Gang Hideouts

Gaptooth.ridge.location.new — The treasure hunter Digby Haskins protecting a hideout

“	Just like in the single-player experience, some areas of the multiplayer world are overrun by bandits. Gather up your posse or any other players in Free Roam, ride out to find the hideouts and take those scurrilous bandits down.	„
	—Red Dead Redemption website.

Gang Hideouts are locations featured in Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Red Dead Online. They are areas inhabited by outlaw gangs, usually found in the wilderness and away from settlements. The player can kill the gang members found at these hideouts to earn various rewards.

Description[]

Red Dead Redemption[]

Hideouts in specific areas must be cleared by the player to obtain several trophies/achievements; every hideout has to be cleared at least once in order to attain 100% Completion. Clearing hideouts increases the player's honor level and gives them various rewards, including new weapons and pardon letters, which can be used to clear the bounty on the player's head for free; however, these letters aren't handed out after every cleared hideout in Hardcore mode. Jack Marston can also earn the U.S. Marshal Outfit by completing all the U.S. hideouts in 24 hours (in-game time), as this outfit becomes available only after the mission "The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed".

In multiplayer, groups of online players can form a posse and complete hideouts cooperatively. Clearing hideouts will earn the player experience points. In multiplayer, however, gang members are much stronger and there are many more waves of them, possibly due to the fact that if one dies, they just respawn outside of the hideout and can just resume as normal. Also in multiplayer, there are high level weapons hidden in gang hideouts for use in Free Roam if the player has not unlocked them at their level yet.

In Multiplayer Free Roam mode, if the player (or anybody else) doesn’t attack any outlaws in a hideout, they are free to walk in. However, if players start shooting, they will retaliate immediately. If the player's current multiplayer character is in the corresponding gang that is occupying the hideout, they can walk in only so far until the criminals will start attacking. Also, if the player starts shooting, they will return fire.

Undead Nightmare[]

In Undead Nightmare, gang hideouts are replaced by cleansing graveyards. The actual gang hideouts for the most part are home to members of the gang trying to hold out against the undead hordes. These gang members will not be hostile towards Marston, and will accept his help in fighting off the undead. There are some exceptions, however, such as Fort Mercer, which has been taken over by the army and converted into a safe zone, Pike's Basin, which is completely abandoned, and the DLC and PS3-exclusive gang hideouts, which are either abandoned or permanently overrun.

Liars and Cheats DLC[]

The Liars and Cheats DLC adds seven hideouts to Free Roam that are not available with the base game. Upon completion of any of the gang hideouts included in this DLC, an Explosive Rifle is awarded to the top player. It is marked by a green dot on the player's map. Unlike other weapons picked up in Free Roam, ammo crates do not refill it and the player does not get to keep it for the rest of the session if they die and respawn.

Players without the Liars and Cheats DLC can not trigger the hideouts, but can participate in clearing a hideout triggered by another player.

Red Dead Redemption 2 & Online[]

Gang hideouts return in Red Dead Redemption 2, albeit with a much smaller role. While they still contribute towards 100% Completion, they do not affect the player's honor nor do they offer unique rewards besides money, loot, and edibles.

In Red Dead Online, clearing gang hideouts rewards the player with XP, in addition to the money and loot that can be taken from the deceased gang members. In some instances, Treasure Maps can also be looted from gang leaders or found in lockboxes. Gang hideouts aren't active at all times, but always spawn at the same locations around the map.

Social Club[]

Main article: Social Club Challenges

Several hideouts have special challenges available to members of Rockstar's Social Club.

Locations in Red Dead Redemption[]

New Austin Hideouts (Main Game)[]

Location	Occupied by	Reward (Single-Player)	Multiplayer weapon spawn	Notes
Fort Mercer	Banditos (SP) Bollard Twins gang (MP)	Semi-automatic Pistol	LeMat Revolver Semi-auto Shotgun Evans Repeater	Available after "We Shall Be Together in Paradise" in Single-player
Gaptooth Breach	Treasure Hunters gang	Springfield Rifle	Dynamite	Available after "Man is Born Unto Trouble" in Single-player
Pike's Basin	Bollard Twins gang	Sawed-off Shotgun	Evans Repeater	Available after "Justice in Pike's Basin" in Single-player
Solomon's Folly	Walton's gang	None for completion, but the player gets access to an unguarded safe as part of the mission	Fire Bottle	PS3 exclusive, available on Xbox 360 only through the GOTY edition
Tumbleweed	Unaffiliated criminals	Winchester Repeater	Bolt Action Rifle Evans Repeater Carcano Rifle
Twin Rocks	Walton's Gang	Volcanic Pistol	Mauser Pistol

New Austin Hideouts (DLC)[]

Note: All DLC hideouts are multiplayer exclusive, and are part of the Liars and Cheats DLC pack.

Location	Occupied by
Critchley's Ranch	Walton's gang
Cueva Seca	Treasure hunters gang
The Scratching Post	Treasure hunters gang
Venter's Place	Walton's gang
Warthington Ranch	Bollard Twins gang

Nuevo Paraíso Hideouts (Main Game)[]

Location	Occupied by	Reward (Single-player)	Multiplayer weapon spawn	Notes
Nosalida	Reyes' Rebels	Henry Repeater	Carcano Rifle	Available after "We Shall Be Together in Paradise" in Single-player
Tesoro Azul	Unaffiliated criminals (SP) Banditos (MP)	Double-action Revolver	High Power Pistol	Available after "The Demon Drink" in Single-player

Nuevo Paraíso Hideouts (DLC)[]

Note: All DLC hideouts are multiplayer exclusive, and are part of the Liars and Cheats DLC pack.

Location	Occupied by
Crooked Toes	Reyes' Rebels
Rancho Polvo	Banditos

Locations in Red Dead Redemption 2[]

Location	Occupied by	Notes
Beaver Hollow	Murfree Brood	Acts as the Van der Linde gang's camp in Chapter 6.
Fort Mercer	Del Lobo Gang	Accessible only during the epilogue.
Gaptooth Breach	Del Lobo Gang	Originally PC exclusive, added to consoles in patch 1.15.
Hanging Dog Ranch	O'Driscoll Boys (Pre-Epilogue) Laramie Gang (Epilogue)
Shady Belle	Lemoyne Raiders	Acts as the Van der Linde gang's camp in Chapter 4.
Six Point Cabin	O'Driscoll Boys	Stops repopulating after the mission "Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow II".
Solomon's Folly	Del Lobo Gang	Originally PC exclusive, added to consoles in patch 1.15. Accessible only during the epilogue.
Thieves' Landing	Del Lobo Gang	Accessible only during the epilogue.
Twin Rocks	Del Lobo Gang	Special/Ultimate edition content. Accessible only during the epilogue.

Locations in Red Dead Online[]

Most gang hideouts in Red Dead Online are not occupied by any particular gang, only small groups of unaffiliated outlaws. In some instances, hideouts may be occupied by either the Del Lobo Gang, the O'Driscoll Boys, or the Lemoyne Raiders, depending on the region. Gang hideouts can be found at the following locations:

Video Walkthrough[]

Tips[]

There is one effective method which allows the player to farm a large amount of XP. First, they should get a fast and tough horse (Hungarian Half-Bred and American Standardbred are best). Then, head to a gang hideout, the best one for this method being Pike's Basin. Once there, they should ride their horse as fast as they can around the enemies while shooting them with the best gun they have to use, the best for most being the Semi-Auto Shotgun. Then, they can also lead a "shotgun charge" into any remaining enemies. This method should be quick and allows the player to get large amounts of XP from these gang hideouts in very little time.
The Gaptooth Breach hideout is particularly valuable; not only it has the highest base number of enemies among all hideouts (providing more loot) but the six enemies that spawn inside the mine always drop gold nuggets (worth $25 each for a total of $150 per raid). It is also close to three other hideouts in western New Austin, but has no Fence nearby.
The hideouts at Fort Mercer, Gaptooth Breach, Solomon's Folly and Hanging Dog Ranch are the only ones where the stashed valuables (e.g. bill stacks) will replenish over time.

Patch Note Information[]

With the release of Title Update 1.02 on June 12th, 2010, Gang Hideout XP in multiplayer was reduced on all consoles to half the amount previously awarded. For example, instead of earning 2500 XP from Pike's Basin, the player would earn 1250 XP. Rockstar confirmed that it was due to players "XP Farming" the Gang Hideouts (constantly replaying the Gang Hideout to earn XP until leveled up) rather than earning the XP by playing competitive game modes or killing other players in Free Roam.

Removing the memory cache on consoles can undo the patch and allow players to earn the original amount of XP. However, Rockstar addressed this as well and removing the patch will set players back to level 1 and all XP gained in a non-patched game no longer transfers over to the patched game.