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Best in the West achievement in RDR 2

Best in the West

Attain 100% completion.

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  • xTGExTGE
    Locked 27 Oct 2018 10 Nov 2018
    Welcome to the Red Dead Redemption 2 guide on how to obtain 100% completion! This guide is based on information found in the Red Dead Redemption 2 Collectors Guide which makes it much easier to get straight to the point with this. The following guide will be broken up into two sections with the first being the actual objectives themselves as they're seen in the Completion tab and the solutions on how to complete the objectives.

    Please note that this is still a work in progress with Video and Texts guides for certain sections still being written up. If you have any questions until then, feel free to drop a comment and I'll give you some assistance.

    First, I'll list all the requirements here then I will list their solutions afterward.

    Missions And Events
    - Complete all 107 story missions required to finish the story.
    - Complete 10 stranger mission strands.
    - Complete five bounty hunter missions.
    - Have 25 chance encounters.
    - Survive a gang ambush.
    - Clear all gang hideouts.

    Collectables
    - Find one point of interest.
    - Find the 9 Graves of your fallen companions.
    - Collect a Complete Card Set of cigarette cards.
    - Complete "A Test of Faith"
    - Complete "A Fisher of Fish"
    - Complete "Duchesses and Other Animals"
    - Complete "Geology for Beginners"
    - Complete "A Better World, A New Friend"
    - Complete a treasure hunt chain.
    - Find all 20 Dreamcatchers.

    Compendium
    - Discover 50 animals by studying them.
    - Discover 10 equipment items.
    - Discover 10 fish species.
    - Discover all Gangs.
    - Discover 10 horse breeds.
    - Discover 20 plant species.
    - Discover 48 Weapons.

    Player
    _ Reach max health, stamina, and dead eye.
    - Achieve level 4 Bonding with your Horse.
    - Complete all Challenges.

    Miscellaneous
    - Discover 5 shacks.
    - Kill 5 Legendary Animals
    - Play each table game once.
    - Interact with 5 special characters.
    - Take a bath (available in hotels).
    - See a show.
    - See a live Theater Show.
    - Craft 1 recipe from six different category types.
    - Complete a Home Robbery, a Shop Robbery, a Coach Robbery, and a Train Robbery.

    Solutions

    Complete all 107 story missions required to finish the story - You will be required to complete all 107 story missions across all 8 of RDR2's story chapters. In the spoiler below, you'll find the unlock requirements for some of these along with all mission names.
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Complete 10 stranger mission strands. - During the course of the game, you'll come across characters called "Strangers" who will show up on the map as white '?' symbols. These people will appear over the course of the game and as far as I've experienced, many can be saved until the epilogue of the game if you miss them. Here is a list of all stranger missions (excluding collectibles which will be shown later):
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Complete five bounty hunter missions - You can only do these missions after completing the time-sensitive mission called "Good, Honest, Snake Oil" which is available from chapter 2 until the end of chapter 5. Here is a video Guide:
    Lindsey Wofford - Complete "Good, Honest, Snake Oil" in chapter 2 and her poster will be found inside Saint-Denis police station. Here is a video guide:
    Ellie Anne Swan - Complete "Good, Honest, Snake Oil" in chapter 2 and her poster will be found inside Valentine's Sheriff Station. Here is a video guide:
    Joshua Brown - Complete "Blessed Are The Meek?" story mission in chapter 2 and wait until Strawberry is no longer under lockdown. You can find his poster in Strawberry Jail.
    Robbie Laidlaw - Complete "The Joys of Civilization" story mission in chapter 4 and his poster will be in Rhodes train station.
    Anthony Foreman - Complete "Gainful Employment" During the first epilogue and is only accessible if you did not kill him during the end of chapter 4's "No, No, Thrice, No" story mission.
    Otis Skinner - Complete "Gainful Employment" During the first epilogue and his poster can be found at Blackwater Police Station.
    Elias Green - Complete "Gainful Employment" During the first epilogue and his poster can be found at Black Water Police Station.
    Joaquin Arroyo - Complete "Gainful Employment" During the first epilogue and witness the "Del Lobo Execution" chance encounter in Tumbleweed. His poster can be found in the Tumbleweed jail.
    Esteban Cortez - Complete "Gainful Employment" During the first epilogue and witness the "Del Lobo Execution" chance encounter in Tumbleweed. His poster can be found in the Tumbleweed jail.

    Have 25 Chance Encounters - These can be found all over RDR2's map as little grey blimps that pop up with usually a random character calling for help or speaking directly to you. This will come naturally during your adventure if you stop to help people.

    Survive a Gang Ambush - During your time in RDR2, you are most likely going to be ambushed by one of games 7 gangs. These will most of the time happen while you're casually riding along the dirt roads and you'll know if you've encountered a gang (especially O'Driscal ambush) if they mention Dutch by name. There will usually be 4-6 other gang members around them as they hold you at gunpoint. DO NOT FIGHT THEM ON YOUR HORSE.

    Compelte all Gang Hideouts - There are 7 gang hideouts in RDR2 and can be found at the following locations:
    Beaver Hollow - West of Annesburg.
    Six Point Cabin - Under the U of Cumberland Forest.
    Hanging Dog Ranch - North of the E for West Elizabeth's west.
    Shady Belle - Southwest of Saint-Denis, between Saint-Denis and Rhodes.
    Thieves Landing - A Town to the east of McFarlane's Ranch.
    Twin Rocks - Northwest of Armadillo in Austin.
    Fort Mercer - In the Rio Bravo area of Austin (Where the first game started).

    Find one point of interest - These points of interest are known as sketchable sites and will usually be put on your map once you find them. Until I create a map for this, I will simply place a video below for "Strange Statues" which is a sketch you can find in a hidden cave.

    Find the Nine Graves of your fallen companions - This can only be done after completing Chapter 6. You must find 9 graves of fallen companions that you have lost during the game. Be warned, this video will contain spoilers naturally.

    Collect a Complete Card Set of cigarette cards. - You can actually get all 144 cards in the span of 10 minutes if you so wish. You can do it easily if you have the Legend of The East Satchel which lets you buy 99 of any item in the game. You can craft it at Pearson's Camp Spot or wait until the epilogue and buy it from a Fence, either way, you're gonna need at least $2000. Here is a video guide below showing how to do this method.

    Complete "A Test of Faith" - This mission can be started as early as Chapter 2 on the road between the first camp of the game and Flatneck Station. You'll need to travel all over the game's map and find 30 dinosaur bones for this women. You Won't be able to complete this however until the epilogue (unless you can survive the trip through black water) so spoilers ahead for the following video.

    Complete "A Fisher of Fish" - Guide Coming Soon

    Complete "Duchesses and Other Animals" - Guide Coming Soon

    Complete "Geology for Beginners" - Geology for Beginners is a collectible side quest which can be started by speaking with a stranger named Francis from chapter 2 onwards. He can be found just north of the town Strawberry and will ask that you find the 10 stone carvings across the map. Here is a video guide:

    Complete "A Better World, A New Friend" - Oh god, where to even start with this one. You'll need to complete 5 hunting request by interacting with posters inside train stations that don't have any markers on the map. You'll then need to hunt down a ton of smaller animals such as birds, rats, chipmunks, etc. with some taking as long as 6 hours to spawn.... Then after that, you need to wait multiple days and hunt a squirrel in 6 different locations. Overall this can take up to 20ish hours to complete. Here is a video guide:

    Complete a treasure hunt chain - Red Dead Redemption features 4 treasure hunt chains for you to complete. You will only need 1 for this, however, all of them can be started during Chapter 2.
    The first Treasure Hunt is The Jack Hall Gang and is started by speaking with a 'Stranger' north of Flatneck Station. Refuse to buy the map from him for $10 and he will sell it to you for $5. Here is a video guide on the locations:

    The second Treasure Hunt is The Poisonous Trail and is started by finding the map under a bed up in the snowy region of Cairn Lake. It's important to note that this Treasure Map is the only one never given in-game by an NPC. Here is a video guide on the locations:

    The third Treasure Hunt is High Stakes which can actually be done in Chapter 2 before the last mission. You'll find this map in several locations on a man who's talking to himself and will startle upon you showing up and quickly try to run away. Kill him and take the map from his body. Here is a video guide on the locations:

    The final Treasure Hunt is the Pre-Order Exclusive "Les Tresor Des Morts" map. You can ONLY get this treasure map by pre-ordering the digital versions of RDR2 before August 15th, 2018. Physical editions do not come with it and I've yet to hear of anyone who has a physical version doing this. You can start it by searching the jail cell in the Burned Down Town just north of Flatneck Station by a dead body. Here is a video guide on the locations:


    Collect all 20 dreamcatchers - There are 20 dreamcatchers all over the upper regions of RDR2 and can be collected as early as Chapter 2. If you're someone who enjoys hunting then this is something you should do ASAP as it will unlock the Ancient Arrowhead which will make your stamina when drawing back a bow last twice as long. Here is a video guide to all dreamcatchers in the best order to grab them:

    Discover 50 animals by studying them - There are well over 110 animals in RDR2 so when you see an animal in the wild, sneak up on it and hold the button that you use to speak to people then hold LB to study it. Click the spoiler link for a complete list:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Discover 10 equipment items - Complete list coming soon

    Discover 10 fish species - Comeplete list coming soon

    Discover 10 horse breeds - Complete list coming soon

    Discover 20 plant species - Complete list coming soon

    Discover 48 weapons - Due to the spoiler-filled nature of some of these weapons, I'm going to list them all in the spoiler tab below. There are 59 weapons that can be found in RDR2 with a few being missable.
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    This guide is still a work in progress.

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    Dr MartyDude.. no reason to be a dick. I said "entirely" for a reason, because I am not 100% sure and I'm giving myself some room to err on.
    Also I misspoke. I meant the epilogue.
    Posted by Dr Marty on 04 Mar at 22:42
    SanjoeFor Gambler challenge 8... i connected my turbo controller and just let A spam. This way I got it once in like 2 hours. You will have less chance to get it, because you will always get more cards than you need, but since you dont really actually need to play it's fine i guess. The game plays its self.
    Posted by Sanjoe on 12 Mar at 04:59
    The Nerds Club@ Dr Marty - I was stating the obvious not being a dick. You can reach max stats as Arthur (before Epilogue) & as John (during & after Epilogue).
    Posted by The Nerds Club on 22 Mar at 20:37
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  • ScreeminEagle21ScreeminEagle21
    07 Feb 2019 07 Feb 2019
    I was having issues with the "Robberies" section of my 100% achievement. I was sure I had done them all but it still said 3/4. The game wants you to do one of a few rare robberies, not a generic robbery.

    The one I did you have to go to the gunsmith at Rhodes, check the right side and you will see a boy being held hostage in the basement. After seeing that, go in the store and "rob" it. You will be able to force him to get down there and then simply follow the instructions
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    KillersquirelzHad the same problem and this worked great. Achievement popped the moment I asked what was in the basement. Actually felt kinda bad for the gunsmith.
    Posted by Killersquirelz on 02 Mar 19 at 12:20
    ResinousHashishI had to rob strawberry general store, peak in the window of the bottom to see a moonshine still, rob general store and hit up on DPAD, achievement popped.

    I guess the kid was already dead in the basement ;)
    Posted by ResinousHashish on 03 Aug 20 at 18:17
    FNX HITMAN FNXThank you so much, I had the exact same experience after being stuck at 99.7% complete, and it popped right after questioning the shopkeeper 😀 😀
    Posted by FNX HITMAN FNX on 06 May 22 at 00:15
  • 緑眼のイアン緑眼のイアン
    21 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2019 16 Jan 2019
    If you're looking for a video guide of all Dreamcatchers, Rock Carvings, and Dinosaur Bones in one that doesn't send you zig zagging back and forth, this one is pretty solid. Sadly, I didn't find it until after I'd finished with the bones (wish I'd seen it first though, the guide I used for them was pretty subpar).

    (Disclaimer that this is not my video.)

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    The Nerds ClubNot much work if you got the cash to fast travel plus rock carvings only has 10 & you left out out point of interests there still a collectible.
    Posted by The Nerds Club on 16 Jan 19 at 00:41
    TSGTDRAGONGreat video for the locations! It was nice to not have to travel back and forth thanks to your video! Thanks!
    Posted by TSGTDRAGON on 03 Jun 19 at 10:11
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