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Revision as of 17:26, 11 November 2019

Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 cover
Developers
Rockstar Games[1]
Engines
RAGE[2]
Release dates
Windows November 5, 2019
 
 
Red Dead Redemption 2 on Wikipedia

Key points

PС version features graphical and technical improvements, as well as additional in-game content.[3][4]
Launch issues are a commonly reported concern.[5][6]

General information

Official game page
Official support page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Epic Games Launcher
Icon overlay.png
 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Rockstar Games Launcher DRM.

Version differences

Pre-orders through Rockstar Games platforms included the Outlaw Survival Kit, War Horse, Treasure Map, Cash Bonus for Story Mode, 50 Gold Bars for Red Dead Online, and Rockstar games of choice.[Note 1][7]
Pre-purchasing through other stores granted 25 Gold Bars for Red Dead Online.
Special Edition includes the following Story Mode content: Bank Robbery Mission and Gang Hideout, Dappled Black Thoroughbred, Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger Outfit, Talismans & Medallion gameplay bonuses, gameplay boosts, cash bonuses & discounts, and free access to additional weapons.
Ultimate Edition includes all Special Edition content, and the following for Red Dead Online: bonus outfits & free Survivor Camp Theme, Black Chestnut Thoroughbred, free access to additional weapons, and rank bonuses.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use modified files to skip intro videos[8]
  1. Download this mod.
  2. Unpack the archive and copy the files to <path-to-game>.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption 2\Settings\
Linux (Proton) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1174180/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption 2\Profiles\<user-id>\
Linux (Proton) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1174180/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Store
Steam Cloud
Supports save game files syncing with the Rockstar Games cloud.[9]

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Hor+ gameplay, windowboxed cinematics, pillarboxed elements.[10][11]
Use this tool as a workaround at own risk.
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay, windowboxed cinematics, various pillarboxed scenes.[Note 3]
Use this tool as a workaround at own risk.
4K Ultra HD
[13][14]
Field of view (FOV)
Sliders in 11 increments for the third person and first person views.
Use this tool for further FOV adjustment at own risk.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
x2/x4/x8/x16.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA Medium/High, FXAA toggle, MSAA x2/x4/x8, SSAA through Resolution Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Includes a Half the refresh rate option.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 256 FPS.[15]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
[13]
Color blind mode
Protanopia, Deuteranopia, or Tritanopia.

  • Display settings.

  • Camera settings.

Input settings

Keyboard and Mouse settings.
Keyboard and Mouse settings.
Key remapping options.[Note 4]
Key remapping options.[Note 4]
Controller settings.
Controller settings.
Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Key Mapping option appears within Keyboard & Mouse settings only at gameplay.
Up to two keys per action.
Mouse acceleration
Adjustable Mouse Smoothing in 3 increments.
Mouse sensitivity
Separate sliders in 21 increments for the third person and first person Look and Aim.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Relies on Rockstar Games Launcher, preventing direct launch from the Steam Big Picture mode.[16]
Controller remapping
12 presets for each view.
Controller sensitivity
Separate sliders in 15 increments for the third person and first person Look and Aim.[17] Acceleration and Dead Zone adjustment.
Controller Y-axis inversion
[17]
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
[17]
Xbox button prompts
[17]
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllers
[18]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes unknown
Tracked motion controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
[17]
Haptic feedback
Vibration toggle.[17]
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
[17]

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Score, Dialogue Balance, and Voice Chat.
Surround sound
Presets for distance between front and between rear speakers.[19]
Subtitles
Options to limit to Mission Only and to toggle Speaker Name display.
Closed captions
[20]
Mute on focus lost
As the Pause Game on Focus Loss toggle within the Graphics settings.
Online mode is unaffected.

Localizations

Game language is tied to that of the Rockstar Games launcher, selectable through its Settings.[21]
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

General settings.
General settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
32 Co-op, Versus
Up to 4 players in co-op.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking

VR support

3D modes Native Notes
vorpX
Z3D, DirectVR
Officially supported profile, see here.

Issues unresolved

No exclusive fullscreen

The Fullscreen mode of the game acts as a maximized borderless window, resulting in concerns among G-Sync monitor users.[22][23][24]
A possible solution for G-Sync users is to enable G-Sync for windowed and full screen mode in Nvidia Control Panel.[citation needed]
A possible fix is switching the Graphics API to DirectX 12 in the game settings.[25][citation needed]

Issues fixed

Game crashing

The game may crash on launch, resulting in the "Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC exited unexpectedly" error message.
Temporarily disable anti-virus software or add the game folder to its list of scan exclusions.[27]
A November 6, 2019 game update addresses the crashing related to anti-virus software.[26]
See the related Rockstar Games support articles.
Use Safe Mode to disable HDR[28]
  1. After the game fails to launch, choose the Rockstar Games Launcher option to start the game in Safe Mode.
  2. Choose to disable HDR if prompted, set the graphics settings (start with something conservative) and apply.
  3. Manually restart the game. Avoid using the restart option from the settings menu, as it will restart using Safe Mode and all settings will be reset again.
Possible workarounds exist for crashes on launch related to having set the Graphics API to DirectX 12.[29]
Install DirectX Graphics Tools on Windows 10[30][31]
  1. Use the taskbar search functionality to locate Manage optional features.
  2. In the newly opened window, click on Add a feature.
  3. Find Graphics Tools on the list, click on it and select Install.
Set the Graphics API to Vulkan in the config file[30]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.xml in a text editor.
  3. Locate kSettingAPI_DX12 and change it to kSettingAPI_Vulkan
Alternatively, move the file from the folder to reset the game settings.

Launcher crashing

Attempting to launch the game may result in the "Rockstar Launcher exited unexpectedly" error message.[32]
On Windows 10, make sure the system is updated to version 1903.[33][34][35]
Update BIOS at own risk
Updating the BIOS has been reported to have helped a number of AMD chipset users.[36][37][38][39]
Unintended interruptions and user errors in the process of BIOS flashing may render the computer unusable.[40]
A November 8, 2019 launcher update addresses issues related to AMD CPUs.[41]
Set audio output device to Nvidia High Definition Audio[42]
  1. On Windows 10, right-click the speaker icon in the tray on the taskbar and select Open Sound settings.
  2. Under Output, select the NVIDIA High Definition Audio device.
Only applies to Nvidia graphics cards.

"Unable to launch game"

Attempting to launch the game may result in the "Unable to launch game, please verify your game data" error message.[43]
A November 5, 2019 launcher update addresses the issue.[44]
As an alternative, temporarily disable all but default playback devices in the Sound Control Panel.[43]

Game stuttering

Multiple players have reported in-game stuttering related to high CPU usage.[45][46]
Manually reduce the number of CPU cores used by the game in the system[47]
  1. Open Task Manager.
  2. Click on the Details tab to see the list of running processes.
  3. Locate RDR2.exe
  4. Right-click it and select Set affinity.
  5. Deselect one or two of the cores (e.g. CPU 2 and CPU 3) and click OK.
Requires action after each game launch.
Use BES to reduce CPU use by the game[48][49]
  1. Download BES.
  2. Unpack the archive and run BES.exe
  3. Launch the game.
  4. Click on Target... and select RDR2.exe from the list.
  5. Click on Limit this (temporary) or Limit/Watch (persistent) and confirm by clicking on Yes.
  6. Move the slider below to put the limit at -10% or experiment with other values.
No installation required.
Use Process Lasso to reduce the number of CPU cores used by the game[47][50][51]
  1. Download and install Process Lasso.
  2. Launch the game and the app.
  3. Locate RDR2.exe on the list of running processes within the app.
  4. Right-click it and select CPU Limiter from the context menu.
  5. Set the rule values as follows:
    • When CPU use is: 92% (or 98%)
    • For a period of: seconds
    • Reduce by this many CPU cores: 2 (or 1)
    • For a period of: 1 seconds
  6. Click on Add rule and set by clicking OK.
Automatic limitation based on game behavior.
Installation is required.
Change graphics API to DirectX 12[52][citation needed]
  1. Go to the Settings menu in the game.
  2. Open the Graphics settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Advanced Graphics section.
  4. Toggle the Advanced Settings option to "Unlocked".
  5. Change the Graphics API setting to "DirectX 12".
  6. Apply the settings and restart the game.

Incorrect resolution at launch

The game may start at an incorrect resolution, resulting in out-of-screen elements and inability to reach the graphics settings.[53][54]
Use the -width and -height command line arguments[33]
  1. Go to Settings within the Rockstar Games Launcher.
  2. Click on Red Dead Redemption 2 under My installed games.
  3. Add -width 1920 -height 1080 as Launch arguments or change the width and height values as desired.
Disable Nvidia DSR[55]
Only applies to Nvidia graphics cards.

Incorrect map display at 48:9

The in-game map might scale incorrectly at 48:9 multi-monitor resolutions.
Set Screen Type to Windowed Borderless in the Graphics settings[56]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Vulkan 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

Command line arguments

Command Notes
-scofflineonly Disables the Social Club online functionality in the game.[57]
-safemode Starts the game with minimum settings for troubleshooting.[57]
-width X Sets the game display width to X.[57]
-height Y Sets the game display height to Y.[57]

Game progress overview online

Red Dead Redemption 2 overview on Rockstar Games Social Club
Detailed personal progress tracking including actual time played, per-mission information, challenges, achievements, compendium entries, and player statistics in the Story and Online modes.
Allows to browse through the in-game store catalogue and order items without launching the game.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 10 (v1803)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500K
AMD FX-6300		 Intel Core i7-4770K
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
System memory (RAM) 8 GB 12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 480
6 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Independent benchmarks indicate that meeting the recommended system requirements is not enough for 60 FPS at 1080p at the High and Ultra graphics settings.[58]

Notes

  1. ↑ Two for pre-orders before October 22, 2019, or one of the following:
    Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Bully: Scholarship Edition, L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition, Max Payne 3: The Complete Edition.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1174180/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1174180) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  3. ↑ Real time cutscenes, FMVs, cinematic cameras and dialogue scenes are windowboxed. The photo mode, loading screens, some menu screens and character interactions are pillarboxed.[12]
  4. ↑ Shown here partially. The actual scrollable in-game list contains over 100 actions in the following categories: Common, In-Game Camera, On Foot, On Horse, Wagons, Boats and Trains, Combat, Lock-On and Interact, In-Game Menus, Radar, Inventory, Activities, Photo Mode, Portable Camera, and Online Gameplay.

References

  1. ↑ The Story Behind the Story of ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ - last accessed on 2019-10-23
    "As “Red Dead Redemption 2” wrapped up, it did so with a singular group not distinguished as Rockstar North or Rockstar Lincoln, but simply as Rockstar Games."
  2. ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2's state-of-the-art technology analysed • Eurogamer.net
  3. ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2 system requirements and PC features revealed - last accessed on 2019-11-02
  4. ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2: NVIDIA’s Recommended GPUs For 60+ FPS Gameplay - last accessed on 2019-11-04
  5. ↑ RDR2: Launch issues megathread! - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  6. ↑ Rockstar Support tweet - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  7. ↑ Red-Dead-Redemption-2-Coming-to-PC-November-5th
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-10
  9. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Removing the local files and launching the game resulted in a conflict prompt that allowed to successfully download the files from the cloud.
  10. ↑ Triple is the only way to go. 5760x1080. Brutalizes my 2080Ti but looks and plays awesome. - last accessed on 2019-11-10
  11. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Tested at a custom 5760x1080 resolution in the windowed modes within the game.
  12. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Tested at the native 2560x1080 monitor resolution.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Red Dead Redemption 2 For PC Now Available to Pre-Purchase via the Rockstar Games Launcher - last accessed on 2019-10-10
  14. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Using a custom 3840x2160 resolution resulted in significantly less FPS compared to 2560x1080.
  15. ↑ Red Dead Redemption II (Nvidia GTX 1070 / i7-6700k) (Custom Settings) Short Gameplay + Benchmark - last accessed on 2019-11-08
  16. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-06
    Navigated through every menu including Social Club and toggled every setting, then played through the first part of the game only with an Xbox 360 controller.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
  18. ↑ PS4 controller for PC - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  19. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    The game produced positional audio on a 5.1 sound system.
  20. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-06
    Sound effects such as horse or violin sounds are not captioned.
  21. ↑ How to Change the Subtitles Language in Red Dead Redemption 2 For PC - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  22. ↑ No true fullscreen for RDR2 on PC? - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  23. ↑ Cant get the game to run in fullscreen - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  24. ↑ Settings reset from Fullscreen to bordeless window at restart (brightness settings reset too) - last accessed on 2019-11-09
  25. ↑ No true fullscreen for RDR2 on PC? - last accessed on 2019-11-07
  26. ↑ RDR2 Title Update 1.14 Notes (PS4 / Xbox One / PC - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  27. ↑ (FIX for crashing) Disable your anti virus and its firewall - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  28. ↑ (FIX for crashing) Use Safe Mode and disable HDR - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  29. ↑ RDR2: Launch issues megathread - Nov 10th comment 1 - last accessed on 2019-11-11
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Can't launch game after switching to DIRECTX 12 - last accessed on 2019-11-11
  31. ↑ RDR2: Launch issues megathread - Nov 10th comment 2 - last accessed on 2019-11-11
  32. ↑ (PC) Rockstar Launcher Exited Unexpectedly - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 RDR2 Errors - Exited Unexpectedly, Stuck on Updating Launcher, Audio issues, freezing, poor performance - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  34. ↑ (PC) Rockstar Launcher Exited Unexpectedly comment 1 - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  35. ↑ (PC) Rockstar Launcher Exited Unexpectedly comment 2 - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  36. ↑ MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC 1.0.0.4 Agesa BETA Bios. RDR2 Launcher ERROR BEGONE! - last accessed on 2019-11-07
  37. ↑ For those among us on Ryzen 3000 processors with MSI motherboards that have BIOSes the Rockstar game launcher doesn't work with, MSI has released beta BIOSes for all of them. Check your motherboard's support page. - last accessed on 2019-11-07
  38. ↑ (PC) Rockstar Launcher Exited Unexpectedly comment 4 - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  39. ↑ (PC) Rockstar Launcher Exited Unexpectedly comment 5 - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  40. ↑ HP Consumer Desktop PCs - Updating the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  41. ↑ Rockstar Games Launcher Release Notes – v1.0.12.172 - last accessed on 2019-11-08
  42. ↑ Fix for unexpectantly closed - Change Output to NVDIA audio - last accessed on 2019-11-09
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Verified by User:BesuBaru on 2019-11-05
    Experienced crashing while using Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless over USB, because the wireless chat device was also enabled
  44. ↑ Rockstar Games Launcher Release Notes - v1.0.9.164 - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  45. ↑ Freezing - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  46. ↑ Totally normal CPU behavior while playing Red Dead. (Those are the cause of the random freezes by the way) - last accessed on 2019-11-06
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Stutter / Freeze Temporal Fix - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  48. ↑ Stutter / Freeze Temporal Fix comment - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  49. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
    Appeared to have significantly reduced the incidence and severity of stuttering on an i5 6600K CPU.
  50. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-09
    Setting the values to 98% and 2 cores completely eliminated stuttering in over an hour of play.
  51. ↑ GAME FREEZE FIX - last accessed on 2019-11-09
  52. ↑ Verified by User:Infogram on 2019-11-09
    Solved all stutter/freezing issues, went from almost constant multiple-second freezes to a lot fewer
  53. ↑ I cannot access the settings to change my resolution. - last accessed on 2019-11-07
  54. ↑ Resolution issue (PC) - last accessed on 2019-11-07
  55. ↑ How to fix this? My ingame resolution is kinda screwed, can't see any buttons.. does anyone know what should I do? - last accessed on 2019-11-08
  56. ↑ RDR2 - Map is compressed on 5760x1080 - last accessed on 2019-11-08
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-09
    Verified as working.
  58. ↑ Red Dead Redemption 2: PC graphics performance benchmark review - Graphics card performance 1080p - last accessed on 2019-11-06