Red Dead Redemption Part Deux

[Blehschmidt]

So I decided I wanted the Ram skull to match my Alligator skull on Arthur's tent. So I looked online and saw that the Legendary Ram is somewhere West of Valentine and assumed that meant that I could probably find some regular rams out that way too.

So I rode into Valentine and then headed out West. Found a lovely spot near a stream to leave my horse, got my bow and my rifle, and headed into the rocks.....where I promptly got bitten by a poisonous snake. My hat also fell off in the area where the snake was.

So after performing a hat rescue, and then using a health tonic and some ginseng to counteract the snake bite, I headed back into the mountains....

I then spent an hour real time looking for a ram. I finally found one, and lined up an arrow to the neck, and just as I was about to let it fly, some dickhead rode by on a path on the other side of the ram, spooked it, and my shot hit it somewhere in the side.

So I chase the bastard down, and kill it this time, all for a Poor Ram Pelt. I skin it anyway, and whistle for my horse. I load it on my horse, and as I am doing so, the red predator dot lights up. So I unsling my pump action and turn to see a charging grizzly!!

I manage to kill the bastard, and decide to take his skin instead of the ram. I load it on the horse, and we make it about 30 feet away, when I hear more roaring and another grizzly comes out of nowhere and about kills my horse. 

I get tossed, but manage to get up before it can attack again and pump about 7 rounds into his head. I heal my horse, skin that bear, and head the fuck out of there. I saw the predator dot pop up again, but didn't stop to find out what it was.

The moral of this story is, that the woods across the river, west of Valentine are fucking dangerous!!

[Arjen Robben]

[LL!]

4 hours ago, Blehschmidt said:

So I decided I wanted the Ram skull to match my Alligator skull on Arthur's tent. So I looked online and saw that the Legendary Ram is somewhere West of Valentine and assumed that meant that I could probably find some regular rams out that way too.

So I rode into Valentine and then headed out West. Found a lovely spot near a stream to leave my horse, got my bow and my rifle, and headed into the rocks.....where I promptly got bitten by a poisonous snake. My hat also fell off in the area where the snake was.

So after performing a hat rescue, and then using a health tonic and some ginseng to counteract the snake bite, I headed back into the mountains....

I then spent an hour real time looking for a ram. I finally found one, and lined up an arrow to the neck, and just as I was about to let it fly, some dickhead rode by on a path on the other side of the ram, spooked it, and my shot hit it somewhere in the side.

So I chase the bastard down, and kill it this time, all for a Poor Ram Pelt. I skin it anyway, and whistle for my horse. I load it on my horse, and as I am doing so, the red predator dot lights up. So I unsling my pump action and turn to see a charging grizzly!!

I manage to kill the bastard, and decide to take his skin instead of the ram. I load it on the horse, and we make it about 30 feet away, when I hear more roaring and another grizzly comes out of nowhere and about kills my horse. 

I get tossed, but manage to get up before it can attack again and pump about 7 rounds into his head. I heal my horse, skin that bear, and head the fuck out of there. I saw the predator dot pop up again, but didn't stop to find out what it was.

The moral of this story is, that the woods across the river, west of Valentine are fucking dangerous!!

It's funny, I always seem to run into some sort of trouble like this when I have perfect pelts on my horse and then end up dying. But everything goes smooth when I have poor pelts to donate/fence.

[apsham]

Arthur Morgan, the stealthiest bounty hunter in the world;

[Rocky]

10 minutes ago, Spooky Scary Apsham said:

Arthur Morgan, the stealthiest bounty hunter in the world;
      

I did the exact same thing on that bounty 😂

[Ruki]

7 hours ago, Rocky Feller Picture Show said:

I did the exact same thing on that bounty 😂

Same.

 

Also, for the satchel upgrades.... Do you need all the pelts at once? Can I store them anywhere?

[Arjen Robben]

You sell them to the trapper don't you? What I've been doing anyway

[Kaney]

Yeah you don't need all at once, the trapper counts them toward the upgrades as you give them over.

[LL!]

 

Marlboro should hire me to take their pictures. 

[Arjen Robben]

My Arthur has been looking fucking rough.

Think this was the low point right here, looks fucking haunted.

Then he picked up a bit and got a bit weird and Erick Rowan with his beard.

Now he looks like grizzly Bryan Cranston.

[Ruki]

2 hours ago, Kaney said:

Yeah you don't need all at once, the trapper counts them toward the upgrades as you give them over.

So I should bring them to the trapper (who I should find)? I've been bringing the pelts and carcasses to the camp. 

[Arjen Robben]

Yeah, if you take them to the trapper and sell them, then go to buy, you can have him make stuff. Think you need a new pelt every time for normal animals, but the legendary ones stay to make the various parts of a full outfit.

[Gazz]

9 hours ago, Ruki said:

So I should bring them to the trapper (who I should find)? I've been bringing the pelts and carcasses to the camp. 

Legendary pelts go to the trapper, other pelts go to the camp.

[apsham]

There are some items that the trapper needs to make items - perfect pelts of regular creatures, though.

[Lint]

5 hours ago, Gazz said:

Legendary pelts go to the trapper, other pelts go to the camp.

Legendary and Perfect pelts go to the trapper.  He can craft you a ton of different clothing and other items if you sell him perfect pelts

[Your Mom]

Is there a way to know which missions move the main story forward and which ones are side missions? Like I don't want to move the main story forward at all yet

Also how do I put my hat on again?

[Your Mom]

This game is fucking frustrating. Why do you guys even like it?

[9 to 5]

8 minutes ago, The Chiksrara Special said:

This game is fucking frustrating. Why do you guys even like it?

It's the best open world game I have ever played and the hype of it feeling like a lived in world was so true. Why do you dislike it so much?

[Your Mom]

2 minutes ago, 9 to 5 said:

It's the best open world game I have ever played and the hype of it feeling like a lived in world was so true. Why do you dislike it so much?

Annoying things that are supposed to make it more realistic or whatever. Like constantly having to clean my gun or brush my horse. Routine maintenance does not make for a fun game at least not for me

Also I had to chase a guy on horseback and my horse ran out of stamina and unless I'm missing something there is no way to give the horse more stamina without pulling up the menu which means my horse stops moving and the guy gets away.

Plus minor stuff like I can get in a fist fight with a guy in town and beat him half to death but if I dare take the dollar he has off of him I get a $20 bounty and the sheriff starts shooting at me

[Cymbols]

You can pull up the wheel to give your horse stamina boosts when you’re on the move.

And if you time your button pressing correctly, the horse barely loses any stamina. 

...

Still quite early in the game and it is tremendous. Not one to blitz through which is nice.