ROB RUN heists & Notoriety

How to run a heist

1. Scout as a CivilianBefore masking up, study the building and your getaway route. Civilians can explore safely.
2. Park for the exitYour vehicle is your escape. Plan the route out of the city before you commit.
3. Mask upPutting on a mask makes you a Criminal. From now on, cops and other Criminals can attack you.
4. Control the roomKeep the staff at gunpoint so they don’t raise the alarm, and avoid tripping alarms that bring the whole precinct.
5. Split the jobsWith a crew, one breaks in, one hauls loot, one gives cover.
6. Leave the cityOnly leaving Looty Bay clears Criminal status. If you’re cornered, surrendering keeps your equipped gear.

Sources: Official Dev post Dev post Official

Masks and Criminal status

You only become a Criminal when you put on a mask. Before that you can explore the city, check out a target and work out escape routes. Dev post Once masked, the Police and other Criminals can attack you. Kefir says the only way to clear Criminal status is to leave the city. Official

Alarms, staff and stealth

• Some places can be cleaned out without a fuss: disable the alarms and intimidate the workers. Dev post
• Keep staff at gunpoint so they don’t raise the alarm. Official
• Kefir rewards players who read the map, plan routes, use lockpicks and avoid alarms “that can bring the whole precinct down on them”, especially lone wolves. Dev post
• A clean run still isn’t safe: rival Criminals may hit the same spot, or a patrol may drive past. Dev post

Players add: don’t break glass, hack alarm panels, break cameras, and read each key’s description to see which door it opens. Unconfirmed by Kefir. Players

Notoriety

A heist streak during one visit raises your Notoriety level. Higher Notoriety brings better fence deals, better loot, higher payout rates and more perks, and the risk scales with it. Official Dev post Solo players and duos start with a higher Notoriety level to help them stand up to police squads and full crews. Official

Targets: from corner stores to vaults

Looty Bay runs from small corner stores and jewelry shops up to bank vaults and police armories. Depending on your gear, keys and prep, the same place can pay pocket change or a fortune. Dev post Loot can include gear, vehicle keys, weapon mods, keys to locked rooms, structure blueprints and even land deeds, but cash and valuables are always the main prize. Dev post

See how the city fits into the wider world on the ROB RUN map page. Places players have mapped so far (names only; loot and requirements change with patches): Players

• Art Gallery
• Bunker
• Convenience stores
• Cottages & Elite Cottage
• Electronics stores
• Equipment stores (East, West)
• Gas Station
• Grand Hotel
• Gun shops (East, West)
• Hangar
• Hospital
• Jewelry stores (East, West)
• Lair
• Looty Bay Bank
• Noble’s Mansion
• Ocean Breeze Café
• Pharmacies
• Police Station
• Reef Hotel
• Rusty Burgers Café
• Seasons Hotel
• Strip Club

The bank, the police station and big scores

Kefir has not published a walkthrough for the Looty Bay Bank vault or the police armory. What’s confirmed: they’re the high-value targets, and gear, keys and prep decide the payout. Dev post Two high-end items changed on Nov 4: the Fabergé Egg cracks faster, and a glass cutter now costs more tablets to trade for. Patch Big jobs pull more cops. With Notoriety rising and real players responding, bring a full party of three. Official Dev post

If it goes wrong

Sources: Official Official Official Dev post. More on cops, surrender and jail time.