Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.

America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.

After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.

Built from the ground up for the latest hardware, Red Dead Online blends the classic multiplayer of the original Red Dead Redemption with the best of everything we have learned since then about creating deep multiplayer experiences. The result is something completely new and fun, and an experience that will continue to expand and evolve over time as we gain valuable feedback from our community in the Beta period.

Built from the ground up for the latest hardware, Red Dead Online blends the classic multiplayer of the original Red Dead Redemption with the best of everything we have learned since then about creating deep multiplayer experiences. The result is something completely new and fun, and an experience that will continue to expand and evolve over time.

With the gameplay of Red Dead Redemption 2 as its foundation, Red Dead Online transforms the vast and deeply detailed landscapes, cities, towns and habitats of Red Dead Redemption 2 into a new, living online world ready to be shared by multiple players. Create and customize your character, tailor your abilities to suit your play style and head out into a new frontier full of things to experience.

Explore the world solo or with friends. Form or join a Posse to ride with up to seven players; gather around the fire at your Camp; head out hunting or fishing; visit bustling towns; battle enemy gangs and attack their hideouts; hunt for treasure; take on missions and interact with familiar characters from across the five states; or fight against other outlaws in both spontaneous skirmishes and pitched set-piece battles; compete with other players or whole Posses in open world challenges and much more.

Red Dead Online’s Traders can now earn extra RDO$ and XP for their carefully harvested Hides and furs this month in the frontier.

Plus, three new Hardcore Telegram Missions are available, now more easily accessible via the Player Menu or directly from the Camp Lockbox – just one of the gameplay improvements and fixes from today’s update, listed here. 

Additional highlights include:

• Double RDO$ and XP on all Trader Sales, and for completing the Trade Route Free Roam Event, “A Tough Business” Hardcore Telegram Missions, Il Sovrano Blood Money Opportunity, and for taking up arms to Defend Campsites all month long
• Earn Three Potent Herbivore Baits for completing a Trader Sale this month
• Earn 50% more Trader Raw Materials and RDO$ for Perfect Carcasses, Pelts, Skins, and Hides
• RDO$75 Bonus for Traders who rank up each week this month, plus 2 free Potent Predator Bait for reaching Trader Rank 20, and 32 Small Game Arrows for completing 3 Daily Challenges each week this month
• Free Military Surplus 2 Outfit for completing a Trader Sale every week this month and keeping
• RDO$50 bonus for Delivering Goods each week
• Three new Hardcore Telegram Missions: In Bad Faith, Strong Medicine, and Sow and Reap
• Double RDO$ and XP on Rich Pickings, Outrider, and A One Horse Deal Telegram Missions, taking place in all-new locations for the next two weeks
• Four new Hostile Territory maps; Annesburg, Fort Mercer, Caliga Hall, and Strawberry
• Coming September 13, New Sport of Kings maps near Lake Don Julio, Cotorra Springs, and more
• Limited-time clothing item: Fanned Stovepipe Hat available from the Catalogue
• Free Community Outfit, “The Silver Gunslinger,” inspired by Redditor XxMsterchiefxX, comprised of the Western Homburg Hat, Puff Tie, French Dress Shirt or Iniesta Shirtwaist, Opulent Vest, Classic Frock Coat, Leather Gloves, Bandito Pants, Worn Roper Boots, Gerden Morrow Spurs, and Explorer Gun Belt
• Featured Series Calendar:
• • September 6 – September 12: Sport of Kings
  • September 13 – September 19: Hostile Territory
  • September 20 – September 26: Hardcore Last Stand
  • September 27 – October 3: Overrun Series
• Earn returning limited-time clothing items for completing a Free Roam Event each week:
• • September 6 – 12: Furred Gloves
  • September 13 – 19: Morning Tailcoat
  • September 20 – 26: Darned Stockings
  • September 27 – October 3: Cardozo Vest
• Discounts: 50% off Arrows, Varmint Rifle and Varmint Rifle Ammo, 40% off Large, Medium, and Trader Hunting Wagons, Sniper Rifles, and Bow, 35% off the Small Game Arrow Pamphlet, 30% off Turkomen Breed Horses and Trader Role Outfits, plus 5 Gold Bars off the Butcher’s Table
• Prime Gaming: Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming before October 5 will receive 5 Gold Bars, 25 Capitale, Cripps’ Traveling Opulence 1 Outfit, and the Prospector Jig Emote

Get Trader Bonuses in Red Dead Online All Month Long

Hides and furs fetch a pretty penny this month as all Trader Sales are paying out 2X RDO$ and XP. Trafficking in Perfect Carcasses, Pelts, Skins, and Hides, meanwhile, will yield 50% more Trader Raw Materials and 50% more RDO$ when sold to the Butcher.

Team up with other Traders and fight off an onslaught of bandits in Trade Route (the Trader-exclusive Free Roam Event) to earn Double Rewards, all month long.

Keep your coffers stocked and complete a Trader Sale every week this month to receive Cripps’ Military Surplus 2 Outfit, available at Wilderness Outfitters. Delivering Goods each week will also net you a bonus RDO$50. All Rewards and Offers will be delivered within 72 hours of completion.

In addition to the bonuses above, complete a Trade Route Free Roam Event this month to receive 3 Potent Herbivore Bait to use on your next hunt.

If the above interests you, aspiring Traders can take 5 Gold Bars off the cost of the Butcher’s Table, plus 40% off any of the three Trader Wagons, depending on the size and needs of your operation.

Stamp Out the 7th Generation Cult in Skelding’s Contract
Whispers of opportunists preying on weak minds are causing widespread panic across the frontier and concerned citizen Ike Skelding has issued a call to stop the spread of the emerging 7th Generation cult.

These dangerous fanatics are committed to an unknown and nefarious cause, often hiding in plain sight in positions of power and influence. Skelding is offering payment to outlaws brave enough to take on the cult in the form of three new Hardcore Telegram Missions — In Bad Faith, Strong Medicine, and Sow and Reap — now available for collection from your Camp Lockbox or local Post Office.

Telegram Missions can now be launched via the Player Menu. Simply press left on your d-pad or L on keyboard, then navigate to Telegrams to get started. Alternatively, access Telegrams directly from your Camp Lockbox.

This is just one of the general improvement changes included in today's Title Management Update — along with other fixes, new features for PC players, and more — as part of our continuing efforts to enhance and maintain a healthy Red Dead Online environment. You can check out the full notes for today's update here.

New Telegram Mission Locations
Existing Telegram Missions Rich Pickings, Outrider, and A One Horse Deal will now take place in all-new locations and award 2X RDO$, Gold, and XP for the next two weeks, after which all existing variations will be available to choose from via the Telegrams section of the Player Menu.

New Showdown Maps and Weekly Featured Series

On September 13, four new Hostile Territory maps will be added to the rotation, requiring players to capture and defend tooth and nail in Annesburg, Fort Mercer, Caliga Hall and Strawberry. Meanwhile, there are new battlefields to conquer in Sport of Kings, with new maps now available on the lands around Lake Don Julio, Cotorra Springs, and more.

This Month’s Featured Series:

• September 6 – September 12: Sport of Kings
• September 13 – September 19: Hostile Territory
• September 20 – September 26: Hardcore Last Stand
• September 27 – October 3: Overrun Series

Community Outfit: The Silver Gunslinger
This month’s Community Outfit comes courtesy of Redditor XxMsterchiefxX, who shared an ensemble dubbed The Silver Gunslinger: a tonal gray get-up with hits of silver that glint and glitter in the light.

The following clothes and accessories will be available to claim for free, all month long, so be sure to visit your local Tailor or check the pages of the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. catalogue to assemble the Silver ‘Slinger’s duds:

• Western Homburg Hat
• Puff Tie
• French Dress Shirt (Male) or Iniesta Shirtwaist (Female)
• Opulent Vest
• Classic Frock Coat
• Leather Gloves
• Bandito Pants
• Worn Roper Boots
• Gerden Morrow Spurs
• Explorer Gun Belt

2X RDO$, Gold, and XP on ”A Tough Business” Hardcore Telegram Missions

Word on the wire from “J” is that gangs of ne’er-do-wells are causing trouble. Sharpshooters who answer the call in the Good and Dead, Frontier Justice, and Cold Day in Hell Hardcore Telegram Missions will earn Double Rewards through October 3.

2X RDO$, Gold, and XP on Il Sovrano Blood Money Opportunity

There are several ways to go about reclaiming Il Sovrano before the canary-yellow diamond makes its debut at the Centennial States’ Fair in Sacramento, namely: using stealth to eavesdrop and make your move discreetly, or the Wild West Standard — that is, loud and guns a-blazing.

 Whatever the case, bringing the gem back and completing its eponymous Blood Money Opportunity will result in twice the usual RDO$, Gold, and XP.

Should you happen upon a settlement under attack, taking up arms to Defend Campsites across the frontier will also award 2X RDO$, Gold and XP, all month long.

Weekly Rewards

Complete a Free Roam Event each week this month to receive returning limited-time clothing items:

• September 6 – 12: Furred Gloves
• September 13 – 19: Morning Tailcoat
• September 20 – 26: Darned Stockings
• September 27 – October 3: Cardozo Vest

In addition, players can also purchase the Fanned Stovepipe Hat, returning to Tailors’ shelves and the pages of the Catalogue for a limited time only.

Traders on the up and up who rank up each week this month will net an additional RDO$75. And those who have reached Trader Rank 20 will receive 2 free Potent Predator Bait upon logging in through September 19. Log in again through October 3 to receive another 2 Potent Predator Bait. Those who complete 3 Daily Challenges each week will receive 32 Small Game Arrows to help them out on the hunt.

Discounts:

30% off – Turkoman Breed Horses

40% off – Sniper Rifles

30% off – Trader Role Outfits

50% off – Varmint Rifle

50% off – Varmint Rifle Ammo

40% off – Bow

50% off – Arrows

35% off – Small Game Arrow Pamphlet

Prime Gaming Benefits:

Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming before October 5 will receive 5 Gold Bars, 25 Capitale, Cripps’ Traveling Opulence 1 Outfit, and the Prospector Jig Emote.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently available for PS4, Xbox One and PC.