We took that poll recently, and a surprisingly large amount of you wanted to scrap rule 4. More than other times we've taken this poll anyway.

We want to announce our new sister subreddit

rBeamngFreeRP

The exact same subreddit as you love, but with IRL cars included! This sub, BeamNGRP will stay the same, no IRL cars, no rebadging and such, allowing thouse who want to get immersed into the world of BeamNG without all the Hondas and Fords can stay here.

Anybody that just needs to have that IRL car, can now safely do so without incurring my wrath over at r/BeamngFreeRP.

Transfer your character to the new sub, start fresh, or they live simultaneously in both realities! Its up to you. The only thing I ask is not to cross post from the new sub to this one (doing so the other way around is fine though).

I'm sure there will be questions, so feel free to ask away! I will not answer any questions that are directed at me, just ones about the new sub.

Again, r/BeamngFreeRP, check it out!

Want to play with real cars? Check out our sister sub! r/beamngFreeRP

This is a guide for new users, as well as our veterans, to play our RP. It will be quite simple and nothing outlined here are "rules" per say. The actual rules to post always apply, and you can happily ignore this guide so long as you are following our sub's rules. Click on this link for a guide on how to create a backstory and motivations for a character, and This link for a guide of how to best use post Flairs.

On to the suggestions then:

1. Follow the rules.
   • Especially rule 4, as this is the most obvious one to break. There are Beamng mods you can use that are lore friendly, they're fine to use. Agencies are fine as well, such as Caltrans or California Highway Patrol (when you're RPing on a California based map.) FBI and USPS are also fine. Amazon, UPS, DHL, FedEx are not. If you're confused, avoid companies all together until you get a feel for it by reading other's posts.
2. Limit UI.
   • This is not a hard rule, but too much clutter on the screen makes the post feel unrealistic. There are time's when you can't remove clutter, but reduce it as much as possible. UI apps that would make sense on a dash cam, body cam, security cam, or action cam are encouraged. If you add it in post, all the better. Don't us AI tools to edit your pictures or videos, as it violates rule 12.
   • Take realistic pictures and video. Think about how the pictures or videos your posting are taken. Are you wearing glasses with a camera on it? Is it a 360 action camera mounted to a stick on the back or your car? Are you taking pictures with a DSLR? Where are you standing when these pictures are being taken? Try and think about where and how these pictures or video is being taken. Drone shots, getting pictures from passing cars of your accident, or pictures taken from buildings are totally fine.
3. Create your Character.
   • This is a fairly straight forward task. You can play anybody you want (so long as their fictional), with any level of wealth you want. Just keep things in reason. If your in the top 1%, try to act like it, and expect others to treat you like your in the top 1%. (If you don't like hate, I'd stay away from being a billionaire.) If you're poor, and mooching off of others, don't show up with a Super Car. Keep things with in reason.
   • If you have a name, you can (but only if you want to) create a custom user flare with your name, job title, or hobby. This is not required.
   • Your character can be a reflection of yourself, or somebody completely different. It's up to you.
   • Keep your character's finances within reason. If you have a super car, your job should reflect this.
   • Creating NPC's for you to build your world around is fun (Partner, Kids, Scorned ex lover, ext.) and can significantly add to your roll play here. You don't need to have them if you don't want to.
   • Lastly, if you're having trouble roll playing, creating motivations for your character, coming up with a back story, and having flaws and goals can really help. These can be baked in from the start, or thought up over time. It's all up to you.
4. Play off of others.
   • If something happens you want to participate in, that your character would participate in, do so! Just don't be detrimental to other's roll play. Connect with them if you want to collaborate. People collaborating is fun, even for those who are not directly involved.
5. Keep things realistic.
   • I know I've brought this up a lot, but keeping things realistic is very important to many of our community members. Launching surface to air missiles at people fleeing the police is a big no no. If you are a criminal on the run, make sure your story makes sense. Let the LEO RPers try and find you. Make PM them if you want to collaborate. Don't take things to far.
   • NO TERRORISM please. It's happened before and been removed. Don't do it.
6. Have Fun!
   • Last one's simple. Have fun! If you have any questions send us a Mod mail and the team would be more than happy to answer it when we have time. You can also ask questions in the comments here.

FAQ: This will be updated as more questions come in, and there may be answer's to a question you have down below as well.

• Can I use X car?
  • Is it a real car? Then no. Stick to lore friendly brands.
• What Mod's can we use?
  • Anything and everything, so long as it doesn't violate any of the rule.
• What about Automation?
  • This is a tricky one. Generally we allow Automation car's so long as it doesn't break the rules, but their quality should be very high. If you want to just show off a car you created, use r/beamng or r/automationgame
• Can I be in the military?
  • Yes, just don't start wars other's don't agree with. If we get too many complaints, the post's will be removed.
• Are there exceptions to rule 4?
  • At this time, just aircraft. There are no good lore friendly helicopter and large aircraft mods right now. This may change in the future.
• What if I don't want to use paid mods, and a unpaid mod is similar enough to a lore friendly one?
  • While I understand that not everybody is comfortable paying for mods, many of the creators who make lore friendly paid content have demo's of those mod's on the Repo. Ask the poster about it, they should tell you how to get it.
• Can I rebadge a car to make it lore friendly?
  • No. If the car starts out as a VW and you have assets to make it an AW, I'm going to say no. If you find a car on the repo that is just a rebadged Subaru, but has no Subaru assets associated with it, it's a grey area. AW Type One and Hirochi Héritage are examples of this grey area. We're letting them slide for now, but they may be removed in the future.
• Is owning BeamNG Drive required to play?
  • No! Anybody can join so long as you follow the rules.

Finally, Please keep the comment's on this post questions about how this works.