ROTK is developed by volunteers in their free time. This page presents the people mentioned in the official announcements.
Team members
| Name | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|
| MaszuKa | Co-founder | Launched ROTK with LeBerga on July 17, 2026. Signs the dev updates and many patch notes. X · Twitch |
| LeBerga | Co-founder | Author of the August patch notes (jump, no more trades, vehicle overhaul). ZEmu spells his name "Laberga". |
| Teuf / Teufeurs | Team member | Has published the patch notes since September 13, reviews the anti-cheat and the launcher. The "TEUF" parachute is named after him. |
| Dano | Trusted member | Reviews the anti-cheat and the launcher before each release. |
| ghostkappa | Contributor | Thanked for the Pre-Season 3 assets (v1.3.0). |
| MoonDay, Zey, GucciM, Aieloky | Contributors | Thanked in the September 1 dev update. Roles not detailed. |
"Teuf" (author of the patch notes) and "Teufeurs" (mentioned in the dev updates) are very likely the same person, without written confirmation.
The team's position on Pre-Season 3
On September 18, 2026, Teuf clarified the project's direction: ROTK will not go back to a Pre-Season 3 base, nor to the original H1, even if EG7 (the game's owner) were one day to sell the intellectual property to the team. The goal is to keep the strengths of Z1 Battle Royale, such as its good hitreg, and to offer "our own version of the game" based on community feedback. If the license were ever bought, the team says it would stay focused on the game and not on skins.
Anti-cheat
- September 7, 2026: announcement of a mandatory and closed-source anti-cheat (not open source, so as not to help cheaters), but reviewed before each release by Teufeurs and Dano, who receive its source code.
- September 22, 2026: 234 accounts banned for cheating, including more than 200 in 24 hours, using a simple temporary tool of about thirty lines of code.
- The real anti-cheat is in development, with hardware bans (HWID) to stop cheaters from coming back with a new account.
- An anti-cheat expert has joined the project as a volunteer.
Rules and moderation
| Behavior | Penalty | Announced on |
|---|---|---|
| Cheating | Account ban (hardware ban in preparation) | Sept. 22, 2026 |
| Confirmed stream sniping | Permanent ban | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Racist remarks (including the "N-word"), homophobic remarks, threats, harassment in voice chat | Temporary mic ban (duration and reason given), then a permanent mic ban for repeat offenses, then a game ban if it continues or is serious | Sept. 24, 2026 |
| Deliberately seeking out a streamer to make racist or homophobic remarks | Immediate permanent account ban, without warning | Sept. 24, 2026 |
| Opening a ticket to claim crates or skins | Discord ban | Aug. 27, 2026 |
| Offensive name | Name filtered and reset | Sept. 17, 2026 (v1.3.131) |
The team specifies that trash talk is still allowed: provoking, taunting, teabagging or getting angry in voice chat after a death are not punished. Only racist, homophobic or discriminatory remarks are. To report abuse, contact the staff with a clip if possible.
Community and partners
- Discord: 10,000 members on September 7, 2026, 20,000 on September 18 (join). Since September 17: a channel to share your setup, a "looking-for-mates" forum to find a Duo teammate, and instructions for opening a ticket via rotk.app.
- No money: no donations accepted, no skins sold (reminder of September 24, 2026).
- ZEvent: about €7,000 raised for charities, early September 2026.
- Creator and club skins: TEUF parachute, AKER, Lyon and PSG t-shirts, AKER and KICK sets, Gentle Mates M8 collection, Chowh1 set, Uncat backpack.
- Kick: integration added for an upcoming "Kick Drop"; Return of the King category.
- Streamers: the rotk.app/streamers page offers skins, events and collaborations.
- Moderation: permanent bans after an NSFW photo edit (September 1), then the detailed rules above.
ROTK and ZEmu
| ROTK | ZEmu | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Its own version of H1Z1, on a Z1 Battle Royale base, inspired by Pre-Season 3 | The exact Pre-Season 3 |
| Start | July 17, 2026 | Before ROTK |
| Website | rotk.app | zemu.uk |
Since September 18, 2026, ROTK has clearly stated that it is not a copy of Pre-Season 3 (see the team's position), which partly matches ZEmu's view.
ZEmu's position: no connection with ROTK; criticizes the uncredited reuse of the Project Preseason 3 mod (2021); considers that ROTK is still based on Z1BR. ROTK's position: ZEmu is a serious project, there is no "project war", play whichever one you prefer.