General / Game Setup

• Maps: Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok
• Game Mode: TPP
• Team Size: 4 players
• Roster Size: 6 players (4 Starters and up to 2 Substitute)
• Number of Teams per Tournament Game: 16
• Advanced Settings: Only applicable to any rooms that are manually created by Tournament Organizer. Advanced settings are set to default with exceptions lined out (Please refer to the attached Online Ruleset PDF)
• Flare Gun: Off
• Red Zone: Off
  • Erangel and Miramar map follows PC Parameters
  • Sanhok Match Parameter set safezone 1 display time to 60s

• Tablets or iPads are banned from usage. Trigger clickers, and smartphone settings that mimics the trigger functions (example: ROG Phone II Airtrigger, Nubia Red Magic 3 Air Trigger, and other phones with similar functions) are not allowed to be used.
• Handheld devices must use the settings specified by the Tournament Organizer prior to the Tournament. During a Tournament Game, players shall not make any adjustment to the framerate without permission from Tournament Organizer.

• Players can choose 4G, 5G, WIFI, wired network and other network connection methods to compete. In the Online Event, players need to take responsibility for their internet. The Tournament Organizer will have test matches, players can report any internet issues during the test matches.
• Internet speed must be sufficient to both support the tournament gameplay and also the player stream or video cam.

• Pauses: No pauses will be permitted during Tournament play for any reason.
• Remaking or Replaying Tournament Games: ACS Officials should be notified of any technical malfunction or other emergency immediately. Tournament Games shall be remade only pursuant to the request of the Tournament Organizer. The Tournament Organizer may remake a Tournament Game under the following circumstances:
  • Situation where the Tournament Organizer thinks that there is an unfair gaming environment.
  • Situation where the Tournament Organizer decides that the game cannot be continued normally due to a technical difficulty. Exceptions include a player's personal mistake, personal Internet connection problem, and
  • Situation where the lobby settings is not following the tournament settings
  • Situation where 1 or more of the players cannot connect to the Tournament Game before the departure of the starting plane; and
  • Additionally, when there is a disconnection like the situations below, there may be a rematch decided by the organizers after at least three reconnect tries.
    • Situation where there is a problem with the devices (phone or broadcasting devices) provided by the organizer
    • Situation where it is impossible to connect due to a problem with game server or host network service.
    • In case of a fire, power outage or an accidental disaster.

• Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is an extreme situation, such as a critical bug affecting three or more players, the Tournament Organizer will make a judgement as to how to proceed based on the facts and circumstances existing at the time. There may be circumstances in which a Tournament must proceed, even if three or more players are facing extreme circumstances or critical bugs which might otherwise justify a remake of a Tournament Game and even if the affected players are not at fault in any way.
• In making a determination to proceed with the Tournament or order the remake of a Tournament Game, ACS Officials will use their best judgement and may consider, among other factors, the game progress time and whether the player making the report delayed in making such a report. Players that submit false or misleading reports will be subject to disqualification for cheating.
• If a player is unable to compete in a Tournament Game for any reason (even if the inability to compete is not due to any fault or wrongdoing by the player), and ACS Officials decide not to remake the Tournament Game, competition should resume as normal, with the affected Team continuing to play without the affected player. If a player who has been disconnected or has otherwise experienced an extreme circumstance or critical bug is able to rejoin the game in progress, he or shall be permitted to do so.

• Rules of No Restart: Games may still be remade after the 3-minute mark, based on exceptional circumstances and as decided by ACS Officials. However, games will not be remade starting from:
  • For Sanhok: 7th circle onwards
  • For Miramar: 7th circle onwards
  • For Erangel: 7th circle onwards
• Force Majeure Situation: In the case of the event cannot be continued due to force majeure occur, and the following conditions below are fulfilled, the Tournament Organizer will calculate the points according to the scheme stipulated in advance, and will not organize the resumption of the competition:
  • Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok: the competition enters the 7th stage;
  Examples of force majeure situations:
  • Flood, fire, war, terrorist acts, power outages or other disasters that affect the host, causing the room to be ended prematurely while the game is still unfinished.
  • Pandemic situations, or pandemic related Government orders that may affect the ACS Officials, the Organizer and/or the players that will majorly impact the tournament operations that will result in postponement of the event.
  • Players involved with accidental injuries that may result in critical injuries, permanent disability or death. This must be accompanied by a certified professional medical diagnosis or report.
• Score Scheme for Force Majeure Situations:
  • Remaining Teams: ① Remaining teams obtain the survival points equally; ② Kill points of the game; ③ 1 point per 1 surviving player in a team. Points for that set = ① + ② + ③, with the final points rounded to an integer when it meets a decimal.
  • Eliminated Teams: Points for that set = rank points from elimination + kill points

• Possible Compensation Points.
  • In situations where a player/team cannot reconnect to the game or are unable to play the game due to a critical bug, hardware, network or location issue on the Tournament Organizer’s side during a round. Compensation points are only applicable for Online Events.
  • The affected player will need to provide proof of the critical bug affecting their gameplay to the Tournament Organizer and ACS Officials. If the situation is judged by the Tournament Organizer and ACS Officials to be eligible for compensation points, 2 points maximum will be awarded to a player that is affected by the bug as mentioned below.
  • Compensation points are only awarded for a player that has reported the parachute bug affecting them, causing them tobe pulled back up to the sky and gets killed by an enemy team during the second landing, or within 60 seconds upon the second landing.
  • The affected player must report to the ACS Crew within 3 minutes after the character is killed, and submit the recording file of the game screen within 30 minutes after the final match of the day. No compensation points will be granted without the in game recording, unless it can be confirmed in another alternative way. These points will only be awarded if the team or players affected agreed to not remake the game because of this bug before the 3 minutes in game timer is up.
• Non-Compensated Scenarios.
  • If the problem is caused by the player’s personal device or player’s Internet.
  • If the problem is solved and the player is able to participate and end the round normally.
  • Circumstances under which a player intentionally caused a problem. If found with evidence, the player will be immediately punished according to the sanctions stated in clause 6.4 (In the player Handbook)
  • Microphone bug
  • Blackouts that affect the player’s network and device
  • Vehicle bugs

• All players of the Team that are playing in the ACS Series Season 1 are required to stream their face camera privately or unlisted through any streaming platform that offers a private streaming option. The stream will need to have the audio in it. These stream links are to be submitted to the Tournament Organizer prior to the start of the official Tournament Games. These streams have to be saved and may not be deleted without prior approval from the Tournament Organizer.
• Streaming Requirements: All players are required to have:
  • • Secondary Camera (Phone or Webcam, or other recording device)
    • Microphone
    • Computer/Laptop (optional)
  Players should also ensure that their Internet connection is sufficient to handle both the stream and tournament gameplay.
• Streaming Guidelines
  • Players are to wear ACS provided T-shirt in the stream
  • Players are not allowed to interact face to face with other people excluding their teammates while the match is ongoing until all the players of the team are eliminated, except for sudden physical emergencies.
  • Eliminated players are not allowed to open the official tournament stream while their team is still in the game.
  • Players have to ensure that their stream has no issues and submit the stream link to ACS Crew before the start of the tournament day.
  • Players are to show their phone screen to the camera when they enter the lobby and are in their respective slot.
  • Players are not allowed to leave the stream until the team is eliminated in that game. If they need to leave the camera, they will need to request approval from the ACS Crew.
• Stream Setup
  • Players can choose to stream either at their own personal Facebook privately, whitelisting the ACS Crew, or stream at Youtube in unlisted mode, or any other streaming platform that allows private streaming.
  • The camera should be fixed at an angle where the player’s face and tournament device can clearly be seen. In the case of multiple players are in the view of a single camera, ensure all the players can be seen in the stream.
  • Players may be expected to arrange their seating according to the Organizer’s specifications, and are expected to keep the arrangements until the end of the Tournament.