12 RULES + MAP COPYRIGHT · APPLY WHEN YOU CONNECT
BAN
STAFF ACTION
NOTICE
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RUST GAME BANS
PERMANENT BAN
Players with a Rust game ban less than 180 days old on a previous account will be banned. Players with more than 2 Rust game bans will be banned on any future account they create, regardless of how old those bans are. Admins also reserve the right to ban a player and keep them banned for any reason.
02
GROUP LIMIT
BAN
Any form of teaming or allying outside of the server's specified group limit is subject to ban.
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- Players may trade ONLY at shop fronts or Outpost.
- You may swap out teammates mid-wipe only if they are not returning to the server. You must remove them from TC and bags, and change your door codes.
- You may only roam, live and farm with players within the server's group limit. Exceeding that limit may result in a ban.
- No allying of any sort. You may establish a no-raid agreement, but in no way may you assist another team.
03
GLITCHING
KICK / BAN
Exploits and glitch abuse are not allowed and may result in a kick or ban. If you find a glitch, report it to an administrator or post it in #glitches-bugs on Discord.
04
HACKING
INSTANT BAN
Hackers caught on the server will be banned immediately. To report a hacker, use the in-game F7 report system. Both our staff and Facepunch receive those reports. No refunds are issued if you're banned from the server while holding VIP.
05
ASSOCIATION WITH A HACKER
GROUP BAN
Any form of clear association or teaming with a hacker will result in a ban of the entire group associated with the hacker. This is strictly enforced, so be mindful of who you play and team with. No refunds are issued if you're banned from the server while holding VIP.
06
SPAM & MAP GRIEF
MUTE / STAFF ACTION
Spamming game chat or Discord may result in a mute or temporary mute.
Staff may also take action against excessive in-game spam and griefing, including entity spam, walling off monuments and large walls. Griefing other players is allowed as part of normal gameplay. This rule covers exploitative griefing of the map or server itself, including but not limited to:
- A 'china wall' where a wall takes up a large majority of land.
- Walling off a monument, or the majority of one, potentially affecting the experience of other players trying to visit it.
- Surrounding an unreasonable plot of land, with or without auto-turrets, solely to occupy or grief it.
Exceptions: you may wall mining quarries and the small substations around the outside of the map, but not any core monuments such as (but not limited to) Fuel Station, Market, Warehouse, Launch Site, Airfield, Oil Rig, etc.
07
RACISM
MUTE / BAN
Racism is not tolerated on our servers or Discord. If you're caught being racist, you are subject to kick, mute or ban.
08
LANGUAGE
TEMP MUTE
Please keep all language English-only in text channels and game chat. Failing to keep it English-only may result in a temp mute. Use a translator if you must chat and don't understand English.
09
BAN DISPUTES
DISCORD ACTION
If your ban appeal was denied and you continue discussing or disputing it in public channels, admins reserve the right to take the following actions:
- Time you out on Discord.
- Kick you from Discord.
- Ban you from Discord.
This also applies to players disputing a ban on someone else's behalf. ACTUAL only issues bans with 100% certainty and supporting evidence. We do not share that evidence outside our team. If we make an error, we will correct it promptly.
10
CHARGEBACKS
NETWORK BAN
Any chargeback on a VIP or store purchase, including through PayPal, will result in a ban across our entire community. If you have any payment-related issues, contact support first. See the refund policy.
11
ADMIN RIGHTS
FULL DISCRETION
Admins reserve the right to mute, kick, ban, delete or take any other action they see fit, including in situations not listed on this page.
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DATA COLLECTION
NOTICE
By connecting to ACTUAL's servers you agree to these rules and understand we collect data to help improve moderation of our servers. This includes, but is not limited to: player movement data, text/voice communications, the IP address you've connected from, public Steam profile information and more. See the privacy policy.
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APPENDIX: MAP COPYRIGHT
LEGAL NOTICE
Copyright (c) 2026 ACTUAL NETWORK (the "Owner(s)"). Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of our .map file (the 'Software'), to copy as a complete file without modification and load and access the Software for use in their personal capacity only in respect of their access to and use of Rust game servers hosted by or on behalf of the Owner, but not otherwise. No permission is granted by this license to modify, merge (other than temporarily in the course of its use within a Rust game server hosted by or on behalf of the Owner), publish, distribute, sublicense, or sell copies of the Software, or to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, or to use or copy the Software otherwise than as set out above.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.