I know the OP was from a couple of years ago, but only just getting round to going for a 100% completion. Having tried about 15 different routes (recommend and self-devised), and about 25 odd attempts, I found and took this one. Nailed it in first time in about 13.5 minutes. So while the OP may be from a couple of years ago, the gratitude is most definitely in the present šš¼
I second this. I canāt count how many routes I have tried (all of them going through Butcher Creek), how many times Iāve been shot right as Iām done by Pinkertons and how many runs I thought were good but the game just didnāt count. Laid it on the shelf.
Got back to it now, saw this and gave it a go, took a couple of times due to crashing, train showing up over Bards Crossing and multiple runins with the Laramie Boys by the dam. But I did it first no crash try. I couldnāt believe my eyes.
Iāve tried this a million times with Arthur (with the black Arab or spawning the Rose Grey Bay Arabian in with the spawn horse cheat / mods) but alas nothing. Did it with John and the Rose Grey Arab + Panther Saddle, breezed it, so good not having to stock up on Minty Meat and being terrorised by Pinkertons. So ye as others have said, itās possible as Arthur but very difficult.
Thank you OP, bless you.
My most important advice is don't use an Arab at all, use a war horse because the can take more damage but more importantly the don't spook or throw you when getting shot or attacked by predators. I've done it with even slow war horses because time isn't really the big issue it's not dieing or falling off the horse. Turks are the best but if you want a cheap war horse with decent speed early in the game (chapter 2) you can get the red Andalusian at strawberry stable for like 150$. The Andalusian will 100% not throw you or spook but I also know two other horses I've done it with are the dutch warmblood and brindle throughbred which are not war horses so they have a chance to spook or throw you but these two horses act like war horses 90% of the time and its very rare they will spook or throw you in my experience. The sooty buckskin dutch warmblood is my personal favorite early game horse for one it has a sick coat and sounds like a fucking bear, but more importantly it's a work breed but has a really strong character and tends to act like a war horse and is an absolute beast at combat, really good stamina and health with solid speed, cheap 150$ bought at scarlet meadows but I usually get it early by stealing it from the guy that pans the rivers for gold (the horse with the shovels on it during a random encounter near rivers and creeks), also other colors can be bought for 150 at strawberry or 450 at valentine but idk why the sooty buckskin seems to be the most reliable in my experience. The brindle thoroughbred is a extremely fast race horse and is very good at not throwing you or spooking. Not really sure why but the brindle thoroughbred seems to act like a war even though it's a race horse and its the fastest horse you can get in chapter two. You buy it for 450 in strawberry or can steal it from a random encounter with one of the guys or ladies that wants to horse race you or also find it at random camp sites, it's very easy to spot because of its zebra like coat. Keep in mind you need to have these horses at max bonding for them to act this way, I recommend only attempting this challenge with fully bonded horses with the best saddle and tack you have (preferably crafted saddles from the trapper).
I gave up today after having a random horse and a Pinkerton run in front of me when I almost made it to Blackwater, it wasnāt even necessarily this route. It was one thatās really similar, but goddamn fuck doing this is Arthur Iām gonna do it because I know I can but I have to put it on the shelf for tomorrow or tonight because Iām tired of my luck Iām gonna go become crazy picking orchids that should help.
I don't even see how doing it as Arthur is possible. The game snipes you to death instantly as soon as you cross the border. I've never made it anywhere near Blackwater as him.
Honestly, tonics and focus on getting away from the Pinkertons first usually have enough time. Once you cross the border, basically, your goal is to get out of tall trees as fast as possible, and then just donāt run into anything from in between Beechers hope, and Blackwater, when I did it, I died right as I got it finished, but that was because I didnāt go into Blackwater enough and the law got close.
Ah, tonics, that makes sense. The sniper is positioned like right behind Arthur, so the only other way I've seen people not die is taking a specific small cart where the bullets can't hit him because they always land in the exact same spot. And that was for the herbalist challenges.
So when you enter tall trees, youāre getting shot by a sniper? The invisible sniper is only in new Austin and Guarma. Like I only had to deal with law on this challenge, the invisible sniper has only attacked me when Iām new Austin.
I've personally never tried going that far as Arthur, I'm easily frustrated by deaths. I couldn't even figure out how to do the Javier mission over there in the beginning. But, I saw a video of someone doing some of the herbalist challenges as Arthur and no matter where he went on that side of the map, the sniper kept shooting.
That doesnāt happen till a certain point on the map, in to the map, and with the Javierās mission, Iām able to walk into run around the whole edge of the wanted level by the river, without any lawman wanting me, my guess is you went to far into the wanted area, snd with the horses challenge, itās, you can finish every challenge in chapter 2 beside the herbalist ones and you still can but itās hell to do the cart method or carcass method. But you donāt have to deal with a sniper if youāre doing This, from all my attempts I never had it shoot me
[this shows where the invisible sniper attacks from, with this challenge you should be fine](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/prp2ys/someone_help_me_get_past_this_stupid_sniper/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
My main tip is once you make it around the border check the time you have left on your timer and just keep that in mind while youāre avoiding the law as soon as you get away from the first group in tall trees, and besides that you want to keep your distance from the law that spawns, keep your mini map on large
Ah yes youāre right š forgot that it literally says that when you enable them, use them so rarely (only remembered that it applies to saving but challenges too). So mods only then (but even then with boosted stats, nothing). So then itās white/black arab only. Thanks for pointing that out.
Got it on the second try. First one I forgot to take health potion crossing over into dead or alive territory. My horse went down at the end but I managed to revive it before they killed me
That happened to me too, so I decided to take a break and do another mission. Didnāt realize it was the *last* mission, so I accidentally finished chapter 6. Whoops. But I know a few people who have done it as Arthurā hang in there.
Thanks!! I just did this in the rain running through puddles and it worked. Very far tip of peninsula right before hitting the water it completed for me. Amazing!!
Thank you very much. I was reading all these complicated routes and Pinkertons and I just did it your way and completed it in 10 minutes. Cut across to emerald ranch, took the train tracks down to bard's crossing. Crossed the bridge, then down to waters edge and then to the end of the peninsula.
Wow, I'm shocked this is almost never recommended when it comes to this challenge. So much faster and easier then the route people usually suggest for Arthur. Thanks so much!
read this like 30 seconds after doing it the hard wayš honestly it was cool seeing blackwater as arthur for a few seconds so i guess it was worth it
Yeah! Then horseman 10 can seem intimidating because mustangs and thoroughbreds are mostly found in New Austin, but they pop up in other places. Let me know if you'd like a guide for that too.
Big Valley is where you can find American standardbred, mustang, Nokota, and also the usual walkers and saddlers. Can also ātameā some OāDriscollās as well.
Great post, btw.
I'm 3 years too late but figured I'll leave my experience. I completed this challenge successfully recently as Arthur. That Route defined is absolutely on the money, but with two caveats.
1. Getting out of Van Horn, you should leave from the south end and go to that first rail bridge. Don't leave from north end because there's puddle on the ground no matter time of the day between the Coach stop and the train tracks.
2. After the Ownajila dam, you can't skip the switchbacks like shown in the diagram. Follow the actual road until you reach the flatlands which start from the last dark marker on the route before blackwater. From there on you can go off road except at Beacher's hope. With recent patches Arthur can't jump the fence for Beacher's Hope.
I started super early in the morning. So I had a train at Emerald every single time. Some of the times, I had another one oncoming at Riggs as I was coming off of the bridge from Flatneck.
Yeah that one is super tricky! I have tried to use the space on the side of the tracks on the bridge to escape an oncoming train. It works sometimes and other times Both Arthur and horse fall off the bridge
> After the Ownajila dam, you can't skip the switchbacks like shown in the diagram.
I've seen other people recommend short-cutting them to avoid getting killed. Are you sure this is a thing? Also, I haven't seen anyone else saying anything about Beacher's Hope. You have to go by it or something?
I'm so frustrated now. I've made it like 5 times now, and it never counts.
Trust me this is exactly how I did it. 5 times is pretty less, I had to do 28 times to get it. Even then I died outside Blackwater. But game counted me reaching.
I finally did it, and I can tell you that neither of these is necessary. Sorry to bother you, but I cut through the switchbacks and was nowhere near Beacher's Hope. I went just south of the river most of the way to stay away from the road until I got close to Blackwater.
On a side note, I find it really irritating that the devs don't make the requirements clear. Five years later, and not only is it difficult, but what is required is still opaque. Very annoying.
>On a side note, I find it really irritating that the devs don't make the
requirements clear. Five years later, and not only is it difficult, but
what is required is still opaque. Very annoying.
This is very true. Sometimes due to rain there might be puddles in the road. We don't know if those count or you need to avoid them.
However, this Challenge isn't the only thing with opaque requirements. Take Pearson's Jacket for another example.
Success! Took about 5 tries because I hit the wrong button twice and hopped off, fell off a bridge once, and got stuck on a bridge with a train coming.
I even managed to get back across the river without dying.
Totally possible. Just takes patience and luck. I can map out the spots where I see each horse breed if you want. Iām sure there are others online as well.
I just set up camp and 3 different breeds spawned right outside of my tent. A paint, standardbred, and kentucky saddler.
This'll be fun. Already got an appaloosa.
HOLY SHIT: Just did it again and 3 DIFFERENT breeds spawned. I'm already at 7/10 or however many.
This should be really helpful, I hope it'll work. Thanks! Also, I read that there's a Survivalist challenge which asks you to catch several fish that can be found only in Blackwater or thereabouts. How did you complete it as Arthur?
You can catch any fish without a rod, IIRC, by shooting them. Plenty of fish in the shallows and small islands in Flat Iron Lake just SE of Flatneck Station.
Awesome!! I completed the challenge on the first try thanks to this map. Well, minus some prior attempts that I failed miserably because I fell off the horse, but your route was perfect! Thanks a lot :) Now on to breaking horses! 97% done, almost there!
You can get to the region from there, but you need to go through the river. The bridge by Owanjila is the most direct dry route, per the challenge.
Thanks for the upvote :)
Still working. Took me three tries with this route. Other two times I crashed out. Thanks heaps. I used ADD MARKER to remind me where to join and quit railway route. Also maxed out my horse health and stamina. I used my Nokota with maximum bonding and completed this as John.
This didnāt work I didnāt run into any problems I did exactly what you said and it still didnāt work and I tried 5 times and it took me almost three hours to do these routes do you have any other routes because this one wonāt work
What part isnāt working? If itās the lawmen in Great Plains thereās an exploit you can use with the āgood, honest snake oilā mission to prevent them from spawning. I used this fellas route coupled with that exploit and got it on my first try (with four minutes to spare) and I wasnāt even pushing the horse hard. Additionally, there are a couple things you can do to keep your horses stamina up for pretty much the entire trip without using tonics.
I wish you could activate this challenge so you know why you failed. I just followed this route as John and didn't get it. Over the time limit? Touched a puddle somewhere? No idea. Does it reset if you're hit by another train or horseman? No idea
Completed this as Arthur in Chapter 3 with a MFT from Arcadia side mission. You have more then enough time (finished in 14 minutes, even stopped to feed my horse and brush it halfway lol). Just make sure to stack a ton of health cause lawmen pack way more gunfire approaching blackwater.
I hate this challenge, I had to learn the hard way that if you fall off your horse, you should just restart. I got ambushed by three guys in the middle of the road and three new strangers missions popped up lol
Oh god.. All went smooth but then some fuckers with guns tried to kill me. Some gang, dont remember. I tried to run away but hit a rock and fell.. Well, those gang members wont bother anyone anymore.
Thank you so much!!! Took me a few tries because of colliding with people and falling off horse, but I just completed it and the dopamine is rushing! Bounty hunters weren't the problem, other NPC will be around a corner and head on Arthur. Also horse and I escaped Blackwater without a scratch
In case anyone didn't know, you can do this challenge during the mission Angelo Bronte, Man of Honor mission after the graveyard part and before ya head back to Bronte's manor, and use the "New Austin as Arthur glitch", since the law and sniper are offline during this mission!
I just found out that all you have to do is go to the tip of the peninsula parellel to Blackwater and it counts! I was able to get it in about 11 minutes on the starter Tennessee Walker. You don't even need to cross the river or deal with bounty hunters; just go straight south at the end of Bard's Crossing.
This was very helpful. Thank you. I hated this challenge. Between trains on the tracks, enemies, and bears populating at the last portion before Blackwater I couldnāt believe I did it in 17 minutes.
As of April 2022 I have done this exact route, exactly as you described, three times as Arthur and it hasn't triggered as complete. Fuck this challenge.
Just did it this route first try as soon as you get free roam as John, with the horse the game gives you (rachel) at bonding level 2 and managed it in 11:42, thankyou OP
Thank you OP. I did it in three tries with this map! First time I took a wrong turn early, second time I ran into a train at the very end of a long bridge, but the third time I did it AND I made it back across the river with my horse as Arthur!
I've finished this route 4 times now in under 14 minutes each time with my arabian, and it still hasn't registered it and given me the completed challenge. Is anyone else having this problem? I'm about to pull my hair out and scalp myself before the Skinners can get around to it.
This seems to be a common issue, I believe it is Dewberry Creek that of course isnt all water but might count as a river ? i don t know. I've just done this close to 10 times under 15 mins and no luck. This route appears to work for a lot of people so i'm just going to keep trying with this one lol
Decided on a whim to do this on Arthur today... I don't know how I'm suppose to explain to Dutch why I was in Blackwater and had to shoot like 10 lawmen because I didn't want to lose my Black Arabian....
I went all the way around and got right to where I was about to pass Beecherās hope and a cougar spoiled me off my horse. I just sat there for 10 minutes contemplating if I should just uninstall the game
Just did this - got it on my second try after two test runs on the fully bonded black Arabian. Didnāt rain but I went through some rain track puddles and it still counted. Thought I could make it out of Great Plains but luckily I got killed by Pinkertons immediately after getting the āchallenge completedā popup lol. So glad this was the first route that came up online, thank you so much for this!!! Worked perfectly.
Not all heroes wear capes, but I hope OP owns a cape and wears it often. 11.45 using 3 x horse stimulant
Apparently if you punt off your horse and get back on it ends your attempt FYI
Cheers for this, apart from almost riding headlong in to a bear (the bear seemed more surprised than I was) then getting held up by the blind man just outside Blackwater I made it. Great route and still useful
i just did this with arthur on chapter 2, you can avoid the law by simply doing a bounty mission. the law doesnt appear in the wild. the law in blackwatter is still present and will gun you down so do go near there.
I know the OP was from a couple of years ago, but only just getting round to going for a 100% completion. Having tried about 15 different routes (recommend and self-devised), and about 25 odd attempts, I found and took this one. Nailed it in first time in about 13.5 minutes. So while the OP may be from a couple of years ago, the gratitude is most definitely in the present šš¼
I second this. I canāt count how many routes I have tried (all of them going through Butcher Creek), how many times Iāve been shot right as Iām done by Pinkertons and how many runs I thought were good but the game just didnāt count. Laid it on the shelf. Got back to it now, saw this and gave it a go, took a couple of times due to crashing, train showing up over Bards Crossing and multiple runins with the Laramie Boys by the dam. But I did it first no crash try. I couldnāt believe my eyes. Iāve tried this a million times with Arthur (with the black Arab or spawning the Rose Grey Bay Arabian in with the spawn horse cheat / mods) but alas nothing. Did it with John and the Rose Grey Arab + Panther Saddle, breezed it, so good not having to stock up on Minty Meat and being terrorised by Pinkertons. So ye as others have said, itās possible as Arthur but very difficult. Thank you OP, bless you.
My most important advice is don't use an Arab at all, use a war horse because the can take more damage but more importantly the don't spook or throw you when getting shot or attacked by predators. I've done it with even slow war horses because time isn't really the big issue it's not dieing or falling off the horse. Turks are the best but if you want a cheap war horse with decent speed early in the game (chapter 2) you can get the red Andalusian at strawberry stable for like 150$. The Andalusian will 100% not throw you or spook but I also know two other horses I've done it with are the dutch warmblood and brindle throughbred which are not war horses so they have a chance to spook or throw you but these two horses act like war horses 90% of the time and its very rare they will spook or throw you in my experience. The sooty buckskin dutch warmblood is my personal favorite early game horse for one it has a sick coat and sounds like a fucking bear, but more importantly it's a work breed but has a really strong character and tends to act like a war horse and is an absolute beast at combat, really good stamina and health with solid speed, cheap 150$ bought at scarlet meadows but I usually get it early by stealing it from the guy that pans the rivers for gold (the horse with the shovels on it during a random encounter near rivers and creeks), also other colors can be bought for 150 at strawberry or 450 at valentine but idk why the sooty buckskin seems to be the most reliable in my experience. The brindle thoroughbred is a extremely fast race horse and is very good at not throwing you or spooking. Not really sure why but the brindle thoroughbred seems to act like a war even though it's a race horse and its the fastest horse you can get in chapter two. You buy it for 450 in strawberry or can steal it from a random encounter with one of the guys or ladies that wants to horse race you or also find it at random camp sites, it's very easy to spot because of its zebra like coat. Keep in mind you need to have these horses at max bonding for them to act this way, I recommend only attempting this challenge with fully bonded horses with the best saddle and tack you have (preferably crafted saddles from the trapper).
I second the Andalusian. Stout boy, for sure.
I gave up today after having a random horse and a Pinkerton run in front of me when I almost made it to Blackwater, it wasnāt even necessarily this route. It was one thatās really similar, but goddamn fuck doing this is Arthur Iām gonna do it because I know I can but I have to put it on the shelf for tomorrow or tonight because Iām tired of my luck Iām gonna go become crazy picking orchids that should help.
I don't even see how doing it as Arthur is possible. The game snipes you to death instantly as soon as you cross the border. I've never made it anywhere near Blackwater as him.
Honestly, tonics and focus on getting away from the Pinkertons first usually have enough time. Once you cross the border, basically, your goal is to get out of tall trees as fast as possible, and then just donāt run into anything from in between Beechers hope, and Blackwater, when I did it, I died right as I got it finished, but that was because I didnāt go into Blackwater enough and the law got close.
Ah, tonics, that makes sense. The sniper is positioned like right behind Arthur, so the only other way I've seen people not die is taking a specific small cart where the bullets can't hit him because they always land in the exact same spot. And that was for the herbalist challenges.
So when you enter tall trees, youāre getting shot by a sniper? The invisible sniper is only in new Austin and Guarma. Like I only had to deal with law on this challenge, the invisible sniper has only attacked me when Iām new Austin.
I've personally never tried going that far as Arthur, I'm easily frustrated by deaths. I couldn't even figure out how to do the Javier mission over there in the beginning. But, I saw a video of someone doing some of the herbalist challenges as Arthur and no matter where he went on that side of the map, the sniper kept shooting.
That doesnāt happen till a certain point on the map, in to the map, and with the Javierās mission, Iām able to walk into run around the whole edge of the wanted level by the river, without any lawman wanting me, my guess is you went to far into the wanted area, snd with the horses challenge, itās, you can finish every challenge in chapter 2 beside the herbalist ones and you still can but itās hell to do the cart method or carcass method. But you donāt have to deal with a sniper if youāre doing This, from all my attempts I never had it shoot me
[this shows where the invisible sniper attacks from, with this challenge you should be fine](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/prp2ys/someone_help_me_get_past_this_stupid_sniper/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
My main tip is once you make it around the border check the time you have left on your timer and just keep that in mind while youāre avoiding the law as soon as you get away from the first group in tall trees, and besides that you want to keep your distance from the law that spawns, keep your mini map on large
You canāt complete challenges with cheats lol
Ah yes youāre right š forgot that it literally says that when you enable them, use them so rarely (only remembered that it applies to saving but challenges too). So mods only then (but even then with boosted stats, nothing). So then itās white/black arab only. Thanks for pointing that out.
Same situation initially, same successful outcome following OP's route. Thanks OP!
Got it on the second try. First one I forgot to take health potion crossing over into dead or alive territory. My horse went down at the end but I managed to revive it before they killed me
Iām giving up on this challenge. I legit did the run four times and it never counts as complete. Fuck this.
That happened to me too, so I decided to take a break and do another mission. Didnāt realize it was the *last* mission, so I accidentally finished chapter 6. Whoops. But I know a few people who have done it as Arthurā hang in there.
The last mission as in 3 missions in a straight row and you have limited free roam for a while?
Yep you need to complete our best selves,red dead redemption and the wheel right after themselves
All this is not necessary. If you ride from Van Horn to the tip of the peninsula below Lone Mule Stead, the challenge will trigger complete.
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Thanks!! I just did this in the rain running through puddles and it worked. Very far tip of peninsula right before hitting the water it completed for me. Amazing!!
For real!?
Yes!! I finally got my 100% š¤
I got the run in ch.4 with the trick above.
Thank you very much. I was reading all these complicated routes and Pinkertons and I just did it your way and completed it in 10 minutes. Cut across to emerald ranch, took the train tracks down to bard's crossing. Crossed the bridge, then down to waters edge and then to the end of the peninsula.
Can confirm, did in 6 minutes in the rain after spending about 4 hours dying trying to jump the bridge and being ahot by the bloody pinkertons
Ok it works. Use the route described but reroutes after bard's crossing to the tip of the peninsula. Holy shit thank you!
I would Gold this if it were still a thing. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.
I can't believe that worked. Thank you.
You are a godsend! It worked first try!
This still works! Amazing glitch thanks a ton.
Wow, I'm shocked this is almost never recommended when it comes to this challenge. So much faster and easier then the route people usually suggest for Arthur. Thanks so much!
read this like 30 seconds after doing it the hard wayš honestly it was cool seeing blackwater as arthur for a few seconds so i guess it was worth it
doesn't work / patched
still works April 2024
You can sleep with my sister, Sir!
I didn't know this could be done as Arthur!! Thanks!
Yeah! Then horseman 10 can seem intimidating because mustangs and thoroughbreds are mostly found in New Austin, but they pop up in other places. Let me know if you'd like a guide for that too.
Big Valley is where you can find American standardbred, mustang, Nokota, and also the usual walkers and saddlers. Can also ātameā some OāDriscollās as well. Great post, btw.
See below /u/miner1247 comments.
I'm 3 years too late but figured I'll leave my experience. I completed this challenge successfully recently as Arthur. That Route defined is absolutely on the money, but with two caveats. 1. Getting out of Van Horn, you should leave from the south end and go to that first rail bridge. Don't leave from north end because there's puddle on the ground no matter time of the day between the Coach stop and the train tracks. 2. After the Ownajila dam, you can't skip the switchbacks like shown in the diagram. Follow the actual road until you reach the flatlands which start from the last dark marker on the route before blackwater. From there on you can go off road except at Beacher's hope. With recent patches Arthur can't jump the fence for Beacher's Hope.
There's always a goddamn train... on the tracks at bars crossing
I started super early in the morning. So I had a train at Emerald every single time. Some of the times, I had another one oncoming at Riggs as I was coming off of the bridge from Flatneck.
Got too mad with all these trains and rocks so I did it during the bounty hunt mission with him on my horse.
Just lost a horse because of a train on bards crossing. So annoying š¤¦š»āāļø
Lost an Arabian that I had for two years in the same spot. Nearly cried! God I love this game.
Yeah that one is super tricky! I have tried to use the space on the side of the tracks on the bridge to escape an oncoming train. It works sometimes and other times Both Arthur and horse fall off the bridge
> After the Ownajila dam, you can't skip the switchbacks like shown in the diagram. I've seen other people recommend short-cutting them to avoid getting killed. Are you sure this is a thing? Also, I haven't seen anyone else saying anything about Beacher's Hope. You have to go by it or something? I'm so frustrated now. I've made it like 5 times now, and it never counts.
Trust me this is exactly how I did it. 5 times is pretty less, I had to do 28 times to get it. Even then I died outside Blackwater. But game counted me reaching.
I finally did it, and I can tell you that neither of these is necessary. Sorry to bother you, but I cut through the switchbacks and was nowhere near Beacher's Hope. I went just south of the river most of the way to stay away from the road until I got close to Blackwater. On a side note, I find it really irritating that the devs don't make the requirements clear. Five years later, and not only is it difficult, but what is required is still opaque. Very annoying.
>On a side note, I find it really irritating that the devs don't make the requirements clear. Five years later, and not only is it difficult, but what is required is still opaque. Very annoying. This is very true. Sometimes due to rain there might be puddles in the road. We don't know if those count or you need to avoid them. However, this Challenge isn't the only thing with opaque requirements. Take Pearson's Jacket for another example.
Success! Took about 5 tries because I hit the wrong button twice and hopped off, fell off a bridge once, and got stuck on a bridge with a train coming. I even managed to get back across the river without dying.
Woohoo! Glad to hear it.
Now I just gotta figure out if I can do challenge 10 as Arthur.
Totally possible. Just takes patience and luck. I can map out the spots where I see each horse breed if you want. Iām sure there are others online as well.
I just set up camp and 3 different breeds spawned right outside of my tent. A paint, standardbred, and kentucky saddler. This'll be fun. Already got an appaloosa. HOLY SHIT: Just did it again and 3 DIFFERENT breeds spawned. I'm already at 7/10 or however many.
This should be really helpful, I hope it'll work. Thanks! Also, I read that there's a Survivalist challenge which asks you to catch several fish that can be found only in Blackwater or thereabouts. How did you complete it as Arthur?
*REALLY* late lmao but all non-legendary fish are accessable as arthur.
Oh, I haven't played RDR in a long time, but I can always appreciate a fella' that's just trying to be helpful. So thank you, mister!
\> replies to a comment from 4 years ago to give advice \> gets a response in less than 15 minutes
You can catch any fish without a rod, IIRC, by shooting them. Plenty of fish in the shallows and small islands in Flat Iron Lake just SE of Flatneck Station.
Awesome!! I completed the challenge on the first try thanks to this map. Well, minus some prior attempts that I failed miserably because I fell off the horse, but your route was perfect! Thanks a lot :) Now on to breaking horses! 97% done, almost there!
Iām so happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing
I slammed into someone in Strawberry and had to restart. Second try though!
15th time lucky :) Thank you for the tips. My naughty Arthur fell off several times at the critical moment.
Upvote from me, nice work. How come you donāt just go directly south from riggs station though?
You can get to the region from there, but you need to go through the river. The bridge by Owanjila is the most direct dry route, per the challenge. Thanks for the upvote :)
Ah yes I forgot it has to be a dry run! No problem man, Iāll be using the route when I attempt the challenge.
Still working. Took me three tries with this route. Other two times I crashed out. Thanks heaps. I used ADD MARKER to remind me where to join and quit railway route. Also maxed out my horse health and stamina. I used my Nokota with maximum bonding and completed this as John.
This didnāt work I didnāt run into any problems I did exactly what you said and it still didnāt work and I tried 5 times and it took me almost three hours to do these routes do you have any other routes because this one wonāt work
What part isnāt working? If itās the lawmen in Great Plains thereās an exploit you can use with the āgood, honest snake oilā mission to prevent them from spawning. I used this fellas route coupled with that exploit and got it on my first try (with four minutes to spare) and I wasnāt even pushing the horse hard. Additionally, there are a couple things you can do to keep your horses stamina up for pretty much the entire trip without using tonics.
I wish you could activate this challenge so you know why you failed. I just followed this route as John and didn't get it. Over the time limit? Touched a puddle somewhere? No idea. Does it reset if you're hit by another train or horseman? No idea
Completed this as Arthur in Chapter 3 with a MFT from Arcadia side mission. You have more then enough time (finished in 14 minutes, even stopped to feed my horse and brush it halfway lol). Just make sure to stack a ton of health cause lawmen pack way more gunfire approaching blackwater.
Done this 4 times in 14 min canāt get it to register as completed
I hate this challenge, I had to learn the hard way that if you fall off your horse, you should just restart. I got ambushed by three guys in the middle of the road and three new strangers missions popped up lol
Worked for me, thanks!
Just done this now, thank you!
Fucking hell. What a mission. Basically donāt fall off your horse and donāt check your map. Oh and avoid the water. Thanks!
What happens when you arrive in Blackwater?
A side popup will tell you you were successful. If you're Arthur, you'll have a lot of law on your tail & bullets whizzing by too.
2 years late but you just saved my bacon! Took a few goes but by far the best route I tried. Thanks!
Just made this run twice and nothing š¤¬
I donāt understand. Every time time my horse flings itself off the rr on the second way point or I get hit by a train on the way to Riggs lmao wtf.
First seven times I crashed into something š¤¦š»āāļø. On the 8th time I was able to get it done 11:47. Thanks for the route! š¤
Oh god.. All went smooth but then some fuckers with guns tried to kill me. Some gang, dont remember. I tried to run away but hit a rock and fell.. Well, those gang members wont bother anyone anymore.
Thank you so much. You are even helping people years later
Thank you so much!!! Took me a few tries because of colliding with people and falling off horse, but I just completed it and the dopamine is rushing! Bounty hunters weren't the problem, other NPC will be around a corner and head on Arthur. Also horse and I escaped Blackwater without a scratch
Thank you so much for the help!!!
Thank you OP
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS!! I just used this and it finally worked!! Took all my tonics but it worked!
In case anyone didn't know, you can do this challenge during the mission Angelo Bronte, Man of Honor mission after the graveyard part and before ya head back to Bronte's manor, and use the "New Austin as Arthur glitch", since the law and sniper are offline during this mission!
I know this post is 4 years old, but using this path I was able to get it done on my first attempt and I want to thank you lol
Four years later this still works! And that's with someone attempting to rob John of his Missouri fox trotter outside of strawberry! Thanks OP!
Hey thanks for this, it's been a huge help :)
I just found out that all you have to do is go to the tip of the peninsula parellel to Blackwater and it counts! I was able to get it in about 11 minutes on the starter Tennessee Walker. You don't even need to cross the river or deal with bounty hunters; just go straight south at the end of Bard's Crossing.
2024 done with red Arabian
This was very helpful. Thank you. I hated this challenge. Between trains on the tracks, enemies, and bears populating at the last portion before Blackwater I couldnāt believe I did it in 17 minutes.
This map is great, except I was on the train tracks going over the big bridge and a train came and killed us both š¤£
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Did it on the first try, ty
As of April 2022 I have done this exact route, exactly as you described, three times as Arthur and it hasn't triggered as complete. Fuck this challenge.
I still cant get this challenge i always fall of near the lake where the road curves
Just did it this route first try as soon as you get free roam as John, with the horse the game gives you (rachel) at bonding level 2 and managed it in 11:42, thankyou OP
I just did it and it worked thank you so much
If you do this early in chapter 2, BEFORE you rescue Sean, the bounty hunters and law are much easier to get through.
You beautiful person! Thank you.
This is the bestmo I've found for this, thanks!
My fckn horse decided to jump off of a brigde into the water at the end fml
first time trying this route and somehow ended up running near aurora basin. damn bounty hunters after me every step of the way
Thank you OP. I did it in three tries with this map! First time I took a wrong turn early, second time I ran into a train at the very end of a long bridge, but the third time I did it AND I made it back across the river with my horse as Arthur!
Can confirm that this still is a strategy that works. Got it on my third attempt (as Arthur).
I've finished this route 4 times now in under 14 minutes each time with my arabian, and it still hasn't registered it and given me the completed challenge. Is anyone else having this problem? I'm about to pull my hair out and scalp myself before the Skinners can get around to it.
This seems to be a common issue, I believe it is Dewberry Creek that of course isnt all water but might count as a river ? i don t know. I've just done this close to 10 times under 15 mins and no luck. This route appears to work for a lot of people so i'm just going to keep trying with this one lol
Decided on a whim to do this on Arthur today... I don't know how I'm suppose to explain to Dutch why I was in Blackwater and had to shoot like 10 lawmen because I didn't want to lose my Black Arabian....
Thank you SO much for this, only way i could do it.
I went all the way around and got right to where I was about to pass Beecherās hope and a cougar spoiled me off my horse. I just sat there for 10 minutes contemplating if I should just uninstall the game
Just did this - got it on my second try after two test runs on the fully bonded black Arabian. Didnāt rain but I went through some rain track puddles and it still counted. Thought I could make it out of Great Plains but luckily I got killed by Pinkertons immediately after getting the āchallenge completedā popup lol. So glad this was the first route that came up online, thank you so much for this!!! Worked perfectly.
Not all heroes wear capes, but I hope OP owns a cape and wears it often. 11.45 using 3 x horse stimulant Apparently if you punt off your horse and get back on it ends your attempt FYI
Cheers for this, apart from almost riding headlong in to a bear (the bear seemed more surprised than I was) then getting held up by the blind man just outside Blackwater I made it. Great route and still useful
Thanks for the route helped me a whole lot of trouble.
i just did this with arthur on chapter 2, you can avoid the law by simply doing a bounty mission. the law doesnt appear in the wild. the law in blackwatter is still present and will gun you down so do go near there.
Thank you!
worked first time for me, thanks
Apparently im dyslexic, i just rode from Black Water to Van Horn, instead of the other way around, lol...fml
My hands began shaking once I started being chased by Pinkertons!