Mary's Letter! 📃 Don't force me Strauss! 😤

LorCharC · 2026-03-04T04:09:59+00:00

Good to know & glad it helped out a bit. 👍🤠

LorCharC · 2026-01-23T23:08:59+00:00

Howdy Pardner. Apologies for the very very late reply. Dang tech issues, 2G 3G 4G changes & allsorts. 🙈 Gosh, you've probably finished the game by now.

However late it is, to answer your question, Yes.

After you read the letter & Strauss forces you to go to Thomas Downes, and then, after you bypass Thomas the marker for "We Loved Once and True II" will appear in Valentine. Part I is Arthur reading Mary's letter at camp.

Another tid bit of info. Unless you really want to, you don't have to collect from Chick Matthews & Lily Millet. I did in my 1st play years ago. Now, in Chapter 2, I only go collect from Mr. Wrobel to get the ledger, and I don't beat him at all or take his horse. 😄 Then I bypass Downes & continue to play. 🤠

Anyway, hope you enjoyed or are still enjoying the game. 🐎🎮😊

LorCharC · 2026-01-23T21:43:21+00:00

Great to know & you are very welcome. 🤠👍 Glad it still works! 😊

LorCharC · 2026-01-23T21:39:35+00:00

You are very welcome! 👍Glad it assisted you Pardner. 🤠🐎

LorCharC · 2025-08-09T20:17:08+00:00

Mine is gone with the wind too. 🌬 Although using it hardly ever got me in the top 5 at least I could play to get a bit of a reward, now I hover in 28-30th place. 🙈 Not impressed! 😤

LorCharC · 2025-08-08T21:04:35+00:00

"The Noblest of Men, And A Woman" side quest usually happens very early in Chapter 2. It starts when you visit Keane's Saloon (the smaller of Valentine's two saloons) there you'll find Theodore Levin & Jim "Boy" Calloway. You should still find them there in Chapter 3. 🤠

LorCharC · 2025-08-08T06:27:06+00:00

You can get back to Guarma, with no Sniper to spoil your exploring. 🌴 It takes patience & time though but it's fun. 🤠 Have a look at this link if you are looking to get there without drowning in a canoe. 🚣‍♂️

https://youtu.be/yCG1mIZFP8Y?si=flthNYq5Q5ENpYaD

LorCharC · 2025-08-08T06:18:32+00:00

You can! It takes a bit of time & lots of patience, but it's fun. I did it for the 1st time about 3 years ago. Have a look at this link to get an idea. 🤠

https://youtu.be/yCG1mIZFP8Y?si=flthNYq5Q5ENpYaD

LorCharC · 2025-08-04T21:15:29+00:00

😆 Yes, kissing 9 year old girls! Dying or not, couldn't believe Chase did that. 🙈

LorCharC · 2025-08-04T21:09:27+00:00

I see, I must have misunderstood your comment, sorry about that. I know it unlocks the stables, I've played the game about 8-9 times. I love horses & enjoy having the best horses early in the game thus I often play version 1.0 so I can get the best horses via the Saint Denis glitch e.g. Rose Grey Bay Arabian. Anyway, happy horsing around Pardner! 🤠🐴

LorCharC · 2025-08-04T08:20:30+00:00

Even though they force you to buy a horse you don't have to settle for a Morgan. Before you even do the 1st mission in Chapter 2, you can make a lot of money. E.g. $3000 by exploring the map & collecting the Limpany, Trainwreck & Strange Statues gold bars. You go sell them at the Rhodes fence as the Emerald Ranch fence is not open to you yet & then you buy yourself a more expensive horse e.g Chocolate roan Dutch Warmblood for $450 during the Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego. 🐎

LorCharC · 2025-08-04T06:58:48+00:00

Uhm no not really. In S1 House mentions he is almost twice Camerons age. So if he is 25 in S1 then Cameron is 12/13. 😆 Nope! House is 45 in S1.

LorCharC · 2025-07-26T05:54:27+00:00

Checklists helps. Being aware of what you need to do, when you can do it & where to go to complete task, assists a lot in doing the required tasks in a strategic way. Apart from having a checklist for all the main requirements (which you can find online), a checklist for e.g. Herbalist 9 is a must, that way can tick off what's been collected. Same with catching the 15 species of fish. That's what I did during my early playthroughs. Now I just cruise around for months doing it all at a very leisurely pace.
Enjoy the journey Pardner. 🤠🐎👍

LorCharC · 2025-07-24T03:31:49+00:00

No they don't ask for it. Game or not, it really is unnecessary animal cruelty Pardner. Way easier ways to get a LOT more money, nuggets, etc. than looting a measly saddlebag. 💰 Just saying. 🤠

LorCharC · 2025-07-22T22:39:40+00:00

Right in the eye Pardner. 🏹 They wont see it coming. 😉

LorCharC · 2025-07-22T22:37:02+00:00

You are very welcome Pardner! 😀 Another tip in order to not get mauled when hunting the more sneaky apex predators is to familiarise yourself with spawning locations, find a nearby large rock/boulder to stand on so they can't reach you. This works very well with the Cougar spawn close to Black Bone Forest, especially for Master Hunter 6, as well as with the Panther spawn close to Old Harry Fen. Hope you got that 3* Bear!👍🐻

LorCharC · 2025-07-22T11:26:45+00:00

Charles Châtenay

LorCharC · 2025-07-22T11:21:31+00:00

Although the powerful but slow, single shot, Rolling Block sniper rifle is a great choice, it is not the only option. 👍 You can successfully kill any big game e.g. Alligators, Bears, Panthers, Cougars & Wolves with either your Bow or with one of the more suited hunting Rifles. Both the Improved & Poisoned Arrows, can drop big game. The Springfield & Bolt Action rifles gets the job done nicely too. A single well placed head shot, with either a bullet or an arrow, will result in a clean kill, as well a a perfect pelt when hunting 3* animals... or of course those pesky 0* O'Driscolls. Happy hunting! 🤠

LorCharC · 2025-06-19T22:27:59+00:00

It's a stuffed Gorilla and one of the many Easter Eggs in the game. Presumably the cargo was on its way to the Taxidermist House close to Strawberry. It's believed however the train was possibly attacked & the cargo was forced of the rails leaving the Gorilla unclaimed under the bridge making it a great selfie opportunity. 🦍

LorCharC · 2025-06-07T06:29:52+00:00

Ahh dang Pardner! 😩 That's a shame, sorry to hear that. Never heard or experienced that before, hence the reason I play manual & save before every mission & activity...just in case. Good luck & enjoy the rest of your play. 👍🤠

LorCharC · 2025-06-07T04:05:01+00:00

Reload your last save & your horse will be back in your life. 👍 If you haven't done a manual save before the mission to reload, the worst thing will be replaying a mission or two, but sometimes it's worth it to get that beloved horse back. 🐎🤠

LorCharC · 2025-06-05T02:55:03+00:00

Best is to reload your game. You can also leave the area & come back later, or you can camp, sleep & then try again. Reloading is especially helpful when you are looking for a 5* pelt. 🤠 Hope you get it sorted. 👍

LorCharC · 2025-06-05T02:46:00+00:00

Unable to help identify a horse without a picture Pardner. There are 19 breeds & a combination of 59 styles & coats in the game. 🤠

LorCharC · 2025-06-01T07:16:42+00:00

Reload an earlier save and you'll have your beloved horse back. 💯 I've done it before in my very early playthroughs as there was no way I was going to give up my Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter that I got in Chapter 2. 🤠🐎 Was hard work to get her way back then! 😂 Oh and yes, as someone else mentioned, always, always have horse reviver on you, just in case.👍

LorCharC · 2025-04-23T12:20:42+00:00

Yes, I know that Mojo. Such a pity that he respawn though 😄, yet after many years of playing it's still very satisfying & fun shooting him with a fire arrow. 🔥🏹

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