The rules of Vetusia are designed to ensure fair gameplay and a respectful community for all adventurers.
Breaking these rules may result in temporary punishments, gamemaster bans, notation records, or permanent account deletion.
| Rule 1: Names |
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| 1a) Offensive Name | Names that are insulting, racist, sexually related, or referencing illegal drugs. |
| 1b) Invalid Name Format | Names that contain sentences, random combinations of letters, or improper capitalization (e.g. "AbcDef"). |
| 1c) Unsuitable Name | Names expressing political or religious views, advertising real goods/services, or violating trademarks. |
| 1d) Name Supporting Rule Violation | Names that praise, support, or incite rule-breaking behaviour. |
| 1e) Name Impersonating Officials | Names that fake the identity of Gamemasters, Tutors, CipSoft members, or staff (e.g. "GM Steve", "Vetusia Tutor"). |
| Rule 2: Statements |
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| 2a) Offensive Statement | Using insulting, discriminatory, or sexually harassing language in public chat or channels. |
| 2b) Spamming | Flooding chat channels with repeating sentences or nonsense text. |
| 2c) Illegal Advertising | Advertising commercial services, external websites, or attempting real-money trading (RMT). |
| 2d) Inciting Rule Violation | Encouraging others to break game rules, sharing cheats, or teaching exploit methods. |
| Rule 3: Cheating & Gameplay |
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| 3a) Bug Abuse | Exploiting obvious game bugs or errors for personal benefit instead of immediately reporting them. |
| 3b) Game Weakness Abuse | Deliberately abusing game mechanics to trap NPCs, block depots, or disrupt gameplay unnaturally. |
| 3c) Using Unofficial Software | Playing with macro tools, botting software, auto-aimers, or modified clients. Unofficial automation is strictly forbidden. |
| 3d) Account Hacking | Attempting to gain unauthorized access to other players' accounts via keyloggers, fake links, or deception. |
| 3e) Multi-Clienting | Simultaneously logging into more than one character on the same server from one computer. |
| Rule 4: Gamemasters & Rule Enforcement |
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| 4a) Threatening Gamemasters | Threatening or insulting Gamemasters or staff members regarding rule decisions. |
| 4b) Pretending to be Staff | Pretending to have official staff authority or misleading players about gamemaster powers. |
| 4c) False Reports | Knowingly submitting false reports or intentional misinformation to Gamemasters. |
