MerkZone Server Rules

1. Follow Discord & Bohemia guidelines at all times

2. Be respectful to all players and staff. Banter is allowed but nothing personal/racist/sexist/discriminative

3. No publicly calling out other player base locations in global chat or in the MerkZone Discord

4. No mic spam/screaming or playing copyrighted music/content over your microphone

5. No advertising or self promotion

6. Keep discord channels related to their topics

7. No public accusations against players or staff members, in discord or ingame. Zero tolerance. Put a ticket in. If it relates to staff you may message @Touchofdèáth or @Swoop directly.

8. No discussing bans/admin matters in chat or voice. Put a ticket in if you wish to discuss anything of this nature with our staff

9. Report any bugs/glitches. Abuse of bugs/glitches without reporting them will be punished. This includes de-rendering bases

10. Do not use exploits to bypass any item placement limits

11. CF Tools is intended for server owners and admins, and not for players. Using it as a player is against their terms of service. Any player caught using CF Tools will be reported and permanently banned.

 Disclaimer for General Rules #7 and #8: 

• Our staff are here to help and any staff members with tool access are under heavy restrictions especially if they chose to play. This includes raiding and PVP restrictions.

• Our staff are volunteers and not paid or compensated in any way for their provided support, so treat them with respect. If you disrespect our staff in any way they reserve the right refuse/stop assistance and escalate tickets to the server owners.

• If you suspect any staff misconduct, or you want to enquire regarding any of our staff restrictions, policies, actions or ticket outcomes you may either create a ticket and request it to be claimed by the owners before providing any more details or message @Touchofdèáth or @Swoop directly. We have zero tolerance for staff misconduct and any staff found to be in breach we will removed on the spot. There are no warnings or 2nd chances for staff misconduct.
  

1. External mods/hacks/glitches/duping/scripts/NVinspect are not permitted (Filters and external crosshairs are allowed)

2. No alt accounts or stream sniping

3. Do not evade combat/combat log. Wait 10 minutes after a PVP encounter before you log out or enter safezone unless it could not realisticly continue

4. If you log in inside someone else's base or a locked room unexpectedly - make a ticket and do not touch anything

5. Glitch movements (vortexing/meatballing/headglitching/etc) are banned at all times

On AU-1 Moonwalking / Drop Shotting is allowed

On AU-2 Moonwalking / Drop Shotting is banned at all times

On AU-1 you are limited to 8 members.
On AU-2 you are limited to 5 members.
On AU-1 we are giving players the chance to play with more of their friends and get into bigger PVP battles and raids by allowing a higher group limit. We trust larger groups will play fair and consider there are going to be smaller groups playing on the server. If this power is abused the group size will be reduced.

1. You can be friendly with players outside of your group but you cannot assist them or aid them them in activities such as PVP/roaming/raiding/etc

2. You can swap out group members any time you like except while participating in an active raid, or during active PVP activities.

1. You are limited to two bases per group

2. Restricted to 25 code-locked doors/hatches/hangers/windows

3. It must be possible to raid all areas of your base on foot (I.E no walling off loot or using a window kit as your only access to your loot room. Windows are not raid-able).

4. If you have sight lines into military areas/server events/airdrops/black market/etc from your base do not shoot towards them from inside your base unless self defence

5. Your base must be constructed in a way that would be physically possible in real life. No unsupported structures. Do not build more than 2 floor kits out from a structure.

6. When door stacking, there must be a visible gap between door kits

7. You cannot use a ladder as a choke point, or force players into animation for 'kill holes'

Secure your base, windows etc, don't give your codes to untrusted players - there is no compensation if it's your mistake

There is no base size limit, but do not abuse the privilege. If we feel your base is getting too large we will make you aware

1. When Raiding or Defending you are only allowed to do so with the same team composition you started it with. (You are allowed to swap group members out before the raid. But if someone dies, or has to log off you cannot swap someone else in)

2. Do not despawn/ruin loot, do any repairs or base modifications during an active raid (you can drop loot to steal storages)

3. Do not combat log with gear while being raided

4. Do not abuse hologram/kit placement to raid (one ladder placed on the floor is allowed)

5. If a base is built in a way that forces players into animation (Prone/Climbing), you must not abuse it for PVP advantage

6. Glitch methods (I.E fireplaces/punching through windows/misusing vehicles/etc) are not allowed

A raid is considered active for 30 minutes after the last use of explosives or raid tools (the raiders may call the raid off early to skip this time). Gunfire is not counted.

1. Unattended dropped items are free game. Otherwise, do not touch whats not yours (including vehicles that are not yours)

2. No safezone camping, blocking, following or abusing safezone protection

3. Unattended ungaraged vehicles at safezone may be deleted

Prefab bases are structures/islands/compounds players have saved up for and bought with in-game money. ⁠See tips-faq > ⁠Prefab Bases on Discord!

1. Normal base building rules apply

2. Prefab bases belong to the player/group that purchased them and cannot be taken over during a raid

3. Raiders may lock up a prefab base during a raid for 24 hours to transfer loot. After that time they must unlock it so the owners can reclaim it

4. If you find an unclaimed/vacant/abandoned prefab base that's not yours put a ticket in before you build in it

These are general rules. AU-1 is aimed at the PVPers so less restrictive than AU-2. We want you to have freedom but if we feel you are stretching the limits of what's fair and reasonable we will talk to you about it first!

These rules are regularly updated. We will announce changes but it's your responsibility to keep up-to-date with these rules. These are general rules, there are many unwritten rules. The above rules (and anything not covered above) is up to staff discretion. Ultimately, staff have the final say.