Red Dead Online includes the morality-measuring honor meter from the main game, allowing players to be honest cowpokes or dastardly thieves. Always try to lock-on to your enemy when they are close. Your first card is free and will affect your Dead Eye. I’ve done nearly every type of side mission this game has to offer, and there was really only one mission that felt like it needed a posse to complete. Guns are the exception. So if your Revolver needs to be reloaded you can have your Repeater out while the Revolver auto reloads. Just like the pass found in Fortnite, players level up the Outlaw Pass by earning XP. PROTIP: Peak Condition works in melee too. this is very good for continuing a lasso chain, or you can throw them and quick draw from your holster and blast them. Hunting also rewards you with pelts, which can be sold or, if you are a Trader, turned in for XP. If you dive behind cover you can lock-on to your opponent as you're standing up before they can see you. If you couple "Slow and Steady" with "The Unblinking Eye", which increases your Dead Eye and Eagle Eye times, you will be quite the murder force. Even if the card doesn't light up on the top right. Basically everything you do in RDO will level up your Outlaw Pass, like killing animals, fighting outlaws, racing horses, picking plants and find collectibles. To Fight Another Day + Horseman + Never Without One = You are your strongest while on horseback and Never Without One gives you immunity to one headshot per hat (face shots will kill you). The circle will shrink and at the end, the circle will get lower to the ground. High Velocity - They pierce targets so you can hide multiple people/animals if they're lined up. Once you standup, you have a couple options; you can put the lasso away, crouch in front of the enemy player with your fists, and spam circle. "Eye for an Eye" restores a lot of Dead Eye each headshot. High Velocity increases Range Velocity (not lock-on distance), Split Point increases Accuracy, and Explosive increases Damage. Use this time to grab and attack them. I’m just gonna write what I see as I go down the list. If you aim while in first person, holding the button isn't necessary. It isn’t a great horse, but it’s still faster than walking, and it can also carry pelts or people. As you hit the ground, quickly let go of L2 and repress it. If you both have less than half Stamina or matching Stamina, you will have to spam each other. Shooting animals, even fish, will give you Dead Eye. Waving seems to have become the universal way of saying “Hey, I’m cool!” To wave and do other emotes, hold the left trigger and hit R1 or RB and you will be given a list of emotes. The timer for a non-insured horse to return seems to be about two minutes, and the vet costs are around $2 to $4. A togglable Scope can be added to Rifles and Repeaters for long-range free aiming. Hold to Tap setting DOES NOT work during melee struggles. Crouching in bushes or tall plants will help you stay hidden from people's eyes and their mini map. While aiming or scoping, hold X/A to strafe faster. The smaller the reticule the more accurate your shot. How you can auto-lock onto the dynamite and shoot to detonate. When you buy these from the catalogue they go directly to your horse. Open fire while they are down. To use a weapon's scope, aim with L2 / LT and hit Down on the D-Pad. Any Dual Wielding mix of Mauser Pistols, Semi-Auto Pistols, or Double Action Revolvers will net you the most shots fired per second. The Double Barrel actually has the best range. Subscribe for 2 years and get an extra 1-month, 1-year-, or 2-year plan added to your cart at checkout. The grab-&-tie animation from pressing circle near an enemy overrides almost every other melee animation UNLESS THE ENEMY IS ALREADY HITTING YOU. For example, I’ve been playing a lot more RDO than my friends, so I had more money and could easily afford to start a permanent posse, saving my friends $200. Controller vibration usually means an enemy is near. Abuse Stamina tonics if you plan to tackle a lot! Schofield - Normal rate of fire and high damage. Volatile Dynamite nets you a better boost. I run into it at least once or twice a week when I’m playing regularly. Watch out for the kick. Shake a red or purple rating by going AFK in a free roam safezone. This switches which shoulder you aim over. You should note instead that the Pump has the best accuracy (far more important) and the Semi-Auto has the best hipfire speed. Aim for the head with Dead Eye for maximum damage and a good Slow and Steady counter. You can slide into Players with your Horse at full speed to knock them down, and even off their Horse. If you and your friends do want to set one up, coordinate with each other so only one player has to spend all that money, not everyone. This means I had a player jump onto my horse and ride it off a cliff, killing it. Dual firing is only slightly slower than hip-firing a Revolver / Pistol. This does not work with "Paint It Black". A good way to earn honor is through feeding and caring for your horse. A white arrow means you are visible. The Cattleman and Double Action does. Practice the timing of the stop-and-crouch so you don't run and tackle. A blinking grey arrow means you were stealthy before you kept too still, and you need to slightly move around. It also has the Shotgun round that's good to keep a Slug in. If you are solo and come across this side mission, you can still partially complete and still receive some cash and XP. In the bottom right corner of your screen, you will sometimes see either a white hat, representing an honorable mission, or a red hat, representing a dishonorable mission. Tapping left on the d-pad brings up … If you’re having a good ol’ boxin match (by that, I mean no-one is perpetually grappling), if your opponent is blocking all of your punches, walk backwards until you’re out of arms reach then sprint and punch (much like GTAO), this is an unblockable punch, w standard damage, but it’s really easy to counter if they dodge. I downloaded it off Nexus mods. xalo_ice_nora posted... Pro-tip, any store that sell you clothing and outfit has a changing area, where the wardrobe is, valentine general store for example, when you enter from the front go past the vendor till the back of the store at some point it will give you the prompt hold square to wardrobe. Axes: only useful when being exploited w tackling. Unlock any cards you think you may potentially use one day as early as you can, so that they can absorb XP while you level. Headbutt, uppercut & hook, or an elbow. More versatile and capable than ever before, reach for your RIP to tackle any trail. Each weapon’s Familiarity stat improves upon each Player (and possibly Enemy NPC) kill. [Update 5/14/2020: This piece originally appeared 12/6/18, when Red Dead Online was in beta. Easy to dodge, medium blocked damage. if you do it fast enough, you can walk behind the enemy and grab them from behind with triangle, from here, you can punch them to lower their health, then if you press the left stick in any direction- when you dismiss them with square, you’ll throw them. All stops were pulled to create the most efficient full suspension race-worthy short travel sled. Evans does not have a shorter lock on range. It is useful to view around corners when you're not in cover. If you feel someone will headshot you, hit L3 to duck and continue to fire. Some of these even expire after a few weeks or months. Tackling someone then choosing to Dismiss leaves your opponent vulnerable for a second and you can spam attack. Look at what is available and plan to get a new ride soon. Red Dead Online is all about enjoying a huge open world together with other players. Don’t use The Unblinking Eye with Slow and Steady. But holding the Lasso disables your ability to block. The Red Dead Collector subreddit is incredibly useful. The Grizzly is a very large mammal. If you are crouching and in stealth mode and notice your arrow go from grey to white, then evade into cover! This will be crucial for PvP sniping fights where no one is close enough to lock-on. Hip firing with a revolver or pistol at close range is the fastest rate of shooting when the gun is clean. They range from a territory control mode to a straight-up free-for-all deathmatch mode. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Slippery Bastard + Shotgun + Quick Strafing + A corner/object = You will quickly strafe in and out of cover and pop off your shotgun before your close-to-medium ranged enemy can lock-on to you. In addition to perfect accuracy, enabling PIB means zero bloom so Shotguns are given a huge increase in range and damage. If you know you want to be near Blackwater, choose to spawn in West Elizabeth instead of somewhere farther away. I'll be honest, that seems like a lot of work. Basic PvP with possible horseback action. In Showdowns, you lose Dead Eye when a Player knocks you. Not players. Slow and Steady + Unblinking Eye + Strange Medicine + Cold Blooded = Great for Showdowns but good for everything. But this only one shots Level 10s at close range. (This has happened to me multiple times in a single session.) With that said, if I tackle someone and spam R2 I ALWAYS execute the enemy unless my stamina is drained. Pressing up with a gun in your hand allows you to shoot into the air to scare predators away. Multi-useful as it has a range comparative to the Varmint Rifle. You’ll have to cook any meat you collect, but that can easily be done at your camp or at most random campfires you find the world. The Showdown Series is a collection of different deathmatch and team deathmatch modes. Strongest shotgun at a close range. This can eliminate the need to switch to a sidearm. This will be useful when you find yourself up in the colder parts of the map. A year into RDO and it still doesn’t matter that much. Never Without One + Permanent Posse Outfits (or a team Showdown or both) = Always respawn with a hat. Over the last few months, Rockstar has added different Frontier Pursuits to the game. It can be used as a poor man’s Slippery Bastard. Mastering the dive can really help you jump up the leaderboard. To stop this from happening, change who is allowed to ride your horse in the player menu. This will shot a reticle. Be aware the left shoulder view is still slightly more obstructed than a right shoulder view, but nowhere near as bad as other games. When you are closing in on another Player, zigzag and use rocks, posts, trees, anything to break line of sight. A war Horse with high health would be best. After winning one match I was awarded nearly $20. Also, the lasso is the only way you can chain melee combos without interruption by the other player escaping melee. Even if your horse dies, you can always call the scrawny nag. More than your local John Deere dealer, RDO Equipment Co. combines expertise with a drive to do more for the companies we work with. It was a single list but it really doesn't matter. Just remember you can hit circle on PS4 or B on Xbox One to melee other riders while racing. Your cards on the top right of the screen light up when active. Some plants, including carrots and berries, can be fed to your horse, which needs to eat as well. Players, at least right now, seem more relaxed and nice than in GTA Online. Although rare, it is possible to curve weapon around your enemies' cover and hit them. Check here every so often. Gold is harder to earn than cash in Red Dead Online. Volatile Dynamite has a larger radius. If you are aiming you can hit Square / X to dive in a direction. Once you find your treasure chest and loot it, the map is removed from your inventory. Knife kills can be faster if you stop before attacking. A very useful move to learn in PvP is the dodge. A good queue for this "in combat" feature could be the background music during tense situations. Don’t spend money you don’t need to spend if your friends already have a permanent posse set up. But another great way to find maps is to finish gang hideouts that spawn on the map in different areas. Crouching and grabbing (actually hitting melee) will deliver a one hit kill to NPCS only. Going through water will rapidly degrade your weapon's condition. But while insurance does make the process of getting your horse to return faster, horses without insurance will also respawn. "Paint It Black" can counter "Slippery Bastard" if you tag them as they are approaching you. Just use a shotgun. Crafting one explosive item takes one animal fat and one Express bullet. A slow horse with bad stamina is going to make the game slower and less enjoyable. "Slippery Bastard" disables auto-aim for BOTH you and your enemy. While holding the left trigger and aiming a weapon, you can hit the jump/climb button to dive out of the way of bullets or horses. The new RIP 9 RDO sports 140mm of CVA suspension on a light, stiff, strong RDO carbon frame. The first passive card slot unlocks at Level 10, the second at Level 20, and the Third at Level 40. You are allowed to buy all weapons at Level 50. Again, PiB does not counter SB unless you use weapons that already ignore SB. Dive backwards to hide your head. For Blackwater it's The Coyote Pack (Orange) and Rhodes is fairly even but The Hooligans (Green) have more choices when running to a first territory. "Slippery Bastard" tops everything but explosives and "Paint It Black". Others can be used to season food, making it more effective. Find any useful items, locations or event around the map of RDO. Ask Question Asked 1 year, 6 months ago. If NWO is mentioned in any builds below then probably trade it with Eye for an Eye to help your Dead Eye or Strange Medicine to help your Health.. Can only be bought/looted. If you would like to copy it and edit what's incorrect or missing and repost i'll delete this post. If PIB is being used against you then wait for their Dead Eye to activate and shoot them without activating yours. It leads up to the closest thing to a one-shot body kill, which does kill in one shot but only at shotgun range. Add shotgun slugs for maximum damage. However, every time you want to change after that will cost you 10 gold bars. THE FUCKIN LASSO: Boah, I tell you what, approach almost any melee situation with a lasso and you’re probably gonna win. Can only be crafted but only takes normal ammo to craft with no other ingredient. When finished you will have to hit it again or every time you use the weapon it will be scoped-in. You unlock new cards as you level up, and you can also buy these cards with in-game cash. The online component of RDR2 allows you to not only compete against one another in the Showdown Series, a playlist of different modes ranging from Battle Royale style to deathmatch modes, but also complete missions and other activities together.. If you don’t have enough gold and can only unlock one, for now, I’d suggest solo players start with the Collector role. At that range you can get a one-shot kill with a shotgun, making the build pointless. The lethal headshot range is closer though. Evans Repeater - 22 rounds and quick hip firing. Other cards regenerate health while using dead eye or make cover more effective. Zigzag towards them and tackle them with any weapon and spam R2 for an execution. This is an instant kill animation every time, and there is only one way to not get fucked up by this - the lasso. I recommend taking your time and making sure you’re satisfied with your character before you finish and start the tutorial. You can do this back-to-back, staying out of sight just long enough to break your opponent's lock-on aim. Even as Rockstar updates the game and changes the locations of collectibles, the players over at the subreddit are quick to update the maps and provide useful tips. You could probably get away with just tapping R2 once and wait for the animation. Lasso chaining is the most effective way to evade death in a melee encounter. Standing behind your Horse for cover is an effective means to temporarily break line of sight. It is a rifle, and so it and the bolt lock on up to 85 steps away. This page takes you through how to Hogtie Someone and Leave Them on the Railroad Three Times For the ninth Bandit challenge in Red Dead Redemption 2.. This makes you harder to spot. You can also tag people who disable your lock-on ability with Slippery Bastard. It’s a wasted slot. Use pellets or Slugs. Even a carcass on your Horse will take some bullets and protect you and your Horse. Can only be bought/looted. Bad weather will prevent your reticle from turning red and probably prevent a hit. Many stranger missions will offer you good or bad morality points, which can be seen by holding the left trigger while near the stranger. The Red Dead Redemption 2 counter melee move is one you’ll want to familiarize yourself with in case you come to blows with an opponent. So check every time you log on and before you log off. To accept an invite to a posse or a session, open your player menu, use left on the d-pad and check the invites tab. Don’t waste your stamina spamming circle (or holding it if you’ve got your settings proper) when this happens, you can’t be killed during this type of struggle, and when it ends you will both push eachother away and stumble backwards. Take over a territory then crouch off the radar while you wait for more enemies. Explosive arrows can be picked up and are worth 9 points per kill. Also throw it where you think there are running. I maxed my honor out very early into my online experience, and after killing some random NPCs, getting into a fistfight with friends and doing some bad missions it still hadn’t dropped. Also if you want to eventually make your own moonshine you first need to be a Trader anyway. Eventually, once you have some extra cash and gold, horse insurance is useful to have. Combine this with Slippery Bastard and you'll be even harder to hit. Each card can be upgraded twice. You can buy the premium pass for 40 gold bars to unlock all the rewards, but there’s also a free pass that provides fewer rewards as you level up. Evan’s is shorter and Varmint is the shortest. RDO does support up to seven players in a posse, but it costs $200 in-game dollars. If you see no way out of your situation and you would rather die by your own hand, or if you just need a fresh respawn for whatever reason, you can force Respawn with D-Pad Left > Online Options > Respawn. Sniper Rifles top everything from a distance. Thankfully matchmaking times are much faster than GTA Online, and after finishing these modes you are rewarded with gold nuggets, cash, and XP. Once you Stamina runs out during this struggle, you're dead. Completing a mission lets you play a harder version, completing that version unlocks an even harder version and so on. While you might be tempted to stick to the open world of Red Dead Online, you should eventually try out the other modes available in the beta. Great weapon for new players practicing headshots. I’ve been playing the game solo and with friends since it launched in beta and have some tips for those just starting out or looking for ways to make some money, earn some gold, have some fun and kill some outlaws. The main drain comes from taking damage. The Sockeye Salmon is one of the four medium-sized fish types you can catch while playing Red Dead Redemption 2 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.. Drop dynamite by hitting R2 without holding L2. You can activate Dead Eye while holding a knife and even while unarmed with the same L2 + R3 combination. When they are behind trees or bushes the lock-on will find them, even if you can't see them. To start a posse, hit left on the d-pad to open your player menu and then pick posse and form a posse. As soon as you pop out of cover fire your shotgun and instantly strafe back into cover. Paint two X’s for two fast shots. The Slippery Bastard needs one or teammates running Paint It Black or Slow and Steady to be protected by cover fire. And because you are on your horse you have an endless supply of hats. Starting spawn locations give a huge advantage. Even if you don't need the benefits of the card(s) this strategy will speed up card leveling later. It can also hip fire very fast. Chances are your enemy won't know to do the same. Slippery Bastard + Shotgun Slugs = Free aim headshots with your Slugs while your enemy can't auto-aim. I appreciate you taking the time to write all these down for whomever comes across your post, but we don’t want to be sharing incorrect information. This does not work in free roam. The winner of this spamfest is whoever has the most Stamina. There are also a lot of systems to manage, like warmth, hunger and cleaning guns. I am unsure if this gives you Dead Eye. Cards may still be active if its HUD isn't lit. These can be accessed by opening up your player menu and clicking “Quick Join.” My personal favorites are the horse racing modes. Knives (bowie/antler): only really useful in brawls of 3 or more. However, this doesn't help if you are already hogtied. The controls in RDR2 and RDO can take some time to get the hang of, and practicing them in … Use trees and other objects to block the line of sight as you close in closer. Currently, there are four roles available: Each role can be leveled by completing role-specific missions, challenges, tasks, and events. The trick is to be the last one to dive and shoot before your opponent dives again. While in combat, your weapons reload themselves if you holster them for as long as it takes for them to reload. The card gives you a damage boost while at 100% Stamina. No missed shots. The other three cards passively affect either your Combat, Recovery, or Defense abilities. Before you get into combination methods, check out a great write up of buff increases per damage card and stacking them. If you are quick enough, you can fire your weapon with Dead Eye active then deactivate it before the kill to still get the Dead Eye meter bonus. During a melee fight, especially when dodging a knife, hit Triangle/Y to grab their throat and start a struggle. Move slow, use cover and space your shots out more. "Strange Medicine" instantly gives you Health each time you damage a player. I put wraps on my hunting weapons but i couldn't bring myself to cover the others. However, once you start hip firing, you will able to lock-on your opponent without holding L2. Below I breakdown some card specifics and combinations. Improved reload speed, along with decreased reticule settle time and recoil shake are the main benefits associated with using the same weapon in combat. As you unlock roles, you will also earn access to specific daily challenges tied to different careers. For whatever reason you'd see it fit, you can no-scope free aim a scoped weapon by barely pressing R2. Sawed-Off - Sidearm weapon so you don't sacrifice another gun. Once it levels up you can pay cash to upgrade it, making it more powerful. Special ammo like exploding arrows and shotguns slugs are preferred. If you are held up in a tight spot with a few entrances, throw Fire Bottles at one or more entrances to push your enemies through a single door. You can loot a dozen corpses in the time it used to take to loot one. Early on you won’t be able to buy most cards or afford upgrades, but don’t forget to check on your cards periodically as you continue playing. This will slash your opponent instead of tackling them. Dynamite and Fire Bottles will detonate. Having a wrap on your weapon slows degradation by approximately 12%. The Carbine is useless. Go for the head and use Split Point ammo to improve accuracy. Hunt with the BA. If you plan on playing a lot of the game, spending a bit of cash on gold might be a good investment. If you're stuck on where to start distilling your hooch, here's how to pick the best Red Dead moonshine shack location and make the most of the new role. Now, after a series of updates in 2019, looting is faster. You can see which cards activate when they light up on the top right HUD, although this visual check isn't reliable. Use the above tactic with a Shotgun for a powerful surprise. Once you equip an ability card, it will level up as you play. While aiming, hit left on the D-Pad. Grizzly bears are specially adapted to survive the changing seasons. Getting a kill outside of Dead Eye will net you a small amount of Dead Eye meter. Tackling with the Lasso then Dismissing will bring you to your feet faster than any other melee weapon and your enemy will take around 3 seconds to stand up. Throw Dynamite and a gang of fish for a Dead Eye boost from the Dynamite exploding as well as each fish killed. Small horses like a Missouri Fox Trotter or Arabian turn really sharp. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Running to their left of right helps you evade and grab. Practice the timing of the stop-and-crouch so you don't run and tackle. As you level up these roles you unlock new gear and equipment as well as some other rewards. PIB is your friend due to the high ammo capacity. Noticed that there were quite a few new players who didn't know some of the older more well-known tips so i decided to post a list i saved a while back. It’s important to note that the control scheme will change in certain contexts, like when riding or interacting with your horse. My personal tip for hunting and treasure maps to avoid grief is to intentionally spawn in a state you don’t want to play in via the online menu and then ride to where you actually want to be. Anything hanging on or draped over your horse can disappear if you are kicked from the server. Dude nice list, the only thing I would add is the navy revolver is probably the most powerful and accurate revolver. "Peak Condition" gives you a max ~10% damage buff and works while on Horseback. You will get hit markers but 0 damage will be dealt to your target. Customize every Weapon you buy with, if applicable, added Barrelling for Accuracy, Rifling for Range, and Iron Sights for more Accuracy. This will give you the ability to re-aim at your opponent, lock-on, and shoot even before you are back on your feet. Aim for the head. Don't forget a Wrap to longer maintain these stats. This gives the Cattleman and LeMat a little edge over the Schofield when hip firing because the two will reset other player's aim and reticle sway.