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In-Game Rules

 
#1 - Flaming, Flame Baiting & Toxicity:
We understand that you can have off-days, but keep any thoughts of flaming another player to yourself - it will not do you, or them any good in doing so. On that note, we also discourage flame-baiting; this is the act of 'baiting' another player into flaming you, whether this is done via backhanded sarcasm/out-of-line statements/unwarranted comments/actual flaming the result would still be the baiter being punished.
Potential Punishments:

  • Friends Chat Kick ➔ Warning
  • Temp Mute ➔ Perm Mute ➔ IP-Mute
  • Ban ➔ IP-Ban

Any toxicity (chat/pms) towards another player in the wilderness, when unwarranted/unprovoked (for example, if you die in the Wilderness, the PKer says nothing, and you lash out at them in the Public Chat/Friends Chat/PMs) will result in a temp Wildy Ban (literally disables access to the Wilderness). Similarly to our stance on Flame-baiting, if the PKer initiated the interaction with toxicity or instigated a negative response (toxicity baiting), then that person will be penalized for baiting (Simply killing somebody does not count as toxicity, but making comments towards them whilst doing so, such as "sit kid" or something similar, will).
Potential Punishments:

  • Temp Mute ➔ Perm Mute ➔ IP Mute
  • Wilderness Mac-ban

It is advised that you bring any player-related problems directly to a staff member and/or post on the forums with provided proof in image form, specifically in the Player Reports section.

 

#2 - Racism/Discriminatory remarks:
Across Velheim, we welcome every man, woman, gender, race, and person of color.
We understand that past histories and cultural differences between sects of race, color, and gender have and still occur today.
Please DO NOT bring these idealism's into the game.
Potential Punishments:

  • Friends Chat Kick ➔ Mute
  • Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#3 - Advertising:
This rule is universal over all servers, if you come on our server to advertise something non-Velheim related, you will be punished to the full extent.
This rule has no exception.
Potential Punishments:

  • IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#4 - Glitching/Bug Abusing/Expoilting:
While playing Velheim, it's possible you might encounter a glitch. Sometimes these are simple visual bugs, whilst other times these can be game-breaking and extremely unfair to the community and economy as a whole.
This can include, but is not limited to:

  • Item Duping 
  • NPC Bugging
  • Server Freezing

If found using or encouraging use of game breaking bugs or using software to achieve said goal, the offender and assistant (if present) will be punished dependent on bug severity.
If you find another player abusing any type of knowingly game-breaking bug and/or glitch, please report them.
Potential Punishments:

  • Jail ➔ Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#5 - Third-party software:
As stated above, there are existing software that encourages the use and even provides ways of glitching, automating or bugging the game.
Our higher-ups have plenty of ways of finding out if this software is being used or not, and in most scenarios - it's pretty obvious.
This includes all forms of auto-clicking, mouse recording, macroing, cheat engine, etc.
Potential Punishments (depending on the situation):

  • 6/12/24/48-hour Jail + stat reset
  • Temporary Ban + stat reset ➔ Permanent Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#6 - Spamming:
While in-game, we like to socialize at points and exchange useful information.
Sometimes, there may be a player that gets angry or is disrupting the chat-box.
If you find a player spamming, please notify any available staff members and report them on the forums with some form of picture evidence.
Potential Punishments:

  • Friends Chat Kick
  • Mute
  • IP-Mute
  • Ban
     

#7 - Account Trading / RWT:
Trading accounts or another form of non-Velheim currency for - money, services, or exchanges, of any form is not allowed.
If you find someone attempting to sell, trade, or buy Velheim accounts &/or GP, please notify us in the report section with picture evidence.
Potential Punishments:
Account trading/RWT will result in the following for both parties.

  • Ban
  • IP-Ban
  • Mac-Ban

 

#8 - Unofficial Player Run Games of Chance (Gambling):
You must not advertise, organise, promote, or take part in any unofficial player run games of chance where in-game money or items are staked on the outcome of a random in-game activity. This includes, but is not limited to, all types of chance games where players trade an amount of in game money or items with the expectation that they will receive in game money or items in return based on the outcome of a game of chance or similar activity.

It is also against the rules to bet on the outcome of another player's activities within the game, for example: how long it will take to kill a monster, or the outcome of a duel (commonly referred to as "commission staking").

Potential Punishments:

  • Perm-Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#9 - Scamming/Luring:
Oftentimes there may be players attempting to scam other players with items in a trade, through the wilderness, or luring to dangerous areas.
Luring affects that similar to how scamming does - it breaks trust between players and won't be tolerated here.
Any attempt to lure is considered against the rules and will be dealt with accordingly.
If you find players attempting to scam/lure players, please report them and provide picture evidence.
Scamming can also include:

  • Faking a Giveaway (resulting in a mute on the first offense).

Potential Punishments:

  • Jail ➔ Temp-Ban ➔ Perm-Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#10 - Punishment Evasion:
Sometimes there are players that will receive punishment and misunderstand the rules of evasion. For example, if you have been banned or muted on one account, you are expected to serve the sentence.
Potential Punishments:

  • Mute ➔ IP-Mute
  • Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#11 - Account Names / Staff Impersonation:
We take moderation and our duties seriously. Oftentimes, players are of the inclination that they may name themselves "Mod 'x'".
Impersonating staff is also a very serious measure that will result in a ban if caught doing so.
DO NOT trust these members.
In addition to this, such names that are racist, vulgar or deemed 'bad' at the discretion of the staff team, are not allowed.
If you find a player doing any sort of staff impersonation or having a racist/vulgar name, please report them to a staff member online or make a report on our forums.
Potential Punishments:

  • Perm-Ban

 

#12 - Safe-Spotting:
Safe spotting is the act of attacking a monster from a distance without receiving damage in return, this specifically applies to NPCs that typically cannot be safe-spotted (does not apply to normal monsters, more-so the 'big monsters').
Glacors, Corporeal Beast, all Godwars bosses, and Tormented demons are just a few examples of 'big monsters'.
Do note, that we will ignore safe-spotting if done in mini-games where safe-spotting was intended to.
Potential Punishments:

  • Jail
  • Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#13 - PKP Farming:
PKP farming refers to the use of two accounts to continuously kill one for consistent PKP (Player-killing points).
It is easy to trace through the kill-streak system and you will be caught.
Potential Punishments:

  • PKP Removal
  • Jail ➔ Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#14 - Griefing:
Intentionally hindering/interrupting another players gameplay/experience in-game (with exception to the Wilderness) with the general intention of harassing them is looked down upon. We want all of our players here, at Velheim, to have an enjoyable time playing the server with the hopes that it isn't ruined by individuals targeting them to delay/halt progression.

Potential Punishments:

  • Jail ➔ Temp-Ban

 

#15 - Voting:
VPN Voting is not allowed due to the fact RSPS toplists can remove our server if they catch players/our server doing it. Please avoid using an IP-changing software to vote more times per day as was originally intended to.

Potential Punishments:

  • Removal of Vote rewards
  • 48h ban ➔ Permanent Ban ➔ MAC Ban

 

#16 - Mocking Development:
We value our development team very highly. They work tirelessly similar to a full-time job to ensure content is perfect and interesting before releasing. Mocking the development skills or content of developers is a Friends chat-kick offense. Should it be a regular occurrence a Mute would be looked into.
For example: "This server blows, nothing works, staff don't care about us".
We treat our development team with respect as should you, as you're playing on the server that they have dedicated their time into putting for you, the player.
Potential Punishments:

  • Friends Chat Kick
  • Temp Mute 

Note: Should you feel this way about the server's development, whether it be an unfixed issue, or broken content in general, report it in the Reports Section of our forums.


 

#17 - Player services/Account sharing:
Having someone log in on your account is not allowed (account sharing) - no matter the reason. Subsequently, selling/doing player services like Fight Caves, Fight Kiln, Nomad or anything else is not allowed, we strive to see people achieve everything themselves.
It is easy for us to track back if you did share your account with another player.
Potential Punishments:

  • Rollback
  • Jail ➔ Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

#18 - Alt-scaping:
Using several accounts to help progress forward in our game is something that we allow and encourage, but to a limit of 3 accounts online at any given time. You are allowed to create as many characters as you see fit - as long as you are not abusing a game mechanic for rewards and/or profit, this includes but is not limited to; farming starter kits, farming ;;refs, using mass numbers of alts to do Giant Oyster, etc.
This does not apply for typical things such as Mining alts, Thieving alts, GIM alts, or doing Oyster on 1-3 alt accounts, this applies to people making 10, 20, 30, 40+ accounts specifically to farm ;;ref, Oysters, Vis Wax and Daily Challenges.

You are allowed to vote on these accounts given that you use a different internet connection (such as mobile hotspot and work internet) rather than using a VPN, which would infringe our VPN voting rules. 
Potential Punishments:

  • Please reference Rule #15 for VPN Voting punishments.
  • Depending on the extent of abusing game mechanics with an alt, up to a mac-ban in relation to severity.


 

#19 - Inappropriate Usernames (Repeatable):
When creating an account on Velheim, please make sure that your username does not directly include inappropriate words (such as, but not limited to - the examples shown in the 'Friends Chat Rules' below), nor should they include anything which can indicate a political or religious bias/agenda. Depending on the number of times a single person attempts to bypass this rule by creating multiple accounts with inappropriate text in their usernames, the punishment may be more severe.
*Accounts created prior to [January, 2021] are exempt from this unless deemed otherwise.
Potential Punishments:

  • Ban ➔ IP-Ban ➔ Mac-Ban

 

 These rules are a guideline, EVERY staff member is able to mute or ban should they deem something a mute-able or ban-able offense.
We trust our staff, and their judgement.

 

 
Friends Chat & visible Public Chat Rules
Swear Words in the Friends Chat & visible Public Chat:
We observe the casual 'off' day, death in a boss fight, or PVP and will allow indirect swearing in the official friends chat. Swearing at or towards other players, staff, (or whatever you refer them as) will be punished based on context at the discretion of Management. Also, don't just throw these words around in the friends chat, or the public chat - that will also result in a punishment (if reported).
Words used below are used as examples:

  • Any and all forms of the "N Word".
  • Any and all forms of the term "Jew" or relate-able phrases i.e; "Nazi".
  • Relating to anything in the server as "Cancer" or relate-able phrases i.e "Kancer", this word is upsetting to many members of the community who've lost people to the illness, so don't use it to describe something you don't like in the Server/Community.
  • The use of the word "Gay" or other terms in order to describe something you don't like.
  • The use of the word "Retard/ed" or similar terms in order to describe something/someone.
  • Any and all swear words; i.e; "fuck", "cunt" and all forms of derogatory terms used in England, the United Kingdom and surrounding countries, Australia and all related forms of derogatory terms affiliated with location, "ass/asshole", "dick" and all derogatory forms of the name of male reproductive system, "gay/lesbian/fag/Flamingo" and all derogatory forms of LGBT hate/flame, "bitch", "pussy" and all derogatory forms of the name of female reproductive system, and all improvisations of derogatory terms and swears.
  • Reference to another Server(s) by name.
  • Derogatory terms towards other players based on race; i.e; the "N Word", "Wigger", "Chink", "Beaner", 
  • Derogatory terms based on religion, i.e; "towelhead", "jew", "chink", and all forms of this type of flame.
  • Derogatory terms based on lifestyle; i.e; "pothead", "methhead", and all forms of this type of flame.
  • Derogatory terms based on political sides; i.e; "libtard", "repulican't"

The use of drugs and talking about them is okay to an extent. However, if it gets too much to handle, the staff will intervene. It's after all a friends chat for Help, and if it gets overrun by drug talk it will be stopped.
Being rude to players, staff and in general will result in a un-warned kick.
Discussions regarding sexual conduct, sex or anything related to the term is okay to an extent. However, if it gets too much to handle and a staff member tells you to stop, you will stop. It is there to help players, some players are under the age of consent and don't need to hear this type of talk in the Friends Chat.
Political discussions are strictly not allowed and should not be entertained to any extent.
Sexism is not tolerated here, as players - we are all equal.
Trivia answers are also more fun to be figured out by the player, though not punishable, please refrain from telling aswers.
English is the only language that should be spoken in the official friends chat, while this may seem unfair to those that don't speak English fluently, it becomes a mess if it's all in different languages.
So please keep it to only English.

 

ALL CONVERSATIONS RELATING TO THE ABOVE POINTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FRIENDS CHAT; I.E CONVERSATIONS ON ANY RELIGION, POLITICS, RACE, AND DEROGATORY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OTHER PLAYERS AND STAFF MEMBERS WILL EARN YOU A KICK AND PUNISHMENT BASED ON CONTEXT, WHICH CAN BE VARIED BASED ON MANAGEMENT DISCRETION AND SITUATION(S)

STAFF ARE TRUSTED TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THEIR OWN JUDGEMENT TO WHAT IS AND IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE FRIENDS CHAT.

 
 

Forum Rules

Punishment of the following is also up to the discretion of the Staff.

System Security:
Accessing, or attempting to access, the accounts of other users.
 
Exploiting:
Attempting to exploit, bugs, vulnerabilities, or loopholes; whether they are disclosed or undisclosed.
 
Penetrating:
Attempting to penetrate/bypass security measures of Velheim software, hardware, or any other device used in the management or operations of the overall system..
Any intrusion will subject your forum account to immediate termination, regardless of whether or not the intrusion results in the detriment of the integrity, availability, or confidentiality of data.
 
Spamming:
Forum spam in an effort to overload the system or cause disruption is not tolerated and is not allowed in any form.
This includes the use of, but not limited to:

  • Pictures
  • Words
  • Phrases

Any account involved will be post-limited and given warning points depending on severity.

This includes but is not limited to:

  • Excessive off-topic threads or posts
  • Posting nonsensical messages
  • 'Flooding' the forum with similar meaning messages
  • Post-Count farming
  • Unsolicited advertising via private message or email
  • Repeated posting with constant referrals to other website(s) with no purpose other than the promotion of that website.
  • Fraudulent activity (Pyramid schemes, chain letters, etc.)
  • Posting any of the above will result in your post being deleted and your account being infracted or worse - suspended.

Harassment and Profanities:
You may not post content that contains material relating to the following: racism, hatred, violent language, threats, real-life threats, insults, extreme vulgar language, flaming, otherwise inappropriate or hurtful language, or harassment.
Sexual remarks may be considered profane when used in certain contexts, and as such we suggest avoiding them altogether. We have zero tolerance for personal attacks whether public or private on any individual or group ("personal attack" will be determined on a case by case basis by management).
You may not use any method of delivery for materials which refer to ethnic/national origin, ideological or religious beliefs, gender, or sexual preference in a derogatory, demeaning or provocative context.
 
Forgery and Impersonation:
Attempting to impersonate any person, including staff, using forged headers, instant messenger names, similar usernames in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited.
 
Pornography/Sexually Offensive Materials:
You may not post or link to pornographic material or any content which would normally be considered sexually offensive, including child pornography, nudity, gore, or obscure/inappropriate content. Brief child nudity is prohibited (ex. a 15 year old girl in a bikini set).
Furthermore, erotica (sexually charged literature) is not permitted. The punishment for this is severe.
This includes linking to websites that may redirect, contain, or lead to these types of links or images, as well as images that are disturbing. It also adheres to websites that may hijack ones browser, as well as phishing. Infractions or bans will be laid immediately if you are caught participating in this offense.

 

Note: This also applies to your signature, avatar & profile picture along with requesting such content.

 

 
Trolling:
This includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums.
  • Causing disturbances in forum threads such as picking fights or insulting other members.
  • Making non-constructive posts for the purpose of causing unrest.
  • Abusing the Reported Post feature by sending false alarms or nonsensical messages.
  • Labelling a thread, IBTL, TLDR, or any other fad statements.
  • Replying to a thread simply to call the author a troll (regardless of whether the post is actually trolling).

Advertising:
Any sort of advertisement that is not affiliated with Velheim in any way will be considered spam and removed from the boards.
If you do happen to see advertising, you are to report it to a member of staff immediately and it will be removed. Advertising is not permitted by any means, anywhere on the forum.
This includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Signatures.
  • Profiles.
  • Graphics (or requests).
  • Private messages.
  • Customize-able spaces.

There are exceptions for major websites such as google, YouTube, yahoo etc.

Note: Search engine links containing search results that lead to forums aren't allowed, of course.
If you post an image that displays a link to a forbidden website, it is punishable.

  • Referral website(s) are also not allowed anywhere on the forum.


Grave digging:
Grave digging is not allowed and consists of reviving a previously resolved, settled, or "dead" thread after a prolonged period of time.
Threads with an activity gap of 2 months or greater (Length may vary in different sections) is considered "grave digging".
 
Signatures & Profiles:
Signatures and profile information are must comply with all other forum rules, which include no explicit or sexual content, no advertising without paid affiliation and no user impersonation.
 
Account Distribution:
Using alternative accounts to abuse our systems, or to violate said rules will result in your primary account to be suspended.
 
Accounts:
Buying, selling or trading accounts is prohibited, and will result in the account to be permanently suspended and may result in your other accounts to be suspended.
 
Piracy, Copyright Material, Cracks and Product Keys (warez):

  • 'Copyright Material' is any material protected by legally recognized copyright.
  • 'Piracy' is the unauthorized copying of software or any material subject to copyright.
  • 'Cracks' are programs that disable copy-protection technology.
  • A 'Key' is a combination of numbers and/or letters required for software installation.

If any of the above mentioned are listed, you will be permanently removed from the forums.
 
Moderation & Bans:
You may not evade a ban. Doing so will drastically lengthen your ban. If you have a problem with a ban or feel it was inappropriate, please create an appeal.

  • The creation of an account to post an appeal in the appeals section is permitted, however the use of any other forum other than appeals is considered evasion.

You may not discuss or complain in open forum about another user's ban, the deletion of a message, or the deletion/closure of a thread.

  • Any discussion about warnings, bans, message deletion, thread deletion and thread closure should be done over private email/message between the person concerned and the moderators.

Please do not back seat moderate. Send a message to a moderator with the thread or post in question or use the 'report' button at the bottom of the post.

  • Do not take matters into your own hands

Account security:
While it is of the utmost importance to us to keep your account information safe and secure, we cannot 100% guarantee perfect security.
In order to maintain good account security, we recommend that you perform regular anti-virus scans on your own computers and regular password changes.
Also, please avoid using the same login information that you use elsewhere on the internet as credentials for Velheim servers.
 
Scamming:
You may not scam another member of this community under any circumstances.
Failure to abide this rule will lead to a permanent termination of your account.
Please note that we do not take responsibility and are not liable to take action and will not hand out any kinds of refunds.

 

In rare cases where a scamming attempt is blatant, we may intervene. Any other circumstances are the responsibility of the buyer and the seller.

 

 

 

Donations (payment) 

 
Charge back:
Any charge back will result in a permanent ban, we are sad to enforce such a rule but we have to keep it fair and square.
We run this server for the community and we can only keep running it cause of your donations, so keep that in mind.
 
Punishments:

  • Permanent ban in the game & forum.

 

 

Some players may be wondering how to capture certain images on their screen at a certain time. Personally, I recommend the "ShareX" program, as it can capture a current screen or make a GIF with the ease of two buttons.

This will help tremendously when filing a report to the staff team.

We would like to thank you for reading these rules.
Please be sure to let your fellow players know to read the rules in their spare leisure.

Thank you.

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