Rules for Boomtown’s Battlefield servers

General rules

You can always find the rules for Boomtown’s community here.
And you can always find us at #boomtown.bf @ Quakenet. This is also the place to get hold of an admin if you think the rules are being violated on one of our servers.
If you have been banned from one of our servers you will also need to get in contact with the admin that banned you at this very same channel. Then he will discuss the matter with “the Channel Manager” and/or “the Overadmin” as they are the only two who are able to unban you.

General server rules

1. It is not allowed to seek revenge on the servers, either by TK (teamkilling) or language. Make an admin aware of the problem instead.
(This rule shouldn't demand any further explanation. It is forbidden deliberately to shoot at a teammate.)

2. If you have been TK’ed by accident you can forgive the player by writing ftk in the console.
(Very few people actually uses this option and that's sad. There's nothing worse than making a TK by accident. That's why I would like to encourage people to write FTK in console if they believe they are partly to blame for a TK)

3. 3 teamkills in one round = autokick.
(This server setting is enabled in case there is no admin on the server. If we aren't present then a person, who wants to destroy the gameplay for others by repeated teamkilling, can only make 3 teamkills.)

4. Shooting at friendly vehicles or teammates is forbidden whether FF (Friendly Fire) is on or off.
(There nothing as annoying as a person who shoots at all who arrives to a vehicle or plane before himself. Are you waiting in main base for a plane or a vehicle to spawn then there's nothing as annoying as when someone comes along and shoots at you. No matter if FF is on or off. It results in a kick if an admin finds out and a ban when repeated.)

5. Any use of map bugs or cheats results in a permanent ban from the server and is not an issue of debate.
(This rule is non-negotiable. Are you using a cheat it results in a permanent ban. Are you using a bug, like e.g. sitting inside a box or something similar, it results in permanent ban and is not an issue of debate.)

6. If anyone uses cheats or bugs then make an admin aware of this. If possible, support your information with screenshots of the incident, the time the incident occurred and the player’s nick.
(If an admin isn't present then take a screenshot of the one using a cheat or a bug. Remember: take another screenshot of the scoreboard so we can see the player's nick, server and other information. It is important that you also write down the time of the incident so we can use our serverlog to get the player's hashkey.)

7. Verbally attacking an admin will, without any warning, result in being kicked - repeating incidents will result in a ban determined by the admin.
(We are unpayed and don't want to know what our mothers can be used for or what you reckon our IQ is. We do our best to help you so you will get a pleasant experience when playing on our servers.)

8. It is not allowed to verbally attack other players on the servers. Nor is it allowed to have a nick that can offend others.
(Other players' mothers shouldn't be insulted either. If an admin finds out you will get punished instantly. If there isn't an admin online then we can easily find it in the serverlog. If you want to use a nickname that is racist or in some other way offensive - then this is ok as long as you don't use it on our servers. To be nicknamed after genitals is offensive. To be nicknamed after people where history tells us they did something illegal, bestial or cruel is also offensive. An admin will decide whether your nick is offensive.)

9. Max ping is 200, 3 times above this = autokick
(We don't want a player to get the whole server lagging or to get a really bad experience himself when playing on our servers. That's why maximum ping is 200. You risk being kicked even if your below this max if your character's movement are laggy over a period of time.)

10. Use of vehicles as taxies to aeroplanes = kick/ban, the same goes for parking on the runway.
(This rule has been met with some confusion as some allowed taxi driving with wheel operated vehicles. This rule now means that all taxi driving is forbidden, regardless the vehicle.)

11. Radio/chat/advertise spam = Kick/ban.
(Noone wants to get his/hers game poisoned by unnecessary advertisements or talk. Keep things simple and log off and chat on IRC or some similar place.)

12. Pixelaim is forbidden and results in a kick and a ban when repeated.
(It's difficult for an admin to judge whether a player is pixelaiming or not. That's why it is more of an assesment and you will get a warning before you get kicked. There is an increasing tendency to forbid pixelaiming in clan wars and therefore it is now also forbidden on Boomtown servers.)

13. Behaviour that ruins peoples' gaming experience on the server is also basis for being kicked/banned.
(If you ruin the game for others like blocking, idling or similar you may risk being kicked or banned when repeated.)

Rules for BF1942 servers:

14. Spawnrape at fixed spawns is not allowed. It's not allowed to steal vehicles or planes from these spawns either. Fixed spawns are shown with a stop sign and cannot be captured by the opponent.
(There are fixed spawns that are not shown by stop signs like e.g. the aircraft carrier on Wake Island. Same rules apply for these spawns.)

15. It is NOT allowed to fire into fixed spawns with artillery.
(It is not allowed to fire at fixed spawns unless the circumstances are as described in rule no. 17. So sniping inside fixed spawns is now also forbidden.)

16. Spawnrape is not allowed. Nor is it allowed to be inside the enemy fixed spawn. If you have been shot down over enemy fixed spawn you must get out of there as soon as possible.
(It's a big no-no to stay inside or close to enemy fixed spawn. There are maps where the fixed spawns are placed very close to outposts and here it's important not to abuse this by not being closer to the fixed spawn than necessary to defend your outpost. It will always be an assesment by the admin whether you are violating this rule or not. As a starting point - stay away from enemy fixed spawns if you do not have a reason to be there.)

17. If the opponent attacks your team with a weapon placed inside their fixed spawn you are allowed to attack and destroy this. After destroying this target you should act according to rule 1.
(It is unclever to shoot out of your own fixed spawn with a mobile weapon. If you do this you expose your own fixed spawn to a hostile attack. All players who shoot out of a fixed spawn is a legal target. There are fixed weapons like SA-3/Patriot and antiair-guns which can't be placed outside fixed spawns, but are legal targets if they manned and/or shooting out of fixed spawn.)

Rules for BF1942 DC servers:

18. Spawnrape at fixed spawns is not allowed. It's not allowed to steal vehicles or planes from these spawns either. Fixed spawns are shown with a stop sign and cannot be captured by the opponent.
(There are fixed spawns that are not shown by stop signs like e.g. the aircraft carrier on Wake Island and the aircraft carrier on Urban Siege. Same rules apply for these spawns.)

19. It is NOT allowed to fire into fixed spawns with artillery.
(It is not allowed to fire at fixed spawns unless the circumstances is as described in rule no. 21. So sniping inside fixed spawns is now also forbidden.)

20. Spawnrape is not allowed. Nor is it allowed to be inside the enemy fixed spawn. If you have been shot down over enemy fixed spawn you must get out of there as soon as possible.
(It's a big no-no to stay inside or close to enemy fixed spawn. There are maps where the fixed spawns are placed very close to outposts and here it's important not to abuse this by not being closer to the fixed spawn than necessary to defend your outpost. It will always be an assesment by the admin whether you are violating this rule or not. As a starting point - stay away from enemy fixed spawns if you do not have a reason to be there.)

21. If the opponent attacks your team with a weapon placed inside their fixed spawn you are allowed to attack and destroy this. After destroying this target you should act according to rule 1.
(It is unclever to shoot out of your own fixed spawn with a mobile weapon. If you do this you expose your own fixed spawn of a hostile attack. All players who shoot out of a fixed spawn is a legal target. There are fixed weapons like SA-3/Patriot and antiair-guns which can't be placed outside fixed spawns, but which are legal targets if they manned and/or shooting out of fixed spawn.)

Rules for BF Vietnam servers:

22. Constant shooting at enemy fixed spawn with choppers over a longer period of time, without intention or chance of capturing the outpost/spawn point, is not allowed.
(It is considered baseraping to shoot at a spawnpoint without the intention to capture it. You can defend the people on the ground who are close by or about to capture a flag. You are not allowed to shoot at the flag with a chopper or anything else without trying to capture the flag. It will be an assesment from the admin whether you are trying to capture the flag or not.)

You can always find a list of our current Battlefield servers here.