Summary

  • A player found a trick in Red Dead Redemption 2 to max out Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye at the start of Chapter 2.
  • The trick involves consuming items and interrupting the discard animation to keep XP, making resource management easier.
  • This method is great for casual playthroughs, as it levels up cores quickly without worrying about health.

A clever Red Dead Redemption 2 player has discovered a trick that allows gamers to get maximum Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye at the beginning of Chapter 2. Using this Red Dead Redemption 2 trick would undoubtedly make playing through Rockstar's Western title much easier, so it won't be for everyone.

Since Red Dead Redemption 2's release back in 2018, players have found plenty of tricks that can be helpful during a playthrough. Some of these tricks involve the use of glitches, which plenty of gamers would rather avoid. Still, it's a single-player game, so there's no right or wrong way to play Red Dead Redemption 2. A while ago, another Red Dead Redemption 2 player found a cool trick to cheat death, showing the kind of things that players are still discovering about the game nowadays.

Redditor m4shfi posted a video of the interesting trick, which allows players to reach maximum Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye at the start of Red Dead Redemption 2's Chapter 2. This is just as players are let loose into the world after the prologue, essentially leveling these stats for the majority of the game. The method requires three items: Ginseng Elixir, Aged Pirate Rum, and Valerian Root, all of which can be acquired from various Chapter 2 locations. To do this, players must retrieve the items from their horse and equip a two-handed weapon. Then, drink the item and immediately jump afterward.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Early Max Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Trick

If the above method is followed, players should have earned the XP in the respective skill, but should still have the item itself. The game gives the XP as soon as the item is consumed, but if the player interrupts the discard animation, it never actually goes away. When repeated, it becomes a simple trick that allows players to max out their Red Dead Redemption 2 cores extremely fast. This is great for players who want a more casual playthrough without worrying about health and resource management.

Although Red Dead Redemption 2 remains popular among gamers, it seems it'll be a long time before a sequel materializes. Grand Theft Auto 6 and all of its presumed post-launch support is still to come from Rockstar, so any potential Red Dead Redemption 3 is likely many years away yet. There's still some good news for fans of the franchise, though. Just recently, the original Red Dead Redemption was finally confirmed for PC, and while some gamers aren't happy with its price, it should be an excellent way for some players to finally experience the 2010 classic for the first time.

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Top Critic Avg: 95 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
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Released
October 26, 2018
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
Developer(s)
Rockstar Games
Publisher(s)
Rockstar Games
Engine
RAGE
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
N/A
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DIGITAL
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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. From the creators of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.

Cross Save
N/A
Franchise
Red Dead Redemption
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, PC, Stadia
Genre(s)
Action, Adventure
How Long To Beat
50 Hours
X|S Optimized
yes
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty