Rules Rewrite Changelog

The September 2026 rewrite keeps the same core expectations while removing repeated explanations and unnecessary page-hopping.

Nothing disappears silently. Every former numbered rule is mapped below. “Folded” means the expectation remains in shorter language. “Moved” means it now lives in a more appropriate handbook. “Retired” means the text is no longer treated as a standalone rule.

Read the core rules

The complete rulebook for every player.

Review specialist rules

Organization and gang requirements.

What changed

Before	After
Nine pages in the Rules tab	Four focused pages
About 14,256 words of active rule content	About 4,662 words across the core rules and two specialist handbooks — roughly 67% shorter
General standards repeated across multiple pages	One numbered core rulebook
Roleplay terms separated from the rules they explain	Essential definitions attached to the core rules
Crime rules split between general and organization pages	Core criminal standards plus one organization handbook
Long examples and repeated closing summaries	Short rules with examples only where they change the meaning
Per-rule punishment bands	One context-based enforcement standard

Old page URLs permanently redirect to the closest replacement section.

Core and server rules

Former rule	Result	New location
Official rules: organization overview, responsibility, enforcement, spirit, reports, exploits, discipline, and “One Community”	Folded	Introduction, Before you submit a report, Rules 1.1, 3.2, and 7.2–7.4
SR-1, including common sense and technical loopholes	Folded	1.1 Follow the rules and their intent and 3.4 Use mechanics realistically
SR-2, including accepting consequences and win mentality	Folded	4.2 Story comes before winning
SR-3, including counterplay and allowing scenes to develop	Folded	4.1 Create counterplay and 4.3 Engage in good faith
SR-4, including character/player conflict and OOC retaliation	Folded	1.5 Keep IC and OOC conflict separate
SR-5, including continuing scenes and no staff threats	Folded	Before you submit a report and 7.3 Use tickets properly
SR-6, including player responsibility and asking first	Folded	Introduction and final guidance on the core rules page

Community and Discord rules

Former rule	Result	New location
CC-1 Maturity and judgment	Folded	1.1 and 1.4
CC-2 Harassment, discrimination, and IC/OOC conflict	Folded	1.2 Respect the community and 1.5
CC-3 Trolling and disruptive behavior	Folded	1.4 Do not disrupt community spaces
CC-4 Real-money trading	Folded	2.2 No real-money trading
CC-5 Recording and streaming	Folded	Participation notice is in 1.4; metagaming and stream-sniping restrictions are in 3.3; creator guidance remains on the Streaming page
DR-1 Discord Terms and Community Guidelines	Folded	1.4
DR-2 Respect other members	Folded	1.2
DR-3 Respect staff and do not spam pings	Folded	7.3 Use tickets properly
DR-4 Appropriate content	Folded	1.3 Keep content appropriate
DR-5 Politics, religion, and controversial topics	Folded	1.4
DR-6 Advertising and self-promotion	Folded	1.4
DR-7 Discord information is OOC by default	Folded	7.1 Discord information is OOC by default
DR-8 In-character Discord channels	Folded	7.1
DR-9 Report information requirements	Folded	7.2 Submit useful evidence
DR-10 Use your own perspective	Folded	7.2
DR-11 No public report drama	Folded	Before you submit a report and 7.3
DR-12 Tickets, initial information, and duplicates	Folded	7.3

Roleplay rules

Former rule	Result	New location
RP-1 Counterplay, win mentality, and post-conflict conduct	Folded	4.1, 4.2, and 6.3
RP-2 Fear and realism	Folded	4.4 Value your life and act believably
RP-3 Medical roleplay	Folded	4.5 Roleplay injuries and treatment
RP-4 `/me` commands and emotes	Folded	4.6 and 3.4
RP-5 Unrealistic driving	Folded	4.7 Drive for the vehicle and conditions
RP-6 External communication	Folded	3.3 No metagaming
RP-7 Voice identification	Folded	4.8 Identification must be reasonable
RP-8 Mute characters	Folded	4.3 Engage in good faith
RP-9 Soundboards and music	Folded	Disruptive audio is covered by 1.4; streamer controls remain on the Streaming page
RP-10 Combat logging and accidental disconnects	Folded	5.3 No combat logging
RP-11 Cop baiting	Folded	5.4 Do not bait conflict
RP-12 Conflict baiting	Folded	5.4
RP-13 Toxic or degrading roleplay	Folded	5.5 Respect player boundaries
RP-14 Stream sniping	Folded	3.3 No metagaming
RP-15 Exploiting and cheating	Folded	3.1 and 3.2
RP-16 Alternate-account abuse	Folded	2.1 Account responsibility
RP-17 Whitelisted corruption	Folded	2.5 Respect restricted roles

Enforcement levels

The former A–F “Typical Enforcement” labels were retired. They looked like guaranteed sentencing steps even though the page also said staff could escalate them. Rule 7.4 now states the factors staff consider and the available outcomes in one place.

Criminal rules

Former rule	Result	New location
CR-1 Solo criminal activity with no police and activity-specific restrictions	Folded	6.2 Follow activity-specific restrictions
CR-2 Repeated large-scale conflict and meaningful downtime	Folded	6.3 Let major conflicts breathe
CR-3 Identity in police custody and the registered fake-identity exception	Folded and clarified	4.8 Identification must be reasonable

The former CR-3 text first prohibited fake identities and then added an exception in the same warning. The rewrite states the result directly: a supported false identity is allowed only when it is properly embedded in the police database.

Organization rules

Former rule	Result	New handbook section
ORG-1–4 Formation, recognition, rosters, and probation	Condensed	1. Formation and recognition
ORG-5–7 Identity, activity, and leadership	Condensed	2. Identity and leadership
Organization discipline table	Preserved	2.2 Leaders are accountable
ORG-8–11 Group size, traffic stops, police violence, and alliances	Condensed	3. Normal group conflict
ORG-12–14 Spray contests, sniping, and NPC territory	Condensed	4. Turf and sprays
ORG-15–20 War approval, identification, participants, group-size exception, initiation, and sniping	Condensed	5. Official gang wars
ORG-21–24 Tokens, timers, medical rules, victory, forfeits, and three-week cooldown	Condensed	6. Gang tokens and engagement timers
ORG-25–27 Extortion, $100,000 scam cap, and criminal markets	Condensed	7. Criminal enterprises
ORG-28–29 Civilian involvement and cross-character knowledge	Condensed	8. Civilians, information, and infiltration
ORG-30 Restricted-role corruption	Folded and clarified	Core Rule 2.5 and Handbook 8.4
ORG-31–32 Infiltration and character-separated knowledge	Condensed	Handbook 8.2–8.3
Organization-type descriptions	Retired as rules	These were examples, not enforceable requirements
Recognition benefit cards	Condensed	9. Recognition benefits

No numeric roster, conflict, token, timer, scam, cooldown, probation, or discipline limit was removed.

Business rules

Former rule	Result	New handbook section
BR-1–2 Applications and Allowlist+ requirements	Condensed	1.1 Bring a real plan
BR-3 Ownership and organizational-control limits; no proxies	Condensed	1.2 Ownership limits
BR-4 Transfers	Condensed	1.3 Transfers require approval
BR-5 Inactivity and three-week reapplication delay	Condensed	2.1 Operate the business
BR-6 Hiring beyond a closed circle	Condensed	2.2 Create opportunities beyond your circle
BR-7 Monthly community event	Preserved	2.3 Hold community events
BR-8 Public-facing businesses	Condensed	2.4 Remain public-facing
BR-9–10 BBA compliance, audits, and inspections	Condensed	3.1 Follow BBA requirements
BR-11 Business Discords	Condensed	3.2 Separate IC and OOC communication
BR-12 Criminal use of businesses	Condensed	4.1 A business cannot bypass criminal rules
BR-13 Public businesses and conflict	Condensed	4.2 Do not turn public businesses into constant battlegrounds
BR-14 Competition and OOC sabotage	Condensed	4.3 Compete in character
BR-15 Pricing and economy	Condensed	3.3 Price for a healthy economy
BR-16 Mechanics abuse	Condensed	3.4 Report broken mechanics
BR-17 Leadership accountability	Condensed	5.1 Leaders set the standard
BR-18 Strike system and 30-day reapplication delay	Preserved	5.2 Progressive discipline
BR-19 Serious violations	Condensed	5.2 Progressive discipline
BR-20 Repossession and assets	Condensed	5.3 Repossession includes assigned assets

No ownership cap, event requirement, inactivity delay, discipline step, or repossession consequence was removed.

Definitions and informational material

The former Roleplay Definitions page mixed enforceable terms, general FiveM slang, commands, job abbreviations, and storytelling advice. The rewrite handles those items as follows:

Former content	Result
Metagaming, powergaming, counterplay, Fail RP, Fear RP, NVL, RDM, VDM, KOS, combat logging, NLR, PK, CK, IC, and OOC	Moved to Quick definitions on the core rules page
`/me` and emote requirements	Folded into Core Rule 4.6
OOC chat and character bleed guidance	Folded into Core Rules 1.5 and 4.3
Stream sniping	Folded into Core Rule 3.3
General explanations of RP, scenes, scenarios, and storylines	Retired as standalone rules; these were guidance, not separate violations
FiveM slang such as local, city, scuff, head pop, headache, tsunami, train, eyes, and voicebox	Retired from the Rules tab; these were vocabulary, not rules
Job abbreviations such as EMS, LEO, and VCB	Retired from the Rules tab; these were vocabulary, not rules

The following pages were consolidated and removed. Their URLs redirect to the matching section of the new rulebook:

Server Rules
Community Conduct
Official Discord Server Rules
Roleplay Rules
Roleplay Definitions
Crime & Criminal Rules

Git history preserves the former pages exactly as they existed before this rewrite.

Equinox Rules

Specialized Handbooks

Read the core rules

Review specialist rules

What changed

Core and server rules

Community and Discord rules

Roleplay rules

Enforcement levels

Criminal rules

Organization rules

Business rules

Definitions and informational material

Pages removed from navigation

Read the core rules

Review specialist rules

​What changed

​Core and server rules

​Community and Discord rules

​Roleplay rules

​Enforcement levels

​Criminal rules

​Organization rules

​Business rules

​Definitions and informational material

​Pages removed from navigation

What changed

Core and server rules

Community and Discord rules

Roleplay rules

Enforcement levels

Criminal rules

Organization rules

Business rules

Definitions and informational material

Pages removed from navigation