Go to the Looty Bay Police Station and join when a position is available. Kefir’s official FAQ identifies the station and the need for an open spot. The sources checked do not establish a required player level or entry fee, so check the current in-game prompt.
Joining the police
Visit the station and look for an available position. If none is open, the official description does not promise an immediate way around that limit. The number of positions and exact requirements can change during Early Access; players have reported a limit; see the first-shift section below.
Equipment and badges
Kefir says officers receive standard equipment and a patrol car. Upgrading your badge unlocks better equipment. Its November 4 announcement also described an initial pistol-only restriction on newly opened servers and purchasable badges; do not assume the announcement is a complete description of current balance.
Salary and support
Fight crime and confiscate contraband to earn a salary. Responding to support requests can temporarily grant better equipment and increased pay, according to Kefir. See the reported pay and badge costs below when planning a shift.
First shift: what to do
- Enter Looty Bay and go to the police station. Select the recruitment or Start Duty option when an opening appears.
- Take the department loadout and patrol car. Your own equipment is handled separately while on duty, according to community sources.
- Respond to criminal activity and backup requests; the latter provide a temporary salary bonus and better issued gear according to Kefir.
- After your shift, handle the goods you earned. a community guide says seized contraband is handed back when you turn in your badge and must then be sold.
On a busy server the station may have no opening. A November 5 Steam player discussion and a community guide’s patch reproduction both report a limit of four cops per city; the original patch announcement was not located and the limit may change.
Badge costs and progression
Two community guides report the same purchase prices, but they may draw from the same client data. Research is an additional cost in a community source’s listing.
As one community-reported example, a Sergeant badge costs 8,000 to purchase after a separate 30,000 research cost. These are not official or independently tested figures; check the current listing before spending.
A community guide describes badges as single-use and obtainable from loot or a researched Trade Laptop listing. Its own page gives conflicting Sergeant-to-Lieutenant barter quantities, so inspect the actual trade rather than planning around a fixed exchange rate.
Reported pay and November balance
A community guide reports approximately 9,000–15,000 per arrest and 2,000 plus a 5,000 wage for a criminal kill from game-file data. It also quotes an older 7,000–12,000 arrest range. These are community estimates, not a fixed salary or independent test; actual results may vary.
a community source’s November 5 patch reproduction says police salaries rose, only 25% of salary became sellable items, and fresh-server patrols were restricted to pistols for 30 minutes. The November 5 Steam discussion supports the higher pay and four-officer report, but does not establish the other numbers.
Surrender or bribe?
The choice affects what a suspect keeps. Kefir says surrender to police results in bag confiscation while equipped gear remains, and an accepted bribe lets the suspect keep their loot. As an officer, check the offer before accepting and consider how much time selling confiscated goods will take; no source here establishes a universal bribe amount.
Plan your next shift
For the federal raid’s effects on possessions and a route to a friend’s server, see Wipe & Servers. For civilian transport, see Vehicles.
Coordinate with friends
Police vacancies and party invitations are separate systems. If a friend is on another server, consult joining friends before surrendering: a move may affect possessions, and the exact consequences are unconfirmed.
What an arrested player can keep
Kefir distinguishes a surrender from an accepted bribe. On surrender to police, the bag is confiscated but equipped gear stays with the player. A suspect with banked money can offer a bribe; if the officer accepts, the suspect keeps their bag and the officer is paid. The FAQ does not give a universal price or say every offer must be accepted.
This encounter is different from the prison menu used to change servers. The official server-switch instructions do not establish the inventory consequences of that separate action.