These rules are coded by color. Use the key below to quickly read the important rules first.

Color | | | Description of what the colors mean

RED | | | Red is the most important rules.
YELLOW | | | Yellow is the 2nd most important rules.
WHITE | | | White is the least important rules.
BLUE | | | Blue is the start of a new Article, Section or Subsection.
(Note: Everyone is required to read all the blue, If it sounds like something you don't know
please continue reading the Article, Section or Subsection.)



Article 1: General Rules

Section 1: Ingame Chat and Forum

The rules for the Ingame Chat and Forum are as follows:

1.) Keep Spamming to a minimum and don't post ENTIRELY off-topic. If anybody spams multiple times, then a warning should be given.
Spam on the forums is making posts containing only some small word(s), posting completely off-topic or double posting.
This is either to gain post count or to troll. Some examples:
- People posting "bump" to bump own threads.
- Completely posting off-topic.
- Posting nonsense such as "auipfbapifbrfapb-lol".
- Creating two posts right next to eachother.

2.) Do not advertise the buy or sale of any real world good.
This includes everything related to real life money (Unless you are donating)

3.) Do not advertise for buy or sale Runescape Accounts/Runescape items/Runescape cash.

4.) Respect the Staff

5.) Do not ask for real world information from any player you do not know in the real world.

6.) Please keep arguing (flaming) to a minimum, this also includes trolling.

7.) Ethernal-Scape does not tolerate spamming of advertising!
You cannot advertise the following:
* A fellow website, or another community.
* A Youtube channel.
* Servers, Runescape, or any other game.
* Fansites (Unless it's approved, Also must be affiliated.)
If caught spamming or advertising the above, without a warrant, a moderator will jail you, ask you questions
and either mute or punish you in any other way. Depends on the situation. On the forum this will lead to a forum ipban.

8.) Signatures should not take up more than 1 screen. Don't overflow our forum with useless pictures!

9.) Dirty pictures or any other explicit material as avatar/profile picture/signature isn't tolerated either.
Posting them is obviously against the rules as well. Remember, we have children playing this game.

10.) Impersonating a staff member will resolve in an instant ban/ipban.

11.) Glitching through walls/noclipping is a reportable offence as well. Players that are found doing this will recieve
a ::warn on their first offence and some explanation in jail. If they do it again after this warning you have the right to
ban them for a day or two.

12.) Threatening to shut down the server resolves into an immediate ipban.

13.) Please use the yell channel only when it's necessary, conversations should be held in the regular chat or over
private messages.

14.) Multi logging, using more than 1 character at one time, to gain an unfair advantage towards other players isn't allowed
either. First a warning shall be given, the next offence will resolve in a 24h ban.

15.) Please keep swearing to a minimum, no excessive swearing allowed otherwise action will be taken. Also please don't direct swearing towards people. We don't mind swearing, we just don't want to look at it all the time.

16.) Please behave in a civil manner.
Do NOT make fun of people if they have trouble with English or the game in general.

17.) Glitching or duping will not be tolerated.
If a player is caught doing this, it results in an imediate ban.

18.) Trading is done at your own risk.
If you fall for a scam, it is only your fault.
Do NOT waste any time telling a moderator unless you have picture or video proof of the scam.
If the player has good proof of the scam, the scammer will be dealt with as soon as possible.


Section 2: Appeals and Reports

Subsection 1: Appeal a hacked/muted/banned account or loss of password

In order to receive any account support at all, the user must register a forum account, preferably with the
name of the forum account being the same as the in-game name. If the name is not available, include this
information in your forum signature, or in a text box provided. In order to receive support you will need to
post in the correct section with the given format (stickied thread) and need to wait until a staff member replies.
Patience is the key.

Subsection 2: Report a player

At every step, please take screenshots of the violations, and then file a report in the proper section on the forums:
Month/Day/Year
Violator's Name
Brief Description of the violation
Name of Staff who dealt with the issue
Links to any attached evidence.


Note: If you are not staff then your not expected to read any rules past this point. ALL STAFF MUST CONTINUE READING!
Article 2: The Staff

Section 1: Ingame Staff

Subsection 1: Owners

Owner's job: The first job of an Owner is "Coding" the server and making sure the system is working correctly.
The second job is choosing the staff'. Owners have final say in all matters, respect them!
The reasons to contact an Owner are as follows:

1. To report a staff.
2. To Report a Huge Bug in the system.
3. Very complicated Questions or Issues that can not be answered/resolved by an Administrator.


Subsection 2: Administrators

Administrator's job: An Administrator is there for stronger Punishments.
An administrator is able to "IP Ban" and "IP Mute" when it's necessary, unlike a Moderator.
The second part of their job is to watch the Moderators and teach them how to do their job.
Administrators have the authority of Moderators, Moderators should respect and listen to them.
These members shall be contacted for these reasons:

1. To report a Moderator.
2. If you see an advertiser. (Administrators are allowed to ipban or ipmute advertisers on sight.)
3. You can contact an Administrator if you need to talk to an Owner.
4. If you want to get unbanned/unmuted and have posted an appeal on the forum.
5. If you are dealing with general ingame account Issues. (such as glitched accounts)
6. If you have a question a Moderator is unable to answer.


Subsection 3: Moderators

Moderator's job: A Moderator's job is to simply to moderate and help players.
Moderators are there to answer your questions and help the server with simple problems.
The biggest job of a Moderator is to mute, ban, warn and jail.
Moderators shall be contacted for these reasons:

1. To report a Player.
2. To ask a simple question regarding the server.
3. To Help with simple account issues. (The forums is an excellent place to be helped also)
4. If you want to contact an Administrator.
5. If you need help with something, such as prices, commands, ...



Section 2: Forum Staff

Subsection 1: Owners

Owners job is to keep the forums updated with announcements of what's going on in the in-game aspect of the game, with updates to items, quests, npcs etc.
They have the ability to change anything they want on the forums through the Administrative Panel, including buttons, backgrounds and players ranks.
They have full control of the forums and in-game, but their main job isn't to do with the forums, but to fully code the in-game aspect of the game.


Subsection 2: Administrators

This player has full ability to moderate all the threads on the forums, and overlooks the Forum Moderators.
This player has the ability to edit posts, and will do so if nesasery.
Administrators will have 'Owner' powers in the chatbox also, this will allow the staff to moderate the chatbox.


Subsection 3: Moderators

This player has full ability to moderate all the threads on the forums. They have the ability to edit posts if nessasery.
Their main job is to moderate the entire forums, and sent reports to administrators+ if a person is disobeying the rules.
Every staff from here will have ability to be moderator in the chatbox also, this will allow the staff to moderate the chatbox.


Section 3: Staff behavior

All staff must behave in a polite way.
All staff must comply with the rules as well!
If not, regular players have the right to report you (if they have proof of this) without getting punished.
Staff should NOT abuse their powers. See section 5.



Section 4: Procedures

Subsection 1: In-game procedures

The procedure for dealing with a rule violation in-game is as follows:
1. A warning will be issued.
2. Mute/Jail (depending on violation type)
If violations continue:
4. Mute/Jail, warn and defer to an admin or owner
5. Ban or for major offenses ipmute or ipban

Subsection 2: Forum Procedures

The procedure for dealing with a rule violation on the forums is as follows:
1. Verbal Warning.
2. Second Verbal warning.
3. A 3 day ban.
Should this continue:
4. Either a week ban
5. Or a permanent ban.


Section 5: Staff Abuse

Any staff that abuses their power in a method that is harmful to normal players, other staff or Ethernal-Scape shall be dealt with in the following manner:
1. Verbal Warning
2. Another Verbal Warning.
3. Suspension of Powers.
4. Demotion
5. A ban