Is Dead server rules

The essentials up top, the full rules below. The most current version always lives in our Discord, so check there if anything here looks different.

The essentials

Keep your flag up

A base is only raidable when its flag is at 0% and removed from the pole.

Two weeks of raid protection

No raiding bases or stashes for two weeks after a wipe.

Support through tickets

Open a Discord ticket. Don't DM staff or call for admins in global.

Armbands are for AI

Mark yourself with flags, patches, army pouches, or canvas bags.

No combat logging

Don't log out to dodge PvP, AI, or a restart.

Record your losses

Replacement claims for lag or crashes need video proof.

Numbers to know

300mminimum building distance from military areas, encampments, and traders
75mterritory radius, 30m above and below the flag
150mminimum between flags of different groups
20mmaximum base height
50mmax distance from flag to sleeping bags
1 + 1main base, plus an outpost at group Level 5
10 / 20personal and group garage slots
24 hrsbefore a posted abandoned vehicle is repossessed

Full rules

General
  • Support: use the Discord ticket system. Don't DM staff or ask for admins in global chat.
  • Conduct: respect staff and each other. No harassment, drama, discrimination, NSFW content, or advertising. Keep channels on topic.
  • Threats and privacy: no DDoS, hacking, raid, or death threats. Never post base, stash, or live locations, and don't share staff messages, tickets, or logs.
  • Fair play: no cheating, exploiting, glitching, loot cycling, intentional AI despawning, stream sniping, party hunting, or third-party tracking. No prop blocking or trapping. No trading items for real money.
  • No metagaming: this includes sharing the locations of DNA Crates or The Dark Horde.
  • Replacements: claims for items or vehicles lost to lag or crashes need video proof. Repeated claims may not qualify, and flying is at your own risk.
  • Names: your Discord nickname must match your in-game name, with at least 3 English characters. "Survivor" is not allowed.
  • Armbands: reserved for AI. Use flags, patches, army pouches, or canvas bags instead. Wearing an armband to deceive other players can lead to admin action.
Base building
  • Bases must be 300m from military areas, encampments, and traders, and may not block roads, railroads, or military containers.
  • No bases inside military zones, police stations, hospitals, clinics, fire stations, office buildings, garage rows, or hunting lodges.
  • No hunting cabins or lodges either, and don't block access to military assets.
  • One main base and one outpost per group. Maximum height is 20m. Oversized or laggy bases may be downsized or removed.
  • Outposts: groups at Level 5 in the Group Upgrade system may place one extra flagpole. Outposts are 1x1 with at most two floors, and serve as a forward base, storage, or staging area, not a second main base. Oversized outposts get a warning, then removal.
  • Virtual Storage Barrels are your main storage. Keep lockers, gun racks, and decor reasonable. One of each tent type per base: car, large, medium, canopy.
  • Territory is a 75m radius, 30m above and below the flagpole. Flags from different groups must be 150m apart. Flagged items show a flag icon on their nameplate.
  • Anything built outside your territory becomes unflagged and despawns after about two weeks.
  • Flagpoles must be outside locked areas and reachable by raiders, or staff may relocate them. Sleeping bags must be within 50m of the flagpole.
Vehicles
  • Garage limits: 10 vehicles personal, 20 vehicles group. Store vehicles and helicopters in a virtual garage when not in use.
  • Abandoned vehicles can be posted in the 24-hour deletion channel, then repossessed and bought back through Jack's Repo Services.
  • Replacements are only considered for confirmed server crashes, with video proof. Over-revving, player error, and no-fly zone losses are not reimbursed.
  • At 30+ players or when driving recklessly, losses are your responsibility.
  • Vehicles may only be raided in active PvP zones, during active base raids, or when unlocked or opened with a valid key. No other vehicle griefing, including during base raids.
  • Repeat offenders who abandon vehicles may have them repossessed without warning.
  • Flipped over? Press F6 from the driver's seat to flip a vehicle or helicopter upright, or use road cones from vehicle traders.
Base raiding
  • Raid only when the flag is at 0% and removed from the pole. Bases with no flag are raidable, and stashes without an active flag are always raidable.
  • A raidable base can be claimed with the flagpole system, but the one-base-per-group limit still applies.
  • If a flag can't be reached, open a Discord ticket before raiding.
  • No stashes or bases may be raided in the first two weeks after a wipe.
  • Raids are PvP events for everyone inside the Open Fire Zone.
PvP and AI zones
  • No combat logging. Don't log in or out to dodge PvP, AI, or restarts, or inside military zones, bunkers, and card-access areas.
  • Friendly trash talk is fine. Harassing players after a fight is not.
  • You may loot bodies and vehicles inside active PvP zones only. Don't damage locked vehicles to get in.
Quests
  • No quest exploitation: abusing, exploiting, or intentionally bypassing quest mechanics may result in a ban.
  • No quest meta: don't share quest solutions, locations, objectives, hidden mechanics, or spoilers in Discord or global chat.
  • Staff can't restart quests, advance or restore progress, complete quests for you, or compensate for bugged outcomes.
Warnings and bans
  • First offense: usually a warning. In rare cases staff may also add a mute.
  • Second offense: temporary ban.
  • Third offense: permanent ban. Appeals may be considered after 6 to 12 months.
  • Staff may issue punishments not listed here when necessary.