Can anyone explain the camp flag?

[Noquid]

I have been 90% solo so far and the flag has always been white. What is the point in making it red vs. white? I can't find anything on this. I know that if it's white you can't be raided but why would you not always have it white?

[fux]

maybe you can't raid yourself while it's white, but thats just a guess

[Artok]

The red part is YOUR FLAG.

You can customize it at camp cart.

White flag UP DOES protect you 100% (Normally)

You can and game will put it DOWN (sometimes for mission, sometimes because it's buggy)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1932637061

[Monocaine]

Whenever you do jobs or trading and such the flag becomes lowered so your camp can be attacked. It's so if you take your carriage out of your camp and someone starts firing at you, you can't just stay in your camp and be safe.

[Noquid]

Ok I actually just started as a Trader (finally got 10 gold bars). So if/when I try to go get supplies or do a mission where I have to return to the camp, the flag automatically turns red. Will it automatically turn white again once the mission is done? I guess I'll find out but...would be nice to know.

[Artok]

No, red flag is cosmetic flag of camp.

White flag changes its state from UP to DOWN when mission is started and from down to UP when mission is completed

[tc04]

My camp Never been robbed so far

a)
What to loose when it gets raided ?

b)
What to loose when I get attacked while mission like selling goods or going to fetch some items to continue production ?

[jamesc70]

I don't think you can be attacked with local trader deliveries. I never have, and have seen people around me, and I passed a guy in his own wagon doing one today and he showed up as blue dot (turns red if you can be attacked?).

The distant trade delivery will tell you about 1/2way there that other people can ambush you. If you are killed, you spawn far away and have to get your wagon back (which in my experience is impossible... it is so far away and they get away in 30 seconds). You lose everything.

[Flam3]

Like it has been mentioned, the red flag is purely cosmetic. The white flag is a protection system, while it is raised, you can't be harmed while in your camp, when it is lowered you can be... but there is also the chance that NPCs could attack your camp.

[Artok]

I got Cripps wounded 2 times (4$ to heal him paid at camp cart).

I've lost 100 goods but it may be a delay as it was done 5 days earlier and I was waiting on friends to come in before delivering...

[Goldie]

You mentioned another player delivering their wagon and appearing as a blue dot on your map, that means that they CAN ATTACK you but it's possible they won't, the red dot means that this player has a HIGH RISK of attacking you based on their current gameplay. You appear as a blue dot to other players unless you go on a killing spree then your dot will appear as red. Maybe someone can explain this a little better as I'm a new player, but I wanted to clarify that red dot player marking.

[jamesc70]

Every other time I saw the message like "another player is doing a mission you can attack" - they show up as a red dot. Would this not be the same for deliveries as stranger missions?

[Commander Hitman2b]

got attack by a player while doing a delivery with a friend he just destroye the wagon and leave the good ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ griefer

[Artok]

Long delivery ?
It may be that short once don't allow others to interact with wagon (never encountered issue on local deliveries)
On one long delivery, guy shot me took my cart.... and the frustrating thing was that HIS delivery point wasn't the same as mine (really shorter not letting much chance to get it back)

[Commander Hitman2b]

Originally posted by Artok:

Long delivery ?
It may be that short once don't allow others to interact with wagon (never encountered issue on local deliveries)

yeah was a long delivery cuz it was earn you the most EXP and money
PS: am just a lvl 2 merchant now
PS 2: i wish private server was there like in GTA 5 ( RIP that i was banned + reset for giving myself modded money to having fun in the only where there almost everyone alot of money or people buying shark card) i wonder if i should return to GTA ONLINE OR NOT

[Artok]

Long is better if you have posse escorting.

Since then, I did long ONLY for daily challenges with only a few if not 1 single good in cart. This game isn't intended for solo, driving cart and fighting back at same time isn't a viable solution as cart may reallly quickly get destroyed (even worst with Moonshiner)