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GETTING STARTED

New to Onyx County? This page covers joining, required setup, RP standards, the economy, crime and law basics, and how injuries and medical roleplay work — all in one place.

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Your First Steps in Onyx County

This page is meant to give new players a clean starting point. It does not replace the official rules, but it does help you understand how the server feels, what is expected, and how to start your first few days in a way that leads to better roleplay.

Start Here Join Discord, connect properly, and keep your first character simple.
Core Mindset Believable roleplay, patience in scenes, and consequences that matter.
Best Results Use this page alongside the Server Rules and County Laws pages.
Start Here

Getting Started

Follow these first steps and you will get into county much more smoothly, with less confusion and a much better first impression.

01

Join the Discord

Discord is where you will find announcements, support information, applications, updates, and the wider community. It should be one of the first places you go before trying to settle in properly.

Join Onyx County Discord
02

Complete Your Required Setup

Make sure RedM and RDR2 are both installed and have each been opened at least once. When you first connect, the server will begin downloading required resources automatically.

  • First load-in can take longer than normal.
  • Do not assume something is broken just because the first connection is slow.
  • If you do hit a problem, use the support information on the Discord page.
03

Build a Simple, Believable Character

Your first character does not need to be complicated. A clear personality, a believable reason for being in county, and a basic job goal will take you much further than trying to force a huge story on day one.

  • Pick a name that fits the setting.
  • Give your character a simple direction or work goal.
  • Let larger storylines happen naturally through roleplay.
04

Use the First Few Days to Learn the World

You do not need to rush. Take time to meet people, explore towns, learn how services operate, and get used to the server pace.

  • Watch how scenes are played out.
  • Ask questions the proper way if you are unsure.
  • Focus on building connections, not just income.
Best Approach

Keep Your First Character Grounded

The best first characters are usually the simplest ones. A worker, ranch hand, traveller, clerk, helper, or local with a clear purpose often creates better long-term roleplay than trying to arrive as a major figure straight away.

Useful Setup Notes

  • The first connection may take a while.
  • Large downloads are normal on your first join.
  • Patience during setup avoids a lot of unnecessary issues.
  • Use the Discord support information if something genuinely fails.
Strong first impressions usually come from being approachable, patient, and willing to roleplay small scenes properly.
Core Expectations

RP Standards

You do not need to be perfect, but you should always aim for believable roleplay, fair scenes, and respect for other players’ time and enjoyment.

What Good RP Looks Like
  • Stay in character and treat the world as real.
  • Let scenes breathe instead of rushing to win them.
  • Accept setbacks, injuries, loss, or consequences where they make sense.
  • Try to create roleplay with others, not around them.
Best mindset: focus on making the scene enjoyable first. The outcome comes second.
What to Avoid

Some of the quickest ways to damage a scene are forcing outcomes, using outside information, or behaving unrealistically.

  • Powergaming: forcing actions or outcomes with no chance for response.
  • Metagaming: using Discord or OOC information in-character.
  • Unrealistic behaviour: brushing off serious situations as if nothing happened.
If your actions only make sense because you, the player, know something OOC, then your character should not be acting on it.
Handling OOC Issues Properly

If something goes wrong in a scene, avoid turning it into an argument in the moment unless it is absolutely necessary.

  • Do not argue through local chat or break the scene unnecessarily.
  • Collect a clip if you can.
  • Use the correct support process afterward.
  • Let staff handle staff matters rather than escalating it yourself.
Your First Income

Economy Basics

The economy is designed to be gradual. You are not meant to be rich immediately. Your character grows into stability over time.

Making Money
  • Start with local work, small jobs, deliveries, or practical labour.
  • Offer services to other citizens where it makes sense.
  • Use roleplay and networking to open opportunities naturally.
Asking in-character, showing up consistently, and being useful often leads to better opportunities than simply grinding alone.
Businesses at a High Level

Businesses are more than money makers. They should add roleplay for other people and bring activity to the server.

  • Be ready to explain what your idea adds.
  • Expect upkeep, planning, and consistency.
  • Good businesses create stories as much as income.
Spending & Progression
  • Wages and income vary depending on role and activity.
  • Food, travel, equipment, and animals all add up.
  • If your character is struggling financially, roleplay that struggle.
Slow progression usually creates better stories, stronger connections, and more believable development.
Risk & Consequence

Crime & Law Overview

Crime is allowed, but it must stay believable and fair. If you choose criminal roleplay, you are also choosing the possibility of arrest, loss, retaliation, and long-term consequences.

Criminal RP Basics
  • Do crime for roleplay, not only for profit.
  • Give victims room to react and roleplay back.
  • Keep behaviour believable and avoid “main character” decisions.
  • Be prepared to lose, get caught, get injured, or face consequences.
Criminal roleplay should create scenes and stories, not just fast rewards.
Law RP Basics
  • Law roleplay involves investigation, arrests, reports, and follow-up.
  • Not every scene has to become a shootout.
  • Talking first often creates stronger scenes than escalating instantly.
  • Respect chain of command, setting, and procedure where appropriate.
Strong law scenes usually come from patience, presence, and pressure — not only force.

Need the exact law text?

This section is only a high-level overview. For exact legal wording, charges, and official detail, use the County Laws page.

Open County Laws
Injuries Matter

Death / Injuries / Medical RP

Medical roleplay is part of the story here. Injuries are not meant to be treated like a minor inconvenience that disappears the moment the scene ends.

Injury Roleplay
  • Act your injuries out realistically.
  • Serious wounds should affect your movement, confidence, and ability to continue.
  • Bandages and aid do not remove the need for believable roleplay.
  • Do not instantly bounce back from major injuries as if nothing happened.
Calling Medical Help

If medical staff are available, give the treatment scene time to happen properly. Medical roleplay often works best when players slow down and let the scene breathe.

Patience usually creates better treatment scenes, better aftermath roleplay, and more believable recovery.
Death & New Life Guidance

When a scene reaches death or near-death territory, treat it seriously and follow the official server rules regarding memory and return to conflict.

  • Do not instantly return to the same situation as if nothing happened.
  • Do not ignore the weight of major violent scenes.
  • Use staff guidance where needed through the correct process afterward.
If anything on this page ever conflicts with the official rules, the official rules always take priority.
Ready to Begin?

Start Your Story in Onyx County

Once you have gone through this page, your next step should be joining the Discord, reading the rules properly, and entering county with a character that feels believable and easy to build on. The strongest roleplay usually starts simple.

Join Discord Read Server Rules Open County Laws