Code of conduct

The house rules

In the game, we play tough guys. Between players, we show respect. These rules apply to everyone: in the game, in chat, in private messages and on the forum.

01The spirit of the game
02Respect and language
03Names, avatars and families
04Fair play and cheating
05Reports and sanctions

Article 01

The spirit of the game

Sea Sex and Sun is fiction: we play gangsters, we attack and rob each other. But behind every character there is a real person.

Fiction stays in the game #

Attacking, looting, spying, declaring war on a family: that’s the game, and it’s allowed. What isn’t allowed is going after the person behind the screen.

You can tease a rival, not humiliate them.
A defeat never justifies insults or threats.
The game contains fictional references to crime and drugs: glorifying them in real life, or offering real products, is forbidden.

Where these rules apply #

Everywhere in the game: city chat, family chat, private messages, forum, character names, family names and descriptions, avatars and application messages.

By signing up, you accept these rules in addition to the terms of use. Breaking them can lead to a sanction, up to closing the account.

Article 02

Respect and language

The tone can be rough, never hurtful.

What is forbidden #

Insults and personal attacks.
Harassment: messaging someone who doesn’t want to talk to you, following them from room to room, turning other players against them.
Discrimination: racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic remarks, or remarks targeting a religion, an origin or a disability.
Threats, even “as a joke”.
Explicit sexual or shocking content, and any sexual remark aimed at a minor.
Glorifying real violence, terrorism or real drugs.

The chat and the forum automatically hide insults and links. The filter is not a permission: getting around it (swapped letters, spaces…) is sanctioned just like the word itself.

Spam and advertising #

No flooding: repeated messages, bursts of capitals, strings of characters.
No advertising or links to other games, servers or websites.
No chain messages or scams (“send me your resources and I’ll give you double back”).

Writing in chat, private messages and the forum requires level 2; a message limit prevents bursts.

Room languages #

Each city chat room and each forum has its own language. Write in the room’s language so everyone understands you; in private and in your family, use whatever language you like.

Article 03

Names, avatars and families

What shows on the map and in the rankings must stay acceptable for everyone.

Names and pictures #

Your character name, your family’s name and tag and its description follow the same rules as the chat: no insults, no hate speech, no sexual content.
Your avatar must not be shocking, sexually explicit or hateful, nor show a real person without their consent.
Don’t pretend to be a staff member (“Admin”, “Mod”…) or another player.

A name or picture that breaks the rules can be changed or removed by the staff, with or without a sanction.

Privacy #

Never post personal information (yours or someone else’s): real name, address, phone number, photos, social media.
Never ask for a password or a code received by email. The staff will never ask you for them.

Article 04

Fair play and cheating

Everyone should be able to win fairly. Cheating ruins the game for a whole city.

One player, one account #

One account per person. Secondary accounts (“multi-accounts”) are forbidden.
Using another account to feed your own is forbidden: family vault donations, reinforcements, arranged fights or fake referrals.
An account cannot be lent, shared, traded or sold.
Several players in the same household or on the same connection? That’s allowed, but you each play on your own: no resource exchanges between you.

Bots, scripts and bugs #

No bots, scripts, macros or programs that play for you or automate actions.
No tampering with the game or with its communication with the server.
Found a bug that gives an advantage? Report it to the staff and don’t use it. Exploiting it, or explaining it to others, is sanctioned.

Real money #

Resources, gems, items and accounts are never bought or sold for real money outside the official shop.
Casino games are played with in-game dollars only. They have no real value.

Families and wars #

Alliances, betrayals and wars are part of the game. But a family must not be used to harass a player outside the game, or to organise cheating (secondary accounts, arranged reinforcements…).

Article 05

Reports and sanctions

The moderation team keeps watch. You can help by reporting what goes wrong.

Reporting a player #

Open the player’s profile (click their name or avatar) and choose “Report this player”, or report a conversation from your private messages.
Add a short reason: what happened, and where.
The staff reviews the report. You can also block the player: you no longer receive anything from each other.

Abusive or repeated reports meant to harm a player are sanctioned too.

Sanctions #

Depending on how serious it is and on repeat offences, the staff can:

Sanction	Effect
Warning	A reminder of the rules.
Message removed	The message or topic is deleted from the chat or the forum.
Mute	1 h, 24 h or 7 days without being able to write in chat, private messages or the forum.
Correction	Name, avatar or description changed; resources gained by cheating removed.
Ban	Account closed: login impossible, character removed from the map and the rankings.

Serious cases (threats, illegal content, organised cheating) can lead straight to a ban.

Appealing a decision #

Think a sanction is unfair? Write calmly to the staff at the address given in the legal notice, with your character name. Arguing in public (chat, forum) or harassing a moderator only makes things worse.

Moderators are players like you: respect their work, even when you disagree.

All clear?

Then the city is waiting. Play hard, play clean.

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