Basics -Crimes and fines | Basics Red Dead Redemption Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Every choice made in the game will result in your karma among the citizens. You can gain Fame by killing bandits, doing some minor jobs, completing quests, helping other people and winning various games. Look at the table below to learn about rewards that you will get for each fame level.
Sometimes your actions will result in something called Honor. This statistic will raise when you will catch bandits alive. Level called Drifter is neutral (you will get it at the beginning).
Bandana - you can buy it in every store. It will hide your identity so when you are wearing it your action will not result in your Fame and Honor level.
When you do something against law and there will be some eyewitnesses your actions will be reported and you will be chased by some representative of law. Of course, you can always kill the eyewitness but then your character will be chased by both: police and bounty hunters. Generally, the more damages you will do, the more people will follow you. You can solve this situation in many ways: surrender, run away, try to bribe the officer or just pay the fine.
Bandana - you can buy it in every store. It will hide your identity so when you are wearing it your action will not result in your Fame and Honor level. In addition when you will commit a crime while wearing it, take it off and your "chase level" will lower immediately.
Crime | Fine | Crime | Fine |
Vandalism | $1 | Murder of horse | $20 |
Vandalism (vehicle) | $5 | Murder of property | $20 |
Destroying private property | $5 | Murder of animal | $5 |
Destroying private property (vehicle) | $10 | Stealing a horse | $20 |
Arson | $20 | Stealing a property | $20 |
Physical attack | $20 | Kidnapping | $20 |
Attack on policeman | $20 | Kidnapping of policemen | $30 |
Attack on horse | $5 | Safe opening | $50 |
Attack on property | $5 | Burglary | $5 |
Attack on animal | $5 | Theft | $10 |
Murder | $40 | Fraud | $25 |
Murder of policemen | $50 | Policemen threatening | $5 |
Every town has it's own number of lawmen. If you will kill them all, then any of new guards won't attack you until you will do another crime.
Town | Number of guards | Town | Number of guards |
Armadillo | 20 guards | Las Hermanas | 8 guards |
Ridgewood Farm | 5 guards | Agave Viejo | 5 guards |
Coots Chapel | 6 guards | Chuparosa | 20 guards |
Benedict Point | 6 guards | El Matadero | 9 guards (+5 soldiers) |
Rathskeller Fork | 5 guards | El Presidio | 0 guards (+20 soldiers) |
MacFarlane Ranch | 6 guards | Blackwater | 50 guards |
Plainview | 7 guards | Pacific Union Railroad Camp | 7 guards |
Escalera | 30 guards (+10 soldiers) | Manzanite Post | 7 guards |
Every town has three types of chases (two of them depend on the total amount of fines):
- Troops (left side of the table) consists of 3 or more lawmen and some dogs. It is much more complicated to run away from the squad that have dogs in its ranks.
- Bounty Hunters (right side of the table) are working during the night. They always have dogs for help and remember that you cannot bribe them. Note that bounty hunters are working only outside of the town.
- Special Forces (US Marshal in USA and Mexican Army in Mexico). They will start follow you when you will kill 20 or more officers. They are starting hunting every 8 - 10 hours of the game time. They are moving in groups of four. You cannot bribe them.
Fine | Number of lawmen | Fine | Number of bounty hunters |
>$150 | 3-4 | >$150 | 2 (+1 dog) |
>$1700 | 6 (+1 dog) | >$1700 | 3 (+1 dog) |
>$3700 | 8 (+2 dogs) | >$3700 | 4 (+2 dogs) |
>$5000 | 10 (+3 dogs) | >$5000 | 5 (+3 dogs) |
>$7000 | 12 (+4 dogs) | >$7000 | 6 (+4 dogs) |