Server Rules

Welcome to Hydrate. By joining our community, whether through Discord or our game servers, you agree to follow the guidelines below.

Rules can change over time, so check back regularly to stay up to date.

Not sure where to start? New players should read the Getting Started guides first.

Community Conduct

Standards that apply to everyone, in-game and out, across every platform.

• Prohibited Conduct and Language — behaviour and language that is never allowed anywhere.
• Age Restrictions — the minimum age to join the server and community.
• Respect the Community — keep conflict in-character and out-of-character toxicity out.
• Respect the Staff Team — how to treat staff and how to raise concerns.
• Exploiting — cheats, mods, and bug abuse.
• Real Money Trading — selling in-game assets for real-world money.

Roleplay Standards

How to play your character and keep the world believable.

• Character Expectations — the baseline requirements for every character.
• Breaking Character — when stepping out of roleplay is and isn't allowed.
• New Life Rule — what your character remembers after being downed or killed.
• Fail Fear — acting realistically and fearing for your life.
• Injury Roleplay — roleplaying the effects of serious injuries.
• Metagaming — using out-of-character knowledge in-game.
• Powergaming — forcing unfair advantages in roleplay (including taking vehicles inside buildings).
• Unique Roleplay — roleplay types that need staff approval.

Combat and Crime

Rules governing violence, hostility, and criminal activity.

• Hostilities — kidnapping limits, safe zones, and protected parties.
• Law Enforcement Baiting — provoking police without a roleplay purpose.
• Robbing and Scamming — when robbery is allowed and why scamming isn't.
• Random Death Match (RDM) — attacking players without an in-character reason.
• Vehicle Death Match (VDM) — using a vehicle to harm or kill players.
• Criminal Groups — member limits for hostile group roleplay.

Government Jobs

• Government Job Guidelines — the higher conduct standard for allowlisted government roles (Police, EMS, DOJ, DOC).

Policies and Reporting

Breaking the rules has consequences. See Policies for the full details, including:

• Rule Violation Policies — how warning points and penalties work.
• Reporting a Rule Violation — how to report something you witnessed.
• Ban Appeals — how to appeal a ban.
• Asset Submissions — guidelines for submitting custom assets to the server.