Rules

Playing on Spire Survival means you agree

By joining our Discord or playing on our servers you agree to follow every rule on this page. You're responsible for knowing them. “I didn't know” doesn't take a strike off.

Rules can change

• Rules can be updated at any time. Changes are announced in the announcements channel or our Website's Home page -> update Panel!
• If you keep playing, you've accepted the latest version.

Not sure? Ask first

• If the rules don't mention something, that doesn't make it allowed.
• Open a ticket in the tickets channel before you do it.

How to report a rule break

• Record it: an F2 replay and/or screenshots, with names and IDs visible.
• Open a ticket in the tickets channel with a short what / when / who. Staff will review it.

Zero tolerance Rules

There no forgiveness for these rules. Expect an immediate Permanent Ban.

Cheats, exploits, bugs & Hacks.

• Using or abusing in-game bugs and unintended mechanics is not allowed.
• That includes any bugs, cheats and hacks.

Loophole Exploiting

• Exploiting the rules or finding “loopholes” to get around them will get you banned.

Hate, discrimination and Racism.

• Hateful content (racism, sexism, homophobia and the like) is not tolerated anywhere in our community weather in game, in Discord or in voice.

Ban evasion

• Coming back on an Alt account to avoid a ban or a punishment.

Bans given under this section are permanent and can't be appealed.

General rules

For everyone, on every dinosaur, in game and in Discord.

English only in public chats

• Public chats (Discord and global chat) are English only.
• Local chat in another language is fine only if everyone involved understands it.
• If someone who doesn't speak it joins the conversation, switch to English straight away.

Basic respect

• No harassment, bullying, baiting or excessive toxicity.
• Keep arguments out of public spaces. If there's a problem, open a ticket in the tickets channel.

Teammate griefing (betrayal)

• Do not join with other players just to kill them.
• That goes for your own species and for any mixed group you're allowed to be in.

Third-party fights

• You may jump into a fight that involves your own species, on either side.
• You may notthird-party (jump into) a fight between other species that doesn't involve your own species.

Location sharing

• You may share your own location.
• You may not share someone else's location without their consent in any chat.

Nest griefing

• Getting nested in just to kill others or destroying the nest is not allowed.

Body denial

• You may not use cliffs, deep water or anything else to kill yourself and deny your body.
• Water species are exempt.

Combat logging

• Logging out | Parking | Slaying during combat, actively getting pursued or while you're being hunted is not allowed and will have consequences.

Revenge killing

• Do not respawn with the intent to hunt the same player who killed you.
• Theres a 30 minutes cooldown before you are allowed to kill the same person.
• If you spawn in the same area again, leave the area to avoid such circumstances.

Don't DM or tag staff to ask for Favors | Perks

• Use appropriate channels and commands If you need assistance.
• Staff won't grant unlocks, grows or similar advantages on request.

Bot commands during combat

• Using the store, the redeem bot or teleport commands during combat, or to escape, is not allowed.

Combat Engagement

• Combat begins when one party intends to kill and initiates a chase, or when both parties are actively trading blows.
• Combat does not end until one party dies or both parties disengage.
• Laying down for more than 5 minutes counts as disengaging from combat.
• Exceeding the allowed engagement time may result in Overpacking or Mixpacking strikes.

Herbivore rules

These rules are for herbivores only.

No Alliance with Carnivores

• Herbivores are not allowed to ally, assist or group with carnivores. There are No exceptions.

Mixed herds

• Herbivores may roam with other herbivore species: max 3 different species and max 10 dinosaurs in the whole herd. (Dinos under 50% Do not count towrards pack limits)
• Every species in the herd still has to stay inside its own pack limit.
• Omnivores travelling with the herd count towards both numbers.

A herd of just one species isn't a mixed herd. It simply uses that species' pack limit.

Carnivore rules

These rules are for Carnivores Only.

Cannibalism

• You're allowed to hunt and eat your own species.
• But you can't group up with someone and then kill them.

No mixpacking

• Carnivores are not allowed to group with other Carnivore species or Herbivores.
• Stick to your own species Only.
• Carnivores may follow other Species Carnivores, that are bigger than them to scavenge from their Hunts/food but may not help/assist them in combats or fights.

Omnivore rules

These Rules are for Omnivores only.

Beipiaosaurus

• May group or ally with Deinos and Pteranodons only.

Gallimimus

• May only group or ally with herbivores.
• May never group with carnivores, under any circumstance.

Pack limits

Pack limits for most species are as per game group size allowance!

Pteranodons

They have no pack limits and can have flock size of any amount of Pteranodons.

Troodons

They have no pack limits and can have Haram(Group) size consisting of any amount.

Stay inside your species limit

• Limits apply at all times, including while travelling and in combat.
• Your group can never be bigger than the limit for your species or stated otherwise in the Rules.

Nesting & juveniles

• You may Nest freely inside your species limit.
• Juveniles do not count towards the group limit until they reach 50% growth.