Server rules

1. Fair play

1. No cheats or hacks: aimbots, wallhacks/ESP, triggerbots, speed hacks, no-recoil/no-spread, anti-flash, modified game files or models that give an advantage, and scripts that aim or move for you. Normal binds and configs are fine; the built-in auto bunny hop of a class is a game feature.
2. No exploiting bugs (getting outside the map, duplicating items or honor, abusing a broken ability). Report bugs to staff; useful reports can be rewarded.
3. No farming or boosting: trading kills with friends or alt accounts, AFK or bot farming, using several accounts to earn rewards (including earnable VIP), or deliberately feeding an opponent.
4. No ban evasion with another nick, account or IP. The new identity is banned too and the original ban may be extended.
5. Staff may ask you to record a demo on the server (record <name>) and send it to them. Refusing, or leaving to avoid a check, may be treated as an admission.

2. Behaviour

1. Respect everyone. No insults, harassment, threats, hate speech or discrimination (race, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality, disability), in chat, voice, nicks, tags or clan names.
2. No spam (chat, voice, radio, sounds) and no advertising of other servers, sites or sales.
3. No impersonation of staff, YIA or other players. Nicks and tags may not imitate staff tags such as [Owner], [Admin], [Mod] or [Helper].
4. No sharing private data of others (doxxing) and no illegal or sexual content.
5. Team play: no team-killing or team-flashing on purpose, no blocking teammates, no griefing, no ghosting (giving information from spectator).
6. Trading and the market: items and honor may only be traded in game. Selling or buying accounts, items or honor for real money or outside the game is forbidden.
7. Use the game language channels kindly; staff may ask you to switch to English in public chat.

3. Sanctions

Staff choose a proportionate measure. A typical ladder:

Cheating, ban evasion, payment fraud, doxxing and serious hate speech can lead straight to a permanent ban. Bans can apply to the SteamID, nick/account, IP address and linked website account. A ban also blocks store purchases. Items used before a rule-based ban are not refunded.

Players can start a vote kick (/votekick) or report a player (/report). A passed vote kick does not kick by itself: staff review it (/cases). Abusing reports or votes is itself a rule break.

4. Ban appeals

• Appeal within 30 days of the ban at support@yia.network.
• Include: your nick, SteamID (if Steam), date and time, the reason shown, and your side of the story. Demos and screenshots help.
• An appeal is reviewed by a different staff member from the one who banned you, at least Admin level. Cheating appeals are decided by an Admin or the Owner after a demo review.
• We aim to answer within 7 days. The decision can confirm, shorten or lift the ban. One appeal per ban; a second appeal is only considered with new evidence. The Owner's decision is final within our community.
• Be honest and polite. Lying in an appeal or insulting staff ends the appeal.

5. Staff conduct

Staff roles are Owner, Admin, Moderator and Helper. Staff powers are never sold. Every staff member must:

1. Apply the rules equally, including to friends, clan mates and paying players. Paying does not protect anyone from sanctions.
2. Use the smallest measure that works, give the reason, and never punish in revenge or for criticism.
3. Not abuse powers: no slapping, slaying, teleporting or moving players for fun, no giving items, honor, EXP, levels or class access to themselves or friends, no changing settings to win, and no using spectator information to help a team.
4. Not act in their own case (when they are reported or involved, another staff member decides).
5. Keep player data and reports confidential; never ask anyone for passwords.
6. Use two-factor authentication on staff website accounts.

All staff actions are logged and announced in game. The Owner reviews logs; misuse leads to demotion or removal. Complaints about staff go to support@yia.network and are handled by a higher role or the Owner.

6. Changes

We may update these rules; changes are announced on the website and Discord. The current version is always at yia.network/rules.