Rockstar has released new content for Red Dead Online. Released as part of the game’s event month, the studio has confirmed that the new content will revolve around a set of new Telegram missions and the author Theodore Levin, who was last seen in the single-player campaign in iRed Dead Redemption 2.
As part of the new update, players will get to kick things off by getting their hands on an item called Strange Tales of the West Vol. 1, which can be picked up from your camp’s lockbox or any post office in the game. Through this, players can take on new Telegram Missions, which will revolve around supernatural entities like undead plagues, and swamp beasts, among others.
“Author Theodore Levin needs your help investigating the bizarre and unexplained in Strange Tales of the West — a new set of four eerie Telegram Missions available tomorrow in Red Dead Online,” wrote Rockstar, setting the stage for the new series of Telegram Missions. “Track down undead plagues, rogue automations, swamp beasts, and more by collecting Mr. Levin’s letter from any Post Office or your Camp’s Lockbox, or by launching Telegram Missions from the Player Menu.”
Along with this new set of missions, Red Dead Online is also rewarding players with triple the amount of Gold, RDO$, and XP that they would otherwise get. Naturalist get an additional triple the amount of RDO$ and XP on Sample Sales, triple Role XP and XP on Legendary Animal Sighting missions, and double RDO$ and XP on Wildlife Photography. Players that log in to Red Dead Online at any time throughout the month of July will also get the Rebellion Poncho to celebrate US Independence Day.
As caught by Reddit user PapaXan, there are also a host of discounts on a variety of goods in the game, from cartridge pamphlets to pistol customisations, and even on clothing items like hats, coats and gloves. The event is also bringing back some of the previously-sold limited-time clothing from the game, including the Owanjila Hat, the Clymene Coat, and the Winter Shotgun Coat.
The studio had confirmed back in 2022 that it would no longer be releasing major updates to Red Dead Online, since it needed more of its staff to work on upcoming open-world title Grand Theft Auto 6. As a result, Red Dead Online has largely been getting smaller updates, with this Independence-themed one being the first major themed update in a while.
Red Dead Online is the multiplayer component for Red Dead Redemption 2. While it was originally envisioned to be similar to Grand Theft Auto Online, Red Dead Online has since taken on a life of its own, focusing more on giving players a sandbox world through which they could live out their cowboy lives.
Red Dead Online can be played on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. While the console version of the game is technically only available on the previous generation of consoles, the backwards compatibility features on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S also allow the title to be played on modern systems.
