ROB RUN cheaters and anti-cheat

What Kefir’s anti-cheat blocks

From Kefir’s official Nov 9, 2026 post “Tackling Cheaters in ROB RUN” (updated Nov 11): anti-cheat was built into the core from day one, key in-game actions are verified directly by the server, and the information sent to each player’s client is restricted.

That means players cannot:

• speed hack;
• phase through walls;
• fly or teleport — not to be confused with visual rubberbanding caused by server latency;
• enable god mode or increase their maximum HP;
• see the HP bars of players outside their party;
• see the inside of unlooted containers;
• inspect another player’s private inventory;
• loot containers from a distance;
• breach another player’s property using cheats and steal their loot.

Aimbots and wallhacks: what isn’t blocked

Kefir is direct about the limit. Its server architecture prevents cheaters from detecting or killing targets across the map, but a cheater can still intercept localized data within a short perimeter and run aim-assist software.

“Creating a universal anti-cheat solution that permanently neutralizes all variations of aimbots and wallhacks is technically infeasible.”

So it works two fronts: continuous anti-cheat improvements, and game design that removes the payoff. Two examples from the post:

• No sniper rifles in ROB RUN.
• Damage falloff drops steeply over distance, so nobody can pick players off from extreme range where there’s no counterplay.

Item duplication and progress rollbacks

The same day’s Status Update (Nov 9, 18:24 UTC) acknowledged two consequences of the server crashes:

• Progress rollbacks — losing progress you had already earned.
• Item duplication — duped items entering the economy.

Kefir says addressing the root causes is one of its top priorities. It has not announced compensation, a wipe of duped items, or which servers were affected. If you lost progress or ended up with a duped item, report it through the official Discord or support with your UID, server and the time.

Server-side fixes are still being pushed — see the server status timeline for the Nov 9 restart and the DDoS history.

Chat spam

Kefir says it “underestimated the scale of the problem”. Quick hotfixes were rolling out on Nov 9, with more comprehensive measures planned. No details on what those measures are yet.

Detection and bans

From the same post (updated Nov 11):

• Anti-cheat operations are handled by a dedicated internal team with multiple layers of prevention and detection.
• Kefir buys popular cheats itself to test whether its automated systems catch them and how quickly flags trigger.
• Parts of the detection system run in shadow mode to avoid mass false positives while Kefir gathers telemetry and builds countermeasures.
• Despite that, automated systems have already issued over 4,000 cheat-related bans since the start of Early Access.
• Cheating results in a permanent ban. Kefir is turning the electric chair inside the prison into an active in-game penalty scene for banned cheaters.

How to report a cheater

1. Get your UID — press Esc; it’s under your character name. Copy it.
2. Note the server and region (EU / East US) and the time, in UTC if possible.
3. Clip it if you can — a short video or screenshot beats a description.
4. Send it through the official Discord or Kefir’s help center. Kefir has repeatedly asked for exact details, not general complaints.

What to expect

There’s no published ban list or appeal process yet, but the Nov 11 update confirms a permanent-ban policy and over 4,000 bans already issued. Treat the Nov 9–11 posts as the current state: the obvious cheats are blocked server-side, aimbots are an ongoing fight, and dupes/rollbacks are acknowledged but not yet resolved. We’ll update this page when Kefir posts the next anti-cheat update.