Meaning: Global chat must be English so everyone (and staff) can understand what is being said.

Example: Two players use another language in global chat for a full conversation.

Meaning: Publicly calling someone a cheater in global chat is not allowed. If you suspect cheating, report it through the support/ticket system so staff can investigate properly.

Example: Saying “PlayerX is hacking” or “Admin check PlayerY, he’s cheating” in global chat instead of opening a ticket.

Meaning: Anything that gives an unfair advantage, abuses a bug, uses third-party tools, or returns on alternate accounts is not allowed.

Example: Recoil scripts/macros, ESP/aim assist, duplication bugs, abusing a monument bug for loot, or playing on an alternate account after being banned.

Meaning: Slurs, discrimination, targeted harassment, threats, or sharing personal information are not allowed.

Example: Using slurs, telling someone to self-harm, threatening someone, or sharing a player’s real-life details.

Meaning: Constant abuse, spam, or ongoing targeted behaviour that ruins chat or harasses players may be punished.

Example: Following a player in chat for a long period insulting them every time they speak, or spamming abuse repeatedly.

Meaning: Impersonating another player or a staff member by copying names, identities, or pretending to be someone else is strictly prohibited and will result in an immediate permanent ban.

Example: Changing your Steam name to match another player currently online, pretending to be staff/admins, or attempting to mislead players using fake identities.

Meaning: If your VAC or game ban is newer than 365 days, you cannot play on this server.

Example: A Rust ban from 4 months ago means you are not allowed.

Meaning: Accounts with multiple VAC or game bans are not allowed, even if the bans are old.

Example: Two old VAC bans from years ago means you are not allowed.

Meaning: You can raid, but you cannot permanently trap a base just to ruin it.

Example: Replacing doors/locks and leaving the base sealed so the owner cannot rebuild.

Meaning: Do not leave your locks or codes on someone’s base or their tool cupboard after the raid.

Example: You raid, place a new lock/code, then log off leaving them sealed out.

Meaning: Fully destroying all foundations is allowed and claims the spot.

Example: You remove every foundation so nothing remains.

Meaning: Players are allowed to temporarily seal breaches, replace walls, doors, or building pieces during raids and counters. If building pieces become permanent due to Rust’s build timer, this is not automatically considered griefing.

Example: Sealing a breach during an online raid or while defending counters is allowed. Intentionally leaving a base sealed, blocked, or trapped purely to grief the owner after the raid is not.

Meaning: You can build near others if you are not blocking access or trapping them.

Example: Building close enough to block exits/doors or forcing turret lines onto them.

Meaning: Do not restrict access to safe zones using walls, turrets, traps, or SAM sites.

Example: Walling entrances or turret-trapping routes into Outpost or Bandit Camp.

Meaning: Raid bases are allowed, but leave them unlocked so they can decay after use.

Example: Building a raid base beside someone’s base, then keeping it locked and maintained for days so you can keep fighting from it.

Meaning: Vehicles and quarry control are contestable — they are not protected by grief rules.

Example: Taking over a quarry or stealing a car or tugboat is allowed.

Meaning: Intentionally dumping, hiding, or despawning loot from raided bases is considered griefing.

Example: Throwing loot into bushes, the ocean, or despawning items instead of properly looting them.

Meaning: Raiders are permitted to destroy locked boxes and containers to gain access to loot.

Example: Locking boxes inside your base and losing loot because raiders destroy the containers to access them.

Meaning: Raiding and offlining are part of Rust. However, excessive overnight mass offlining that harms server growth, wipes progression, or pushes players off the server is not acceptable and may result in punishment.

Example: Overnight raiding large numbers of offline bases across the server purely to wipe progression or force players to quit the wipe.

Meaning: Your total group size must never exceed the team limit listed for that server, even if some members are offline.

Example: On a Duo server, rotating a third player into the same base during the wipe. On a Quad server, rotating a fifth player.

Meaning: You can be friendly, but you cannot coordinate raids, fights, or roaming with another team.

Example: Two teams roaming together, fighting together, or raiding together as a combined group.

Meaning: If you swap members, remove access so old members are not still effectively part of the team.

Example: Removing a player from the group but leaving their sleeping bag access, door codes, turret access, or tool cupboard access in place.

Meaning: If the team breaks the server’s team limit, all members are held responsible.

Example: Saying “It wasn’t me” after exceeding the team limit will still result in punishment for the entire group.

Meaning: Players outside your team are not permitted inside your base or allowed access to view, store, or transfer loot.

Example: Letting non-team players enter your base, view loot rooms, use bags, or move items between bases.

Meaning: Players outside your team are not permitted to assist with transportation, travel, or extraction using vehicles or mounts.

Example: Picking up non-team players with a minicopter, transporting players to raids, or helping players escape fights using vehicles.