ALPHA ANONYMOUS ARMY §§ Rules - Framework - Laws §§

The rules apply to all platforms, servers, forums and community groups provided by us. Instructions given by the admis have to be followed to the letter. Violators   of the rules are   severely punished without   any   discussion. People   who can’t control   themselves and   break   the   rules   are   kicked/muted   and   can   be permanently banned in severe cases. Our rules include the official rules of ARK: Survival Evolved. The Code of Conduct  or CoC  and rules can be found here ARK: Survival Evolved CoC   ! Basic priciple: Don’t do something to another, if you don’t want it to happen to you! § 1. Basic Rules - Basic Framework § 1.1. Social Behavior Certain behavior is in our communication striktly prohibited: n ity strictly prohibited. These include the following things: • Every kind of insult. • Spreading untrue accusations. • Sexist, radical, political or religious statements. • Recurring, malicious attacks. • Bullying orally as written. • Defamation, spreading falsehood and undermining our community. § 1.2. Steam, Player, Tribe and Dinonames They may: • Not violate any rules or laws. • Not be offensive. • Not imitate any other player in the Cluster, with the purpose of creating problems in the name of another. • Not violate the trademark right. § 1.3. Textchat/ Voicechat Refers to any voice, text or game chat, and other A.A.A. related platforms, forums, or communities! • When talking in global, use either the German or English language. • No spam and no flame in global chat. Discussions can be held in the local chat, private discord or TeamSpeak  and may not violate any other rules. • Any kind of third-party advertising is prohibited. Game Rules for the 7 Maps Cluster PANGEA !!! § 2. Tribe & Alliances § 2.1. Tribe • A tribe may not have more than 10  members, this refers to the entire cluster. • The tribe name must be the same on every map. • In   a   tribe,   everyone   is always   responsible   for   what   an   individual   does.   If   individual players   violate   the   rules, this   will   also   have   consequences for   the entire tribe. That doesn´t mean that you can shout on the whole tribe. When you have problems you should talk with the specific person first in every case. • A tribe may not extort other tribes or players by demanding benefits of any sort. §2.2. Alliance • Alliances are limited to 5. • Alliances can help each other in the defense or raids of Outposts. §3. Buildings, Structures & Dinos Basic priciple: Keep the Maps clean and attractiv for other players! Violations of building rules will lead to a deletion of all structures of a tribe in serious cases. Per Tribe are max. 3 Mainbasen allowed ! Outposts don‘t have a limitation §3.1. Mainbase, Outposts & other Structures Mainbase • The definition Mainbase does not refer to a single building, but rather to the "main site" of a tribe. • The blocking of areas in catchment areas of mainbases is permitted for tactical reasons.   Exceptions by §4.3 • On a Mainbase a Safe Base Forcefield  must be placed. This should only be as big as necessary and not obstruct unnecessary land to other players.   Base Outposts • Not bigger than 12x12x12 or one cliffplatform. • Blocking caves with base outposts is not allowed. Exceptions are very small caves. • Base Outposts may not be built on alphaspots or large building spots. Other Structures • Unnecessary structures must be removed immediately (taming-spikes, campfires, unused boats or abandoned bases). • Tamingcages or cages for wyverns can stay but they must be unclosed  that other people can use them aswell. • Claiming building spots is permitted if the construction of the base is started there within 48 hours . • The moving of a base should not take longer than a week. After that dinos and structures can be removed by an admin. • The pure blocking of building spots is prohibited. • The usage of fence foundations and fence support foundations is not allowed on PVP SE & Extinction. TO MUCH UNDERMESH !! Safe Base Forcefield - SBF • Per tribe and map are 4  shields allowed. • The   shield   should   not   be   bigger   than   needed   to   prevent   ways   or   other   areas.   Especially   for   cave   entrances   its   enough   when   it   has   the   sice   of   the   actuall entrance. If you don´t care about this, the shield will propably be removed without warning. • SBF signs are removed on inquire from inactive bases unless there is a separate absence notification from the team. But at the earliest after 2 weeks! Forward Operation Base - FOB • FOBs must be instantly and completly removed after a raid. §3.2. Dinos • Dinos should be in the base and not be anywhere on the map, e.g. Boss groups parked somewhere near the obelisk. • Base   Outposts   should   not   be   used   as   dinosaur   storage.   Farmdinos   are   ok,   little   dinosaurs   aswell   but   do   not   outsource   any   big   dinosaurs   there   like   tons of brontos, rexes etc ... §3.3. Caves/Artefacts/LootCrates • Access to artefacts or caves with loot crates must be freely accessible outside of raids. • Blocking the aberration surface entrances is not allowed. • The placement of spawnboxes with transmitters near by artifacts is permitted. • The placement of spawnboxes with transmitters near by loot-crates or drop-spawns is prohibited. (e.g. desert-lootcrates) • Sealing for tactical reasons is permitted during a raid for the duration of the raid. • Placing turrets against players is only permitted in the case of a raid and for the duration of a raid, after which they must be removed. • The placing of turrets within a spawnbox is permitted. §3.4. Spawnblocking/ Obeliskblocking • Blocking and building on playerspawns is prohibited. • No resources spawns may be blocked / built on e.g. mountains or rich deposits in general. Exceptions are the obelisks that can be built. • Free access to rich resources spawns (mainly metal) must be guaranteed. • Every tribe is allowed to claim a oil-spot and protect it with turrets against thiefs. • The Islands blue obelisk is allowed to be closed and build on. This Obelisk counts as an „Exceptional Obelisk“ . • Center red obelisk is allowed to be closed and build on. This Obelisk counts as an „Exceptional Obelisk“ . • Obelisk   and   the   closer   area   around   are   generally   not   permanently   blocked,   either   by   structures   or   dinosaurs.   They   must   be   kept   free   and   usable   for   boss fights   and   transportation   between   server.   Dinosaurs   or   structures   blocking   the   Obelisks   will   be   removed   without   warning.   Excluded   from   this   rule   are   the „Exceptional Obelisks“. §3.5. Undermeshing/Bugusing • Undermeshing or deliberate building under the map, with the purpose of hiding structures or protecting them from damage, is prohibited. • Undermeshing of a base results in an immediate deletion of all tribal structures. In severe cases, a perma ban can also be imposed. Basic priciple: Structures should always look far enough out of the mesh so that the options menu is accessible. §4. PVP Rules §4.1. PVE Servers: • On   the   five   maps   of   Island,   Ragnarok,   Aberration,   Center,   Valguero   PVP   is   only   allowed   to   take   an   Outpost    or   raid   a   "Free   To   Loot"   base.   Otherwise, no PVP is allowed on these maps. Any PVP action against this rule ends with a Perma Ban. • Outpost  in this case means a speacial loot producing terminal wich is only once on these maps (except for Aberration). • "Free To Loot" bases are always announced in Discord. §4.2. PVP Servers: • On the two maps Scorched Earth and Extinction 24/7 PVP is allowed without restriction. §4.3. Admin Structures & Dinos: • Name of the admin tribe: A.A.A or Tribe von Admin • Structures of the admin tribe may not be destroyed. • Dinos of the admin tribe may not be killed or abducted. Violations   of   the   rules   are   severely   punished   without   any   discussion.   People   who   can   not   control   themselves   and   knowingly revert to this set of rules are kicked / mocked without comment and permanently banned in severe cases. Ignorance   does   not   protect   one   from   punishment.   We   have   gone   to   great   lengths   to   give   you   as   accurate   a   description   as   we   imagine   the game on our servers. Please stick to it, then everyone has fun !!