Rules Changelog

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6) Character Rules

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Spoiler

When naming your character, you must consider the following;

• names cannot be famous or be similar to a famous person's name;
• names may not be the same as or similar to characters in video games, movies, TV shows or any other form of media;
• names should match the character's background;
• names should exist in the modern day and be reasonably common;
• names should not be comical or reference memes or pop culture;
• names may not contain any special characters, and they must match a Firstname Lastname format; (Hyphens are the only exception)
• names may not be nicknames and should be full names as they would be shown on a government-issued ID; 
• names that are gag names such as Ben Dover are not allowed either.

Admins have the final say when it comes to a name being valid or not. Players instructed to find another name should do so.

 

When roleplaying your character, you must consider the following;

• Characters must be at least 16 years old. The only exception to this rule is if you make a character with the intent on getting involved with a gang faction. This is to allow more realistic recruitment for gangs as they typically target teenagers for recruitment. These characters are allowed to be no younger than 13 years old.

• Character descriptions must describe the character's general demeanor and appearance for players involved with roleplay. Character descriptions should not intentionally sexualize the character and should be rather neutral in describing the character. For clarification, this covers the character description script that a player can set using /attributes and another player can view using /examine.

• Each of your characters should be unique from your other characters. Making similar characters that have the same motivations, goals, objectives etc. is forbidden. This is to avoid players name changing to avoid consequences. Switching names between your characters is also forbidden.
• Should a character be CKed or name changed, the character that comes after should have no connection to the previous character. Any character in a faction that is name changed or CKed must follow Faction Management's regulations for returning to the same faction. If a faction has no written agreement with Faction Management, then a returning character should be discussed with Faction Management. The purpose of this rule is to make sure CKs have an impact on factions.
• If you are charged and your case goes to court you may not namechange until two week (14 days) after the completion of your court case. You must also ensure that any asset seizures are complied with before the namechange. 
• If you are a witness and/or participant of any kind in a court case, you must not delete the character until the conclusion.
• You may not roleplay a serial killer, terrorist, serial arsonist, human traffickers, cyber terrorist or other extreme motive based criminal without special character permissions (details can be read HERE in section 2.5).

All players are restricted to one UCP account per player. Under no circumstances will any player receive permission to have a second account unless it's for server administration purposes (Ex: Property Master). 

 

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12) Anti-Crime Zones

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Spoiler

In order to promote a more realistic environment, several parts of the map will have the level of crime in them restricted. These areas would realistically have a high police or security presence (eg. active patrol stations, airports, the subway system), heavily populated and covered by CCTV (the downtown area and tourist areas) and high levels of traffic (major intersections and highways). 

 

Note: For the purposes of this rule, role-play is considered as "initiated" when the victim could reasonably be aware of the attacker's presence or starts reacting to it. Once this occurs, the victim cannot intentionally go to a No Crime Zone and expect protection via the rules.

 

Definition of Zones

• No Crime Zone — any area in which crime is forbidden no matter what.
• Restricted Crime Zone — any area where mugging or asportation (transporting a person from a location to mug them) cannot occur without clear permission being given by an admin beforehand. Other crimes in these areas, particularly crime that grabs attention such as shooting, are held to a higher standard. e.g; the burden is on the person deciding to shoot to prove that the situation could not have been done in a more secure location, or that the situation was pressing enough that it demanded immediate action. No other crimes are limited within this zone.
  • Restricted Crime Zones do not apply to scripted illegal factions with a historical claim to an area, such as a gang operating within their own neighborhood or neighborhoods they would realistically operate in based on their real life equivalent and in-character development. This should not be done excessively, however.
• Neutral Zone — any area not covered by an anti-crime zone definition.

No Crime Zones are as follows:

• airports and airfields;
• government buildings, such as the State Capitol, city halls and hospitals (medical centers not included);
• banks, ATMs not included;
• buildings belonging to law enforcement agencies, such as their headquarters, patrol stations, jails (see jail rules), Bolingbroke Prison (which is considered active IC) and training facilities; 
• Los Santos Fire Department buildings, such as their fire stations, headquarters, lifeguard tower and training facilities;
• NPC dealerships that are scripted in where you can buy cars brand new (player owned dealerships require admin permission to commit crime at);
• customization areas, such as clothing stores and barber shops;
• gun stores & any security HQ.

Note: In instances where there is a secluded area close to a No Crime Zone, e.g. an alleyway next to a bank, this is not covered by a No Crime Zone.

 

Restricted Crime Zones are as follows:

• tourist areas which include Vinewood Boulevard, Galileo Observatory (including the parking area), the Vespucci Beach promenade (the paved area with storefronts that run the length of the beach) and the Kortz Center;
• the University of San Andreas, Los Santos (ULSA) & Richman Hotel;
• Downtown Los Santos (Pillbox Hill and Legion Square), with the border defined as east of the La Puerta Freeway, south of the Del Perro Freeway, north of Adams Apple Boulevard and west of Strawberry Avenue (alleyways and other discreet locations are not counted); 
• all freeways and highways, including the on-ramps and off-ramps, not including under them;
• the immediate area and parking lots of gun stores, regardless of them being open or not;
• Portola Drive and Little Portola (the pedestrianized zone where the single-player jewel heist occurs);
• the entire dock/port area (Elysian Island/Terminal);
• beaches connected to populated areas as well as their piers, parking areas and recreational areas (tennis courts, workout areas and skateboarding areas). This rule includes Vespucci Beach, Del Perro Beach, Chumash, Paleto Bay Beach (the border is in line with the town itself at the western-most point and ends where the beach ends on the east side). Other beaches are considered too remote and crime may freely occur there;
• Note: These areas only restrict muggings or kidnappings without prior admin approval via /report, IC justification is required and will be asked for. Some areas require a lot more justification than others. Players who are discreet and creative are a lot more likely to be able to do more crime in Restricted Crime Zones. The intent of the rule is to prevent blatantly obvious crime from occurring on a regular basis. Players are also more likely to receive permission if they are open to facing additional consequences such as allowing investigators to have CCTV footage of the incident occurring despite no cameras being scripted.
• Palmer-Taylor Power Station.

 

Examples of breaking this rule:

• You initiate any situation within a neutral zone and attempting to flee into an anti-crime zone and expect protection or for the situation to cease, anti-crime zones do not protect on-going scenarios;
• You park outside an ammunation and wait for people to purchase PF guns to mug them;
• You attempt to hijack a vehicle in front of a police station without admin approval;
• You attempt to mug someone at the Los Santos International Airport or Elysian Island ports;
• You attempt to kidnap someone within a subway station;
• You attempt to mug someone at any beach within city limits.