What the wipe is
In ROB RUN a server is called a state. Sooner or later the feds start an investigation and confiscate everything earned illegally: money, cars, real estate, warehouses with contraband, crypto farms. The game calls it the Federal Raid, players call it the wipe. It ends the seven-day cycle of one particular state — not of the whole game at once.
That is why the hour when new servers open is not the hour of your wipe: your raid comes about seven days after your own server opened. The servers page has a calculator: choose the region and the age of the server, and it shows the estimated raid time.
What is lost and what stays
| Confiscated | Carries over |
|---|---|
| Cash and money on the account | Cosmetics and BCoin |
| Cars | Character name |
| Plots, settlements and buildings | Tutorial progress |
| Weapons, gear and stored loot | Accumulated prison term (authority) |
| Cargo and production | Tattoos |
| Unlocked shipments in this state | Game settings |
Progress is tied to the state: when you move to another state, progress in the current one is lost. The game warns you if the state you chose was created long ago and its players are far ahead.
How property becomes a prison term
The more is confiscated, the longer the sentence — and in ROB RUN the sentence is the reward. The term is your authority: it gives tattoos that cannot be taken away and opens the goods in Larry’s tree that have a “required term” column.
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Starting term | 1 year |
| Added per 500 000 $ of property in the state | +1 year |
| Maximum per state | 40 years |
| Property that gives the maximum | 20 000 000 $ |
| Overall cap | 10 000 years |
The practical conclusion: up to 20 000 000 $ every half a million matters, beyond that the state gives you nothing more. Some goods need a long term: for example, the racing disc requires 75 years, one of the alarm systems 105 years, the police radio 275 years — that is several full cycles.
The last day: a checklist
- Check the estimated raid time for your server in the calculator.
- Do not start long construction or research: it will not pay back before the raid.
- Sell the stored loot and cargo: goods lying in the base count as property, but only what the game values — sold cargo is a sure number.
- Count your property against the 20 000 000 $ threshold: if you are below it, every extra 500 000 $ is one more year.
- If you play with friends, agree in advance which state you all go to next.
You can also surrender to the feds voluntarily at any time: then all your property in the current state is confiscated immediately. This is how players change servers to join friends.
After the raid: escape to a new state
You leave prison through escape points. The escape sends the character to a new state — the nearest one or one chosen from the list — where everything starts again, but with your term, tattoos and cosmetics.
There is one exception. Residents of Highlands, the central district, can move to a new state and keep their property — but that state gathers the strongest players until the next confiscation.
What to do in the first hour of a new cycle is in the beginner guide; a plan for the whole week is in the solo guide.