Network rules
Last reviewed 2026-08-20
These apply on every Cynic server. Anything a single server changes is on that server's own page. Reports and appeals go to Discord — not to in-game chat.
01 Fair play
- No cheats, scripts, macros or third-party tools that change what the game does. This includes recoil scripts and any form of automated aim.
- No exploiting bugs. If you find one, report it in Discord — finders get credited, users get banned.
- No account sharing to dodge a ban, and no ban evasion on an alt.
- Bans for cheating are permanent and apply across every server on this network.
02 Group limits
- Each server states its own group limit; it is listed on that server's page and enforced in game.
- Teaming past the limit counts as breaking it, whether or not you are in the same team, clan or base.
- Rotating players in and out to stay under the number is still over the limit.
03 Conduct
- No racism, hate speech, threats or sexual harassment. This is the one thing with no warning attached.
- Trash talk is part of Rust. Targeted abuse is not.
- No advertising other servers, Discords or services in chat or on signs.
- Do not impersonate staff.
04 Building
- Do not block monument entrances, puzzle routes or roads.
- No builds designed to hurt server performance — layered walls with no purpose, mass entity spam, or the same on a boat.
- Do not build inside or on top of a monument unless the server's own page says it is allowed.
05 How staff behave
- Admins play here. When they do, they play with what they farmed like everyone else.
- Admin tools are used for moderation and events, never to gear a friend or win a fight.
- If you think an admin got it wrong, say so in Discord with the detail — that goes to the owner, not to the admin you are reporting.
06 Bans and appeals
- Every ban is logged with the reason and the evidence behind it.
- Appeal in Discord. Bring your Steam ID and what you think happened.
- An appeal that arrives as abuse is closed unread.