How to change servers in ROB RUN
The official Prison method for joining a friend on another server, plus what happens to your progress when you move.
Open the global map, select the Prison, and choose “Surrender to Feds”. Inside the Prison you can switch to your friend’s server, then resend the party invite. The Prison is the only cross-server lobby Kefir has documented.
ROB RUN does not put a “change server” button in the main menu. Server travel happens through the map, and the route runs through the Prison. Kefir’s own help article describes it as the way to sync up with a friend when the game says they are on another server.
The official method, step by step
- Open the global map The map is the screen that shows districts, settlements and the city of Looty Bay. Server travel starts here, not in the settings menu.
- Select the Prison location The Prison is a real location on the map and doubles as the cross-server lobby. Kefir’s help article points players to it directly.
- Choose “Surrender to Feds” This is the action that moves you into the Prison. The wording matters — it is not “travel” or “teleport”.
- Switch to your friend’s server inside the Prison Once you are inside, the server list becomes available. Pick the server your party is on.
- Resend the party invite The old invite will not survive the move. Send a fresh one after you land on the new server.
Why the Prison is the lobby
ROB RUN splits its world into servers, and clans are tied to the server you chose — Kefir states that clans currently exist only on the player’s chosen server. The Prison sits outside that structure, which is why it can act as the neutral room where characters from different servers meet before one of them moves.
That also explains the most common party error. If the invite says your friend is on another server, the game is not broken; the two characters are simply in different worlds, and one of them has to travel.
What carries over when you switch
Kefir has not published a full transfer table. What the official material does establish:
| Thing | What the sources say |
|---|---|
| Clans | Clan membership is per-server. Kefir: “clans only exist on the player’s chosen server”. |
| Party | Party invites do not follow you. Resend after the switch — that is the last step of the official method. |
| Bag contents | Surrendering hands over your bag to the police. This is stated in Kefir’s surrender description. |
| Equipped gear | Stays with you when you surrender, per the same description. |
| Cash, level, base | Not documented. Test with an empty bag and a cheap loadout before moving anything you care about. |
Only the first four rows are sourced. The last row is the honest answer, not a guess dressed as one.
The other way to “change server”: wait for a fresh one
Kefir opens at least one fresh server per region per day: EU at 5 PM UTC and East US at 8 PM ET, with extra servers opening automatically when load demands it. A fresh server is the cleanest reset available — no established clans, no maxed bases, and a seven-day clock that starts from zero.
If your goal is a fair start rather than joining friends, a fresh server beats a transfer every time. You can read the full cycle in the wipe schedule guide.
Pick the region before you pick the server
There are two regions: EU and East US. Region decides your ping and your prime-time population, and it decides when your server opens. Playing an East US server from Europe works, but every fight is decided a fraction late, and in an extraction shooter that fraction is the whole fight.
If the switch gets stuck
- Stuck on “changing region”? Close the game completely and relaunch; region changes are applied at session start, not mid-session.
- Invite still failing after the move? Both players should re-open the party screen and send a new invite rather than accepting an old one.
- Prison inaccessible during heavy load? Try the fresh-server times — the queue behaves best right after a new server opens.
FAQ
Can I change my server in ROB RUN?
Yes. The documented route is global map → Prison → “Surrender to Feds” → choose the server inside the Prison → resend the party invite. Kefir describes it as the way to join a friend who is on another server.
Does changing servers wipe my progress?
Kefir has not published a transfer table. Clans are confirmed to be per-server, and surrendering gives up your bag contents while keeping equipped gear. Cash, level and base transfer rules are undocumented, so test with an empty bag first.
How often do new servers open?
At least one fresh server per region per day: EU at 5 PM UTC and East US at 8 PM ET, plus extra servers that open automatically when needed.
Why does the game say my friend is on another server?
Characters are tied to the server they are on. A party invite cannot cross servers, so one player has to travel through the Prison before the invite will work.
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