Jail System¶
When city laws or regulations enforced by law enforcement departments are broken, characters will face legal consequences. The jail represents the detention facility where players must serve their designated sentences resulting from illegal activities.
Arrest and Interior Facility¶
The moment a police officer processes your arrest, you will be teleported directly into a locked cell inside the main detention block:
The facility features a multi-level layout including:
- Detention Cells: Individual secured areas where you are automatically placed upon arrest and where your sentence begins.
- Common Area (Dayroom): The central courtyard equipped with circular seating tables where inmates can interact once cell doors are cleared.
- Guard Surveillance Booth: The elevated overlook station used by security forces or the system to monitor block activity.
Sentence Reduction (Prison Labor)¶
If you want to serve your time faster and reduce your sentence duration, you can perform various tasks inside the penitentiary. To start working, you must interact with the designated guard officer inside the cell block:
How to open the jobs menu:¶
- Walk up to the guard marked with the orange Prison Jobs floating text (located on the ground floor next to the stairs).
- Hold down the ALT key (target/eye interaction system) while looking directly at the guard.
- Select the View prison jobs option from the context menu.
Upon selection, the main task hub interface will appear on your screen:
Available Assignments & Time Deductions¶
Each job targets a different section of the prison and rewards you by slashing time off your active sentence:
| Icon | Job Name | In-Game Description | Sentence Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🧹 | Clean Cells | Sweep and sanitize prisoner cells to maintain hygiene. | -25 Minutes / completion |
| 🛠️ | Facility Repairs | Fix cracked walls, damaged floors, and broken televisions. | -25 Minutes / completion |
| ⚡ | Electrician | Repair broken lights and electrical panels in the prison yard. | -15 Minutes / completion |
| 📦 | Move Boxes | Transport supply boxes across the facility. | -10 Minutes / completion |
Deep Dive: Clean Cells Assignment¶
If you select the Clean Cells job, your goal is to clear out messes inside the cell block:
- Enter the prison cells and search for dirty objects or areas highlighted with a green overlay.
- Walk up to the green zone, hold down the ALT key, and trigger the interaction option.
- This will open up the cleaning user interface on your screen:
- Objective: Use your mouse to click and drag directly over the brown stains on the screen to wipe them away.
- Progress: As you clean the spots, the bottom Progress bar will fill up toward 100%.
- Time Constraint: Make sure to clear all stains before the timer in the top-right corner runs out!
Deep Dive: Facility Repairs Assignment¶
If you choose to help maintain the building through Facility Repairs, you will need to handle structural issues within the penitentiary:
- Explore the hallways and common sectors inside the prison to find yellow markers shaped like a hammer (labeled Repair Damage).
- Walk up to the damage spot, hold down the ALT key (targeting eye menu), and aim your focus directly at that yellow hammer icon.
- Select the option from the context menu to begin fixing it.
- Completing the Task: To successfully fix the structural damage, you must click on the respective hammer icons displayed on your screen during the interaction until the repair process is completely finished.
Deep Dive: Electrician Assignment¶
If you choose to work as an Electrician, your goal is to service the faulty electrical hardware outside:
- Head out to the prison yard and locate the electrical circuit boxes mounted on the exterior walls.
- Stand close to an electrical panel, hold down the ALT key, and trigger the interaction option to open the box.
- This will launch the circuit board alignment minigame on your screen:
- Objective: Connect the matching colored wires on the left to their corresponding colored sockets on the right to close the circuit loop.
- Time Constraint: Keep an eye on the Time Left countdown gauge. You must complete all connections before the timer expires to successfully secure the time deduction!
Deep Dive: Move Boxes Assignment¶
If you opt for the logistics duties under the Move Boxes assignment, you will be physically moving supply crates:
- Head out to the external prison yard and find the stacks of supply crates highlighted with a red outline.
- Stand close to a crate, hold down the ALT key, and use the targeting eye to lift it up into your arms.
- Once you are carrying the box, you must safely transport it back toward the building:
- Delivery: Carry the box inside the main detention block and walk directly into the highlighted marker (checkpoint) on your UI to deposit the cargo and complete the task.
Contraband Items & Escape Mechanics¶
In addition to shaving minutes off your sentence, engaging in prison labor gives you a chance to smuggle out contraband required for a potential jailbreak.
Every time you successfully finish any of the prison jobs listed above, there is a baseline 10% chance to find an illegal item. The specific item dropped follows these probabilities:
| Escape Item | Drop Chance (Within the 10%) | Role and Utility in the Escape System |
|---|---|---|
| Bribe Package | 50% | A special package used exclusively to bribe the corrupt prison guard. |
| Keycard | 25% | Core item used directly within the structural escape system mechanics. |
| Explosive | 25% | Core item used directly within the structural escape system mechanics. |
Utilizing the Bribe Package¶
If you manage to obtain a Bribe Package, you must locate the specific guard who handles the trade to exchange it for a Keycard.
To locate him quickly, open your map or look at the mini-map. His exact location is tracked via a custom red circle blip containing a black star:
- Head outside and climb up onto the roof of the prison building, following the red map blip indicator.
- Locate the stationed guard on the roof balcony:
- Approach him, hold down the ALT key, and aim your target eye interaction directly at him.
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The moment you offer the bribe, the Bribe Package is instantly consumed, triggering one of two outcomes:
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Success Chance (65%): The guard accepts the package under the table and hands you a Keycard to use for your escape.
- Failure Chance (35%): The guard rejects your offer, the package is permanently lost, you are reported, and an additional 10 minutes are added to your current sentence.
- Early Release Authority: The following high-ranking roles hold the legal and technical authority to release an inmate from jail early:
- Government: The Governor and Rank 6 members.
- Police Departments: The Leader, Co-Leaders (Sub-leaders), and Rank 5 members.
Administrative Details¶
- HUD Display: Your remaining sentence time is constantly tracked and displayed via your on-screen UI.
- Restrictions: Standard inventory operations, crafting activities, and map actions are heavily suppressed during your stay.
Logging Out Under Sentence
Disconnecting from the server (Log Out / Quit) while serving jail time will pause your countdown. Your sentence will resume exactly where it left off upon your next login.