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Bucks
Personal money for your own purchases like horses and ammo; cannot be traded.
Facts
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The main money unit; prices are given in bucks.
Personal currency; each player has their own wallet.
Personal currency used for items just for you, such as guns and ammunition bought at an outpost.
Personal currency that cannot be traded; used for personal purchases like horses.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 1:54:17 (opens in a new tab)
The main currency is called bucks, with cents below it, instead of dollars.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 22:29 (opens in a new tab)
Bucks and ammo found in chests are personal rather than shared with the company.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 56:46 (opens in a new tab)
Bucks are personal money, not visible to or tradable with teammates.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 3:05:33 (opens in a new tab)
Personal money; used for personal items such as a horse.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 20:32 (opens in a new tab)
Earned by completing jobs; character-specific; used to buy certain store items.
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Patch history
3 versions
Every fact about Bucks by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
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| Dev build |
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| Alpha 4 |
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| March alpha |
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Sources
7
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam post | Sep 16, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video | Aug 15, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jul 18, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jun 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 30, 2026 | 2 |
| EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 2 |