ROB RUN Shipments Guide: First Unlocks and Complete Path Costs

A completed node unlocks access. It does not place a copy in your bag, build the room or satisfy another district or jail-year requirement.

Shipments take dirty cash and unlock Black Market availability; they do not deliver a copy of the researched item. Earlier nodes, district level and sometimes lifetime jail years also apply. The final node’s price is therefore neither the complete path nor the equipment purchase budget.

The shipment screen connects branches by prerequisites. Follow those connections, then use the planner to deduplicate shared nodes and subtract unlocks you already own. Marking a node completed is manual progress, not a game-account sync.

Use the in-game item’s unlock action, then buy the copy you intend to use. Check your inventory after purchase. A completed node in our planner is a saved planning choice; it does not perform either transaction in the game.

The recording’s rifle offer demonstrates the interface transition. Its displayed purchase price is a player offer, so keep it separate from the base prices and prerequisite totals in this guide.

Lockpick, Light Body Armor, Sports Bag and Action Camera each list $5,000 research: a selected four-unlock research budget of $20,000 before their purchases. That is a suggested small starting set, not a rule that every activity needs every item.

The longer heister route adds Cargo Workbench, KL-545 Mk1, better armor, Code Tablet, Mini Drill, larger bag, USB tool and Deposit Box Keys. The listed path has no jail-year requirements. The Mini Drill target list covers 33 safes across 17 buildings, so compare its access with a target you can already reach.

Full filling items can be sold or bartered. Deposit Box Keys lead to the bank gold-vault ID Card; that does not make the rest of a bank kit free.

Lockpick, Light Body Armor, Sports Bag and Action Camera each list $5,000 research, so the selected unlock subtotal is $20,000. Their listed purchases are $99 + $4,000 + $5,000 + $15,000 = $24,099. Adding the $300 DP-9 produces the $44,399 sample kit before ammunition and other costs.

If you only need to open an eligible lock, the Lockpick branch and $99 copy answer that task; the camera does not have to be purchased at the same time. Conversely, researching a Grow Room without a table and purchases leaves a production chain unfinished. Budget what completes the activity rather than paying for a visually large branch.

Growing starts Grow Room → Grow Table. Fan, Water Pump and UV Lamp improve speed afterward; UV Lamp needs a level-III district. A room unlock without a table and purchases is not yet production.

The laboratory route needs the structure, Chemical Reactor and Industrial Freezer, with Lab Table as the crushing branch. Industrial Engine is an early quality upgrade; a level-two reactor improves cycles and output. Laboratory Scales can wait if their jail gate is not yet usable.

Basic Police duty supplies equipment without a badge. Researchable Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain badges improve issued kits but are consumed per use; found badges are another acquisition route. Personal equipment is not usable on shift.

Police wages go to the bank, while research requires dirty cash. Use an ATM or bank employee to withdraw available money before planning the research payment. The badge-path total is research only; replacement badge purchases are another budget.

The first Banknote Counter requires no preceding shipment and improves the Laundering Desk. It lists $10,000 research and $30,000 base purchase. That makes it worth comparing once you have the laundering setup, rather than only chasing a weapon branch.

Choose the next unlock by the task it completes: access to a target, enough space for a haul, an actual production chain or a usable Police issue. A larger tree of paid nodes is not useful if the final tool still lacks a buyer, district or placement requirement.