THE CONVOY

SERVER RULES

Welcome to The Convoy, where PvP and PvE survivors share the same wasteland. Whether you're building, exploring, completing quests, hunting, or engaging in combat, all players must follow these rules. By joining the server, you agree to all rules listed below.

PvE Zone Rules

  • No killing, shooting, injuring, or threatening players in designated PvE zones.
  • No stealing from players, vehicles, tents, or bases in PvE zones.
  • No damaging or destroying another player's property in protected areas.
  • No baiting players out of PvE zones to kill them.
  • No shooting into PvE zones from outside their boundaries.
  • No deliberately using zombies or AI enemies to kill protected players.
  • All designated PvE areas and safe zones must be respected.
  • PvE zones are protected areas. PvP is strictly prohibited.

PvP Zone Rules

  • PvP is allowed in designated PvP zones.
  • Kill-on-sight (KOS) is permitted in PvP zones.
  • Entering a PvP area means accepting the risk of being killed.
  • Combat logging is strictly prohibited. Remain in-game for 5 minutes after your last hostile action.
  • No exploiting PvE/PvP boundaries for an unfair advantage.
  • No retreating into protected areas to escape active combat.
  • No metagaming, stream sniping, or exploiting game mechanics.

Convoy Weapons — PvE Only

  • ALL CONVOY WEAPONS ARE STRICTLY PvE ONLY.
  • All weapons classified as Convoy Weapons are restricted to PvE activities.
  • Convoy Weapons may be used against zombies, hostile AI, animals, and PvE quest targets.
  • Convoy Weapons cannot be used in PvP combat under any circumstances.
  • Players cannot shoot, injure, or kill other survivors using Convoy Weapons, including inside PvP zones.
  • Convoy Weapons cannot be used for base raiding.
  • Convoy Weapons cannot be used to damage another player's base, vehicles, or property.
  • Accidental use does not automatically exempt a player from punishment.
  • Violations may result in weapon confiscation, temporary bans, or permanent bans for repeated offenses.
  • Owning a Convoy Weapon does not give you permission to use it against other players.

Base Building Rules

  • No building inside military installations.
  • Bases must be at least 700 meters away from military zones, tents, and checkpoints.
  • No building along the coast.
  • Large bases must be built away from towns, villages, and major roads.
  • No blocking roads, bridges, wells, or important travel routes.
  • No blocking traders, quest locations, bunkers, keycard rooms, or NPCs.
  • No door stacking or unfair raid defenses.
  • No glitch-built, floating, or inaccessible bases.
  • No building in restricted or protected locations.
  • Bases violating these rules may be removed by staff.

Base Raiding Rules

  • Raiding is permitted only during officially announced raid weekends.
  • Raid weekends take place on the last weekend of each month, unless staff announces otherwise.
  • Door raiding only.
  • No glitch raiding, wall clipping, or exploiting game mechanics.
  • Boosting is permitted with a maximum of one player and one item.
  • No excessive griefing or unnecessary destruction.
  • No destroying vehicles without a legitimate gameplay reason.
  • PvE-protected bases cannot be raided unless an official event explicitly permits it.
  • Convoy Weapons are prohibited during raids.
  • Raiding outside authorized raid periods is strictly prohibited.

Quests, AI & Events

  • All quest locations and NPCs must remain accessible.
  • No blocking or interfering with protected quest locations.
  • No camping protected quest NPCs to kill players.
  • Do not interfere with another player's protected PvE mission.
  • Follow the PvP/PvE designation of each quest or event area.
  • Do not exploit AI spawning or manipulate loot spawning.
  • Official event rules may override normal area rules when announced by staff.

Vehicle Rules

  • Maximum of 4 vehicles per team.
  • No blocking roads, traders, or important access points.
  • No stealing or destroying vehicles inside protected PvE zones.
  • Helicopters may be shot down in PvP zones.
  • Tanks cannot be used for base raiding.
  • No intentionally running over protected PvE players.
  • Vehicle griefing is prohibited.

Looting & Player Interactions

  • No stealing from protected PvE players or bases.
  • Looting players killed in legitimate PvP encounters is permitted.
  • No loot cycling or manipulating the loot economy.
  • No exploiting glitches to access locked rooms, bunkers, or containers.
  • No exploiting server crashes or player disconnects to steal items.
  • Respect other players and their gameplay experience.

Exploits & Cheating

  • No hacking, scripting, duping, or unauthorized modifications.
  • No combat logging.
  • No exploiting game bugs, map glitches, or invisible objects.
  • No intentionally crashing or disrupting server performance.
  • No metagaming or stream sniping.
  • Report discovered exploits to staff instead of abusing them.
  • Cheating or serious exploitation may result in an immediate permanent ban.

Player Conduct

  • Respect all players and staff members.
  • Trash talk is permitted; harassment and threats are not.
  • No racism, hate speech, or discriminatory harassment.
  • No impersonating administrators or staff.
  • No deliberately disrupting protected PvE gameplay.
  • Staff disputes must be handled through Discord support tickets.
  • Keep the competition in-game and the community respectful.

Rule Enforcement

  • First offense: Warning.
  • Second offense: Temporary ban.
  • Repeated offenses: Extended suspension.
  • Serious violations: Permanent ban.
  • Staff reserves the right to immediately remove players, vehicles, or bases involved in serious rule violations.

Final Reminder

  • PvE means protected survival without unwanted player combat.
  • PvP means entering designated combat areas and accepting the risks.
  • ALL CONVOY WEAPONS ARE PvE ONLY. USING THEM AGAINST OTHER PLAYERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
  • Respect the boundaries. Follow the rules. Enjoy the wasteland.
  • THE CONVOY | END OF TIMES — Your Survival. Your Story. Your Choice.