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City Rules

The rulebook for Overdrive Society. Read it before you connect — knowing the rules takes ten minutes and saves you an unpleasant first night.

Applies in-city · 18 rules · ArkX Development

Part 1

General & Roleplay

Respect the city and its citizens.

Welcome to Overdrive Society! All citizens are expected to follow these rules to maintain a fair, immersive, and enjoyable environment.

  • Respect Everyone

    Treat all citizens with respect. Harassment, bullying, discrimination, and excessive toxicity are prohibited.

  • Remain In Character

    Stay in character during active roleplay. Avoid OOC discussions unless necessary.

  • No RDM

    Random Deathmatch is prohibited. Attacking or killing others without a valid RP reason is not allowed.

  • No VDM

    Do not intentionally use vehicles to run over, ram, or kill others without valid RP justification.

  • No Metagaming

    Do not use information obtained outside the city, including Discord, streams, or screenshots, to influence your character.

  • No Powergaming

    Do not force actions on other players or perform unrealistic actions that deny them a reasonable opportunity to respond.

  • No Combat Logging

    Do not disconnect to avoid arrests, fights, robberies, or other active RP situations.

Part 2

Driving & Vehicles

Build your car. Respect the road. Enjoy the drive.

  • Realistic Driving

    Drive according to your surroundings. Avoid unrealistic stunts, reckless driving in populated areas, and inappropriate off-road driving.

  • Road Etiquette

    Respect traffic, road signs, lanes, and right of way. Give emergency vehicles reasonable priority.

  • Vehicle Abuse

    Do not exploit vehicle mechanics, abuse spawning systems, or intentionally destroy another citizen's vehicle without valid RP justification.

  • Car Meets

    Car meets, cruises, and shows are encouraged.

    • Respect other vehicles.
    • Do not ram or damage displayed cars.
    • Avoid blocking public roads.
    • Follow event organizer instructions.

  • Street Racing

    Street racing must follow the city's RP environment.

    • Avoid endangering uninvolved citizens.
    • Do not intentionally crash into traffic.
    • Respect race organizers and designated areas.

Part 3

Exploits & Community

Play fair. Keep the community healthy.

  • No Exploiting

    Abusing bugs, glitches, duplication methods, or economy exploits is prohibited. Report discovered issues to staff.

  • No Cheating

    Cheats, mod menus, unauthorized injectors, and tools providing unfair advantages are strictly prohibited.

  • No Ban Evasion

    Do not use alternate accounts to bypass an active server punishment.

  • Respect Staff

    Follow staff instructions during moderation. Disagreements should be handled through the official appeal process.

  • Use Common Sense

    Actions intended to exploit systems, bypass rules, or ruin another player's experience may result in moderation, even if not explicitly listed.

  • Report Violations

    Report rule violations through the designated support channel. Provide evidence when available and avoid escalating conflicts.

Part 4

Enforcement

Respect the rules. Respect the city.

Sanctions

Depending on the severity and circumstances of a violation, staff may issue:

  1. Verbal Warning
  2. Written Warning
  3. Server Kick
  4. Temporary Ban
  5. Permanent Ban

Serious violations, including cheating, malicious exploitation, and threats, may result in immediate removal without prior warning.

Sanction Criteria

Sanctions depend on:

  • Severity and impact
  • Intent
  • Previous violations
  • Available evidence
  • Cooperation during investigations

Appeals

Citizens who believe a punishment was issued incorrectly may submit an appeal through the official Overdrive Society support channel.

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Discord

Discord Rules

Respect the community. Respect the staff. Respect your fellow citizens.

Welcome to the official Overdrive Society Discord. By participating in this community, you agree to follow the rules below.

  • Be Respectful

    Treat all members with respect, regardless of their role, opinions, or background.

    Harassment, bullying, unnecessary arguments, and intentionally provoking other members are not tolerated.

    Treat others the way you expect to be treated.

  • No Inappropriate Language

    Keep profanity and offensive language to a reasonable level.

    Derogatory, hateful, discriminatory, or targeted language toward another member is prohibited.

  • No Spam

    Do not flood channels with repeated messages, excessive mentions, reactions, emojis, or unnecessary content.

    Avoid sending multiple small messages repeatedly when one message would be sufficient.

  • No NSFW Content

    Pornographic, sexually explicit, excessively graphic, or other inappropriate NSFW material is strictly prohibited.

    This includes images, videos, links, files, profile pictures, and other forms of content.

  • No Unauthorized Advertising

    Advertising other servers, communities, services, products, streams, or social media without permission is prohibited.

    Relevant content such as videos, artwork, or community-related media may be shared in the appropriate channels when permitted.

  • No Offensive Names Or Profiles

    Offensive, discriminatory, sexually explicit, impersonating, or otherwise inappropriate usernames, nicknames, profile pictures, statuses, or bios are not allowed.

    Staff may request that you change inappropriate profile information.

  • No Server Raiding

    Server raiding, raid attempts, organizing raids, encouraging raids, or discussing plans to disrupt another community through coordinated attacks is prohibited.

  • No Threats Or Malicious Actions

    Direct or indirect threats involving:

    • DDoS attacks
    • Doxxing
    • Death threats
    • Physical harm
    • Account attacks
    • Harassment
    • Malicious activity
    • Other forms of intimidation

    are strictly prohibited.

  • Follow Discord's Rules

    All members must follow the official Discord Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.

    Violations may result in moderation action from both Overdrive Society staff and Discord.

Enforcement

Staff may issue a:

  1. Warning
  2. Mute / Timeout
  3. Kick
  4. Temporary Ban
  5. Permanent Ban

Severe violations may result in immediate removal without prior warning.

If you believe you have been treated unfairly, contact an Overdrive Society Administrator privately and provide the relevant information or evidence.

Contact An Administrator

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