Slave Hack Rules Act (2010)
Please remember this game is published for free and is open to all age
groups.
Please read the whole article. If you do not understand a rule, you
can send a message to a moderator asking him/her for an explanation of
that rule. You can send a message to a moderator by using the "Contact the
game staff" link in your Messages window.
We reserve the right to add/edit the rules as and when we see fit.
All registered players using the Slave Hack gaming environment automatically
accept any changes to the rules. It's strongly recommended by Slave Hack
staff that you read the rules regularly:
- in case of any changes,
- to keep yourself familiar with the rules.
Ignorance is not an acceptable excuse to break the rules.
Glossary
Forum - We speak of any and all the forums available in the
Slave Hack gaming environment
Account - We refer to your Slave Hack player account, the account
that you use to access the Slave Hack's game environment
Slave Hack staff - We speak of any person directly involved in
helping the game, all developers and all moderators
Section 1 - No real hacking
- Do not hack/attack/damage any of the Slave Hack game servers and or chat.
- Do not hack any of the Slave Hack player accounts
- Serious action will be taken against real hack attempts and may result in
court action.
- If you believe such an offence is taking place, please report your
claim to Slave Hack staff immediately. Under no circumstances should you
investigate the claim yourself.
Section 2 - Game bugs
- Never exploit a bug as this will give you an unfair advantage over
other players.
- Report any bugs you find to Slave Hack staff. Write a statement
explaining the details of the bug and how you think it occurs/occurred.
Section 3 - No abusive behaviour
- Never act aggressive towards another player for any given reason.
Section 4 - Player accounts
- You may only own / use one account. (=one account per person)
- Under no circumstances can you access another account.
- You are held responsible for another person using your account with
or without your permission. (remember that 4a
does not allow you to use and share an account)
- Keep your account password secure. Do not give the password to
another person.
Section 5 - Forum rules
- You are only allowed to use the English language in the forum.
- Use the correct topic-board for your post.
- Do not spam the forum with pointless postings.
- Do not post riddle spoilers and IP adresses.
- Do not over advertise a post that you or another
person has produced in either another forum post or in the chat room.
Section 6 - Harassing staff
- Do not harass any members of the Slave Hack staff for any reason.
- If you deliberately harass a member of staff, then you accept their
chosen form of punishment should they decide not to ignore you.
Section 7 - Offenders and sentencing
- If you break any section of the Slave Hack Rules Act where
applicable, you will be subjected to punishment.
- All punishment is determined at Slave Hack staff's discretion.
Section 8 - Repeat offenders and tougher sentencing
- There will be less tolerance of rule breaking by prior offenders. If
you continue to break rules then expect staff to give you harsher
punishments.
- If you continually violate the rules of Slave Hack, you may be
permanently banned from the game, wich means you may never access Slave Hack
again.
Section 10 - No external trading
- You are not allowed to sell or trade your account and/or game items
using any method.
Section 11 - Impersonation
- Do not make an account name similar to that of another player.
Section 12 - Bots, scripts and external programs
- You are not allowed to use a bot or any other similar program to
control your account as this will give you an unfair advantage over
Slave Hack's honest players.
- You are not allowed to use any program which allows you to semi-play
Slave Hack, i.e. leave the game to run by itself or any
other program that can be deemed doing the same thing.
- You are not allowed to rewrite the Slave Hack game's user interface.
- You are not allowed to create / aid in the creation of a bot and / or things that may give you an unfair advantage over other players.
Section 13 - Donations
- Donations to Slave Hack should be done of free will, you should never be
forced to donate. If someone forces you to donate report it to the
Slave Hack staff.
- If you donate to Slave Hack, use your own money/credit card. Only use
someone else's money/credit card if he/she has given you aproval.
- You will be punished for donating using the money of someone else
without their approval. Fraudulent credit cards can be easily tracked.
- All donations are considered final, there are no refunds.
Section 14 - Play at own risk
- You play at your own risk: Slave Hack's staff can not be held responsible for any (real life) damage done.
- You must watch your own health: Do not play too long !
Section 15 - Unfair advantages
- You may not create any unfair advantages; The major meaning of this rule is that you may not Slave accounts who don't bother you slave them. You may not slave accounts of your friends, and you may not let friends slave your account.
Section 16 - "Social engineering"
- Social engineering towards the SlaveHack staff or any persons related to the staff is not allowed, you will be punished in-game and may result in 'real life' action.