ROB RUN Beginner Guide: What to Do First

The five things every new player needs

A maskPutting it on makes you a Criminal. That’s when death starts to cost you.

The FenceBuys stolen goods for cash. Pays more as your Notoriety grows.

A land plotYour base. Unlocks the Black Market, laundering, cars and workbenches.

A carRent one free at your base until you own one. The trunk carries cargo.

A bank accountLaundered money is safe from thieves. Cash in your pockets is not.

Your first session, step by step

1. Check your server’s lifetime.On the main menu, bottom right above RUN. Low is good: the server wipes at 7 days. See every server’s wipe time.
2. Get friends onto the same server first.Party invites don’t work across servers. How to switch servers.
3. Walk around Looty Bay without a mask.As a Civilian, dying in the city costs you nothing. Learn the streets, shops and exits.
4. Put on a mask and do a small job.Grab loot, avoid cameras and workers, and leave the city. You only keep it if you get out alive.
5. Sell to the Fence.Stolen goods become cash. All the ways to make money.
6. Rent a land plot.It gives you a base, the Black Market and cash laundering. Plots and houses explained.
7. Rent a car at your base.Use the Parking Terminal or Key Locker. Car guide.
8. Open a bank account and launder your cash.Banked money can’t be stolen from your base. Bank account guide.

Pick a path: Civilian, Criminal or Cop

You choose a role each time you enter Looty Bay. You can change next time, so try all three.

Tip: In a party, everyone in Looty Bay has to be in the same role. Agree before you enter. More in the roles guide and the cop guide.

Your first crimes: stay alive

• Workers call the police when they see a Criminal. Aim at them to stop it.
• Break cameras before they trigger the alarm.
• Some buildings have an electrical panel you can breach to disable cameras and the alarm.
• Hide in bushes, cabinets or dumpsters. You and your name become invisible.
• Hurting Civilians puts a bounty on you and shows your position to every player.
• A knocked-out teammate can be revived before the timer runs out.

Watch out: Getting knocked out damages your equipment. Dying as a Criminal loses everything you’re carrying. Leave while you’re ahead.

Turn loot into money

• The Fence buys stolen goods. What you get depends on your Notoriety level and the value of the loot.
• Cargo can be sold in Looty Bay or opened at home on a Cargo Workbench. Cargo guide.
• Drawing a weapon makes you drop the cargo you’re carrying.
• Police can confiscate a Criminal’s bag and cargo.

Tip: Keys you find in the city open locked doors and safes with better loot. See every key and what it opens.

Get a base, then a car

Renting a land plot is the turning point of a run. The game lists three benefits:

GarageA parking place plus room for extra storage.

First Aid CabinetHeals you and lets you respawn at your base if you die in your settlement.

Electronic FuseSlows down raiders. See the decoder and raiding guide.

• Your own plot, where you can place structures.
• Access to the Black Market and cash laundering.
• The ability to buy personal vehicles and workbenches.

Watch out: Close your front door when you leave. The world keeps running while you’re offline: cash keeps laundering, and bases keep getting raided.

Plan around the 7-day wipe

• Every server wipes 7 days after it opened, then closes.
• Plots, bases, weapons and cash are converted into jail time and authority.
• You keep cosmetics, your name, tutorial progress, settings and jail time.
• Starting on a fresh server gives you the full seven days.

Tip: Check when new servers open, and what to expect after a server reset.