/the-game/jail

Not where you wanted to be.

How you got here

Heat at 5 puts you in jail. Heat at 5 comes from:

• A run of failed deals that you didn’t clear.
• One catastrophic deal.
• Losing PVP fights at a high enough level.

What jail does

While in jail:

• 🤝 is off. No deals.
• ⚔️ is off. No PVP.
• 🏦 is off. No heists.
• ✈️ shows two new actions: bail and breakout.

Bail

• Cost: cash. Scales with your status.
• Outcome: guaranteed release.
• When to use it: when you have the cash and you have plans tonight.

Breakout

• Cost: zero cash if it works. More time if it doesn’t.
• Outcome: rolled. You either walk free or you stay in and the meter resets.
• When to use it: when you’re cash-poor or feeling lucky.

After release

You come out with Heat at 0 and a fresh start on the streets. REP and stash are preserved. Cash spent on bail is gone.

Don’t speedrun back to 5.