24 Essential Red Dead Redemption 2 Tips You Need To Know

*in-game* I don't want to kill all these fools, Dutch. Just you Red Dead Redemption 2 is huge and you're about to adapt to a game that you're easily going to sink hundreds of hours into without blinking, but of course, like GTA before it, there were a lot of submenus, systems, and other things to deal with. deal with, so here are 24 things I wish I knew before I started. Use Dead Eye to hunt. Morgan's slow-motion shooting skills are especially useful when targeting smaller prey like squirrels and foxes. Once you've upgraded it, Dead Eye will also highlight animals' vital signs and a shot to the heart or neck will usually result in instant death.

Toggle to Run Select this option from the main controls menu to save yourself some effort when switching to a system where you only have to tap X or A once instead of holding it down constantly. Give simple commands to your horse. You can make Morgan's loyal mount follow you, stay, or flee by holding down the left trigger while close to your pony friend. Unlock secret moves by joining your steed. The more you bond with your horse, the more skills you can unlock for him. At Bonding Level 2, your horse will rear up in classic Wild West style by simply pressing RB or R1.

At level 3, your partner can perform what is

essential

ly a handbrake turn on a horse, just press RB and then A or to another if you hold B or Square mid-canter. This is a useful maneuver for when you are riding through a dense forest and want to quickly drive around a group of trees. Know your HUD options You can turn off your radar and all other on-screen displays by holding down the d-pad and selecting Radar Off. This will give you a more immersive experience. And in this HUD-less mode, a quick tap down on the d-pad will briefly bring up your radar again.

Conversely, you can also enlarge the radar by selecting expand, which is useful for spotting enemy icons during frantic firefights. You can go halfway and select the compass option, which will show you the general direction. aim while driving towards a target Learn to play poker at the camp You can learn to play cards at the Duchess camp so you don't risk losing all your hard-earned money While you're still learning the basics of poker , the maximum bet here is going to be a measly dollar So, or you can lose in some games it is a few cents, but playing is useful to teach you the basics of poker comfortably.

There's also a full Pokeball expansion hidden in the help section of the pause menu. cinematic mode if you're feeling lazy. You can set a waypoint and enter cinematic mode to ride to the destination without requiring any input from you, although we recommend that you don't leave your console because from time to time The Bounty Hunters and the Rival Gangs You will be attacked mid-ride and quickly kicked out of cinematic mode and expected to defend yourself. Take a wild west selfie. Select Arthur's camera from the item wheel and you can take gorgeous virtual photographs of your surroundings which can then be uploaded to the rockstar social club.

Hopefully, the uploaded photos will also be marked with useful hashtags of where they were taken, for example Valentine or Saint Denis. You can even take an old selfie with Arthur's camera. Keep your cause at its best. While tonics and other potions will maintain that outer ring of health and stamina from your

dead

eye, you'll

need

to keep an eye on your cause. Well, this means he stays with Arthur Morgan. Well fed, watered and smokes. Otherwise, you'll be very limited in how far you can run, how long you can survive, and how good you are at aiming.

Be sure to open the satchel regularly to give Arthur the food, drink, and other consumables he

need

s to keep his claws full, and if in doubt, return to your camp or make a temporary one to give Arthur a well-deserved rest. The same goes for your horse, by the way. You should keep them hooked whenever possible to give them adequate rest. Brush them to replenish their stamina and feed them sugar cubes and other horse treats to keep their health at peak. Carry lots of tobacco, smoke cigars, or even eat raw Indian food. Tobacco will recharge your

dead

eye meter.

And since you're probably going to take down a lot of guys in slow motion, this is the core that will use up the snake oil the fastest. Snake oil can also be prepared in camps to maintain your dead eye core. But be careful about eating too much tobacco. Because you can only eat a limited number of plants in a 24-hour game period before the effects start to wear off. Go to the post office to pay the rewards. It can be difficult to cross the border in peace. with a reward on your head. So to make sure bounty hunters and others don't keep chasing you.

Whenever Arthur has a bounty on him, visit the post office as soon as you can. Most cities and train stations have one and you can pay. of criminal charges there Please note that these rewards are country specific The crime was committed so the $120 reward you acquired by shooting all those Sheriff's deputies in the heart of the country will not carry over to West Elizabeth But you can pay any reward at any post office Fast travel for a price For the first 20 hours or so of the game, where Dead Redemption 2 does not have a traditional fast travel system To cover large distances quickly, you will need to purchase a train ticket or tickets train tickets to travel by stagecoach usually range between $5 and $15, depending on the length of the trip and whether you really want to visit New Orleans Street.

Denis before you have a mission there. You can travel by train from Valentine for only $10. Keep your horse within reach of the whistles. Your steed has no telepathic hearing. If you are too far away when you whistle, your horse will not come running. So try not to wander too. away from him between missions if you can help him, it's also worth bonding with your mount The higher your bond level, the further you can go and whistle at him Store hats on your horse if you lose your favorite cowboy hat in a saloon fight. Don't worry. You can store up to three hats on your horse that you can remove from your saddle at any time.

Read Arthur's diary. Press and hold the directional pad to see an abbreviated version of the story so far. Told from Arthur's perspective and even. Fill in the gaps in the story about Morgan's life shortly before the game begins. Use the ledger to improve your camp. The ledger is not just a place to spy on how much the gang members have contributed to the life of the camp. camp You can also use this book to upgrade your camp medical ammunition and food supplies. Upgrade them and not only will Arthur be able to fill his pockets with more bullets and snacks before heading out on missions, but the Morel cap will also improve;

It's also worth updating the Duchess' living quarters as soon as possible. the rest of the gang mates instantly start contributing more money to the camp and the next option is to unlock fast travel. Carry a Horse Revival Kit at all times with Red Dead Redemption: Permanent Horse Death. Absolutely something you're going to want. Be prepared for the worst. One way to do this, besides refraining from throwing him off a cliff, crashing him into a tree or wagon, and putting him in the middle of a firefight, is to make sure you always have a horse revival kit on your hand.

Pocket These massive injections will bring your brave steeds back from the brink of death and can be purchased at any stable for 9.50. When your horse is about to faint, you'll appreciate one of these Shoot in the Air to Scare. Stay away from potential enemies and predators. You will learn this as part of the Red Dead Redemption story. But you can draw your gun and then press the D-pad up to shoot into the air. This can scare anyone who threatens you. Clean a room. or fight a wolf or other predatory animals. What do you find useful when traveling around the map?

Always carry a jacket in case of a cold snap. This may sound a bit like concerned parenting, but the weather can be changeable. Especially when you have the potential to scream up a mountain any time you choose. You must save it. a cold suit for your horse for when you visit mountainous regions. Which you can do from the locked trunk in your camp area. The cold will affect your health and resistance. So it definitely pays to be prepared. You can disable the minimap completely, but we wouldn't recommend it as we mentioned. There are a variety of minimap and radar options to navigate, and while it may seem like the most immersive option possible, you risk missing out on chance encounters and other pop-up narrative prompts that will appear on your map if you turn it off entirely.

We suggest sticking with the normal or expanded radar for your first game and then perhaps ditching it for your second. You can split all your bullets at the campfire to make them more powerful. If you set up camp in the desert, you have several options available to you, but one of them that you want to access from the beginning of the game is to split all your ammo. It takes a while and you have to do it with a bullet. per bullet But it will increase the damage they dealt and slow down Deadeye's drain when they are in its chamber.

Use your scarf sparingly if you want to risk being identified while committing crimes. Obviously, being an outlaw who commits crimes is your bread and butter. But there is a way to minimize the risk of being identified while doing them. Put on your bandana, which can be found in the bottom left section of the items menu, and you can hide your identity that way if you have a bounty on your head. You can still walk through cities without lawmakers

know

ing exactly who they're hunting. Although this is the best advice when talking to civilians. Make sure you remove the scarf.

Otherwise, they won't want to talk to you. Tap the gallop button to reduce your horse's stamina usage. In Red Dead 2, your horse spends a lot of time galloping from one point to another, and these can be quite long journeys, even if you're going full speed. Unfortunately, that's going to eat into your horse's stamina. The way to fix this is to tap the gallop button, which is an A or X at the same time as your horse's gate and which allows you to increase your unused speed. increase your resistance. It takes some getting used to, but you should be galloping in no time.

You can change the name of your horse. Forming a bond with your horse takes a while and can be a little strange when they are together. I just caught a saddler from Kentucky. Fortunately, you can change your horse's name by going to any stable. Just go manage your own horses. Choose the horse you want to rename and then go to services there. You will find the option to change your horse's name and that's it, 24 Essential Tips We Wish We Knew Before Playing Red Dead Redemption 2. Thank you for watching this video. If you have more

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