Red Dead Online Adds Target Races

This page catalogs all of the content updates for Red Dead Online, beginning with the November 2018 public beta.

March 26, 2019: Target Races[edit]

Rockstar announced the addition of Target Races to the Red Dead Online beta today, (3/26/19) which are detailed below:

• New races available: Target Races
  

  Players will shoot targets on horseback to pass check points and be the first to finish the race. Everyone starts out with a bow and arrow and each target hit will increase your horse’s stamina. The course has strategic pickups to further increase stamina and sprinting, while firearms and limited ammo can be found in weapons pickups.

• Early Access: PlayStation 4 users get early access to Open Target Races, where they compete in an open space opposed to a strict course.
• XP Earning Activities: 20% XP will be given across multiple activities, such as Target Race, helping others in Free Roam Missions, clearing Hideouts, hunting, crafting, and choosing your path in A Land of Opportunities.
• 25% off Deals: Everything in the Horse Care Section at the Stables and in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalog are 25% off.
• New outfits this week include:
  Morning Tail Coat
  Strickland Boots
  Bowyer Boots (Female only)
  Furred Gloves

March 12, 2019: Spoils of War[edit]

• New Showdown Series Mode: Spoils of War
  

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  A Capture-the-Flag style mode for 2-16 players. Each team must steal loot from their opponent’s base and return it to theirs while defending their own stash. Whichever team steals the most by the end of the match wins.

• XP Boost: Spoils of War matches offer a +20% XP boost.
• Limited-Time Outfits: The Wheeler, Rawson & Co catalog is beginning its rotation of temporary stock. This week, available outfits include:
  The Tasman Outfit (Male only)
  The Danube Outfit (Female only)
  Tied Pants
  Hitched Skirt (Female only)
  Winter Shotgun Coat
  Gardenia Hat
  Squat Stovepipe Top Hat

March 5, 2019: Fools Gold
[edit]

In a post on their newswire, Rockstar announced the following updates available today (3/5/2019) in Red Dead Online:

• New Free Roam Event: Fool’s Gold
  

  Fools Gold pits several players against one another while clad in golden armor. Players without armor can eliminate the wearer and claim the armor for themselves.

• New Weapon: Evans Repeater
  

  First introduced in the original Red Dead Redemption, the Evans Repeater deals moderate damage at a decent range and rate of fire (though by our estimates the best Repeater is still the Lancaster)

• Player Care Package:
  60x High Velocity Pistol Ammo
  60x High Velocity Repeater Ammo
  2x Fire Bottles
  8x Fire Arrows
  2x Jolly Jack’s
  2x Potent Horse Medicine
  1x Lake Lure
• Special Spinner: Players who complete five daily challenges between March 5th and 11th, 2019, will receive a Special Spinner, a fishing lure useful for all fish that cannot be lost to a broken line.

February 26, 2019: Daily Challenges & Bounty Updates[edit]

Today’s update marks the beginning of a more consistent update cycle for the Red Dead Online beta. You can check out the full patch notes for update 1.06, but the most important inclusions are:

• Daily Challenges
  Complete rotating objectives to earn bonus cash, gold XP. For example, today’s inaugural Daily Challenges include:
  – Kill 5 players with a Double-Barreled Shotgun
  – Join 1 Gun Rush team
  – Kill 3 players from a moving train
  – Change your hairstyle once.
• New Weapon: Rare Shotgun
  An ornately-decorated double-barreled shotgun. Found in the Catalogue under Unique Weapons.
• Bounties and Bounty Hunters: Criminal activity now results in a cash-value bounty being placed on your head. If you manage to earn a significant bounty, NPC bounty hunters will begin tracking and ambushing you.
• New Emotes: 12 new emotes have been added in the following styles:
  – Dramatic Actions
  – Greetings and Receptions
  -Emotional Reactions
  -Taunts and Jeers
• New Clothing Items: Hundreds of new clothing items for male and female avatars have been/are being added to in-game stores. New hats, coats, vests, shirts, pants, and accessories have all been added. Some are marked with a “Coming Soon” tag and are currently unavailable for purchase.
• Player Blips: Player map markers now only appear if you are within close proximity, and fade to invisibility as you get farther away. Players who are behaving dishonorably (committing crimes, killing NPCs and other players, etc) will have darker map icons (similar to GTA Online’s Mental State function) and will appear on your maps at greater distances.
• Parlay & Feud Update: The multi-kill restriction placed on the parlay/feud functions have been reduced to a single kill.
• Weapon Tweaks: Rockstar has slightly reduced the range at which headshots deal critical damage for all weapons. It has also increased damage done by the Carcano and Rolling Bock Rifles, as well as the damage done to limb and body shots with the Varmint Rifle. Arrow trails are now more visible.
• Dead Eye Skill Tweaks: No DeadEye cards except Paint it Black allow for perfect accuracy anymore. Individual card updates can be found in the full patch notes.

December 14, 2018: More Player Gifts and Fixes[edit]

Released as RDR2 Title Update 1.05, this update fixed connection and crashing issues in Red Dead Online and RDR2’s Story Mode. It came alongside news that Rockstar would be gifting RDO beta participants an additional 15 Gold Bars (on top of the 15 they may have received from the previous update), and select players who pre-ordered various versions of the game would also be receiving a cash bonus as well. The in-game cash gifts will be split over the following tiers:

• Special Edition: $100
• Ultimate Edition:1,000
• Any pre-order: $100 (stacks for Ultimate/Special Edition owners)

Full patch notes from Rockstar can be found on the Patches and Updates page.

December 06, 2018: Economy Re-Balance[edit]

Contained within Title Update 1.04 for Red Dead Redemption 2, this update includes several changes “specifically geared towards creating a more balanced, fun and rewarding overall experience, across all modes and missions.