To unlock troops in Roblox's Steal An Army (created by NomNom +6), you must infiltrate guarded military zones, steal supply crates, and carry them back to your base slots. Once a crate is placed on your base, a countdown timer starts; opening the crate unlocks a soldier, armored vehicle, aircraft, or robot that joins your fighting roster. Unlocked units automatically generate passive cash and defend your base against incoming zombie waves.
Step-by-Step: How to Steal and Unlock Troops
Acquiring new units follows a distinct gameplay cycle centered on speed, navigation, and extraction:
- Build Up Your Speed on the Treadmill: Before entering deeper military zones, train on your base's treadmill. Each zone enforces higher speed thresholds or requires rapid movement to outrun aggressive guards. Upgrading your treadmill increases the speed points gained while training.
- Enter a Guarded Military Zone: Venture out from your base into the designated military sectors. Watch out for environmental hazards like ground mines and avoid incoming fire from stationary vehicles.
- Grab a Supply Crate: Approach the supply pads in the zone and pick up a crate. Crates feature different color coatings and border highlights that indicate their rarity tier. You can only carry one crate at a time.
- Escape Guard Pursuit: As soon as you grab a crate, the zone's guard (such as the General, a combat tank, or guard robots) will actively chase you. If a guard strikes you, you will be knocked far back and risk dropping the crate. Other players in the server can also intercept you or take contested crates.
- Place the Crate at Your Base: Carry the crate onto an open slot in your military base. A timer will appear above the box.
- Open the Crate and Equip: Wait out the unlock timer, or open the crate when ready. The game features an "Open All" option that does not require Robux, as well as an "Equip Best" button to automatically deploy your highest-stat units onto the field.
Crate Rarities, Colors, and Unlock Timers
Crates spawn in distinct tiers across the game worlds. Observed gameplay footage highlights several rarity brackets, visual indicators, and corresponding unlock timers:
| Crate Tier / Color Indicator | Observed Opening Timer | Example Troops Unlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Common (Blue) | Brief countdown (under 1 minute) | Basic Soldier, Corporal |
| Rare (Orange / Green) | 30 to 50 seconds | Diver Soldier, Speed Boat Unit, Light Vehicles |
| Epic (Purple / Distinct Tint) | 1 to 4 minutes | Military Trucks, Specialized Combat Units |
| Legendary (Red Border / Gold) | 4 to 19 minutes | Mammoth Tank, Robot Dog, Combat Mechs |
| Mythic (Red Glow / Red Trim) | 30 minutes to 1 hour | Attack Helicopter, Mythical Drone, Space Commander |
| Secret (Glowing Missile / Void) | Up to 2 hours | Advanced Missile Systems, Heavy Specialized Units |
Higher-tier crates with distinct glowing borders spawn less frequently and take significantly longer to open. Players can accelerate box progression with the optional x2 Growth game pass (467 Robux) or boost rarity chances with the Lucky game pass (199 Robux).
Guarded Zones and Speed Progression
Steal An Army structures its map into sequential military outposts guarded by unique enemy archetypes. Accessing deeper zones requires gathering higher speed stats:
- Zone 1 (Starter Base): Guarded by the General equipped with a rifle. Accessible immediately for beginners.
- Zone 2 (Special Forces): Guarded by Special Forces personnel. Observed speed entry requirements start around 900 speed.
- Zone 3 (Tank Depot): Guarded by a desert camouflage combat tank. Requires roughly 10,000 to 22,000 speed to navigate safely.
- Zone 4 (Naval Base): Water-themed outpost housing naval crates and guarded by maritime units.
- Zone 5 (Air Force Base): Guarded by attack helicopters and air units, requiring higher speed thresholds (such as 40,000+ speed).
- Experimental Lab: High-tech facility guarded by combat mechs and automated robots.
- Arctic Outpost: Frozen sector guarded by heavy Arctic combat robots, requiring hundreds of thousands of speed points.
- Doomsday: Advanced defense area featuring large destructive mechs.
- Void Command / Cosmic Void: The furthest observed zone, requiring millions to billions in speed rating to contest top-tier crates.
What Unlocked Troops Do
Once placed into your active squad via the "Equip Best" button, unlocked units fulfill two major gameplay roles:
1. Generating Cash
Every deployed unit generates a recurring income stream (measured in cash per second). Higher-tier units like fighter jets and advanced tanks generate substantial income, allowing you to afford million- and billion-cost treadmill upgrades and base expansion slots. Deployed units also continue generating offline earnings when you are away from the game.
2. Base Defense Against Zombie Waves
Your base features an interdimensional portal where waves of zombie infantry and massive Titan bosses emerge.
- You can activate combat manually or toggle the Auto-fight button.
- Your equipped soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and jets will automatically fire on incoming zombies.
- Defeating zombie waves awards extra cash rewards and allows you to progress through higher wave milestones (such as wave 20, wave 35, and beyond wave 90). If your troops are overwhelmed, the wave retreats until you assemble a stronger army.
Additional Ways to Train and Earn Rewards
While waiting for long crate timers to unlock your troops, the game provides interactive activities on the base:
- Mini-Games for Speed & Training: Players can pass the time while AFK by playing three base mini-games: a basic math runner (stepping through positive multiplier gates), a tank slingshot battle against red targets, and a rapid target-practice shooting range.
- Military Convoy Event: A traveling convoy vehicle occasionally spawns in the server. Players can attack the convoy to deplete its health pool (e.g., 150 HP). Successfully destroying the convoy drops gem rewards, flat speed bonuses (such as 5,000 speed), and temporary boosts like double damage or double cash.
- Index Weapon Upgrades: Collecting every unit variant across zones completes pages in your game Index, which cosmetically transforms your carried weapon from a basic club into tridents, propellers, and battleaxes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can other players steal your crates in Steal An Army?
Yes. Other players can intercept you while you are carrying a crate back to your base. If you get knocked back by an enemy guard or another player, someone else can pick up your dropped crate and deliver it to their own base.
Is there a rebirth system in Steal An Army?
Based on player observations, Steal An Army does not feature a traditional rebirth multiplier system. Progression is linear: players continuously build raw speed, unlock higher base tiers, and deploy increasingly powerful units that generate higher baseline earnings.
How do you get speed faster to reach the Void zone?
Speed is earned primarily by running on the base treadmill. You can accelerate speed gains by spending cash to upgrade the treadmill level, claiming free community group rewards, utilizing speed potions (such as 0.25 speed potions), and participating in convoy takedowns.
Why do some crates take hours to open?
Crate opening times correspond directly to unit rarity. While common blue crates unlock in under a minute, high-grade Mythic and Secret glowing crates take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to process on your base pad.
