Crogin Gaming Network

Gear and progress

Challenges

Nine sets of ten ranks each make 90 challenges, and all of them count toward 100% completion. Rewards include core XP, cash and equipment pieces that add bars around your cores. Here is every rank in plain words.

Story ModeSpoiler-safe

Checked Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: CommunityCGN

A rider in a dark coat on a brown horse aims a revolver as other riders with rifles gallop along a ranch road, while two men drive a horse-drawn wagon through the dust beside a barn and a windmill under snow-capped mountains.
CGN fan art

How challenges work

  • Nine sets, ten ranks each. Do them in order within a set. You can work on several at once.
  • What you earn. Early ranks give cash and core XP (health, stamina or Dead Eye). Several ranks give equipment: bandoliers, holsters, off-hand holsters and gun belts.
  • Bars around cores. Buying a full set of the gear adds an extra bar around one core. The trapper sells the upgraded versions after you complete the right challenges.
  • The big reward. Finish all nine sets and you unlock the Legend of the East outfit.

Where it gets awkward

  • Some ranks use parts of the map that open late in the story, such as Blackwater or New Austin.
  • The Horseman and Survivalist sets include timed rides and a catch of every fish: plan them around where you are.
  • Master Hunter rank 10 asks for the legendary panther. Legendary animals

Source: Community checked Sep 30, 2026. Tasks are rephrased, not copied.

Bandit

10 ranks

Crime as a career: robberies, stolen goods and train jobs.

  1. 1Hold up 5 townsfolk.
  2. 2Rob any 2 coaches, or return any 2 stolen coaches to a fence.
  3. 3Rob the register in 4 shops in one day.
  4. 4Rob 3 coaches, or return 3 stolen coaches to a fence, in one day.
  5. 5Build up a $250 bounty in a single state.
  6. 6Steal 5 horses and sell them to the horse fence at Clemens Cove.
  7. 7Take $50 in cash and valuables from townsfolk and travelers.
  8. 8Steal 7 wagons and sell them to the fence at Emerald Ranch.
  9. 9Hogtie someone and leave them on the railroad tracks, three times.
  10. 10Complete 5 train robberies without dying or being caught.

Explorer

10 ranks

Treasure hunting, and nothing else.

  1. 1Find a treasure map.
  2. 2Find a treasure.
  3. 3Find a treasure.
  4. 4Find a treasure.
  5. 5Find a treasure.
  6. 6Find a treasure.
  7. 7Find a treasure.
  8. 8Find a treasure.
  9. 9Find a treasure.
  10. 10Find a treasure.

Gambler

10 ranks

Poker, blackjack, Five Finger Fillet and dominoes in town.

  1. 1Win 5 hands of poker.
  2. 2Double down in blackjack and win the hand, 5 times.
  3. 3Win 3 games of Five Finger Fillet.
  4. 4Bust the poker table out in each of three towns: Flatneck Station, Saint Denis and Valentine.
  5. 5Win 3 rounds of dominoes without drawing any tiles, against two or fewer opponents.
  6. 6Beat the blackjack dealer in Rhodes and in Van Horn.
  7. 7Beat the Five Finger Fillet player in Strawberry, Valentine and Van Horn.
  8. 8Win three hands of blackjack with three hits or more.
  9. 9Win three games of dominoes in a row.
  10. 10Win three hands of poker in a row.

Herbalist

10 ranks

Plants, tonics and cooking.

  1. 1Pick 6 yarrow.
  2. 2Pick and eat 4 species of berry.
  3. 3Craft 7 items using sage as an ingredient.
  4. 4Pick 5 mushrooms and feed them to your horse.
  5. 5Craft 9 items using Indian tobacco as an ingredient.
  6. 6Pick 15 different species of herb.
  7. 7Craft and use 5 special miracle tonics.
  8. 8Use oleander to craft 6 poison weapons.
  9. 9Pick one of every species of herb.
  10. 10Season and cook all 11 types of meat.

Horseman

10 ranks

Riding fast, riding far and fighting from the saddle.

  1. 1Kill 5 rabbits from horseback.
  2. 2Jump over 3 obstacles in 15 seconds.
  3. 3Ride from Valentine to Rhodes in under five minutes.
  4. 4While mounted, drag a victim 3,300 feet with your lasso.
  5. 5Trample 5 animals on horseback.
  6. 6Ride from Strawberry to Saint Denis in under 9 minutes without touching any water.
  7. 7Kill 7 enemies from horseback without dismounting.
  8. 8Kill 9 predators from horseback.
  9. 9Ride from Van Horn to Blackwater in under 17 minutes without touching any water.
  10. 10Break every wild horse breed.

Master Hunter

10 ranks

Hunting skill, ending with a legendary animal.

  1. 1Skin 3 deer.
  2. 2Collect 3 perfect-quality rabbit pelts.
  3. 3Track 10 different animal species with your binoculars.
  4. 4Call an animal and get a clean kill, 5 times.
  5. 5Skin 3 black or grizzly bears.
  6. 6Kill 5 cougars with your bow, then skin them.
  7. 7Use bait to lure and kill both a herbivore and a predator.
  8. 8Catch 3 small fish without using a fishing rod.
  9. 9Kill an opossum that is playing dead.
  10. 10Find and kill the legendary panther Giaguaro.

Sharpshooter

10 ranks

Aim: birds, headshots and distance.

  1. 1Kill 3 flying birds.
  2. 2Kill 2 different species of animal in the same Dead Eye use.
  3. 3Kill 5 flying birds from a moving train.
  4. 4Kill someone 80 feet away with a tomahawk.
  5. 5Kill 6 animals without switching or reloading your weapon.
  6. 6Kill someone at least 660 feet away with a long scoped rifle.
  7. 7Get 7 headshots in a row.
  8. 8Disarm 3 enemies without reloading or switching weapons.
  9. 9Shoot 3 people's hats off in the same Dead Eye use.
  10. 10Kill 3 flying birds with 3 consecutive long-scoped rifle shots.

Survivalist

10 ranks

Fishing, crafting and small game.

  1. 1Catch 3 bluegill.
  2. 2Hand 5 animals in to camp or the trapper.
  3. 3Kill 5 animals with a varmint rifle.
  4. 4Craft a dynamite arrow, a fire arrow, an improved arrow, a poison arrow and a small game arrow.
  5. 5Catch a fish in the bayou from a riverboat, and another while standing on train tracks.
  6. 6Kill a scavenging animal while it feeds on a corpse, 5 times.
  7. 7Kill 8 small game animals with consecutive shots, using small game arrows.
  8. 8Craft a homing tomahawk, an improved tomahawk, volatile dynamite and a volatile fire bottle.
  9. 9Catch a fish that weighs at least 19 lbs.
  10. 10Catch one of each type of fish in the world.

Weapons Expert

10 ranks

Knives, tomahawks, dynamite and the bow.

  1. 1Kill 3 enemies with a knife.
  2. 2Kill 3 enemies in 10 seconds using only throwing knives.
  3. 3Kill 3 birds of prey using only a tomahawk.
  4. 4Kill 10 enemies with a shotgun using crafted ammo.
  5. 5Kill 5 mounted enemies, using 1 throwing knife per kill.
  6. 6Kill 4 enemies at the same time with a single stick of dynamite.
  7. 7Kill 4 consecutive enemies by throwing and retrieving the same tomahawk.
  8. 8Kill 15 enemies using a long-barreled sidearm.
  9. 9Kill 9 unaware enemies from behind, using the bow.
  10. 10Kill a grizzly bear without taking damage, using only throwing knives.