Heists

In Night City you can't just walk up to an ATM or a bank vault and start drilling. Every heist is set up by its own contact: someone standing around somewhere in the city with no blip and no sign. Each contact only deals in their one heist, and they move every few hours (and soon after someone takes their heist).

Walk up to a contact and press E Talk. They tell you about their heist, what it pays and what to bring.

The heists

Heist	Contact	Rep level	Cost	Crew	Bring
ATM Robbery	Byte	1	Free	1-2	Drill, or Laptop + Trojan USB
Store Robbery	Corner Joe	1	Free	1-4	A gun, Zip Ties, Duct Tape
House Robbery	The Fisherman	1	Free	1-4	Lockpick (or Advanced Pick Set), Screwdriver Set, UV Torch
Armoured Truck	The Teller	2	10 credits	2-4	A gun, C4, Signal Jammer
Jewellery Store	Madame Facet	2	15 credits	2-6	A gun, Duffel Bag, Gas Mask
Savings Branch	The Accountant	3	20 credits	2-4	Electronic Kit, Trojan USB, Drill, Hacking Device
Paleto Bay Savings	The Miller	4	35 credits	3-6	A gun, Security Card A, Thermite, Lighter, Drill, Rope
Night City Reserve	The Architect	5	50 credits	4-8	A gun, Security Card B, Electronic Kit, Trojan USB, Thermite, Lighter, Drill, Bank Decryptor

Nobody tells you where the contacts are. Ask around.

How to take a heist

Find the contact and press E Talk.
The list shows a green tick or a red cross for every tool, for the police in the city and for your crew.
When everything is green, pick Take the heist. Any credits are paid and the clock starts. A small timer shows at the top right of your screen.
Everyone standing within 10 m of you (up to the crew size) joins your crew.
Pull it off before the clock runs out. When it pays out, every crew member gets their credits and rep, and you have 15 more minutes to clear out.

ATM, store and house heists give you 3 tries: a failed hack or a broken pick uses one.

Credits and rep

Heist credits pay for the bigger heists. You earn them by finishing heists (the free ones pay 2-3 credits each).
Rep unlocks the bigger heists: level 2 at 50 rep, 3 at 150, 4 at 350, 5 at 700.
Running out of time, walking away or getting cancelled pays nothing.
After a heist ends you lay low for 10 minutes before you can take another.
The big heists have a city-wide cooldown, and only one crew can run each at a time.

Tips

Contacts don't talk to on-duty police.
Talk to the contact again to walk away. If the leader walks away, the whole crew is off it.

Staff commands

/heistnpcs [contact] lists where every contact is right now. With a contact id (byte, joe, fisher, teller, facet, accountant, miller, architect) it also sets your waypoint.
/heistmove [contact|all] sends contacts to another of their spots.
/heistreset [heist|all] clears heist cooldowns and every lay-low timer.
/heistcredits [id] [amount] adds credits (use a minus to take them).
/heistcancel [id] ends that player's heist for the whole crew.
Website Staff panel → Heists (needs the Heists permission): change the items each heist needs, firearm yes/no, cost, rep level, police, crew, time, cooldown, payout, open/close a heist, and add / edit / switch off / delete each contact's spots, Move now or Randomise (3 new random spots). The game picks changes up within 20 seconds, no restart.

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