Criminality drops you into SECTOR-07, an unforgiving open-world combat zone developed by CRIMCORP on Roblox where nearly every player is armed and looking for a target. Surviving as a new player requires understanding the distinction between casual and standard lobbies, securing your currency in bank accounts, and learning the game's unique fixed recoil curve. Rushing into gunfights with expensive equipment before mastering basic looting routes and stamina management will quickly drain your balance.
Game Modes: Casual vs. Standard
When you launch Criminality, the main menu offers several game modes, but two form the core street experience:
- Casual Mode: Free to play for all levels. In Casual, eliminating other players yields zero XP, zero cash, and no bounty progression. Because there is no financial incentive to hunt others, lobbies tend to feature more passive players, making it the safest environment for newcomers to learn the map, practice parkour, and gather scrap.
- Standard Mode: Criminality's primary competitive loop. Joining Standard requires either reaching Account Level 15 or purchasing the Prime gamepass (99 Robux). In Standard, every injury, broken bone, and kill rewards you with cash (roughly $200 per kill) and XP. Standard lobbies are aggressive, and roving player gangs frequently hunt solo targets.
- Alternative Modes: The game also features Infection (a cooperative, wave-based zombie defense mode that rewards small amounts of cash and XP) and Brawl (a melee-only arena format useful for practicing melee timing and blocks).
For your first few hours, stay in Casual to build up your bank reserve and learn layout routes without the threat of high-tier player squads actively hunting your bounty.
The Economy: Banking, Allowances, and Loot Containers
Criminality tracks your wealth through two separate pools displayed on your interface: Cash (carried in your pockets) and Bank (secured funds).
When you die or manually reset, you drop a percentage of the cash currently on your person (around 10%). Money stored in your bank account is completely safe from death penalties. However, weapon dealers and armories require on-hand cash to purchase equipment, meaning you must regularly visit an ATM to withdraw funds. ATMs are scattered along street walls across the map and provide a temporary protective force field while you interact with them, provided you are not actively in combat.
Allowance Payouts
Every 10 to 15 minutes, you can claim a recurring allowance from an ATM. According to official game data from CRIMCORP, you can stack passive income multipliers:
- Group Membership: Joining the official CRIMCORP Roblox group grants a permanent +10% allowance bonus.
- Roblox Premium: Premium subscribers receive an automatic +30% allowance boost.
- Extra Income Pass: Purchasing this gamepass (275 Robux) adds an extra +50% cash and XP to every payout.
Looting Containers and Payout Values
You can fund your early loadouts without killing players by scavenging containers across the map.
| Container / Source | Opening Tool Required | Approximate Cash Payout | Key Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Register | None (Fists) | $50 – $375 | Found in shops, cafes, and workshops; easily broken with basic melee. |
| Small Safe | Crowbar (Spam F) or Lockpick | $150 – $720 | Lockpicks require solving a quick alignment minigame; crowbars break them open faster. |
| Big Safe | Crowbar or Lockpick | $200 – $1,000 | Highest cash yield; glow red through walls; typically found in major landmarks. |
| Scrap Piles | None (Interact) | Scrap / Valuables / Weapons | Drop color-coded loot (White, Green, Red, Gold). Valuables can be sold to dealers. |
The Best Beginner Farming Routes
Scavenging requires balancing profit against player traffic. High-value areas like the middle Cafe and Main Street attract heavily armed groups, so beginners should prioritize defensive farming routes.
Junkyard
Located away from the high-traffic center, Junkyard is widely considered one of the best farming locations for new players. It holds two small safes, one big safe, a cash register, and dense clusters of scrap piles. Red weapon crates can also spawn along the elevated platforms above the yard, which few players check.
The Tower
The multi-story Tower offers the highest concentration of safes on the surface map. Working your way up provides access to several small safes, while the roof holds two big safes. Be cautious when exiting onto the roof: an automated ceiling turret monitors the entrance corridor and will fire on you if you hesitate in its line of sight.
Subway and "The Vibe Check" Warning
Beneath the streets lies the Subway station, containing several small safes and a big safe. Further past the train tracks is an industrial elevator leading down to an underground bunker community-named "Vibe Check."
While this bunker contains three big safes and high-tier scrap spawns, it functions as a death trap for solo players. The elevator call button is located on the upper subway platform. If you ride the lift down alone, you cannot summon the elevator back down from below. Unless another player calls the elevator down, you will be forced to reset your character—sacrificing 10% of the cash you just gathered. Only enter Vibe Check if you have a teammate coordinating the elevator from above.
Motel Parkour
The Motel contains a small safe and a big safe behind a secured front door. Opening the door triggers a loud security alarm that alerts nearby players. You can bypass the alarm entirely by jumping onto the exterior green dumpster, mantling onto the low roof, and vaulting directly into the upper windows without tripping the door switch.
Combat Mechanics: Recoil, Melee, and Armor
Criminality relies on specialized combat physics that differ significantly from typical arcade shooters on Roblox.
The Fixed Recoil Rule
Unlike tactical shooters that use randomized spray cones, full-automatic weapons in Criminality follow a distinct mechanical pattern:
- When you begin firing, the first 3 to 4 bullets kick sharply upward.
- After the initial vertical climb (roughly one second of sustained fire), the vertical recoil locks into place and stabilizes horizontally.
To beam targets reliably, gently pull your mouse down during the first three bullets of a spray, then stop pulling down and hold your aim centered while tracking the target. Tapping single shots in high-stress close-quarters fights will often get you out-damaged by players who understand how to lock the spray.
Melee Combat and Hitbox Expansion
Melee weapons fall into two mechanical categories:
- Blunt Weapons (Baseball Bats, Wrenches, Crowbars): Inflict heavy concussion damage, ragdoll targets, and can break bones, forcing opponents to re-equip their weapons.
- Bladed Weapons (Machetes, Katanas, Shivs): Cause heavy bleeding effects and headshot decapitations.
You can inspect melee reach by navigating to Settings > Advanced and enabling Debug Mode. This overlays a red wireframe visualizing your weapon's active damage box. Player testing shows that rotating your camera horizontally while swinging sweeps this damage arc wider around your character model, making it much easier to clip dodging targets.
The Budget Weapon Rule
A frequent mistake among new players is buying an expensive "full kit" (such as high-tier body armor, an AKM, and secondary explosives) immediately after hitting a bank milestone. If you lack map awareness and recoil familiarity, you will likely lose the loadout in your first encounter.
To build wealth consistently, run budget loadouts:
- A cheap semi-automatic handgun (like the G17) or a looted firearm from scrap piles costs almost nothing. A single kill in Standard Mode pays for the firearm completely, making every subsequent kill pure profit.
- Reliable early dealer unlocks include the Desert Eagle (Deagle) for heavy two-tap potential, the Tommy Gun for manageable recoil, and the AK for high armor penetration once you reach higher levels.
- The Armory Gamepass (450 Robux) grants instant access to purchase weapons like the M4A1, MP7, and UMP-45 without meeting level requirements, but it does not grant free weapons—you still have to pay full in-game cash at the Armory vendor every time you buy one.
Armor Tiers
Armor mitigates incoming bullet and melee damage, but brings trade-offs:
- Tier 1: Inexpensive, preserves maximum movement speed, and prevents you from getting instantly eliminated by stray magnum headshots. Ideal for low-cost farming runs.
- Tier 2: Offers balanced damage absorption in exchange for a slight movement penalty.
- Tier 3: High ballistic protection, but noticeably slows your movement and restricts peripheral vision.
If you are running low on funds, skip purchasing armor entirely and rely on rooftops, cover, and positioning until your bank account stabilizes.
Optimization and Essential Survival Rules
Fine-tuning your configuration and audio awareness provides an immediate tactical advantage in SECTOR-07:
- Adjust Roblox Graphics to 6 Bars: In Roblox's core settings, 6 graphic bars is the community benchmark for competitive play. It renders the entire map layout without the blinding fog of lower settings, while disabling heavy shadow post-processing that obscures players hiding in dark alleyways.
- Disable Player Packages: In Criminality's gameplay settings, toggle off custom player packages. This normalizes opposing character models to standard blocky proportions, making hitbox identification consistent against players using headless or thin cosmetic bundles.
- Listen to Audio Cues: Audio in Criminality carries over long distances. Footstep sound frequencies reveal an enemy's equipment tier—heavy armor produces deeper, louder footfalls. A distant mechanical chime indicates the Subway elevator is moving, signaling players entering or exiting the underground.
- Manage Stamina: Never sprint into an un-scouted building. If an opponent attacks you when your stamina meter is empty, you cannot jump away from melee swings or sprint to cover. Always pause to recover stamina before pushing any location.
- Cancel Stuck Reloads: If an enemy pushes while you are mid-reload, you can interrupt the reload animation by clicking your primary attack. This initiates a short recovery cooldown but allows you to fire remaining magazine rounds or switch to a secondary weapon immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I open safes with my bare hands?
No. Unlike cash registers, which can be smashed open with your fists, all small and big safes require a Lockpick or a Crowbar in your inventory. Crowbars allow you to break safes open by holding the interaction key, while Lockpicks initiate a quick mini-game where you align pins to the center line.
What happens if I leave the game during a fight?
If you disconnect or close the game while the combat cross-swords icon is active on your HUD, the server registers your departure as a combat log. Your character will drop your carried weapons and lose cash exactly as if you were killed. Wait until you are out of combat before exiting.
Is the Armory gamepass required to get good weapons?
No. The Armory gamepass only removes the level lock on specific Armory vendor items like the M4A1 and UMP-45. Standard black market dealers sell equally powerful weapons—including the AK, Tommy Gun, and Ithaca shotgun—that are unlocked purely through leveling up for free. Furthermore, all Armory weapons still cost full in-game cash to purchase every time you spawn.
