The NEW and Improved BA Rules:
DISCLAIMER:
Make sure to read ALL the rules! Connecting to this server means that you agree to the rules listed below, and are liable to punishment for breaking them.

DO NOT Argue with BA Administration Members! They are in this position for a good reason, and have been given power over BA’s Servers. If they tell you do something, you should do it, and if you don’t, you will be punished!
Staff are allowed to kick players at will, so be careful of your actions!

Rule 1: DO NOT attempt to annoy other players, or make them feel unwelcome!
This includes:

1a: Microphone Spam. This includes any sort of prolonged exposure to unwelcome sounds from a player, such as:
1a-1: Whining/Complaining
1a-2: Static (having your mic on all the time for no reason)
1a-3: Playing Music on your microphone

1b: Prop Abuse: This is any sort of unwanted use of props, including:
1b-1: Spamming Props (spawning large numbers of props for no constructive reason)
1b-2: Prop-Pushing (using a prop to derail/push around other players/player creations)
1b-3: Using Props to annoy other Players (spawning/using props to interfere with other player's building/playing process)
1b-4: Don’t use explosives! If you wish to use ANY kind of destructive devices, ask an admin first! THIS INCLUDES ACF!

1c: Name Abuse: This includes names with insulting meanings, or are difficult to pronounce, such as:
1c-1: Names with no logical pronunciation (Names that are meant to be hard/impossible to say)
1c-2: Names with with racial, homophobic, or sexual implications/meanings (This includes profile pictures)
1c-3: Copying Names (trying to disguise yourself as another player, or trying to avoid administration with a blank name)
1c-4: Names containing direct/indirect insults towards ANY other player/group (This includes profile pictures)
1c-5: No bind-spamming! The occasional Lenny is fine, but filling the chat is not tolerated!

1d: NO EXPLOITS: This includes any sort tampering with client-side or server-side for use with the following reasons:
1d-1: ANY kind of hack/game hook.
1d-2: ANY kind of Bypassing of Protective measures (for stealing, annoying, or otherwise negatively influencing the server with a program)
1d-3: ANY kind of DDOS/malicious server attack

1e: Use the server for it’s intended purpose! This includes:
1e-1: DO NOT connect to a BA Server if you are only to build/play with things other than trains! This is a TRAIN BUILD server, not a “random sandbox”
1e-2: Don’t just spawn a pre-made vehicle, and drive it around!
1e-3: Don’t just spawn a prop with thrusters on it!
1e-4: Don’t just find a weapon and start trying to kill people! Invincibility is enabled on this server, so it doesn’t do anything!
1e-5: Don’t just spawn a bunch of non-train related E2s! This is not a coding server, or a “Look what I downloaded” server! This includes PACs!
1e-6: If you are Intently NOT using the server for it’s intended purpose, you will be kicked!
1e-7: Don’t spam-kill yourself. There is no reason to do so, so don’t.

1f: Attempt to make an enjoyable experience for others! This includes:
1f-1: DO NOT intentionally annoy other players. This is NOT tolerated under ANY circumstance!
1f-2: Keep talk about other servers to private Steam chats. We don’t want people starting community vs community flamewars on our servers.
1f-3: If you are more supportive of a different community, please don’t talk about things relating to it, or claim that is is superior/inferior in any way! Yet again, we don’t want server vs server hatred in this community.

1g: If you want to change the map, ask the other players on the server if they are ok with it, and if they are, ask an admin to change the current map.

Rule 2: NO STEALING: This includes any kind of theft!

2a: NO DUPESTEALING! Any offense under this category is an INSTANT BAN! This includes any unauthorised access to someone else’s build, like:
2a-1: NO duping other’s builds without permission!
2a-2: NO using/running/showing off stolen duplications!
2a-3: NO trading/redistributing stolen dupes!

2b: No begging! People aren’t usually going give out their work for free! You may propose a trade, but you cannot constantly ask people for dupes.
2b-1: Don’t constantly ask to trade! If nobody has anything they would like to trade, don’t keep barking about it!
2b-2: Keep in mind the purpose of this server is to Train BUILD, not train TRADE. If you join the server only to start asking people to trade, and never do anything else, you are breaking the rules!

2c: USE PROP PROTECTION! It is here for your own good!

2d: NO harassing others for personal information! THIS INCLUDES AGE!


Rule 3: Be friendly! This includes:

3a: Don’t be disrespectful! Everybody is human, so we all require a level of respect!

3b: NO discriminating against other players! This includes any detail about them!

3c: NO TROLLING! Whether you are trolling or not is at the staff’s decision, so be careful! Arguing about this will only get you closer towards punishment!

3d: Staff immediately command your respect! Failing to respect staff will eventually result in a ban!
3d-1: Don’t constantly bug staff! They might not have time at the moment, so give them some time!


3f: Don’t tell people to shut up if they are using the mic! Staff are capable of gagging a player if they are being unreasonable, but if YOU don’t want to hear a player, use client-side mute!

3g: Don’t intentionally cause harm to other’s builds! This includes any negative action, and often results in a kick!
3g-1: NO messing other people’s trains with switches! This includes making them take a different way than they wanted to go, or derailing them!
3g-2: NO ramming peoples trains with your own builds, whether that is a premade jeep or another full-on train without permission. If the other player is ok with it (AKA Role-play), you may proceed, as long as nobody else is derailed.
3g-3: NO spamming sprays/decals on other people’s creations!
3g-4: NO disruptive use of the radio! Annoying other players with sound is not allowed!

3h: Rank Policy:
3h-1: Don’t bug admins for non-custom ranks! If you ask for a rank, chances are you will NOT be ranked!
3h-2: Keep in mind ranks are based on your Respect by the server’s staff, and nothing else!
3h-1: You will get a Custom Rank of your choosing upon reaching 200 hours in any server. The hours required do not stack across servers!
3h-2: Don’t AFK just to get hours on your account! If you are doing this you will be kicked!


Rule 4: Don’t build in other people’s way!

4a: USE THE SHEDS for building! If you cannot find one, ask another player!
4a-1 DO NOT try and start building in a shed that is already occupied! There are plenty around the map, find another, empty one!

4b: DO NOT build on the mainline! You are permitted to stop and make small adjustments on sidings with locomotives under 150 props, but you CANNOT build on rails that others will need to pass!

Rule 5: Running Regulations

5a: RIGHT HAND RUNNING, ALLWAYS! If you come to a 1-lane mainline segment, you must return to the right half of the line after exiting it.

5b: The Car Limit is 12! Cabooses/Brake Vans DO count towards this total!
5b-1: If there are less than 5 players on the server, you can ask an admin for permission to use more cars, HOWEVER: IF the train begins to put too much strain on the server, or if players want you to get rid or it, you should delete it.

5c: NO POWERED DOUBLE HEADING! If you delete the Locomotive Control of an engine, you can use it, but it will count towards your Car Limit.
5c-1: Again, if there is less than 5 players you can ask an admin for permission to use a second, powered engine, but if the engine causes lag or others ask you to remove it, you should delete it.

5d: The Constraint Limit for Locomotives is 35! Do NOT pass this limit, or you will not be allowed to run your locomotive! You can ask an admin to check the constraints of your locomotive.
5d-1: The constraint limit for all non-rail Vehicles is 45. Building trucks and cars on this server isn’t ruled out, but it’s not our main interest either.

5e: The Constraint Limit for Consists is 60! Do NOT pass this limit, or you will be asked to delete your consist!
5e-1: The Locomotive and Consist constraint limits are NOT separate! Keep this in mind when making a consist.
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5f: LISTEN TO ADMINS when regarding constraints and prop use! They have the tools and the knowledge to accurately check how much lag your build is creating, don’t argue with them on it!

5g: Sharing constraints IS allowed! However, the constraints MUST belong to 2 different players, and not to 1 player!
Example: One player owns the locomotive on a train, and one owns the cars. Therefore, the Consist Limit for this train is 120, on the condition that both players have nothing else spawned under their name.

5h: NO 150+ prop locomotives over 8 players!
5h-1: You may ask an admin for permission to use a large locomotive, but do not expect them to allow it.

5i: The Priority system is as follows:
5i-1: Metro/Commuter services are 1st priority.
5i-2: Normal Passenger services are 2nd priority.
5i-3: Freight services are 3rd priority.

5j: NO RP mainline blockages! This includes:
5j-1: Make sure you have sufficient braking power! This means you should be able to safely stop your train before you derail someone else.
If your locomotive is incapable of this, you should increase the braking power, or use a less heavy train. Blaming your brakes for derailments is not valid!
5j-2: Don’t block mainlines with derailments! Trains that are not participating in the RP should not be held up against their will!
5j-3: Don’t "lock down” areas for RP purposes! Other trains are allowed to come and go, regardless of your presence!
5j-4: Don’t build stations on the mainline! Use a convenient siding, or make your own, but do not force mainline traffic through your station!
5j-5: OBEY SIGNALS! If there is a Red signal up ahead, don’t expect the line to be clear! Slow down and ask if there is another player ahead of you!

5k: Speed limits are as follows:
5k-1: In-yard speed limit is 15 MPH
5k-2: Mainline speed limit is 80 MPH unless otherwise specifed.
5k-3: Siding/Industry speed limit is 10 MPH

5l: Don’t use laggy, lerpy, or disruptive designs! This includes:
5l-1: Try not to use thrusters! Look up a tutorial on the internet for Optimized Locomotive Control (OLC) or Realistic Locomotive Control (RLC), or ask another player for some help setting it up!
5l-2: You are allowed to use thrusters (though we would prefer not), but you CANNOT use sound on them! This is incredibly annoying, so make sure to turn it to “none” when spawning them!
5l-3: NO WELDED LOCOMOTIVES! These are INCREDIBLY hard on servers, so please don’t do this! Use the Multi-parent Tool instead.
If you don’t know how to use it, ask another player, or look it up on the internet.
5l-4: No high lamp/light use! Lamps in particular are hard on player’s rendering, so if other players ask you to turn your lights off, do it!
5l-5: No large particle effect use! Large amounts of particles are annoying, as well as very FPS-heavy, so only use 2 or 3 per consist!
Particles can also cause server-wide “Rendering breaks”, so if other players complain of render breaks, turn off your smoke, or delete your locomotive! (Note: To fix rendering breaks, re-connect to the server)
5l-6: No absurdly loud horns! If others are telling you that your horn broke their ears, don’t use it!

5m: Rules regarding “Layout” construction:
5m-1: DO NOT disrupt normal train traffic! If you must cross another line, make it high enough to be out of the way, or make a crossing which is navigable by normal trains!
5m-2: No absurd layouts! If you are going to build a “Let’s see how weird I can make the tracks while still running a loco”, ask an admin first! This includes roller-coasters.
5m-3: No layouts over 150 constrains! If an admin says your layout is lagging the server, delete it! This applies to structures in general.
5m-4: Only 1 layout on the server at any given time!
5m-5: If your layout will connect to the mainline, make sure the connection is stable, and will allow trains to continue on their way unimpeded!
5m-6: You ARE allowed to do dispatcher-style RP with signal boxes and player-spawned signals, but this does not force others to comply with it!
5m-7: Don’t constantly re-spawn your layout! This can cause a LOT of lerp, so try to do it as little as possible!
5m-8: You ARE allowed to use destructible layouts, so long as they do not cause lerp!


Rule 6: Don’t be difficult in letting others teach you!

6a: Don’t say: "X is too complicated, so I can never learn it learn it” This is practically NEVER true! Let other players help you understand! Here’s some particular examples:
6a-1: Wire
6a-2: Locomotive control E2s
6a-3: Multiparenting
6a-4: Prop Protection (PP)

6b: Don’t refuse to look up help online if a staff member prompts you to do so!

6c: If you can’t understand something at the moment, let a staff member do it for you!


Rule 7: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CRASH THE SERVER! THIS, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS ALLOWED AND WILL RESULT IN AN INSTANT  PERMANENT BAN!

Community Guidelines:

Here on Blue Arrow Railworks, we like to treat people equally and fairly. I believe that starting this community that everyone has the right to be here. You will not be auto banned or auto kicked for breaking the rules. This community is fair and clear on what it wants. A friendly non Lerpy place to run trains!

We do not tolerate bullying or anything of the sort. *12 year olds using the mic* *telling them to shut up* This is not acceptable behaviour for the server. USE CLIENT SIDE MUTE. It's there for a reason. I do not expect anybody to know how to build. But if you choose to be a part of this community please do your research on sandbox build first. If you wish to break these community guidelines you will be warned severely.

I believe in giving chances here. Don't take liberty with what you've been given. This isn't a *do what you want server* It has a specific name. And a specific Job. TRAIN BUILD. Not house build. Not car build. Not spawn a Jeep build. TRAINS. However. If you wish to build cars or buildings of the sort. Follow the same rules as you would normally.


If you see someone breaking the rules. Please DO PROVIDE full EVIDENCE of the offender.
This gives us clear information on what the person/offender commited. Which ever offence it was. They will be dealt with ASAP. Do not add Administrators to Moan at them about *Mingebags* or To call them. USE THE FORUM!

If you have a question, ask a Staff member, or Private Message "Sir Metaladon" on Steam.