FiveM Rules

1.0 Trolling

Trolling is not tolerated.

1.1 Metagaming

Using out of character information to gain in-game knowledge is not permitted.

• Stream sniping.
• Using OOC chat for in-game advantages.
• Out-of-game communications (e.g. Discord/TeamSpeak) does not come under meta gaming.

1.2 Power Gaming

Using unrealistic in-game mechanics to alter a situation to your advantage.

• /me ties your hands and other unrealistic /me statements.
• Changing or removing clothing whilst under the initiation timer.
• Changing vehicle livery during an active situation.

1.3 Fail RP

Unrealistic behaviour

• Repairing your vehicle in an active chase.
• Taking a vehicle out of garage whilst in an active chase.
• Initiating on an officer during a traffic stop, this includes border force locations.

1.4 RDM

Random deathmatch is the act of killing or purposefully damaging another player without valid initiation.

• Initiation lasts 10 minutes.
• In order to have valid initiation, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Be visible to the player.
  • Have a visible weapon withdrawn in your hands.
  • Give a clear verbal demand whilst specifying who you are initiating on, either by pointing your weapon or describing the players clothing.
  • Not roll at any point during initiation.

• You may kill the person you have initiated on if they failed to meet your demands within a reasonable amount of time. You may not give unfair demands. You must give at least 7 seconds for the other player to start reacting to your demands. The person being initiated upon must verbally confirm they are responding to the demands.
• If someone attempts to damage you with a weapon or vehicle with malicious intent, you may shoot back & defend yourself without being prosecuted for RDM. You may report the person who damages you whether you die or win in your self-defence.
• You will have instant 1 on 1 initiation on anyone lockpicking your home/vehicle or stealing your owned vehicle.

1.5 No Reason to Initiate (NRTI)

You are not allowed to walk up to a player and initiate unless you have a valid reason. Some reasons include, committing an illegal activity (not including mining/processing areas), having a visible weapon, entering your property un-invited, inside or found leaving a drug turf, weapon store, seeing a player within the zone at the small arms, or using an ATM. Visible weapons within marked Notable or Whitelisted gang locations (purple areas on the map) are not a reason to initiate. This does not apply to Police.

• Seeing another player open their vehicle boot or inventory is not a valid reason to initiate.
• Initiating at a traffic stop or at a border force location is not allowed.
• You must not rob random officers hoping they carry evidence bags. (Updated 2025-07-21)

1.6 VDM

You may not use your vehicle as a weapon. Upon having initiation on a person within a vehicle, you may attempt to disable their vehicle by ramming.

1.7 Offensive Language/Toxicity

Antagonizing someone based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or religion/belief is unacceptable. This rule is enforced across the community, in game or out.

• No forms of racial, homophobic or discriminatory language is tolerated on the server (Updated 2025-10-22)
• Wishing harm or death on other players is not allowed (Updated 2025-10-22)
• Bringing serious illnesses or events into the server is strictly forbidden (Updated 2025-10-22)

1.8 Breaking Character

When in-game you are not allowed to speak out of character, unless an on-duty staff member is present or in a non-RP zone.

1.9 Combat Logging

You are not allowed to leave the server whilst in an active situation or initiation.

1.10 Combat Storing

You are not allowed to store items/weapons during an active situation to avoid being robbed/arrested.

1.11 Exploiting

Abusing a bug or in-game mechanic to gain an advantage that is not intended.

• Macros and other external modifications are not allowed.

1.12 Out of game transactions (OOGT)

Selling/Buying or attempting to sell/buy money, vehicles or any other in-game assets for real world money, trade or services is not allowed and all parties will be permanently banned.

1.13 Spite Reporting

All valid player reports must be reported within 24 hours. If a player is reported after the 24-hour period, this would be classed as spite reporting.

1.14 Scamming

Scamming is not allowed under any circumstances within the CMG Community.

1.15 Loans

Loans are not permitted on CMG.

1.16 Wasting Admin Time

You are intentionally wasting a staff member’s time and/or making a situation last longer when it doesn't need to.

2.1 Value of Life

You must value your life at all times.

• If you have no weapon out and you have a gun pointed at you, you must not take your weapon out.
• If another player is standing directly behind you, and has a weapon pointed to the back of your head, you may not attempt to turn around and shoot them if you have a weapon in your hands.
• Taking your own life to evade capture.
• Do not run away with your hands up (Added 2025-07-21)

2.2 Sexual RP

Sexual assault (such as non-consensual touching, rape etc.) is not allowed.

2.3 Terrorist RP

Terrorist roleplay is not acceptable under any circumstance.

2.4 Impersonation of Whitelisted Factions

Impersonation of Police, NHS or any whitelisted faction is forbidden. This includes wearing any items of clothing branded with the faction, e.g. 'Police', 'NHS/paramedic'.

2.5 GTA Online Driving

GTA Driving consists of the following: flying helicopters/airplanes low in the city, driving a non-off-road vehicle in an off-road terrain & performing unrealistic jumps.

2.6 New Life Rule (NLR)

If you respawn you cannot return to the area where you died for 10-15 minutes or remember anything from your previous life.

• PD have a 5-minute NLR. (Updated 2025-09-02)
• Civilians have a 10-minute NLR. (Updated 2025-09-02)

2.7 Bad RP

In order to maintain a high quality of RP, bans will be issues to those who treat the server like GTA Online.

• Counting down during initiation.
• Speak again and you’re dead (restricts roleplay)
• Picking up any vehicle with a helicopter at illegal/legal job locations.
• Full killing another civilian, while someone is performing CPR to that civilian .
• Killing a player who has been apprehended by either a vigilante, PD or HMP

2.8 Kidnapping

You may hold a hostage for a maximum of 30 minutes.

3.0 Theft of Emergency Vehicles

Stealing emergency service vehicles such as Police or NHS vehicles is allowed only if you have a valid RP reason.

• A valid RP reason - The emergency vehicle is the only means of escape.

3.1 Whitelist Abuse

Taking advantage of a faction whitelist.

• Reviving friends.
• Clocked on as the incorrect rank.
• Distributing whitelisted vehicles.
• Police corruption.
• Using whitelisted vehicles whilst off-duty
• Using whitelisted perks/abilities whilst off-duty
• AFK paycheck abuse

3.2 Cop Baiting

Taking actions to make the police chase and/or engage with you, especially to start a firefight. This includes driving erratically past the police or intentionally causing damage to a police vehicle.

3.3 Faction Kidnapping

PCSO’s and Custody Sergeant's and Trainee Paramedics are NOT allowed to be taken hostage.

3.4 Unrealistic Revival

When you have been revived, you are in medical custody until a member of NHS releases you. You may not simply run off once revived by a medic.

3.5 Combat reviving

Reviving any player during an active gunfight.

3.6 Police Initiation

Once initiating on a member of Police, you only have initiation on the officers involved in that active situation. Officers that then involve themselves in the active police situation, such as officers responding or pursuing after initiation has been made, do not have to re-initiate and you do not need to re-initiate on them. You do not have initiation on any officers who are not directly involving themselves in the situation.

3.7 Gang Cap

Groups larger than 6 are not allowed to engage in hostile RP. If a gang member dies within a situation, another gang member cannot respond to take over this 6th position. It is the gang members responsibility to make sure they are aware of their gang numbers. - Heists, such as the Bank Heist or Jewellery Store robbery, are not subject to hostile gang cap

3.8 Max Gang Numbers

• 6 Members - Hostile RP

3.9 Gang Alliance

Gangs are not allowed to ally with other players, gangs, or security groups to increase their effective size.

3.10 Gang Initiation

Gang initiation is when one member of a gang initiates on another member of another gang, and therefore all members of both gangs are automatically initiated on each other. To initiate as a group, you must be wearing the same clothing (top and bottoms) and colours as your other party members. Bags, masks, shoes, headwear, and other accessories are not included.

Gang initiation does not apply to 1:1 initiations, and requires separate initiation from either party

Gang Initiation does not apply automatically to: RDM of a gang member, house break-ins, car lockpicking, car thefts or looting a bag. (Updated 2025-07-21)

3.11 Gang Impersonation

Impersonation of Police, NHS, or any whitelisted faction is forbidden. This includes clothing branded with the faction. (Updated 2025-07-21)

4.1 - You must not steal a vehicle from the green zone.

4.2 - You may not retreat into a green zone whilst being chased or under active initiation.

4.4 - RDM, FTVL and NRTI do not apply in redzones.

4.5 - Hostages cannot be taken into red zones.

4.6 - You may not flee into a red zone whilst being chased or under active initiation.

4.7 - If players are within a 10-meter radius of a red zone this will be a valid reason to be initiated on.

4.8 - VDM is not allowed in redzones.