I’m just starting my second play-through and wanted to ask for advice on things not to miss. I ran through mainly the main missions my first time and want to really dive in my second time around.
Posted Dec 24, 2020, 12:41 AM UTC
Never do Strauss’ missions, and when Micah gets thrown in jail, leave him there.
If I don't so strauss' missions does it have a larger impact on the story?
Get Micah’s revolver in chapter 1.
Get the bolt action rifle from the Valentine sheriff during the random hanging event.
Get Calloway’s revolver before starting his stranger mission.
Get two of John’s cattleman revolvers during Paying a Social call.
Get the rolling block rifle from Hosea before starting his hunting mission—use the companion glitch.
Go to New Austin as Arthur using a buggy from Saint Denis and get yourself everything but Otis Miller’s revolver and the crow beak trinket.
Hang around camp from time to time, there's lots of unique dialogue and events throughout the chapters there. Don't rush. There's tons of weird stuff to find off the beaten path in the woods. Doing the hunting requests/camp upgrades can help you get out into parts of the map you otherwise might ignore. Really just taking it slow and really absorbing your surroundings adds a lot to this game's experience.
Use www.rdr2map.com to find all locations of interest.
Enjoy the little moments you can have at camp. Almost all hunting related activities can be done in Ch. 2. Don’t rush through Sean’s return.