1. All registered users of Darkheim Universe server must agree with every point of these rules. Disagreement with at least one paragraph of these rules prohibits the use of the site and forum, and live in the world of Darkheim Universe.
2. All accounts, characters, game items, and committed action (gameplay) are the exclusive property of the server and are protected by copyright and are intellectual property.
3. Sale of anything for real money and virtual currencies, equated to real money, as well as any type of exchange and sale of the characters is forbidden. For violation of this rule, you will receive a warning or an instant block of accounts of buyer and seller.
4. Server Administration provides lifetime guarantee to your accounts, achievements, characters and their achievements. The rules and procedure of return you can read here.
5. Purchase of valuable items from other players is allowed at your own risk. The administration ensures the complete safety of only those items and services that you purchased at our shop online.
6. Administration is not tolerant for perjury by players. Any player, who will bear a false witness, will be warned or will receive a block to all his accounts, characters, and forum access.
7. You can report all violations and violators here.

Any administrations decision is fair and competent.

1. Relations with administration:

1. 1.1. Disrespectful attitude towards the server staff and the server itself in the game, on the forum, in Discord, and third-party resources is prohibited.

   Note: Disrespectful attitude means trolling, insults, unconstructive criticism, calls to leave the project, etc.

   Penalty: Block of account from 14 days to permanent block.

2. 1.2. Threats against server staff and server itself are forbidden.

   Penalty: Block of account from 14 days to permanent block.

2. Using restricted software:

1. 2.1. It is forbidden to use any macros or any kind of program for automation processes, which gives you bonuses, achievement points, and any other personal gain.

   Penalty: Block of account from 7 days to permanent block.

2. 2.2. It is forbidden to use Speedhack, Hithack, and other serious cheat programs.

   Penalty: Block of account from 30 days to permanent block.

   Note: Having noticed strange behavior of a character in the game, we have the right to ask to contact representatives of the administration and demand the PC check for programs that violate the rules. If within 5 minutes after the request, the player has not contacted the administration representative, we have the right to issue a permanent ban until additional checks of the account. By voluntarily giving out the prohibited program you are using, you can mitigate your punishment.

3. Exploiting server bugs and weaknesses:

1. 3.1. It is forbidden to use errors of the server (bugs). By error means any actions, that not provided by gameplay and aimed at personal benefits.

   It is forbidden to use any programs for the game hacking and changing the game files for personal benefits.

   Explanation: It is allowed to modify the game client files in order to increase your computer's performance by completely or partially removing certain animations, objects, effects, or items. However, it is forbidden to change the visual appearance of these things in order to gain an advantage in fights. It is also forbidden to visually change any elements of the interface which might give you an advantage in fight situations. Increasing the performance of your computer does not count as an advantage.

   Penalty: Block of account from 7 days to permanent block.

   Note: By bugs also means using for personal benefits ALT+F4 combination and "switch character" (mainly used for that you could not be killed or if after you have killed, not to run from far away) and walk through the characters with help of Horn of Uniria or warp to inadmissible locations.

   Note 2: To create a topic on this rule, video is required, where usage of cheat or switch is clearly visible. Screenshots will be rejected. Also, when creating a topic about using a switch or the Alt+F4 combination for selfish purposes, it is required to capture the character's re-entry into the game.

   Note 3: The use of game errors is also considered to be an accidental or intentional character lag - when a character cannot take damage. A block will be applied if there is video evidence showing that the character cannot be damaged, while the player ignores messages about re-entering the game during 1 minute period.

2. 3.2. If you have found a new bug, report it immediately to the administration on the forum.

4. Gameplay:

1. 4.1. Incitement of ethnic hatred between the players is forbidden.

   Penalty: Chat ban on characters on the account or block of account for a period of 14 days.

   Note: Punishment will be applied on insults of the following types: narrow-eyed, rice eater, dog, kebab and similar ones intended to insult on a national or racial basis.

2. 4.2. Humiliation of players and the use of obscene language or flood (posting the same message more than 3 times in a short period).

   Penalty: Chat ban on characters on the account or block of Character + Account for a period of 2 days.

   Note: Abuses like - dumb, noob e.t.c will be punished with the chat ban for 3 hours.

3. 4.3. It is forbidden to mention relatives and family in verbal altercations, in any context, and interpretation.

   Penalty: Chat ban on the account for a period of 7 days.

4. 4.4. Advertisement of other game servers is forbidden.

   Penalty: Permanent block of account+IP.

5. 4.5. It is forbidden to interfere with Game Master during the events.

   Penalty: Block of account for 1 hour.

6. 4.6. It is forbidden to humiliate and (or) offend relatives and family.

   Penalty: Chat ban on the account for a period of 14 days or block of account for 7 days.

7. 4.7. Threatening in real life.

   Penalty: Block of account for a period of 7 days.

8. 4.8. It is forbidden to keep breaking the rules from other characters if your main character has already been chat banned.

   Penalty: Ban of accounts (twink and main) for 3 days.

Additional Information:

• The server administration may temporarily block any user account without providing evidence, in case of suspicion of using cheats or other malicious violations.
• You can find ban reasons in the Prison Yard section.
• Punishment time is increasing depending on the violations number of a specific rule paragraph.
• Example: the term of punishment * by the number of punishments.
• There is a possibility of getting out of prison for bonuses. The cost of bail depends on the duration of your ban, the system determines it automatically.
• There are situations in which Game Masters make decisions based not on rules but on norms of communication and the scenery.
• Administrator can add additional ban time at his own discretion.