Rules · OzRust

OzRust is an extremely dynamic environment and not every situation can be laid out in black and white. Our Admin team will take each situation into account when determining what action to take, whether that be a temporary or permanent mute or ban.

Admins and Staff are here to help. If you are unsure whether you or your base are breaking any rules, open a ticket under the Need Help? category in our Discord.

Warning: Not reading these rules is no excuse for not following them. Trying to bend or exploit loopholes is not on and will result in a 24hr ban.

Official warning system

3 warnings will incur a 24hr auto-ban.

If you are found breaking the rules and are issued a warning, a warning screen appears on your UI with the details. You must click to acknowledge it before it disappears.

1. Assimilation protocol

If the Admins decide that you do not mesh well within our community, the best thing for the community is to remove you from it. While you may not be breaking any particular rule, if we decide that you are not acclimating into our community, you will be permanently banned. Donator or not. Basically, don’t be a dick.

2. Do not teleport off the Cargo Ship, Tugboats or anything that moves

You will be stuck in a death loop and will have to reconnect. You will also lose your inventory and backpack under the map.

3. General server rules

Hacking: absolutely ZERO tolerance. This includes scripts, exploits, glitches, map bugs or any other exploit. If you notice a glitch, bug, issue or exploit, you are obligated to let staff know via a ticket.
Toxic behaviour: chat spamming, trolling, offensive behaviour, etc.
Religious/political views: not welcome on this server. We are here to play a game and distract ourselves from the real world.
Doxing, homophobia, racism, sexism: will not be tolerated. This includes offensive names. You will be asked to change it, and if you don’t, you will be kicked.
Staff/server abuse: do not argue with staff. Staff decisions are final. If you have an issue with the server or a staff decision, open a ticket to discuss it. Public outbursts and DMing staff will be subject to moderation, and abuse will result in a first and final warning.
Tickets, tickets, tickets: DMing staff is not an acceptable way of reaching out. If you have or find an issue, open a ticket for anything related to OzRust.
Breaking server rules to influence admins in any way will not be tolerated and will result in a ban.

4. Building rules

Compounds and bases are to be no bigger than 1 map grid space.

Base limit: clans (including solo clans) can have 1 base/compound of up to 1 grid space. Any other structure can be no bigger than 4x4 foundations (including honeycomb). Shops, heli towers and farms are exempt. If you compound a 1-grid area, you must Tool Cupboard all areas within the space so no new players can spawn inside.
Quarry/pumpjack setups: no bigger than 1 map grid space.
Farm bases and heli towers: can be separate from your compound/base.
No foundation spamming: open a ticket if you are unsure whether you are breaking this rule.
China walls: china walls built from foundations are to be no wider than 2 foundations.
Griefing: building or placing anything with the intention of causing issues for another player or players is strictly forbidden.
Do not build around or cut off access to static quarries/pumpjacks, monuments or cave entries.

On 1-week non-stability wipes: do not build above monuments.

5. Admins cannot do special favours

Part 1. If you die, that’s tough; it’s part of the game. We cannot help you get your stuff back. Backpacks last a while, so you will have plenty of time to get your things. If you lose your things by dying to a bug or glitch, we cannot retrieve them or give your items back.

Part 2. If you lose in-game items, Server Reward points, quarry or pumpjack levels, etc. due to an unexpected crash or a plugin issue, head straight to the Need Help? category in our Discord and open a ticket so it can be investigated ASAP. A refund of Server Reward points or quarry/pumpjack levels only might be possible if you can supply sufficient proof, but it is not guaranteed.

6. OzRust is a PvE server. Raiding and killing are blocked by the server

Part 1. If you leave your doors wide open or windows insecure and things get looted, nothing can be done about that. Lock your belongings with a code lock or key lock, and make sure you are completely covered by your Tool Cupboard before going offline.

Part 2. OzRust has randomly spawning NPC Raidable Bases, some of which are PvP. Check the map before you enter a Raidable to make sure you are up for the challenge.

7. Stolen or lost loot

We cannot do anything if items or locked crates are stolen from you. It’s unfortunate, but you have to deal with it. However, if we start receiving complaints about people who repeatedly steal loot and become toxic in the process, that will be treated as disrupting the community and punished accordingly.

8. Auto turrets and SAM sites

Auto turrets and SAM sites are not to be enabled before purge. Trumpet turrets are allowed at all times.

Any active SAM site or turret will be destroyed immediately by an Admin.

9. No public NSFW content

The exception is hand-drawn artwork. Under no circumstance should NSFW photos be put on signs using /sil in public. This includes Discord profile pictures. You may have NSFW content inside your base, as long as it complies with the rules.

10. Do not invite unofficial bots to the Discord without Admin approval

Any bot found will be banned without warning, as will the player who invited it.

11. FOBs and raid bases

We do not allow players to build FOBs before purge. If an Admin deems your base to be a FOB, it will be removed and the owner will be issued a warning.

12. Do not impersonate staff or other players

13. Do not advertise other Rust servers

This includes telling people to join other Rust servers and sending links to other communities on OzRust servers.

14. Do not take the magnetic backhoe from the Junkyard

It causes all sorts of problems and it will kill players, so just don’t do it.

15. Do not store drugs, drug seeds, drug components or Comps Toolbox in the bank

These are modded items. Storing them will destroy the items or the save file for your bank, and you will permanently lose access to your bank. The only way to fix it is a very large bribe to SETKEH!