State of New Austin

"I see cliffs in a silent desert. I see beautiful trees in an arid land."

- Nazar Speaks references to New Austin locations.

The State of New Austin, also referred to as "The Frontier", is an American state that is mentioned in Grand Theft Auto Online and appears as a setting in the  series, as part of the Redemption continuity (, and ).

Geography
As seen in the Red Dead series, set in the early 1900s, the lies between  (Mexico) to the south and  to the northeast. It comprises four regions:, , , and.

Influences
Geographically, New Austin seems to correspond with, , and western ; from Red Dead 's in-game geography perspective, as well as clues from the terrain in out-of-bounds areas, it seems that areas representing central and eastern Texas exist between New Austin (and its Mexican neighbor, Nuevo Paraiso) and the state of.

The terrain of New Austin resembles aspects of several real Southwestern U.S. states:
 * Cholla Springs resembles the region of, including saguaro cactus, desert scrub, and prickly pears.
 * The scrub desert of Río Bravo is strongly reminiscent of the regions of, but also bears a resemblance to the cliffs within the Diablo Canyon Recreational Area park in , New Mexico.
 * Gaptooth Ridge is mostly based on the transitional area between the Sonoran and Mojave Desert regions of western Arizona with its Joshua trees, tan rocks, saguaro cactus, and rugged formations, and Arizona is the only American state where both Joshua trees and saguaro cacti naturally occur. This area also has light influences from southern California and Nevada.
 * Hennigan's Stead resembles many parts of Texas; the central area is based on many areas in Central Texas such as Hill Country, with its dry plains, oak trees, and small hills; the bordering area with Cholla Springs is heavily based on Big Bend Country, which is more desert-like and has many canyons and ridges. Finally, the areas east of Stillwater Creek are bayous, and are based on the Gulf Coast region of Texas.

In the Grand Theft Auto Series
The state was first mentioned by name in the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update for Grand Theft Auto Online, where the player can sell their Warehouse cargo to New Austin Capital from the state. The same company later appears in the After Hours update as a buyer business for the player's Nightclub goods. New Austin is the only Red Dead location mentioned by name in the Grand Theft Auto series.

In The Diamond Casino Heist update, the Nazar Speaks fortune-telling machine was added for the Arcades. The machine features an animatronic version of, a major character from Red Dead Online. There are multiple fortunes the player can receive from Madam Nazar, many of which are references to both the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series, including references to New Austin and a possible reference to Gaptooth Ridge.

Relation between the GTA and the Red Dead Series
With The Cayo Perico Heist update for Grand Theft Auto Online, the game has implied a connection between the HD Universe and the ' series, more specifically with ' and , with some dialogue, photographs and several other factors hinting towards a relation between Juan Strickler, a Colombian drug lord with German ancestry in the GTA series who somehow possesses a large amount of gold, and, a German immigrant who operates a gold mining business.

Later, in the Los Santos Tuners update, the Frontier Outfit, described as an outfit from a previous era, is an outfit from Red Dead Online called the "Pittman Outfit".

This also causes inconsistencies regarding location names, as Red Dead Redemption 2 mentions real-life locations such as California, New York and San Francisco, instead of its GTA counterparts (Southern San Andreas, Liberty City and San Fierro, respectively). While in the 3D Universe GTA games, it is confirmed that California, New York and Miami co-exist with their in-game counterparts, there is currently no evidence that the same thing applies to HD Universe locations.

Despite that, it is implied that California and San Andreas coexists in the HD Universe, as mentioned in the Dragon Brain advertisement in Grand Theft Auto IV, and hinted by the fact that Moodymann, a DJ who lives in Los Angeles, claims to have never been in Los Santos until the early 2020s and has no criminal records in the area.

Known Businesses

 * New Austin Capital