AssaultCube Reloaded Master-Server Rules

1. The “master-server” refers to the official one in operation by this site.
2. A “server” is software that connects clients, registered on the master-server.
3. A “client” means someone that is either
   1. playing,
   2. spectating, or
   3. otherwise connected
   on a server connected to the master-server.
4. An “auth user” is someone that has the privilege on the master-server to gain special access to its servers.

1. cheat¹ in any way that interferes with the gameplay of others;
2. spam or attempt to spam any server with unsolicited messages.

1. veto
   1. a map vote, unless a minimum of 50% of the players have already voted for it,
   2. an administrative vote, unless it is in accordance with section (5), or
   3. any vote that causes advantage to the administrator, or
2. abuse their privilege in any other way.

1. forcing that user to the enemy team, only if
   1. balancing the teams by moving a user from a larger team to a smaller team, where the larger team has at least two players more than the smaller team,
   2. another user is swapped subsequently to switch players,
   3. the server is running a gema map by forcing the users to one team,
   4. the game-mode requires it, or
   5. that user requests it and it is reasonable to do so,
2. kicking that user, only if that user
   1. does anything mentioned in section (5), (c) to (d), or
   2. uses excessive profanity, and has been warned at least once within the last two minute,
3. banning that user, only if that user
   1. does anything mentioned in section (5)(d),
   2. reconnects and continues to abuse the server with profanity, if the abuse is done within the same day, for a limit of 20 minutes,
   3. abuses the voting system,
4. blacklisting, whether temporary or permanently, the user from the server, only if that user
   1. uses cheats, and should optionally report that user to the master-server authority,
   2. does anything that is in violation of the law the master-server is in, or
   3. does anything that is in violation of the law the server is in.

1. notwithstanding section (2)(a), use cheats
   1. that are fully prevented by the server, and
   2. for the purpose of testing anti-cheat, provided that the server has anti-cheat in development, and not on a production server.
2. call votes to
   1. perform administrative actions in accordance with section (5), or
   2. perform general actions.

1. be allowed by the administrators of the master-server,
2. be labelled clearly in the server description,
3. have no advantage, unless
   1. that advantage is provided equally to everyone, and
   2. shall run with native code or shall have instructions regarding its usage, and
4. override the regulation set in section (7) and only be labelled once.

1. registration ping,
2. connect checks, and

1. block profane names,
2. block clan tags that cause repetitive harm, or
3. restrict clan tags that the server has agreements with

but shall not use it to

4. block the use of generic clan tags pursuant to those listed at http://forum.acr.victorz.ca/thread-219.html, or
5. prevent a large scope of players from connecting².

1. in violation of sections (2) to (6), or
2. using auth in violation of sections (12) to (14)

is subject to these penalties for the

3. first offence:
   1. an immediate ban of two months that
   2. can be removed upon appeal, immediately,
4. second offence within one year:
   1. an immediate ban at least six months, but
   2. not exceeding ten months, and that
   3. can be removed upon appeal, after three months has been served,
5. third offence within two years:
   1. an immediate ban of at least nine months, but
   2. not exceeding three years, and that
   3. can be removed upon appeal, after six months has been served,
6. where all bans for violations described in section (15)(a)
   1. affect every server connected to the master-server, by barring the client from it,
   2. prevents the client from registering a server on the master-server, and
   3. can be immediately removed if the offence is no longer possible to reproduce, and
7. where all bans for violations described in section (15)(b)
   1. disable access for auth with the client’s identification and authorization information,
   2. restore the access when the penalty expires, and
   3. can be immediately removed if the offence is no longer possible to reproduce.
8. In the case that multiple sections apply regarding the penalty, the latter section shall have effect.

1. for the first offence:
   1. an immediate ban of two months that
   2. can be removed upon appeal, immediately,
2. for a second offence within two years:
   1. an immediate ban of one year, but
   2. can be removed upon appeal, after six months has been served,
3. for a third offence within five years:
   1. an immediate ban of two years, but
   2. can be removed upon appeal, after nine months has been served,
4. where all bans
   1. prevent the server from registering on the master-server, by barring it, but
   2. does not prevent the banned identifier from playing as a client on other servers.
5. In the case that multiple sections apply regarding the penalty, the latter section shall have effect.