Enter a ruthless open world where every decision matters. Gather resources, craft gear, and outlast your competition in a constantly evolving wasteland. Every action shapes your survival.
Search deserted locations for valuable supplies and hidden gear to boost your chances.
Challenge opponents and overcome dangers using a variety of weapons and strategies.
Monitor your needs and adapt quickly to unpredictable threats in the wasteland.
Upgrade gear, craft essentials, and tailor your playstyle for every situation.
Uncover unique features that shape your survival. Gather, craft, and overcome the wasteland’s toughest obstacles.
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No Exploits or Cheats: Use of glitches, hacks, or third-party software will result in an immediate permanent ban.
Respectful Conduct: No racism, harassment, or toxic behavior in chat or voice. First offense: Warning. Second: 12-hour ban. Third: ban time extended or permanent ban.
Squad Limits: Maximum squad size is 4 players to promote balanced PvP and prevent large groups dominating the server.
Vehicle Usage: No hoarding vehicles, 1 per person UNLESS in a squad (max 2 per squad). Do not lock vehicles you don't intend to use, just to deny the use to others. Abandoned vehicles in trader safezones will be despawned after 2 hours.
Safezone Base Limit: Only one base per player or squad is allowed in the safezone. This base is intended as a starter base for early-game survival. Building in safe zone will prevent you from building anywhere else.
Safezone Base Size: Maximum base size in the safezone is 4x4x1 foundations (16 square foundations total). Bases exceeding this size will be removed after a 24-hour warning.
Building on or around bridges: (in any game zone) is strictly prohibited. Camping bridges and crossings to create choke-points for pvp camping is allowed. Violations result in immediate base removal.
Non-Safezone Bases: Outside the safezone, players/squads are limited to one primary base to encourage exploration and prevent server lag from excessive structures. No size limit applies outside safezones, but bases must not block key POIs (e.g., bunkers, loot spawns).
No PvP combat is allowed in the safezone, including weapons, traps, or explosives. Violators face a 24-hour ban, escalating to permanent for repeat offenses.
Safezone bases are for storage and crafting only. No hoarding vehicles or excessive resources to prevent server strain.
Trading in the safezone is encouraged. Scamming will result in a warning, then a ban.
Bases must be maintained. Abandoned or excessively large bases causing lag may be removed after a 48-hour notice.
No spamming items, traps, or structures to grief or lag the server. Violators face a 7-day ban.
Admin decisions are final. Appeals for bans or disputes can be submitted via Discord. (https://discord.gg/yHfFxtq5u8)
Report bugs, exploits, or rule violations to admins promptly with evidence (screenshots/videos). All video needs to show the entire interaction in question.
Admins will not spawn in items to replace any lost item in game without valid proof of loss that was outside of player control.
