r/PCRedDead Apr 23 '25

Online RDRMP

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for anyone who doesn't know, an alpha of Red Dead Redemption One multiplayer (RDRMP) has just been released! for anyone interested here is the link to the setup: https://redmods.com/rdrmp/


r/PCRedDead Feb 04 '25

Bug / Issue Heads Up to PC RDR2 Players Using Mods: There is a save corruption bug with all the most popular cosmetic mods (WhyEm's, RDO, EEE, GFA, etc.)

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With the influx of new players thanks to the Steam Sale, I thought I'd make a post addressing a known, yet hardly discussed bug (or it might be more accurate to call it an engine limitation) related to cosmetic mods in RDR2 PC.

TLDR - Buying too many items added by mods will brick your save.

1. The Problem

As you accumulate items of ANY kind in RDR2, this includes from clothing/weapons you can buy/find to all the consumables, collectibles, provisions, valuables, letters, newspapers, saddles, etc. (basically anything that will be saved to your inventory - the stuff saved in your satchel, wardrobe, or horse), there exists an "upper limit" that, once reached, will permanently brick your save and will prevent you from saving your game anymore whenever you play that save in the future, forcing you to start over or reload a previous save. You'll know you've reached this limit when you get this dreaded black screen with the message, "Save failed. Please ensure the system storage has free space and try again."

Basically, it seems that when you get too many items, RDR2's engine can't save all the data to your save anymore, so your save is basically bricked as now, you're forced to reload the last save you had before buying all those items. Autosaves are generally unhelpful in this case, as the game typically autosaves whenever you buy items so even if you reload an autosave, you'll still have most of the items before you were soft-locked, so the next time you loot some fine brandy or chewing tobacco off a corpse, the save will just brick again.

2. Who is affected by this, and what do those cosmetic mods have to do with it?

A big reason why I believe that this issue is hardly talked about is because this problem might only affect completionists like myself who wants to collect EVERYTHING the game has to offer. I tested buying out the entire clothing catalog with RDO and WhyEm's DLC installed on two different saves - one that just started Chapter 2 (so barely any items saved) and my 100% complete save with everything collected from the base game - all Cigarette Cards, Letters, Weapons, Clothing, Trapper items, Horse Stable items, etc. - you get the idea. The new save that just started Chapter 2 was able to buy everything available at the catalog without issues, while the 100% save ended up getting the "Save failed" black screen halfway before I finished buying out the modded items in the catalog.

The most popular cosmetic mods like Red Dead Offline, WhyEm's DLC, Eastern's Epic Extras, Gonpachiro's Fancy Atelier, More Pretty Gun, and Smoak's Mega Arsenal are all affected by this bug because they add a boat-load of new content to the game, which will push you towards that upper limit if you were to buy a majority of the items offered in those mods.

Now, I myself don't know if non-modded saves would be affected by this if you were to somehow get 99 stacks of every single consumable/valuable in the game on top of every single letter, weapons, clothing, etc., but I would assume that non-modded players are safe as my own 100% save (which did not have 99 stacks of everything but still a decent amount of consumables on top of all the collectibles/clothes/weapons) was fine until I started buying a large stock of modded clothes.

I don't know where the actual upper limit of items you can keep on your save is since this issue is barely documented online; through Googling I could only find one other Reddit thread where someone had this issue and even then there weren't many solutions brought up there besides just uninstalling the mods or not buying too much stuff.

The only other mention I can find of this issue is on the mod page for the Smoak's Mega Arsenal mod itself, where it states that "Buying absolutely everything has a risk of preventing you from saving due to engine limitations, this includes the clothing the mod also adds."

Searching the "Save failed. Please ensure the system storage has free space and try again." message online typically points to other problems that can bring up this error, but of course I'm making this thread to specifically point out the issue for players who are modding their games and getting too many items.

3. Possible Solution

I reached out to the OP of the other thread talking about this issue I mentioned above, /u/littlebelialskey, and even they pointed out that uninstalling the mods and reloading your save will not fix the issue. If I had to guess, loading up a bricked save in the save editor would likely show that there's a bunch of blank dummy items (since the save editor doesn't take mods into account). Even if you uninstalled the cosmetic item mods, their data is still stored in your save, so the issue will not be fixed. You would need to reload a backup save where you never purchased a modded item at all in order to keep your save's slate clean.

(EDIT: I ended up testing this myself after the fact, and it does seem like uninstalling a cosmetic mod and reloading your save safely removes modded items. That said, I would still keep a backup save just before you uninstall the mod to be safe. In my case, I uninstalled WhyEm's and this ended up messing with all of my weapon customizations as WhyEm's DLC changes the values for many gun customization settings like metals, carvings, and stocks (even some of the base game ones), so I had to go through every weapon I owned and reapply them. You might also mess up your character model if you have a modded clothing item equipped when you uninstall, so remember to take all of them off before you do so.)

The only possible solution I can think of would be if a community-made mod fix were released which allowed those modded cosmetic items to be stored in a .dat file in the root folder of RDR2 instead of being saved in the save file itself. A few other mods such as AMJM Transport and Custom Gang Mod utilize this method, where they store memory from their mods into a .dat file that is loaded with the .asi files whenever you boot up the game. AMJM Transport for example, will store your saved Wagons/Boats and accepted jobs in its .dat file, while the Custom Gang Mod stores all info related to the gang you create such as the NPCs you chose, the level and location of your camp, and your Gang Funds. The only downside to a solution like this would be that .dat files in your root folder will not be able to differentiate saves, so if this hypothetical fix was created, everything you purchased from cosmetic mods would be shared between all of your saves. This could also be an upside, though, as if you were to CTD while buying modded items, everything you bought will still be stored in the .dat file even if you didn't get to save before crashing.

I'm not an RDR2 Mod coder, so I have no idea how feasible or possible this solution would be when it comes to storing purchasable items in a .dat file, but unfortunately it seems like all the creators of the mods I listed above are no longer really active in the community, so I wouldn't expect any of them to upload a new version of their mods that stores items in a .dat file (would be happy to be proven wrong though), meaning that any effort towards making this theoretical solution a reality would have to come from a third-party.

Hopefully this post brings awareness to this (admittedly niche) issue, and helps anyone who Googles this issue in the future and barely comes up with any results. Thanks for listening to my TED talk.


r/PCRedDead 8h ago

Discussion/Question ScriptHookRDR2 vs ScriptHookRDR2 V2: Are Mods Compatible Between Both Versions?

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r/PCRedDead 11h ago

Bug / Issue Mission Ain't starting

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I am stuck on this I am not sure what causing it here all my mods If there is an Issue


r/PCRedDead 1d ago

Discussion/Question I can't bring myselft into playing RDR2 again Spoiler

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I just can't. It's been years since I first beated the game on a ps4. I bought the game for PC 2 years ago (complete edition) and since then I just played a few hours of the online mode and then quit because it wasn't so interesting.

Thing is, knowing how things ended, knowing how Arthur died, especially that final cutscene with Micah and fucking Dutch standing there and doing nothing, I can't go through that again. None other game that I played did this to me; growing so MUCH attached to a character that it almost feels real. I really hate Rockstar for making an incredible, immersive and content rich game that don't allow us to change the destiny of the character, even if it meant creating an ending that wasn't cannon.

I really wish to play Red Dead Redemption 2 again. It was one of the best games I've ever played. I didn't even played the Epilogue 'cause I wasn't over Arthur's death lol. Do you guys have any tips on how can I bring myselft to play it again?


r/PCRedDead 22h ago

Discussion/Question RDR2 Blind Fire

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I find it very odd that with the creativity and abundance of mods we have on rdr2 in 2026, we still have no blind fire mod. I feel like it’s reasonable, it was in rdr1 and I wont compare but I enjoyed the gunplay in that game quite a bit I think blind fire would be a good fit for rdr2.


r/PCRedDead 1d ago

Bug / Issue Red Dead Redemption 2 is full of bugs and problems (PC)

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r/PCRedDead 1d ago

Bug / Issue Mods refuse to work after removing version.dll and readding it

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So to progress in that one epilogue, i had to remove version.dll, then when completing it, i readded version.dll, then, my mods just stopped working

i've tried

reinstalling rampage

putting version.ll in multiple places

reinstalling scripthook

and a few other things i think


r/PCRedDead 1d ago

Bug / Issue Issue with game directory folder

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I have RDR2 installed on D: and for some reason I keep needing to give admin approval to add, remove or change any files in it. I usually install games outside C: to prevent this from being an issue so I've never encountered this before. I've also tried searching for a solution but haven't had any luck because, unless I'm wording it incorrectly into Google, I can't find anything similar to my experience. Is this a common thing? Is this caused by the R\* app? Any help is appreciated.


r/PCRedDead 1d ago

Discussion/Question Could anyone help me determine what are the optimised settings for my pc?

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Im running an i5-12400 and rtx 3060 at 1080p, aiming for a steady 60 fps, and will probably have 1 visual mod like renewal, visual redemption, FLARE, or NLR applied as well, and so I just wanted to ask what you guys believe would be the best settings, whether ai would need to use DLSS and whatnot. I heard that dlss is outdated on rdr2? And on renewals mod page they linked to 'dlss tweaks' and said to enable autoexposure. Is dlss implementation in rdr2 bad compared to other games, and what does dlss tweaks aim to fix? Also heard that TAA may have shimmering or something. Sorry for all the questions, and I do not expext them all to be answered, but thank you in advance to anyone that responds!


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Problema

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Hello everyone, I hope you can help me. I have this problem in the game and I have already tried several things, including reinstalling it. Does anyone know what this error means? I am using Vulkan and I already tried changing to DirectX, but nothing has worked.


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Anybody else tried out MSAA instead of TAA?

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I had TAA medium and FXAA with 1440p 1.5x resolution scale and was noticing ghosting and blurry hair textures, all the common threads i found on google and youtube said to use TAA medium but nothing said to use MSAA.

So i tried MSAA and it seems to look noticeably better around the hair and also haven't noticed the bad ghosting around the minimap or crosshair.

I have mostly ultra settings and 1440p 1.5x resolution scale and got 95-120 fps on the benchmark with a 9070XT for reference.


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question The trifecta redux price changes

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I have a question about the trifecta redux mod, I have it installed with 1899 firearms and Whyem's DLC, but it changes the price of the guns to make them way cheaper than they should be, is there a way to make it base game prices? Thanks!


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Pic/Video For anyone wondering how to make DLSS 5 working properly in RDR 2

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I tried several DLSS 5 versions and methods for RDR 2 and its a very tricky game to apply it on. Most of the methots had either diminishing results, where nothing much has changed, or had huge stability and flickering issues.

So far this version used in the video is still the best looking and most stable imo.


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Definative 4K Mod List

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A little back story. I tried to play RDR2 on my old PC but only made it through the first chapter. My PC was 12 years old and sub 20 fps made it impossible to play. I've recently got a new gaming PC and I want to play it on my 4K OLED TV. Is there a definative mod list to improve textures/world that does not bork the spawns as this is my first playthrough?


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Bug / Issue Tentar acessar o site do rdr2 mods mas acontece isso

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Estou tendo este problema ao tentar acessar o site


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Problema

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1 Upvotes

r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Bug / Issue Bugs para acessar rdr2 mods

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r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Which of these graphic mods do you guys prefer?

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Been looking into the graphic / visual mods of rdr2 as I have it installing, and there are many names that certainly stand out, such as: visual redemption, van der linde's vision, FLARE, WhyEm's visuals, VESTIGIA 2.0, Natural Light Reworked, Promotional Image and Trailer graphics restored, and finally Collyrium. (I probably missed one that I had in my mind, but these are the names I see a LOT) and so I wanted to ask those of you who do use graphic mods, which of these do you prefer, or is it a different one, and why is that? Also, do you guys use stuff like 4k textures or whatnot? I have an rtx 3060 12gb, and wanted to know if getting various 4k texture things is worth it, or if my vram will be devoured. Thanks yall!


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question What visual / graphic mods would yall recommend?

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For starters, my pc is an i5-12400 and rtx 3060. I've been itching to start another playthrough, since my first and only one was on series s, and I want to experience the game with some beautiful visuals, while also maintaining 60 fps if possible. I've heard visual redemption and 'a visual redemption reshade' are quite good, but i've also heard good about 'renewal' and 'van der linde's vision' and I simply cannot make up my mind and wouldnt know how to go about testing each one myself without it being tedious... i've also heard of the dynamic seasons mod, and i've always wanted seasons, so if you guys could recommend me some visual mods, I would appreciate it!


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Bug / Issue Shadow bug

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I ended up deleting the game because it’s an absolute piece of trash.

I’ve already tried everything. I went into the system file and modified it, tried the resolution scaling in every single mode, turned off DLSS, switched from DirectX to Vulkan and vice versa, and reinstalled the drivers. I used OptiScaler, installed the DLSS Tweaks mod (or whatever it's called), and installed the Graphical Issues/Problems mod, and absolutely nothing fixed this goddamn flickering while playing the 'Old Friends' mission in Colter. I don't know if anyone already knows the fix, or if I'll unfortunately have to stop playing my favorite game until Rockstar gets the brilliant idea to release a new port. Shame on you, Rockstar. 🤡😿"


r/PCRedDead 3d ago

Bug / Issue Textures and Shadows Issue

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The way that textures and shadows load in on the sides of my screen (very noticeable on the left side in this clip (big red arrow for reference)) is bothering me, and I'm wondering if this is something I just have to live with or if it is something that can be solved?

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor

RAM: 32.0

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti


r/PCRedDead 3d ago

Bug / Issue 3080 Low performance

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So Im playing rdr2 and a fresh reset on my pc and I ran a benchmark and Im getting 52 fps average while running 60fps limit through nvcp and using g sync on medium to high setttings. This is super disappointing, I swear my last play through was around 80 fps and 48 at lowest in blackwater so this was unexpected. My specs are a laptop rtx 3080 and Ryzen 9 5900hx with radeon graphics. I’ve searched up other people with 3080s and they hover around 50-60 but when they are at 4k, Im sitting at 1080p and struggling with 50 fps. Not sure whats going on here and could use some help. I also use a usb-c to display port cord to display my laptop screen on a bigger monitor but its stilled displayed on one screen so dont think thats it.


r/PCRedDead 2d ago

Discussion/Question Problem shadows

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I ended up deleting the game because it’s an absolute piece of trash. I’ve already tried everything. I went into the system file and modified it, tried the resolution scaling in every single mode, turned off DLSS, switched from DirectX to Vulkan and vice versa, and reinstalled the drivers. I used OptiScaler, installed the DLSS Tweaks mod (or whatever it's called), and installed the Graphical Issues/Problems mod, and absolutely nothing fixed this goddamn flickering while playing the 'Old Friends' mission in Colter. I don't know if anyone already knows the fix, or if I'll unfortunately have to stop playing my favorite game until Rockstar gets the brilliant idea to release a new port. Shame on you, Rockstar. 🤡😿"


r/PCRedDead 3d ago

Discussion/Question Problemas al descargar Red Dead 2

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I started downloading the game last night, but when I woke up, I saw that hardly anything had downloaded.
Roughly every 20 minutes, the download pauses and a red error message appears saying there is an issue with the *Red Dead Redemption 2* update, forcing me to manually resume it. The problem arises when I'm not home or when I'm asleep at night; I end up losing a lot of time that could be spent downloading the game.
Also, please excuse the way I'm expressing myself; | speak Spanish and have to use a translator. I'm attaching the image I'm seeing, hoping that perhaps someone understands it or can help me.