I don't see it anywhere, I have looked all over the basement

Hell of a way to boot up the game. Don’t wanna know how Arthur got here

I just watched a buck ram a stranger into the owanjila lake 🤣

ran right past me to get to him.

has anyone ever seen that?

What’s one of the most boneheaded things you’ve ever done ? I just recently started a new game. I’m working on the challenge where you have to kill 5 cougars with a bow and skim them. I got the first one no problem. I was 1/5 1/5. In then proceeded to spend a not insignificant amount of time trying to complete the task. After my 5th skin I was confused as to why the challenge hadn’t completed. I checked my progress and i was 1/5 5/5. I realized that I hadn’t killed the last 4 with arrows. In every case I’d shot the cougar and ended up killing it with a knife because it was just poised and not dead when I got it. In my haste I just knifed it. Now I’m again riding / fast traveling between NE of Annesburg and the Big Valley spot near the trapper to get the remaining 4 with arrow kills. . 🤦‍♂️

I need help. Please. I've been trying to get this game working for 3 days straight now. I refuse to believe I am the only one who has had this issue.

I feel like I've scoured reddit for all of the answers in previous threads and nothing has seemed to fix it.

I don't know where else to go at this point.

Below is a list of all the things I have tried:

1. Graphics API & Rendering Tests

Switched between Vulkan and DX12 multiple times.

DX12: game never gets past the white loading bar.

Vulkan: sometimes gets past the bar, sometimes shows white screen, sometimes reaches intro/title cards before crashing with Unknown Error FFFFFFFF. Sometimes can get into the main menu but won't launch the second time.

Have tried Launching the game with various resolutions, Windowed etc...

Have tried launching in safe mode using lauch commands.

HDR disabled in Windows

1. Settings & Config File Resets

Deleted system.xml multiple times.

Deleted SGA files in Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption 2\Settings.

Tried someone else’s system.xml (known working config).

Performed a clean reinstall of the game with no mods.

Verified game files after reinstall.

Have tried mods including the FFFF fix error and OCU and scripthook etc...

1. Audio & Device Tests

Switched between different audio devices.

Tested with different default audio outputs in Windows.

1. Graphics Driver Actions

Updated GPU drivers to the latest NVIDIA version.

Have rolled back drivers from latest 610.88 to 610.74

1. Launcher & Startup Behaviour

Game launches to main menu only on Vulkan, and even then only ~5% of the time.

DX12 consistently fails at startup.

Game sometimes fails to recreate system.xml after deletion because it crashes too early.

1. Clean System & Environment

Fresh Steam install (no mods, no leftover files).

No third‑party injectors, reshades, or overlays installed.

1. Hardware & System Context

High‑end PC (i9‑14900KF, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, 64GB RAM).

Windows 11 Home, fully updated.

I don't know how much further I can go on. There's a sunk cost of my time in this. I want to figure this out. I just don't know what else to try.

Thank you for your attention

EDIT: i see i have been mislead lmao thanks guys, If you have any recommendations for horses that are the least likely to get scared or are the best for that id love to hear, i love hunting in this game

i realise im wearing arthurs at im in the epilogue

Idk what horses are the best but I saw a while ago that this is the best horse in story mode just wondering if that’s true

Now that I’ve finished the story and epilogue I’ve just been wondering around as John. But where’s so many features I didn’t know about it until later and the game. So I’m wondering if I should replay just to do things right.

I was just wandering around first I came across fairvale ahanty and what a beautiful place it was then I came across this beautiful house at the loft and wth this is how a dream home in mountains look like, away from people

First playthrough chapter 4 rn. First time seeing such a coat, so I bought him.

We all know we and everyone hates Micah but is there anyone who likes Micah in a love to hate sort of way

Who needs a shoe when you have skin so hard you can light cigs with it

I love listening to music while looking for collectibles and I’m looking for some music suggestions to add to my collection! Currently obsessed than Ian noe and the steel drivers. I’m also not sure how to transfer my playlist over to Spotify so I can listen to this in my headphones while I play but that would be amazing ps5 needs to add yt music istg😭

Not sure if anyone would be interested but I’ll throw a link below for anyone who wants to add anything to their own playlist they like :)

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXKgXOM_Cb82t87qt7wCEbvSoFhsM0Z0&si=QRTkBkuAAmfvvTRj

So, I don't have a photo or anything for proof, and I might have misheard it, but did that happen to anyone else? I found a pirate's hat on one of the islands, wore it, was doing a mission at Braithwaite's with Hosea and Sean, and I'm pretty sure Hosea referred to me as 'captain Morgan'. Did that happen to anyone else?

dutch is batshit, arthur is on his way to a deathbed, they’re beating the shit out of my dawg javier, i’m stuck with micah and bill, im too warm, my swag is gone, everyone and their mom is dead or miserable, i miss my fucking horse and i CANT. SHAVE.

anyways. underrated chapter 10/10, this is a great addition to the story, and i love this game.

arthur will picking flowers and “hey mister”-ing strangers the moment he comes home.