I took Friday off so I can play. Is there any way to get a jump start on any updates / HDR download before Friday? I effin' hate getting home with a game then waiting an hour for the Xbone to install the game and then another 2 hours after that for whatever update was pushed since the disks were created.

Actually, it looks like I answered my own question. From what I'm reading, you can pre-load the download (~100GB) as of last Friday, but the game is locked until 12:01am Friday morning. GameStop is telling me that my pre-order will be ready at 9pm, but that obviously needs to be installed and then the launch day patch most likely applied.

Edit -> Looks like the Microsoft store has the game being released (digitally) at 3am on Friday, but that might be PST?

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That's not true at all. RD2 is actually two separate disks it's so big. I've installed XBone games offline before so I can play a single player game quicker without the day one update. They work just fine. The data is definitely on the disk.

Wait, back up the truck. How do you go about signing into both consoles at the same time? I have two XBones and was going to set up the second on in the bar, but someone told me you can't do that because you can't sign into both consoles at the same time.

I might be a little confused since I’ve been playing RD2 and drinking for a few hours, so please bear with me.

But are you saying that you didn’t buy the game because of some 10/10 reviews (after having enjoyed the first one) and are now disappointed?

If so, I’m thinking I should cut back on the booze.....

Does anyone know how to get stuff for your camp? When I enter camp, there are three icons in the upper right. I read somewhere that they are ammunition, food and medicine. The problem is that I can’t figure out how to “fill them up” for lack of a better term. Two of mine are red.

I read that Arthur is in charge of the camp funds, but I can’t seem to figure that out either.

You must not have unlocked fast travel yet. It’s a one way ticket out of camp, but it’s something.

Upgrade Dutch’s tent first, then your tent. You’ll find a map on the other side of your wagon for fast travel.

Are you sure you’re not hitting the antagonize button by accident?

I am a little skeptical at the distance from which people can see you commit a crime. It seems a little excessive.

The only thing that annoys the hell out of me is the 2.35 : 1 cut scenes. I play in my theater on a 2.35 : 1 screen, so when normally playing the game (16:9), I end up with bars on the left and right. I don't have a problem with that because it's normal with a cinemascope screen. The problem is that when you cut to a 2.35 : 1 scene inside of the native 16:9, I end up using about 2/3 of the 135" screen.

Speaking of hunting, how in the hell do I get a perfect pelt? The best I've been able to do is Good, even when I shoot them in the head.

Thanks! I was poking around and apparently it also has to do with the quality of the animal. I guess if you look at them before killing them, it shows their quality in the bottom right corner using stars. So it looks like it's a combination of the the gun you use and the animal quality.

I found this picture online.

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It's funny you say that because, yes, one of the chores at camp (should you choose to do them) is chopping wood.

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Yes. Just keep rotating the left stick in circles.

I ran into an unusual glitch yesterday. For some reason my horse had a piece of pelt stuck out to the side. I tried selling everything so he didn't have anything on his back. That didn't work. Then I swapped him out for another horse, but the "wing" followed the horse. I thought it might be the saddle, so I bought another one, which didn't work either. In the end, I had to grab a temporary horse from the stable, blow him up with a stick of dynamite, run back to the stable with my saddle and put it back on my original horse.

What a pain in the butt.

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I was going to shoot the horse, but it wouldn't let me. Then I tried running him until his stamina core was completely drained, which just resulted in him bucking me off, so I had to resort to the dynamite.

I've run into that before as well. If you do the Left Trigger / X (Diffuse) and then ride away you're normally fine. But if you don't say anything and linger, they typically open up on you.

As for looting, I seem to be able to get away looting anyone that doesn't say "Stranger". When you go to loot, if you see "Stranger", it drops your Honor. You also have to be careful with stumbling on old crime scenes. I was just nosing around some dead bodies I ran across and all of a sudden boom, "Wanted - Murder" showed up. I hadn't killed anyone, but I guess since I was the one standing next to the dead bodies, the witness was going to say I did it.

Have you been successful in threatening them? I've tried chasing them down and firing my gun in the air or hitting the threaten button, but they just keep running away. Normally I end up having to shoot them in the back of the head.

Mine too. I find my self just roaming around hunting, fishing and exploring the map.

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