Playing in Vice
The difference between a Vice account and a character
An account belongs to the player; a character is the person you portray. Keep login details separate from your identity inside the story.
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Having a forum account and having a character in game are not the same thing. Your account handles your own website and game activity. Your character is the person whose history, relationships and decisions you portray. Different starting screens therefore ask different questions.
Do not confuse the login name with the character name
Use the game login name shown for your account on the website in SA-MP’s Name field. Remembering a character name does not prove that field is correct. Check your existing account route before creating anything new to solve a login error.
Vice rules restrict account sharing and creating another account while one is active. A friend helping with installation does not need your password. Support can investigate a record without you sharing a password or verification code.
A character is not your entire player identity
Your character does not have to use your real name, profession or life story. A backstory should explain choices in game, not contain personal identity documents. Check the current rules for character limits and options.
Knowledge gained by one character does not automatically transfer to another. Assuming a new character already knows all the old character’s friends and enemies still creates an IC knowledge problem, even when the account is the same.
Which issue belongs where?
Login names, passwords and historical purchases are account matters: use private support for them. Backstory and consistency belong to character applications and roleplay rules. Do not post either issue alongside personal information in public chat.
If you are new, follow the first-steps page. Current application requirements take precedence over this general explanation; this article promises neither a review time nor automatic approval.
Sources and scope
This article was prepared with AI assistance after checking the sources and Vice rules. Example scenes were written for explanation and do not describe actual player incidents. Current server rules and on-screen requirements take precedence.