How the cycle works
| Length | 7 days per server (“could adjust down the road”) |
| Start | When the server opens — new ones daily: EU 5 PM UTC, East US 8 PM ET, plus overflow servers any time |
| During | Climb the power pyramid: Hobo → resident → settlement owner → district → Shadow Governor |
| Protected until the wipe | A settlement you’ve bought can’t be seized before the wipe (Kefir) |
| At the wipe (Federal Raid) | Plots, bases, weapons and cash are converted into jail time and Authority (Kefir help center); the more you own, the longer the sentence |
| Kept | Cosmetics, player name, tutorial progress, settings and accumulated jail time (Kefir help center); players add tattoos and BCoin |
Kefir’s pitch on the store page: “In just one week, you can go from being a regular thug to the boss of the server’s largest organization. And then start over — with new experience, allies, and a more ambitious plan.”
Picking a server
- Join a fresh server if you want an even start: on day one nobody owns settlements yet, and cops only get pistols until the server ages (Nov 4 change).
- Join a late server if you just want to rob things — the money gets wiped soon anyway, so play loose.
- Your clan is per server — agree with friends which server you’re all on.
Why Kefir wipes every week
From the FAQ: every wipe “creates a new exciting story”, and going from rags to riches needs “a level playing field for everyone”. It’s the same idea as survival games with weekly wipes: the race to the top is the game.
Jail time works like prestige
Kefir’s help center: the Federal Raid turns everything you own into jail time and Authority, and accumulated jail time carries over. Players’ guides and a launch-week video add that long sentences unlock tattoos and items in the Shipments tree for later cycles — “almost like a prestige system”. Fan data puts it at 1 year minimum, +1 year per 500,000 of property, max 40 years per state ⚠️ → jail and prison.
Each server is called a state; moving to another one also goes through prison → how to change servers.