Rust Server Rules

1. Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) Bans & Game Bans

• No VAC or Game bans that are less than 180 days old. No exceptions.
• Use of an alternate account to bypass this rule will result in a permanent ban.
• Groups caught harboring cheaters or ban evaders may be banned on a case by case basis.
• Players with a history of cheating may be banned at our sole discretion, regardless of the age of their ban.

2. Cheating, Exploiting, & Griefing

• Cheating or using any software to gain an unfair advantage is not allowed.
• Automated vending machine trade scripts are not allowed.
• Intentionally trying to degrade server performance will result in a permanent ban with no chance of appeal.
• Purposely abusing bugs and/or exploits may result in a ban
• Baiting reports may result in a mute or ban at our discretion.

3. Behavior

• Rusty Moose does not tolerate any form of racism on our servers. Do not type it, draw it, or say in in voice chat.
• While we do not have the means to censor all forms of bigotry, please remember you can mute any player by clicking their name in chat.
• Advertising your servers or business is not allowed.
• Real money trading (RMT) or selling in-game items and bases is not allowed.
• We have a zero-tolerance for doxing or sharing information of other players, assuming it is not displayed on any public profiles.
• This includes but is not limited to information such as their name, age, location, phone number, family members, or employer.
• Feel free to shit talk or banter with other players but keep it related to the game. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

4. Group & Team Limits

• Mini has a team limit of 5. Report players via F7 if you think someone is violating this rule.
• If you wish to replace a teammate mid-wipe you may do so once per wipe. The player being removed cannot play for the remainder of the wipe.
• The rest of our servers have no group limit.

5. Walling Off & Gatekeeping Monuments

• Do not restrict access to monuments (including excavator and water wells) by using walls or turrets. The walls and turrets will be removed without compensation.
• Stone quarry, sulfur quarry, HQM quarry, caves, elevator shafts and zip lines are an exception to this rule.

6. Item Compensation & Building Mistakes

• We do not compensate for items lost due to bugs, server crashes, or cheaters.
• We do not fix any mistakes made while building, including locking yourself out of your bunker.

7. VPN

• While most VPNs are allowed, joining on a suspicious account using a VPN may result in a ban requiring you to appeal. We encourage against the use of a VPN for various reasons.

8. Stream sniping

• We do not guarantee protection for streamers while playing on our servers.