VANQUISHED 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 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. | General Netiquette |
b) | 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. | |
i) | Stream sniping is prohibited (If you are streaming in our Discord this will not apply). | |
j) | Mass stacking tames is strictly prohibited. | |
k) | Being a No Wipe server we recognize that newer tribes will come as the wipe progresses, it is expected that our largest tribes will not raid their bases unless antagonized (Such as; attacks on your base, verbalizing they would like you to attack, if you’re not sure if their actions constitute an attack, ask an admin) – This is being put into place to protect the longevity of the wipe. – Punishments are down to admin discretion, however you could expect to pay reparations or lose structures of your own. |
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. |
e) | Spamming or blocking off a base location that you are not building in is not allowed. |
f) | Tribes can only have a maximum of 3 caves built per map. 8 cave bases across the cluster. |
g) | Structure restrictions for: |
h) | Behemoth Gates and Cliff Platforms must be at least 50% 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 through/in Lava or Extinction death zones
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Wyvern trenches (turrets must not shoot into the trench)
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Gen 1 mission terminals
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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
- Yeti Cave
- Bee Cave
- 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 on other players (for example, transmitters, spikes, cages) is prohibited. |
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.
(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 8 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. |
j) | Raft raiding of any kind is forbidden. |
k) | Rapidly exchanging members between tribes is strictly prohibited. |
l) | When raiding, you can only place spam structures within 2 render distances from your FOB. Any spam must be removed afterwards. |
m) | Pulsing gens are restricted to 5 per tribe, per map, should you wish to activate them for a base tour, please let us know and if we see it we can let it slide until the video is complete. Please respect server performance. |
Punishments
Breaking our rules can result in punishment ranging from a warning to a permanent ban from the cluster. 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. Warning points will be reset each month; however previous infractions will inform our future decisions.
Hacking | up to permanent ban |
Exploiting | up to permanent ban |
Real-Money Trading | up to permanent ban |
Advertising | up to permanent ban |
Account Sharing | up to a 3 month ban |
Steam Sniping | up to a 3 month ban |
Possession of illegal items | up to 3 month ban |
Popcorning | up to 3 month ban |
Insiding | up to 3 month ban |
Extreme Communication misconduct | up to 3 month ban |
Circumventing Tribe Cooldown | up to 1 month ban |
Mesh Biting / Hitting | up to 2 month ban |
Desyncing | up to 1 month ban |
Turret Raft at Rag blue ob | up to 1 month ban |
Stacking Tames | up to 1 month ban |
Scamming | up to 1 month ban |
Teaming | up to 3 month tribe ban |
False Reports | up to 1 month ban |
Tunneling | up to 2 week ban |
Communication misconduct | up to 2 week ban |
Interference with raids | up to 2 week ban |
Caging for too long | up to 3 days ban |
Blocking Mission Area / Terminal | up to 3 days ban |
Placing structures on players | up to 3 days ban |
Forcefield Abuse | up to 3 day ban ban |
Defensive structures on OSD | up to 3 days ban ban |
Spawn Blocking | full structure wipe |
Mass Soaking | up to full dino wipe |
Rule Circumvention | up to admin discretion |