Server Rules & Policies

By joining our server, you agree to play a somewhat thought through character with a little backstory. You should also understand that whenever you engage in a roleplay scenario you should be able to explain a component of the following: why you initiated this scenario; how you ended up in the scenario; how your character's personality/existence ties into the scenario. Unfortunately, common sense cannot be taught, so we respectfully ask that all players exhibit a degree of common sense.

Examples of breaking this policy:

• Wearing “Call of Duty” (Tactical Military) type clothing as a civilian for no realistic reason.

• Robbing a small town 24/7 with a vehicle worth $200k.

• Exiting your vehicle on a simple traffic stop and just hitting the police officer.

• Carrying an unreasonable amount of weapons on your person.

• Unnecessary escalation of force (your weapon should be your last option to escape).

• "Cop-baiting" Falls under no-nonsense policy

Note:

All Staff Members reserve the right to invoke Rule Zero (No-Nonsense Policy) where they believe the RP scenario to be low effort and/or disruptive to the session as a whole.

Random Deathmatch (RDM) is the intentional killing of another player in the absence of a legitimate, in-character motivation or prior interaction (often refered to as "Initiation of RP") that would reasonably warrant killing another player.

Notes:
Iniation of RP: An example case that would allow for the killing of another player that would NOT be regarded as RDM is the following: You and another player have had multiple in-character verbal alteracations.

Vehicle Deathmatch (VDM) is the intentional killing, or striking, of another player with a vehicle of any sort in the absence of a legitimate, in-character motivation or prior interaction (often refered to as "Initiation of RP") that would reasonably warrant using a vehicle as a weapon.

Meta-Gaming
Using information that was obtained through out-of-character channels, such as Discord, and using it in-character.

Power-Gaming
Exploiting/using game functions or game bugs to allow or deny a player of an action or item that would otherwise be (un)available to them or yourself

It is paramount for the experience of all players that you remain in character at all times in all in-game forms of communication.

The use of OOC chat is only permitted in the event something happens that severely disrupts roleplay or if you are stuck in a location due to a game bug (so not jail).
For the use of Local OOC chat the same rules apply, however this may also be used in the event that something has to be cleared up between players OOC (Don't complain about rules breakers etc in OOC).

If your character is injured and bleeds out, you must roleplay that your character has forgotten the events and individuals involved in the scenario that resulted in their death.
You may also not immediately return to the general area that you died in or re-involve yourself with the scenario in which you died.

If your character dies, it is prohibited to continue the exact same type of roleplay as you were doing before you died. This defeats the purpose of this rule. (Your character may remember certain details from a situation if they receive treatment from (county) EMS and are presented with images/videos from the situation. Abuse of this will result in punishment) You cannot come back as a “friend/relative” of your dead character to “revenge kill”, this would be considered Meta-Gaming.

You must not return to the scene at which you died at any point after you have been taken by medical services.

When threatened by another player(s) with death or serious injury, all characters must show a degree of fear for their life and concern for their safety/ well-being. You may fight an attacker if there is a possibility to do so but keep in mind that you can’t be a hero every time.

Exemption: if someone threatens you from a vehicle, you do not have to comply and may attempt to run away or fight back.

Example:
If you are in a bank and 5 armed bank robbers walk into the bank and actively point firearms at you, comply with their orders and don't try to pull out a weapon yourself.

You may only communicate / share information via in-game Roleplay mechanics such as:

• Handheld Radio

• Mobile Phone

• Voice chat

Combat Logging
Leaving the server while actively engaged in a fight of any kind with any other players to avoid your character from dying or losing items/money.

Leaving to Avoid Roleplay (LTARP)
Leaving the server while actively engaged in a roleplay scenario to avoid a roleplay interaction of any kind.

If your game crashes during any of the scenarios mentioned above, make an effort to rejoin the server as soon as possible or notify the players involved or a member of the staff team through our Discord if you are unable to do so.

In any criminal RP carried out by a group of individuals, the group must not exceed 6 members as to not overwhelm the Law Enforcement and tie up resources on 1 scenario as often Law Enforcement and EMS will be responding to multiple scenes.
This means you cannot call backup beyond the 6 participating people at any point in the scenario.

Large scale criminal events that would logically include more than 6 people, but not working collectively to a shared goal is permitted. Examples of this may be an illegal car-meet/ street take-over.

Civilian Stalking ("Civ Stalking" or "Civ Tailing") is the act of following another player within the game without a valid in-character reason that aligns with DOSARP's roleplay standards. If tailing lasts for an extended period (i.e. 15+ Minutes), communicate with the other player using OOC to ensure it is based on valid reasons.

The vehicles you use must match the AOP regarding the types of vehicles you would expect to see in different areas.

Example: do not use supercars in rural Blaine County or anywhere outside the opulent areas of the city (Vinewood/ Rockford) for that matter.

Note:

Staff reserve the right to determine whether or not your vehicle is suitable for the current AOP. If you are unsure if your vehicle is in compliant with this rule in any given AOP, just ask Staff.

This is a complete list of the server specific rules designed to keep the style of Roleplay within the vision of DOSARP:

• Non-members may not steal Law Enforcement or Emergency Service Vehicles.

• Non-members may not use explosives in any of their RP scenarios.

• Non-members are not permitted to operate Aircraft or any kind.

Member Exemptions:

• Members may steal Law Enforcement or Emergency Service Vehicles where reasonably permitted in RP.

• Members may use Explosives, Sniper Rifles and Aircraft in their RP scenarios.

Member (Definition): A "member" is a player who is either a member of a department such as Law Enforcement or EMS, or has applied for membership on its own as a trusted member of the community. Members have greater levels of access regarding scripts such as scenemenu, spooner prop spawner, freecam, fire script and pmms.

The report system is in place to allow players to report other players without disrupting roleplay. It is therefore, not permitted to inform others that you have made any reports (FailRP/Speaking OOC).

It is not permitted to spam reports, make false reports or argue within reports.

The use of any type of NSFW content is strictly prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: (half)naked characters, sexual images/videos and links to adult websites.

While a player is wearing a mask you may not identify their character by their voice.

While on a phone call or in a radio channel with another player you may not identify their character by their voice.

Note:

Players connected to RTO radio channels (Government frequencies) can identify characters within that channel by voice.

Any kind of sexual interaction is prohibited. Even in the case where both parties consent to engaging in this behaviour, and especially where this is not the case.

Roleplay that involves any severe complications regarding mental health is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to: self-harm, suicide, suicidal ideations, eating-disorders.

Note:
With staff notifications, you may be allowed to break this rule for certain scenarios if the staff member deems it to be in 'good taste' and unlikely to be upsetting for other players.

Hitman Roleplay is not permitted on DOSARP due to its tendency to be confused with RDM. To avoid confusion, Hitman RP is prohibited unless explicitly said so by a member of server staff in the case where the target is aware that they are being hunted, OOC.