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Rules & Information

Thank you so much for joining us at  New Chapter RP. Here we want you to be part of a community that thrives on weaving amazing storylines 

Be creative. Be involved. Be considerate.

Failure to follow these rules will result in sanctions at the discretion of the New Chapter RP staff.

General

General

  • Must be 18 years old or older

  • Must have a working microphone set to "Push to Talk" (check your in-game settings)

  • There is a zero tolerance for harassment/bullying (which includes but is not limited to racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, along with any forms of derogatory/discriminatory behavior)

  • Trading IRL money for in game items/money/favors is strictly prohibited

  • You cannot exploit any bugs or glitches to give your character an advantage (see powergaming for more) *Please report any bugs or glitches you do come across

  • Please remain in character while in the server; if you believe that another player is breaking this rule, continue on with the scene and then once it is over you may contact staff via ModMail with the issue

  • RP stays in RP - players are expected to be kind and respectful OOC despite rivalries within the server; GTA RP is just a game and it will remain that way

  • New Chapter RP staff recommend that you use some kind of recording software to record your rp experience (i.e. MedalTV or OBS)

Discord

Discord

Players must join the discord in order to apply for whitelisting, receive updates, and have keys to the city.

  • You must follow Discord's Terms of Service

  • If you leave the discord any time after being whitelisted and wish to return, you only have one free ticket in. If you leave the discord twice or more, you will have to reapply to be whitelisted

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The below rules are also listed in our discord server's rules channel

  • Must be 18 years old or older

  • Keep it to English only please, as most of the staff, their first language is English

  • Bullying, harassing, or hate comments will never be tolerated

  • No spamming

  • No arguing (agree to disagree)

  • No self-promoting except in the proper channels

  • No disclosing your or others' personal information

  • No possibly triggering topics will be allowed

  • No NSFW or inappropriate content is allowed, this does include discord names/profiles​

  • Do not message the staff of New Chapter RP directly, please use ModMail for support

  • Do not @everyone or @here

Game Mods

Game Mods
  • Mods that give you a reticle whilst using a weapon is strictly prohibited

  • Graphic mods like NVE and Reshade to enhance your gameplay experience strictly for the visuals is acceptable as long as they do not give you an advantage over other players

Character Creation

Character Creation
  • Your character(s) must be at least 18 years old

  • The only ped models allowed are
    Male: mp_m_freemode_01
    Female: mp_f_freemode_o1

  • You must actually make a character, not leave character creation as the default male or female model and default clothing

  • The name you choose must be somewhat realistic and cannot contain numbers and/or special characters

  • Your character cannot be a real life person (i.e. actor, musician, politician)

  • Your character cannot be an already existing fictional character (i.e. from a movie, tv show, video game, or play)

  • Your character cannot be one from GTA lore nor related to said existing character

  • If you wish to have more than one character, they are allowed to be related but their storylines cannot cross whatsoever

  • If you wish to make a supernatural character, please contact staff via ModMail before pursuing - characters that are immortal, thus having an advantage over others and is not realistic would not be allowed (robots are a perfect example of supernatural realism allowed in the server)

  • If you wish to use a voice changer for a certain character, it must be high quality for other players to understand you clearly

  • If you wish to bring in a character of yours from another fivem server, please be mindful that flying into New Chapter RP is giving them a fresh start; if you come across a character you know in a previous server, all rivalries and issues are left back there

Blacklisted Roleplay

Blacklisted Roleplay

​The following types of roleplay are strictly forbidden in New Chapter RP​

  • Sexual Assault/Harassment/Domestic Abuse

  • Discrimination (racist, sexist, anti-LGBTQIA+)

  • Pregnancy/Miscarriage/Abortion

Certain subjects may be triggering or sensitive for certain players. Some scenes may be difficult to avoid - the above categories of roleplay have been blacklisted to keep our community safe and to have the best experiences possible​

Consented Roleplay

Consented Roleplay

​The following types of roleplay are allowed once authorized by staff, please contact via ModMail

  • Serial Killers

  • Mute Characters

  • Corruption (i.e. government, police, ems)

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The types of RP listed below MUST be agreed upon beforehand between all players involved

  • Torture

  • Stalking

  • Ocean Dumping

  • ERP (erotic roleplay) - also must be in a private location that does not disrupt others' roleplay experience

  • Suicide - All people involved will have to give consent to participate as it is a very sensitive and triggering subject (Also must be approved by staff via ModMail) Please see Permadeath for more information

Fail RP

Fail RP
  • Metagaming - Using OOC knowledge to gain an advantage (this also includes if you have one character that knows where a secret location is, that does not mean all of your characters automatically know the location)

  • Powergaming - Gaining an unfair advantage over others

  • Combat logging - Disconnecting in the middle of a scene intentionally to avoid RP

  • NVL (No Value For Life) - Not prioritizing your life when in a dangerous situation (i.e. being held hostage at gunpoint and you attempt to run away)

  • Not playing out your injuries

  • GTA Driving - Taking big stunt jumps especially when in chase with the police as your vehicle may survive the jump but the police car may not

  • RDM/VDM - Killing another player without any roleplay reasoning

  • Menu Camping - Taking advantage of someone that is stuck in a menu (also seen as powergaming)

  • 3rd Partying - Inserting yourself in the middle of a scene without a valid RP reason

  • Cop/EMS Baiting - Luring police or EMS into fake situations in order to ambush them

  • Fleeing into a green zone to avoid RP (see our list of green zones)

  • Overusing /me command

"No Win" Mentality

"No Win" Mentality
  • Having a "play to win" look at roleplay prevents everyone involved from telling interesting stories and build relationships

  • Focusing solely on robbing a store, using stunt jumps during a police chase, and immediately doming the police has no place in a story-driven server like New Chapter RP

  • Roleplay with a "no win mentality" lives on both sides of the line; crims and cops alike will be expected to have fun with scenes and not just try to end the scene as soon as possible

New Life Rule

New Life Rule
  • Before respawning, make every attempt to seek medical attention

  • If you do respawn, your character will lose their memory of the events that lead up to them having to respawn

  • If you are incapacitated during a conflict and are revived by police or EMS, you cannot return to the same conflict as if nothing had happened (also seen as FailRP)

Permadeath

Permadeath
  • Please think thoroughly before making the final decision to perma a character; once your character is dead, they cannot come back to life

  • Contact a member of EMS through discord to receive the form and discuss your plan

  • Your character may have a "will" that leaves money/possessions/property to other characters that are portrayed by other players, which can be given out after the official scenes are complete

  • Other players cannot "force perma" your character (if you feel that you are being pressured to do so, please contact staff via ModMail)

Green Zones

Green Zones

Listed below are the locations in the city where you CANNOT start criminal situations. You may also not camp outside of these locations to then start a hostile scene

  • Pillbox

  • Inside Apartments/Owned Homes

  • Inside Clothing Stores and Barber Shops

Crime

Crime

​Gang info and rules can be found in the Gang Guidebook. Keep in mind that gang roleplay encompasses more than just gunfights and turf wars. Gangs can exist without hostility. Established gangs, in particular, are anticipated to contribute top-notch roleplay experiences to the city.

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  • A hostile scene cannot be initiated 10 minutes before the server restart

  • A hostile scene may not begin until 10 minutes after the server restart

  • Rule of 4 - Any hostile scenario may consist of only 4 in a group/crew/gang with the exception of another waiting away from the initial scene of the crime for pickups

  • Players should not steal from others without a valid rp reason 

  • Players cannot make others withdraw money from the bank, transfer money to via phone, or sell items/vehicles to meet demands

  • When involving yourself with crime, please think roleplay over gunplay

  • You cannot use garages to swap vehicles nor hide criminal evidence while still in chase with the police

  • You must wait at least 15 minutes after committing a crime before logging off

  • Robbing cops and EMS are allowed but must have a valid rp reason

  • Here at New Chapter RP we love hostage negotiations that are creative and fun; that being said no negotiations are allowed that will bring obvious harm to anyone involved in the scene nor may you demand money for the release of the hostage

  • If you have a weapons license, you can only purchase ONE gun at Ammunation - please take the weapon to PD to have it registered

  • When robbing stores, wait a few minutes for police to arrive to then commence in a chase

Businesses

Businesses
  • Businesses can be owned by any character as long as you follow the rules, including characters with criminal records, within reason

  • You cannot have two different characters working in the same business

  • Businesses may be gang affiliated, meaning rival gangs may not be permitted on the property and the gang that is affiliated with the business has every right to throw out and/or defend their business

  • If you wish one of your characters to own a business in the city you must meet the following requirements:
    1. Have a business proposal that includes information like the MLO and/scripts that are needed
    2. After sending the business proposal is sent to the staff via ModMail, depending on if the MLO and/or scripts are behind a paywall, send the appropriate amount through
    Ko-fi
    3. Create a discord server specifically for the business (you must contact the Head Admin for help with setup) and invite New Chapter RP staff to monitor the server
    4. Implementing your business will require time and work with our devs, constant asking of adding your business to the city will cause stalling or possible denial of adding your business completely (no refunds will be given if this occurs)

  • Business owners are responsible for their businesses, if our Faction Manager believes there is a problem, you will be contacted to schedule a time to speak about it in a voice call

Streaming the Server

Streaming the Server

​Streaming New Chapter RP on Twitch or YouTube is in a sense giving people a window into our city. If you are a streamer on either platform, please post when you do stream the city in our discord so that we can check out your channel, drop a follow, and interact with you even further!

  • Adhere to Twitch and YouTube's Terms of Service

  • Copyrighted music is allowed to be played in the server; it is at the player's discretion if they are streaming to use /streamermode to prevent DCMA (New Chapter RP is not liable if the streamer receives a copyright strike)

  • Add our server name to your stream title and provide your viewers a link to our discord/website

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Below is the requirement for receiving the streamer role in our discord

  • You must be actively playing in the city for at least 2 weeks

Common Courtesies

Common Courtesies

  • If you have to go AFK, please inform the people you are in a scene with that you are "going into your head"

  • If someone interacts with you during a scene, please respond, as it is part of roleplay

  • If you are in a police chase, do not use tight alleyways to evade the police as it is not fair that motorcycles can drive through them and police cars cannot (see "No Win" Mentality)

UI Keybinds

UI Keybinds
  • F1 - Radial Menu

  • F3 - Emote Menu

  • Tilde ` (left of 1) - voice volume

  • 7 - Car Radio

  • Tab - Inventory

  • T - Chatbox

  • Y - Clothing Wheel

  • I - HUD Configuration

  • O - MDT (PD & EMS only)

  • J - Job Menu

  • K - Scenes

  • Z - Quickslot

Thank you so very much for taking an interest in our server. We hope that you enjoy your time here, make memories, and create amazing storylines with us

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