RDR2 Chronological Mission Order & 100% Completion Guide

Introduction
CHAPTER I - COLTER
CHAPTER II – HORSESHOE OVERLOOK
CHAPTER III – CLEMENS POINT
CHAPTER IV – SHADY BELLE
CHAPTER V – GUARMA
CHAPTER VI – BEAVER HOLLOW
Epilogue I: Pronghorn Ranch
Epilogue II: Beecher’s Hope
Notes and References

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Red Dead Redemption 2: Best in the West 100%, Logical, and Chronological Order This is an exhaustive and complete list of a full mission order and collectible collection order to RDR2. This is meant to simulate Arthur and John’s full experiences through a logical and chronological order that makes sense while maintaining a 100% completionist playstyle. Missions orders are as follows by the numbered lists, while collectibles are listed underneath. Day Waits are sections of time where the Player has freedom to do whatever collectibles or exploration they wish to do while waiting for the next mission. Day Waits should typically be utilized to find, collect, and complete required items for the 100% achievement. This includes cigarette cards, dinosaur bones, geology carvings, points of interest, fishing, hunting, dreamcatchers, treasure hunting, robberies, challenges, camp item requests, and more. Personally, I recommend also using Day Waits to play mini games such as poker, dominoes, ect. and doing some of the camp side missions. If completed correctly, Arthur’s story should last around 205 days/6 months (beginning in early May of 1899). John’s epilogue should last around 233 days/7 months, beginning 7 years after Arthur’s death.

CHAPTER I - COLTER (6-7 days)

[01] Outlaws from the West

[02] Enter, Pursued By A Memory

(Pay Respects: Davey Callander)

[03] The Aftermath of Genesis

[04] Old Friends

~Timeskip (“A few days later” assuming 2-3 days)~

[05] Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?

To the Next Morning (assumedly)

[06] Eastward Bound

CHAPTER II – HORSESHOE OVERLOOK (53 days)

(Stick within Ambarino, Heartlands, Cumberland Forests, and West Elizabeth)

{Acceptable to be in neutral to moderate negative honor, do a lot of exploring and general collectibles}

[07] Who is Not without Sin?

Next Day

S. Smoking and Other Hobbies

[08] Polite Society, Valentine

[09] Americans at Rest

S. American Dreams (Valentine)

Next day

[10] Good, Honest Snake Oil

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman

Next day

S. All That Glitters (Obtain Map)

S. Arcadia for Amateurs 1

[11] The First Shall Be Last

Five days wait

S. A Test of Faith

S. All That Glitters

S. To the Ends of the Earth

S. Arcadia for Amateurs 2

S. American Dreams (Wallace Station)

R. Chez Porter (Javier Activity)

[12] Paying a Social Call

Next day

[13] Exit, Pursued by a Bruised Ego

Ten days wait

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Flaco Hernández)

(Pay Respects: Jenny Kirk)

S. Arcadia for Amateurs 3

S. Geology for Beginners

R. Watson’s Cabin (informed by freeing prisoner)

[14] The Spines of America

Ten days wait

R. Strawberry General Store

[15] Money Lending and Other Sins [I-II]

Next Day

[16] Money Lending and Other Sins [III]

Three days wait

B. Ellie Anne Swan

[17] Pouring Forth Oil [I-II]

One/Two/Three Day Wait (complete any West Elizabeth tasks before moving on)

[18] We Loved Once and True [I-III]

[19] A Quiet Time

Next day

[20] Blessed are the Meek?

Two days wait

R. Valentine Doctor’s Office

[21] Pouring Forth Oil [III]

[22] A Fisher of Men

Next day

[23] Pouring Forth Oil [IV]

Day wait

[24] An American Pastoral Scene

Day wait

[25] The Sheep and the Goats

[28] A Strange Kindness

CHAPTER III – CLEMENS POINT (49-50 days)

(Stay west of Kamassa River)

{Acceptable to be in negative honor, do as many robberies and exploring as one wishes}

~Timeskip (“A few days later” assuming 2-3 days)~

[29] The New South

Next day

[30] Further Questions of Female Suffrage

Two days Wait

S. He's British, Of Course

S. He's British, Of Course (Zebra)

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Emmet Granger)

[31] American Distillation

S. No Good Deed

Next Day

[32] Money Lending and Other Sins [IV]

Day wait

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Billy Midnight)

[33] The Course of True Love [I-II]

Day wait

R. Rhodes Gunsmith

[34] The Course of True Love [III]

Day wait

S. A Fisher of Fish

S. American Dreams (Braithwaite)

[35] Advertising the New American Art [I-II]

Two days wait

S. He's British, Of Course (Tiger)

R. Aberdeen Pig Farm

[36] Magicians for Sport

[37] The Fine Joys of Tobacco

Day wait

[38] Friends in Very Low Places

Next day

[39] Horse Flesh for Dinner

Day wait

S. The Iniquities of History

[40] An Honest Mistake

Two days wait

R. Lonnie’s Shack (Sean Activity)

[41] Preaching Forgiveness as He Went

Three days wait

R. Catfish Jacksons

B. Joshua Brown

[42] Sodom? Back to Gomorrah

Three days wait

S. He's British, Of Course (Lion)

S. American Dreams (Finish)

S. He's British, Of Course (Finish)

[43] Blessed are the Peacemakers

~Timeskip (“A few weeks later” assuming 2 weeks)~

Two days wait

[44] A Short Walk in a Pretty Town

[45] Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern

Next day

CHAPTER IV – SHADY BELLE (41 days)

(Explore anywhere except Roanoke Ridge)

{Start slowing negative honor gain, but do as many robberies and exploring as one wishes}

[46] The Battle of Shady Belle

[47] The Joys of Civilization

[48] Angelo Bronte, Man of Honor

Two days wait

S. Fundraiser

S. The Mercies of Knowledge 1

[49] Help a Brother Out

[50] Fatherhood and Other Dreams

Day wait

S. The Artist’s Way 1

[51] No, No and Thrice, No

Next day

[52] The Gilded Cage

Five days wait

S. A Bright Bouncing Boy 1

S. The Ties That Bind Us (Destroy Posters and Dewberry Creek)

S. The Mercies of Knowledge 2/3

B. Mark Johnson

(Pay Respects: Sean MacGuire)

[53] American Fathers

[54] Brothers and Sisters, One and All

Next day

[55] A Fine Night of Debauchery

Three days wait

S. Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners 1

S. The Artist’s Way 2

S. The Mercies of Knowledge 4/5/6

[56] American Fathers [II]

Four days wait

S. The Artist’s Way 3

S. A Fine Night For It

B. Lindsey Wofford

S. Oh, Brother 1/2

[58] Horseman, Apocalypses

Four days wait

S. Duchesses and other Animals

S. The Artist’s Way (Finish)

B. Robbie Laidlaw

R. Saint Denis Gunsmith

[59] Urban Pleasures

Two days wait

(Pay Respects: Kieran Duffy)

[60] Money Lending and Other Sins V

Next day

[61] Country Pursuits

Six days wait

S. Arcadia for Amateurs 4

S. Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners 2/3 (Finish)

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Black Belle)

S. The Mercies of Knowledge 7 (Finish)

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Return to Valentine, then Saint Denis)

[61] Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten

Day wait

[62] Banking, the Old American Art

CHAPTER V – GUARMA (5 days)

{Start to increase honor at this point}

[63] Welcome to the New World

[64] Savagery Unleashed

Next day

[65] A Kind and Benevolent Despot

[66] Hell Hath No Fury

[67] Paradise Mercifully Departed

Next day

[68] Dear Uncle Tacitus

[69] Fleeting Joy

(Pay Respects: Hosea Matthews and Lenny Summers)

[70] A Fork in the Road

[71] Icarus and Friends

Next day

[72] That’s Murfree Country

CHAPTER VI – BEAVER HOLLOW (49 days)

(All areas of the accessible map are now open)

{Rapidly increase honor and try to attain as little negative honor as possible, wrap up ALL loose ends}

[73] Visiting Hours

Next day

[74] Just a Social Call

Next day

[75] The Course of True Love IV-V

Five days wait

S. The Wisdom of the Elders 1

S. The Wisdom of the Elders 2

S. The Noblest of Men, and a Woman (Finish)

[76] A Rage Unleashed

Day wait

[77] Of Men and Angels

[78] Goodbye, Dear Friend

Day wait

[79] Archaeology for Beginners

Six days wait

S. The Veteran 1

S. The Widow of Willard's Rest 1

S. A Bright Bouncing Boy 2 (Finish)

S. The Widow of Willard's Rest 2

S. A Bright Bouncing Boy (Finish)

[80] Honor Amongst Thieves

Next day

[81] Money Lending and Other Sins [VI]

Four days wait

S. The Smell of the Greasepaint 1/2

S. The Veteran 2

S. The Widow of Willard's Rest 3 (Finish)

[82] Do Not Seek Absolution

[83] Money Lending and Other Sins [VII]

Three days wait

S. The Wisdom of the Elders 3

S. The Wisdom of the Elders 4/5 (Finish)

[84] Do Not Seek Absolution [II]

[85] The Fine Art of Conversation

Six days wait

S. Oh,, Brother (Finish)

S. Arcadia for Amateurs (Finish)

S. Geology for Beginners (Finish)

R. Van Horn Mansion

[86] Favored Sons

Two days wait

S. The Smell of the Greasepaint (Finish)

S. Duchesses and other Animals (Finish)

[87] The Delights of Van Horn

Next day

[88] The Bridge to Nowhere

[89] The King’s Son

Five days wait

S. The Veteran 3

[90] Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow [I-II]

Next day

[91] My Last Boy

Two day wait

[92] Our Best Selves

[93] Red Dead Redemption

Epilogue, Part 1: Pronghorn Ranch (93 days)

(Stay away from New Austin for this chapter)

[96] The Wheel

Next day

[97] Simple Pleasures

Next day

[98] Farming, For Beginners

Next day

[99] Fatherhood, For Beginners

[100] Old Habits

[101] Fatherhood, For Idiots

Ten days wait

S. A Better World, A New Friend

[102] Jim Milton Rides, Again?

[103] Motherhood

~Timeskip (“A few months later” assuming 2½ months)~

Next day

[104] Gainful Employment

Next day

[105] The Landowning Classes/Home of the Gentry

Epilogue, Part 2: Beecher’s Hope (140 days)

(The entire map is now open)

S. An American Inferno, Burnt Out 1

[106] Bare Knuckle Friendships

Day wait

S. An American Inferno, Burnt Out 2

[107] An Honest Day’s Labors

Two days wait

S. An American Inferno, Burnt Out 3

[108] Home Improvement For Beginners

[109] The Tool Box

Next day

[110] A New Jerusalem

~Timeskip (assuming 3 months to build the house, then “A few days later” assuming 2-3 days)~

Five days wait

S. An American Inferno, Burnt Out 4

B. Elias Green

B. Anthony Foreman

[111] A Quick Favor for an Old Friend

Twentyfour days wait

S. A Fisher of Fish (Finish)

S. A Test of Faith (Finish)

S. The Veteran 4 (Finish)

S. The Widow of Willard's Rest (Revisit)

(Past Friends: Simon Pearson, Mary-Beth Gaskill, Tilly Jackson)

(Pay Respects: Eagle Flies)

[112] Uncle's Bad Day/The Best of Women

Six days wait

S. An American Inferno, Burnt Out 5 (Finish)

B. Esteban Cortez

B. Joaquin Arroyo

B. Otis Skinner

S. Smoking and Other Hobbies (Finish)

(Pay Respects: Susan Grimshaw and Arthur Morgan)

[113] Trying Again

Day wait

[114] A Really Big Bastard

Day wait

[115] A New Future Imagined

Next day

[116] American Venom

Useful Tool for planning day waits/playthroughs, and following designated map areas:

https://rdr2map.com/

Inspired by these threads:

https://gtaforums.com/topic/919564-red-dead-redemption-2-chronological-m

ission-order/

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/200179-red-dead-redemption-2/773

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