# Rule Number 1 explained

**URL:** https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/rule-number-1-explained/15677
**Category:** 📰 HWS Announcements
**Tags:** rules, exploit
**Created:** [November 22, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/rule-number-1-explained/15677 "2018-11-22T18:41:49Z")
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### Author: ![RexXxuS](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/user_avatar/forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/rexxxus/32/24823_2.png) [@RexXxuS](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/u/RexXxuS)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/rule-number-1-explained/15677/1 "2018-11-22T18:41:49Z")

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Hi HWS Community,

because I got messaged the whole day from russians and how crazy I am and that they will leave HWS because of that, I want to explain to you what happened.

Background Story:

Yesterday our new limits got released ( [HWS Survey III | Please help us to improve HWS | Mid season patch | Part 2](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/hws-survey-iii-please-help-us-to-improve-hws-mid-season-patch-part-2/15555) )  
Everyone had **7**  **days** to adapt to them.  
However OPG, RED & Co however had so many structures **still** after 5PM ( [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/393730151864598528/515230844625879072/unknown.png](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/393730151864598528/515230844625879072/unknown.png) )  
that they decided to circumvent / exploit our limit system by changing 6 ships to public _inside_ their EGS Bunker. (breaking our rule 4.1.4 - hence they got removed.)

Additionally at that day, once again some OPG etc. players attacked the GCG/AAA EGS Bunker and again, even with opened doors they couldn’t resist to exploit a so called “hitscan” logic.

If shots are slightly going through walls, all is ok. It’s Alpha.

But if you abuse your ship position in such a way, that turrets can’t target you anymore but you can kill them, it’s called exploit by definition and not allowed on HWS!  
_(not even speaking of the rule breach to NOT have reported that to us earlier)_

In that consequence I banned the player Геркулес until this bug is fixed.  
I reported it to Eleon already.

I spent also 1+ hour to really show you what is going on:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JrDl-d92Dk0/maxresdefault.jpg "Empyrion QA | Hitscan exploit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrDl-d92Dk0)

After all that, I got from one russian player a message:

> I’m sorry but you’re wrong, for which the player banned? This is a glitch of the game, and not cheating, repair the game instead of distributing bans

I really want to address this to some russian players because it is not the first time I hear this:

I **CAN’T** repair the game but I **report** every single glitch, exploit, bug etc. to Eleon, so _they_ can repair the game.  
It does not mean though, that YOU can abuse this glitch, exploit, etc. in the meantime!  
You have a very horrible mindset and please respect our rules or leave HWS!

 ![image](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e0e15ae6622cdd2bfdb4be9669102717b798349d.jpeg)

That being said, I hope you understand my decision and focus on fair play!

RexXxuS

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### Author: ![RexXxuS](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/user_avatar/forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/rexxxus/32/24823_2.png) [@RexXxuS](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/u/RexXxuS)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/rule-number-1-explained/15677/3 "2018-11-22T18:42:04Z")

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