02-04-2019, 08:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2019, 08:57 PM by La Flama Blanca.)
Dinkleberg's Prop Hunt Rules
1. No Ghosting
Ghosting is giving away or hinting at the location of a prop while you are a dead hunter or a prop.
- Spectator ghosting with trails is also prohibited.
- False Hints are prohibited.
- Self ghosting, giving away your own location, is allowed provided you are not near other props.
- Third party communications to relay the opposite teams location, are also prohibited. Steam Chat, Discord, or Skype are examples of this.
Warning 2: Final Chat Notification+Mute/Gag for map
Punishment 1: 2-week ban (20,160 minutes)
Punishment 2: Permanent ban
2. No Trolling
Trolling is the act of breaking multiple rules purposefully/ blatantly doing the opposite of what is told of them.
- Cases of trolling will be handled by staff via reasonable discretion
Punishment 1: An appropriate ban based on the situation (ranging from hours to a permanent ban)
3. Do Not Sit in Unassigned/Spectator
When you join the server, you are expected to pick a team to play on, whether that be hunters or props, and stick with it.
- Spectator is for staff only, please do not question staff that are in it.
- Unassigned is for players that have just joined the server. There is no other reason to be in it.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Kick
Spectator
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Forceswap
Punishment 2: Kick
Punishment 3: Kick
Punishment 4: 12 hour ban
4. Listen to All Staff Members
Staff members have final say in disputes and the expectation is that you will defer to their decisions. Arguing with a staff member will only lead to trouble, so please do not attempt it. If you have an issue with the way a staff member handles a situation, please take it to the forums.
- Do not leave to avoid punishment. If have been gagged or muted by staff and return immediately, then you will be punished.
Punishment 1: Mute/Gag/Kick (Depending on the situation.)
Punishment 2: Ban based on situation.
5. Do Not Switch Teams Without Asking Staff First
You may swap teams one time on the first round of the map if you have 0 kills and 0 deaths. If, for some reason, you wish to switch teams, please consult with a staff member first.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Forceswap/Slay
Punishment 2: Forceswap/Kick
Punishment 3: Kick if a forceswap was used in Punishment 2
Punishment 4:12 Hour Ban
6. Do Not Abuse The !Unstuck Command
You should only use the !unstuck command if you are truly stuck. If you abuse it, you will be punished appropriately.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: 12 Hour Ban
7. Do Not Prop Block Doors, Spam E on Doors, or Block Doors With Props
The rule above says everything you need to know, but for formatting reasons, I'm going to write a description anyways.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Slap/Teleport
Punishment 2: Slay
Punishment 3: Kick
Punishment 4: 12 Hour Ban
8. Do Not Hide in Illegal Spots
A spot is deemed illegal if you cannot be seen or shot while using a normal weapon.
- Grenades, RPG, and Black Ops guns are not normal weapons.
- You can find a list of the illegal spots via this link, or by typing !spots in chat while on server.
Punishment 1: Slap/teleport
Punishment 2: Slap/teleport
Punishment 3: Kick
Punishment 4: 12 Hour ban
9. Do Not Disrespect/Harass Staff or Players
Disrespecting and harassing our players and staff is not allowed and will not be tolerated.
- Some examples, though not limited to, include being rude to players because of their race, gender, age, voice/wording, and/or asking a player to do inappropriate things.
- Instigating issues to amuse yourself and referencing past issues
- Spamming players with trade requests or spamming the private message function are considered forms of harassment.
- References to suicide or rape.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat notification
Punishment 1: Mute/Gag for the round
Punishment 2: Mute/Gag for the map
Punishment 3: Kick
Punishment 4: Ban based on situation (24hr +)
Harassment of a Player or the Use of Ethnic Slurs, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, or other Prohibited Topics
Warning 1: Mute/Gag for the round
Warning 2: Mute/Gag for the map
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: Permanent Ban
10. Do Not Impersonate Staff
Please do not impersonate staff. Depending on the situation, the punishment matrix listed below may be used by staff members.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification to change name/stop using staff warning binds and Mute/Gag for the round
Warning 2: (If still refusing to cease impersonation)Final Verbal/Chat Notification and Mute/Gag for the map
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: Permanent Ban
11. Do Not Have an Inappropriate Name
Inappropriate names include (but are not limited to) anything involving racism, sexism, suicide, sexual phrases, and rape. Your name also cannot be an advertisement/link.
- For example, Prince Niggy, would not be an appropriate name. Please do not attempt to push the envelope on this rule. Just change it when we ask you.
Punishment 1: (If Refusal) Kick
Punishment 2: (Returns with same/more offensive name) Kick
Punishment 3: 12 hour ban
12. No Pornographic or Offensive Sprays
Please keep your porn or offensive imagery and words to yourself. Do not share them on the server. If you choose to do so anyways, you will be punished accordingly.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat notification to remove spray
Punishment 1: 12 Hour Ban
Punishment 2: 2 Week Ban
Punishment 3: Permanent Ban
13. No Chat or Mic Spamming
You and I (the royal I, meaning all staff members) know what you shouldn’t be doing in the mic or in the chat.
- Examples of mic and chat spamming include, but are not limited to: Screaming, singing, whistling, making noises, humming, excessively loud speaking, pressing x where people can hear your game audio repeatedly, repeatedly telling somebody to do something, playing music into a mic, repeating a word/phrase into the chat box, repeating a word/phrase using !p or @, repeating sexual words/phrases, using a language that no one else speaks in the mic, excessive laughing, and/or excessively doing voice impressions
Warning 2: Verbal/Chat Notification+Mute/Gag for round
Warning 3: Verbal/Chat Notification+Mute/Gag for map
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: 12 Hour Ban
14. No Voice Changers
Using a voice changer while using a mic is prohibited. If you were paying attention to rule nine, you’d realize that we do not allow discrimination based on age or voice. Feel free to let the squeaks shine.
Warning 1: Verbal Notification
Punishment 1: Gag for map
Punishment 2: 12 Hour Ban
15. No Time Farming
The server is for playing on and enjoying a bit of fun, not sitting around and doing nothing. If you wish to farm, purchase a watering can, tomato seeds, and some garden soil.
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: Kick
Punishment 3: 24 Hour Ban
16. No Advertising
Advertising is prohibited on our Prop Hunt server.
- Some examples of advertising include: linking to other servers, Youtube videos and channels, Prince Nicky fan clubs, and any other website.
- Linking to our forums is allowed, but please do not spam links to it.
- Advertising hacks is punished more severely than other advertising. Keep this in mind.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Mute/Gag for round
Punishment 2: Mute/Gag for map
Punishment 3: 24 hour ban
Punishment 4: 2 week ban/Permanent ban
Advertising Hacks
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Kick
Punishment 2: 2 week ban
Punishment 3: Permanent ban
17. Do not excessively curse/talk about sexual things/talk about politics or religion.
You will quickly notice that our server player base includes many younger players. For the benefit of these developing minds, please do not curse to an inordinate amount or talk about sexual topics on the server. To avoid creating a overly divisive environment, please do not talk about politics or religion on the server either.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Mute/Gag for round
Punishment 2: Mute/Gag for map
Punishment 3: Kick
Punishment 4: 24 Hour Ban
18. Do Not Exploit, Hack or or Otherwise Avoid the Game's Intended Limits.
Prop Hunt is a rather simple game. If you are a prop, you hide. If you are a hunter, you hunt. Please don’t make it more complicated by exploiting, hacking, or abusing commands to bend the game’s intended limits.
- Map exploiting includes getting back into hunter spawn on Underwataaa, any kind of !unstuck abuse, SMG grenade killing before hunters are unblinded, and prop climbing/prop surfing.
- Do not try to escape the map bounds or exploit map bugs that provide an unfair advantage to gameplay.
- Do not abuse console commands to exploit the way ingame items work.
Warning 1: Verbal/Chat Notification
Warning 2: Verbal/Chat Notification
Punishment 1: Slap/Teleport
Punishment 2: Kick
Punishment 3: 1 Week ban
Punishment 4: Permanent ban
Hacking or Abuse of Console Commands
All offences are an immediate permanent ban.
