Contracts – UPDATE V3.0

A very basic bounty and contract system for Red Dead Redemption 2. Find contract brokers across the map, hear out a job, track the target, deal with their guards, and return for payment. this mod is script-based and should be compatible with most visual, texture, weather, weapon, and economy mods.

Contracts Mod for Red Dead Redemption 2

WARNING !
[THIS MOD IS VERY UNDERDEVELOPED AND BUGGY, I ALSO PLAN TO WORK ON THE MOD FREQUENTLY]

A lightweight bounty and contract system for Red Dead Redemption 2. Find contract brokers across the map, hear out a job, track the target, deal with their guards, and return for payment.

Features

Contract brokers in towns
– Brokers can be found in Valentine, Strawberry, Rhodes, Saint Denis, Blackwater, and Van Horn.

Two-step contract acceptance
– Speak to a broker to hear the job details first.
– Accept the job only after the broker gives you the target, location, objective, and payout.

Varied contract targets
– Outlaws, deserters, killers, debt collectors, escaped prisoners, scouts, and other wanted characters.

Capture and kill contracts
– Some jobs require the target alive.
– Capture contracts require you to hogtie the target before delivery.
– Killing a capture target reduces the payout.

Target and guard encounters
– Targets spawn with armed guards depending on difficulty.
– Guards use hostile red blips.
– Targets use a distinct target blip.
– Guards and targets react together when things escalate.

Dynamic target behavior
– Targets can fight, flee, surrender, or panic depending on the contract.
– If the guards are dead, the target may surrender instead of continuing to fight.
– Surrender does not count as capture completion; capture jobs still require hogtying.

Improved contract scenes
– Contract locations include extra camp/scene dressing such as props, wagons, horses, fires, and supplies.
– Peds use ambient tasks instead of simply standing in the open.

Native-style UI messages
– Uses RDR2 native text/mission display where possible.
– The optional custom HUD can be toggled on or off.

Gameplay Loop

1. Travel to a contract broker.
2. Focus/interact with the broker and select **Hear Contract**.
3. Read the job details.
4. Select **Accept Job**.
5. Track the marked area and identify the target.
6. Deal with the guards and target however the contract allows.
7. For capture contracts, hogtie the target and bring them to the marked drop-off.
8. For kill contracts, eliminate the target and return for payment.
9. Collect your reward at a post office/drop-off location.

Controls

– Focus broker NPC: Use the normal RDR2 interaction/focus system.
– Accept broker prompt: Uses the in-game prompt shown on the broker.
– F6: Toggle the optional contract HUD.
– F7: Ask for/find a broker when near one.
– F8: Context action, such as starting delivery or collecting payment.
– F10: Abandon the current contract.

Installation
1. Install **ScriptHookRDR2**.
2. Install an ASI loader if your ScriptHook setup does not already include one.
3. Copy `ContractsMod.asi` into your Red Dead Redemption 2 game folder, next to `RDR2.exe`.
4. Launch the game.
5. Travel near a broker town and look for the contract broker blip/NPC.

Uninstallation

Delete `ContractsMod.asi` from your Red Dead Redemption 2 game folder.

Compatibility

This mod is script-based and should be compatible with most visual, texture, weather, weapon, and economy mods.

Potential conflicts may happen with mods that heavily modify:

– **Ped AI/combat behavior**
– **Prompt/interact systems**
– **Blip systems**
– **ScriptHook native behavior**
– **Town NPC spawning around broker locations**

Known Notes

– Capture contracts require the target to be hogtied before the delivery phase begins.
– A surrendered target is not automatically considered captured.
– If the law is after you, payment and delivery actions may be blocked until you lose your wanted level.
– The optional HUD is disabled by default and can be toggled with `F6`.
– Broker speech/subtitle audio is intentionally conservative to avoid ScriptHook crashes from unstable audio natives.

Recommended Use

For the best experience:

– Approach contract locations carefully.
– Scout the camp before shooting.
– Use stealth, lasso, or non-lethal tactics for capture jobs.
– Keep the target alive if the job says they are wanted alive.
– Bring the target close to the marked drop-off before completing delivery.

Credits:

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