Hello,

With all the launcher and script updates that have happened, we realized that unofficial factions were somewhat left in the dark. With the launcher whitelisted mods and server-sided alliance skins and arrows, we realized that we were making things harder especially for unofficial factions to recognize their allies. Whilst we could've done something that would allow e.g. teams to be connected to alliances, we've opted for something different...


Recognized Unofficials.

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Having an unofficial faction on IM-RP can be a long grind, and we know it can be demotivating that you're putting in effort without getting direct feedback for a long time. That's why, along with the aforementioned reasons, we've decided to create a system to enhance the lives of unofficial factions. Not only to aid you and your allies to better identify one another during gameplay, but also to reward unofficial factions for the effort they've put in so far.


The updated /factions command, including an example unofficial called "Banfield Syndicate"

Upon becoming a recognized unofficial faction, you will be a faction. However, there are some big differences. Unofficial factions won't be given a HQ or Warehouse, nor will their t0's or t1's be given snipers. They won't have access to runs and will only have 1 reserved faction skin. They won't gain f-points and can't take turfs either. They will have the ability to join alliances, /fbk, have their own f-bank and set/change their radio frequency. They will also be given 10 vehicle slots.

Upon becoming a recognized unofficial, the illegal faction management will also start enforcing faction standards on your unofficial. You'll have to abide the same rules as official factions, and will be given access to the faction leader section to keep yourselves up to date.

Hello!

We have decided to bring back the old school version of the Christmas Giftbox event where players have to compete for giftboxes scattered across San Andreas. A maximum of 5 can be spawned at a time allowing the player the opportunity to seek out a different giftbox at a different location to make sure they snatch it before somebody else does. You can locate the closest giftbox by using /giftbox or to view all of them you can use /giftboxes.

You will also receive various rewards ranging from Money to a personally owned Custom Vehicle for the lucky players out there. There is also a chance of receiving a Secret Voucher which at the end of the event we will add up and calculate who has the most. The player with the most vouches will receive a unique Christmas themed vehicle and a personalized/unique custom skin. A total list of rewards a player can receive will be as followed:

Money, Materials, Fortune Spins, Secret Voucher, Racing Tickets, Ecstasy, Meth, Pyridine Hydrochloride, Name/Number change
Vehicle (scrapable), Vehicle Claim, Permanent House Slot, Custom Plate, Euro Balance
Custom Vehicles, maybe that super rare BMW M5 or Dodge Charger will be yours!

Additionally, we have adjusted the giftbox cooldown time for the following:
Regular = 7 minutes.
Premium = 6 minutes.
Starter & Enthusiast = 5 minutes.
Addict = 4 minutes.

We hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas and good luck hunting!

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RESULTS: Top 10 secret vouchers:

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- Wu_Feng: 25
- Lu_Feng: 20
- Richard_Sambo: 19
- Giuseppe_Marchese: 18
- Jin_Tian: 16
- Dean_Henderson: 15
- Nsah_Badman: 14
- Rondon_Audebert: 12
- Dai_Jie: 12
- Ngi_Sheng: 11

To celebrate Halloween, IM:RP will be running its annual Halloween event from Friday the 25th of October at 06:00 server-time until Monday the 4th of November at 05:00 server-time. This is a great time to enjoy some special events, play some unique activities, earn some rewards, and hopefully even defeat the pumpkin boss!

Awards
This year, we're excited to introduce awards for our event! If you win one of these prestigious honors, your name and character will be immortalized as a statue in Los Santos. Additionally, the top 10 players in each category will receive a permanent profile badge and in-game currency, while the leading faction will be awarded 5,000 f-points.

The awards categories include:
* Most candies earned by an individual player
* Most candies earned by a faction
* Most damage dealt to Halloween bosses by an individual player

Please keep in mind that bonus candies will not be counted toward these awards.

Pumpkin boss
A powerful monster will be roaming San Andreas, so don’t underestimate it—defeating this beast will require teamwork from many players. However, if you succeed, you'll receive a share of 2,000 candies based on the damage you inflict!

The boss will spawn at every paytime, and the location will be announced in the chat.



Candies
You will earn candies simply by playing the game, or participating in the trick-or-treating events by typing /tot.

Candies	Activity
10	Earning paytime
50	Winning in the state lottery
30	Finishing the race in 1st
20	Finishing the race in 2nd
10	Finishing the race in 3rd
5	Harvesting a pumpkin
30	Trick or treating: Finding the pumpkin
30	Trick or treating: Finding your buddy
30	Trick or treating: Killing yourself
30	Trick or treating: Finding a giftbox
Max 500	Defeating the pumpkin boss (depending on how much damage you did)

Based on the current values, the event is already guaranteed to spawn $1.2 billion in-game money, which is on top of the awards section mentioned above. We will be adjusting some of these candy amounts as the event progresses based on player feedback.

Rewards
You can redeem your candies by typing /candy next to the LS main bank. For this year, it works slightly differently, since you can pick the exact item you would like without having to get lucky. But if you still would like to take a chance, you can buy any of the boxes to get a random item that might be worth more than what you paid for!

Candies	Item
100	Tiny surprise box (random item worth between 25 and 500 candies)
750	Small surprise box (random item worth between 500 and 1,000 candies)
1,400	Medium surprise box (random item worth between 1,000 and 2,000 candies)
2,600	Large surprise box (random item worth between 2,000 and 3,500 candies)
31,000	XXL surprise box (random item worth between 17,000 and 50,000 candies)
25	Pumpkin hat
50	Racing Ticket
100	$100,000 in-game money
200	2x Daily Spins
400	Creepy mask
500	$500,000 in-game money
600	10,000x Materials
800	10x Cannabis
1,000	$1,000,000 in-game money
1,500	Namechange
1,500	Numberchange
1,600	10x Cocaine
2,000	$2,000,000 in-game money
2,500	10x Ecstasy
3,500	10x Heroin
17,000	Vehicle claim
25,000	House claim
50,000	10 EUR balance

Premium bonus
Premium members will get a bonus on all the candy that they earn, ranging from 10% all the way up to a 50% bonus!

Premium Plan	Bonus
Premium only	10%
Starter	30%
Enthusiast	40%
Addict	50%

If you aren't a premium member yet, you can do so here.