IDSF Cheating Policy

Most of the pilots enlisted in the IDSF are honourable and would not resort to cheating for any reason. However they may always be a few how will (its only human nature). The IDSF has very strict policies in place, designed to deal with this sort of thing. Please review this policy very carefully so you are aware what is acceptable.

Invulnerability and Unlimited Weapons 

Turning on any of the above options is not considered cheating. Please bear in mind that if you do no high scores are possible all scores a reduced to 10% of what they would have been.

Trainers 

Using any external program or trainer that works with the game you are playing is strictly forbidden, as it would give you an unfair advantage.

Editing Missions 

This is also strictly forbidden. You must not use a mission editor or hex editor to change any part of an official IDSF Battle. If the battle you are playing has a bug, which prevents you from completing the mission, you are required to submit a bug report, and if you wish to wait until the Tactical Office corrects that bug. If high scores and the like do not concern you, you may skip the mission (see next section). With all the best intension if you do edit the mission in anyway, you may have created the opportunity to achieve a higher score, and as such have an unfair advantage over everybody else.

Skipping Missions

While it is not against the IDSF Rules to skip one mission there are certain guidelines that have to be followed.  You may only skip a mission if there is a critical bug that stops it from being completed. When you edit the pilot file you must add a 0 as the score for that mission. You must also submit a battle bug report to the Tactical Office. Finally when you submit the Battle to your superior you must mention what mission was skipped and why. If you cannot skip more than one mission in a battle. If any pilot files are rec’d like this no credit will be given. 

Pilot File Editing 

There might be a few of you who are tempted to use a pilot file editor to change some of the scores after playing a battle. Please note that this is easy enough to detect and anyone caught doing so will be referred to the ISB for IDSF Legal proceedings to be taken against them. THERE IS NO REASON TO EDIT A PILOT FILE EXCEPT FOR SKIPPING A MISSION.

Killing Your Own Ships 

While it sometimes you will accidentally shoot down one of your wingmen or allied fighter, it is not feasible to accidentally kill one of your own capital ships and is strictly forbidden.

Sharing Pilot Files  

You are not permitted to share your pilot files with any other pilot in the fleet to enable them to take credit for flying the battle the pilot file is for. Any person caught doing so will be referred to the ISB as well as the person who presented the file to that individual.

Consequences of Cheating 

Any pilot of the IDSF including any member of the Command Staff caught in direct violation of this policy will be referred to the Imperial Security Bureau for prosecution.

Please note that at the current time the Tactical Officer and Imperial Security Bureau Director are in discussion about the penalties that will be incurred.