Tactical Community Rulebook & Moderator Guideline Generator
Generate standardized community guidelines, objective evidence standards, and strike escalation matrices across Hardcore PvP, Roleplay, PvE, and Competitive servers. Export clear Discord rules channels and printable admin handbooks.
Community Parameters
Tag: DUSTBOWLUse of aimbots, ESP, recoil compensation scripts, mouse macros, or radar overlays is strictly prohibited.
Building inside world terrain rocks, abusing render hitboxes, or pushing vehicles through unbreachable colliders is forbidden.
Roaming, raiding, or base-sharing beyond the designated clan limit is prohibited. Neutral alliances are not permitted in combat.
Slurs, real-life threats, posting private information (doxxing), or sustained out-of-character harassment will not be tolerated.
Spamming fires, deployables, or exploiting netcode to intentionally lag the server or crash connected players is prohibited.
Entering safe zones to reset combat timers, or disconnecting while actively being raided or engaged in combat, is forbidden.
Markdown (Discord Channels)
Formatted with emojis and clean line breaks for Discord #rules channels# 📜 **DustBowl Hardcore Vanilla // Official Community Guidelines** Welcome to **DustBowl Hardcore Vanilla**! By connecting to our servers and joining our Discord guild, you agree to adhere to these standardized community policies. Enforcement is objective, evidence-based, and consistently applied. --- ### ⚖️ **Core Community Rules** **1. No Third-Party Cheating or Hardware Scripts** 🚨 **[ZERO-TOLERANCE]** > Use of aimbots, ESP, recoil compensation scripts, mouse macros, or radar overlays is strictly prohibited. **2. No Map Glitching or Mesh Exploitation** 🚨 **[ZERO-TOLERANCE]** > Building inside world terrain rocks, abusing render hitboxes, or pushing vehicles through unbreachable colliders is forbidden. **3. Enforced Group / Team Size Limits** ⚠️ **[STRIKE 2]** > Roaming, raiding, or base-sharing beyond the designated clan limit is prohibited. Neutral alliances are not permitted in combat. **4. No Hate Speech, Doxxing, or Harassment** 🚨 **[ZERO-TOLERANCE]** > Slurs, real-life threats, posting private information (doxxing), or sustained out-of-character harassment will not be tolerated. **5. No Intentional Server Crash or Entity Spam** ⚠️ **[STRIKE 3]** > Spamming fires, deployables, or exploiting netcode to intentionally lag the server or crash connected players is prohibited. **6. Safe Zone Camping & Combat Logging** ⚠️ **[STRIKE 1]** > Entering safe zones to reset combat timers, or disconnecting while actively being raided or engaged in combat, is forbidden. --- ### 🔨 **Strike Escalation Protocol** - **Strike 1 (Formal Warning):** Logged on account. 14-day probationary decay. - **Strike 2 (Privileges Suspension):** 24-hour chat/voice mute or in-game confinement. - **Strike 3 (Temporary Exclusion):** 3-day (72-hour) server ban and rollback of illicit gains. - **Strike 4 (Permanent Severance):** Permanent server ban and hardware/IP blacklist. *(Note: Cheating, doxxing, RMT, and engine exploits bypass preliminary strikes and trigger instant permanent severance).* --- ### 📩 **Reporting & Appeals Process** - **To report a player:** Submit a ticket with uncut video evidence at: https://discord.gg/dustbowl - **To appeal an infraction:** You have 14 days from the ban date to submit an appeal via: https://discord.gg/dustbowl (#appeals-ticket) *Generated via DustBowl.Games Tools - https://dustbowl.games/tools/community-rules-builder*
- [OK] Zero-tolerance offenses immediately jump to Strike 4 (Permanent Ban) without prior warning
- [OK] Enforces UncutVideoAndLogs standard before any Tier 3 or Tier 4 penalty is executed
- [OK] All disciplinary infractions expire and decay after 14 days of compliant player behavior
- [OK] Appeals window remains open for 14 calendar days via https://discord.gg/dustbowl (#appeals-ticket)
Game Server Community Governance & Moderation Principles
The Cost of Ambiguous Community Rules
Vague guidelines such as "Do not be toxic" or "Respect staff" force moderators to rely on subjective feelings rather than verifiable facts. This results in inconsistent punishments, accusations of admin favoritism, and community fractures. Grounding rules in specific observable actions (e.g. slurs, dox threats, combat logging) creates objective standards.
Graduated Strike Escalation vs Instant Bans
Except for game-breaking hacks or real-life threats (which warrant instant Strike 4 permanent severance), minor infractions should follow a predictable 4-strike escalation ladder. A 14-day infraction decay period gives reforming players a clear pathway back to good community standing.
Objective Evidence Standards
Ban reports based purely on screenshots can easily be fabricated or cropped to omit context. Standardizing on uncut, unedited 1080p video captures (with minimum 60 seconds leading up to the incident) protects innocent players from false reports and provides definitive documentation for staff audits.
DustBowl Warden Automated Player Audit History
In DustBowl Warden, player moderation histories are synchronized across server clusters using SteamID64 and hardware telemetry, providing moderators with instant infraction timelines during live support tickets.