RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 - "Chronological" Mission Order

[jimmyoneshot]

2 hours ago, Red Dead Redemption said:

When you head to valentine for the first time you get an encounter with an o Driscoll saying you shouldn’t be wandering here. I believe it’s out of Arthur’s character to not kill them, however killing could bring unwanted attention to camp. What do you guys think is the realistic approach. Actually I could also just ignore them if that works

I think in the case of those first 2 O'Driscolls who say you "shouldn't be wandering around here" I usually just Antagonize them and then shoot them both. They are far enough away from camp and from Valentine to cause any suspicion anyway. After they threaten Arthur we only have the option to either 'Defuse' or 'Antagonize' and I definitely don't think Arthur would Defuse after being threatened by them as he hates O'Driscolls more than any other npcs in the game. And after you have Antagonized them they start shooting at Arthur anyway ha. I made a video of what I usually do here a while ago:-

 

 

[Dan_1983]

5 hours ago, Red Dead Redemption said:

When you head to valentine for the first time you get an encounter with an o Driscoll saying you shouldn’t be wandering here. I believe it’s out of Arthur’s character to not kill them, however killing could bring unwanted attention to camp. What do you guys think is the realistic approach. Actually I could also just ignore them if that works

Antagonize and then shoot both. I don't think Arthur would defuse anything with O'Driscolls. Then again I don't defuse anything in game, that's why by the time Chapter 2 ends, I've had about 10 or more fights in Valentine alone lol.

[Sean800]

22 hours ago, Red Dead Redemption said:

When you head to valentine for the first time you get an encounter with an o Driscoll saying you shouldn’t be wandering here. I believe it’s out of Arthur’s character to not kill them, however killing could bring unwanted attention to camp. What do you guys think is the realistic approach. Actually I could also just ignore them if that works

 

They can spawn in different locations actually. Anyway, at that point of the game Arthur really hates O'Driscolls so I always end up killing them all. He sort of gets entirely up with the feud after being kidnapped by them and nearly getting killed/arrested.

[NikosUncle]

Yo jimmy! What’s the status on your play though vid?

[jimmyoneshot]

22 hours ago, NikosUncle said:

Yo jimmy! What’s the status on your play though vid?

Hello mate. I can't remember what I said last time. Did I say I was going to do a no damage playthrough? If so I haven't had much time recently due to side jobs and other projects. A while back I made videos of all of the stranger missions as John and as sick Arthur:-

 

 

 

[NikosUncle]

Yeah you said you were going to do like an ultimate play through series with perfect mission order etc. Are you able to paste your latest missions order? I’m doing a play through now and chapter 2 is so hard to get right lol

[Red Dead Redemption]

In the first mission do you guys ask if it’s a trap or about the money canon wise. Would be good to get some info asap lol

Edited July 23 by Red Dead Redemption

[Dan_1983]

18 hours ago, Red Dead Redemption said:

In the first mission do you guys ask if it’s a trap or about the money canon wise. Would be good to get some info asap lol

This is one of those no right or wrong options here. I always ask if it's a set up.

[LucidLocomotive]

19 hours ago, Red Dead Redemption said:

In the first mission do you guys ask if it’s a trap or about the money canon wise. Would be good to get some info asap lol

I always ask about the money. Pretty much any time the choice is between circle/B or square/X, the more canon answer is square/X. I am not aware of any situations where circle/B is more “canon seeming esque”

[BrandyNova]

I prefer to ask if it was a trap.  I figure Arthur is still trying to piece together what happened in Blackwater, so it makes the most sense for me.   

But that's just my head canon.  It can go either way, depending on what you want to emphasize.

[Dan_1983]

Either way, Dutch tells Arthur the money is stashed in town.

[Smarty99]

Hey guys, has anybody here got a full list of exactly when and how companion activities are unlocked? I want to factor them into my order in a way that makes sense story wise but ideally need to know when they activate and if progressing any further with certain missions causes them to disappear entirely. On a side note, in Chapter 3 what triggers Abigail to approach and tell Arthur about the moonshine which leads into Advertising? Do you have to leave camp and come back for it to happen or if Arthur sleeps after ‘American Distillation’ but doesn’t leave camp will she still approach?

[Caerfinon]

48 minutes ago, Smarty99 said:

how companion activities are unlocked?

 

I use this web page as a guide. 

https://gamerant.com/red-dead-redemption-2-companion-item-request-guide/ 

[Dan_1983]

5 hours ago, Smarty99 said:

Hey guys, has anybody here got a full list of exactly when and how companion activities are unlocked? I want to factor them into my order in a way that makes sense story wise but ideally need to know when they activate and if progressing any further with certain missions causes them to disappear entirely. On a side note, in Chapter 3 what triggers Abigail to approach and tell Arthur about the moonshine which leads into Advertising? Do you have to leave camp and come back for it to happen or if Arthur sleeps after ‘American Distillation’ but doesn’t leave camp will she still approach?

You need to do both American Distillation and The Course of True Love III in whatever order for Advertising An American Art to unlock.

Edited July 24 by Dan_1983

[jimmyoneshot]

6 hours ago, Smarty99 said:

Hey guys, has anybody here got a full list of exactly when and how companion activities are unlocked? I want to factor them into my order in a way that makes sense story wise but ideally need to know when they activate and if progressing any further with certain missions causes them to disappear entirely. On a side note, in Chapter 3 what triggers Abigail to approach and tell Arthur about the moonshine which leads into Advertising? Do you have to leave camp and come back for it to happen or if Arthur sleeps after ‘American Distillation’ but doesn’t leave camp will she still approach?

Here you go mate:-

 

CHAPTER 2

 

Home Robbery - Javier = First Shall Be The Last

Hunting - Charles = First Shall Be The Last AND Exit Pursued By A Bruised Ego
Five Finger Fillet - Lenny = A Quiet Time

 

CHAPTER 3

 

Five Finger Fillet - Micah = An American Pastoral Scene AND A Strange Kindness
Fishing - Javier = The New South
Home Robbery - Sean = The New South
Fishing - Kieran = The New South AND Home Robbery - Sean
Dominoes - Tilly = Further Questions of Female Suffrage
Coach Robbery - Bill = Friends In Very Low Places AND Home Robbery - Sean
Coach Robbery - Sean = Friends In Very Low Places AND Home Robbery - Sean

 

CHAPTER 4

 

Coach Robbery - Lenny = Angelo Bronte a Man of Honor

Hunting - Pearson = Angelo Bronte a Man of Honor
Bank Robbery - Charles = Angelo Bronte a Man of Honor

Rustling - Uncle = Angelo Bronte a Man of Honor

Coach Robbery - Micah = The Gilded Cage

 

Edited July 24 by jimmyoneshot

[Edward RDRIII]

4 hours ago, jimmyoneshot said:

Five Finger Fillet - Lenny = A Quiet Time

If you stay in camp long enough without leaving after "Eastward Bound" you can trigger Lenny's Five Finger Fillet companion activity too.

[Dan_1983]

15 hours ago, Edward RDRIII said:

If you stay in camp long enough without leaving after "Eastward Bound" you can trigger Lenny's Five Finger Fillet companion activity too.

Wow, never knew that. 

[jimmyoneshot]

15 hours ago, Edward RDRIII said:

If you stay in camp long enough without leaving after "Eastward Bound" you can trigger Lenny's Five Finger Fillet companion activity too.

Really? I'll have to check that out now.

[Edward RDRIII]

24 minutes ago, Dan_1983 said:

Wow, never knew that. 

Just don't leave the camp and try to trigger his events with Hosea and other characters, I believe that when he don't have any event left, that's when the activity will be triggered.

16 minutes ago, jimmyoneshot said:

Really? I'll have to check that out now.

Tell us if you manage to trigger it, it happened on the most recent version, Version 1436.26/Patch 1.26. Despite a very small downgrade on the draw distance, I think this most recent version is the best one, Rockstar made it easier to trigger companion activities, item requests and camp events again, just like on Version 1.00.

Edited July 25 by Edward RDRIII
Comment corrected.

[jimmyoneshot]

4 hours ago, Edward RDRIII said:

Tell us if you manage to trigger it, it happened on the most recent version, Version 1436.26/Patch 1.26. Despite a very small downgrade on the draw distance, I think this most recent version is the best one, Rockstar made it easier to trigger companion activities, item requests and camp events again, just like on Version 1.00.

I've just managed to trigger it. Sraight after Eastward Bound finished (start of Chapter 2) I slept until evening and it was there. I think it is the actual sleeping that triggers it otherwise it never seems to because previously I tried hanging around camp for hour and hours and it never appeared.

Edited July 25 by jimmyoneshot

[Edward RDRIII]

4 hours ago, jimmyoneshot said:

I've just managed to trigger it. Sraight after Eastward Bound finished (start of Chapter 2) I slept until evening and it was there. I think it is the actual sleeping that triggers it otherwise it never seems to because previously I tried hanging around camp for hour and hours and it never appeared.

At least now I know it wasn't a glitch.

[Weronaldo7]

On 7/11/2022 at 2:11 PM, jimmyoneshot said:

@Smarty99 Here you go bud. All mission unlocks :-

 

CHAPTER 1

 

Outlaws from the West = N/A

Enter, Pursued by a Memory = Outlaws from the West

The Aftermath of Genesis = Enter, Pursued by a Memory

Old Friends = Enter, Pursued by a Memory

Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall? = The Aftermath of Genesis AND Old Friends

Eastward Bound = Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?

 

CHAPTER 2

 

Who is Not Without Sin = Eastward Bound

Polite Society, Valentine Style = Eastward Bound

Good, Honest, Snake Oil = Polite Society, Valentine Style

Americans at Rest = Eastward Bound

The First Shall be Last = Americans at Rest

Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego = Who is Not Without Sin OR Polite Society, Valentine Style OR Americans at Rest

The Spines of America = Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego

Money Lending and Other Sins - I = Americans at Rest

Money Lending and Other Sins - II = Money Lending and Other Sins - I

Money Lending and Other Sins - III = Money Lending and Other Sins - II

Paying a Social Call = Americans at Rest

A Quiet Time = Paying a Social Call

Blessed are the Meek? = A Quiet Time

We Loved Once and True - I = Money Lending and Other Sins - II AND Paying a Social Call

We Loved Once and True - II = We Loved Once and True - I

We Loved Once and True - III = We Loved Once and True - II

Pouring Forth Oil - I = Polite Society, Valentine Style AND The First Shall be Last AND Paying a Social Call AND We Loved Once and True - I

Pouring Forth Oil - II = Pouring Forth Oil - I 

Pouring Forth Oil - III = Pouring Forth Oil - II

Pouring Forth Oil - IV = Pouring Forth Oil - III

A Fisher of Men = A Quiet Time AND Pouring Forth Oil - III

An American Pastoral Scene = Blessed are the Meek? AND [Only one mission available on the map]

The Sheep and the Goats = A Fisher of Men AND Pouring Forth Oil - IV AND The Spines of America AND Money Lending and Other Sins - III AND We Loved Once and True - II

A Strange Kindness = The Sheep and the Goats AND Who is Not Without Sin AND Blessed are the Meek?

 

CHAPTER 3

 

The New South = A Strange Kindness

Further Questions of Female Suffrage = A Strange Kindness

Money Lending and Other Sins - IV = The New South

The Course of True Love - I = The New South

The Course of True Love - II = The Course of True Love - I

The Course of True Love - III = The Course of True Love - II

American Distillation = The New South

An Honest Mistake = The Course of True Love - II OR American Distillation

Preaching Forgiveness as He went = An Honest Mistake

Sodom? Back to Gomorrah = Preaching Forgiveness as He went

Advertising, the New American Art - I = An American Pastoral Scene AND The Course of True Love - III AND American Distillation

Advertising, the New American Art - II = Advertising, the New American Art - I

The Fine Joys of Tobacco = Advertising, the New American Art - II

Horse Flesh for Dinner = Advertising, the New American Art - II

Magicians for Sport = Advertising, the New American Art - II

Friends in Very Low Places = Magicians for Sport AND Further Questions of Female Suffrage

Blessed are the Peacemakers = Sodom? Back to Gomorrah AND The Fine Joys of Tobacco AND Magicians for Sport

A Short Walk in a Pretty Town = Horse Flesh for Dinner AND Friends in Very Low Places AND Blessed are the Peacemakers

Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern = A Short Walk in a Pretty Town

The Battle of Shady Belle = Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern

 

CHAPTER 4

 

The Joys of Civilization = The Battle of Shady Belle

Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor = The Joys of Civilization

No, No and Thrice, No = The Joys of Civilization

Money Lending and Other Sins - V = The Joys of Civilization

Help a Brother Out = The Joys of Civilization

Brothers and Sisters, One and All = Help a Brother Out

Fatherhood and Other Dreams - I = Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor

Fatherhood and Other Dreams - II = Fatherhood and Other Dreams - I

The Gilded Cage = Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor

American Fathers - I = The Gilded Cage

American Fathers - II = American Fathers - I

A Fine Night of Debauchery = The Gilded Cage

Horsemen, Apocalypses = The Gilded Cage AND No, No and Thrice, No

Urban Pleasures = Horsemen, Apocalypses

Country Pursuits = Urban Pleasures

Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten = Country Pursuits

Banking, the Old American Art = Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten AND American Fathers - II AND A Fine Night of Debauchery

Lost and Not Quite Found = Banking, the Old American Art

 

CHAPTER 5

 

Welcome to the New World = Lost and Not Quite Found

Savagery Unleashed = Welcome to the New World

A Kind and Benevolent Despot = Welcome to the New World

Hell Hath No Fury = Savagery Unleashed AND A Kind and Benevolent Despot

Paradise Mercifully Departed = Hell Hath No Fury

Dear Uncle Tacitus = Paradise Mercifully Departed

Fleeting Joy = Dear Uncle Tacitus

A Fork in the Road = Fleeting Joy

Icarus and Friends = Fleeting Joy

That's Murfree Country = Fleeting Joy

 

CHAPTER 6

 

Visiting Hours = A Fork in the Road AND Icarus and Friends AND That's Murfree Country

Money Lending and Other Sins - VI = A Fork in the Road AND That's Murfree Country

Money Lending and Other Sins - VII = Money Lending and Other Sins - VI

The Course of True Love - IV = A Fork in the Road AND That's Murfree Country

The Course of True Love - V = The Course of True Love - IV

Do Not Seek Absolution I = A Fork in the Road AND That's Murfree Country

Do Not Seek Absolution II = Do Not Seek Absolution I

Just a Social Call = Visiting Hours

A Rage Unleashed = Just a Social Call

Archeology for Beginners = A Rage Unleashed

Honor, Amongst Thieves = Archeology for Beginners

The Fine Art of Conversation = A Rage Unleashed AND Archeology for Beginners AND Honor, Amongst Thieves

Goodbye, Dear Friend = A Rage Unleashed

Favored Sons = Goodbye, Dear Friend

The King's Son = The King's Son AND The Fine Art of Conversation

The Delights of Van Horn = Just a Social Call

The Bridge to Nowhere = The Delights of Van Horn

Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow - I = Goodbye, Dear Friend AND [Only one mission available on the map]

Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow - II = Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow - I

My Last Boy = The King's Son AND The Bridge to Nowhere AND Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow - II

Our Best Selves = My Last Boy

Red Dead Redemption = Our Best Selves

 

EPILOGUE - PART 1

 

The Wheel = Red Dead Redemption

Simple Pleasures = The Wheel

Fatherhood, for Beginners = Simple Pleasures

Farming, for Beginners = Simple Pleasures

Old Habits = Fatherhood, for Beginners AND Farming, for Beginners

Jim Milton Rides, Again? = Old Habits

Fatherhood, for Idiots = Old Habits

Motherhood = Jim Milton Rides, Again? AND Fatherhood, for Idiots

Gainful Employment = Motherhood

The Landowning Classes = Motherhood

Home of the Gentry? = The Landowning Classes

 

EPILOGUE - PART 2

 

Bare Knuckle Friendships = Gainful Employment AND Home of the Gentry?

Home Improvement for Beginners = Bare Knuckle Friendships

An Honest Day's Labors = Bare Knuckle Friendships

The Tool Box = Home Improvement for Beginners AND An Honest Day's Labors

A New Jerusalem = The Tool Box

A Quick Favor for an Old Friend = A New Jerusalem

Uncle's Bad Day = A Quick Favor for an Old Friend

The Best of Women = Uncle's Bad Day

A Really Big Bastard = The Best of Women

Trying Again = The Best of Women

A New Future Imagined = A Really Big Bastard AND Trying Again

American Venom = A New Future Imagined

I’m sorry, is this also a chronological order for the missions?

[jimmyoneshot]

8 hours ago, Weronaldo7 said:

I’m sorry, is this also a chronological order for the missions?

Hello Weronaldo. No this is just a random order that I just wrote out just to show which missions unlock others.

[jimmyoneshot]

9 hours ago, Edward RDRIII said:

At least now I know it wasn't a glitch.

Ye to be honest I'm thinking it might actually be a glitch or at least be unintentional because the only way I was able to trigger it was by sleeping straight away until evening.

 

If you hang around camp for a while eventually Hosea and Lenny will sit at the table facing each other and won't move. If you sleep after this point then when you wake up Micah and Lenny are gone.

 

There is a scripted conversation between Hosea and Lenny at this table right at the start of the Chapter so I'm guessing Rockstar wanted this conversation to take place before Micah and Lenny leave so if you sleep after that conversation has taken place then they will leave otherwise if you sleep before that it can possibly cause Lenny's five finger fillet to appear when you wake up.

 

They likely didn't account for players to go straight to sleep straight after Arthur gets up from his bed at the start of the chapter ha.

Edited July 26 by jimmyoneshot

[Edward RDRIII]

1 hour ago, jimmyoneshot said:

Ye to be honest I'm thinking it might actually be a glitch or at least be unintentional because the only way I was able to trigger it was by sleeping straight away until evening.

 

If you hang around camp for a while eventually Hosea and Lenny will sit at the table facing each other and won't move. If you sleep after this point then when you wake up Micah and Lenny are gone.

 

There is a scripted conversation between Hosea and Lenny at this table right at the start of the Chapter so I'm guessing Rockstar wanted this conversation to take place before Micah and Lenny leave so if you sleep after that conversation has taken place then they will leave otherwise if you sleep before that it can possibly cause Lenny's five finger fillet to appear when you wake up.

 

They likely didn't account for players to go straight to sleep straight after Arthur gets up from his bed at the start of the chapter ha.

Wow, then I guess this method isn't getting on the chronological order then lol, but it's still a brand new discovery nonetheless, it's also good that you figured out how to trigger it, I had no "exact" idea myself, it happened by mistake.

[Dan_1983]

Does anyone know the best time to get Pearson's rabbit request?

[jimmyoneshot]

3 hours ago, Dan_1983 said:

Does anyone know the best time to get Pearson's rabbit request?

I still don't know of anything 100% consistent. Wish there was though because I like the Scout Jacket.

[Psycho18]

4 hours ago, Dan_1983 said:

Does anyone know the best time to get Pearson's rabbit request?

 

85% consistent on this, reload too many times then the chance would be broken. This works on a lot playthroughs of chapter 2. 

 

For me, Pearson's rabbit request happens when I return to camp with Hosea after Exit. Return to camp around 9am.

Save/reload trick, because Susan,Swanson,and Keiran will be talking to Arthur.

 

 Between 10:30-11:30am stand near the poker table watch Pearson. Once Pearson stops cutting food and drinks, hurry up talk to him. It is a very small window.

Edited July 27 by Psycho18

[jimmyoneshot]

1 hour ago, Psycho18 said:

 

85% consistent on this, reload too many times then the chance would be broken. This works on a lot playthroughs of chapter 2. 

 

For me, Pearson's rabbit request happens when I return to camp with Hosea after Exit. Return to camp around 9am.

Save/reload trick, because Susan,Swanson,and Keiran will be talking to Arthur.

 

 Between 10:30-11:30am stand near the poker table watch Pearson. Once Pearson stops cutting food and drinks, hurry up talk to him. It is a very small window.

Another thing I seem to remember is that it needs to be either before Social Call is unlocked (so before Americans At Rest has been done) or after because apparently Social Call being active overrides the encounter and stops it from happening because it overlaps with the area that Kieran is in or something like that.

[Psycho18]

4 minutes ago, jimmyoneshot said:

Another thing I seem to remember is that it needs to be either before Social Call is unlocked (so before Americans At Rest has been done) or after because apparently Social Call being active overrides the encounter and stops it from happening because it overlaps with the area that Kieran is in or something like that.

Yeah, I always do Social Call before Exit. 

Another thing, I forgot to mention that this request doesn't work after 12:30pm. I got it to work at 12pm.