Getting started in RUNAWAYS

Before you leave the lobby

1. Open Shop (left) → Codes and redeem BOTCHER, SUPERCAT and RUN if they still work (all three were confirmed Working in-game on 3 October 2026 — confirm rewards in-client).

2. Open CLASSES and leave Basic as soon as you can afford Scout (or Smuggler if you spend Robux).

3. Talk to the Vehicles vendor near Randy’s Garage only if you already have spare Credz — Claptima is enough for the tutorial towns.
4. Memorize the bindings on the Controls guide (especially E, tap X drop · hold X throw, Q, F, C).

First five minutes in a run

1. Follow the green floor arrows / contact prompts if they appear — they teach the first robbery and pawn stop.
2. Enter the nearest house, press E to grab small valuables (jewelry, electronics), and leave before the backup timer owns you.

3. Drive to TrashAmerica Pawn, sell everything, and bank the Cash.

4. Drive to an Exon gas station, fill the tank, and steal the register only if you can leave the search area afterward. Damaged car or empty tank mid-run? See How to fix your car / fuel survival.

5. Buy a Crowbar and a bigger backpack at the pawn shop as soon as Cash allows — safes, ATMs, and registers pay far better than loose household junk.

Repeatable loop

1. Steal high-value targets (safes / ATMs / registers with Crowbar; skip oversized junk that fills the bag).
2. Pawn before a long drive or before heat gets loud.
3. Refuel before every state push — fuel cost and distance both punish empty tanks.
4. Break line of sight and leave the marked search area when police spawn; do not farm one more toaster under sirens.
5. Attach bulky loot to the car with Q when the bag is full, or tap X drop trash (hold X to throw).

Southbound checklist

1. Cross Kansas fueled and with Crowbar + bag.
2. Recycle the same loop in Oklahoma, then Texas (denser safes — farm here if heat is manageable).
3. Top off fuel and meds before the final highway stretch.
4. At the Mexico gate, trigger the border escape — full steps on Escape to Mexico. The run ends on the escape screen (“YOU ESCAPED” / Bienvenido), not on a painted line alone.
5. Confirm badges: state checkpoints along the way, International Fugitive on Mexico.

Soft stop / hard stop

• Soft stop: you can rob → pawn → refuel without dying, and you own Crowbar + a backpack.
• Hard stop (first win): you crossed all four borders and saw the escape summary (distance, Cash, wanted, borders 4/4).

Do not

• Spend early Credz on Chunk Mover if Charged is within reach — Claptima teaches the map fine.
• Fight every officer; combat raises pressure and burns meds.
• Enter a long highway with a near-empty tank.
• Ignore inventory discipline — full bags of junk lose runs when you cannot pick up a safe payout.