Our in-game rules are an extended version of the 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 Vanquished 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 ingame communication.
Insiding is strictly forbidden. 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)
Abusing and or exploiting unintended mechanics or ambiguous sections of our rules, essentially circumventing them, may still be penalized.
g)
Do not report other people for extremely minor infractions, we will only prosecute serious issues, waging a "ticket war" can lead to punishment.
h)
Any action detrimental to the integrity of the server 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 cooking pots are an exception and can be infinitely spammed.
d)
Blocking the view with (almost) invincible structures is not allowed.
2.1 Forbidden Spots
Mesh holes / open mesh / places where you can see through the mesh
Any spot that cannot be reached by walking, crawling, crouching, swiming or light grappling (not crouching grappling or climbing picks).
Spots through/in Lava or Extinction death zones
Wyvern trenches (turrets must not shoot into the trench)
Gen 1 mission terminals
All Magma Spawns
Genesis 1
Volcano farm spots / magma nests
Teleporter Zones (Tokyo Skiff allowed)
Bog Rathole
Genesis 2
Main pathways/bridges 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)
The Center = Blue Ob
3. PvP Rules
a)
Teaming / third partying (except for Boss fights) is not allowed.
b)
Caging for more than one hour is prohibited, except during raids, where it is permitted for up to eight hours. It must be proven that the individual was caged for the full eight hours in order to be eligible for release.
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. 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. 2 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 4 unridden Tames).
g)
Using tribe merge option while being attacked by other tribes is forbidden.
h)
Having more than four aggressive tames inside Caves is forbidden. Tames using their ranged attacks are excluded from this rule.
i)
Entrance blocking is not allowed. Your defenses have to be reachable at all times.
