====== Red Dead Redemption 2 and Online ======

Just a random collection of things related to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online. From what I've heard Rockstar has pretty much abandoned the game at this point, but you can still make it enjoyable. See below for more.

===== Useful links =====

  * [[https://jeanropke.github.io/RDOMap/|{{fa>map?lg&fw|Gaming}}]] [[https://jeanropke.github.io/RDOMap/|A great interactive map of Red Dead Online!]]

===== Crash Fix aka Anti-Cheater Fix aka Private Sessions =====

Probably common knowledge by now and just saved here so I don't need to go looking. Created and published by people [[https://pastebin.com/r7mYw1WY|here]] and [[https://pastebin.com/tckzCWEi|here]] and in other places. Just search for "Red Dead Online private session" using your favorite search engine.

  * Find the installation folder of Red Dead Redemption 2 (for Steam it's usually ''...\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Red Dead Redemption 2)''
  * Switch to the folder ''\x64\data''
  * Place the ''startup.meta'' (see below) file there
  * Open the file with a text editor and replace ''password'' at the very end of the file with something more complex
  * Have your friends do the same thing with the same password so you can play together

<file xml startup.meta>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CDataFileMgr__ContentsOfDataFileXml>
 <disabledFiles />
 <includedXmlFiles itemType="CDataFileMgr__DataFileArray" />
 <includedDataFiles />
 <dataFiles itemType="CDataFileMgr__DataFile">
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/cdimages/scaleform_platform_pc.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/ui/value_conversion.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/ui/widgets.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/textures/ui/ui_photo_stickers.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/textures/ui/ui_platform.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/ui/stylesCatalog</filename>
   <fileType>aWeaponizeDisputants</fileType> <!-- collision -->
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/cdimages/scaleform_frontend.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE_PRE_INSTALL</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/textures/ui/ui_startup_textures.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
  <Item>
   <filename>platform:/data/ui/startup_data.rpf</filename>
   <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType>
  </Item>
	<Item>
		<filename>platform:/boot_launcher_flow.#mt</filename>
		<fileType>STREAMING_FILE</fileType>
		<registerAs>boot_flow/boot_launcher_flow</registerAs>
		<overlay value="false" />
		<patchFile value="false" />
	</Item>
 </dataFiles>
 <contentChangeSets itemType="CDataFileMgr__ContentChangeSet" />
 <patchFiles />
</CDataFileMgr__ContentsOfDataFileXml>

password
</file>

===== Graphics Settings =====

//Based on Hardware Unboxed' Red Dead Redemption 2 Optimization [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=385eG1IEZMU|Part 1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3xQ33Cq4CE|Part 2]].//

//Reducing the game resolution should help a lot too, e.g. from 1920x1080px to 1600x900px.//

^ Setting ^ Value (Higher Profile) ^
| Texture Quality | High |
| Anisotropic Filtering | 4x |
| Lighting Quality | Medium |
| Global Illumination Quality | High |
| Shadow Quality | High |
| Far Shadow Quality | High |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion | Medium |
| Reflection Quality | Low |
| Mirror Quality | Ultra |
| Water Quality | Medium |
| Volumetrics Quality | Medium |
| Particle Quality | Ultra |
| Tesselation Quality | Ultra |
| TAA | Medium |
| FXAA | Off |
| MSAA | Off |

^ Setting ^ Value (Higher Profile) ^
| Near Volumetric Quality | Low |
| Far Volumetric Quality | Medium |
| Volumetric Lighting Quality | Medium |
| Unlocked Volumetric Raymarch Resolution | On |
| Particle Lighting Quality | Medium |
| Soft Shadows | High |
| Grass Shadows | Medium |
| Long Shadows | On |
| Full Resolution SSAO | Off |
| Water Refraction Quality | Low |
| Water Reflection Quality | Medium |
| Water Physics Quality | 2 / 5 |
| TAA Sharpening | Any |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Reflection MSAA | 2x |
| Geometry Level of Detail | 1 / 5 |
| Grass Level of Detail | 2 / 10 |
| Tree Quality | High |
| Parallax Occlusion Mapping Quality | Medium |
| Decal Quality | Ultra |
| Fur Quality | High |