ROB RUN Decoder Guide: How to Get One and Raid Bases
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Quick answer
- A Decoder is a single-use device for breaking into another player’s building.
- Use it on the building’s Security System. It lowers the defense level until the building opens.
- The basic Decoder can be bartered at the Suspicious Door in Lenny’s Motel.
- More Fuses in the target’s Security System means you need more Decoders.
- Access is temporary: the owner can repair the system and lock you out.
Raid tools at a glance
How to raid a base with a Decoder
- Get Decoders.Barter for the basic Decoder at the Suspicious Door in Lenny’s Motel. Bring several: one is rarely enough against a defended base.
- Travel to a settlement.Other players’ bases are in desert settlements. There are no police outside Looty Bay.
- Find the Security System.Every structure (house, garage, outbuilding) has its own security block with its own protection.
- Use the Decoder on it.Each Decoder reduces the defense level by its breaching amount. Keep going until it breaks.
- Move fast.A breach opens all of that building’s doors, gates and windows for a limited time. The owner can repair the system and lock you out.
- Open storage.Protected safes and cargo racks need a Master Key.
- Get out alive.If you die in a settlement you lose your equipment and everything in your bag.
How to get a Decoder
The basic Decoder’s item text says it can be bartered. Bartering happens at the Suspicious Door in Lenny’s Motel, where you trade things you’ve found for heist gear such as drills, keys and other tools.
- Go to Lenny’s Motel (the hub on the global map). It’s a safe zone: no weapons.
- Find the Suspicious Door and check what it wants in exchange.
- Bring the items it asks for, then trade.
Tip: Lenny’s Motel is also where you can cash out chips and meet other players, so it’s worth a stop before every raid.
How base defense works
- Every structure has a base level of defense, even with no fuses.
- The more fuses in the security box, the more Decoders a raider needs.
- Fuses are not destroyed by a breach. After the owner repairs the block, protection is back.
- Each building is protected separately, so breaching the garage doesn’t open the house.
What the raid block does
Breaching with a Decoder starts a raid block on the base. While it’s active, some actions are switched off there.
- The owner can’t relocate the plot until the timer ends.
- Unlocking new Black Market shipments at that base is paused.
- Some items can’t be used during the block.
How to protect your own base
- Fill your Security System slots with Fuses on every building, not only the house.
- Add an alarm so you (or your clan) know the moment a breach starts.
- Repair a breached system quickly to lock raiders out.
- Close your front door when you leave. The game reminds you for a reason.
- Launder cash into your bank account: banked money can’t be stolen in a raid.
Evicting a player
An Eviction Right removes a player from their plot and takes their assets on it. You keep a share. It’s applied to the Plot Plan, and it only works after you have hacked all security systems on that base.
What we haven’t confirmed
- Exactly what the Suspicious Door asks for in exchange for a Decoder.
- How much defense each Decoder tier removes, and how much each Fuse adds.
- How long a breach or raid block lasts.
We only publish what the game or Kefir states. Exact prices and spawn spots change between patches, so we leave them out until we can verify them.
Before the next wipe
Every ROB RUN server wipes seven days after it opened: plots, bases, weapons and cash are converted into jail time. See when your server wipes.
Frequently asked questions
How do you get a decoder in ROB RUN?
The basic Decoder can be bartered. Go to Lenny’s Motel, find the Suspicious Door and trade the items it asks for. The Suspicious Door is where the game hands out heist gear such as drills, keys and tools.
What does a decoder do in ROB RUN?
It breaks into other players’ buildings. You use it on a building’s Security System and it lowers the defense level. Each Decoder is used up when you use it.
How many decoders do I need to raid a base?
It depends on the target. Every building has a base defense level, and each Fuse the owner installs raises it, so a well-defended base needs more Decoders. Bring spares.
How do I raid bases in ROB RUN?
Travel to a settlement, use Decoders on a building’s Security System until it breaks, then loot quickly. The breach is temporary, and the owner can repair the system to lock you out. A Master Key opens protected safes and racks.
How do I stop my base being raided?
Put Fuses in the Security System slots of every building, add an Alarm System or Clan Alarm, and repair the system as soon as it’s breached. Keep your money laundered in the bank, where it can’t be stolen.
Do fuses break when my base is raided?
No. Fuses stay in place after a breach. Once you repair the security block, its protection is restored.