To change servers in ROB RUN, open the global map, select the Prison location, click Surrender to Feds, and switch to the server you want from inside the prison. Kefir’s help center gives that route for syncing up with a friend, and the game warns you that everything you own on your current server will be confiscated.
That warning is why timing matters more than the steps. The game calls a server a “state”, and each one has its own plots, bases and clans, so the cheapest moment to move is before you own anything. Below are the steps, what you lose, what you keep and when to switch.
How to Change Servers, Step by Step
- Open the global map. This is the view of the desert, the districts and Looty Bay.
- Select the Prison location and click Surrender to Feds. You do not have to be arrested first. This is a voluntary trip.
- Read the warning. The game spells out what the move costs, so check it before you commit if you have built anything on this server.
- Find an escape point inside the prison. You leave the prison by breaking out, not through a menu on the map.
- Pick your state from the list. When you escape, you can take the nearest state or choose a specific one from the list.
- Resend any party invite. Kefir’s instructions end with this step, because an invite sent before the move will not carry you into a group.
The same trip is how you change region. As of launch ROB RUN has two regions, EU and East US, and the prison is the only place to swap between them.
What You Lose When You Change Servers
Kefir said during the playtest that moving to another server fully confiscates your property on the old one, shipments included. The warning in the game lists the rest:
- All your property in the state you leave. Think plots, bases, vehicles and everything stored in them.
- Your progress on that server. Whatever you built toward during that cycle stays behind.
- Your clan membership. Kefir’s FAQ says clans exist only on the server they were made on, so you leave yours when you go.
- Unclaimed mail rewards. Claim anything waiting in your mail before you surrender.
Laundered money protects you from thieves until the next wipe, not from this. When the Feds confiscate your property as of the November 6 build, they take money, cars and real estate, so do not count on your bank balance following you.
The game also warns you if the state you picked was created long ago, since other players’ progress there may be far ahead of yours.
You Also Serve a Sentence
Surrendering to the Feds is a real prison trip, and Kefir’s FAQ says more wealth means a longer sentence. As of the November 6 build, the sentence starts at one year, adds a year for every 500,000 of property value, and tops out at 40 years per state.
That jail time is not all bad news. Kefir counts accumulated jail time among the things that survive every wipe, and some goods in the Shipments tree stay locked until you have served enough of it.
What You Keep
- Jail time. Kefir’s playtest notes say jail-time progress is kept when you move.
- Tattoos. These come from prison time and go with you.
- BCoin. This is the currency bought with clean money, and the Feds cannot touch it.
- Cosmetics, your name and your settings. Kefir lists these as surviving the weekly Federal Raid too. You cannot change your name while you are in a state, so a server move is not a rename.
When to Change Servers
Before you rent a plot. The whole cost of a move is what you leave behind, so the first hour on a server is the free window. If you are picking a server with friends, settle it before anyone spends real money.
On a fresh server. Kefir plans to open at least one new server per day in each region: EU at 5 PM UTC (noon Eastern) and East US at 8 PM Eastern. More open automatically when load calls for it. Everyone starts level on a new server, which suits a group that wants to build together, and patrol cops carry only pistols for the first 30 minutes as of the November 5 patch.
Late in a cycle. The Federal Raid takes plots, bases, weapons and cash anyway, so a move in the last hours of a cycle costs you far less than one in the middle of it.
If your friends are already settled. The person with less to lose makes the trip. There is no way to bring the server to you, and only one of you has to take the hit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you change servers in ROB RUN? Yes, through the prison. Select the Prison location on the global map, click Surrender to Feds, and switch to the other server from inside.
Do you lose everything when you change servers? You lose all property in the state you leave, your clan membership and any unclaimed mail rewards. Jail time, tattoos, BCoin and cosmetics stay with you.
Can you change regions in ROB RUN? Yes, and the prison is the only place to do it. The regions as of launch are EU and East US, and Kefir says more will come when it can add them.
Why does the game say my friend is on another server? You are in different states, and parties work only inside one. One of you has to take the prison route to the other’s server, then resend the invite.
When do new ROB RUN servers open? Kefir plans at least one per day in each region: EU at 5 PM UTC (noon Eastern) and East US at 8 PM Eastern, with more opening automatically when needed.