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How to Play With Friends in ROB RUN: Party Invites and UID
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Form a party on the same state, then enter Looty Bay together from the global map. Open Party Management and invite through Steam Friends or the player-ID search. A party holds three players, including you. Check the full state code before surrendering to change servers: ordinary transfer confiscates current-state property.
Check the state before changing anything
Read the full state code at the upper left of the global map and ask your friend to compare theirs. Matching regions alone is not enough. If the codes match, try the invitation first; there is no reason to surrender just to form a party.
If the game says your friend is on another server, agree who will move before using Prison and Surrender to Feds. Read the confiscation warning and the server-transfer guide linked below. After choosing the destination state in prison, send a fresh invitation.
Send the invitation from Party Management
Open the side menu and choose Party. In Party Management, use Steam Friends to find your friend, or enter their player ID in the search field on the Party tab. Send the invitation and have your friend accept it. Check the party roster before trying to enter a location.
For your own UID, press Esc and look beneath your character name on the right. Copy UID copies it for sharing with your friend. A state code identifies the server; a UID identifies the player. Do not paste one where the other is requested.
Find the party tabs and player-ID search
Party Management shows Party and Steam Friends tabs. The example demonstrates the search controls; it does not prove that matching regions alone is enough.
Watch the interaction · 0:19–0:34
Enter the city as a group
Have every member return to the global map before entering the location together. The Looty Bay party must share one role. Party management is available on the global map or in settlements; some locations block invitations, and a player taking part in a clan conflict cannot be invited.
If the invitation is accepted but the group cannot enter, check member locations and roles before changing state. If loading still fails, record the exact message, state code and affected player UIDs for support. Repeated federal surrender is not an established fix for a loading failure.
Common questions
Can four friends join one party?
No. The party limit is three players total, including the leader. A clan is a separate system and does not add a fourth party slot.
My friend is nearby. Why does the invite say another server?
Sharing a Looty Bay encounter does not prove that you share a state. Compare the full state codes on the global map before planning a transfer.
Should I surrender if my friend is missing from the list?
Check the player ID, state and invitation conditions first. Surrender ends your current state run; it is not a general friend-list reset.