The Estate Rulebook

Attacking another player without engaging in any form of quality roleplay is considered RDM. Before any violence you must give the other party a fair chance to respond — for example:

Using your vehicle as a weapon (running players over, causing explosions, or ramming player vehicles) without a valid roleplay reason is considered RVDM. There are some conditions in which you can use your vehicle as a weapon:

Players are welcome to force interactions and draw the attention of factions such as the police or gangs. Actions such as deliberately committing crimes in front of officers, robbing a shop to draw police presence, or swearing at gang members to get a reaction are permitted. However, this is strictly an In-Character choice, and it is entirely your responsibility to face the In-Character consequences that follow.

Forcing or leading a roleplay scenario down a specific path that is exclusively how you have chosen it to be, effectively stripping other players of their agency to react or participate. Roleplay is a two-way street; you cannot dictate the entire narrative yourself. Some examples are:

Metagaming is the use of out-of-character information for in-game knowledge. Discord/Teamspeak communications are not included in this rule. If you are dead, or your communications have been taken, you may not use external voice servers to communicate with your friends. Some examples are:

Unrealistic actions that you would not do in any real situation:

While certain actions are technically possible in real life, executing them in a way that completely shuts down another player’s agency or creates an unenjoyable, non-interactive experience is prohibited. Keep your RP standards high and do not treat the server as a standard GTA Online lobby.

You must not force yourself into an ongoing, active roleplay situation that you are not originally a part of ("third-partying"). This overlaps with restricting others' roleplay (1.8) and powergaming (1.4) by hijacking a narrative that isn't yours.

You are strictly prohibited from logging out or intentionally disconnecting during an active initiation, ongoing roleplay scenario, or while your character is downed/dead.

You are strictly prohibited from storing items, cash, weapons, or vehicles in order to prevent them being lost, looted, or seized during an active or clearly impending roleplay scenario.

You are not allowed to escalate a situation into hostile roleplay (robbery, kidnapping, violence) without a valid, pre-existing roleplay reason.

At all times your character must value their own life as if they were in a real, life-threatening situation. Self-preservation is a core pillar of high-quality roleplay, and you must act with realistic fear.

Flooding, repeating, or abusing the server's communication channels disrupts immersion and makes admin tracking difficult. Channels must be used within realistic limits and for their intended purpose.

What happens in roleplay must stay within roleplay. Maintaining complete separation between you as a player and your character is vital to server health and fair play.

Mildly annoying, pest, or public-nuisance characters can add realistic conflict and flavour, and are permitted — provided it stays strictly In-Character and never crosses into malicious OOC disruption.

When your character is downed (incapacitated) or dead, they are physically incapable of normal communication. Any communication in this state breaks immersion and competitive integrity and is strictly prohibited.

To protect the server economy, all asset transfers between players for real-world money (vehicle sales, property purchases, bulk inventory bundles) must use the official Escrow system. A service fee of 7.5% is applied to all transactions processed through Escrow.

Scamming is a valid criminal act within the city, provided it is executed through high-quality, immersive roleplay. We aim to foster a criminal underworld, not a griefing environment, so all scams must meet the following standards:

Players may offer private loans to one another, conducted strictly at the lender's own risk — staff will not intervene in disputes over non-payment or interest. Any consequences (collection efforts, debt disputes, retaliatory RP) must be handled entirely In-Character, following all standard rules on escalation and quality roleplay.

Housing is a privilege based on active residency. If you are inactive for more than 31 calendar days, The Estate management reserves the right to remove your access to the property and return it to the market — but only when the housing market is at maximum capacity.

Custom vehicle models are stored and maintained at The Estate's discretion for the sake of storage and asset management. After 3 calendar months of inactivity we reserve the right to remove your custom vehicle model from the server — it can be re-added on request at any time.

Any report must be submitted, or an attempt to report made, within two hours of the incident. Reports filed after this window are classified as spite reporting. Filing a report against a player solely because they have reported you is strictly prohibited.

Do not intentionally waste a staff member's time or prolong an administrative situation unnecessarily.

The Estate requires players to record their sessions so incidents can be properly investigated.

Players are permitted to retain all knowledge of events, people, and conflicts leading up to their death. You do not need to "forget" your killer or the reason you died.

Upon respawning after death, you are strictly prohibited from returning to the immediate area of your death for a period of 10 minutes.

You may not re-engage the individuals or groups directly involved in the situation that caused your death until the 10-minute window has expired.

If you are revived by NHS/medics while downed, the NLR 10-minute cooldown does NOT apply. You remain part of the scene, unless directed otherwise by paramedics.

This rule is designed to prevent immediate retaliation. If you are found returning to the scene or re-engaging your attackers within the 10-minute window, it will be handled as "Fail RP" or griefing.

While you may remember the conflict, any attempt at retaliation after the 10-minute cooldown must be based on a continued narrative of the original grievance. You must demonstrate that your character is acting on the specific, pre-existing history of the conflict. Avoid "scoreboard" retaliation — instead, prioritise dialogue and story.

Use realistic, professional names appropriate to a modern UK setting. Your identity should be unique and grounded in the city, and must not impersonate staff or other players, be offensive or innuendo-based, or be designed to break immersion.

Every character should have a defined backstory and role, and you are expected to act in accordance with that personality and history. Characters can grow and change, but only through organic in-character events — never switched on and off to suit a mechanical advantage.

Permanent death (the deletion of a character) can occur through severe, high-stakes roleplay if all participating parties agree. Such requests must be submitted to staff for approval so the narrative weight is respected.

Characters designed solely to go on killing sprees or serial mass-murder arcs are not conducive to the community we are building. Organised, story-driven violence (hits, gang wars, executions per Section 7) remains fully permitted — this rule targets characters whose entire concept is indiscriminate killing with no roleplay purpose.

Business, gang, and group names must be professional and realistic, fitting the tone of the city. This applies to any public-facing organisation name.

Your character is responsible for their actions. Engaging in frequent criminal activity or high-profile violence will naturally draw increased attention from law enforcement, leading to longer prison sentences and higher fines. Accept the consequences of your character's choices in-character — never take an IC outcome to OOC channels (see 2.2).

Characters should experience long-term, organic growth. You are expected to start with limited resources, knowledge, and influence. Attempting to force an "instant-millionaire" or "top-tier-criminal" status upon creation is prohibited. Character depth is built through sustained effort and interaction, not instant acquisition.

Hostage-taking must be a high-quality narrative event. You must have a clear, justifiable motive (e.g. extorting money, creating leverage for a deal, or forcing a specific outcome). You are prohibited from taking "low-effort" hostages just to gain a mechanical advantage (e.g. snatching a random passerby at a shop simply to speed up a robbery).

Using willing participants as hostages is permitted. Note that Emergency Services are NOT required to treat these as "fake" — they will respond with the assumption that life is at stake. Your group bears full responsibility for the In-Character risks and consequences that arise if the deception is discovered.

Executing another player must be the narrative culmination of a high-quality, sustained roleplay conflict. It cannot be used as a "quick fix" for a minor disagreement or a robbery gone wrong.

You are prohibited from using in-game communication to broadcast broad, OOC-style threats that do not involve active, interactive engagement (e.g. mass-texting "Any cops seen in the city will be shot on sight"). Taunts and threats are encouraged, but they must be specific, targeted, and delivered as part of an ongoing, interactive roleplay narrative (e.g. a direct call to a rival leader following a skirmish).

Activation of police sirens or lights does not constitute an immediate initiation of combat or roleplay. Engaging in combat solely because sirens were activated is RDM. Initiation requires clear verbal or active in-character interaction.

Deployment of spike strips is a mechanical action, not a form of roleplay. To be valid, their use must be part of an active roleplay scenario — you must provide a clear roleplay warning or be engaged in an active, identifiable pursuit before deploying them.

Officers and medics represent the city's institutions and must maintain a high standard of roleplay at all times. Slurs, OOC aggression, and low-effort conduct are prohibited, and any use of force must be proportionate and justified in-character.

Kidnapping an officer is a major, high-stakes event that must be backed by strong roleplay and a clear motive. Life value scales with rank — the more senior the officer, the higher the stakes and the more careful the planning required. It must never be done simply for "easy loot" or to farm police equipment.

Whitelisted faction access is a duty, not a perk — while clocked off-duty you must behave as an ordinary civilian.

NHS must NOT revive players near active threats or during an ongoing gunfight. Medics are neutral, unarmed responders — wait until a scene is safe, coordinating with police where necessary, before treating casualties.

Revived players must roleplay their injuries appropriately and may not immediately flee, fight, or act as if nothing happened. Serious wounds take time and treatment to recover from.

You must wear recognisable, consistent clothing (colours, logos, or a defined style) so your gang can be identified in the world. You cannot claim gang affiliation during conflict while disguised as an unaffiliated civilian.

There is no limit on total gang size. However, hostile roleplay (combat, kidnapping, or organised attacks) is capped at 20 members involved in a single scenario at one time. You may not cycle fresh members into an active conflict to exceed this cap.

All declarations of war must be initiated through the official automatic system on the gang tablet.

All teaming and alliance logistics are managed through the gang tablet system so active relationships stay documented and enforceable. Undocumented "mega-alliances" formed to overwhelm the conflict cap or dominate the map are prohibited.

You are permitted to sell your own faction's custom weapons.

All turf management and the initiation of turf-related conflicts must be handled exclusively through the gang tablet system. Turf claims and contests that bypass the tablet are not recognised.

Modifications that change the fundamental way the game is rendered are generally prohibited to ensure a fair playing field.

The use of software or hardware macros to automate gameplay or provide unfair mechanical advantages is prohibited.

You must not confront a suspected cheater in-character or OOC. If you suspect someone is cheating, use the mandatory clipping policy (Rule 4.4) to record the incident and submit an immediate report to staff. Providing evidence of cheating is a community priority.