Official Rulebook · v1
Sunset Stories

Sunset Stories Rulebook

A semi-serious Los Angeles roleplay city. Read every line before you connect — the rules below are what keep the streets, the factions, and the badge worth playing in.

GTA DrivingPerm Ban
Unrealistic OutfitsPerm Ban
Scamming Premium ItemsPerm + Wipe
IRL Money SalesPerm + Blacklist
HarassmentInstant Perm
Pop-Out RPPerm Ban
Child RPPerm + Blacklist
F8 on PDAuto CK

Section 01

Server Rules

01

Build a Believable Character

Your persona has to feel like a real person living in LA. Names should sound human — no celebrities, no meme handles, no anything that breaks TOS. Troll characters, joke builds, and outfits like "100k-or-die" fits, full costume masks, alien limbs or anything similarly unrealistic are not welcome. Breaking this earns a ban and a character kill.

02

Always Be Recording

Clip every second you are connected. No clip means no reimbursement, no report, no defense — and if the clip you provide shows you breaking a rule, that clip becomes the evidence we use to ban you. Game audio and voice audio must be working. Push-to-talk only.

03

Strictly 18+

Sunset Stories is an adult community. Anyone who sounds underage, refuses to roleplay, or shows up just to disrupt the city will be permanently removed.

04

No GTA Driving

Zero Tolerance

Drive like the car costs you something. Reckless, video-game-style driving — wall riding, full-send through traffic, ignoring physics — is an instant permanent ban once a staff member catches it.

05

Realistic Fits Only

Zero Tolerance

Dress like you live in Los Angeles, not like you're cosplaying. If a staff member asks you to change and you ignore it, you're done — permanent ban.

06

Hands Off Premium Items

Zero Tolerance

Scamming or stealing Sunset Gems or store items results in a permanent ban, a full pocket wipe, and every credit on your account stripped. Don't risk it.

07

No Real-Money Sales

Zero Tolerance

Selling in-game money, items, cars, properties or accounts for real cash is an automatic permanent ban and a network-wide blacklist. We log more than you think — we will find out.

08

Respect Goes Both Ways

Harassment of female players is an immediate permanent ban with zero warnings. More broadly: treat everyone in the city with basic decency. OOC slurs, doxxing threats, and targeted bullying are not tolerated.

09

No Pop-Out RP

Zero Tolerance

Stepping one inch out of a green zone to gun someone down is a permanent ban. Roleplay started inside a green zone does not carry over once you leave it — initiation must happen in a hot zone.

10

Brandishing Weapons

Pulling a firearm without a real roleplay reason — to flex, to bait, to threaten OOC — earns a ban or mandatory community service depending on staff discretion.

11

Ped Models

Use the ped that matches your character's gender. Male characters use male peds, female characters use female peds. Using a female ped requires female verification. Mismatched peds get banned.

12

Body Bagging Protocol

Zero Tolerance

Body bags are a permanent narrative tool. If you use one outside the documented format — wrong reason, wrong process, wrong target — you will be permanently banned and your character will be deleted. Read the full doc before you ever pick one up.

13

No Child RP — Ever

Zero Tolerance

Every character is an adult. Scaling your character shorter is fine; portraying a minor in any way — voice, behavior, animations, family RP framing — is not. This is an instant ban and blacklist per CFX policy.

14

No Metagaming or Powergaming

Stream-sniping, using Discord to feed in-character info, ignoring injuries to keep fighting, forcing outcomes on other players — all banned. Let the scene breathe and let the other side react.

15

Fear RP

Civilians fear for their life when a gun is pointed at them, a blade is drawn at close range, or they're outnumbered. Acting fearless to "win" the scene is powergaming and will be punished.

16

New Life Rule

Once you respawn at the hospital, the events that put you down are forgotten by your character. No revenge runs, no returning to the same scene, no calling your crew to "finish it" — start fresh.

Section 02

PD Rules

P1

PD Fear Count

Officers only have to fear for their life when four or more firearms are actively pointed at them. Below that count, an officer can attempt to resolve the situation without complying.

P2

F8 / Disconnect During PD Scene

If you log out, F8 quit, or crash and refuse to return during an active encounter with PD, your character is killed off — automatic CK, no appeal.

P3

Use of Force

Officers escalate in proportion to the threat: presence → verbal → less-lethal → lethal. Lethal force is only justified when a suspect presents an immediate deadly threat to an officer or civilian.

P4

Pursuit Guidelines

Pursuits must be called over comms with a reason, direction, and vehicle description. PIT maneuvers and spike strips follow rank authorization. PD does not engage in GTA driving any more than civilians do.

P5

Corruption

Corrupt officer storylines require command approval. Off-the-books deals, weapon sales, or tipping off factions without an approved arc will result in removal from the department and possible server action.

Section 03

Faction Rules

F1

Faction Tiers

Factions move through tiers based on activity, roleplay quality, and member count. Higher tiers unlock plug wars, territory mechanics, and access to staff-triggered story events. Tier reviews happen monthly.

F2

Initiation & Intent

Faction conflict requires a clear, audible reason given in-character before the first shot. "Where you from?" without context, drive-by initiations from masked vehicles, and silent fire-openings are not valid initiation.

F3

Group Caps

Hostile groups are capped at six unless you have an approved war declaration. Stacking 10+ on a single opponent without reason is a powergaming violation across the entire crew.

F4

Territory & Hoods

Claimed turf must be defended through RP, not through respawn timers. Camping a rival's spawn or repeatedly hitting them during a known down-bad moment will be reviewed by faction management.

F5

Character Kill System

CKs must be approved and follow a documented storyline. Surprise CKs, CKing for petty reasons, or forcing a CK on a player who hasn't built into the arc will be reversed and the offending crew sanctioned.

F6

Faction ↔ PD Interactions

Hits on officers require a faction-level reason, not personal beef. Targeting low-rank officers in green zones, ambushing during traffic stops without buildup, or kidnapping PD without storyline approval is not allowed.

Section 04

Enforcement & Appeals

How decisions are made

Reports are reviewed by the staff team using submitted clips, logs, and witness statements. Staff discretion is final on the day — appeals are the path to revisit it, not the chat.

Appeals

Every ban can be appealed once through the ticket system. Bring the clip, your account name, and a short explanation. Lying in an appeal extends the ban.

Reimbursements

Lost items or money from a server bug get reimbursed with clip proof and a clean ticket. No clip = no reimbursement, no exceptions.

Living document

These rules update as the city grows. Major changes are announced in Discord — staying current is part of being a player here.