Go Team Venture Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (Light Spoilers Ahead) So I’m not super far into the game, but far enough that I feel there should be more going on... I’m at the second camp in Lymone (I guess the third if you count the snowed-in place up the mountain), and I just did the first “deputized” mission, where we went with the sheriff of Rhodes and blew up a distillary in the woods. With roughly the same amount of gameplay under my belt in RDR1, I was up to my neck in “Stranger” missions, but I have almost nothing here. I’ve met like three people who want to me to collect things for them, and those weren’t “missions” at all... Basically they said hello and asked for stuff. The only Stranger mission I have been able to follow is Arcadia for Amateurs, the ones with the guy photographing stuff. Nothing else. I explore the map a ton, nothing is grayed out anymore except the area with Blackwater in it, and I’ve even managed to explore in there a few times and flesh out that map, before I get killed by Pinkertons. Still, nowhere on the entire map is there any more question marks... Does that sound normal? My map in RDR1 was littered with question marks by this point. Does this sound bugged to you guys?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Team Venture Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 I forgot to mention... There was a question mark in Van Horn Trading post, so I went there to check it out, but when I was walking down the street a guy started cursing at me (a guy I had not interacted with at all, he was on the street, I was on the sidewalk), and even though I ignored him and kept walking, he started shooting, which caused the people standing outside the saloon to start shooting at him, and he fired back, and like three people died, and the question mark disappeared. Multiple in-game weeks since then, it’s never reappeared. So that’s awesome... Nothing like a game punishing you by permanently withholding content because it bugged and had a bunch of NPC’s fight each other for no reason. I wonder if that was a fun mission. I wonder if there are ANY fun Stranger missions. The photographer guy is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, Go Team Venture said: Still, nowhere on the entire map is there any more question marks... Does that sound normal? My map in RDR1 was littered with question marks by this point. Does this sound bugged to you guys?.. The question marks/stranger missions will only appear on your map when you are close to them, and will disappear again, so it's likely that you rode by some of them and didn't realized. Sonny_Black, Niko B3llic and psymin 3 Currently playing Polybius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 The stranger missions in RDR 2 are better than in the first game imo. My favourites are probably "The Iniquities of History", "He's British, Of Course" and "The Smell of the Grease Paint". A lot don't open until chapter 4. It's probably too late for this advice seeing as you seem to have already explored a lot of the map but personally I found that exploring small bits of the map at a time was a good experience. I didn't go to Rhodes until the gang went there, same with Saint Denis and some of the other towns and areas. nicktestbranch, Journey_95, psymin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymcg Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 You'll regret asking for strangers that want you to collect stuff when you meet Algernon Wasp, he asks you to collect over 100 of some of the rarest things in the game. But in all seriousness, there's a ton of stranger missions, you just haven't found them yet, there's more than there was in RDR1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopalongCasidy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Oh Algernon, you uppity wank. Go crawl around amongst the gators, snapping turtles and snakes, and get your own bloody flowers and feathers. That’s how you got the brick and mortar in St. Denis. Get out there and work for it! Edited November 21, 2018 by HopalongCasidy Niko B3llic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roggek Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Somne Stranger missions also appears in different times of the day, so sometimes it's advised to sleep until evenig or night... Edited November 21, 2018 by roggek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely-Martin Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 24 minutes ago, paddymcg said: You'll regret asking for strangers that want you to collect stuff when you meet Algernon Wasp, he asks you to collect over 100 of some of the rarest things in the game. But in all seriousness, there's a ton of stranger missions, you just haven't found them yet, there's more than there was in RDR1. 2 days on that alone, 185 items or so, wow! 2 minutes ago, roggek said: Somne stranger missions also appears in different times of the day, so sometimes it's advised to sleep until Night... You just ninja'd me, so I'll repost it, lol. @Go Team Venture. Stick with it, Van Horn has what I felt was one of the best pair of stranger missions. It's a lawless area so arrive from the north and if folk are near the bar, rent a room and bump time a bit. Should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyperactive81 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 you can use this map to help find them https://rdr2map.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny_Black Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) @Go Team Venture RDR1: 19 stranger mission. RDR2: 26 stranger mission. So don't worry, as @MafiaAssassin® said, the icon will appear only if you are close. Keep in mind that this game pushes you more to explore than RDR1. Edited November 21, 2018 by anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipfwe76 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Go Team Venture said: I forgot to mention... There was a question mark in Van Horn Trading post, so I went there to check it out, but when I was walking down the street a guy started cursing at me (a guy I had not interacted with at all, he was on the street, I was on the sidewalk), and even though I ignored him and kept walking, he started shooting, which caused the people standing outside the saloon to start shooting at him, and he fired back, and like three people died, and the question mark disappeared. Multiple in-game weeks since then, it’s never reappeared. So that’s awesome... Nothing like a game punishing you by permanently withholding content because it bugged and had a bunch of NPC’s fight each other for no reason. I wonder if that was a fun mission. I wonder if there are ANY fun Stranger missions. The photographer guy is boring. Unfortunately, this happened to me as well. I was on my way to see the stranger just northwest of Flatneck Station, when I saw a pronghorn I needed for its perfect pelt. I shot it, but I guess I scared the stranger. It's been several in-game weeks and he still hasn't returned. Internet research tells me it's supposed to be a treasure hunt, so I'm kinda sad about it. Aside from that, I think the stranger missions are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non Funkable Token Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) You have two just south of Horseshoe Overlook you can do as soon as chapter 2..... As said, there are more than in RDR1. They just don't show up on the map unless you get close. Edited November 21, 2018 by Fluffy Sock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonesta Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 A number of the Stranger missions don't become available until Chapter 4 - I think there's probably at least half a dozen, most of them starting in St. Denis (plus one in Valentine, and one in Rhodes). But where you are in the game, there should be several more for you to find that aren't simply collectables. There's two, for example, in Rhodes itself that I did during Chapter 3 - and another (IMHO the most fun one that I've experienced so far) in Northern Lemoyne, just a little North-West of Pleasance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonVegaSuarez Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I've been playing this game for an insane amount of hours and just realized I hadn't done two bounty missions yet. There is a crazy amount of stuff to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Team Venture Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 The Van Horn mission re-appeared, finally. Glad it wasn’t gone for good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
