Rules for our CS2 Jailbreak server. These apply in addition to the General Rules. Orders from guards and the warden are only valid where they fit within these rules.

General Rules

1. Common sense applies at all times

   Play by the spirit of the rules. Don't hunt for loopholes or nitpick wording to excuse behaviour you know isn't allowed.

2. Respect other players

   Abuse, harassment and discrimination of any kind, whether in voice or text, are not tolerated.

3. Use a readable name

   Your name must be easy to read, easy to pronounce and clearly distinguishable from other players.

4. No ghosting

   Don't reveal information about players who are alive while you are dead.

5. No spam

   Don't spam text chat or your microphone. Speak with your natural voice and don't use voice changers or soundboards.

6. No advertising

   Don't promote other servers, communities or websites.

7. No exploits

   Don't abuse map or server bugs, and don't try to lag or crash the server. Report anything broken to staff.

8. Only play in accessible or viewable areas

   Map exploiting is not allowed. Only play in areas that can be accessed or be seen from accessible areas to everyone. On special days where only knives are allowed, you may only play in areas that are not just viewable, but accessible by everyone too (e.g. players without Jetpack cannot reach certain areas and being in an area where they can't reach is unfair).

9. Know the standard games

   Common minigames don't need to be explained by the warden. Every player is expected to know how they work.

10. Play special days properly

    No teaming on free for all days. Don't camp the armoury or medic, don't use map unlockables that change speed or gravity, and actively hunt when you're meant to be hunting. Never stall the round.

11. The first round is always a Freeday

    The first round of every map is always a Freeday. Prisoners cannot be given orders on the first round — see the Freeday definition.

Definitions

1. Warden

   The guard in charge of the round. The warden's orders override orders from other guards.

2. Freeday

   A round where prisoners cannot be given orders. Guards may only require prisoners to stay outside knifing distance and treat guns as KOS.

3. Rebelling

   Disobeying a direct order from a guard or the warden, or damaging a guard who isn't baiting. A rebelling prisoner is KOS (kill on sight) unless forgiven by the warden.

4. KOS (Kill On Sight)

   A player guards may kill without warning.

5. Freekill or freewound

   Killing or damaging a prisoner who isn't rebelling, deliberately or by accident.

6. Baiting

   A guard moving dangerously close to prisoners, whether they mean to or not.

7. Rush

   Taking the quickest route to where you've been ordered, without detouring or delaying.

8. Detouring or delaying

   Taking anything other than the quickest, safest route to where you've been ordered.

9. Hot cell

   A cell containing a weapon, vent, teleporter or any other escape route.

10. Gun check

    Checking hot cells for armed prisoners and disarming them.

11. Camping

    Deliberately loitering around sensitive areas such as the gun room, medic, vents or teleporters.

12. Unstack

    Moving apart until you are no longer touching any other prisoner, without detouring.

13. Ass on bars

    When a prisoner puts their back against their cell door and faces the back of their cell.

14. Surviving prisoners

    The last two prisoners alive, who earn the right to a Last Request.

15. Last Request (!lr)

    A minigame the surviving prisoners may play against the guards by typing !lr.

16. Favouritism

    A guard treating prisoners unequally in punishments, rewards or opportunities.

Guard Rules

1. Open cells by 13:30

   Cells must be open, with orders given, by 13:30 on the round timer. Otherwise the round automatically becomes a freeday.

2. Orders must be clear, concise and timely

   Address individual prisoners by name or player model. Orders that last the whole round are not allowed, except for marking areas and setting up custom special days.

3. Wardens must use a microphone

   If you want to play as warden you must have a working microphone. You cannot warden using text chat alone.

4. Give prisoners time to comply

   Wait at least 2 seconds before punishing disobedience, honour reasonable requests to repeat an order, and wait at least 5 seconds for prisoners to leave their cells before killing anyone still inside.

5. No freekilling or freewounding

   Never kill or damage a prisoner who isn't rebelling.

6. No baiting

   Don't move within knifing distance of prisoners. A baiting guard may be killed by prisoners without it counting as rebelling.

7. No camping

   Stay away from vents, teleporters, the gun room and medic. If you enter the gun room, leave within 20 seconds.

8. If the warden dies

   Guards must not shoot without orders unless prisoners are rebelling.

9. Firing a gun makes a prisoner killable

   Any prisoner who fires a gun may be killed, regardless of what they were shooting at, unless it's part of a game the warden is running.

10. Run gun checks fairly

    Tell prisoners they're in a hot cell if it isn't obvious. A weapon thrown into another cell makes that cell the hot cell. You may order weapons dropped, holstered or emptied, but you cannot kill a prisoner for drawing a weapon simply to comply.

11. No deadly or trick orders

    Never order a prisoner to do something that will certainly harm or kill them unless they consent. If an order involves harming a guard, that guard must consent. Don't trick prisoners while transporting them, and remember transported prisoners may always freelook. Don't hide behind doors to lure prisoners into knifing distance either.

12. No forced crouch walking, walking or button freezing

    The warden cannot force prisoners to crouch walk, walk, or button freeze.

13. No favouritism

    Treat every prisoner equally, with the same punishments, rewards and opportunities.

14. Don't give prisoners weapons

    Guards must not plant or hand guns to prisoners, except where a game situation or LR requires it.

15. Limited vent breaking

    Guards may only break vents when chasing a prisoner through them, when the vent is already open, to escape, when taking damage from the map, or during LR.

16. Run games fairly

    Only the warden may use map game buttons or kill during games based on reactions, unless they hand that role to another guard. Games judged on opinion are decided by a guard vote, with the warden breaking ties. Every participant must have a fair chance of survival. Leave the last two prisoners who aren't rebelling alive until all rebels are dealt with.

17. Don't kill more than 10 prisoners per map game

    No more than 10 prisoners may be killed on purpose during a single map game. Unintentional kills beyond 10 caused by map game functions the warden cannot control are acceptable, but the warden must always make a genuine effort not to kill more than 10 prisoners per map game.

18. Start special days properly

    Special days may only be issued through the warden tools menu, and only before any prisoner has died or any cell has opened.

19. Surviving prisoners cannot be ordered

    Guards and wardens must not give orders of any kind to the surviving prisoners, not even to freeze. A guard who delays LR may be slain, and a prisoner who delays their LR may be killed.

20. Don't force snitching

    You cannot threaten or in any way force a Prisoner to snitch on another Rebelling Prisoner.

21. Mercy kills

    The warden may kill a prisoner who asks to be killed in voice or chat. Other guards need the warden's permission first.

Prisoner Rules

1. Follow orders

   Disobeying the warden or guards makes you a rebel, and rebels may be killed.

2. You may always rebel

   You can rebel at any time and for any reason, including before, during or after LR, but doing so makes you KOS.

3. Escape routes are KOS

   Using vents, teleporters or any other escape mechanism makes you KOS, unless the warden has told you to use them. Simply knifing a vent doesn't make you KOS unless the warden says otherwise.

4. Entering the gun room makes you a rebel

   Entering the gun room automatically makes you a Rebel.

5. Baiting guards are fair game

   Killing a baiting guard isn't rebelling, but you may not use the weapons they baited with.

6. No fake orders

   Don't imitate guards or invent orders to trick other prisoners.

7. Don't drag the round out

   If you choose to rebel, you must ACTIVELY rebel. Don't stall the round by hiding away or messing about with map games. Keep pushing your rebellion.

8. You may surrender

   Stop and ask the warden for forgiveness. The warden's genuine answer decides whether you're spared.

9. Play LR fairly

   LRs must be fair to both sides. Custom rules are allowed to be made by the Prisoner conducting their LR, however their rules must apply to both parties and cannot order a Guard to lose/kill themselves in any way. Prisoner's can break their own LR rules but are then automatically considered KOS with no chance of surrender.