Davidscloud Rules

[David]

Welcome to Davidscloud!

We’re delighted you’re here! Davidscloud.net is all about creating a friendly, engaging, and fun-filled community. Our goal is to ensure everyone enjoys their time gaming with us—whether you’re exploring new worlds, tackling tough bosses, or just hanging out with fellow gamers. Thank you for joining us!

Below, you’ll find our guidelines, which we update as our community and supported games evolve. If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out to a staff member. We’re always happy to hear from you!

Davidscloud Community Rules
The following rules apply across all Davidscloud services and games. Several references below mention “instant third strikes,” which are explained later in our Three-Strike System:

1. Members must be 13 or older to join our community.
2. Show respect for other members. No harassment, flames, threats, hate speech, or any discriminatory speech will be tolerated. Saying a statement is “made as a joke” does not excuse it. If you are a victim of such behavior, get the attention of an admin immediately. Extreme cases are instant third strike.
3. No hacking, attempting to hack, or joking about hacking staff passwords or accounts. Do not post or share methods of cheating, exploiting, or hacking. Extreme cases are an instant third strike.
4. Any attempt to purposely lag or crash a server will result in an instant third strike.
5. No obscene or inappropriate names, avatars, pictures, or signatures. Do not bypass word protections (e.g., using “@” instead of a letter).
6. Do not spam chats, posts, or any of the services and games.
7. No disrupting the community. This includes any behavior that interferes with others’ ability to enjoy being part of the community (constant raging, insults, bickering, etc.). If you have a problem with or feel harassed by another member, contact a staff member. Continued displays of toxic behavior will result in an evaluation of your place in the community and removal if no improvement is observed.
8. No griefing. Griefing is causing harm where it isn’t intended or allowed. This can vary by game—for example, joining a tribe in Ark, stealing all their dinos, and leaving; revealing door/chest codes; or blocking someone so they can’t play. Staff will decide if it is griefing. Note: This rule does not apply in PvP or anarchy instances where conflict is part of normal gameplay.
9. Do not reveal private information about yourself, anyone else, or corporate entities. Keep accounts, passwords, addresses, phone numbers, etc., to yourself. Do not ask for or attempt to obtain this information from others (e.g., phishing sites).
10. Do not advertise other communities, servers, or third-party websites.
11. Use the correct channels/forums/@admin group for your needs. Keep NSFW content in the appropriate areas. Report server issues using “!serverissue” in Discord. Submit tickets on the forums for help.
12. Do not attempt to moderate or police other players yourself. If you see a player breaking rules or misusing services, privately message a staff member.
13. Do not openly argue with or disrespect staff. If you have a problem, use PM to resolve it. If you feel a staff member is abusive, contact a community moderator/officer/administrator by PM or send an email to [email protected].
14. Do not attempt to circumvent punishment, judgment, or a ban. Don’t seek a different ruling by contacting multiple admins until one agrees with you. If you disagree with a ruling, post an appeal on the forums. Not following the correct appeal method can result in an instant third strike.
15. NSFW and Anarchy areas (text chats, voice channels, servers, etc.) are not subject to most rules except extreme cases or illegal content, and they must be used for 18+ content only. Extreme cases (such as hacking, severe personal attacks, or anything threatening the server/community) remain disallowed. These areas must also follow platform policies (e.g., Discord TOS). Offending content may be removed, and Davidscloud reserves the right to make case-by-case decisions regarding reports in these areas.

Legal Compliance

• Age Restriction (COPPA): We follow COPPA guidelines. You must be 13 or older to join. (Learn More)
• Recording Consent: Our servers are located in Florida, a two-party consent state. If you record voice chats, ensure all parties consent. Follow Florida law and your local laws. (Learn More)

Service Area Restrictions
Due to performance and support limitations, we are unable to provide services or community support to players in certain regions. This currently includes (but is not limited to):

• Singapore
• China
• Australia
• New Zealand
• India
• Nepal
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Papua New Guinea
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• Mongolia
• Kyrgyzstan
• Turkmenistan
• Yemen
• Oman

We understand this may be frustrating, but it ensures stable gameplay and community engagement for those within our supported regions.

Three-Strike System
Our goal is to maintain a fun and supportive community. Usually, we’ll issue a warning first if someone breaks a rule by mistake. However, repeated or serious offenses follow these guidelines:

• First Strike: 1-day ban
• Second Strike: 3-day ban
• Third Strike: Permanent ban

Strikes are community-wide and remain on your record permanently. As noted throughout the rules above, certain violations (e.g., extreme harassment, racism, sexism, hacking, intentional server disruption) may lead to an instant third strike.

Thank You for Joining Davidscloud!
We appreciate you taking the time to read our guidelines and help keep our community fun for everyone. If you have any questions or ideas, please reach out to a staff member or email us at [email protected]. We’re excited to have you with us and look forward to gaming together!

 

[David]

Game-Specific Rules:

These rules are customized for specific games and must be observed if you play the game on our servers. Your game not listed? This means the behavior in your game should be covered by the community rules (no hacking, no harassment, no spam, etc.). Please remember to conduct yourself with good sportsmanship and if you feel a rule is lacking for a game you play don't hesitate to submit the idea to give feedback.​

7 Days:

1. Do not fully destroy entire cities or other important areas. Do not block access to these areas.
2. Take only the land you need, do not build excessively sized bases, and avoid problematic builds for the server.
3. Do not dig under someone's base.

Minecraft:

1. Do not grief other players or steal items. Unless you are in a pvp world.
2. Take only the land you need, do not build excessively sized bases, and avoid problematic builds for the server. Like lag machines.
3. Do not dig under someone's base. This falls under rule 1.
4. Do not bother other players constantly and annoy them. If you are told to go away and leave them alone you must leave.
5. Building offense structures in survival creative or PVP is not allowed. This includes genitals.

Ark PVE:

1. Guidelines for Base Building:
   • Never build anything intentionally meant to lag the server (flashing lights, extremely high walls with no purpose, etc.). If your build is determined to be intentionally harmful to server health, it will be destroyed instantly and without notice.
   • Blocking of the following locations is prohibited: important resource locations (charge nodes, explorer notes, etc), caves, obelisks, spawn points, or pathways/waterways to important places. All of these must be accessible without any extensive means of a detour. If your base is built near a pathway or spawn, a publicly accessible way through must be clearly marked. Players should be able to fit any type of water/land traffic through.
   • Avoid taking large amounts of land, and take only land you intend to use. Your base must be fully rendered at medium render distance when standing at the center.
   • If you can see another tribe’s base at medium render distance, you are building too close and must obtain permission from the other tribe. The only exception to this rule is Aberration, where the options of safe water sources are limited and thus must be shared.
   • Using pillars and foundations to reserve land is prohibited.
   • All pumps must be left unlocked for public use. "Safety huts" may be built around gas/water/oil nodes, but must be left unlocked.
   • Bases are now limited to 10,000 structures. Anything bigger will be subject to deletion after 15 days of being told to reduce the base size. Total tribe structure limits are as follows: for every 2 additional tribe members, 3,000 additional structures may be added to the total tribe structure count. For example, a tribe with three members has a total tribe structure limit of 13,000. However, a base in a singular area cannot be over 10,000 regardless of tribe size. You can check the structure count of your base/s from the Almanac.
   • Each tribe is allowed one “public build” (ex. unlocked forge near but not blocking mining locale, pub with free beer, kibble station, etc.). This is a smaller building/facility that is left unlocked for public access. The structure must be clearly marked with signage for public use and is restricted to the same building rules as bases. Public builds will count toward your total tribe structure limits.
   • Each tribe is allowed three locations per map (one larger base and two smaller), and one additional location for each member. Please note: these are guidelines that Admins use to determine if your base(s) are in compliance with server policy to keep the game running as smoothly as possible for everyone. Since this rule is subjective, multiple Admins will review and vote on if your base is in violation to avoid unfair bias. If you are found in violation, you will be given two weeks to make corrections.
   • Large bases are not allowed on starter zones/beaches. If you are at the metal or tek tier, you should not be building on the beach/starter zones. Small structures on beaches and water pens for water dinos are allowed. Beaches and starter zones are intended for new players to build starter bases until they reach higher tiers of building.
   • Sleeping bags, beds on single foundations, and taming pens will be demolished after 2 days. Please do not leave these items scattered about the maps, as it prevents other players from enjoying the space on our shared servers. You can monitor your structures on each map from the “My Profile” section of the Almanac.
   • If you are unsure if your base/s fits within these guidelines, ask an Admin and they will advise you.
2. A max of 200 tames may be out at once. Soul Pod or Cryopod and store any dinos not currently in use.
3. Each tribe is allowed 2500 tames inside the soul terminal per map, with an additional 500 per tribe member up to 5000 total.
4. If you are offline for longer than 30 days, your structures and tames will be cleared from the maps. This maintenance is done regularly by Admins and at any point past the 30-day limit, Admins reserve the right to clean up your structures and tames. If you must be offline for an extended period of time and would like to keep your structures and tames, please message any of the Ark Administrators and notify them of your expected absence BEFORE the 30-day timer is up. You can monitor your timers on each map from the “My Profile” section of the Almanac.
5. Do not intentionally pick up players or their dinos without permission. Do not take items from players without their permission (ex. drowning bodies in water to loot them or leading a wild dino into a base to break structures). Doing so is considered griefing and subject to the Community’s Three Strike policy. Extreme cases will result in an instant third strike.
6. Tamed creatures must be kept near their tribe’s base. Tribes are allowed to keep one tame per tribe member at a cave entrance/obelisk. Tames kept at caves cannot block entrances and are subject to a 7-day timer before removal by Admins. Tames left in such areas are at your own risk and you will not be compensated if something should happen to them. If your tame is left in the wild and violates this rule, it will be removed 24 hours after a warning has been issued.
7. Setting tames to wander in the wild will result in the tames being confiscated. Wandering and aggressive tames will be destroyed on sight. These are considered harmful to the server and can result in an instant third strike in extreme cases.
8. Tribes may only have one Titanosaur per tribe, per map. They are not to be bred. Violations of this rule will result in your Titanosaurs being confiscated and destroyed.
9. No fliers are to be used on Aberration. Anyone found using fliers will have the creature confiscated and will receive a strike. Admins may use fliers only in the case of handling players’ tickets and NOT for normal gameplay.

Ark PVP:

1. Rules are simple everything goes don't stop a play from starting out or leaving. That means blocking spawns or obelisks with turrets, pillars, etc or any other method. Spamming or causing the server to be locked down in any way.

 

[David]

Ark Survival Ascended PvE Rules:

Guidelines for Base Building:

1. Server Lag and Resource Blocking:
   
   • Do not intentionally create structures that cause server lag.
   • Prohibited blocking of important resource locations, caves, obelisks, spawn points, or pathways/waterways. All must be accessible without detours.
2. Land Usage and Building Permissions:
   
   • Limit land usage to what you intend to use actively.
   • Obtain permission from neighboring tribes if their base is within 50 foundations, unless allied.
   • No use of pillars and foundations for land reservation.
3. Public Access and Pumps:
   
   • All pumps must be unlocked for public use.
   • "Safety huts" around resource nodes must be unlocked for public access.
4. Base Locations:
   
   • Admins can approve bases on beaches after review.
   • Snow areas are not considered starter zones; easy starter zones are temperate beaches (bottom of the map).
   • Each tribe allowed one larger base and two smaller locations per map.
   • For tribes with 10 or more members, additional base locations can be negotiated with admins based on server capacity and fairness.
5. Decay and Removal:
   
   • Sleeping bags, beds on single foundations, and taming pens demolished after 2 days.
   • Structures and tames cleared after 30 days of inactivity.

Taming and Creatures:

1. Tame Limits:
   
   • Max of 200 tames outside of Soul/Cryopods. For Every 3 Members in your tribe this increases by 200.
   • 2500 tames allowed inside the soul terminal / cryropod storage unit per tribe, with additional 250 slots based on tribe member.
2. Offline Maintenance:
   
   • Structures and tames cleared after 30 days of inactivity. Notify Admins for an extended absence.

Player Interaction and Griefing:

1. Respectful Gameplay:
   
   • No intentional picking up of players or their dinos without permission.
   • No looting of players or causing damage without consent.
2. Tame Placement:
   
   • Tamed creatures to be kept near their tribe’s base. One tame per tribe member at a cave entrance/obelisk.
   • Tames at caves subject to a 7-day removal timer.
3. Wandering and Aggression:
   
   • Setting tames to wander in the wild results in confiscation. Aggressive tames destroyed on sight.
4. Titanosaurs:
   
   • One Titanosaur allowed per tribe, per map. No breeding. Violations result in confiscation and destruction.