Red Dead Redemption
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Just a heads up; Amazon emailed my $20 gift card code today, and Alan Wake is still on sale for $49.99. Ended up getting it shipped free for essentially half price.
I probably won't get to it for awhile, but couldn't pass up the deal.
I probably won't get to it for awhile, but couldn't pass up the deal.
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Yeah, I also got my code and ordered. Bastards.
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Tempting but I told the wife she could have the card.
Played MP tonight finally. It's really fun even if it's totally wacky and unbalanced. Everyone respawns in the same exact spot in free roam when in a area so it gets a bit ridiculous. Still haven't actually played any of the game modes but shooting coworkers in the face never gets old.
Played MP tonight finally. It's really fun even if it's totally wacky and unbalanced. Everyone respawns in the same exact spot in free roam when in a area so it gets a bit ridiculous. Still haven't actually played any of the game modes but shooting coworkers in the face never gets old.
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Finally got some actual MP in tonight. Good fun! Was everyone being quite or was my headset not working? I liked the grab the gold thingy probably because I won that one.
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Your headset wasn't on, or perhaps it was on mute. I could all hear everybody else just fine, but the only thing I heard out of you was the sound of my bullets piercing your enormous sombrero.Octavious230 wrote:Finally got some actual MP in tonight. Good fun! Was everyone being quite or was my headset not working? I liked the grab the gold thingy probably because I won that one.
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It was on weird. Guess I'll have to put my connection back in the DMZ as it acts all funky when I don't. I thought it was a bit quite. Think I need to change the character up. I love the guy but man it's hard to hide when you are the size of a donkey.Captain Caveman wrote:Your headset wasn't on, or perhaps it was on mute. I could all hear everybody else just fine, but the only thing I heard out of you was the sound of my bullets piercing your enormous sombrero.Octavious230 wrote:Finally got some actual MP in tonight. Good fun! Was everyone being quite or was my headset not working? I liked the grab the gold thingy probably because I won that one.
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Damn, mine doesn't have a weird setting. Just mute.Octavious230 wrote:It was on weird.Captain Caveman wrote:
Your headset wasn't on, or perhaps it was on mute.
I had a going away party to attend last night. I didn't miss RDR but this morning I was like, "Man, I didn't get anything done in RDR yesterday...I need to hunt some boars and finish up sharpshooter..."
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Come to think of it, we might not have heard you because the 3 of us were in a party while you just joined our game independently. I bet that's it.Octavious230 wrote:It was on weird.Captain Caveman wrote:Your headset wasn't on, or perhaps it was on mute. I could all hear everybody else just fine, but the only thing I heard out of you was the sound of my bullets piercing your enormous sombrero.Octavious230 wrote:Finally got some actual MP in tonight. Good fun! Was everyone being quite or was my headset not working? I liked the grab the gold thingy probably because I won that one.
This newfangled intraweb thing sure is confusing.
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Ah that's probably what it was. I was going to try the join the party thing but then I didn't.
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Doing the challenges is way more entertaining than I thought it would be. I think I'm about 1/2 through with all of them. I'm not sure, but I believe my next batch requires me being in Mexico and I'm still rather enjoying the story / missions stateside.LawBeefaroni wrote: I had a going away party to attend last night. I didn't miss RDR but this morning I was like, "Man, I didn't get anything done in RDR yesterday...I need to hunt some boars and finish up sharpshooter..."
To that end, I'm finding the mission conversations between Bonnie, the Sheriff, Seth, etc... very well written. Some of their dialog is actually pretty insightful. I've also had situations where I botch a part of the mission and when the game reloads at the autosave the conversations are different. I thought that was a nice touch.
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I hate to chime in with such a sill questions, but I'm a bit flustered. RDD is my first 360 game and I'm having trouble with the controls, specifically the shooting. I failed miserably with the rabbits and coyotes at the ranch, but noticed on the last coyote that I had some sort of tracking/auto-aim. Now I can't figure out how to get that tracking again. Anyone have any suggestions or hints?
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Auto-aim is huge if this if your first console shooter, and it's turned on by default. In RDR, you aim with the left trigger (LT I think it is on the 360). When you aim, the targeting reticle will jump to a nearby (near the reticle) target. If you hold down LT it will track that target and you can fire. It doesn't track indefinitely and you can lose it behind objects but it's long enough to get off some shots.Mold Maker wrote:I hate to chime in with such a sill questions, but I'm a bit flustered. RDD is my first 360 game and I'm having trouble with the controls, specifically the shooting. I failed miserably with the rabbits and coyotes at the ranch, but noticed on the last coyote that I had some sort of tracking/auto-aim. Now I can't figure out how to get that tracking again. Anyone have any suggestions or hints?
The best thing to do is to find an animal (the rabbits are good) and just practice locking on with LT. Don't shoot, just lock on, follow, then pick another target for practice. You should get used to it fairly quickly. Stick with it, console controls take a while to get used to but eventually become second nature. Still nothing like KB/M though.
Later missions introduce you to Deadeye, the bullet-time like targeting system.
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Just got the game a couple of days ago and, damn, it's even better than I had hoped it would be! The only thing is that the longer I play the more questions I have. Would board etiquette demand that I ask my questions here or would anyone mind me starting another thread titled "Red Dead Redemption: Tips and Strategies" or something like that?
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Has anyone had a glitch with the camp ability? Sometimes I'll pick a spot and camp and then when I leave camp I'm a good ways from where I pitched my camp. Nothing really bad but its a strange one.
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LawBeefaroni had a good response, but I thought it might help to give you the simple answer...Mold Maker wrote:I hate to chime in with such a sill questions, but I'm a bit flustered. RDD is my first 360 game and I'm having trouble with the controls, specifically the shooting. I failed miserably with the rabbits and coyotes at the ranch, but noticed on the last coyote that I had some sort of tracking/auto-aim. Now I can't figure out how to get that tracking again. Anyone have any suggestions or hints?
If an object is close to the center of your screen when you pull the left trigger, it will be autotracked. Then you can shoot with the right trigger. So if you pull the left trigger and it doesn't autotrack, just release, recenter your screen (You don't have to put the dot right on the target, just be close) and repull the left trigger.
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Please do - that sounds like a good idea!Apollo wrote:Just got the game a couple of days ago and, damn, it's even better than I had hoped it would be! The only thing is that the longer I play the more questions I have. Would board etiquette demand that I ask my questions here or would anyone mind me starting another thread titled "Red Dead Redemption: Tips and Strategies" or something like that?
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I don't see a problem with that if it's devoted to tips, hints, etc.Apollo wrote:Just got the game a couple of days ago and, damn, it's even better than I had hoped it would be! The only thing is that the longer I play the more questions I have. Would board etiquette demand that I ask my questions here or would anyone mind me starting another thread titled "Red Dead Redemption: Tips and Strategies" or something like that?
FWIW, there's a 30 minute RDR short on Fox on Saturday sometime. Apparently it's done in the cut-scene engine and directed by the guy that directed The Road.
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I think I just crossed the 15 hour mark and I'm still in New Austin - though I am about to make circle back to finish was was started in the opening segment of the story.
My only real complaint so far is the number of times I've been tasked to go to Tumbleweed. Sure, I stumbled into the town on my own while exploring (and that kicked off a bandit fight), but the fact that I've had to go back there twice for story-based missions and once more for a treasure hunt had me a bit irritated. Would it have killed the designers to create another area to have a gunfight?
That being said, I did enjoy the fights at Twin Rocks and Gaptooth - I like the whole experience of having a classic shootout...well, classic in the sense of what I imagine.
My only real complaint so far is the number of times I've been tasked to go to Tumbleweed. Sure, I stumbled into the town on my own while exploring (and that kicked off a bandit fight), but the fact that I've had to go back there twice for story-based missions and once more for a treasure hunt had me a bit irritated. Would it have killed the designers to create another area to have a gunfight?
That being said, I did enjoy the fights at Twin Rocks and Gaptooth - I like the whole experience of having a classic shootout...well, classic in the sense of what I imagine.
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If you enjoy classic gunfights try the directed multi-player modes (as opposed to the free-reign multi-player mode). Gang shootout with 8 on 8 duking it out is a lot of fun, definitely has a classic western movie feel. Free-for-All is just crazy with 16 players all going at it.Smoove_B wrote:That being said, I did enjoy the fights at Twin Rocks and Gaptooth - I like the whole experience of having a classic shootout...well, classic in the sense of what I imagine.
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I get those classic gunfight urges too. To make it feel more like those old westerns I'll limit myself to the pistol and do a lot of hiding behind rocks and things. Very cool with pistol only. lots of long range missing just like the movies. Shame the AI doesn't appreciate it and will open up on me with a shotgun inside places
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I love Rockstar for including the Wilhelm Scream Effect in GTAIV and this game.
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It's my favorite death scream in RDRhepcat wrote:I love Rockstar for including the Wilhelm Scream Effect in GTAIV and this game.
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I thought I heard that but I wasn't positive.hepcat wrote:I love Rockstar for including the Wilhelm Scream Effect in GTAIV and this game.
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Thank you Lawbeefaroni & Terrified. Am finally used to it and enjoying the game. Seems a bit like cheating, but sure makes things easier. I don't know how people aim with those two joysticks. K+M are too drilled into my head I guess.
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Ok, the forum made me buy this and I'm really grateful - I immensely enjoy the game so far! (I'm about 8hrs in and I spent a lot of time just riding around and doing random stuff).
Some questions:
1. What is wrong with these %$&§? cougars? In my first encounter ever my beloved horse was killed under my butt without any warning, I was heavily injured and could fight of the three(!) attacking cougars with quite some problems ... got my new horse (see below) and same thing - cougar zooms in, horse is dead, frantic shooting, I'm dead. There is this "cougar alley" up near Fort Mercer where this happened two times and I'll avoid this corner. Any hints?
2. Horses: So my beloved horse was killed by the cougar from hell and I whistled and another horse came: Will such a new horse be as good as the old one? (with the exception of the lower stamina that you have to improve) After taming the stallion on one quest and jumped of my stallion to pick some flowers (yes, I know ...) and the stallion "got lost". I had to wait a few minutes and whistling brought a new again - so what's the deal with horses? Is there a way to have more than one, parked somewhere? Any feedback would be appreciated.
3. Dead Eye. I still have level 1 - how does one improve it to the next levels?
Thanks!
Some questions:
1. What is wrong with these %$&§? cougars? In my first encounter ever my beloved horse was killed under my butt without any warning, I was heavily injured and could fight of the three(!) attacking cougars with quite some problems ... got my new horse (see below) and same thing - cougar zooms in, horse is dead, frantic shooting, I'm dead. There is this "cougar alley" up near Fort Mercer where this happened two times and I'll avoid this corner. Any hints?
2. Horses: So my beloved horse was killed by the cougar from hell and I whistled and another horse came: Will such a new horse be as good as the old one? (with the exception of the lower stamina that you have to improve) After taming the stallion on one quest and jumped of my stallion to pick some flowers (yes, I know ...) and the stallion "got lost". I had to wait a few minutes and whistling brought a new again - so what's the deal with horses? Is there a way to have more than one, parked somewhere? Any feedback would be appreciated.
3. Dead Eye. I still have level 1 - how does one improve it to the next levels?
Thanks!
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1. You'll get used to the cougar roar of doom. When you hear it, run or get ready. I find a pistol or shotgun are the best to have drawn. If you're stopping to pick flowers or do other tough cowboy stuff, check your surroundings. The sounds in this game are very helpful letting you know whats in the area.
2. If you hitch a horse, that's the one you'll get when you whistle. You can't have more than one as your "active" horse. However, as you break more horses, their deeds become available. If you buy a deed, any time you use it that particular horse will become your "active" horse and will be the one you get when you whistle.
3. I think fame raises deadeye. When you get level 2, here's a tip: you can exit deadeye without shooting by pressing R3 again (right thumbstick).
2. If you hitch a horse, that's the one you'll get when you whistle. You can't have more than one as your "active" horse. However, as you break more horses, their deeds become available. If you buy a deed, any time you use it that particular horse will become your "active" horse and will be the one you get when you whistle.
3. I think fame raises deadeye. When you get level 2, here's a tip: you can exit deadeye without shooting by pressing R3 again (right thumbstick).
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I was in Mexico and saw two dudes off in the scrub doing... something. I rode over there to get a closer look and discovered that they were unloading dynamite off of a wagon.
Since I didn't get any prompts to interact with them I rode off thinking, "that sure was a lot of dynamite. I hope they're careful with it."
No sooner do I complete the thought then I hear a loud BOOM! and turn around to see two bodies and half of a wagon go cartwheeling through the air.
Dumbasses.
Since I didn't get any prompts to interact with them I rode off thinking, "that sure was a lot of dynamite. I hope they're careful with it."
No sooner do I complete the thought then I hear a loud BOOM! and turn around to see two bodies and half of a wagon go cartwheeling through the air.
Dumbasses.
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It's tied to main quest progress. You'll get level 2 in the first area of the game, and level 3 in the second. More specifically, the characters whose quests will raise your Deadeye are:ChuckB wrote:3. Dead Eye. I still have level 1 - how does one improve it to the next levels?
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ChuckB wrote:1. What is wrong with these %$&§? cougars?
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Thanks a lot for all the feedback - highly appreciated!
I really love the world that they created. Granted I'm one of these players that really enjoys walking around and exploring things and getting into random encounters, fights and quests (I spent close to 100hrs in Oblivion and Fallout 3 doind exactly that and I'm only about 10% into the main quests ...), RDR is a fantastic game. I love just riding along and looking over the open country from a hill. The music and sounds are great, the graphics and especially the lighting is superb, and the animations of men and wildlife is really good.
Yes, the sound is great - I'm playing this on my 46 TV with my surround system and it's fantastic! Good thing I don't have any direct neighbors. Any yes, rifle doesn't seem to be a good anti-cougar weapon ....LawBeefaroni wrote:1. You'll get used to the cougar roar of doom. When you hear it, run or get ready. I find a pistol or shotgun are the best to have drawn. If you're stopping to pick flowers or do other tough cowboy stuff, check your surroundings. The sounds in this game are very helpful letting you know whats in the area.
So I saw that I got the deed for the stallion that I broke in connection with the main quest line (I think it's a Kentucky something). I have noticed that this horse is faster than my previous one. So assuming this new stallion dies, how do I get the same, meaning the same class, again - do I have to go to shop and buy it again? What if I simply whistle after the stallion was killed (likely by a cougar) - will I get a inferior horse? Can I see somewhere what horse I currently use? This horse business is complicated ...LawBeefaroni wrote: 2. If you hitch a horse, that's the one you'll get when you whistle. You can't have more than one as your "active" horse. However, as you break more horses, their deeds become available. If you buy a deed, any time you use it that particular horse will become your "active" horse and will be the one you get when you whistle.
I really love the world that they created. Granted I'm one of these players that really enjoys walking around and exploring things and getting into random encounters, fights and quests (I spent close to 100hrs in Oblivion and Fallout 3 doind exactly that and I'm only about 10% into the main quests ...), RDR is a fantastic game. I love just riding along and looking over the open country from a hill. The music and sounds are great, the graphics and especially the lighting is superb, and the animations of men and wildlife is really good.
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Wow! I don't think I've ever played a game as solid and stable as RDR... Only to have to bug out so badly on one mission I had to take it out to keep me from tossing my controller across the room in frustration.
Here there be spoilers.
So I guess I just wanted to warn folks that the final mission in Mexico was very, very buggy. I was just lucky to have saved right before that mission, thank goodness.
Here there be spoilers.
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Wish I didn't have any bugs. I had the game lock up on me twice during the Battle at Fort Mercer - at two different spots. Couldn't do anything but shut down the Xbox. Fortunately I have a save file right outside before the mission starts, and I'm hoping the file isn't some how corrupted.
I also found a spot just north of the MacFarlane Ranch that would just keep spawning packs of wolves.
I could be wrong, but my impression is that there are "hot spots" in the game that spawn random animals and that they're not just wandering over every square inch of the wilderness.
More or less. There's series of trails at the top of Rio Bravo that I've affectionately named "Death Alley". In the span of about 5 minutes I lost two horses and killed about 6 cougars. It was unreal. I go through there at a full gallop now and I don't stop for anything. After you take a few down with only your hunting knife, they don't seem so tough.You'll get used to the cougar roar of doom. When you hear it, run or get ready. I find a pistol or shotgun are the best to have drawn. If you're stopping to pick flowers or do other tough cowboy stuff, check your surroundings. The sounds in this game are very helpful letting you know whats in the area.
I also found a spot just north of the MacFarlane Ranch that would just keep spawning packs of wolves.
I could be wrong, but my impression is that there are "hot spots" in the game that spawn random animals and that they're not just wandering over every square inch of the wilderness.
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ChuckB wrote:
So I saw that I got the deed for the stallion that I broke in connection with the main quest line (I think it's a Kentucky something). I have noticed that this horse is faster than my previous one. So assuming this new stallion dies, how do I get the same, meaning the same class, again - do I have to go to shop and buy it again? What if I simply whistle after the stallion was killed (likely by a cougar) - will I get a inferior horse? Can I see somewhere what horse I currently use? This horse business is complicated ...
Once you have a deed, you don't need to buy it again. All it does is change your active horse. If you use it, it will make that horse active. If you try to use it and that horse is already active, it will tell you. At that point, you can just whistle and you'll get that horse running. Sometimes, like right after it gets killed, you have to wait a bit before summoning it.
EDIT: And a tip about deeds. The game saves after you switch horses via deed. So if you carry two deeds...
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I made it to West Elizabeth and decided to complete all the challenges. I thought it would be tedious but it was rather enjoyable. Level 10 sharpshooter was hilarious.
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
Here comes another post about Mexico...
I've crossed the 20 hour mark and I'm not even 1/2 through the game (going by % completed). Still having an absolute blast. Just when I started to think I was getting bored with seeing the same things, the story shifts to Mexico and I have all kinds of new problems to deal with. The new landscape is different enough that it doesn't feel all like I'm doing the same thing over and over again. It really is a beautiful game to look at - especially late at night or during a full-on thunderstorm.
Here's a tiP I figured out by accident. If you want to skip the animation associated with skinning an animal, park your horse on the animal's corpse and climb down. When you go to skin it, the results should just pop up in summary and you can go on your way. Saves a bit of time. It doesn't work for gathering plants but it does seem to work for looting the corpses of people you kill as well.
I've crossed the 20 hour mark and I'm not even 1/2 through the game (going by % completed). Still having an absolute blast. Just when I started to think I was getting bored with seeing the same things, the story shifts to Mexico and I have all kinds of new problems to deal with. The new landscape is different enough that it doesn't feel all like I'm doing the same thing over and over again. It really is a beautiful game to look at - especially late at night or during a full-on thunderstorm.
Here's a tiP I figured out by accident. If you want to skip the animation associated with skinning an animal, park your horse on the animal's corpse and climb down. When you go to skin it, the results should just pop up in summary and you can go on your way. Saves a bit of time. It doesn't work for gathering plants but it does seem to work for looting the corpses of people you kill as well.
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
I find if I skin or loot that if I'm running over them as I do it it skips the animation too.
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
I am coming close to finishing the challenges. I was very happy with the pay-off for finishing the treasure hunting to level 10; it should help with some of the hunter challenges...
I thought they were crazy to have me defeat TWO cougars with a knife - I would just as soon fight a fully armed posse on open ground using only a biodegradable spork.
Now - they want me to kill a bear with a knife. Anybody have tips on this? (BTW I have hints on killing bears with single shots and fighting cougars with a knife...)
Here's a "funny" story - the first time I tried to kill a grizzly bear with a knife - he knocked me in the river with the first swipe and I drowned.
I thought they were crazy to have me defeat TWO cougars with a knife - I would just as soon fight a fully armed posse on open ground using only a biodegradable spork.
Now - they want me to kill a bear with a knife. Anybody have tips on this? (BTW I have hints on killing bears with single shots and fighting cougars with a knife...)
Here's a "funny" story - the first time I tried to kill a grizzly bear with a knife - he knocked me in the river with the first swipe and I drowned.
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
I rolled around in circles swinging away like crazy with the knife. Had to use a few medicines. Fortunately it saves right after because some boars apparently didn't like what I gone and done and they killt me after the skinning animation.
Or you can "cheat"
Or you can "cheat"
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
LawBeefaroni wrote:I rolled around in circles swinging away like crazy with the knife. Had to use a few medicines. Fortunately it saves right after because some boars apparently didn't like what I gone and done and they killt me after the skinning animation.
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Re: Red Dead Redemption
It seemed to take a lot of swipes. Like 10-15. I don't know if headshots count with the knife.
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