Wild West RP is a Red Dead Redemption 2 roleplay server set in a fictionalised version of the American Wild West. While the world utilises the Red Dead Redemption map and assets, we exist in our own distinct universe - separate from the events, Characters, and canon of the Red Dead franchise.
Because we operate in an alternate timeline, we take creative liberties with history that allows us to focus on immersive, character-driven storytelling without recreating or glorifying the more harmful aspects of the historical era. Our goal is to foster a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming space for all players while maintaining the spirit of Wild West storytelling.
How do I join?
We'd be delighted to see you join us at Wild West Roleplay. To get started, ensure that you have read our Rules and Guidelines and then submit a Whitelist Application. Make sure that you fill it out thoroughly and give us as much detail as possible! Once you are whitelisted, you can join the wonderful world of New Alexandria, with help from the FAQs below!
Getting Ready To Join
Installing RedM
What is RedM?
RedM is a multiplayer modified framework for Red Dead Redemption that allows for the creation of custom, modified servers.
In order to join and play on Wild West Roleplay, you will need a valid copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 or Red Dead Online, as well as RedM.
No. RedM is only available for Windows PCs and not console.
If I buy the game from Rockstar/Epic/Steam will it work with RedM?
Yes, any legal copy of the game purchased through Steam, Rockstar and Epic Games will work just fine.
You will, however, require a Steam account and Steam installed, as we require steam to be open in the background for authentication purposes.
Is it connected to Read Dead Online?
Wild West Roleplay is not connected to Red Dead Online. Your Characters on Wild West Roleplay are created independently of any Characters you may have on Red Dead Online. Our server does use many familiar Red Dead Redemption 2 assets, including the map, but utilises our own in-house developed mechanics from our incredible Developers, in addition to our own voice chat system.
Troubleshooting RedM
How do I clear my cache?
If you are experiencing issues with RedM, you may benefit from clearing your cache. This is especially relevant if you have played on other RedM servers.
We have a detailed guide on how to do this, which you can find here: https://wildwestrp.com/threads/updated-clearing-your-cache.25746/
Setting up your Forums Account
Your forums account will be your key to becoming whitelisted, as well as a hub for all kinds of important information and guides.
You must link your Discord, Steam and TeamSpeak accounts to your forums account. You must link them for whitelisting purposes.
How do I link my Steam, Discord and TeamSpeak accounts?
Wild West Roleplay utilises a third party voice-chat system that is separate to the in-game voice chat. You will need to download TeamSpeak and our voice-chat plugin in order to connect to the server.
You will need to connect to the TeamSpeak server at least once in order to connect your forums account.
You can do this from the TeamSpeak settings page, but for various reasons, your TeamSpeak may not allow you to connect with a single button press. The following instructions will allow you to connect to the TeamSpeak manually:
Open TeamSpeak 3
Click on the "Connections" menu, and then "Connect"
In the new window, provide the following details
Server Nickname or Address
ts.wwrp.gg
Server Password
[leave this field blank]
Nickname
Your character's name
Click "Connect", and you should connect to the server.
You can then use the "Bookmarks" menu, to create a bookmark for the server.
You can then use the Boomarks menu to one-click connect to the server in the future!
Required TeamSpeak Settings
You will need to make some changes to the default TeamSpeak settings in order to get started.
Ensure that your microphone (capture) and headphone (playback) settings are correctly configured via the TeamSpeak settings window.
Ensure that you have set a Push-To-Talk button in the capture settings.
Voice activation or continuous voice transmission are only permitted for in-character performances, such as singing or playing an instrument.
In these cases, you must switch back to push-to-talk after completing your performance.
Lastly, once you have set up TeamSpeak, you will need to disable voice chat in Red Dead Online/Red Dead Redemption 2.
Troubleshooting TeamSpeak
Why does my TeamSpeak say "Insufficient client permissions (Failed on i_channel_needed_join_power)" when I try join the server?
This error occurs if your TeamSpeak account does not have the whitelisted tag. You need to go to your account settings and link your TeamSpeak account to your forums account. You will then be automatically issued the whitelisted role when you join the TeamSpeak server.
If you are having trouble, we have a guide on how to link your TeamSpeak account which you can find here. There is also an outdated video guide here which may be helpful.
How do I get TeamSpeak to stop telling me when people connect and disconnect?
You can disable this feature with the following instructions:
Connect to the WWRP TeamSpeak account.
Open your TeamSpeak Settings
Go to the "Notifications" tab, then "Soundpack"
Choose "Sounds Deactivated"
Disconnect from the WWRP TeamSpeak account, using the "Connections" menu, and "Disconnect from All" option.
Make sure that you are disconnecting from the Teamspeak and not closing Teamspeak.
If you are still having issues, please see this video.
I can hear random players in game, and other random players can hear my voice in game.
Please ensure that you have installed and set up SaltyChat, as outlined above - and then disable your in-game voice chat from within RDR2.
Joining For The First Time
Where should I start?
We know that coming into an established world can be daunting. Luckily we have some resources for you to read over to better know what New Alexandria is like, and what world you are getting into. Take a read of our Overview and Roleplay Guide here, which contains a lot of information about Wild West Roleplay, the setting of New Alexandria, and how best to get started.
We also have a video that you can watch below, which will help you familiarise yourself with the basics of the server, including some core mechanics.
What do I start with?
Each character starts with a handful of important items to get them started. Here's a short list:
$125 in cash. You can keep track of this using the /cash command, or by visiting a bank.
A knife. This is useful for hunting and self defense!
A cheese wedge. Because we're all just hungry rats at the end of the day.
A serving of jerky. Tough, salty and dependable - just like your character. Probably.
An apple. In the hopes that it'll keep the doctor away for your first day.
And a can of sweetcorn. A little taste of sweetness to remind you to be optimistic on your first day.
Do I have to use my voice?
Yes, we are a Voice Roleplay Server. However, we do have some exceptions.
If you are mute in real life, we are inclusive to your needs. Please open a support ticket via the Discord server, here, to discuss a mute character application. We also encourage you to familiarise yourself with our expectations for mute character roleplay, which is linked here.
If you wish to play a mute character and are not mute in real life, we have limited slots available. Once you are whitelisted, please open a support ticket with staff to discuss a mute character application. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our expectations for mute character roleplay, which is linked here.
Can I chat OOC (Out-of-character) on the server?
No. OOC speak is not permitted on the server under any circumstances. You must remain in character at all times.
We do have an /OOC command, which is to be used sparingly to communicate emergencies, technical issues and consent for roleplay scenarios.
Please familiarise yourself with the proper use of /ooc and /me, with our guide here.
Recording my Gameplay
You may wish to record your gameplay for a multitude of reasons. Whether it's to save those funny moments, those serious storytelling moments, or just to protect you and your fellow roleplayers in the event of a rule-break. We have an excellent write-up on how to record your gameplay, complete with software recommendations here.
Connecting to Wild West RP in RedM
Once you have been whitelisted, set up your TeamSpeak, your forums account, and you're sufficiently prepared with enough information about New Alexandria, you're ready to join Wild West Roleplay through RedM. For the least interruptions, ensure that you have Steam open in the background, and that you're connected to the TeamSpeak ahead of joining.
To connect, open RedM
Once on the RedM homepage, press F8 to open the console.
Type the following command: connect wwrp.gg and hit enter, to connect to the server.
If you want to join the event server, use the command connect event.wwrp.gg.
Restart Schedule
Note: Times are displayed in EST (UTC−05:00), which is also the time-zone that is utilised in-game.
Server
Restart 1
Restart 2
Main Server
2:00am
2:00pm
Commands and Keybinds
Basic Commands
Command
Description
/boats
Open your boat rental menu for spawning your rented boats.
/brushhorse
Brush your horse (does not require the horse brush item.) You can also use the Tab > Horse to brush.
/cash
Check your cash balance. You can also see this in the banking UI.
/clearchat
Clear all previous text typed in the textbox.
/creator
Launches the character creator to edit your character's appearance. (We suggest doing this in a secluded place, as people will still be able to interact with you if you're in creator.)
/csn
View your CSN (Character Serial Number). Needed for compensation requests, name change requests and issuing in-game permissions.
/die
Incapacitates your character.
/drafts
Open your draft rental menu for spawning your rented draft vehicles (Wagons, Coaches, Carts, etc.).
/dropanchor
Drops the anchor for the current or nearest boat.
/e [emote name]
Use emote. You can also use the X menu for quicker emotes and stances.
/e c
Cancel an emote that is currently being used.
/efav [slot #, emote name]
Favorite an emote.
/feed[respective food]
Feed your horse the specific food. You can also use Tab > Horse.
/feedhorse
Feed your horse.
/gamehud
Toggles the game HUD, which includes things like the blackjack UI.
/givecash [Player ID] [Amount to give]
Give cash to another player.
/hidenotifications
Hides notifications (OOC still shown)
/horsedrink
Triggers nearby horse to drink from a natural water source or a trough. You can also use Tab > Horse.
/hud
Toggle in-game HUD.
/job
Check your current job/s.
/jumptohorsetoggle
Toggle the horse you are riding between jumpable-to and not-jumpable-to. (This includes local horses.)
/lantern
Removes horse lantern, but keeps the harness. You can also use Tab > Horse Tack
/liftanchor
Lifts the anchor for the current or nearest boat
/loadskin
Reload your character's appearance. (Helpful in fixing appearance glitches and clothing issues.)
/me [text message]
Character interactions. See more information about the use of /me here.
/offduty
Forget to clock out? This will set your status to off-duty
/ooc [text message]
Out of character message. Use for consent purposes only. See more information about the use of /ooc here.
/ow
Toggle pained ragdoll.
/pobox
Check your PO Box Number. You can also find it in the Post Office UI.
/prompts
Hides all game prompts - disables them as well, so you will need to re-enable prompts to use various mechanics
/pvp
Toggle PVP
/rd
Toggle ragdoll.
/resetui
Reset UIs
/returnboat
Returns nearby boats to the rental owners inventory for future recall during the same reset. (Allows you to pick up your sleds!)
/returndraft
Returns nearby draft rentals to the rental owners inventory for future recall during the same reset.
/roll
Roll a dice. Needs to set /roll # of dice and # of sides ex. /roll 1 20 to roll 1, 20 sided dice.
/scene [insert text here]
Set a scene to help describe the surroundings. You can find more info on the proper use of scenes here..
/setdrunkeffect 1.0
Sets the Effect strength of Drunk Effects, for those who might get motion sick.
/shownotifications
Shows notifications
/sidesaddle
Toggle sidesaddle riding style while riding a horse
/togglexhair
Toggle crosshairs on/off
/walkspeed [15-100]
Set walkspeed percentage from 15-100%. 100 is default.
/washface
Wash that schmud off yo face (and body)
/wipe
Clean off your character.
/write [insert text here]
Used to write something down to show another player.
Clothing Commands
Command
Description
/accessories
Toggle accessories.
/badge
Toggle your badge for LEO/DOP
/bandana
Raise/lower bandana.
/bandanabegone or /bandanamove
Toggle bandana.
/belt
Toggle belt.
/beltbuckle
Toggle belt buckle.
/boots
Toggle boots.
/coat
Toggle coat.
/collar
Open/close collar.
/eyewear
Toggle eyewear.
/gauntlets
Toggle gauntlets.
/gloves
Toggle gloves.
/gunbelt
Toggle gunbelt.
/hat
Toggle hat.
/necktie
Toggle necktie.
/offhand
Toggle offhand.
/pants
Toggle pants.
/poncho
Toggle poncho.
/shirt
Toggle shirt.
/skirt
Toggle skirt.
/sleeves
Roll your sleeves up.
/spats
Toggle spats.
/spurs
Toggle spurs.
/suspenders
Toggle suspenders.
/vest
Toggle vest.
Keybinds
Keybind
Description
T
Open the textbox/Enter commands.
Z
Voice range cycles between: 3.5, 8, 15, 32. Key to cycle is Z by default. Default value is 8.
H
Whistle for your horse...(or whistle in general!)
X
Emote Menu! This is useful for making various poses and contextual actions in the world.
This is also how you access ranch chore tools such as rakes, buckets, cisterns, and hay!
X > H > H
Put your hands up... (this is a robbery!)
PageUp
See player # IDs.
B
Access your bag. (Player inventory.) This will also allow you to access horse saddle bags when in proximity to, or on your horse
Tab (press and hold)
Access your radial menu.
6
Put your weapon in your offhand.
1-5
Use items on your toolbelt.
ALT (press and hold)
Access your horse inventory when at your horse.
Lock/Unlock a door (with its respective key.)
X > X
Point
X > F
Food and water menu, this allows you to fill your canteen at water sources, or munch on an apple or bread on the go!
Q (press when near an object)
Crouch behind cover.
Aim + X
Swap which shoulder you aim on
Backspace
Cancels current action (Mining, logging, opening a money sack, robbing a store).
U
Put your hands up, this is a robbery!
If aiming a weapon first, pressing U allows you to aim at the sky and fire!
UI Icons
Please see the following legend for basic hud UI icons:
Player Culling
When glowing red, this icon indicates that there are more than 32 people in the area. With overpopulation of players in an area, comes "Player Culling". Player culling will cause issues with other players seeing and hearing each other. We recommend avoiding an area when this icon glows red.
Hunger (Eat somethin')
Thirst (Get you some drank)
Temperature (At the moment, this is not functional).
Voice Range (You can also turn on a visualiser in the Tab > Settings menu!)
Health (Can be regenerated with various items in game)
Stamina (Can be regenerated by refreshing yourself with a cool drink)
Quality of Life Information
Time
Every real hour is 12 hours in game. Therefore every two real hours, a full in game day passes. About three in game days pass each reset.
If someone refers to last night or this morning, consider they may be referencing the in game time passing. So if it's morning in game and they say last night, it might have been about an hour since the events occurred. If they say yesterday, it could be around two hours ago. This is up to the individual player, but some wish to maintain immersion within the passing in game time, so it's just something to consider.
Buying and Selling
Some clerks around New Alexandria will be able to provide you with goods, and some even buy goods from you.
Walk up to a friendly store clerk, press and hold Ewhen given the prompt, to open the store menu.
If you are able to sell to the clerk, a menu will appear asking if you want to buy or sell.
Click and drag whatever items you'd like to purchase or sell. Alternatively, right click the item and select an amount using the scroll bar.
Once you have all the items you want selected, hit purchase. Make sure you have enough /cash!
Canteens
Canteens are useful for holding water and allowing you to drink anywhere in the world!
If you have a canteen in your inventory, you can see the amount of water stored in it by hovering over the canteen's red arrow in the inventory.
If you have a canteen in your inventory that can be filled, simply approach a body of water (or a water pump) and click X
There will be an option in the X menu to fill your canteen at the water source.
Cooking and Crafting
Each type of crafting has a different point of interest.
Campfires are for simple cooked meats, and can be purchased or found around the map.
Cooking pots are designed for more complex food and non alcoholic drinks, and can be purchased or found around the map.
Distilleries are required for crafting alcohol and can be found around the map.
Mixing tables are required for cocktails and can be found around the map.
Crafting can be done from a workbench that can be purchased or found around the map.
Gunsmithing can be done from a gunsmithing table, if the player has been whitelisted with gunsmithing perms. These can be found in most gunsmith stores.
Cooking and crafting are designed to drive roleplay between players to teach each other recipes, or learn things themselves.
Cooking recipes are currently available via the in-game library, via several recipe books.
You will mix and match different items together in the crafting grid to craft items.
Loading Ammo
To load ammo into your firearm or bow, simply add the weapon to your hotbar and then click the corresponding number key to draw it.
Then, open your inventory and double click on ammunition. Your character will then load the bullets.
This may take a few seconds, and there may not be visual feedback - but a notification will alert you when it is complete.
Hunting
To hunt, simply grab a bow or a firearm and some ammunition. Find an animal and shoot it down.
Once the animal is dead, simply approach it and draw your knife.
Press and hold Ewhen you get the prompt to skin the animal. The hide can then be stowed on your horse.
If you want, you can also pick up the carcass and stow it on your horse for extra money!
You can scatter the remains of the animal to clean it up, which will prevent predator wildlife from moving in.
We recommend using V to enter first person mode if you're having trouble finding the prompt.
You can then park your horse near the butcher and sell directly from the horse, or cure the pelts and sell them to him using the store UI along with any other goodies you may have received from the animal.
Horses, Pets and Stables
Horses can be purchased from most stable locations in game, which are marked on the map.
Horses are rotated every so often by the development team, so ensure you're staying up to date with the changelog and staff announcement channels in Discord.
You can purchase multiple stable slots to own multiple horses, but be careful. It gets expensive.
When you purchase a horse, you can set it as primary so that you can spawn it using the Tab > Spawn Primary Horse menu.
The more you ride a horse, the more your bond with that horse will improve.
You may find that higher bonded horses spook less, respond easier and can perform various stunts when riding them.
You can purchase a fuzzy friend from various pet sellers across New Alexandria.
A guide to the adoptable pets and what they look like, is available here.
Attachments
Since the Spring 2024 update, attachments have been experiencing issues in regard to visibility. Please keep this in mind.
Attached items reflect weapons, equipment, and cosmetic items that your character has on their person. What is attached to your character depends on the physical placement of items within your inventory as well as having used an item or weapon recently. If you wish for your character to not have weapons or equipment visible, it should be stored either on your horse or other physical storage, not on your person.
Sometimes it may make sense to put an item in a form of storage that you are carrying with you to conceal the item. If you are carrying around so many weapons that they are not all visible, please take this into account for roleplay, you should not be able to grab a rifle if it is stowed somewhere and not readily accessible. Proper use of /me's adds greatly to roleplay with respect to your characters actions. As well, if you do not have an offhand holster or gunbelt and are drawing a weapon from a hidden location, it is best to roleplay this instead of just equipping a revolver from seemingly nowhere.
Attachment Slots
Right hand: Equipped items.
Left hand: Items held in a carry state.
Gunbelt: Revolvers/pistols or shortened weapons
Gunbelt: Knife
Offhand Holster: Revolvers/pistols or shortened weapons
Belt: Lasso
Belt: Lantern
Belt: Throwable items (Currently not displayed)
Belt: Binoculars (Currently not displayed)
Back, Left Shoulder: Longarm or Bow
Back, Crossbody: Longarm or Bow
Cosmetic Attachment Slots
Hair
Mouth
Other: Cosmetic items and slots are being added all the time.
Priority of Attachments:
Each of the above slots (weapon and cosmetic) will be filled with the items in your inventory prioritized by highest row, left to right.
If you have 3 longarms in your hotbar, it will attach the first 2 in the back-left and back-crossbody slots, but if you use the 3rd, it will replace one of the equipped longarms.
You should not realistically have access to so many weapons, please roleplay taking time to adjust your loadout.
If you have a cigarette and a toothpick in your inventory (both items in the cosmetic mouth attachment slot), the item which is higher in your inventory will be the one that is visible.
If an item is removed, that slot will be filled by the highest priority item in your inventory that can be attached in that slot.
If an item is placed into a storage container (paper bag/box) then the item will not be visible. Please consider realism when placing objects into containers.
It makes sense to put a toothpick or cigarette in your cigarette case, it doesn't make sense to put a longarm in a paper bag or small wooden box.
Red Dead only allows you to have one of each weapon attached at any given time, but WWRP system allows multiple of the same weapon.
If you have two double action revolvers in slots 1 and 2, it will only show one of these weapons in your holster.
If you use a second weapon of that same model, it will look as if you pulled out the one that was visible.
Consider using a variety of weapons so that you are not carrying 5 of the same weapon.
If you have two knives in your inventory you will only have access to one at a time. You will need to equip your hunting knife in order to skin an animal.
Holding a weapon at your side:
By using the 6 key, you may be able to hold a weapon at your side.
Currently longarms that are equipped on your left shoulder (not crossbody) and bows can do this.
Once the weapon is in your offhand, you may use one handed weapons.
Some actions, such as reloading a revolver, may unequip your offhand weapon.
Pressing the 6 key while holding a weapon in your offhand will holster your weapon.
If you have two weapons held, it will first holster your primary held weapon.
You may reequip the weapon into a ready state by pressing the hotbar key that is associated with that weapon. (Same as equipping the weapon)
Why are my hotbar keys not working?
Many people have modified or rebound their weapon equip keys for online play. Unless you know how the keybinds will change WWRP's keys please use the default keybindings.
Keybind
Key
WWRP Keybind
Equip Left Sidearm
1
Hotbar 1
Equip Dual Wield Sidearms
2
Hotbar 2
Equip Right Sidearm
3
Hotbar 3
Equip Unarmed
4
Hotbar 4
Equip Melee Longarm
5
Hotbar 5
Equip Back Longarm
6
Hold Weapon at your side
Equip Thrown Weapon
7
*Currently Disabled
Equip Shoulder Longarm
8
*Currently Disabled
Where can I find the most recent Development Changes?
The Development Team at Wild West Roleplay are working hard on implementing new features, changes and bug fixes all of the time. The best way to stay up to date with development changes is via the dedicated update-changelog channel in Discord, or by checking out the most recent changelogs here - which is also linked in the main menu.
