay away from the raid, even if you are attacked by the raiders. |
b) | Intentionally using structures to block the line of sight of turrets (aka tunneling) is forbidden.
(except for rafts and platform saddles. 3 sides of platform saddles have to be uncovered). |
c) | Constantly increasing and decreasing the radius of a Tek forcefield is forbidden. |
d) | Despawning items / destroying one's own tribe's property while being fobbed, with the intention of preventing the raiding party from looting it, is not tolerated (aka popcorning). |
e) | Intentionally biting structures, dinos or players through the mesh is not allowed. |
f) | Mass soaking (maximum of 8 unridden Tames). |
g) | Rapidly exchanging members between tribes is strictly prohibited. |
h) | Using tribe merge option while being attacked by other tribes is forbidden. |
i) | Abusing unclaimed dino mechanics (excepts for Noglin tames) is not allowed |
j) | Teleporting enemy tames away to abuse the opponent's dino cap is not allowed |
k) | Having more than four aggressive tames at any form of choke point is forbidden. Tames not using their close-up attacks are excluded from this rule. |
Punishments
Breaking our rules can result in punishment ranging from a warning to a permanent ban from the cluster. Punishments are a private matter and will never be shared with anyone other than the players involved. We always reserve the right to ban any player who threatens the integrity of the server, regardless of the rules violation. In addition, for reasons of anonymity, we often do not share evidence of a breach of the rules and are under no obligation to do so. The use of VPNs is strictly prohibited and will not be considered in the case of a potential ban for account sharing, and will still lead to a ban.
Punishment factors
If you have broken a rule, this will have a positive impact on your case:
- Being completely honest with our team
- Assisting with an ongoing investigation (if there is one)
- Being polite and respectful
- Writing a good unban request
And negatively by
- Trying to lie your way out of it
- Being abusive or disrespectful to our team
- Showing no sign of remorse
- Not helping our team when you could clearly help them with the investigation
I have been banned, what now?
If you feel that you have been unfairly punished, you can open a ticket to discuss the matter with our team. If your punishment is upheld, you will still have the option to reduce the length of your ban or have it lifted. Unless specifically stated otherwise by our staff, you have the right to request an unban, which can be done just like a ticket on our Discord server. Never try to circumvent your ban, as this will result in an even longer ban, a ban for your innocent tribemates, and the loss of your right to an unban application.
Punishment list
Please note that the following punishments are only the most severe, and that similar offenses of lesser severity may be punished much less severely. It is also important to note that exceptions can be made and maximum punishments, as per the list below, can be exceeded. Our staff are by no means limited by this list and it is only intended to give you an outline of our enforcement process.
Warning System
Each warning assigns a predetermined number of points based on the severity of the rule violation (e.g. 2 points for terminal turrets, 3 points for meshbiting). You can accumulate up to 10 points before receiving a temporary ban, with the duration of the ban increasing each time. Bans will be issued for 10, 15, or 20 points, and for every point beyond 20.
Hacking | up to Permanent ban |
Exploiting | up to Permanent ban |
Joint raids against one or more tribes | up to 3 month tribe ban |
Multiple tribes built in one spot to mutual benefit | up to 3 month tribe ban |
Interfering with raids without the commiting to it | up to 1 season ban |
Spawn Blocking | full structure wipe |
Communication misconduct | up to season ban |
Extreme Communication misconduct | up to 3 month ban |
Real-Money trading | up to 3 month ban |
Advertising | up to 3 month ban |
False reports | up to 1 month ban |
Insiding | up to 3 month ban |
Scamming | up to 1 month ban |
Account sharing | up to 4 month ban |
Possessing illegitimate items | up to 4 month ban |
Stream sniping | up to 4 month ban |
Rule circumvention | N/A |
Building rule violations | up to full structure wipe |
Teaming | up to 1 month ban |
Desyncing | up to 1 month ban |
Caging for too long | up to 3 days ban |
Defensive structures on OSD | up to 3 days ban |
Blocking Mission Area / Terminal | up to 3 days ban |
Placing structures in players | up to 3 days ban |
Tunneling | up to season ban |
Forcefield abuse | up to 3 days ban |
Popcorning | up to 3 month ban |
Mesh Hitting and Mesh Biting | up to 2 month ban |
Mass Soaking | up to full dino wipe |
Playing with banned players | up to 3 month ban |
Stacking Tames | up to 1 month ban |
Turret Raft at Rag blue ob | up to 1 month ban |
Exploting Season Pass | up to 2 month ban |
Circumventing Tribe Cooldown | up to 1 week ban |