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Glossary

ROB RUN game terms: from clean money to the Shadow Governor.

Term Meaning
Character level Authority: the only level in the game. See Police and Prison.
Authority Respect in the underworld that comes from a prison sentence. Shown as tattoos. See Police and Prison.
Barter Trading things for Drills, keys and tools behind suspicious doors in Looty Bay. See Barter.
BCoin A currency bought on the exchange with clean money.
Cargo Large loot that you carry in your hands or haul in a trunk. See Cargo and Production.
Clean money Coins in a bank account, obtained by laundering cash. Other players can’t steal them. See Money and Laundering.
Confiscation Seizure of property by the feds; your prison sentence depends on its size.
Cumulative item An item that fills up through actions and becomes more valuable when filled. See Cumulative Items.
Decoder A single-use device for hacking other players’ structures.
Electronic Fuse A module in the security block that raises a structure’s protection.
Holding cell Temporary detention of a Citizen or a cop for traffic offenses.
Larry’s Tree The Black Market Shipment tree: a researched item appears on the laptop. See Larry’s Tree.
Most Wanted The status of a criminal at the third wanted level: everyone in the city can see their location.
Notoriety A criminal’s level from 1 to 5; raises revenue from selling loot and cargo. See Notoriety.
Raid lock A restriction after a base is hacked with a Decoder: temporarily forbids some actions.
Sales Center Where loot is sold in a district; only tenants of that district can sell there.
Shadow Governor The leader of the clan holding Highlands. Collects a cut from all settlements in the state.
Shipment A node of Larry’s Tree that unlocks an item on the Black Market.
Sit-down An auction where the elders pick two clans for a conflict over a business or a district.
State A game server with Looty Bay and the districts around it. After a prison escape, your character ends up in a new state.
Tattoo A mark of authority, inked in prison for the sentence you received. It isn’t lost in a confiscation.
Tier A district’s level from 1 to 3; sets access to Shipments and the selection.
Trade Laptop The Black Market: buying goods from unlocked Shipments for cash.
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