Rules

CONDUCT

1. Griefing - No griefing new players.  New players are defined as players that have existed 7 RL days or less.  It is the responsibility of the new player to inform any griefing party of their status in game chat, and any continued griefing will be punished accordingly.

2. Meshing - No meshing.  This includes using tames such as Tusos or Karks to place other tames or players into the mesh, but excludes mesh biting, Mek swords, C4 placed from outside of the mesh, and structures that go slightly into the mesh when building.  Structures placed completely into the mesh is strictly forbidden.

3. Cheating - No hacking, scripting, or abusing game bugs/glitches/exploits (such as floating structures, desyncing, head glitching, duping, dino-stacking, etc.).

4. Account Sharing - No account sharing.  Do not try this, as we can easily check IP's and HWID's of any player at any time.

5. Insiding - "Insiding" is forbidden.  This includes leaving a tribe and taking items without tribe leader consent, disabling defenses to allow entry of another tribe, or causing destruction from within the base prior or after leaving the tribe.  The tribe leader has full ownership and can do with the tribe and its roster as they please.  It is your responsibility to ensure you are in a trustful tribe, and if you wish to leave a tribe and take items with you then you must get approval from the tribe leader first.

6. Teaming/Claiming Raids/Counter-Raiding

-Teaming - Tribes are not permitted to "team" when it comes to Raid-PVP.  This includes attacking or defending Raid-FOBs, players and tames at Raid-FOBs, or a tribe that is already engaged in a raid on the cluster.  It is the responsibility of the defending tribe to notify any attacking tribe of an already existing raid.  Transferring items or tames between tribes during raids is also strictly prohibited.

-Claiming Raids - Tribes must notify admin via 🎫submit-ticket when engaging in a raid attempt to claim "Raid Rights". 

-Counter-Raiding - If a Raid-FOB is inactive for more than 8 hours, you may raid it IF you take over the raid.

7. Captivity - The maximum time a player can be held captive is 30 minutes unless actively involved in a raid, at which point it is increased to 1 hour.  The capturing tribe must kill the captured player before they can be captured again.  Captivity timer starts at incapacitation or loss of control of character.  It is the responsibility of the captive to obtain proof of time and captivity.

8. Combat Logging - Combat Logging is regulated by ORP except on server restarts, in which case ORP automatically enables regardless of PVP timers, therefore, NOT logging back in for at least 15 minutes on server restart during a raid will result in an 24-Hour ORP Ban.

9. ORP Abuse - Repeatedly activating the ORP timer of an online tribe when not actively in the process of FOB-ing or raiding is strictly prohibited.

10. Tribe Roster - Character Name, Tribe Name, and Tribe Roster (including Tribe Owner) must be the same across ALL maps AND may not be changed mid-raid.  If Tribe Owner is not the same cluster-wide, your tribe forfeits any and all protections against insiding, and in the event of any dispute, a Tribe Owner may be picked by administration at random.

11. Tribe Name Change - Tribes must notify admin via 🎫submit-ticket when changing tribe name.

12. RMT - Real-Money Trading (RMT) - ARK items, creatures, or services must only be exchanged for other items, creatures, or services within the game. Trading for real-world currency (real money) is not an accepted form of trading.  Doing so will result in having your tribe and its contents deleted in its entirety.

13. Administration - Baseless claims, accusations, or false information against administration or Ark Forever in public channels or in-game chat will result in immediate timeout and/or banishment depending on severity.  If you have a problem or concern, message administration directly or open a ticket.

BUILDING

14. Base Entry - Base locations must have at least one entrance that can fit a player naturally and easily (both ways) using game intended mechanics (no zipline, pelagornis, bed, etc.).

15. Prohibited Building Locations 

NO LONG-TERM BUILDING ON OR NEAR:

PROGRESSION CAVES (Unique Boss Caves [Lava Elemental, Life's Labyrinth, Etc.], Tek Cave, Etc.)

Open World Artifacts

Obelisks (excluding Green Obelisk on Valguero)

Ground Level Extinction City Terminals

Map Spawn Points (excluding Crystal Isles, Fjordur, and ones located within render of an Alpha Base Location)

Wyvern & Rock Drake Scars/Hives

Element Cave (Fjordur)

Aberration Surface, Surface Entrances, & Biome Entrances

Genesis 1 & 2 Mission Terminals

Genesis 2 Bridges

16. Temporary Structures - Temporary structures (FOBs, Taming Pens, Unbuilt/Raided/Near-Empty Bases, Etc.) and Titans/Titanosaurs may NOT be protected by ORP.  Doing so will result in them being destroyed without warning.

17. Spam - Spam is limited to 2 snapped structures and may not be placed beyond max render range (approximately 50 foundations) of any base location entrance.  S+ Dedicated Storages are also prohibited for use as spam or structural purposes such as floors or walls. 

18. Base Locations - Tribes may have any number of base locations cluster wide but are only allowed a maximum of 3 "Alpha" base locations (4 With No-ORP Artifact Cave) from the list at the top of this channel.  Permitted Artifact Caves are limited to 1 ORP & 1 No-ORP Artifact Cave per tribe (2 Artifact Caves Total) and Artifact Caves are identified and listed above.  Tribes are also limited to 3 "Ratholes" across all maps.

Alpha Base Locations

-Limit 3 Per Tribe

(4 With No-ORP Artifact Cave)

-Tribes are only permitted

1 ORP & 1 No-ORP Artifact Cave

(2 Artifact Caves Total)

* = Approved Artifact Cave

* * = No-ORP Approved Artifact Cave

(May Not Have ORP)

 For Official AF Alpha determination and informational purposes,

locations are ranked D, C, B, A, or S.

The Island

S | * Carno Cave (North East Cave) [14.7,85.4]

 S | Caverns of Lost Faith (Easy Underwater Cave) [53.7,10.4]

S | Caverns of Lost Hope (Hard Underwater Cave) [45.9,88.9] 

C | Glacier Ridge [10,10]

A | Pearl Caves (XL) [50,11|10,21.6|36.3,91|90.6,71.3]

S | * * Snow Cave (Ice Cave) [29.1,31.8]

A | * South East Cave (Lava Cave) [70.6,86.1]

The Center

A | Crouch Bear Cave [26.1,64.7]

C | Descent Cave [42.6,56.6]

B | Double Bear Cave [33.5,52.2|33.3,49.8]

S | * Lava Cave [11.2,67.4]

S+ | * * Lava Oasis Cave (Pearl Cave) [15.8,50.5]

S++ | * * North Ice Cave [18.7,29.7]

C | Redwoods Waterfall Cave [93.5,68.7]

S | Underworld Crouch Cave [33.5,62.5|32.7,64.1]

A | Underworld Spider Cave [51.5,57]

Scorched Earth

D | Alpha Rock [48.7,71.6]

S | * Ruins of Nosti (Church Cave) [78.5,75.6]

S | * Grave of the Tyrants Cave [28.5,29.3]

S | * Old Tunnels Cave [58.6,47.7]

Ragnarok

B | Alpha Spiral [41.7,28.7]

C | Double Waterfall Cave [45.2,32.3]

A | Dragon Breath Grotto (Lava Cave) [19.5,65.3]

B | Castle of the Swamp [21.1,40.3]

A | Fifer Plateaus Cave [85.8,51.2]

S | Hidden Springs Cave (Desert Crack Cave) [68.5,61.2]

D | Horseshoe Cave [52,48]

S | Lair of the Mask (Mushroom Cave) [11,24]

C | Scotland Waterfall Cave [18,79]

B | Skellet Canyon Cave [20.4,29.1]

A | Whitedove Falls Cave

(Triple Waterfall Cave) [28,48]

Aberration

S | Glowhead (Ceiling) [45,29]

S | Grandfather Tree [36.5,35.5]

S | * Old Railway Cave (Glowtail Cave) [48.3,27.2]

S+ | * * Hidden Grotto (Shadow Cave) [54.8,65.7]

S | Sky Cave [57.6,54]

Extinction

S | Alpha Tree [27,2]

A | King Titan's Perch [-5.0,45.5]

A | North Wasteland Cave [22.4,42]

A | Red Light Ledge [4,38.4]

Valguero

S | Ab Zone Trees [45,64.5|38.8,74.3|30,78.5|39.8,72.8]

A | Alpha Branch [29.4,65.3]

A | Blossom Cave [34.5,89.3]

A | * Crag Cave [34.1,51.4]

A | King's Cave [39.2,89.2|40,89.8]

S | Oil Cave [49,20]

S | Skylight [26,92]

 S | ** The Lair (Spider Cave) [73.1,40.6] 

B | Valguero Castle [37.8,90.4|37,91]

B | Green Obelisk Cave [47.7,75.8]

Genesis

S | Family Cave [52.4,13.2]

S+ | Lunar Cave [26.3,35.8]

S | Monolith (Red) [60.1,59.4]

A | Monolith (Green) [73.1,84.9]

S | Monolith (Blue) [84.8,61]

S | Roller Skate Island [14,61.5]

S | T-Cave [21.7,25.9|24.7,26]

S | Under Lunar [25.5,11.5]

Crystal Isles

B | * Bloodfall's Hallow Cave [60.4,33.1|58.5,33.2 ]

A | * Dragon Cave [48.3,75.1|48.8,74.7|48.5,74.9]

Genesis Part 2

A | Underwater Lair [44,68.5]

Lost Island

A | Canyon Waterfall Cave [46.7,40]

A | Gem Cave [49.1,23.5]

A | Hidden Castle Cave [74.3,38.8]

S+ | Hippie Cave [63.9,44.2]

B | Ocean Front Cave [65.4,62.1]

A | Secret Cave [22,24.9]

 S | * Shoola Hollow [27.1,41.2] 

S | Stalagmite Cave [83.5,31]

Fjordur

 S | * Bear Caverns [10,84.4] 

S+ | Caverns of Time (Space Cave) [86.1,98.1] S | * Drengrheimr (Peace Cave) [7.6,39.1|3.3,32.7]

S | Dvergheim Cave [86.8,12.7]

S | Forburg (Helms Deep) [32.2,66.6]

S | * Forgotten Caverns [76.8,65.4]

S | * Frozen Fortress [8.7,24.5]

S | Lindbjord Cave [28.8,39.9]

S | * Molten Caverns [21,57.3]

 S+ | ** Nidisheim (Labyrinth Cave) [71.4,1] 

A | Purple Crystal Cave [91.7,41.7]

 S | Shimmering Halls [11.6,62.6] 

 S | * Snakepit Cave [49.4,14.3] 

B | The Snowglobe [20.7,8.5]

B | Vardiland Cave [77.8,29.2]

 There are many "Alpha" level locations that are not in the above list simply due to their availability.  Some of these locations include:  Genesis 2 Vents, Genesis Bog Tree Tops, Genesis Ocean Pillars, Genesis Ocean Terrariums, Extinction City Buildings, Aberration Cliffs/Ledges, Scorched Earth Buttes, Crystal Isles Floating Islands, Center Underwater Domes, Landmark Platforms, etc. 

Note:  To report an issue, please open a ticket in Discord.  <#🎫submit-ticket>  Depending on admin availability and schedule, your ticket may take up to 24 hours to be resolved.  Accusers have the burden of proof.  Please save any screenshots, videos, and/or logs to assist administration in resolving any issues quickly and consider notifying admin when starting a raid.

No Proof = No Admin Action.

Repeat offenders may receive alternate or additional punishment at the discretion of administration.