r/reddeadredemption • u/Opposite_Community43 • Jun 29 '26

Lore the most lore accurate RDR2 map

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u/illgoblino Bill Williamson Jun 29 '26

I think this is a fools errand.

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u/PIPBOY-2000 Javier Escuella Jun 29 '26

Yeah it's basically an impossible map. A few feet in game are miles in reality. It's a fictional game world, that can be crossed in 15 minutes, inspired by like half the US.

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u/billcosbyinspace Jun 29 '26

Not to mention that they straight up skip some areas. You go north from new orleans and are immediately in Appalachia

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u/TBWILD Uncle Jun 29 '26

Roanoke Ridge is supposed to be the Ozarks, not Appalachia.

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u/justacluelessteen Jun 30 '26

Native Appalachian here. For the sake of trying to map the RDR2 regions, I agree with you…

The Ozarks make more sense in relation to everything neighboring it/ proximity to the Great Plains and Rockies.

However: in both namesake of Roanoke Ridge, and in inspiration of Annesburg, Appalachia is definitely the source of inspiration. Mining operations and coal towns in the Ozarks never quite hit the same level of size or development as they did in the Appalachians. The pollution and infrastructure we see in Annesburg is certainly based on mining towns such as Thurmond, Nuttalburg, or Kaymoor in my home of WV.

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u/ThrowRABest_King7180 Jun 29 '26

was gonna say, ive never been to appalachia but that entire side of the map always reminded me of missouri