GFSN WIKI - BUILDING RULES


BUILDING

CHANGES TO THE LAND Hey it's your land and you can do pretty much whatever you want with it, but please use reasonable care to not destroy the nature and beauty of the land. In our system land may change hands MANY times, so please try to keep your land they way you found it, in pristene condition. Yes we want you to build and make it your own, BUT you must do it responsibly so as not to wreck the land or cause lag to others in the area by using excessive lighting or overbuilding and / or making excessive land modifications that destroy the look and feel of a map.

Please build responsibly and be a good steward of the land !

BUILDING'S When players build on their farm land we require that you excercise reasonable care when placing buildings on a map. Here are the rules and they MUST be followed by all players to help keep things running smoothly. NEVER USE THE PLACE ANYWHERE OPTION It is illegal to build on top of another structure, and players can instantly loose their perms to build, be fined 100K, and loose the improperly placed structure if found by a DOT officer on routine server patrol ! Placing buildings within other buildings or clipping another building is a serious issue in terms of server stabilty and we simply do not allow it !

LANDSCAPING Yes it cost money if you would like to landscape your land and you must pay for this as an in game purchase after carefully keeping track of the expenses. If a player chooses to modify his land, it must be done in such a manor as to not decrease the property value by leaving rough or jagged lanscapes that are not compatible with being used for any constructive purpose.

All lanscaping must be performed tastefully and with decorum or you will be forced to correct it your own expense if ops or an admin tells you too. Players are NOT ALLOWED to fill in ponds, lakes rivers, streams or plow them into farmable fields if it is a naturally occurring feature of the map. Please do not destroy the look and feel of a map to make something fit onto your property while building. Please use common sense !

NO BUILDING SHALL COME WITHIN 10 FEET OF ANY ROAD. No, there are no exceptions to this rule. A player should never strip clear any of the trees or bushes in this public easement area. Violators will be fined and made to restore any landscaping deemed innapropriate by ops or other players. The golden rule is that the map looks nice and we all have to look it, so please do not destroy or alter its natural "essence" in a negative way.

TREES. If you want to remove some trees on a lot you own to create a new field or to combine them, then feel free to have at it any time you desire, that is perfectly ok. Please do not cut any trees that are on established roadsides as they are considered part of the map scenery in most cases. Exceptions can be made for lot entrances etc..

IN GAME DECORATIVE TREES Are for decorative purposes ONLY and may not be placed and then harvested for lumber production. Players caught doing this will be fined 25K per tree. Placing trees and NOT PAYING for them is punishable by a fine not to exceed 10K per tree.

RIGHT OF WAY ACCESS If you bought a parcel of land and it has a road (defined as dirt, pavement, mud, wagon trail, or anything else) that was pre exisitng on the map, that is used by another player to access their property it MUST BE MAINTAINED and not blocked or fenced off, if it is the only means of access for the other property owner.

ROADS, NATURAL RIVERS AND FEATURES It goes without saying that players should avoid modifying the natural creeks, rivers and other main asthetic features of the map. Yes it would be nice to put a road directly across that river, and it would shorten your trip greatly, but it would also destroy the map for everyone else both now and in the future. Please dont do this. Natural features are natural features and MUST be respected by players and NOT destroyed or altered. Heavy fines for those who do as well as having to restore the property to original condition. Please dont let this be you !

TRAIN TRACKS Just like roads and that 10 foot easement, ralroad tracks also have minimum easement which must be followed. If you are furtunate enough to have access to train tracks on your land, please be advised that you do not own the tracks, or 6 feet on either side of the tracks.

BUILDING PERMITS Building permits are required for all buildings. When you apply for a building permit this can be for multiple buildings at one time. Please put in the description everything you are building and its lot location. Someone will come along within 24 hours and check on your buildings to make sure they are the correct buildings and that they are placed properly. See the permits section of the wiki for more details.