Desert Fort

"Come now, sir! To the Desert Fort!"

- Nigel Dickens to John

 is a location featured in Red Dead Redemption Part I American West and is in the Gaptooth Ride region of the Texas territory.

American West
is perhaps best characterized as a large Fort. It features a stable block, a saloon and a hotel and a third, indeterminate building, possibly used by local mayor or law enforcement. The settlement is completely enclosed by a square perimetral wall. Blackjack can be played in the saloon, and the horseshoes out next to the stables. New bounties are pinned up ouside the third building - this is the main place to obtain Miners' Gang bounties.

A large portion of the Nigel West Dickens mission "The Sport of Kings and Liars" takes place at this location.

The Stranger side-mission "Who Are You to Judge?" begins and ends at this location.

Undead Nightmare
During the Undead Nightmare, this is one of 23 locations that must be cleared of the Zombies and then protected from re-infestation thereafter. There is a Gatling Gun located on the roof of one of the buildings in the Fort, making the town one of the few places in the game where the player can actually find an Gatling. When the town is safe, the player will receive the Explosive Rifle. The town only has two defenders (Lewis Shelton and Iron Shelton), meaning it is impossible to save the town by supplying survivors alone.

Amenities

 * Safehouse (purchase for $100)

Trivia

 * For a very small settlement, there are a large number of dogs roaming around Desert Fort. However, the player will achieve a bounty for harming the dogs here.
 * Desert Fort is defined as a tavern below street level featuring beer - originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall. A rathskeller is a German bar or restaurant in a basement.
 * Despite being well into the US side of the border, Desert is constructed using the flat-roofed, adobe-coated method found in many structures in Mexico.
 * It is the only town that is occupied in Gaptooth Ride.
 * Strangely, the player is unable to buy drinks in the saloon.