Shard Code of Conduct

Main Rules and Regulations of the Forgotten World Ultima Online Server

Introductory Section. Terms Used

This Agreement governs the rules of interaction between You (hereinafter referred to as the User) and the FW Team (hereinafter referred to as the Administration).

The Administration includes:

  • Server Owners

  • Developers

  • Administrators

  • Game Masters

  • Assistants (Seer, Counselor)

The Administration provides the User with the opportunity to use the website fwuo.ru, the knowledge base wiki.fwuo.ru, the Discord channel (hereinafter referred to as the Community), and the Forgotten World server (hereinafter referred to as the Server) for gameplay and communication.

Violation of these rules by the User results in restrictions on functionality within the Communities and the Server (hereinafter referred to as Lumber Camp), confiscation of virtual in-game items, up to and including full account suspension and deletion (hereinafter referred to as Punishment).

Violation of the rules in special locations on the Server (hereinafter referred to as Order Territories) results in punishment ranging from teleportation to an online jail to receiving terms at the Lumber Camp.

The terms of use of the Communities and the Server described below are also governed by the provisions on private information (“PRIVACY POLICY”).

Rules of Conduct in the Game and on the Website

1. Account Creation and Nicknames

It is prohibited to use the following as a nickname:

1.1. Words, phrases, or idioms that promote discrimination at any level, including political, religious, national, racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination.
Punishment: from forced renaming to account deletion.

1.2. Nicknames in any way associated with individuals who have violated or are violating Russian or international law (Nazi figures, war criminals, criminal offenders). The use of numbers and symbols when creating a character is also prohibited.
Punishment: from forced renaming to account deletion.

1.3. Names of organizations recognized as criminal, extremist, or terrorist, including names of units such as SA, SS, SD.
Punishment: from forced renaming to account deletion.

1.4. Nicknames that mislead others regarding affiliation with the Administration (Administrator, Admin, Developer, GM, Seer, etc.).
Punishment: from forced renaming to account deletion.

1.5. Nicknames that violate other clauses of these rules.
Punishment: from forced renaming to account deletion.

Technical Requirements

1.6. The account password must not contain Cyrillic characters and must be longer than 8 characters.

1.7. You bear full responsibility for any unauthorized use of your Account.

2. Communication

2.1. The User must be over 16 years old.

2.2. Any insults affecting the honor and dignity of players’ relatives (including veiled insults) are prohibited.
Punishment: from 50 terms at the Lumber Camp to account suspension.

2.3. The expression of racial, national, or religious hatred, extremism, promotion of drugs, and topics incompatible with morality is prohibited.
Punishment: from 15 terms at the Lumber Camp.

2.4. Advertising other servers is prohibited.
Punishment: 50 terms at the Lumber Camp.

2.5. Insulting the Administration is prohibited.
Punishment: from 100 terms at the Lumber Camp to account suspension.

2.6. Rules on the Website and in Communities

2.6.1. Use of profanity and obscene language is prohibited.
Punishment: from 5 terms at the Lumber Camp to suspension in the Communities and on the Server.

2.6.2. Materials may be removed if rules are violated.

2.6.3. 18+ content (nudity, violence) is prohibited.

2.6.4. Adding videos not related to the Forgotten World theme is prohibited.

2.7. Communication Rules on the Server

2.7.1. Flooding in public places (Yell, ghost speech) is prohibited.
Punishment: from 1 term at the Lumber Camp.

2.7.2. Profanity and insults are prohibited in Order Territories.
Punishment: jail time from 15 minutes or from 1 term at the Lumber Camp.

3. Gameplay

3.1. Blocking portals and teleports is prohibited.
Punishment: from 20 terms (repeat offense +50).

3.2. Blocking a player’s movement with items or walls for an extended period is prohibited.
Punishment: from 5 terms.

3.3. Leaving animals at the market or in the Speech Room is prohibited.
Punishment: removal of the animal or relocation to parking.

3.4. Blocking access to another player’s Auto Buy/Sale Machine is prohibited.
Punishment: from 2 terms.

3.5. Interfering with merchants’ work (attack, snooping, magic) is prohibited.
Punishment: from 2 terms.

3.6. Advertising RMT (Real Money Trading) is prohibited.
Punishment: from 100 terms to account suspension.

3.7. Buying or selling currency and items for real money is prohibited.
Punishment: confiscation of property and account suspension.
Note: Account sales are allowed without using project resources.

3.8. Luring untamed animals away from respawn points is prohibited.
Punishment: from 5 terms.

3.9 – 3.10. Instructions from the Administration are mandatory. When Administration members appear, all actions must stop.

3.11. Leaving rafts at the Shipyard is prohibited (they will be removed).

3.12. Interfering in a duel results in a technical defeat and punishment of 30 terms or more.

4. Order Territories

4.1. List of Territories

  • Newbie Dungeon / Newbie Mine

  • Market (including Speech Room)

  • GS Room

  • Arena and tournament zones

  • Mine (during Mining Mania)

  • Quest territories

  • Football field

Cities with guard zones are not Order Territories.

4.2. Prohibited in Order Territories

  • Attacking and killing players

  • Snooping and Stealing

  • Use of stat-reducing magic or area-of-effect spells

Punishment: up to 20 terms, confiscation of stolen items.

Special conditions: Newbie zones have skill limits (Combat < 80, Mining < 75). Exceeding the limit results in character teleportation.

5. Private Merchants (Vendors)

5.1. Purchases via auctions.

5.2. Placement only in Trade Town.

5.3. The owner must have a total skill amount of 3000.0%.

5.4. The owner must monitor the availability of gold on the vendor.

5.5. Fraud against buyers is prohibited (selling broken items as new, mismatch with description).
Punishment: from 5 terms + tenfold fine.

6. Programs and Macros

6.1. Third-party software not approved by the Administration is prohibited.
Punishment: account suspension.

6.2. Automatic resource gathering (ore, wood, mobs) without human participation is prohibited.
Punishment: 30 terms; repeat offense — ban.

6.3. Auto-loot programs are prohibited.
Punishment: from 30 terms to ban.

7. House Placement Rules

General Provisions

7.1. A house must be registered immediately after placement.

7.2 – 7.4. Blocking passages, roads, or entrances to mines/dungeons is prohibited.
Distances: 10 tiles from dungeons/respawns, 5 tiles from roads/guard zones/jail.

7.7. Houses may only be fenced with a fence.

7.8. Animal limit: 3 per house, 10 per base (in a pen).

7.9. Littering the territory (trash, heads) is prohibited.
Punishment: house removal upon repeat offense.

Recommendations: Place fences along the edge of the AM zone. Do not place houses closer than 2 tiles to water.

8. Auto Buy Machines

  • Installed only in rows marked “Line”.

  • Placing one on top of another auto-buy is prohibited.

  • Without funds, it remains for 72 hours, after which it is removed to a pack.

9. Pens

  • Maximum size: 7x7.

  • No more than 10 animals.

  • A door or passage is required.

  • Creating a pen inside a house is prohibited.

10. Bugs (Server Errors)

The use of bugs is strictly prohibited (leveling through walls, duping, exploiting geodata errors).

Punishment: from 10 terms to ban. Skills leveled via bugs will be reset to 0.

11. Assistance to the Administration

If violations are detected, submit screenshots (jpg/png, full screen, uncropped).
Screenshot validity period: 3 days.
False reports are punishable by 5 to 20 terms.

12. Guilds

To purchase a guild stone:

  • 5 people

  • Total skills 2200+

  • 3,000,000 gp

Offensive or illegal names are prohibited.

Weekly rent applies. Overdue for more than 4 weeks results in deletion.

13. Tournaments and Quests

Participants must arrive completely naked unless stated otherwise.
Rules of a specific event are announced by the GM before it begins.

14. Aggravating Circumstances

  • Group violation

  • Repeat offense

  • Deception of the Administration

Punishment is increased by 2x or more.

15. Miscellaneous

15.1. The Administration reserves the right to delete an account or item without explanation.

15.2. The Administration may change the rules without prior notice.

Rules revision dated 15.06.2025