Server Rules 🇬🇧

INTERACTION

🚫 Rule 1 – Don’t be an asshole

Treat each other with respect and courtesy.
No insults, sexism, racism, ableism, or any form of discrimination.
No political or religious extremist statements.
No public accusations of cheating. If you have a concrete suspicion, use the ticket system.
Use the ticket system responsibly. Clan rivalry, trash talk, provocation, and normal DayZ PvP are not valid reasons for a ticket.

🚫 Rule 2 – No Griefing

Anyone who intentionally and repeatedly ruins the gameplay of others — without any in-game benefit — will be banned.
This does not refer to normal mechanics like PvP or raiding, but to actions that are purely destructive or disruptive, often without personal gain and with the sole intent of causing frustration.

This includes, for example:

• destroying community structures such as Tishina, Groots Hill, or Bambi camps on Vanilla without reason
• intentionally letting other players’ loot despawn instead of using or taking it
• sabotaging official events (e.g. destroying event locations, stealing event loot, disrupting the event itself)

🚫 Rule 3 – Clan Tags

Only use your own clan tags in-game.
Pretending to be part of another faction is not allowed.
A list of protected clan tags can be found here: https://germandayz.gg/clan/

CHEATING

🚫 Rule 4 – No Cheating

Manipulating game files or using third-party software to gain advantages (aimbot, speedhack, ESP, etc.) is not allowed.
Anyone caught cheating on GermanDayZ will be permanently banned.

Exception: custom crosshair or colour settings.

🚫 Rule 5 – No Glitching

It is not allowed to move player characters or items through solid textures (walls, doors, objects, rocks, etc.) where it should not be physically possible.
Interacting with items through such textures is also not allowed.
Placing items inside solid textures or clipping them into each other is not allowed.

Example of what NOT to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGcT3Oc0csc

Exceptions:

• Barbed wire: Passing through barbed wire is allowed (it causes damage but is realistic).
• Windows: Passing through windows (with or without glass) is allowed.
  Attention: Windows with additional bars/grates may NOT be passed through.

🚫 Rule 6 – No Duping

Duplicating items is not allowed.

Duping can also happen unintentionally. If this happens, report it via ticket.

🚫 Rule 7 – No Bug Using

Exploiting unintended game mechanics to gain an advantage is not allowed.

This includes, for example:

• stacking items in mid-air
  → Items must have ground contact or proper support as far as DayZ allows
• stacking random items with the “place” function during raids
  → Allowed raid items: containers (e.g. furniture like benches, teddy bears), vehicles and vehicle parts, and other players
  → Stacking must remain as realistic as possible — piles of rags or random junk are not allowed
• stacking containers (crates, barrels, tents, etc.) into each other to create artificial storage space
• hiding players, items, or entire bases in dead zones or textures (see also glitching)
• looking or shooting through solid or opaque textures
• raiding bases using broken legs or the emote menu (see also glitching)

GAMEPLAY

🚫 Rule 8 – No Combat Logging

Disconnecting to avoid a potential fight is not allowed.
If you don’t want to fight, leave the PvP area and only log out once you are clearly away.

If you cannot leave, you must wait it out.
If for 5 minutes there is no combat and no player presence, you may log out.

If you breached a base and are inside (or in the airlock), you must also wait at least 5 minutes. If no enemies are present, you may log out.

Combat logging includes:

• logging out when hearing footsteps nearby (except in your own base)
• logging out when hearing shots nearby (except in your own base)
• switching characters during PvP to gain positional advantage (ghosting)
• logging out during events (e.g. airdrops) to secure loot
  → If you want the loot, carry it out or defend it
• logging out inside a raided base while enemies are still nearby

🚫 Rule 9 – No Stream Sniping

Watching a streamer’s stream to locate and attack them in-game is not allowed.
Exception: if the streamer explicitly allows it.

🚫 Rule 10 – No Base Ghosting

It is not allowed to gain an advantage after logging into a base if you previously logged out at that location before the base existed.

In this case:
Contact an admin or commit suicide.
Destroying, dismantling, or looting the base is forbidden.

Only players who entered a base through a legitimate raid, building error, or combat success may log out inside it.
A raid must be completed within 7 days.

A base is considered started once the first building item is placed (e.g. fence, crate, sleeping bag).

If your airlock has been taken over, you may not simply remove and rebuild it to get rid of players.
To be protected by the “No Base Ghosting” rule, at least 7 days must pass between dismantling and rebuilding.

🚫 Rule 11 – No Blocking Bases from Outside

It is not allowed to block other players’ bases from the outside so they cannot enter anymore.
This does NOT include legitimate takeovers of doors/airlocks during a raid (e.g. changed code, new lock, etc.).

🚫 Rule 12 – No Meta Gaming

Sharing base locations, player positions, or similar information via global chat, shoutbox, or forum is not allowed.
Exception: if the involved players explicitly allow it.

⚠️ Rule 13 – No Loot Compensation

There is no loot compensation on GermanDayZ.

Losing gear is part of the game. DayZ includes bugs, crashes, and unexpected restarts that can cost you your life and loot.
Admins will not restore items, vehicles, or teleport you back.

BASE BUILDING

There are generally no restrictions on where you can build your base.
If an area is restricted, it will be marked in-game as a No Build Zone.

Follow the general glitching rules when building.

• Walls may not be built through building parts (minor clipping is tolerated)
• Flagpoles may clip through structures
• Roofs may NOT be used for raiding and must always be supported by walls

GENERAL

🚫 Rule 14 – No Account Sharing

Do not share your account with others.
If a rule violation occurs, the account and all linked accounts will be banned — regardless of who played.

⚠️ Rule 15 – Follow Admin & Moderator Instructions

List of admins and moderators: https://germandayz.gg/team/

Pretending to be a moderator or admin is not allowed.
Spreading false claims about what admins/moderators said is not allowed.
We do not disclose information about who killed, raided, or dismantled what on the server.