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THE PONYTOWN REGIMENTS GUIDEBOOK

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When you’re playing ponytown, there’s a good chance you will come across a group wearing identical outfits who have the same abbreviations in their names. You’ve most likely stumbled upon a regiment! The regiment community is one of the biggest communities in the game, so having at least some general knowledge on them is important. So please pay close attention while I brief you!

What is a regiment? A regiment is any structured organization on Ponytown that hosts organized events in which their members engage in coordinated behaviors and learn various types of skills. There are different types of regiments and every single one is unique and interesting in its own way.

Why are regiments a thing and why do so
many people join them?
The first regiment was the 123rd, created by Akers back in 2019. He had originally made it to be a social experiment but it would grow to be something far more. The 10th was created later that year by Kwang in “opposition” to the 123rd and The Rebels made by Astro would soon follow. These were the original three that set the stage for all the regiments that followed. When the pandemic hit in 2020, the regiment community truly took off. It was a way to connect with others, find structure, and cure their boredom. Regiments have drastically evolved in that period of time, finding new resources and methods of conducting themselves.

Regiments are often misconstrued as uptight, unfriendly, overcritical, exclusionary, and straight up abusive groups who scrutinize and punish their members that they don’t like over every little mistake. However, regiments wouldn’t be so popular if this was true. Regiments are often misunderstood by people outside, and even within, its own community.

The point of a regiment is to provide a fun and safe space to challenge its members. In regiment spaces, you end up developing and improving a lot of skills that will help you in the real world. Regiments teach social skills such as, team-work, self-awareness, and communication. You’ll be encouraged to step out of your comfort zone and when you do, you’ll find that it’s always worth it. You’ll learn that discomfort and difficulty isn’t automatically a bad thing. The more you engage with a regiment, the more you’ll gain confidence in yourself. In a regiment space, you’ll find good company in those who are enlisted with you and you can make lasting relationships with the most unexpected people. Effort, initiative, dedication, and improvement is always rewarded. With every rank you climb, you’ll find a sense of pride in the knowledge that you worked for it all on your own and find fulfillment in the progress you make, both in the regiment and as a person.

You’ll also learn how to be more mindful of others and to take accountability for yourself and your mistakes. Although it sounds scary, it’s an important thing to be able to do. Everyone is going to make mistakes in a regiment setting but regiments actually want you to. When you make a mistake, it might be embarrassing and you might even feel discouraged. But that’s okay! One of the biggest things a regiment will teach you is that one mistake, one miscommunication, one bad decision isn’t the end of the world and you can bounce back from it. The best thing you can do when you make a mistake is earnestly apologize, acknowledge you’ll do better going forward, move on, and follow through with avoiding it. Staff members do not punish, they correct, respectfully and kindly but firmly. They aren’t against you but rather, they’re rooting for you. Staff members want to see their enlisted members improve and they take great pride in watching shy or inexperienced people slowly come into their own.

Regiments can be intimidating at first but if you give it a chance, show up, and let yourself make mistakes, you’ll get the hang of it. Before you know it, you’ll be having the time of your life with a bunch of people that you can celebrate all your progress and accomplishments with.

What are the different types of regiments? There are labels that we can classify regiments and their associated groups under to better help understand how they operate. Despite some of these not being actual regiments, they are all still groups who are often grouped in, heavily associated, and close allies to regiments. While some of these terms are widely accepted by the community, a few were created by myself for the sake of better understanding the divisions. Given the diversity of regimental groups, it’s better to look at these labels like a spectrum rather than a definitive list.

Numbered Regiments Numbered regiments refer to any groups that seek to accurately simulate the practices and procedures of real life militaries. Oftentimes, these groups are directly based off a pre-existing military group or heavily inspired by one. You’ll often see them use actual military slang, ranks, and concepts in their operations. Numbered regiments are usually considered the most “strict’ out of all the regitypes due to their close adherence to militaristic themes and values than any others. Despite many considering them to be a little intimidating, numbered regiments are some of the longest lasting and welcoming groups on the platform.

Armed Regiments Armed regiments are groups who use military concepts that are essential to their operations without accurately replicating real world militaries. Armed regiments utilize military structures, slang, and activities in their regiments, much like how numbered regiments do. However, they often find ways to alter these aspects in order to fit the needs of their specific group. Armed regiments are often based upon entirely fictional concepts that aren’t always grounded in reality. In fact, some armed regiments don’t even refer to their group as a military at all even if they act very similarly to one. However, they still rely on the inherently militaristic elements utilized by numbered regiments that are essential to making their group function.

Civil Regiments Civil regiments are groups who follow the basic principles and framework of regiments but operate without any military aspects. Civil regiments are founded from concepts that have no need for or wouldn’t work with the inclusion of military functionality. So these regiments will often remove the militant parts of common regiment assets so that their group can function more smoothly. Civil regiments might also come up with their own concepts to make up for the things their regiment doesn’t offer or repurpose certain ideas to best fit their regiment. While they are organized similarly to numbered and armed regiments, the practices and systems that are actually implemented into a civil regiment are usually completely unique to their specific group.

Regispecies A regispecies is a species group that has a regiment facet within their operations. Upon joining, members will be asked to create their own species character and submit them along with their uniforms. Oftentimes, the regiment aspect of their group is closely tied in with the lore of their species and their regiment activities are centered around their canon. How much a regispecies will actually lean into its regiment aspect varies from species to species. Some regispecies align more with armed regiments while others align more with civil regiments.

Regiscouts Regiscouts are groups that mix various elements of scout culture and regiment culture into the compositions of their groups. Some regiscouts function more like regiments and some function more like scouts. Regiscouts don’t have any properly defined standards of operation due to the fact that there is such a wide range of combinations that can be made with how heavily they differ. One regiscout can look completely different from another regiscout in terms of how they operate.

Scout Groups Scout groups are structured organizations that host social events that focus on fostering fellowship within their communities. Although scouts are often grouped in with regiments, scouts are widely considered to be their own separate thing due to how much they differ from regiments. Scout groups are based on the youth scout programs that exist in real life. Scout groups focus on fostering socialization within their members and with the overall community. They’re much like civil regiments in the sense of lacking any militant elements. However, they do not prioritize teaching the same values that regiments do and their methods of operation vary drastically. As a result, scouts are generally considered to be much less intense than regiments. Older scout groups also had overall community service as a core value of their operations but modern-day scouts tend to keep any external interactions within just the regiment community.

Speciesscouts A speciesscout is a species group that has a scout facet within their operations. Upon joining, members will be asked to create their own species character and submit them along with their uniforms. Oftentimes, the scout aspect of their group is closely tied in with the lore of their species and their scout activities are centered around their canon. How much a speciesscout will actually lean into its scout aspect varies from group to group.

Delivery Groups A delivery group is an organization that functions as a delivery service to people in the game. The group will usually go around giving gifts, packages, and items to people and groups on the main map. They are much different from regiments and scouts, as this is their only purpose. Although there are not any that exist in the present day and these groups are very one-dimensional anyways, they made lasting associations with groups in the older regiment community enough to be regarded as their own entities.

Idol Groups Idol groups are organizations who engage in activities meant to replicate the exercises and customs practiced by real life idol groups. Idol groups tend to prioritize one specific thing to focus on during their events as opposed to “tasking” structures that are used in regiment and scout events. The most popular feature that idol groups are known for is their dancing. Idol groups come up with complex formations and choreography that is able to be executed in game and “dance” to various songs. They are also much like older scout groups, valuing a heavy focus on public outreach beyond just the regiment community. Many of their events center around doing things to improve their reputations with the general public and connecting with other players that are online during their events.

While these labels are good overviews of the type of regiments you’ll see, the definitions are not concrete. Some use these labels, some don’t. Some groups fit the description of the label it uses, some don’t. Some groups use other labels entirely. How a regiment is defined is ultimately up to its creators.

Important regiment terms for the general player base

- Civi/Civilian - A regiment will refer to anyone not enlisted into their ranks as a “civi” or civilian. Regiments do not interact with people outside of their group during events unless it is for a specific purpose

- Uniform - An outfit worn by the regiment to designate their members. Some may vary based on branch, career, rank, special awards, or custom alterations

- Claim - A specific skin and name you register yourself under within a regiment. Some groups have you state your claim before your uniforms are made while others will register your claim when you submit uniforms

- MWD/K9 - A specialized member in a regiment who roleplays as a Military Working Dog. They have different functions during events than regular members

- Enlisted - The general population of a regiment, usually used to refer to anyone who isn’t staff. This term may also be used to refer to any members who are not MWDs

- Non Commissioned Officer - The members in the lower staff tier of a regiment. Often responsible for hosting events, moderating the group, minor background work, and resolving minor behavioral issues with enlisted members

- Commissioned Officer - The members in the higher staff tier of a regiment. Often responsible for hosting events, moderating the group, important background work, resolving major behavioral and security issues, as well as creating, maintaining, and altering the structure and resources of the group as needed

- Host - A staff member who is in charge of planning and carrying out an event

- Career - An distinctive job offered by a regiment that has specialized abilities and functions during events

- Combat - A fighting system that regiments utilize involving the /roll command on ponytown. Each regiment has their own rules on how combat is conducted

- Formation - A specific pattern that members align themself in to create a shape. Some regiments have their own custom formations

- Lockdown - A temporary place on the map where members of an event will stay for the duration of an event conduct their activities

- Patrol - An event consisting of militaristic activities, tasks, or games as predetermined by the host

- March - An event where members of a group walk around the map in a line or formation. Breaks may be taken for members rest or do an activity

- Recruitment - An event where members of a group go around the map to convince players to join their group

- Catering - A term used to indicate if a regiment is willing to make accommodations for those with touch, crowd, or covering discomforts

- Ally/Alliance - A regiment who is partnered with a certain group is considered an “ally” group. Often used for advertising opportunities and joint events

- Blacklist - A roster that some regiments use to post information about certain dangerous individuals in the community

How do I join a regiment?

Before getting ready to join a regiment, make sure that you have a Discord account and are at least 13 years of age as per Discords’s terms of service.

The best way to get recruited into a regiment is to find a group that’s recruiting at the main safe server docks. Groups who are currently looking for new members will be sending out recruitment messages. These often contain snippets of info about their regiments, what they feature, or what you need to have or do to join. Keep in mind that some regiments have an age minimum and/or an age limit that you need to meet.

Here is a walkthrough of the recruitment process

When you find a group that catches your eye, message one of their members to start a conversation. Make sure that when you’re communicating with a recruiter that you use whispers. Regiments don’t respond to booping or public chats

Especially when you’re first starting out, it’s important to find a group that fits your play style. There are tons and tons of regiments active at any given time and all of them are extremely diverse. Feel free to ask a member to tell you about their regiment or ask them any questions you might have. They’ll be more than happy to assist you and if they’re unable to, they’ll redirect you to another member who can give you the information you need.

If you feel like you want to join, let your recruiter know and they’ll ask you for your discord username. Once you whisper it to them, you’ll have to wait until they send you a friend request. If you don’t receive one immediately, be patient. Some people will friend you right away while others might have to wait until their recruiting session is over.

Nearly every regiment will have you answer a set of questions before you can properly join. Some will allow you to enter the server first and some will only send you the invite link into the server after you’ve answered their questions. Make sure you answer honestly to avoid conflict or consequences later on.

Once you’ve been given an invite into the server or you’ve been verified, most regiments will have a channel that will walk you through how to enlist or a questions channel where you can get assistance from staff members.

Ensure that you read the group’s guidelines thoroughly and look through any information channels that might give you more information about how the group functions. If you decide that the regiment isn’t a good fit, don’t feel pressure to enlist and attend events. There’s no harm in leaving a regiment if it doesn’t feel right for you.

Once you’re in a regiment server, you can also browse through their alliance’s invite links posted in a designated channel. These links will usually include a message giving you some important information about their group. Regiments who host alliances also will often also have a designated representative in their server from each regiment they’re allied with. You can usually message that representative to ask for more information about their group or to ask them any questions you might have

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Pub: 22 Jan 2026 21:29 UTC

Edit: 01 Jun 2026 03:47 UTC

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