Red Dead Online launches Call to Arms: defend towns from up to 10 enemy waves
Call to Arms arrived in Red Dead Online in August 2021: a co-op wave mode in Blackwater, Valentine or Strawberry, plus The Cornwall Contract for Blood Money.
This article is from August 10, 2021. Some details may have changed since then.
Add GTA House as a preferred news sourceSee more of our GTA, Red Dead and Rockstar Games news on Google.Add on Google (opens in a new tab)On August 10, 2021, Red Dead Online got a new co-op mode: Call to Arms, where you and other players defend a location from up to 10 waves of enemies.
How it works
- Check your camp Lockbox for a new telegram from “J”, the same sender behind the Telegram Missions.
- From then on, launch Call to Arms any time by selecting that telegram in your Satchel.
- Take up positions with your allies and hold out against the waves.
The launch locations were Blackwater, Fort Mercer, Valentine, Strawberry and MacFarlane's Ranch. At launch it paid 3X RDO$, XP and Gold, and playing earned 30% off a Novice or Promising role item.
The Cornwall Contract
The same week brought a new Blood Money contract: The Cornwall Contract, a series of Crimes against magnate Leviticus Cornwall. You create a distraction to get inside Cornwall Kerosene & Tar in the Heartlands, then sneak around the Saint Denis docks to steal his Capitale.
Also new
- Quick Draw Club No. 2, the second 25-rank pass (until September 6).
- The Clelland Outfit and the Rafferty Eyepatch at Madam Nazar's.
- A free Ability Card and 10 Gun Oil for playing that week.
Its legacy
Call to Arms became a permanent fixture of Red Dead Online and still features in bonuses, as in April 2026, when it paid triple Gold.
