r/RedDeadOnline • u/RedDeadMods • 11d ago
If your question isn't answered below, leave a comment and a community member will try to help!
If there are any frequently asked questions missing, then please comment with that question & what the answer is. Please also feel free to improve on any of the answers below.
We'll be redirecting all simple/one liner questions to this thread in the hopes of reducing spam/repeat posts. Please report any you see under Rule 6, commonly posted question.
Q) If I buy on Rockstar Launcher, can I play with friends on Steam?
Yes, you can play with friends on PC regardless of what store they bought it from. Even Steam GTA, uses Rockstar to launch the game.
Q) Can we transfer our characters from PS4 and Xbox One to PC?
No, you cannot transfer characters to a different platform, e.g Xbox to PC. The game is cross-gen however, so if you play PS4 you can continue on PS5.
Q) If I buy a next-gen console, can I play with friends on old-gen consoles?
Yes! The game is backwards compatible on console, so you can play with friends on PS4/PS5 or XB1/XBX
Q) If I already own Red Dead Redemption 2, do I need to buy Red Dead Online again when it goes standalone?
No! Red Dead Online is still part of the RDR2 game.
Q) What are the currencies in Red Dead Online?
Cash, the main currency in RDO that is earned through almost every activity.
Gold Bars, the premium currency in RDO that can be purchased using real money. You earn a small amount of gold for completing activities online.
Role Tokens, earned by levelling up in each role, used to unlock abilities & items for the five current roles.
Q) What is the Outlaw pass?
The Outlaw Pass is an in-game purchase using the premium Gold currency that allows you to earn items/rewards as you level up.
Outlaw Pass are only available for a limited time and once they finish, you can't access them again.
Q) What are Daily Challenges?
Every day at 6am UTC, you are given a new list of 7 daily challenges as well as 15 role daily challenges. They can range from hunting specific animals or finding certain herbs, to completing PVP/Freeroam events.
Initially, you earn 0.1 Gold per completed challenge plus a bonus if you complete all 7 regular challenges.
After completing at least 1 challenge per day for 7 days, you then earn a little more gold per challenge each week before your daily challenge streak resets after 28 days.
Your daily challenge streak will then reset, and you start the process again.
In addition to this, there are also 3 daily challenges for each role available and you can do a max of 9 role daily challenges. Daily challenges for roles will also differ depending on your rank within each role.
Q) What are Free-roam events (role/normal)
Every 45 minutes, you'll receive an invite to a free-roam event. Free-roam events can be activities such as fishing, horse racing, archery competitions, or PVP. You earn XP + cash for completing.
There are also role specific events that happen every 90 minutes, you need to be ranked up and enrolled in each role before you'll see invites for these activities.
Q) What are ability cards?
Abilities in Red Dead Online are assigned to a character through Ability Cards. These are divided into two different types. Dead Eye cards that grant abilities only active during Dead Eye, while Passive cards add abilities that are always active, no matter what you do. Passive abilities are further divided into several different categories.
In Red Dead Online, it's not possible to assign all of the available abilities to the character, as there are only 4 slots available. One slot is used for a single Dead Eye card, while the remaining three slots are used for Passive abilities. Source.
Q) What are the playing styles online?
Defensive: Players in Defensive mode will be indicated by a shield icon, will take reduced damage from enemy players, cannot be lassoed, melee attacked, executed or targeted with auto-aim. Defensive players will also be excluded from being targeted in PvP-related missions such as Player Assassination. Those who attack Defensive players receive hefty penalties via the Hostility system, while players who initiate conflict while in Defensive mode will be instantly pulled out of Defensive mode and also receive similar Hostility penalties.
Offensive: The Offensive playing style is set as the default and is how most players traditionally interact in Free Roam – free to engage in hostile contact with other players if you are prepared to accept the potential consequences.
Q) How do I dual wield?
At rank 25, you can buy an off-hand holster which allows you to equip a second handgun.
Q) How do I change appearance
Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to Online Options > Scroll down to Change Appearance
Q) How do I setup camp
Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to camp options > Choose location for camp
Camps can be used to access wardrobes, collect items you've ordered via the catalog, craft & cook and fast travel if upgraded.
A small camp is suitable for 1-4 posse members and costs $1 per in game day. A large camp is suitable for 1-7 posse members and costs $2 per in game day.
Q) Where is the gun locker?
You unlock it through the trader role, then purchase it at Wilderness Outfitters in camp, and then it appears at your specific tent in camp.
Q) How do I buy a dog?
At your camp, head to Cripps and access Wilderness Outfitters, from there you can select the dog option.
Q) What can dogs be used for?
Looking cool at your camp and warning you of camp raids when you unlock the perk. Not really much else. (They're not companions like Dogmeat from Fallout 4)
Q) I saw an item, but can't find it on PC or Xbox One.
Some items are exclusive to PS4, so you may see things promoted by Rockstar that aren't yet available on your platform or it may be from an old Outlaw Pass.
Q) What is the best Horse
This post should help.
Q) What are the best Weapons
Q) What is the best ability card loadout
This post in the /r/RedDeadOnline mega-guide should help.
Q) What is the best way to make money/gold
This post should help.
Q) Where are the treasure maps located?
You can find them all here.
Q) Can I have more than 1 role active?
Yes! You can play in all roles concurrently.
Q) What is the Bounty Hunter role?
Get started as a Bounty Hunter when you meet the Legendary Bounty Hunter in Rhodes and purchase the Bounty Hunter License. The standard cost is 15 Gold Bars.
Licensed Bounty Hunters can pick up work by visiting bounty boards located near law offices, post offices and train stations across the states. There is no shortage of criminals to be dealt with and the targets range in difficulty, from lone low-level petty thieves to notorious outlaws with armed protection details and a watchful eye. Taking on an armed gang or bringing multiple targets to justice is made easier with the help of a Posse, who will all earn a cut of the final bounty. And keep in mind, bringing in targets alive will yield a greater reward.
Reaching Bounty Hunter Rank 12 will open up the opportunity to take down other players with high bounties of $20 or more. Bounty Hunters will be notified through an invite about the opportunity to hunt down the wanted player when they’re nearby in a structured pursuit. The wanted player must escape (or surrender) within the allotted time and if captured, they’ll also have opportunities to escape and flee. If the Bounty Hunter brings the target in alive, they’ll receive an award while the criminal serves time.
Q) What are legendary bounties?
Legendary bounties are high-tier bounties, they usually involve a mini-story/cut scene. They're also much tougher than a regular bounty.
There are 10 legendary bounties that can be access as part of the Bounty Hunter role and 3 that can be accessed (when they've all released) by purchasing the Prestigious Bounty Hunter upgrade.
Q) What is the Trader role?
our trusted camp companion, Cripps, has long dreamed of starting a trading outpost and you’re going to help him make it happen - by becoming a partner in the fledgling Cripps Trading Company. Combining Cripps’ lifetime of working with animal materials and your skills at hunting and frontier security, you’ll have the perfect ingredients to develop a thriving business.
Once you agree to help Cripps, you can start turning your camp into a business by sourcing items for Cripps to convert into sellable goods. An investment of 15 Gold Bars to purchase a Butcher’s Table will get your business up and running.
Once you’re operational, you’ll provide Cripps with Materials through hunting animals – pristine pelts and carcasses will provide better yields. You’ll also take on Resupply Missions to acquire additional necessities through less than savory tactics. Once supplied, Cripps will begin turning the materials into sellable goods, which can then be sent out on low-risk local deliveries for payment or across greater distances for a premium.
Improve your hunting yields with a Hunting Wagon for larger hauls or upgrade your Delivery Wagons for larger sales. As business flourishes and your presence becomes known in the market, your competition may grow jealous of your success, so keep an eye out for raids on your camp. As your trade grows, you might consider purchasing a camp dog from Wilderness Outfitters. Not only are dogs great camp companions for all players, but a Trader of sufficient rank can teach their dog to warn of incoming attacks.
Q) Can I skip the medium wagon?
No, you need to buy the medium wagon, then the large wagon.
Q) What can I sell to Cripps?
You can sell carcasses & small animals (e.g squirrels). Along with some animal parts, e.g feathers.
Cripps does not accept meat, fish or skinned carcasses.
Q) How long does it take Cripps to make goods after resupplying?
Cripps requires materials and supplies to produce goods. You give him materials by donating carcasses and pelts. He uses two units of materials to produce one good. You either buy supplies or obtain them through resupply missions. Either way, that gives enough supplies to produce 25 goods. As long as both materials and supplies are available, Cripps produces 1 good every 2 minutes (1 in-game hour).
Q) What is the Collector role?
Seek out the mysterious travelling saleswoman Madam Nazar to acquire the Collector’s Bag and get started on the path of the Collector. It will cost 15 Gold Bars for access to collecting and selling rare items.
With Madam Nazar’s help, you will be able to explore the world finding valuable treasures, whether they’re discarded Tarot cards in abandoned camps, buried treasures unearthed with your trusty shovel, hidden family heirlooms and more.
Collect individual pieces and sell them off directly to Madam Nazar or collect entire sets for even more valuable sales. As you progress, you’ll unlock enhanced searching skills; more useful tools like a metal detector; benefits like increased carrying capacities; the ability for your horse to directly pluck and pass herbs to you while mounted, and more.
Q) Where is Madam Nazar?
Madam Nazar can be located by completing a map/collection for her. Her location is posted daily on /r/RedDeadDailies - She changes location at 6am UTC time each day.
You can also find her using https://madamnazar.io/
Q) Who is Madam Nazar?
Madam Nazar is the Collector role vendor, you can obtain maps, cosmetics & other items such as the shovel from her.
Q) Why is Madam Nazar?
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Q) Where do you buy a shovel?
From Madam Nazar, it costs $350. If you need help finding her, check /r/RedDeadDailies
Q) Where do you buy a metal detector?
From Madam Nazar, it unlocks at level 5 and costs $700. If you need help finding her, check /r/RedDeadDailies
Q) Can you sell collector items individually or does it need to be a full set?
Yes, however you get far less money than you would if you sold a full collection
Q) Can you only have one collector map active?
Yes, if you try to open a second map, it may auto-close and almost looks like a bug, however, you should only try and activate one at any given time.
Q) I already met Maggie but I didn't buy a shack, now I can't find how to buy the shack?
In the options menu (left on the D-pad, or L on PC), select "Camp & Properties" → "Moonshine Shack" → "Shack Location".
Will be expanded upon soon...
Will be updated soon...
This thread will be posted reposted monthly on the 7th. We'll aim to update & add any additional questions in time for the new thread being posted each month
r/RedDeadOnline • u/RedDeadMods • 8d ago
If you're looking for others to play with or want to recruit for your posse, use this thread!
Other resources to find players:
We'll remove & redirect any players looking for posse's or recruitment posts to here.
Note: This thread will be reposted on the 10th of every month.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Agile_West3110 • 2h ago
I got hogtied by a player that got shot by the law, afterwards the officer came and freed me of the lasso, i have never seen this before 😅 been playing since release and still seing new things all the time!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/CapShoe • 8h ago
I don't have the time for this sort of nonsense.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/MacaroonDefiant2444 • 1h ago
She was pig farm owner and one of first infamous US female serial killers. Murdered at least 14 people in her pig farm. If she died in fire in her pig farm or just faked her death with mutilated victim body, escaped and vanished remains one of America’s enduring true-crime mysteries.
(clothing items used: Tailored Suite Vest, Doily Shirtwaist, Londonderry Gloves, Guerrero Gun Belt, Constance Skirt, Watonga Boots)
r/RedDeadOnline • u/hannischka • 3h ago
it doesn’t happen often but sometimes i’m bored in rdo. do yall have some funny things / mechanism? maybe some spots with a nice view or a hidden point with good loot? also ima add im a solo player thanks a lot!!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Xvenkin • 57m ago
Finally gave the strange tales series a shot. Top contender for some of the most boring content in the game. I know they give you a wagon and that's the strat to do it quick and easy, and it's not meant to be done solo, but I don't think I should have to expend so much ammo on a single enemy regardless of that fact.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/RDO_CoyoteJack • 16h ago
18th October Walkthrough is posted. Starting in New Hanover for the general list today.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/spti • 18h ago
Next year we'll be millionaires!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Normal_Plankton8793 • 2h ago
Finished the story a while ago. Have no idea what im doing online.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/HBun16 • 9h ago
It's a great feeling taking that final shot on wave 10
r/RedDeadOnline • u/zoo1514 • 3h ago
I finished RDR2 little over a year ago with over 700 hrs invested. Haven't been able to replay it since then. Started it last night and decided right after we brought John back to Colter that I wanted to try RDO instead. I have read so much hate on RDO that I have always been hesitant to try it.
Just stole a horse for Clay Davies and he wound up giving it to me. My aiming is horrible. I thought with all those hours I would fall right back in line....nope lol. Its weird not hearing my character say anything also. This is interesting and pretty fun so far.
Im hoping I don't shoot another player on accident, so if i do,and its you...apologies up front🍻. I'm trying to stick to solo and only go after NPCs. Guess I'll see how that works out.
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Pure_Information_456 • 6h ago
I haven't played in a few years and I decided to get back into it, and start fresh by deleting my character file.
Now, I'm stuck trying to find people to do story missions cuz you can't play them solo.
I just wanted to try to earn some gold+cash to unlock a role.
I wish R* would remove the requirements for multiple people in those missions
r/RedDeadOnline • u/CottaJay • 9h ago
I mean 4 gold bars?! It’s a one time reward, but still a no brainer.
Usually I don’t have the patience to complete CTA, and it’s not really the best method to grind those for gold, but 4 bars? Worth the time.
And now that I have done it with my 2nd character, let’s get that gold for my not needing main character
r/RedDeadOnline • u/PizzaKid0233 • 22h ago
To a player named LTXF who keeps killing me because you’re level 102 and I’m level 17, I hope your bed and entire house is cold, I just want to be left alone
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Michelle190x • 42m ago
Hello, where can I find this jacket?
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Consistent-Debt8208 • 42m ago
Hi,
I’ve been searching for an account for RDO that includes the horse masks from the earlier Outlaw and Halloween Passes. I’m not necessarily looking to buy all of them.
If you have an offer, please let me know!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/_gusura_ • 46m ago
Hi everyone!
I’m trying to get the Platinum Trophy for Red Dead Redemption 2, but I’m having trouble with two online trophies:
The Real Deal – Achieve MVP 3 times in a round with at least 4 players.
All’s Fair – Successfully counter a rival Posse’s Free Roam mission.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any friends who play Red Dead Online, and finding people to help has been difficult. I also have health issues that affect my reaction time, which makes competitive modes particularly challenging for me.
I’m playing on PS5 from Italy, but I’m flexible with time zones and can adapt to pretty much any schedule.
My PSN ID is gusura_. Feel free to add me on PlayStation or send me a DM here on Reddit if you can help with these trophies, need help with your own trophies, or just want to get in touch!
I’d be very grateful for any help, and I’m happy to return the favour.
Thanks in advance!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/ImpecableBunny • 11h ago
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Traveler_1898 • 4h ago
This week in the Herald,
After surviving a botched execution, what should Christine Piłsudski's fate be? Some say she should be free and some say they should try again!
Masked outlaws rob a train passing through Ambarino: Investigation into the daring theft is opened up.
Is there a vampire in New Hanover? One cowpoke says yes!
Lemoyne Raider camp found massacred: A single survivor suggests a familiar gunslinger.
Naturalists outraged! Hundreds of cowpokes participate in senseless slaughter of wildlife!
And more!
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Few-Astronaut6273 • 1h ago
Hey cowpokes - just curious if anyone is aware of DC servers and/or RDO crews that are based on Australian time zones?
I’m part of a crew and in a couple DC servers already and they’re great and I love being involved in the community but a lot of events like trail rides etc are held in UK or US time zones (eg. their evening is my early morning or vice versa) so I can’t be as involved as I’d like to be.
So if there’s any groups like this that run to Aussie time zones, I’d love to find out!
If I get desperate enough I might start my own lol
TIA x
EDIT I am on PS at blue_warrior_177
r/RedDeadOnline • u/AbyssalSerpant • 4h ago
Looking for anyone who wants to Join a tribe on RedM Heres the discord if you're interested
https://discord.gg/bjpdqzbeg
and the banner for my Tribe
r/RedDeadOnline • u/Quinderland • 12h ago
I'm currently busy with completing all (Halloween especially because I don't want to wait another year again) CTA's solo and while I'm fairly confident in both being able to do these - the only one I keep running into issues with is St Denis graveyard. In such a way I didn't even make it to wave 5 yet (usually it's those wave 8 or 9 or frustratingly even wave 10 that get me killed when learning the map). I've already beaten Armadillo, Sisika, Van Horn and Bronte's Mansion this year.
Is it just a tricky map or are there some tips or tricks or any insights from my fellow CTA enjoyers that they're willing to share? Usually I go in with Schofield/Lancaster/Semi Auto shotgun + all the throweable goodies and presents + big game meats to buff when those buckets and all show up so it's not for lack of preparing and decimating the resident duck population 😂
Loadouts I'm playing with a bit more now to figure out the sweet spot (PIB is my classic, I love Eye for an Eye to not be bothered by tonics and I have winning streak for Bucket Boys with Strange Medicine because its a nice buff. I've been adding Cold Blooded now instead of Iron Lung as well but I will probably get Gunslingers Choice back as I maxed out my revolvers and I love using those in later waves to quickly get through waves so I get my quick breathers if they all charge at once).
