Place · Stronghold
Hideout
Smallest enemy site, about 250 per map; good for ammo and bucks, with one-time stashes.
Drops
What Hideout gives.
Facts
Each fact links to where it comes from.
Hideout stashes give a lot of bucks, loot once per player, and stay looted when revisited.
Micro-stronghold with small chests and enemies; loot stash is one-time per player.
Small enemy hideouts can be cleared.
Tier 3 hideouts are a source of ammo and loot.
Hideouts give high ammo density for the number of kills, a good bootstrap on a new tier.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 4:17:55 (opens in a new tab)
Tier 4 hideouts are hard without good weapons; a pump shotgun helps.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 4:19:38 (opens in a new tab)
About 1% of hideouts trigger three extra waves of 12 enemies after the first group; better gear raises the odds.
Hideouts give a lot of ammo and bucks, making them good for earning money for a horse.
There are about 250 hideouts across the map.
The tiniest class of enemy stronghold, smaller than a small stronghold.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 3:36:37 (opens in a new tab)
Smallest size of enemy site.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 4:08 (opens in a new tab)
Hideouts show as small icons on the map and are cleared for ammo and bucks.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 20:32 (opens in a new tab)
Cleared strongholds respawn their enemies over time.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 33:34 (opens in a new tab)
Smallest static enemy sites; stay in place for the whole month of a server session.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) at 54:10 (opens in a new tab)
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Patch history
2 versions
Every fact about Hideout by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
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| Alpha 4 |
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Sources
6
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 20, 2026 | 3 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video | Aug 15, 2026 | 2 |
| 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 | 6 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) Video | May 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 4 |