XP Bonuses
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XP Bonuses
If I missed any please PM me! They are ordered by most XP awarded to least, then alphabetically. Enemy Animals from missions like On The Hunt or Wolf pack rescues give you 5 XP per kill but their Skinning bonus is the normal 15, 10, or 5 XP depending on the animal size. Killing and Skinning Legendary Animals are 5 XP each. You don't get any XP if you Lasso and Knife an animal. There is currently no XP for fishing besides Challenges and Awards. Picture version here.
| Name | Description | XP |
|---|---|---|
| Ambush Cleared | Clear out an Ambush. There is a Random Encounter where a man asked for a ride. Then he pulls a gun on you. Kill him and this is considered an Ambush! Some Encounters may bring more enemies. | 150 |
| Hideout Cleared | Clear out a Bandit Hideout. | 150 |
| Downed | Down a Player. | 25 |
| Kill (Player) | Kill a Player. | 25 |
| Knockout (Player) | Stealth kill a Player by coming up behind them and hitting Circle/B to choke. | 25 |
| Free Aim | Free Aim kill a Player in a Free Aim Showdown. It is still awarded when tagging and shooting with Paint It Black. PC players on KB+M need to turn on Free aiming mode or they will lose 20 XP every kill. | 20 |
| Kill (Predator) | Kill an Alligator, Panther, Bear, etc. On The Hunt and other mission animals excluded. | 15 |
| Skinning (Predator) | Skin an Alligator, Panther, Bear, etc. | 15 |
| Eyes Wide Shut | Kill an opponent by hip-firing (no L2/LT). You can let go of L2/LT right before hitting a headshot to still receive this bonus. | 10 |
| Execution | Close range killing animation with any weapon done by hitting R2/RT while close or after a tackle. Choking counts. | 10 |
| Kill (Medium and Large Game) | Kill any Medium or Large Game or Medium or Large Birds. | 10 |
| Melee | Kill an opponent with your fists. Kicking, too! Aren't there also headbutts? | 10 |
| Road Kill | Kill an opponent by running them over with a horse or train. | 10 |
| Skinning (Medium and Large Game) | Kill any Medium or Large Game or Medium or Large Birds. Putting Birds in your Satchel will also award your this bonus. | |
| Assist | Damage a Player before another Player finishes them off. | 5 |
| Avenge Horse | Kill the Player who killed your Horse. | 5 |
| Dead Eye | Kill an opponent with Dead Eye active. Running someone over with a train also gives you this bonus. | 5 |
| Death From Beyond | Kill an opponent after you have died. Either by throwing Dynamite or setting a fire before death. | 5 |
| Death Rider | Kill an opponent while on horseback. Wagon excluded. | 5 |
| Disarm | Shoot the weapon out of an NPC's hand. | 5 |
| Distance | Kill an opponent while outside your gun's lock-on range. | 5 |
| Hat Shot | Shoot off an enemy's hat. | 5 |
| Headshot | Kill an opponent with a headshot. | 5 |
| Kill (Enemy) | Kill an enemy NPC. Animals apart of missions like On The Hunt or Wolf rescues included. | 5 |
| Kill (Small Game) | Kill any small game or birds. | 5 |
| Kill Bonus | This one is most likely a placeholder for future XP Bonuses. This pops when you kill a kill leader, a kill rival, end a killstreak, kill from a train, with a train, and others. It is also the only XP Bonus unaffected by the 20% XP bonus event. It is always 5 XP. | 5 |
| Knockout | Knockout an enemy instead of killing. Get close and hit Circle/B with any weapon besides the bow or a melee weapon. | 5 |
| Last Chance | Kill an opponent with the last bullet in your gun before reloading. | 5 |
| Merciless | Kill an opponent while they're hogtied. | 5 |
| Revenge | Kill a Player who has just killed you. | 5 |
| Saddle Sore | Kill an opponent while they're on horseback. | 5 |
| Skinning (Small Game) | Skin any small game or birds, or put them in your Satchel. | 5 |
| Special Ammo | Kill an opponent with anything but normal ammo (Split Point, Explosive, Slugs, Express, High Velocity, etc). | 5 |
| Revive | Revive a knocked down Player. You can't Revive someone you knocked down. | 5 |