I generally hate rules, and for years (severals) this game server didn’t have much, just what felt like common sense. We had crises from time to time but never anything big. And the players usually behave.

But I feel now that I have to make it clear:

• Players using multiple accounts at the same time in a no no. If when I examine the logs I see abuse I might delete the accounts and block the IP addresses involved.
• This server is helpers and bot friendly. Most of the games here are big universes (30000 sectors) and high turn. So I don’t think it’s realistic to play these 1000+ sectors manually. I think that the tradewars universe can be a test bed for innovations in AI.
• Tradewars can be ruthless, don’t forget that it’s a game and that like life it’s not fair. You have a sector with planets with shields, quasars and interdictors? The next day you might have just dust and rock. It’s hard to take it when you have been working on this for months but in the end, it’s still a game.
• I’m not god, I’m not all seeing and all knowing. So if you see something weird that should be dealt with, Leave me a message “HERE”. I’ll try to deal with it in a reasonable time.
• It’s not a democracy. I want to be as fair as the game permits but at the end of the day this game is offered as is.
• Don’t ask for shit. You are coming late in the game and you need colonists or the regen rate is not what you like? tough luck, other players started before you in the game with these settings, it would be unfair to alter the setting during the game. But you would like a game with different settings? Just ask me, if it’s interesting, I might host it.

You don’t like my rules? Go check other place!

there is plenty on:
https://wiki.classictw.com/index.php/Jumpgate_-_All
and
http://www.microblaster.net/Servers.aspx