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Gang Hideouts are areas inhabited by outlaw gangs, found in the wilderness and away from settlements. The player can confront and fight these gangs.

DescriptionEdit

Hideouts in specific areas must be cleared by the player to obtain several trophies/achievements.

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 you have not unlocked them at your level yet.

In Multiplayer Free Roam mode, if you (or anybody else) don't attack any outlaws in a hideout, you're free to walk in. However, if you start shooting they will retaliate immediately. If your current multiplayer character is in the corresponding gang that is occupying the hideout, you can walk in only so far until the criminals will start attacking. Also, if you start shooting, they will return fire. Jack Marston can earn the U.S. Marshal Outfit by completing all the U.S. hideouts in 24 hours (gameplay time), as this outfit only becomes available after completion of the game.

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 hordes, and despite shooting at them on sight in the main game they will be more than willing to accept Marston's help in this mode. The exceptions are 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.

Gang Hideouts do contribute to the 100% completion in Single Player mode. Each Gang Hideout must be cleared at least once.

US Hideouts Edit

Listed in order from West to East.

Gaptooth BreachEdit

The player receives the Springfield Rifle upon completion in Single Player.
Dynamite can be found here in Free Roam.

Taken over by: Treasure Hunters

TumbleweedEdit

The player receives the Winchester Repeater upon completion in Single Player.

The Bolt Action Rifle, Evans Repeater and Carcano Rifle can be found here in Free Roam.

Taken over by: Unaffliated Criminals.

Solomon's Folly Edit

Solomon's Folly is included in the PS3 version, and on Xbox 360 with the Game of the Year edition.
Taken over by: Walton's Gang
In Free Roam, one gains access to Fire Bottles here.
- Solomon's Folly cannot be entered in Free Roam on the Xbox 360.

Fort MercerEdit

The player receives the Semi-Automatic Pistol upon completion in Single Player.

The LeMat Revolver, Semi-auto Shotgun, and the Evans Repeater can be found here in Free Roam.

Taken over by: Banditos. (Bollard Twins Gang in Free Roam.)

Twin RocksEdit

The player receives the Volcanic Pistol upon completion in Single Player.

The Mauser Pistol can be found here in Free Roam.

Taken over by: Walton's Gang

Pike's Basin Edit

The player receives the Sawed-Off Shotgun upon completion in Single Player.

The Evans Repeater can be found here in Free Roam.

Taken over by: The Bollard Twins Gang

Added as part of the Liars and Cheats PackEdit

Upon completion of any of the gang hideouts added by the Liars and Cheats Pack in Free Roam, an Explosive Rifle is spawned for the player. It is marked by a green dot on the player's map. However, ammo crates do not refill it, and unlike other weapons picked up in Free Roam, the player does not get to keep it for the rest of the session if they die and respawn.

Cueva SecaEdit

Taken over by: Treasure Hunters

The Scratching PostEdit

Taken over by: Treasure Hunters

Venter's PlaceEdit

Taken over by: Walton's Gang

Critchley's RanchEdit

Taken over by: Walton's Gang

Warthington RanchEdit

Taken over by: Bollard Twins Gang

Mexican HideoutsEdit

NosalidaEdit

The player receives the Henry Repeater upon completion in Single Player.
The Carcano Rifle can be found here in Free Roam.
Taken over by: Reyes' Rebels

Tesoro AzulEdit

The player receives the Double-Action Revolver upon completion in Single Player.
The High Power Pistol can be found here in Free Roam.
Taken over by: Banditos

Added as part of the Liars and Cheats PackEdit

Crooked ToesEdit

Taken over by: Reyes' Rebels

Rancho PolvoEdit

Taken over by: Banditos

PatchEdit

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.