[Official] Red Dead Redemption

[soniqstylz]

Title update coming next week, per R* facebook:

We are aware that there are still some of you out there experiencing issues with Red Dead Redemption, including multiplayer connectivity and getting the Mo Van Barr bounty. We are currently testing a Red Dead Redemption title update for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that aims to fix these and other items. Due to the unpredictable nature of the testing and console manufacturer submission process, we cannot pin down a very specific date and time, but we do expect this to be released for download for both systems by the end of next week. We can assure you we are working with our partners at Microsoft and Sony to make this title update available literally as soon as possible.

Once again, we thank everyone for their continued patience and understanding. As a token of our appreciation for your patience and in gratitude to all the Red Dead fans out there, we are also planning on releasing the Expert Hunter and Savvy Merchant outfits and related challenges later this summer for free. Please stay tuned for more details on that - as well as on the Outlaws to the End Co-Op Missions DLC Pack coming for free later this month.

Also, for PS3 users playing online, there's a Solomon's Folly glitch, nets you 1,800 XP w/ little chance of getting shot back:

Introducing the first official iRedDead.com video. This one's a glitch which allows you to earn between 1000 and 1800 XP at the Solomon's Folly gang hideout in around 3 minutes. You can even do it without getting killed! Follow the video for full instructions but the basics of the glitch are:

•Approach Solomon's Folly until the gang hideout mission starts and the enemies spawn

•Turn around and sprint away on your horse to just before the third telegraph pole

•Go far enough away so that the "You left Solomon's Folly" text appears, then turn around and sprint back to the farm area

•All of the enemies have lost their AI and you can kill them easily without them shooting back. Get around a 20 kill streak!

•Watch out for the crazy enemies who wander off into the desert.

•The enemy reinforcements will shoot you, but there's only around 4 the first time then about 7 the second time which is easy enough.

•3 minutes later, up to 1800 XP. Power levelling here we come.

•Please Note: Apparently this gang hideout is only available in the PS3 version of the game. Sorry XBoxers, but you're out of luck.

[ViperAFK]

nice. its a shame its very similar to the duster jacket one, i was hoping for something more fancy!

the master hunter challenges were the most annoying for that one, freaking skunks and armadillos never appear when you need them to!

You can find like 10 skunks in 5 minutes behind the general store in armadillo. Armadillos were the hardest for me though out of all the challenges lol (well mabye knifing the bear beats it) I saw them all the time until I needed some and it took me ages to find any.

[Razorwing]

*erm*

a free.. $59 game.

[SimplySchizo]

You can find like 10 skunks in 5 minutes behind the general store in armadillo. Armadillos were the hardest for me though out of all the challenges lol (well mabye knifing the bear beats it) I saw them all the time until I needed some and it took me ages to find any.

knifing the bear was extremely easy, especially after softening him up with some lead. ;)

[curme]

I just got the elegant suit amd wear it all the time. I think it looks cool.

I was reading an article in USA Today about RDR and how popular it is. In the second paragraph they revealed the major plot about John's family! :angry:

It must of been written by a non-game who doesn't know the meaning of the word

SPOILER

[ViperAFK]

knifing the bear was extremely easy, especially after softening him up with some lead. ;)

I shot him a couple times with my rifle then still had to knife him 5 times lol. The thing that made it difficult for me though is like 2 bears kept coming behind me when I was trying to kill one. Every damn time and they make no noise besides panting so They just come out of nowhere behind me and kill me lol.

[Spookie]

I was reading an article in USA Today about RDR and how popular it is. In the second paragraph they revealed the major plot about John's family! :angry:

What did they spoil out of curiosity?

[curme]

What did they spoil out of curiosity?

That John's family was being held hostage (and by whom) and that was the reason that he had to get the bad guy.

I kind of guessed that, but it would of been nice to let the story unfold on it's own.

[ViperAFK]

That John's family was being held hostage (and by whom) and that was the reason that he had to get the bad guy.

I kind of guessed that, but it would of been nice to let the story unfold on it's own.

Well thats kinda the whole basis of the story and you are shown that right at the beginning of the game pretty much. I would not call that a spoiler.

[Jan Veteran]

Well thats kinda the whole basis of the story and you are shown that right at the beginning of the game pretty much. I would not call that a spoiler.

Neither do I, a spoiler is say THE ENDING, Deaths in the game and Main events, they're spoilers.

[SimplySchizo]

I shot him a couple times with my rifle then still had to knife him 5 times lol. The thing that made it difficult for me though is like 2 bears kept coming behind me when I was trying to kill one. Every damn time and they make no noise besides panting so They just come out of nowhere behind me and kill me lol.

haha! that happened to me on my first attempt. I ended up having to run around knifing all 3 that were chasing me till one just got a nice hook in and caught me.

******* had me like

[Matthew S.]

a free.. $59 game.

It was that price... at one point :p

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Can anyone tell me how far I am from the end of the game? Hours wise? I have not had much time to play lately, and for awhile I did just do random things, but now I am strictly focusing on the story, and I do feel like I should at least be somewhat close to the end, so I am curious if I am close or have awhile to go?

I just

finished the mission where I attacked El Presidio and then either had to kill or hogtie Javier Escuella. So I killed him, and then the two Government agents took his dead body off in a car.

[Vandalsquad]

Can anyone tell me how far I am from the end of the game? Hours wise? I have not had much time to play lately, and for awhile I did just do random things, but now I am strictly focusing on the story, and I do feel like I should at least be somewhat close to the end, so I am curious if I am close or have awhile to go?

I just

finished the mission where I attacked El Presidio and then either had to kill or hogtie Javier Escuella. So I killed him, and then the two Government agents took his dead body off in a car.

You still have awhile to go.. your over half. closing on 3 quarters maybe. Cant remember the story line that well alreayd but :pinch:

[sweetham]

Im sitting at a little over 50% complete and I just finished the last Captain De Santa mission. So you sound like you are a little further ahead of me as I have yet to catch up to Javier.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

You still have awhile to go.. your over half. closing on 3 quarters maybe. Cant remember the story line that well alreayd but :pinch:

Thanks. Wow. The game is long, that is for sure. I dont get to play much, maybe an hour to two at a time now, so it literally feels like it is taking forever.

Im sitting at a little over 50% complete and I just finished the last Captain De Santa mission. So you sound like you are a little further ahead of me as I have yet to catch up to Javier.

Yeah I think it says I am at 56% now, but I did a good amount of side stuff but the smaller stuff like the challenges, so I thought it might be I am well along on the main story and not that along on the side stories.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I know someone said it earlier in the thread but when your looking for animals for the hunter challenge they're never there. It's so true. I was on level 7 and I needed 3 armadillos and 5 boars. I thought I had the armadillos but when I got the 5 boars I didn't finish the challenge. So I went back down south to get an armadillo and it took me forever to find one. What really sucks is once I did I forgot to change rifles so I blew the armadillo completely into pieces and couldn't collect it. :rofl: Took me another 10 minutes to finally get one. Once I completed the challenge there were like 10 armadillos in a row.

[soniqstylz]

What's awesome is that when you level up your Survivalist, plants seem to come out of nowhere... I was looking for the ones on the plains, and they were all over... never remembered seeing that many plants in a small space. Took about 2 minutes to gather all 12.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

What's awesome is that when you level up your Survivalist, plants seem to come out of nowhere... I was looking for the ones on the plains, and they were all over... never remembered seeing that many plants in a small space. Took about 2 minutes to gather all 12.

Yep I have noticed that as well, think I am currently on Level 8 of that particular challenge. Actually I have also been purchasing the Survivalist map and just enable it when I am specifically doing one of those challenges, makes it even easier than it now already is.

[soniqstylz]

Can anyone tell me how far I am from the end of the game? Hours wise? I have not had much time to play lately, and for awhile I did just do random things, but now I am strictly focusing on the story, and I do feel like I should at least be somewhat close to the end, so I am curious if I am close or have awhile to go?

I just

finished the mission where I attacked El Presidio and then either had to kill or hogtie Javier Escuella. So I killed him, and then the two Government agents took his dead body off in a car.

Still need to get Williamson (big mission), then open up West Elizabeth and missions there. From there, another 7+ missons, and a "hidden" bonus mission after the final major story one. I'd say minimum 17 missions.

[sweetham]

Still need to get Williamson (big mission), then open up West Elizabeth and missions there. From there, another 7+ missons, and a "hidden" bonus mission after the final major story one. I'd say minimum 17 missions.

Just finished up the main story this weekend. Sitting at about 91.5% complete. I have 2 stranger missions left, the ambient challenges (survivalist, sharpshooter, hunter), Outfit collecting, and then some bounties. And that should put me up to 100% complete.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Finally finished the main story last night. I thought it was a kick ass ending, I truly did. I am at 73% now, so who knows might go back and see if I can 100% it, may move on to other games since I have had them rented and did not touch them. The fact I am even thinking about sticking around with RDR and finishing it speaks volumes of how damn good I feel it is, as once I am usually done with the SP story, I usually move on no thinking about it at all.

[Massiveterra]

Larry, did the credits roll for you? Because based on what I've read, the game isn't "over" until the credits roll

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Yep they did. AJ told me about that last night so I was able to see the "official" ending.

[Razorwing]

Finally finished the main story last night. I thought it was a kick ass ending, I truly did. I am at 73% now, so who knows might go back and see if I can 100% it, may move on to other games since I have had them rented and did not touch them. The fact I am even thinking about sticking around with RDR and finishing it speaks volumes of how damn good I feel it is, as once I am usually done with the SP story, I usually move on no thinking about it at all.

don't forget about the upcoming DLC (Y).