Red Dead Redemption 2

[SirAndrewD]

^This is the kind of info I am looking for. That sounds...incredible.

Sadly it's the weakest part of the game. 

That might however just be a testament to how strong the other parts of the game are comparatively. 

[Gusington]

You're toying with my emotions!

[solops]

Weapons - all old West historical? i thought I saw an automatic in one screenshot. If so, I want Desert Eagle 44 mag, not the 50 cal.

[JasonPratt]

Original game had a super-obsolete pistol (the Volcano) as one of the better guns, and a rifle that wasn't invented until 1914 (game is set in 1911), plus another rifle that would have been a lot rarer in Western America than the game suggests. (Like, maybe one collector-piece in the whole area, not something anyone could buy from the local market with enough cash.) It pushes the limits. There's also a pistol that merges a Browning Hi-power with something else for a fictional piece, which is odd because Colt 1911 should have been available (if very expensive).

The devs do try to provide period-appropriate pieces which make sense for the setting. Gatlings are the only machine guns for example, even though by 1911 others were probably available.

No idea yet about RDR2 which is set in 1899.

[al_infierno]

Weapons - all old West historical? i thought I saw an automatic in one screenshot. If so, I want Desert Eagle 44 mag, not the 50 cal.

Apparently there's an "M1899" which is based on the Browning M1900.  Is that what you're thinking of?  I've actually never seen the gun in-game, it seems to be pretty rare.

[Gusington]

1899 eh? Is there any type of steampunk aesthetic?

[al_infierno]

1899 eh? Is there any type of steampunk aesthetic?

I've seen a mod where somebody turned themselves into a tinman-esque steam powered robot  ;D

In the vanilla game though, no, the aesthetic and feel is strictly historical.  The locations on the game map are made up, but with an authentic feel like you're in different parts of the American deep south in 1899, and with references to real places like California and New York City so it feels grounded in the real world.  As far as I can tell, everything in the game represents something that authentically existed in 1899.  Aside from those fantastical easter eggs people have mentioned of course, but you'll generally only find those if you're looking for them.

[SirAndrewD]

The devs do try to provide period-appropriate pieces which make sense for the setting. Gatlings are the only machine guns for example, even though by 1911 others were probably available.

No idea yet about RDR2 which is set in 1899.

Machine guns in RDR2 are present in the game, especially in the hands of the hyper-anachronistic Confederate Holdout Lemoyne Raiders.  They're of the Maxim type.

[mbar]

Weapons - all old West historical? i thought I saw an automatic in one screenshot. If so, I want Desert Eagle 44 mag, not the 50 cal.

Apparently there's an "M1899" which is based on the Browning M1900.  Is that what you're thinking of?  I've actually never seen the gun in-game, it seems to be pretty rare.

DAM! That is detailed!

[bboyer66]

The amount of detail that goes into everything is just mind boggling. The only equivalent I would say is The Witcher III in the amount of detail.

You can really gussy up your weapons with a myriad of options, from different metals, engravings, woods, etc.


Oh by the way, one of the most entertaining things I did was hunt legendary animals for the cool hats, and outfits their pelts make.

 

[solops]

Weapons - all old West historical? i thought I saw an automatic in one screenshot. If so, I want Desert Eagle 44 mag, not the 50 cal.

Apparently there's an "M1899" which is based on the Browning M1900.  Is that what you're thinking of?  I've actually never seen the gun in-game, it seems to be pretty rare.

Yes, this is the pic that sparked my question. I thought the game was more 1870 to 1890.

[bboyer66]

1899

[al_infierno]

Word of warning for anybody still on the fence about picking this up on PC.  https://www.reddit.com/r/PCRedDead/comments/dwjp1t/i_think_ive_just_made_a_discovery_about_a_big/

Short version:

Core drain rate and weight loss rate is directly and incorrectly bound to whatever fps the game is running at.

Reason why this is a problem - Arthur will be at his lowest weight very fast no matter what you do if yo have a high fps and your cores will always be low.

It seems that the problem is the game classes frames as actual units of time passing so at a high fps of 120 the code treats 1 day as technically 4 days long. Even if you limit your fps to a steady 60 Arthur will need to eat twice as much as he would on consoles to not become massively underweight.

Not a game-breaking bug by any means, but it's certainly immersion breaking.  I did notice that my Arthur seemed to be rapidly losing weight every day despite how much I ate.  I've never had a problem with my cores dropping lightning fast as described in the post, which would be more annoying as they basically represent your health, stamina, etc.