Summary
- Modding community has created various ways for players to enhance RDR2 experience, with most popular mods improving customization and graphics.
- Key mods like Save Editor, Photorealistic Reshade, and Online Content Unlocker offer players enhanced control and access to new items and content.
- Rampage Trainer mod, with over 1.6 million downloads, gives players god-like powers in the game, allowing for extensive customization and manipulation.
Since releasing in late 2018, many mods have been created for Red Dead Redemption 2, offering players various options for improving, enhancing, or customizing their experience of Rockstar's open-world masterpiece.
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While there are doubtless a plethora of hidden gems out there thanks to the hard work of the modding community, the following are the most downloaded mods for RDR2 from Nexus Mods. With such popularity, players on the fence about modding their game can have some faith that these mods will improve their experience.
6 Red Dead Redemption 2 Save Editor
Downloads: 288,694
- Mod Creator: XB36Hazard
- Uploaded by: BigBizkit
- Mod Link
Red Dead Redemption 2 Save Editor is a mod that was originally made by XB36Hazard. It allows players to customize their character's stats in both story mode and multiplayer, and many other aspects of their save file.
With enhanced control over their game, players can choose how much money they have in their pocket, or alter their health, stamina, and honor levels. The mod also enables them to edit their satchel and compendium items. For example, they could choose which weapons they take into the next skirmish.
5 RDR2 Photorealistic Reshade
Downloads: 346,197
- Mod Creator: DigitalDreams
- Uploaded by: haskeer212
- Mod Link
Reshade mods that make games look even more beautiful are always among the most popular, and the most downloaded graphical mod for Rockstar's already jaw-dropping game is RDR2 Photorealistic Reshade.
This mod enhances colors, shadows, tonemapping, and overall sharpness, which all combine for the photorealistic effect which the mod's name eludes to. For added immersion in RDR2, players could try switching to the first-person camera and turn off HUD elements, allowing them to take in the beauty of the reshade.
4 Online Content Unlocker
Downloads: 463,9113
- Mod Creator & Uploaded by: EnergiDaan
- Mod Link
By itself, the Online Content Unlocker mod doesn't really do anything, but it does allow other mods to make use of content that is otherwise restricted to Red Dead Online. While there are other ways to achieve this, this mod is popular because it unblocks these online assets in a non-intrusive way.
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In other words, when players load the assets into their single-player game, important features such as encounters and missions won't be broken, meaning the framework is there for Red Dead Online content and resources to be added to single-player.
3 ScriptHookRDR2 V2
Downloads: 478,889
- Mod Creator & Uploaded by: Kepmehz
- Mod Link
ScriptHookRDR2 V2 is a mod that allegedly improves upon a previous ScriptHook, by fixing game-breaking bugs that popped up after an update to the base game. It also provides players with a more modern user interface, which is always a bonus, especially for those who are new to modding games.
With this installed, players can pretty much do anything they want with their Red Dead experience, although they will need a certain level of understanding about how scripts work in order to proceed.
2 WhyEm's DLC
Downloads: 654,059
- Mod Creator & Uploaded by: WhyEm
- Mod Link
For players who love customization in games, WhyEm's DLC mod is easily one of the best community creations, as players are granted access to over 2500 new items. For example, by going to a trapper, they will find lots of new clothing items to complement the best outfits in RDR2. To go with their new wardrobe options, players can also head over to the barber to try out some new haircuts and beards, with many new styles added.
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At gun stores, players will find that they have further customization for their grips, carvings, and the tint of the gun's finish. Other things to look out for are new saddles, the addition of eye patches, and also the ability to unequip accessories such as holsters and satchels. With so much love poured into all these custom models and textures, it's easy to see why this is one of RDR2's most downloaded mods.
1 Rampage Trainer
Downloads: 1,612,476
- Mod Creator & Uploaded by: RampageDev
- Mod Link
Rampage Trainer is a mod that allows players to do all manner of things in RDR2, and as such it sits quite comfortably as the most downloaded mod for the game, with over 1.6 million downloads. The menu for Rampage seamlessly fits into the game, using a similar style as the base game, with the same ease of access. From here, players have options for their character, horse, weapons, NPCs, the environment, and much more.
For example, players can easily set it so that they never become wanted or so that they have unlimited stamina. They can also customize every aspect of their horse and all the saddles on the go by using this menu. If players want to push the boat out a little and go wild, they can even enable things such as flying mode, or teleportation to their mount. Aspects of NPCs and objects in the world can also be edited, basically making the player a god who controls everything. With so much going on, the only way to find out every possibility of this expansive mod is for players to test it out for themselves.
Red Dead Redemption 2
- Released
- October 26, 2018
