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# Team Restrictions

> Control which ER:LC teams players can join by enforcing Discord‑based requirements, department checks, and role‑locked access.

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## What are Team Restrictions?

Team Restrictions allow you to control which ER:LC teams players can join based on their Discord roles, departments, or other requirements.\
This ensures only authorised members can access sensitive teams such as Police, Sheriff, Fire/EMS, or DOT - helping maintain realism, and structure.

With this feature, you can lock teams, set minimum player counts, customise alert messages, and enforce department membership automatically.

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## How to use Team Restrictions

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  You can configure **Team Restrictions** from your\
  **ER:LC Integration → API** page, located beneath **AFK Inactivity Checks**.
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### Opening the Team Restrictions Editor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Editor">
    Click **Open Team Restrictions Editor** to view all available ER:LC teams and their configuration options.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a Team">
    Choose the team you want to configure - such as Police, Sheriff, Fire/EMS, or DOT.\
    Each team has its own set of restriction options.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Configuration Options

Each team includes several configurable fields that determine who can join and under what conditions.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Discord Required">
    Enable this to require players to have their Discord account linked and a member of your Discord Server before joining the team.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Required Department">
    Select a department that players must belong to in order to join the team.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Required Roles">
    Choose one or more Discord roles that players must have to join the team.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Alert Message">
    Customise the message shown to players when they are denied access.\
    For example: *“You are being kicked off this team!”*
  </Step>

  <Step title="Minimum Playercount">
    Set the minimum number of players required in the server before the restriction applies.\
    Example: **30 players** - restrictions only activate once the server reaches this threshold.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save Your Changes">
    Click **Save** to apply your restrictions.\
    Changes take effect immediately in your ER:LC server.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<Warning> Some options within this feature require Melonly Plus. You can find out more about what Plus offers [**here**](https://melonly.xyz/plus?referer=page_header_pc). </Warning>

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