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Mission |
Requirements |
New Weapons Available |
Start the game |
Cattleman Revolver, Hunting Knife, Lantern |
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Complete Outlaws From The West |
Sawed-Off Shotgun |
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Complete Enter, Pursued By A Memory |
Lasso, Carbine Repeater |
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Complete Enter, Pursued By A Memory |
Bow |
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Complete Old Friends and The Aftermath Of Genesis |
Dynamite |
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Complete Who The Hell Is Leviticus Cornwall? |
Volcanic Pistol, Varmint Rifle, Springfield Rifle |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
Polite Society, Valentine Style | Complete Eastward Bound | None | |||||
Americans at Rest | Complete Eastward Bound | Tomahawk | |||||
Who is Not without Sin | Complete Eastward Bound | None | |||||
The First Shall Be Last | Complete Americans at Rest | None | |||||
Paying a Social Call | Complete Americans at Rest | Double-Barreled Shotgun, Throwing Knife | |||||
Money Lending and Other Sins – I & II | Complete Americans at Rest | None | |||||
Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego | Complete one of the first 3 missions in Chapter 2 | None | |||||
Money Lending and Other Sins – III | Complete Money Lending and Other Sins I & II | None | |||||
A Quiet Time | Complete Money Lending and Other Sins I & II | None | |||||
Blessed are the Meek? | Complete Money Lending and Other Sins I & II and A Quiet Time | Schofield Revolver | |||||
We Loved Once and True | Complete Money Lending and Other Sins I & II and Paying a Social Call | None | |||||
Good, Honest, Snake Oil | Complete Polite Society, Valentine Style and wait 2 in-game hours | None | |||||
The Spines of America | Complete Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego | None | |||||
Pouring Forth Oil – I-III | Complete The First Shall Be Last, Polite Society, Valentine Style and We Loved Once and True | None | |||||
Pouring Forth Oil – IV | Complete Pouring Forth Oil – III and wait 1 in-game hour | Pump-Action Shotgun | |||||
An American Pastoral Scene | Complete Blessed are the Meek? | Lancaster Repeater | |||||
A Fisher of Men | Complete A Quiet Time and Pouring Forth Oil – I-III | None | |||||
The Sheep and the Goats | Complete The Spines of America, Pouring Forth Oil – IV and A Fisher of Men | Rolling Block Rifle | |||||
A Strange Kindness | Complete Who is Not without Sin, The Sheep and the Goats and Blessed are the Meek? | Double -Action Revolver |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
The New South | Complete A Strange Kindness | None | |||||
Money Lending and Other Sins – IV | Complete The New South | None | |||||
Further Questions of Female Suffrage | Complete A Strange Kindness and move 350 meters away from camp | None | |||||
American Distillation | Complete The New South and wait 3 in-game hours | None | |||||
The Course of True Love – I-III | Complete The New South | None | |||||
Advertising, the New American Art – I & II | Complete American Distillation, The Course of True Love – I-III and An American Pastoral Scene | None | |||||
Horse Flesh for Dinner | Complete Advertising, the New American Art – I & II and The Fine Joys of Tobacco | None | |||||
The Fine Joys of Tobacco | Complete Advertising, the New American Art – I & II and Magicians for Sport | Fire Bottle | |||||
Magicians for Sport | Complete Advertising, the New American Art – I & II | None | |||||
Friends in Very Low Places | Complete Magicians for Sport and Further Questions of Female Suffrage | None | |||||
An Honest Mistake | Complete The New South and The Course of True Love – I-III or American Distillation | None | |||||
Preaching Forgiveness as He went | Complete An Honest Mistake and The Course of True Love – I-III, An American Pastoral Scene or American Distillation | Bolt Action Rifle | |||||
Sodom? Back to Gomorrah | Complete Preaching Forgiveness as He went, American Distillation and wait one in-game hour | None | |||||
Blessed are the Peacemakers | Complete Sodom? Back to Gomorrah and Magicians for Sport | None | |||||
A Short Walk in a Pretty Town | Complete Horse Flesh for Dinner, The Fine Joys of Tobacco, Blessed are the Peacemakers and Friends in Very Low Places | None | |||||
Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern | Complete A Short Walk in a Pretty Town | None | |||||
The Battle of Shady Belle | Complete Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern | None |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
The Joys of Civilization | |||||||
Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor | |||||||
Help a Brother Out | |||||||
Brothers and Sisters, One and All | |||||||
Fatherhood and Other Dreams | |||||||
No, No and Thrice, No | |||||||
The Gilded Cage | |||||||
A Fine Night of Debauchery | |||||||
Horsemen, Apocalypses | |||||||
Urban Pleasures | |||||||
Country Pursuits | |||||||
Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten | |||||||
American Fathers – I & II | |||||||
Banking, the Old American Art |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
Welcome to the New World | |||||||
Savagery Unleashed | |||||||
A Kind and Benevolent Despot | |||||||
Hell Hath No Fury | |||||||
Paradise Mercifully Departed | |||||||
Dear Uncle Tacitus | |||||||
Fleeting Joy | |||||||
That’s Murfree Country |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
A Fork in the Road | |||||||
Icarus and Friends | |||||||
Visiting Hours | |||||||
Just a Social Call | |||||||
Do Not Seek Absolution – I & II | |||||||
Of Men and Angels | |||||||
The Course of True Love – IV & V | |||||||
Money Lending and Other Sins – VI & VII | |||||||
The Delights of Van Horn | |||||||
A Bridge to Nowhere | |||||||
A Rage Unleashed | |||||||
Archeology for Beginners | |||||||
Honor, Amongst Thieves | |||||||
The Fine Art of Conversation | |||||||
Goodbye, Dear Friend | |||||||
Favored Sons | |||||||
The King’s Son | |||||||
Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow – I & II | |||||||
My Last Boy | |||||||
Our Best Selves | |||||||
Red Dead Redemption |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
The Wheel | |||||||
Simple Pleasures | |||||||
Farming, for Beginners | |||||||
Fatherhood, for Beginners | |||||||
Old Habits | |||||||
Jim Milton Rides, Again? | |||||||
Fatherhood, for Idiots | |||||||
Motherhood | |||||||
Gainful Employment | |||||||
The Landowning Classes & Home of the Gentry? |
Mission | Requirements | New Weapons Available | |||||
Bare Knuckles Friendships | |||||||
An Honest Day’s Labors | |||||||
Home Improvement for Beginners | |||||||
The Tool Box | |||||||
A New Jerusalem | |||||||
A Quick Favor for an Old Friend | |||||||
Uncle’s Bad Day | |||||||
Trying Again | |||||||
A Really Big Bastard | |||||||
A New Future Imagined | |||||||
American Venom |
Mission | Requirements | |||
The Noblest of Men, and a Woman | Part I & II – Complete Eastward Bound (Chapter 1)
Part III & IV – Complete A Fine Night of Debauchery (Chapter 4) |
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Arcadia for Amateurs | Start Chapter 2 | |||
The Smell of the Grease Paint | Start Chapter 2 | |||
Fundraiser | Start Chapter 2 | |||
Geology for Beginners | Start Chapter 2 | |||
Smoking and Other Hobbies | Complete Who is Not Without Sin (Chapter 2) | |||
He’s British, of Course | Complete The New South (Chapter 3) | |||
No Good Deed | Complete American Distillation (Chapter 3) and two other story missions | |||
The Iniquities of History | Complete An Honest Mistake | |||
Oh, Brother | Start Chapter 4 | |||
The Ties That Bind Us | Complete The Joys of Civilization (Chapter 4) | |||
The Artist’s Way | Complete The Joys of Civilization (Chapter 4) | |||
A Bright Bouncing Boy | Complete The Joys of Civilization (Chapter 4) | |||
The Mercies of Knowledge | Complete The Joys of Civilization (Chapter 4) | |||
Idealism and Pragmatism | Complete The Gilded Cage (Chapter 4) | |||
The Wisdom of the Elders | Complete Fleeting Joy (Chapter 5) | |||
The Veteran | Start Chapter 6 | |||
The American Inferno, Burnt Out | Complete The Landowning Classes (Epilogue 1) | |||
American Dreams | Complete the Murder Scene encounters | |||
A Fine Night for It | Complete one of the following encounters: Torch Procession, Stalking Shadows, Spooked Horse, Voice |
Encounter Type | Spawning Locations | |||
Unique | Fixed (Wilderness/Towns) | |||
Wilderness | Random (Wilderness) | |||
Town | Random (Towns) |
Mission | Requirements | Reward(s) | |||||
Jack Hall Gang | Complete Eastward Bound | Gold Bars x 2 | |||||
High Stakes | Complete The New South | Gold Bars x 3 | |||||
Poisonous Trail | Complete Eastward Bound | Gold Bars x 4 | |||||
Le Tresor Des Morts | Special/Ultimate Edition Pre-Order Bonus | Gold Bars x 5 |
Gear:
Small-Sized Fish:
Medium-Sized Fish:
Large-Sized Fish :
Legendary Fish:
Birds:
Common Animals:
- American Alligator
- Armadillo
- American Badger
- Bat
- Bison
- Black Bear
- Boar
- Grizzly Bear (North American Brown Bear)
- North American Beaver
Legendary Animals:
Collectible Type | Total Available | |||
Cigarette Cards | ||||
Exotics | ||||
Dinosaur Bones | ||||
Rock Carvings | 10 | |||
Hunting Requests | ||||
Dreamcatchers | 20 | |||
Special Tonics | ||||
Chests & Lock Boxes | 74 | |||
Unique Weapons, Items & Outfits | 30 |
Crafting Materials:
- Vintage Civil War Handcuffs
- Lion’s Paw
- Quartz Chunk
- Cobalt Petrified Wood
- Abalone Shell Fragment
- Old Brass Compass
- Gold Earring
- Silver Earring
- Silver Chain Bracelet
- Gold Jointed Bracelet
Valuables:
Talismans:
- Alligator Tooth Talisman
- Bear Claw Talisman
- Boar Tusk Talisman
- Bison Horn Talisman
- Raven Claw Talisman
- Eagle Talon Talisman (Exclusive)
Trinkets:
- Beaver Tooth Trinket
- Tatanka Bison Horn Trinket
- Buck Antler Trinket
- Cougar Fang Trinket
- Coyote Fang Trinket
- Elk Antler Trinket
- Fox Claw Trinket
- Lion’s Paw Trinket
- Moose Antler Trinket
- Panther’s Eye Trinket
- Pronghorn Horn Trinket
- Ram Horn Trinket
- Wolf Heart Trinket
- Owl Feather Trinket (Missable)
- Iguana Scale Trinket (Exclusive)
Achievement/Trophy | How to Unlock |
Lending a Hand | Complete all optional Honor story missions. |
Best in the West | Attain 100% completion. |
Gold Rush | Earn 70 Gold Medals in Story missions. |
Friends With Benefits | Complete a Companion Activity in each camp. |
Hobby Horse | Play all mini games. |
Breaking and Entering | Recover the stash from 4 homesteads. |
Artificial Intelligence | Discover the fate of Marko Dragic. |
Take From the Rich | Rob or loot $250. |
Give to the Poor | Donate $250 to the gang tithing box. |
Pony Up | Spend $5000 across all shops. |
Extreme Personality | Reach maximum or minimum Honor level. |
Western Stranger | Complete 10 Stranger mission strands. |
Collector’s Item | Complete one of the Collectable strands. |
Bountiful | Survive 3 days holding a bounty of $250 in all states. |
Errand Boy | Deliver 5 camp companion item requests. |
Self Sufficient | Craft 30 unique items in Story Mode. |
Skin Deep | Skin every species of animal in Story Mode. |
Zoologist | Study every animal across all states in Story Mode. |
It was THIS Big! | Catch a fish weighing at least 16 lbs (7.3 kg). |
Locked and Loaded | Upgrade each available component for a single sidearm or longarm weapon. |
Grin and Bear it | Survive 18 bear attacks and kill the bear each time in Story Mode. |
Trusty Steed | Reach max bonding level with a horse. |
Breakout | Red Dead Online: Complete the Intro. |
Series Major | Red Dead Online: Take part in a Series. |
Gun For Hire | Red Dead Online: Accept 10 Free Roam missions from characters around the world. |
Eventful | Red Dead Online: Play 5 Free Roam Events. |
Buckle Up | Red Dead Online: Achieve 5 gold belt buckles from awards. |
The Real Deal | Red Dead Online: Achieve MVP 3 times (in a round with at least 4 players). |
Horses for Courses | Red Dead Online: Concurrently own 5 horses. |
Getting Started | Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 10. |
Notorious | Red Dead Online: Reach Rank 50. |
All’s Fair | Red Dead Online: Successfully counter a rival Posse’s Free Roam mission. |
Home Comforts | Red Dead Online: Purchase 5 camp improvements. |
Non-Regulation | Red Dead Online: Craft 25 pieces of ammunition. |
Posse Up | Red Dead Online: Form a Persistent Posse. |
Master Craftsman | Red Dead Online: Craft 20 items (excluding ammo). |
Butchered | Red Dead Online: Sell 20 items to the Butcher. |
Picked to Perfection | Red Dead Online: Pick 25 Herbs. |
Strength in Numbers | Red Dead Online: Complete a Free Roam mission as part of a Posse with at least 2 members. |
Secret Achievement/Trophy | How to Unlock |
Back in the Mud | Complete Chapter 1. |
Just a Scratch | Complete ‘Enter, Pursued by a Memory’. |
To Greener Pastures | Complete Chapter 2. |
Settling Feuds | Complete Chapter 3. |
Washed Ashore | Complete Chapter 4. |
No Traitors | Complete Chapter 5. |
Third Time Lucky | Complete ‘Goodbye, Dear Friend’. |
Redemption | Complete ‘Red Dead Redemption’. |
Cowboy Builder | Complete ‘A New Jerusalem’. |
Endless Summer | Complete the Epilogue. |
Paying Respects | Find the graves of each of your fallen companions. |
It’s Art | Find a permanent home for the squirrel statue. |