r/RedDeadOnline 15d ago

Monthly FAQ /r/RedDeadOnline Simple Questions & FAQ Thread.

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/r/RedDeadOnline Simple Questions & FAQ Thread.

If your question isn't answered below, leave a comment and a community member will try to help!

If there are any frequently asked questions missing, then please comment with that question & what the answer is. Please also feel free to improve on any of the answers below.

We'll be redirecting all simple/one liner questions to this thread in the hopes of reducing spam/repeat posts. Please report any you see under Rule 6, commonly posted question.


PC / Next-Gen / Stand-alone Questions

Q) If I buy on Rockstar Launcher, can I play with friends on Steam?

Yes, you can play with friends on PC regardless of what store they bought it from. Even Steam GTA, uses Rockstar to launch the game.

Q) Can we transfer our characters from PS4 and Xbox One to PC?

No, you cannot transfer characters to a different platform, e.g Xbox to PC. The game is cross-gen however, so if you play PS4 you can continue on PS5.

Q) If I buy a next-gen console, can I play with friends on old-gen consoles?

Yes! The game is backwards compatible on console, so you can play with friends on PS4/PS5 or XB1/XBX

Q) If I already own Red Dead Redemption 2, do I need to buy Red Dead Online again when it goes standalone?

No! Red Dead Online is still part of the RDR2 game.


Red Dead Online: General Questions

Q) What are the currencies in Red Dead Online?

Cash, the main currency in RDO that is earned through almost every activity.

Gold Bars, the premium currency in RDO that can be purchased using real money. You earn a small amount of gold for completing activities online.

Role Tokens, earned by levelling up in each role, used to unlock abilities & items for the five current roles.

Q) What is the Outlaw pass?

The Outlaw Pass is an in-game purchase using the premium Gold currency that allows you to earn items/rewards as you level up.

Outlaw Pass are only available for a limited time and once they finish, you can't access them again.

Q) What are Daily Challenges?

Every day at 6am UTC, you are given a new list of 7 daily challenges as well as 15 role daily challenges. They can range from hunting specific animals or finding certain herbs, to completing PVP/Freeroam events.

Initially, you earn 0.1 Gold per completed challenge plus a bonus if you complete all 7 regular challenges.

After completing at least 1 challenge per day for 7 days, you then earn a little more gold per challenge each week before your daily challenge streak resets after 28 days.

Your daily challenge streak will then reset, and you start the process again.

In addition to this, there are also 3 daily challenges for each role available and you can do a max of 9 role daily challenges. Daily challenges for roles will also differ depending on your rank within each role.

Q) What are Free-roam events (role/normal)

Every 45 minutes, you'll receive an invite to a free-roam event. Free-roam events can be activities such as fishing, horse racing, archery competitions, or PVP. You earn XP + cash for completing.

There are also role specific events that happen every 90 minutes, you need to be ranked up and enrolled in each role before you'll see invites for these activities.

You can see the schedule for free-roam & role events here

Q) What are ability cards?

Abilities in Red Dead Online are assigned to a character through Ability Cards. These are divided into two different types. Dead Eye cards that grant abilities only active during Dead Eye, while Passive cards add abilities that are always active, no matter what you do. Passive abilities are further divided into several different categories.

In Red Dead Online, it's not possible to assign all of the available abilities to the character, as there are only 4 slots available. One slot is used for a single Dead Eye card, while the remaining three slots are used for Passive abilities. Source.

Q) What are the playing styles online?

Defensive: Players in Defensive mode will be indicated by a shield icon, will take reduced damage from enemy players, cannot be lassoed, melee attacked, executed or targeted with auto-aim. Defensive players will also be excluded from being targeted in PvP-related missions such as Player Assassination. Those who attack Defensive players receive hefty penalties via the Hostility system, while players who initiate conflict while in Defensive mode will be instantly pulled out of Defensive mode and also receive similar Hostility penalties.

Offensive: The Offensive playing style is set as the default and is how most players traditionally interact in Free Roam – free to engage in hostile contact with other players if you are prepared to accept the potential consequences.


Red Dead Online: Other Questions

Q) How do I dual wield?

At rank 25, you can buy an off-hand holster which allows you to equip a second handgun.

Q) How do I change appearance

Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to Online Options > Scroll down to Change Appearance

Q) How do I setup camp

Press Left on the D Pad (Keyboard TBC) to bring the Online menu up > Scroll down to camp options > Choose location for camp

Camps can be used to access wardrobes, collect items you've ordered via the catalog, craft & cook and fast travel if upgraded.

A small camp is suitable for 1-4 posse members and costs $1 per in game day. A large camp is suitable for 1-7 posse members and costs $2 per in game day.

Q) Where is the gun locker?

You unlock it through the trader role, then purchase it at Wilderness Outfitters in camp, and then it appears at your specific tent in camp.

Q) How do I buy a dog?

At your camp, head to Cripps and access Wilderness Outfitters, from there you can select the dog option.

Q) What can dogs be used for?

Looking cool at your camp and warning you of camp raids when you unlock the perk. Not really much else. (They're not companions like Dogmeat from Fallout 4)

Q) I saw an item, but can't find it on PC or Xbox One.

Some items are exclusive to PS4, so you may see things promoted by Rockstar that aren't yet available on your platform or it may be from an old Outlaw Pass.

Q) What is the best Horse

This post should help.

Q) What are the best Weapons

Captain Balrick's arsenal should help you decide

Q) What is the best ability card loadout

This post in the /r/RedDeadOnline mega-guide should help.

Q) What is the best way to make money/gold

This post should help.

Q) Where are the treasure maps located?

You can find them all here.


Red Dead Online: Roles

Q) Can I have more than 1 role active?

Yes! You can play in all roles concurrently.


Bounty Hunter Role

Q) What is the Bounty Hunter role?

Get started as a Bounty Hunter when you meet the Legendary Bounty Hunter in Rhodes and purchase the Bounty Hunter License. The standard cost is 15 Gold Bars.

Licensed Bounty Hunters can pick up work by visiting bounty boards located near law offices, post offices and train stations across the states. There is no shortage of criminals to be dealt with and the targets range in difficulty, from lone low-level petty thieves to notorious outlaws with armed protection details and a watchful eye. Taking on an armed gang or bringing multiple targets to justice is made easier with the help of a Posse, who will all earn a cut of the final bounty. And keep in mind, bringing in targets alive will yield a greater reward.

Reaching Bounty Hunter Rank 12 will open up the opportunity to take down other players with high bounties of $20 or more. Bounty Hunters will be notified through an invite about the opportunity to hunt down the wanted player when they’re nearby in a structured pursuit. The wanted player must escape (or surrender) within the allotted time and if captured, they’ll also have opportunities to escape and flee. If the Bounty Hunter brings the target in alive, they’ll receive an award while the criminal serves time.

Q) What are legendary bounties?

Legendary bounties are high-tier bounties, they usually involve a mini-story/cut scene. They're also much tougher than a regular bounty.

There are 10 legendary bounties that can be access as part of the Bounty Hunter role and 3 that can be accessed (when they've all released) by purchasing the Prestigious Bounty Hunter upgrade.


Trader Role

Q) What is the Trader role?

our trusted camp companion, Cripps, has long dreamed of starting a trading outpost and you’re going to help him make it happen - by becoming a partner in the fledgling Cripps Trading Company. Combining Cripps’ lifetime of working with animal materials and your skills at hunting and frontier security, you’ll have the perfect ingredients to develop a thriving business.

Once you agree to help Cripps, you can start turning your camp into a business by sourcing items for Cripps to convert into sellable goods. An investment of 15 Gold Bars to purchase a Butcher’s Table will get your business up and running.

Once you’re operational, you’ll provide Cripps with Materials through hunting animals – pristine pelts and carcasses will provide better yields. You’ll also take on Resupply Missions to acquire additional necessities through less than savory tactics. Once supplied, Cripps will begin turning the materials into sellable goods, which can then be sent out on low-risk local deliveries for payment or across greater distances for a premium.

Improve your hunting yields with a Hunting Wagon for larger hauls or upgrade your Delivery Wagons for larger sales. As business flourishes and your presence becomes known in the market, your competition may grow jealous of your success, so keep an eye out for raids on your camp. As your trade grows, you might consider purchasing a camp dog from Wilderness Outfitters. Not only are dogs great camp companions for all players, but a Trader of sufficient rank can teach their dog to warn of incoming attacks.

Q) Can I skip the medium wagon?

No, you need to buy the medium wagon, then the large wagon.

Q) What can I sell to Cripps?

You can sell carcasses & small animals (e.g squirrels). Along with some animal parts, e.g feathers.

Cripps does not accept meat, fish or skinned carcasses.

Q) How long does it take Cripps to make goods after resupplying?

Cripps requires materials and supplies to produce goods. You give him materials by donating carcasses and pelts. He uses two units of materials to produce one good. You either buy supplies or obtain them through resupply missions. Either way, that gives enough supplies to produce 25 goods. As long as both materials and supplies are available, Cripps produces 1 good every 2 minutes (1 in-game hour).


Collector Role

Q) What is the Collector role?

Seek out the mysterious travelling saleswoman Madam Nazar to acquire the Collector’s Bag and get started on the path of the Collector. It will cost 15 Gold Bars for access to collecting and selling rare items.

With Madam Nazar’s help, you will be able to explore the world finding valuable treasures, whether they’re discarded Tarot cards in abandoned camps, buried treasures unearthed with your trusty shovel, hidden family heirlooms and more.

Collect individual pieces and sell them off directly to Madam Nazar or collect entire sets for even more valuable sales. As you progress, you’ll unlock enhanced searching skills; more useful tools like a metal detector; benefits like increased carrying capacities; the ability for your horse to directly pluck and pass herbs to you while mounted, and more.

Q) Where is Madam Nazar?

Madam Nazar can be located by completing a map/collection for her. Her location is posted daily on /r/RedDeadDailies - She changes location at 6am UTC time each day.

You can also find her using https://madamnazar.io/

Q) Who is Madam Nazar?

Madam Nazar is the Collector role vendor, you can obtain maps, cosmetics & other items such as the shovel from her.

Q) Why is Madam Nazar?

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Q) Where do you buy a shovel?

From Madam Nazar, it costs $350. If you need help finding her, check /r/RedDeadDailies

Q) Where do you buy a metal detector?

From Madam Nazar, it unlocks at level 5 and costs $700. If you need help finding her, check /r/RedDeadDailies

Q) Can you sell collector items individually or does it need to be a full set?

Yes, however you get far less money than you would if you sold a full collection

Q) Can you only have one collector map active?

Yes, if you try to open a second map, it may auto-close and almost looks like a bug, however, you should only try and activate one at any given time.


Moonshiner Role:

Q) I already met Maggie but I didn't buy a shack, now I can't find how to buy the shack?

In the options menu (left on the D-pad, or L on PC), select "Camp & Properties" → "Moonshine Shack" → "Shack Location".

Will be expanded upon soon...


Naturalist Role

Will be updated soon...


Useful Red Dead Online Resources


This thread will be posted reposted monthly on the 7th. We'll aim to update & add any additional questions in time for the new thread being posted each month


r/RedDeadOnline 12d ago

Monthly LFG /r/RedDeadOnline - Looking for player & posse recruitment thread.

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/r/RedDeadOnline Looking for player & posse recruitment thread.

If you're looking for others to play with or want to recruit for your posse, use this thread!

Other resources to find players:

We'll remove & redirect any players looking for posse's or recruitment posts to here.

Note: This thread will be reposted on the 10th of every month.


r/RedDeadOnline 9h ago

Idea/Suggestion Playing collector as intended

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It would seem obvious, but many of us (myself included ) would rather use the interactive map in order to get everything fast and to make a lot of $ (and I get it, if you need money, its pretty easy to just collect the card sets, and buildup your collections by taking other stuff too)

Yesterday, I decided to replay the collector role, but, how it was intended.

I equipped my best outfit for the occasion, and prepared the varmint rifle, took my binoculars and my metal detector, accompanied by my trustworthy horse.

I visited Nazar, and took her some maps, there began my journey.

I moved from destination to destination, I stopped in between to collect what I found on my way, I used lynx vision or binoculars to find buried treasures, I collected eggs, I admired the scenery and paid more attention to the land around me.

To take a break, but to stay in character, I opened some treasure maps and made some gold along the way.

I ran away from grizzlies at multiple times, and even encountered one face to face, I didn't move, and he let me live. I guess he wasn't that hungry.

It was a long but peaceful journey, a resting place for those who wants too take a break from the chaotic life in the wild West.

At the end, you can use the interactive map, and I probably will too. However, sometimes playing the collector role as intended, could be an pleasing experience for you.

Some tips: Activate vibrations (if controller),use your lynx vision A LOT, take your metal detector while you go between destinations, if you see POI's remove the metal detector as it will not vibrate even if there is an item to collect inside the house, and lastly take your time and enjoy: you may not complete an collection but you can embrace the activity 👍


r/RedDeadOnline 1h ago

Screenshot Colette movie inspired outfits

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Two outfits inspired by movie Colette (2018), it is my freestyle recreation. Story of movie is almost in the same years as RDO story therefore outfits in movie and game has similar vibe.


r/RedDeadOnline 2h ago

Help/Question Redm servers without AI?

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I want to find a RedM server that doesn't allow AI content because I'm very tired of seeing the slop in every single pinboard and character art showcase everywhere. It's not helpful, it's not cool, it's disgusting and disheartening, especially when people then try to claim their server is a community, but then they don't actually support the creative community. Any suggestions for a better server are welcome; otherwise, I might just create my own. Thank you!


r/RedDeadOnline 12h ago

Video I think the game physics had different plans for that guy

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I was just going in valentine to get some stuff when i "bumped" into this player


r/RedDeadOnline 1h ago

Video Signed on to pc rdr2….f me I guess.

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It was funny for the first 5mins… then I hopped lobbies


r/RedDeadOnline 7h ago

Video horse rustlin': does dynamite work to free them? YES FINALLY

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Kind of an unintentional discovery but I now know the sweet spot to detach horses from wagons for the even cheaper price of $1

MacaroonDefiant in their infinite wisdom was correct and this lady is so over me and JIMMMYYY


r/RedDeadOnline 1d ago

Video He thought he caught me sleeping at the butcher.

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r/RedDeadOnline 16h ago

Video The Definitive Look of My Weapons

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I call these the Scarecrow Variants—a wild mix of browned steel, tempered steel, with touches of copper, brass, and nickel. Stock is made from burled wood with a bocote varnish.

The engraving colors are red, yellow, and green. I could only use two colors on the longarms, so I went with green on the frame and red on the barrel.

The whole look is meant to feel rustic, like old weapon parts and scrap wood, with a little of my own artistic touch in the form of crayon coloring. The wraps are made from the same material I use for my suspenders.


r/RedDeadOnline 8h ago

Discussion Tired of these Hackers...

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I like to play red dead online with max high honor, even though it has no much effects on the gameplay. I really rage when my bar even drops 1 level But these hackers are just ragebaiters. First time, like 5 days ago, I was in blackwater, a hacker came, summoned like 10 grizzly bears then a black tornado, and then trapped me in like 40 cages then my honor dropped from white to red, with the sign rampage and slaughter like i murdered like a thousand policemen, then i completely raged and just wasted my 3 gold and wasted 3 hours feeding my horse and maxed it out. Today two hackers came, killed me, then became invincible, then killed me again, the decreased my honor(i didn't noticed this time) then I left thinking if I stay again they might decrease my honor which I dont wanted again, and when I join the other lobby I see, my honor decreased again and now I have to waste more 3 gold which i grinded doing the daily challanges and also my game isn't opening now and keeps crashing. Like wtf can i even do?


r/RedDeadOnline 6h ago

PSA Game disconnections just cost me TWO legendaries!

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I was foraging for bay bolete mushrooms (for Cripps’ special stew) around Manzanita Post when I heard the Legendary Snow Buck. So I head off, hunt it down, and kill it. Great! Cripps is running low and this will help out. So I throw it on my horse and then try setting up wilderness camp to fast travel— “There is not an open campsite…” Grr. Fine. Manzanita Post is nearby but just as I get there — “You have been disconnected from Red Dead Online…” for fuck sake.

Anyway, I get back on and have a moonshine delivery to make. I recently moved my shack to New Hanover and the delivery location is the abandoned trading post. Deliver my shine and the yellow legendary “?” flashes up. No way! The Legendary Knight Moose! This will help make up for the Legendary Snow Buck. So again, I hunt it down and kill it. Then I skin it and before I can even get the pelt on my horse (which was right next to me), the pelt just disappears from my character’s arms… what. the. fuck. Rockstar?!

I ended up just ragequitting. There’s absolutely no point raising a ticket with Rockstar either. The last time I did they took a week to not reply and then just closed the ticket. I love this game. I just wish Rockstar did half as much as we players do… </rant>


r/RedDeadOnline 1d ago

Help/Question What does this red diamond mean?

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I saw this when I joined a server today. The person was exploding people up and such in valentine. Does anyone know what the symbol means?


r/RedDeadOnline 16h ago

PSA 22nd July Daily Challenges

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22nd July Daily Walkthrough is posted. Starting at Emerald Station today.


r/RedDeadOnline 7h ago

Discussion For the people that saw my last post, does this chin look better?

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Tried mixing wide and neutral


r/RedDeadOnline 2h ago

Help/Question So many glitches today

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Soooo I just didn’t get paid for a bounty?? I also keep getting kicked out and I SWEAR I’m losing a couple hundred dollars. The game is registering that I bought in a bounty because it ticked off a daily challenge but genuinely just did not pay me. I’m on PS5. Also I don’t think I’m getting the 3X bonus???


r/RedDeadOnline 1d ago

Help/Question What yall think about my dual revolvers?

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not sure if they seem like basic or not


r/RedDeadOnline 4h ago

Help/Question Online Xbox

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Which missions to focus on to earn more cash big cash?


r/RedDeadOnline 1h ago

Help/Question alive bounty targets being labeled as dead?

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wtf is going on? this has happened like 5 times today i knock out these targets and theyre being labeled as dead when i turn them in even when theyre not


r/RedDeadOnline 1d ago

Video I don’t understand these people

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I don’t kill anybody in this game, but leave my horse alone. Like why? What is the purpose?


r/RedDeadOnline 2h ago

Help/Question So many glitches today

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Soooo I just didn’t get paid for a bounty?? I also keep getting kicked out and I SWEAR I’m losing a couple hundred dollars. The game is registering that I bought in a bounty because it ticked off a daily challenge but genuinely just did not pay me. I’m on PS5. Also I don’t think I’m getting the 3X bonus???


r/RedDeadOnline 2h ago

Help/Question Are there RP servers on PS5?

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Hi everyone, I have a question: are there any RDO RP servers on Discord for PS5? A lot of the ones I’ve found don’t work—either I can't get the sessions to launch, or the times don't align with my schedule, so I can't join.


r/RedDeadOnline 2h ago

Video Wth was that in the sky????

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It looked more solid than the fog


r/RedDeadOnline 23h ago

Screenshot Took some pictures of Edith!🧙‍♀️

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I lowkey forgot that this was a feature lol


r/RedDeadOnline 13h ago

Video I’d forgotten why I don’t play Condor Egg

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