SparseFreeman98's Gaming Tactics

 Player Houses (13)

There are 13 properties you need to obtain through the whole of the map. Some are small cots where as others are houses. You may be rewarded with some but others you will have to buy. They don't cost a fortune but you will need at least $2,000 to own them all.

• Macfarlanes' Ranch
• Armadillo
• Thieves' Landing
• Rathskeller Fort
• Irish's Shack
• Escalera
• Chuparosa
• Casa Madrugada
• El Matadero
• Blackwater
• Manzanita Post
• Beechers Hope
• Jack's Bed

Gang Hideouts (7)

You will enter and complete gang hideouts as part of the story progression, but these missions do not count towards this list. You are required to complete certain story missions before you can compete the hideout a second time with a secondary objective. When you go to the hideouts after completing these requirements there will be a marker on the map or a new objective. Either complete the objective or kill the criminals.

• Pike's Basin
• Twin Rocks
• Tumbleweed
• Gaptooth Breach
• Tesoro Azul
• Nosalida
• Fort Mercer

Mini Games (6)

These mini games aren't impossible, though they may take some people several attempts to complete them. Follow the in game tutorials and play a few games of each to get the hang of the game.

With several of these mini games, playing them at night will reduce the amount of players you go up against. If you're struggling to knock other players out of your game, try coming back later on at night.

• Five Finger Fillet
• Arm Wrestling
• Poker
• Horseshoes
• Liars Dice
• Blackjack

Challenges (8)

There are only four main challenge categories, but there are two ranks per category, which count up to eight in total. Once you complete the first five challenges you will be rewarded with the Master Rank. As you proceed on through the challenges you will then earn a Legendary Rank at level 10.

Sharpshooter:

Rank 1: Shoot and kill 5 flying wild birds

Location: You will find birds pretty much everywhere in the world. You shouldn’t have any issues finding and killing them.

Rank 2: Shoot and kill 5 rabbits

Location: Rabbits are common in the world, especially in Tall Trees. They can be a bit hard to see in the brush, so look carefully for them.

Rank 3: Kill 5 coyotes before they damage you

Location: You will find coyotes in desert regions, mostly in packs of 4-5. Use dead eye to take them down in one go. You don't need to kill them all at once, just 5 different coyotes.

Rank 4: Kill 5 flying birds while on a moving train

Location: Blue or Red train makers on the map. Once you're on one of the trains you can climb to the roof, just sit up here until you see a bird. Kill five bird while the train is moving.

Rank 5: Kill any 2 wildlife within a single dead eye

Location: Look for packs of animals or areas where you may find a bird, deer or small animal. North of Armadillo has plenty of wildlife to shoot at.

Hint: This is easiest on animals that roam in groups, like coyotes, wolves, and birds.

Rank 6: Shoot the hats off 2 different people's heads

Locations: Armadillo or Mexico

Hint: Try to find people with cowboy hats, top hat, or sombreros as they are easier to shoot off. Aim for the brim and it will pop off. If you kill the person you shoot at you won't be rewarded for shooting of their hat. You don't need to shoot two hats at once, but use your dead eye as this will be nearly impossible without it.

Rank 7: Kill 3 bears with a single head shot each

Location: The North, Tall Trees.

Hint: If you have completed Rank 5 of Master Hunter you will be able to buy the Buffalo Rifle. This will deal a direct kill shot to any bear. If you don't have this rilfe you can also use a shotgun which is far more challenging. Ride up near a bear so it's within a few feet, use dead eye and lock onto it's head with a single shot. If you're close enough the bear will go down within a single shot.

Rank 8: Shoot the hats off two people's heads and disarm 2 people

Location: Armadilo or Mexico

Hint: This is much like Rank 6 but this time you will need to shoot two hats and shoot two other people's hands to disarm them. Use dead eye to pick off the two hats, then concentrate on aiming for two other peoples hands while they are shooting at you. These don't need to be completed in a single dead eye shot so you can do this over multiple times. Just make sure you don't kill the people you're attacking.

Rank 9: Kill any 6 wild animals without reloading or changing weapon

Location: Any gang hideout

Hint: After you complete a hideout you will notice a flock of vultures flying overhead. Pick a gun which has a large chamber and doesn't require reloading after a few shots. Lock onto as many birds as possible with your dead eye and start shooting.

Rank 10: Disarm any 6 enemies without reloading or changing weapon

Location: Anywhere with more than 6 people

Hint: You don't need to disarm 6 people in one go. You just need to disarm 6 people without reloading in general. I suggest you find somewhere with lots of people and use the Heavy Repeater. You will then have about 20 shots that you can waste without reloading. Use dead eye to slow down time but don't lock onto your enemies. Aim for their hand and fire. If you lock on you will reload after every dead eye sequence.

Treasure Hunter:

Before you can make yourself rich with gold bars you will need to find a random stranger and complete his ambient free roam challenge. Once you have this first part of the map you an then proceed to find the other maps and locations scattered around.

Ambient Challenge
Rewarded for completing a ambient challenge. This challenge is random so make sure you look for a stranger at a campsite. After completing his challenge you will be rewarded with the first map.

Rank 1: Hanging Rock
Location: Look between the large rocks. As you enter the rock formation you should see a small bush with another small pile of rocks behind. Interact with the rocks to find the first chest.

Rank 2: Del Lobo Rock
Location: Head past the campsite at the bottom of the rock. Follow the path up to the top where you will find a smaller campsite. Walk past the smaller campsite and slowly make your way down the path behind the large rock on the left. You will need to look carefully for a small pile of rocks on a worn path below on the cliff face.

Rank 3: Tumbleweed
Enter Tumbleweed and head straight to the mansion on the hill. Find the entrance to the basement and look for a cattle skull on a wooden poll. The chest is buried just below the skull.

Rank 4: Rio Del Toro
Just north of Chuparosa you will find a long wall near a pathway closest to the San Luis river. Look carefully around this area to find the next chest hidden near the wall.

Rank 5: Crooked Toes
If you head out of Escalera along the path closest to the river towards Chuparosa. On your left hand side you should see a rather odd rock formation next Punta Orgullo. Climb to the top of this formation to discover the chest hidden away at the top.

Rank 6: Ojo Del Diablo
You will be looking for a small campsite just under this large arch. If you are entering this area from Chuparosa it will be on your right hand side. Climb up to the campsite and look around for a small pile of rocks.

Rank 7: Roca De Madera
Climb to the top of the canyon. You should find a rather strange but unique rock formation in this location. If you stand next to this rock and look towards the canyon with the river on your right, you should see a path that follows the cliff edge around. Follow this path to the next chest.

Rank 8: Beechers Hope
Head to the tree on the hill just next to Beechers Hope. Just next to the tree you will find a broken wall with a buried chest between the gaps.

Rank 9: Nekoti Rock
This final chest is located in the cave on top of Nekoti Rock.

Master Hunter:

To start the master hunter you will need to kill a Coyote. They are fairly common so you shouldn't have any issue finding one.

Rank 1: Kill and collect 5 coyote pelts.

Location: You will find Coyotes all over the map. You will always see other riders shooting at them, or hear their howls. Don't confuse Coyotes with Wolfs, Coyotes are much smaller and have darker coats.

Rank 2: Kill and collect 5 deer pelts.

Location: Deers are mostly common in the hills but you will find them all around New Austin.

Rank 3: Kill 5 wolfs with your melee knife and collect 5 pelts. will always

Location: Wolfs can be found all throughout the mountains around the map. They will always attack you unlike coyotes. You will encounter Wolfs on a regular basis through Tall Trees.

Hint: You can also use bait to attack wolf packs, you won't have to worry about being killed as Wolfs are fairly weak and require little damage to kill.

Rank 4: Collect 5 boar and 3 armadillo carapaces in addition to the ones you already
have.

Locations: Armadillos can be found all over the desert in Mexico and through New Austin. Boars will only show up in The North and around the river separating The North and New Austin.

Rank 5: Kill 2 cougars with your melee knife and collect 2 pelts.

Location: You will find Cougars on a regular basis through the Rio Bravo.

Hints: Cougars will always attack from behind while riding your horse. Stock up on medicine before you attack a Cougar. While looking for Cougars wander around For Mercer slowly and pay close attention to the ground. If you can see a brownish coloured rock, it's mostly likely a Cougar. If you can sneak up on one you will be able to kill it with the knife before it has time to attack.

This will require some patience as you won't encounter Cougars as often as most other animals.

Rank 6: Collected 5 raccoon pelts, 5 skunk pelts and 5 fox pelts in addition to the ones you already have.

Location: You will find plenty of Raccoons and Skunks just north of Armadillo, Fox's can be found in the south of Armadillo in the hills.

Rank 7: Collect 5 elk meat and 5 bighorn skins in addition to the ones you already have.

Location: Elk and Bighorns can be found all through Tall Trees. If you roam this area but don't find either of these animals come back on another day.

Rank 8: Kill a bear with your melee knife and collect it's pelt.

Hint: Killing a bear with a knife won't be an easy feat. The best way is to weaken the bear by shooting it in the legs several times, then chase it down and start attacking it with the knife. I suggest you stock up on medicine as you can only take two hits from a bear before it kills you. Once you have shot the bear it will run away, if you don't follow the bear will vanish and you will have to start over.

While you're close to the bear you can dodge using the to avoid it's attacks. When you're taking on a bear make sure there are no other bears in the same location.

Rank 9: Kill Khan the jaguar and collect his pelt.

Requirement: Khan will only show once you have completed the previous ranks. To make him show you will need to head to the south of Mexico and wait for him to appear.

Rank 10: Kill Lobo the wolf, Gordo the board and Brumas the bear and collect their pelts.

Requirements: After killing Khan the next three animals will show up in the areas marked on the map below. You can only do them in order of the numbers so don't run off to kill Brumas before Lobo. Once you enter these areas the rare animal of choice will show up after a short period of time. If the animal doesn't show, come back another day and try again.

Survivalist:

To start the survivalist challenges you will need to find a pick and Wild Feverfew. They are a white poppy looking flower most commonly found in New Austin around Macfarlanes Ranch and Armadillo.

This isn't difficult, but more time consuming. Finding all the various flower types will waste a lot of your time. You can use the map below to find all the locations. Just be sure to take your time and pay attention to your mini map. It will show you when a flower is close by.

Rank 1: Collect 6 Wild Feverfew
Rank 2: Collect 6 Desert Sage
Rank 3: Collect 4 Red Sage
Rank 4: Collect 8 Prickly Pears
Rank 5: Collect 7 Woolly Blue
Rank 6: Collect 8 Butterfly Weeds
Rank 7: Collect 10 Hummingbird Sage
Rank 8: Collect 12 Prairie Poppies
Rank 9: Collect 15 Golden Currants
Rank 10: Collect 10 Violet Snowdrops, 2 Prickly Pears, 2 Desert Sage, 2 Butterfly Weed, 2 Prairie Poppy, 2 Golden Currant, 2 Woolly Blue, 2 Hummingbird Sage, 2 red Sage, 2 Wild Feverfew.

Strangers (18)

• American Appetites
• Aztec Gold
• American Lobbyist
• California
• Deadalus and Son
• Eva in Peril
• Flowers for a Lady
• Funny Man
• Jenny's Faith
• Let No Man Put Asunder
• Lights, Camera, Action
• Love is the Opiate
• Poppycock
• Remember My Family
• The Prohibitionist
• The Wronged Woman
• Water and Honesty
• Who Are You to Judge?

• I Know You - There is no need to worry about this strangers side-mission. If you don't complete it while progressing through the story, you won't be able to complete it afterwards.