Bounties

Bounties

In version 1.29, it became possible to place a bounty on another player's head. Bounties can be used to exert revenge on a player, to show your dissaproval of a player's actions or just because you're bored and have money to burn.

The Bounty system

Placing bounties

You can place a bounty on another player via a town's Sheriff building or the desired player's profile. You can choose from a list of reasons for placing the bounty, and also the reward that goes to the player that collects the bounty.

Collecting bounties

In order to claim a bounty, all that is required is to beat a wanted player in a duel. A KO is not required and you only have to beat them once to claim the full reward.

Rewards

When placing a bounty, you are able to choose the amount of cash which will be awarded to the player who collects the bounty. The amount you choose is deducted from your on hand cash when possible, or your bank account. 9% of the chosen amount disappears into the game as a fee, while the other 91% of your chosen reward goes on the player's head and that amount cash is given to the player that beats the wanted person in a duel. The miminum amount you can offer as a reward is 10 * the player's level.

Bounty rewards on a player are cumulative. If multiple bounties are placed on one person, be that by one or by several players, the bounties add up into a grand total on that person until the bounty is received and their reward reverts back to zero.

Eligibility for receiving bounties

You may not have a bounty placed on your head if you are not a member of a town. However, if a bounty is placed on someone while they are in a town then the player leaves their town, they are still able to be duelled as long as the bounty is still on their head.

In summary, townless players can't have a bounty posted on them, but townless players with a bounty on them are able to be duelled.

Reasons for a bounty

There is a range of reasons that you may select when putting a bounty on another player. It is still possible to place a bounty with a reason that may not necessarily be considered true. The reasons you may select for a bounty are:

• Bank robbery
• Because I have the money for it
• Cattle rustling
• Cheating
• Dealing in stolen goods
• Desertion
• Escape from prison
• Fraud
• I'm better!
• Lame profile
• Nothing in particular
• Personal feud
• Revenge
• Sabotage
• Smuggling
• Stage coach robbery
• The level is too high
• The level is too low
• Train robbery

FAQs

• Is there any way to remove the bounty off my head?

No, the only way your bounty can be removed is if you are beaten in a duel.

• How can I tell when a bounty has been placed on my head?

You do not receive a report or any form of notification when a bounty has been placed on you. The only way to find out is by checking a Sheriff or if you find out the hard way by getting beaten in a duel.

• Can I reverse a bounty I placed on another player?

No you can't, once the bounty is placed it is final.

• I was duelled while townless? I thought bounties couldn't be placed while I wasn't in a town. Is this a bug?

No. The Advent Calendar of December 2010 put bounties on the heads of townless players if they opened a Calendar door early, thus making them fair game for duellists.

• How can I find out my various stats regarding receiving and handing out bounties?

By clicking the Sheriff of a town, then clicking Statistics.