First-week class and weapon route in RUNAWAYS

What you get: Unlock a usable Credz class, buy a first weapons ladder, and stop wasting Cash on dead purchases.

Checked 2026-09-05 (before the Oct 3 Kyron update)

Run order

Redeem BOTCHER, SUPERCAT and RUN in Shop → Codes (if they still work)
Buy your first Credz class from CLASSES — Scout or Gang Member first; skip Brawler if you can wait
Visit the Weapons Dealer (right side of lobby, white truck) and buy Bat → Pan → Machete (melee) or MAC → AK/M4 (guns)
Keep Crowbar for robberies even if you replace it as a fight weapon
Bank Credz toward Bounty Hunter or Breacher; ignore Minigun until runs are stable

Where this comes from

First-party	Roblox page confirms RUNAWAYS [beta] by supercat games — rob, pawn, outrun police, reach the border.
Multi-source	Class costs agree across community guides; weapons S/A core agrees across community guides (Aug 2026). Codes listed on community guides.
Unknown	Live Credz vs Cash pool identity; Baton dealer price; community class price table disagreement.

How the two shops differ

Place	What you buy	Sticks between runs?
CLASSES (left lobby menu)	Permanent class unlock (loadout + passives)	Yes — owned forever; switch anytime
Weapons Dealer (white truck, right lobby)	Weapons, ammo, heals for loadouts	Loadout prep before each run

Decision: spend early Credz on a class with a backpack or a real weapon. Basic teaches the loop; it does not carry week one.

First Credz class (pick one path)

Costs below follow the community table. Other sites list different prices — check the in-game button before you click buy.

If you want…	Buy	Why
Cheapest bag + speed (F2P)	Scout (18k Credz)	Small Backpack + Bat; accept -20% health
Better all-rounder (F2P)	Gang Member (85k Credz)	Bag + MAC + ammo + speed
Robux shortcut	Smuggler (49 Robux)	Bag + Crowbar + +20% run — strong loot/escape start
Mid fight kit without a bag	Contractor (45k Credz)	Mace + Pistol — only if you already open bags another way

Skip for now: Brawler (bare knuckle, slower run), Old CEO unless you only want spawn jewelry to pawn.

Later saves: Bounty Hunter (160k) for Machete + speed; Breacher (280k) for Shotgun/C4 robberies; Juggernaut / Ex-Military when you can eat the cost.

Decision: one owned class beats three almost-affordable ones. Unlock, equip it so it shows active, then run.

Weapons ladder (dealer)

Prices are the $ figures shown in Aug 2026 dealer guides. Match ammo type when you buy a gun.

Melee path

Bat ($500) — enter the ladder
Pan ($1,000) — optional step
Machete ($1,700) — first real melee keep
Axe ($2,000) — highest listed melee damage when you can spare it

Avoid spending on Knuckles / Baton early (poor value; Baton’s listed price is contested).

Gun path

MAC ($2,000) + Light ammo — first usable automatic
AK ($4,500) or M4 ($5,000) — mid-run rifle
Minigun ($20,000) — late save, not week-one

Pistol ($1,500) is a stopgap only — fine from SUPERCAT, not a long-term buy.

Special / utility

Crowbar ($800): weak DPS, strong robbery tool (safes / ATM / registers). Keep one in the plan.
Shotgun ($2,200): close burst if your class did not already give one (Breacher).
Grenade Launcher ($10,000) before RPG-7 ($9–10k class of spend) when you want explosives on a budget narrative — guides still prefer GL as the value explosive; confirm live prices.

Decision: do not buy Minigun or Sniper until your class and a mid rifle/melee are done. Dead money ends runs.

Soft / hard stops

Soft stop: you own Scout or better, plus Machete or MAC, and you can finish a loot → pawn → escape loop.
Hard stop (week one): Gang Member or Bounty Hunter owned, Machete or M4 equipped, Crowbar available for break-ins.
Never: dump Credz into Brawler → Knuckles → Pistol while ignoring backpacks.

Sources

a community guide — class costs and unlock steps
a community guide — all classes table + class tier list
community guides — weapons dealer list and tiers
community guides — codes SUPERCAT, RUN