02-26-2017, 01:37 PM
Good day, everyone.
As many of you already know, the purpose of the most recent large-scale rules change was to make them more accessible to new players and much more easily understandable by making them simplified. By this point, we hope that it comes to no surprise to anyone to find out that we think that this change was badly implemented and caused more issues to both the players and the staff in the long run.
During the next few months, we will be revising the current set of rules and removing the need for a rule clarification thread. Some of these simplifications are more than enough for what they do, but there were rules that should have never been simplified. Such for example would be the one regarding cheating.
This is the first rule that we will be reverting back to its original state, where it gets its own section. It also will be clarifying the current administration team's stance on a few gameplay mechanics that most of you currently see as not forbidden. It also elaborates on a few other issues that have been popping up but mostly visible on our side.
As such, the current rule looks like this:
The following changes are as follows:
This is the first, more urgent change in the rules, but the rest of them will be eventually reviewed as well. These changes will be first shown to the community for evaluation once it happens, before implementation.
As for the specific line about cloaks and CDs. There is a fix being discussed in order to avoid this issue altogether, but until then this is our stance on the matter.
Play nice.
As many of you already know, the purpose of the most recent large-scale rules change was to make them more accessible to new players and much more easily understandable by making them simplified. By this point, we hope that it comes to no surprise to anyone to find out that we think that this change was badly implemented and caused more issues to both the players and the staff in the long run.
During the next few months, we will be revising the current set of rules and removing the need for a rule clarification thread. Some of these simplifications are more than enough for what they do, but there were rules that should have never been simplified. Such for example would be the one regarding cheating.
This is the first rule that we will be reverting back to its original state, where it gets its own section. It also will be clarifying the current administration team's stance on a few gameplay mechanics that most of you currently see as not forbidden. It also elaborates on a few other issues that have been popping up but mostly visible on our side.
As such, the current rule looks like this:
Quote:3.8 Cheating - This includes editing game INI files, or using third party software to gain advantages over vanilla Discovery Freelancer installations as well as running the game above 155 FPS. Admin-approved visual mods are allowed.
The following changes are as follows:
3.8 Rule is hereby removed.
Section 5 is now added to the rules and reads thus:
5. Cheating and Exploits - Modifying your Discovery Freelancer installation or using third-party tools in order to gain advantage over other players is strictly forbidden and will result in deletion of ingame assets or a ban. This also includes specific cases such as:
Section 5 is now added to the rules and reads thus:
5. Cheating and Exploits - Modifying your Discovery Freelancer installation or using third-party tools in order to gain advantage over other players is strictly forbidden and will result in deletion of ingame assets or a ban. This also includes specific cases such as:
5.1 Running the game with uncapped framerate that exceeds 155fps. Computers running uncapped framerate must use a third party program to limit the FPS to below 155. Tutorial.
5.2 Using cruise disruptors or missiles in order to track a ship that has successfully cloaked away during an interaction.
5.3 Intentionally ramming a capital ship with a smaller ship in order to ''flip'' it or ramming a capital ship in order to ''catapult'' your ship away from it.
5.4 Intentionally self-killing, teamkilling, planet and sun-diving during Combat Event Plugin enabled battles in order to prevent the opposing team from scoring points.
5.5 Connecting to the server with more than one character at a time (Multiboxing). Players who share a network connection and play together must not engage in trading/mining while doing so.
5.2 Using cruise disruptors or missiles in order to track a ship that has successfully cloaked away during an interaction.
5.3 Intentionally ramming a capital ship with a smaller ship in order to ''flip'' it or ramming a capital ship in order to ''catapult'' your ship away from it.
5.4 Intentionally self-killing, teamkilling, planet and sun-diving during Combat Event Plugin enabled battles in order to prevent the opposing team from scoring points.
5.5 Connecting to the server with more than one character at a time (Multiboxing). Players who share a network connection and play together must not engage in trading/mining while doing so.
This is the first, more urgent change in the rules, but the rest of them will be eventually reviewed as well. These changes will be first shown to the community for evaluation once it happens, before implementation.
As for the specific line about cloaks and CDs. There is a fix being discussed in order to avoid this issue altogether, but until then this is our stance on the matter.
Play nice.