Get back on that horse, partner. The Red Dead Redemption 2 1.06 update has just gone live, pushing out a bunch of Red Dead Online changes across Xbox One and PS4. This new RDR 2 update, however, might not be the transformative experience you were hoping for, with private lobbies, free-aim lobbies, and even poker in Red Dead Online all MIA. Still, there’s enough here to have you whooping and hollering. It’s all down below in the Red Dead Redemption 2 1.06 update patch notes.
Red Dead Redemption 2 1.06 Update
Red Dead Online changes
Rockstar has seen fit to add a few incentives to play Red Dead Online every single day. For one thing, there’s now Daily Challenges which, as the name might imply, allows you to complete seven challenges every single day to net you some sweet gold nuggets, as well as some XP.
There’s even some more modes for you to sink your teeth in to. Fool’s Gold is essentially a one-against-all deathmatch mode, with one person being in possession of some shiny golden armor. It’s not quite Fortnite and the Infinity Gauntlet, but it’ll do. That starts from next week.
Elsewhere, hostility will hopefully be toned down a bit with the introduction of smaller blips on players’ radars; it’s also now easy to parley or turn a kill into a Feud if you want to settle things the old-fashioned way.
Bounty system
Fancy yourself as a bit of a rogue gunslinger? You’d best watch your back! Red Dead Online’s brand-new bounty system means you’ll be hunted down by more and more NPC Bounty Hunters every time you slay someone in the Old West. It should help everywhere from Valentine and beyond just that much more safer and, dare I say it, more fun to play in.
New weapons, emotes, and outfits
The Rare Shotgun is available today on all platforms, while the Jawbone Knife is available for PS4 users only as of writing. Coming soon, too, is the Evans Repeater rifle.
Rockstar is also promising more clothes and threads to dress your cowboy (or girl) up in, and new emotes have also been added to the game, hopefully making for an overall fresher experience.
Red Dead Redemption 2 1.06 Update Patch Notes
Earn Gold Nuggets and XP for completing Daily Challenges, a new series of wide-ranging objectives covering everything from skinning animals to finding treasure, winning feuds and more. Pull up the Player Menu to see your 7 Daily Challenges that will rotate each day, each challenge earns Gold Nuggets and XP and completing all 7 earns you a bonus.
Starting next week, compete with rival teams and Posses in the new Free Roam Event Fool’s Gold, where players fight to wear a protective suit of Golden Armor. Take down the current wearer to earn the armor and points, then turn the tables and rack up kills against the opposition.
And looking ahead, new game modes will arrive in the Red Dead Online Beta each week. Put your highwayman skills to the test with Target Races as you race other players on horseback to take down targets with speed and accuracy. Proficiency with a bow and arrow will give you an edge, take advantage of weapon and horse stamina pickups where you can, use your limited bullets wisely to remove targets or your attack your competition.
Take on friends and rivals in new Fishing Challenges. Opt in to a challenge to receive the appropriate equipment and bait, head to the water’s edge and start reeling in the big ones. For added ease, use Eagle Eye to pick a spot full of fish. Remember, you’re trying to catch the highest total weight of fish to win – which could be achieved by hooking several smaller fish or angling for one large catch – so keep everything you reel in.
Also coming soon: three new Showdown Modes where players and teams compete to capture and deliver bags, steal loot from each other and survive. Stay tuned for more details around Up in Smoke, Spoils of War and Plunder. With the addition of these new modes also comes the Featured Series blip – visit the Featured Series sign post or from the Quick Join menu to play the latest modes.
New Weapons
The Rare Shotgun is a beautifully engraved, faded brass version of the powerful, double-barreled longarm and is available today. Coming soon, be sure to get your hands on the Evans Repeater – a high grade, high capacity rifle that is devastating at medium and long range. Both weapons will be available via the Wheeler & Rawson Catalogue and from local Gunsmiths.
New Clothing
Treat yourself to a range of new Outfits, Boots, Coats, Gloves, Hats, Vests and more. In addition to all the clothing that will be available for purchase at your leisure, keep an eye on the shops and the Catalogue for Limited Time items that will come and go each week.
New Emotes
Express yourself with a new set of emotes including new reactions, greets and taunts. Like all Emotes, you can tap once for the standard emote and double tap for a more exaggerated expression. You can find new Emotes in the Wheeler & Rawson Catalogue then add them to your Emote Wheel through the Emote Wheel Management menu.
World Enhancements
Updated Player Radar and Visibility: We’ve reduced the visibility of players blips over longer distances, so now your location won’t display to other players unless you are nearby – minimizing the likelihood of being targeted across the map by more aggressive competitors. This includes limiting voice chat to near proximity rather than players from across the map. Overly aggressive players will be highlighted from the map with a progressively darkening dot. If your style of play becomes more hostile, your map position (including your Posse members) will become darker and visible from further away.
Easier Parley and Feuds: Turn quarrels with other players into timed mini-deathmatches with easier to trigger Feuds, which can be initiated against a rival and their Posse after one kill. Alternately, instigate a temporary truce quicker after one kill with similar updates to the Parley system.
Enhanced Law and Bounty System: If you stir up enough trouble to earn a high bounty, you’ll increase the chance that a cadre of NPC Bounty Hunters will be out to get you. The higher the bounty gets, the more persistent your pursuers will become… so watch out!
