Ark Server Rules

1. No Bullying or harassment in chat: PvP can get heated sometimes, but personally directed harassment is not tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to: posting personal information, posting account information, racism or hate mongering, heavy/explicit sexual language, death threats, etc. If you are the victim of any of the above, please report the individuals responsible including screenshots to an Admin.

2. No Boxed Platforms or Foundations blocking the rider: You are not allowed to use unintended building mechanics to box your quetzal (or other platform creatures) to protect it or you from taking damage. Different platforms are, according to the INI: Platform Saddles, Rafts. You are not allowed to use unintended building mechanics to exploit or "undermesh" into the world so that you are un-raidable. Unintended building mechanics will be considered griefing: floating structures of any kind or glitching the map. Breaking these rules will result in automatic deletion of the base or creature and a possible ban.

3. No Griefing: This includes raiding below your tier and spawn farming other players.
4. Do not block large amounts of resources. Metal, crystal, rare flowers, beaver dams, oil, pearls and Wyvern/Rockdrake nests are considered resources. Do not block abundant spawn areas. If you have any questions about whether it is a resource rich area please contact an Admin.

5. World PvP is allowed, and encouraged. HOWEVER, you are not permitted to camp outside of someones base and troll them by killing them repeatedly. Drops are not protected in this way, there is no "claiming" of a loot drop or crate, and you should expect them to be contested.

6. Do not build in Artifact caves. Your base will be removed with no notice by an Admin. If you see someone building in one please provide screenshots to an Admin.
7. PvP is restricted to within your tier. Thatch = Wood = Stone < Metal < Tek. Tiers can raid ABOVE them but NOT below their respective tier. A tier is defined by structures you place. Possession is 9/10ths of the law, you can not use ally structures if you are below their tier.

Once you have raided a TRIBE on any map they have 48 hours of protection for your tribe on every map. Rule is non negotiable. If a lower tiered tribe hits a higher tiered tribe (metal hitting tek for example), the higher tiered tribe will have up to 72 hours to retaliate. If you are the higher tiered tribe, please provide screenshots and real life date stamps to an Admin.

A tier is defined by the structures you place, and the materials you craft with. For instance if you have stone foundations and walls but you have metal turrets, you are metal. If you have metal foundations and walls but you have tek turrets, you are tek. If you have tek foundations/walls you are Tek. (ALL EXPLOSIVES ARE CONSIDERED METAL TIER) (Transmitters and Replicators are a structure.)

Breaking structures is a raid. Killing dinosaurs is PVP. Killing players is PVP. Tier does not apply to PVP only when a structure is broken does it become a raid.

You need to have the SAME TRIBE on every server you play on. However, you may have additional tribemates on different servers if that is the ONLY server they specifically play on. IF that person comes to any other server your tribe is on then they must join your tribe on that server as well.
8. Donation dinosaurs/structures have no warranty. They will not be replaced if you lose/kill them. YOU MAY NOT keep donation eggs or dinosaurs from raids, this defeats the purpose of donations and will stop the server from being able to sustain itself. For further information please read the Donation page.

9. Outposts are considered open world PVP. An outpost is defined as an establishment AWAY from the main base. By definition that means its placed in the OPEN WORLD. Destruction of outposts WILL NOT move you up in tiers. Players building outposts understand that it can be hit by anyone of all tiers. Tribes can have up to 2 outposts at any given time. Outposts are considered 3 by 3 foundations or LESS.

10. Raft raiding is not allowed. You may destroy rafts, you may not use rafts to raid with.
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