📜 Codex of the 35+ Darktide Hive


⚔️ 1. Age & Maturity

This hive is built for rejects aged 35 and older. A couple of exceptions may be granted for those close in age who have already shown maturity, kindness, and respect. What matters most is behavior, not birth year.

💀 Act like a child, and you’ll be sent to the nursery, not the battlefield.


🌍 2. Global Community

We are a global hive, with members across many time zones and nations. All are welcome — except Russians, out of respect for post-Soviet and active war-zone members. Time differences mean patience is required; your midnight may be someone else’s dawn.

💀 In the hive, time is relative — but respect is absolute.


🧩 3. Inclusion & Accessibility

Members with disabilities may use mods to aid their play, even if these lean toward “borderline cheating” — for example, enhanced cues for players with hearing loss — as long as they do not violate Fatshark’s TOS. We support accessibility, not exploitation.

💀 Survival is the only stat that matters — and all tools are welcome if they keep you in the fight.


🗣️ 4. Humor & Language

Dark, grim, and even a little dirty humor is fine — provided your squadmates are comfortable with it. Cursing in the heat of the hive is natural (especially when that sniper nails you for the third time, or a trapper blinks out of existence). Just avoid constant complaining — the game screws everyone equally.

No offensive language, hate speech, or cruel jokes. If a line is crossed, handle it with maturity and good manners.

💀 Joke with the squad, not at the squad.


🎓 5. Teaching & Team Spirit

We have veteran players hardened by Havoc runs who are eager to teach and support less experienced rejects. This behavior is encouraged and celebrated. Skill levels differ, but team spirit is everything.

Admins hold the final word in disputes. Excessive complaining, rage quitting for trivial reasons, or repeated negativity will not be tolerated. Bans are rare — but respect and cooperation are expected at all times.

💀 Support beats malevolent sarcasm every time. Pun-intended sarcasm is welcome — when it lifts the squad, not cuts it down.


⏳ 6. Respect the Time of Others

Your time is yours — but respect the time of others. Playing while angry, drunk, stoned, or otherwise impaired may waste your squadmates’ limited hours. Many members only get a few matches in their busy schedules; don’t squander that.

💀 If you play like a hungover Ogryn, don’t expect cheers when the squad wipes.


📹 7. Recording & Streaming

The hive is crawling with enough spies, servoskulls, and Inquisition auditors — don’t add to the paranoia.

Consent first, always. Whether clips, memes, or live streams, you must ask every squadmate for permission.
The legal side:
EU: GDPR protects your likeness and voice. Break it, and you may summon more than daemons — you may summon lawyers.
US: laws differ by state, so our rule is global — ask everyone, every time.
The practical side: Not everyone wants to be in your highlight reel. Respect personal reasons.
Streaming etiquette: Streamers should be transparent — secrecy breeds suspicion, and suspicion brings the Inquisition.
When in doubt, ask. A quick “Hey, mind if I record?” is all it takes. If anyone says no, the matter is closed.

⚠️ Bottom line: Squadmates are allies, not content. Violate this, and you violate trust.

💀 Break this rule, and you’ll be exiled from the squad faster than a Poxburster on sprint mode.


🏆 8. Responsibility, Glory & Scoreboard

Fugged up? Own it, laugh about it, move on.
Glory belongs to the team. Big plays are collective victories.
Credit is gold. Giving shoutouts for Most Valued Plays (MVPs) or clutch rescues is strongly encouraged.
The scoreboard is a tool, not a throne. Numbers are neat, but teamwork is king. Don’t brag, don’t belittle.
Good-willed sarcasm is fine. Pun-intended jabs are fun — but toxic or malevolent sarcasm is not.
No bragging, no talking down. Skill is valued; arrogance is not.
Toxic comments like “skill issue” are banned. Support beats malevolent sarcasm every time.
Blame is boring. The Inquisition is not needed for minor mistakes.
Celebrate the chaos. A good wipe with laughter > a silent victory.

💀 Responsibility for the fug-ups is yours. The glory belongs to the team.


✝️☠️ 9. No Religion, Politics, or Real-World Arguments

This is a gaming hive, not a parliament or chapel. Religion, politics, and real-world controversies are forbidden topics.

Focus on the game.
Respect boundaries.
Keep the peace.

💀 Bring real-world wars into the hive, and you’ll be purged faster than a heretic in a cleansing flame.


💛 10. Kindness & Respect Are Inexhaustible

Kindness is an inexhaustible natural resource. Patience and respect are the hive’s two core values.

Be kind, always.
Be patient — some members only get a few matches.
Respect others’ time.

💀 Fail in kindness, and you’ll fall to the horde before you fall to the enemy.


⚔️ 11. Mutual Respect Above All

The core law of the hive is mutual respect.

Respect decisions: if a squadmate calls for a kick on a toxic rando, honor it.
Zero tolerance for toxicity — from members or randos.
Respect flows both ways.

⚠️ Final warning: Break this rule, and you are out. No redemption arcs, no heroic sacrifices — just exile.

💀 Break mutual respect, and the horde will welcome you faster than we will.


🌐 12. Same Rules for All

It does not matter where you are from, what time zone you play in, or what language you curse the sniper in — the rules are the same for everyone.

No special treatment. No exceptions. No excuses.
Respect, patience, and kindness apply across all borders.
The hive is one squad, not a patchwork of divided factions.

💀 We may come from different planets, but the Emperor of Team Spirit judges us all the same.


🙏 13. Belief & Brotherhood in Battle

In this hive, the only deity acknowledged is the God-Emperor of Mankind (and maybe Sigmar, if he’s in a good mood). Members may carry different religions, philosophies, or none at all — but all are expected to maintain mutual respect at all times.

No pushing of personal beliefs.
No clashes of faith.
Respect your brothers and sisters-in-arms.

💀 We all crack skulls in the same cause — for Sigmar and for the Master of Mankind!
🔥 Final Oath of the Hive

By joining this hive, you swear to uphold its code:

To fight with respect for all squadmates.
To wield kindness as your sharpest blade.
To honor time, trust, and team spirit above all.
To accept responsibility for failure and share glory in victory.
To give credit where credit is due — scoreboard or not.
To banish toxicity, arrogance, and disrespect from the hive.

💀 We are rejects, but together we are strong. Fail the squad, and you walk alone. Honor the squad, and your name lives eternal in the vox.