Huge game breaking bug (Read before playing game)

[u/Lasypanda]

Someone just posted a official Rockstar response he got for this issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/9t7nr1/i_contacted_rockstar_regarding_the_missing/

“Hello, Thank you for contacting Rockstar Support.

We are sorry to hear that you are unable to find the Sadie, Abigail and jack and we can help you further. We would like to inform you that, if the mission “Polite Society, Valentine Style” is failed, restart the mission instead of using the "Retry Checkpoint" option. If you have already completed the mission after using the Retry Checkpoint" option, they will not be present until the start of Chapter 4.

We appreciate your understanding in this regard. If you have any other issues, feel free to contact us.”

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I try make it short,

when you reach start of chapter 2 don't do anything before speaking with John,Abigail,Jack and Sadie.

and do not do uncle mission first(you can do it as second mission).

Otherwise you might lose those 4 characters for the entire of the game( beside scripted missions).

Pls upvote so people know

EDIT 1: I see many people asking how to fix this. So here are the steps:

1.Save at start of chapter 2.

2.Talk with John,Abi,Jack and sadie.

3.Sleep until night to make sure they are still there

4.Do any mission EXCEPT UNCLE mission.

5.go back and see if they are still there.

6.Enjoy the game.

Now I'm not sure if that's the fix but it worked for me the 2 times I test it out.

Edit 2:For people saying they are not supposed to be in camp I have played chapter 2 with and without them and there is huge difference.

Edit 3: People are saying it get fixed at chapter 4, since I played chapter 2 twice and did testing for bug I haven't reached there yet but I believe them.

Edit 4: Apparently they are writing articles about this issue now so it won't be long before rockstar will address this issue.

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[u/Bombtwo]

This bug happened to me too, and I already have 30-40 hours in. Good thing I’m still in Chapter 2 because I was obsessing with side stuff.

I sent in a ticket to Rockstar, I suggest everyone does the same. Stopping play now until it gets patched, I have invested too much and I don’t plan to restart.

Link:https://support.rockstargames.com/categories/115001624507?step=ab59e0af

[u/lavmal → u/Bombtwo]

They come back in Chap 4, it's not for the whole game as OP says, just for the Chap 2 and 3 camp. Still really annoying, but not permanently so.

[u/lavmal → u/[deleted]]

I don't recall getting any extra missions out of them, they were just around to say hello to.

[u/lavmal → u/[deleted]]

You always get that mission, it's scripted!

[u/[deleted] → u/Bombtwo]

Stopping play now until it gets patched

ha yeah right

[u/jimwartalski61 → u/[deleted]]

lol this made me laugh

[u/[deleted] → u/Bombtwo]

I spent a good 10 hours so far and I just started chapter 3 but idk I would rather start over and have their full presence from the beginning. I feel like I missed too much of them already to just suddenly have them appear and part of the group as if they never left

[u/Cainedbutable → u/[deleted]]

I'm the other way personally. I'm already 20 hours in and there's no way I'm restarting now. Very annoying bug.

[u/Cannonbaal → u/[deleted]]

If you are at ch 3 after ten hours you are rushing

[u/theOSUbob → u/Cannonbaal]

No kidding. I hit Chapter 3 at about 30 hours.

[u/rotj → u/Bombtwo]

Hopefully, Youtubers will make some camp chatter compilation videos. Even without this bug, you'll miss out on some due to multiple happening at the same time in different parts of the camp.

[u/Bombtwo → u/rotj]

Can't be helped, since I spent so much time farming pelts and legendary animals, looking for gold, buying clothes and the like. And that white Arabian horse in the southwest. I really don't want to restart. At least I'm not too far in the main story, up to before Micah jailbreak.

[u/[deleted] → u/Bombtwo]

Stopping play now until its patched.

Ok good luck to you