The rules.

GEN-01 Know the rules

By playing here, you're responsible for knowing what's on this page. "I didn't know" isn't a defence. Rules evolve as the city does — keep an eye on announcements and change logs.

GEN-02 Common sense applies

Not every situation can be written down. Before you act, ask yourself:

• Is this realistic (enough)?
• Is it fair on everyone involved?
• Does it create roleplay worth having?

Loophole-hunting counts as rule-breaking. The intent of a rule matters as much as its wording.

GEN-03 Roleplay comes first

Always finish the scene. If something goes wrong mid-scenario: stay in character, keep the story moving, clip the evidence, and talk to staff afterwards. Arguing in-game or breaking character kills the scene for everyone.

GEN-04 No rule-playing

Don't use the rulebook as a weapon mid-scene.

• No "you can't do that, it's against the rules" in character
• No refusing to continue because you think someone slipped up
• No threatening reports during a scene

GEN-05 Put in the effort

We're semi-serious — laughs are welcome, low effort isn't. Avoid playing purely to win or purely to grind money, ignoring story consequences, or treating the city like GTA Online with extra steps.

GEN-06 Look after new players

Everyone starts somewhere. Help newer members learn instead of punishing mistakes. Targeting or exploiting inexperienced players will end badly — for you.

GEN-07 Microphone required

A working mic with clear audio and minimal background noise is required. Voice changers are fine if they fit your character and stay understandable.

GEN-08 Leaving doesn't wipe the slate

Leaving and returning doesn't remove bans, warnings, investigations or character consequences. Fresh starts are at staff discretion.

GEN-09 Reports & evidence

Reports are for genuine issues. Include player info if known, a clear explanation, and evidence where possible. No revenge reports, no reporting because you lost, no mass-report campaigns.

GEN-10 Staff decisions

Staff can act on anything that harms the server, even if it isn't spelled out here. Decisions weigh context, intent, severity and history. Disagree? Use the appeal process — not the town square.

GEN-11 Zero tolerance Instant removal

• Cheating or exploiting
• Ban evasion
• Doxxing
• Serious harassment or threats towards community members

GEN-12 Stay out of scenes that aren't yours

If a scene has nothing to do with your character, keep out of it. No rolling up on someone else's traffic stop, robbery or storyline because it looked interesting. If your character has a genuine, established reason to be involved — fine. Curiosity isn't one.

GEN-13 Compensation requests

Lost gear, money or a vehicle to a bug, crash or rule break? You can request compensation — with conditions:

• A clip is required. No clip, no comp — no exceptions.
• Must be submitted within 24 hours of it happening.

COM-01 Respect is the floor

Banter is part of the culture; hate isn't. No racism, sexism, homophobia or discrimination of any kind — in character or out. There's no "it was my character" defence for hate speech.

COM-02 Keep OOC out of IC

Out-of-character beef stays out of the city. Don't carry Discord arguments into scenes or use roleplay to settle personal grudges.

COM-03 No advertising

Don't advertise other servers or communities here — in-game, in Discord, or in DMs to our members.

COM-04 Sensitive RP has hard limits

Some lines don't move, semi-serious or not.

• No sexual/erotic RP — ever, in any form
• No RP involving suicide or sexual assault
• Torture or extreme dark RP requires OOC consent from everyone involved before the scene

CHR-01 Value your life (NVL)

Your character wants to live. When outnumbered, outgunned or at genuine risk, act like it. Mouthing off with three rifles pointed at you isn't brave — it's bad RP.

CHR-02 No metagaming

Information your character didn't learn in the city doesn't exist. That includes Discord calls, streams, or your mate on the sofa. If you didn't see it or hear it in character, you don't know it.

CHR-03 No powergaming

Don't force outcomes on other players or roleplay things that are mechanically or realistically impossible. Give people a chance to respond — RP is a conversation, not a monologue.

CHR-04 Keep characters separate

Your characters don't know each other, don't share money, assets or information, and can't be used to benefit one another.

CHR-05 New life rule (NLR)

If your character dies and is not revived, they forget the events leading to their death and can't return to the scene or seek revenge for it.

CHR-06 In-city comms only

While in the city, communication happens through in-city means — radios, phones, face to face. Sitting in a Discord call with your crew while playing is metagaming with extra steps. If the radio crackles, that's part of the story.

CBT-01 No RDM / VDM High severity

Killing or running people over without meaningful roleplay and initiation is off the table. Every shot fired should have a story behind it.

CBT-02 Initiation must be clear

The other party needs a fair chance to understand and respond before violence starts. "Hands up or die" screamed from a moving car at 100mph doesn't count.

CBT-03 No combat logging High severity

Disconnecting to avoid death, arrest, robbery or any active scene is a serious offence. Crash? Rejoin and message the other party or staff immediately.

CBT-04 Fear takes over at gunpoint

Held at gunpoint at close range with no realistic escape? Comply. Pulling a gun while one is already aimed at your head is not a plan, it's a respawn.

CBT-05 No cop baiting

Deliberately provoking police for a chase or gunfight without any story behind it — ramming cruisers, shooting near officers "for fun", parading stolen cars past the PD — is low-effort and bannable. Give the police RP, not target practice.

CBT-06 Safe zones

No criminal activity in designated safe zones: the hospital, police station lobby, and new-player spawn area. No robbing, no initiating, no camping people who've just loaded in.

Staff-run events are green zones unless the event itself says otherwise. Save the initiation for after the car meet.

CBT-07 Downed players

What you can and can't do to someone who's down:

• Stage 1 (injured): can be robbed — but you cannot kill them afterwards. If they bleed out because nobody came to help, that's on them, not you.
• Stage 2 (fully out): cannot be robbed at all. They're unconscious, not a loot crate.

CRM-01 Robbery with a reason — no pocket wiping

Robberies need roleplay before, during and after. Take what makes sense for the story — emptying someone's entire pockets is banned. No chain-robbing the same person and no robbing new players at spawn.

CRM-02 Hostages & kidnapping — one hour max

Hostage situations must involve genuine roleplay with the hostage — no using friends as fake hostages for heist bonuses. You can hold someone for a maximum of one hour. When the hour is up, release them — unless the scene genuinely needs more time and everyone involved is on board with continuing.

CRM-03 Group sizes

Hard caps apply to how many people you bring to criminal activity:

• Whitelisted gangs: minimum 4, maximum 8 members
• Non-whitelisted / civilian groups: maximum 4

Bringing twelve people to rob a corner shop isn't ambitious, it's zerging.

CRM-04 Scamming has a ceiling

In-character scams are part of the criminal world — but there are limits. No scamming involving houses, businesses or high-value vehicles, and no scams targeting brand-new players. A hustle is RP; wiping out someone's entire progress isn't.

CRM-05 Wars need a story

Gang and group conflicts must be built on sustained roleplay — escalation, motive, history. No declaring "war" as an excuse to shoot a group on sight, and no endless conflicts that exist purely for gunfights.

CRM-06 No big heists before the storm

No major heists within 30 minutes of the storm (server restart) — banks, jewellery, anything that pulls half the PD. Starting a big job you know can't finish isn't a heist, it's a hit-and-run on everyone's time. ATMs and shop robberies are fine right up to the storm.

CRM-07 No terror RP Prohibited

Terrorism roleplay is banned outright — bomb threats, mass-casualty attacks, attacks on crowds, anything in that territory. No exceptions, no "storyline" justification.

VEH-01 Realistic(ish) driving

We're not asking you to indicate at every junction — but no launching off Mount Chiliad in a Sultan and driving away, no swimming cars, no using vehicles as guided missiles.

VEH-02 Crashes have consequences

A serious crash should be roleplayed — injuries, a shaken driver, a wrecked car. Ploughing into a wall at 140 and driving off like nothing happened breaks the scene.

VEH-03 Chase conduct

A chase is a scene — see it through properly.

• No driving into the sea or off cliffs purely to kill the pursuit
• No hiding in your own garage, business or property mid-chase (see BUS-03)
• No logging out, swapping characters or sitting in the pause menu to escape
• If the storm hits mid-chase, the scene pauses - once storm has finished, it can either resume or end - but both parties must agree

EMS-01 Active medical scenes are protected

EMS can be robbed, taken hostage or drawn into criminal storylines like anyone else — but never during an active medical scene. While a medic is treating, reviving or transporting a patient, they are off-limits. Interfering with an active treatment is a serious offence.

EMS-02 Police play fair

Officers are held to the highest RP standard: proportional force, proper procedure, and no using police tools or information to benefit criminal characters.

EMS-03 Corruption needs approval

Corrupt police or EMS storylines can create brilliant RP — but they affect the whole city, so they require staff approval before they start. Freelance corruption is a whitelist-removal offence.

EMS-04 Stealing EMS vehicles

EMS vehicles can be stolen — with a proper roleplay reason behind it (escaping a scene, part of a storyline, a genuine in-character need). Nicking an ambulance because it was parked there and looked fun is not a reason.

EMS-05 Robbing police & EMS — what you can take

When robbing emergency services, the equipment rules are hard limits:

• Police — can take: cuffs, radio, bodycam, baton, ammo

• Police — cannot take: firearms. Ever.
• EMS — cannot take: any medical equipment. Rob the person, not the kit that keeps the city alive.

EMS-06 Kidnapping police

Taking an officer hostage requires a genuine storyline behind it — not "we needed a cop for the bank" — and at least 1 other officer must remain on duty to respond. The one-hour hostage cap (CRM-02) applies.

BUS-01 Businesses must operate

Owning a business means running it — opening hours, staff, actual roleplay. Businesses left dormant may be reclaimed by the city.

BUS-02 No exploiting business systems

Price manipulation exploits, society fund abuse, or hiring alts to farm payouts will cost you the business — and possibly your place in the city.

BUS-03 Your business is not a panic room

Hiding inside your business to dodge consequences is not allowed. If you start beef and run to your business, expect to be camped, breached and dealt with — the walls don't reset the story. Businesses are part of the city, not a safe zone from it.

ECO-01 No exploiting Instant removal

Found a money exploit, dupe or unintended mechanic? Report it and be rewarded. Abuse it and be removed — with your gains wiped.

ECO-02 No real-money trading

Buying or selling in-city money, items or assets for real currency is banned in all forms.

ECO-03 Transfers need a story

Large transfers of cash or assets between players should have genuine roleplay behind them — not "here's £2m because we're mates".

ECO-04 No AFK farming or macros

Money and items come from playing, not from a rubber band on your controller. AFK grinding, macros or automation of any kind will get your gains wiped and your account flagged.

CC-01 Stream sniping is metagaming

Using someone's stream to locate, target or gain information on them is metagaming — and treated as such. Creators are encouraged to use a delay.

CC-02 Represent the city well

Content made in Blacklist reflects on Blacklist. Rule-breaking "for content" is still rule-breaking, and clips are still evidence.