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Lawless Tag

Mark on items taken in PvP areas; they drop on death until cleared at your tent or ranch.

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Every fact about Lawless Tag by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Anything looted in a PvP zone is tagged lawless; if you die, any player can take those items.
  • Leaving the PvP zone to a safe area clears the lawless tag, a mini extraction mechanic.
  • Lawless stacks are marked red in inventory; only the looted portion drops on death, other gear is safe.
  • Earlier builds let killers take everything; changed because players could not get back into PvP quickly.
  • The lawless tag clears roughly five seconds after leaving a PvP zone; the timer is a tunable data number.
  • Lawless items drop on your corpse if you die in a PvP zone.
  • A lawless icon in the lower left shows the player is in a PvP area and can be shot by players.
  • Only items with the red bandana mark can be looted by a killer; unmarked items cannot.
  • Lawless and non-lawless items stack; only the lawless count in a stack is lootable on death.
  • Lawless tags on items clear once the player gets them back to their ranch.
  • Outposts inside PvP zones are safe areas; the lawless tag clears after 30 seconds there.
  • Items marked with a red bandana can be looted from a player who is killed.
  • Going back to the ranch now clears the Lawless mark on items; this is a change from the first alpha.
  • Lawless marking was reimplemented; depositing items at the ranch removes the Lawless mark.
  • Players in Lawless areas wear a bandana on their character, shown on the character sheet.
  • Items marked Lawless could not be traded or dropped in this build, a known bug.
  • Loot from PvP zones is notorious until you visit an outpost or leave the zone.
Alpha 5
  • Cross-hatched areas on PvE servers apply a Lawless buff, making them PvP zones; no teleporting while there.
  • Items taken in PvP areas show a Lawless flag in inventory and drop on death.
Alpha 4
  • Items picked up in Lawless areas are tagged Lawless in your inventory (small red icon, temp UI).
  • Only visiting your Tent Campsite or Ranch clears the Lawless tag from items.
  • Lawless-tagged recipes cannot be learned until the tag is cleared.
March alpha
  • Lawless mark stayed on items until sold or used. Unconfirmed

Sources

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Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20262
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam postSep 16, 20264
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20265
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20266
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20265

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