Nightmare Night

Welcome to the Community Lion! You've been a great business partner and friend for several years now! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a question anytime, and you're always welcome on the server.

Hey Y'all, I'm happy to announce our soon to be operating 28 Days Later, Helix Framework based, Roleplay server. Ran by the one and only @InOx (Whenever they signup onto the forums). Please pay close attention to our #announcements channel and ensure you use !rank 28dayslater in our #rankjoining after joining our discord server at https://discord.gg/hY6MXw9 This will allow you to keep up to date with any announcements regarding 28dayslater. ~ Nightmare Night

Hello All, First off, I'd like to announcement that we are not too dead. I've been busy behind the scenes of developing a new map for our server. Taking into account with what some of you have told me, is that City 24 won't survive in the current community of Half Life 2: Roleplay. I will release updates on the map once I feel it has that special "umph" that each map has for each community. After starting with hammer just a couple of weeks ago, I'm personally proud of how much has been done to the map under such time. We all know Clockwork has been having some issues when it comes to listing itself onto the server directory. Myself and @DrFastDoom have been looking into Helix's version of hl2rp and their nutscript based schema. So far, we are a fan of the user interface, but if it doesn't have the same full customization and functionality as Clockwork has been able to give us, we'll revert back. Because of this, the Main server will be offline/locked for the time being. This doesn't mean that we'll be completely dead for the time being. Please please please, if you have any suggestions, or wants to help, please let us know as we want all the help we can get. I'm always in the discord if you ever want to chat. I will be opening Staff Applications before the end of next week. If you feel this is the best way you can help us succeed, please, apply and see if you are a fit for our team. If you have any feedback, please let us know.

Half-Life 2: Roleplay Rules 1. Do not metagame Metagaming is using out-of-character information for in-character role-play. Anything said in out-of-character chat was never heard by your character in-character. All in-game private messages are out-of-character. Seeing somebodies name floating above them in-game does not mean you know their name IC'ly, you need to get their name through RP purposes. You cannot see the in-game scoreboard ICly. Using scoreboard information for IC purposes is also metagaming. This includes switching characters to hide/avoid roleplay with some character(s). 2. Do not powergame Powergaming is forcing your actions upon other players who do not wish it. “/me punches the man till he dies” is not correct role-play and will be ignored/dealt with. You must allow any person you are role-playing with to react back in-character through another /me action. Be careful who you attack, specifically CPF units or those under their protection as they are normally less malnourished and stronger than you. CPF units also wear kevlar which lessens the effect of punches/kicks. You must properly react to every /me action that is directed at you realistically (/me is not hurt by the cps etc is not allowed) Just because someone performs an action like "/me hits the man" does not mean you do not get to react to that action. Using the word attempts is really nice, but doesn't always have to be there 3. Do not use in-character chat for an out-of-character message /ooc (//) and /looc ([[) are both commands implemented so players can speak freely about something that does not have anything to do with the in-game story. Local out-of-character is to be used when speaking OOCly to someone who is close to you without disturbing the other players with your messages. OOC is to be used to ask and answer questions across the whole server. Try to keep one on one conversations within private messages (/pm). Any questions for administrators should be asked using the /admin command. 4. Do not spam the chat box Spamming the same message in any form of chat, whether it be in-character, out-of-character, /admin, and even private messages is strictly prohibited. Administrators have full access to all chats in the console and therefore can see private message spam - it is still not allowed. 5. Do not abuse props Spamming props (constantly spawning the same prop over and over again for no real reason) is not allowed. Prop blocking (preventing characters from accessing any part of the map by blocking it with a prop) is not allowed. Prop surfing (standing on props and using them to move yourself to places you usually wouldn’t be able to get to) is not allowed. Attempting to kill other players by hitting them with props is not allowed (propkilling). All of these will result in removal of your PET flags without warning. 6. Always shoot to miss in firefights When in a firefight, S2M is to be always used. Do not shoot directly at your target, but rather shoot around them to create better and longer role-play. When shooting around them, ensure that it is somewhere they cannot move to so that stray bullets do not hit them by accident. If the target is point blank, you may shoot to kill; however, it must be properly role-played and the target must be given a chance to react to your actions. Keep in mind that injuring people always leads to better role-play than just straight up killing people. 7. Do not kill characters without a good in-character reason This rule is generally referred to as RDM (Random Death Match). Not liking someone is not a reason to kill their character(s) and can be treated as flaming. Killing is frowned upon - injury leads to better roleplay for both sides. RDM is forbidden and will result in punishment. Mass RDM will result in punishment without prior warning. 8. Do not exploit Exploiting is using an in-game feature to do something that was not intended to be possible by the creators of the game/mod/script to give yourself unfair advantages or things you shouldn't have. 9. All character names must be realistic and cannot be famous names You must have a first and last name. Nicknames require a back story and may only be assigned by administrators after they have approved it. Any celebrity names are not to be used for your in-game characters. Any names such as “Mike Hawk”, “Ben Dover”, “Jack Mehoff” are not allowed. Use common sense when you are creating a name; if you think it will not be allowed, don't create it. Administrators may ask/force you to change your name at any time whether you want to or not, if you believe there is no reason for it then speak to the administrator first, if that doesn't go anywhere speak to a HL2RP SA or post a complaint. 10. All citizens are expected to have either their hands, keys, or any other in-character items out while role-playing Do not have your physics or tool gun out while participating in role-play unless you are using them to manipulate props. 11. Do not randomly pull out a weapon while being held at gunpoint If you have a gun to the back of your head, simply switching to one of your weapons and turning around and shooting the person is not allowed. You must properly role-play attempting to grab your weapon and allow the person(s) holding you at gunpoint to react. This rule is often referred to as “fear-RP” or “fear-roleplay”. This also counts with running away when a weapon is pointed at you, whether it is a weapon or another object (knives, blunt objects). 12. Do not take matters into your own hands A common example of this is shooting someone who is attempting to prop-kill players – Do not do it, just report them with the /admin command. If there are no administrators online, units may deal with the rule breaker by detaining them or killing them if completely necessary – The only time this should happen is if the player is doing something that can greatly affect everyone in the server such as mass RDM or not complying with proper RP. In addition to the above rule, recording players breaking rules will help the administration team deal with problems while they are not on the server to be posted in a ban request. (demos and screenshots) Asking an administrator in steam chat politely is a quick and easy way to see if they can quickly come on the server, though continually spamming them will not help them get to you quicker. 13. Disconnecting to avoid any role-play or punishments is prohibited If you disconnect to avoid being banned, administrators will triple the original ban time. Disconnecting to avoid in-character detainment will result in a ban or warning from an administrator. Changing characters to avoid being punished by the CPF or administrators is treated exactly the same as disconnecting to avoid punishments. Changing characters to avoid RP is treated the same as disconnecting to avoid punishments. Simply leaving during role-play that involves your character losing anything to avoid the actual loss will result in a character ban and a global warning. It is understandable that in certain situations you have no choice but to leave during role-play, but you must give anyone who is participating a warning and plan for continuing the role-play at a later date. 14. Do not act as if you have in-character knowledge about something that would require a supporting back-story or administrator approval This can include acting as if your character has medical or military knowledge, 99% citizens in the HL2RP universe do not have military or medical backgrounds unless you have a near perfect supporting back-story. All characters begin as average citizens in the Half-Life universe, you do not have any special knowledge or attributes until you develop your character or get specific authorizations approved by HL2RP Super-Administrators or above. 15. To have special abilities the average citizen would not be able to do require an authorization application. See the application rules in the application board for more information on what you can and cannot apply for. Bombs will require two HL2RP SA's authorizations. Use common sense for abilities, for example you may know a few basic things on wiring plugs and DIY-style electrics but you won't be an electrician without an authorization application. 16. Do not give sarcastic replies to serious questions If it is clear you are joking and provide a serious response after the sarcasm, then you are in the clear. Rude responses such as “Why are you asking that question, are you retarded?” or “You must have autism if you don’t know that” will result in a warning and/or ban. 17. Role-play situations may not be voided (ignored) without administrator approval Doing role-play that makes no sense or is not allowed by the server rules then simply saying “void” in out-of-character chat is not allowed and will result in a warning and a ban if you do it repeatedly. It is understandable that sometimes you can say the wrong thing or misunderstand previous role-play during any situation, and in cases where it is completely clear that it was a misunderstanding and the other players involved in the role-play are okay with it, you may void your previous /me action(s). Only administrators are able to void full RP situations within reason. Only super administrators can void non-passive events. 18. Your own characters cannot interact with each other in any way You cannot claim in-character that one of your characters is “friends” or “knows” another one. You may not move items from one character to another and any attempts at this will result in both characters being banned. An authorization application can be made to be within a family, but again they can have no knowledge of each other. You may not use one of your CPF units as a way of providing in-character CPF knowledge to your resistance character(s). 19. Jumping off cliffs and landing in water to get to places faster will result in an immediate permanent-kill (PK) Your character will be perma-killed(PK) and no longer be playable when you join the servers if you break this rule. If you do it multiple times on different characters it will result in a server ban. 20. Abusing the /charfallover command to drop from high places without dying will result in an immediate permanent-kill (PK) A common example is falling out of windows or off cliffs/down elevator shafts. Using this to 'minge' around or to not do things you can as a normal player will result in a warning and a ban. 21. Do not impersonate, flame or reveal private/personal information of other players/users. Impersonating other players is against rules and will be punished with bans in minimal lengths of days, especially impersonating important members within the community. Coming to our server to flame people is discouraged and will result in a lengthy server and forum ban. If you come to the server to chat to somebody you will be warned, kicked and banned. Keep it to steam chats. Do not leak any sensitive, private or personal information of other users without their direct consent. If they're keeping the information for themselves, it's their decision and you do not have right to act against it. This is a serious offence and will be punished appropriately. 22. Consuming inventory items without valid IC reasoning and roleplay is considered FailRP and therefore bannable. Manipulating your inventory items without valid IC reason to do so, especially without the action(s) being properly roleplayed with /me's. An example of breaking this rule would be eating/using/dropping valuable inventory items while being held at a gunpoint or in a similar situation, just to prevent the other player(s) from looting those items. (such as drinking bleach to get out of being mugged) 23. You may not 'asspull' items. Proper roleplay must be done in the lead-up to a character being injured using fists and/or weapons (such as but not limited to: pulling out stunsticks during a beating, unholstering a weapon and flicking off any active safety measures) or the injury/permanent kill/other is not valid. You cannot raise your itemized weapon (physical USP in your inventory/equip slots including other weapons) without proper roleplay or your actions from that point are invalid and are considered fail RP. You must allow an adequate and fair amount of time for other parties in the RP situation to respond Spawning item shipments in public is also counted as asspulling. Food/books/ammo/etc does not simply appear out of thin air, so do that somewhere private. 24. You may not exploit a low server population to create unfair situations. If there are less than 4 units online, you are not permitted to instigate assaults/muggings/kidnappings/other assorted damaging activities against them. This is in place to prevent imbalance with citizens acquiring weapons when there is no way for the units to fight back. 25. You may not use the Player Appearance Customizer to grant yourself any equipment your character doesn't ICly possess. Do not use the addon to generate any immersion-ruining resources, such as unrelated sounds, effects or material. Players abusing the PAC addon in any way, shape or form will permanently lose their access to it. THESE RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT WARNING. Common terms RP - Roleplay IC - In Character OOC - Out of Character LOOC - Local Out of Character /me - An RP command to make it appear like you are doing things. These need to be detailed and smart, such as "/me sighs, picking up the ration pack, turning on his heel and walking away." FailRP - Commonly referred to when a player does not RP correctly, such as /me runs to cp punches and knocks out. Metagame - Having knowledge that you have gained Out of Character and using it In Character when your character shouldn't know that. Powergaming - Forcing your actions upon others who do not wish it or making your character able to do things he technically shouldn't be able to. Canon - The Half life 2 story. RDM - Random Deathmatch - Randomly killing people for no reason. PK - Player Kill (Death of your character). Roll-playing - When you use the /roll command to dictate the flow of rp, eg two people fighting and you use /roll to determine the winner, which doesn't take into account if they are malnourished and who they are facing etc. Asspull - Spawning/removing an item from your inventory with no roleplay. Lolwebul/lolrebel/webul - A term used by players to dictate somebody who is RP'ing as a rebel/resistance style character but not doing it correctly and possibly breaking rules. Minge - Another term used by players to describe somebody whom is intentionally breaking rules and/or being a nuisance. UU - Universal Union CPF - Civil Protection Force OTA - Overwatch Trans-Human arm. CID - Civil Identification Number - This can be reached through F1. Every citizen has CID for identification purposes. CWU - Civil Workers' Union. CA - City Administration. Administration Rules These are simple administrator rules that we feel regular users have the right to know as well – for a complete list of all administrator rules you may visit the administrator only board. 1. You as an administrator are not to break any of the set rules no matter the circumstance Having the ability to punish players who break rules does not mean you may break them yourself 2. You are like any other player with the ability to administrate the server and make sure people are following the rules, you are not invulnerable to demotions or bans, so behave Do not abuse any of the commands you have access to or you will be demoted and banned. Any abuse of admin commands will result in demotion. There is to be no admin favoritism. IC is to stay as IC as possible - admins are not to constantly observer players and are to only get involved when rules are being broken or it is causing serious IC consequences that will ruin USG's canon. Credit to Catalyst Gaming for the server rules. Email support@underscoregaming.com if you wish for these to be removed.

Official Forums Guidelines (All non-banning Warning Point levels Last 3 Days) Main Rule! Think before you post! Green Level Infractions Posting non-malicious links --- Worth twenty warning points. This would mean things like www.youraloser.com, things that cannot harm a users self worth or their daily values. Providing false information intentionally --- Worth twenty warning points. Posting on a thread that has been inactive for more than fourteen days, A.K.A Necro-posting. --- Worth one infraction point. However, threads can be revived if relevant. i.e. Posting a photo of yourself in the Reveal Yourself thread, bumping a suggestion, etc. Posting "Happy Birthday!" on a thread from 2 months ago is considered necro. Participating in a "fight" --- Worth 40 warning points. This is within the public area of the forum, unless it is in the debate sub-forum and is not a belligerent battle. Minor spam --- Worth 40 warning points. Posting three or more replies to ones self or profile, as well as creating three or more threads within twelve hours without previous admin permission. Also includes posting irrelevant posts to the topic at hand, i.e. posting only smileys, posting "I LIKE CATS" on a discussion for role play. Re-posting in a locked topic. --- Worth 40 warning points. Flaming --- Worth 40 warning points. Purposely posting with the intent to create arguments and disputes Trolling --- Worth 40 warning points. As defined by the Urban Dictionary; "Being a prick on the internet because you can" Nonconstructive posting --- Worth 40 warning points. Any posts that do not directly relate to the topic are considered nonconstructive. This rule does not apply to the "Fast Threads" section of the forums. Orange Level Infractions Posting malicious links --- Worth 70 warning points. Things like pornographic links, piracy links, etc. Things that can hurt the way a user sees everyday situations or makes them uncomfortable. Insulting or attacking a user's being --- Worth 70 warning points. Major spam --- Worth 70 warning points. Posting six or more replies to ones self or profile, as well as creating three or more threads within twelve hours without previous admin permission. Also includes mass posting of irrelevant things, i.e. posting 12 smiley faces on a thread False reports/ban requests --- Worth 70 warning points. Especially if it is just to be spiteful or unwarranted. Not listening to probationary warnings from Staff Members --- Worth 70 warning points. (I.E Not waiting two weeks after reapplying on an application) War posting --- Worth 70 warning points. Arguing back and forth with user(s) on a thread. Cyber Bullying --- Worth 70 warning points Posting on a thread and telling a user to kill themselves, hurt themselves or even with intention to make that user depressed can count as 'Cyber Bullying'. Red Level Infractions Threatening to attack the server. --- Permanent ban from all servers and forum. Repeatedly receiving Infractions. --- Permanent ban Advertising. --- Permanent ban. Having five 'Green Level Offenses'. --- One week ban. Have two 'Yellow Level Offenses'. --- One week ban. Copyright infringement. --- Permanent ban. Real-life Legal Offenses. --- Permanent ban. Creating an alternative account on the forums without the approval from Community Management. --- Permanent ban. Registering using a quick email service (10 minute mail, etc.) --- Account Deletion & Possible Ban. ***Moderators and staff have the final say on all matters. If you would like to report moderator abuse, contact Community Management directly. Creating public threads or posts that question or reference administrative decisions or potential administrative decisions is not permitted.*** ***Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned websites, such as this one. These guidelines detail the types of behavior and activities that are allowed here.*** ***We reserve the right to deactivate any account and to edit or remove any content without warning. These guidelines are subject to change at any time without notice.*** ***If you have a question or suggestion about our User Guidelines, please do not hesitate to contact Community Management and we will gladly help in any way that we can.*** Note: Users are permitted one name change per month.