Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits COUNTDOWN: Summer Update start time, patch notes

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits countdown – Summer Update start time, patch notes (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits is coming soon to the PS4 and Xbox One.

The highly anticipated Red Dead Online Summer Update has a release date of Tuesday September 10.

A start time for the RDR2 download has not been revealed yet but it’s likely to become available by midday UK time.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits brings with it three new character types as well as the ability to change an existing character’s appearance.

The official Rockstar Games Twitter announced the Red Dead Redemption 2 Summer Update release date last Tuesday after months of speculation.

They tweeted: “The next Red Dead Online update arrives September 10th introducing Frontier Pursuits.

“New Bounty Hunter, Trader and Collector Specialist Roles and more”.

In a post online Rockstar Games gave more details about what fans can expect from the Red Dead Redemption 2 Summer Update.

Here are early patch notes detailing what Red Dead Online Frontier Pursuits will feature…

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 SUMMER UPDATE – FRONTIER PURSUITS

The next Red Dead Online update arrives September 10 and introduces three new Frontier Pursuits, the next step in the continual evolution of Red Dead Online.

Frontier Pursuits are an ongoing series of Roles for players to inhabit, delivering a wide array of themed activities that each offer unique items, skills and more as you progress through each Role.

In addition to the first three new Roles comes dramatic improvements to player control with quicker and more responsive movement across all phases of combat and locomotion; the ability to redesign your character’s appearance without resetting progress; greater damage resistance while in the Defensive playing style; new Ability Cards; new Daily Challenges and Daily Role Challenges; more Dynamic Events happening across the frontier; a slew of new items and much more.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 – Frontier Pursuits will bring with it three new character types (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

SPECIALIST ROLES, RANKS AND PROGRESSION

With each Role, you’ll always have new pursuits to embark upon that lead to unique items and skills as you progress, in addition to Cash and Gold payouts. As Red Dead Online continues to evolve, more Frontier Pursuits will be added, giving you new Roles, new choices and more ways to personalize your path through the world of Red Dead Online.

Each Role automatically earns Role XP as you complete a Role’s activities: when you hunt a bounty, you’ll earn Role XP toward the Bounty Hunter; when you find a collectible, you’ll earn Role XP towards the Collector and so on. Role XP counts towards your progression through 20 Role Ranks. You will reach a new tier of distinction every 5 ranks: Novice, Promising, Established and Distinguished.

Unlocking a Role Rank earns Role Tokens and at certain ranks you’ll also unlock new skills, such as the Bounty Hunter ability to duck for protection on horseback or a Trader’s ability to train their camp dog to warn of a camp raid by thieves; upgrades to your satchel’s carrying capacity; or access to new Role specific Free Roam events. Each tier also has a kit of items that are unique to the Role and can be unlocked for purchase using Role Tokens.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 – Frontier Pursuits will bring with it three new character types (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

THE BOUNTY HUNTER

Unique Bounty Hunter skills and items include:

Focus: Targets glow red in Eagle Eye

Reinforced Lasso: A lasso made with reinforced rope to keep bounties secure

Reverse Spin: Perform a Reverse Spin with a single pistol or revolver

Tonics Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Tonics Pouch

Eagle Eye+: Track enemies while sprinting or galloping

Spin Up: Perform a Spin Up with a single pistol or revolver

Kit Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Kit Pouch

Tracking Arrow Pamphlet: A pamphlet recipe on how to craft Tracking Arrows

Reverse Spin Up: Perform a Reverse Spin Up with a single pistol or revolver

Ducking: Duck for protection while on horseback

Bolas: A thrown weapon, perfect for tangling the legs of bounties

Bounty Wagon: A wagon for securely retaining bounty targets

Perception: Receive a notification of bounties from a greater distance

Alternating Flips: Perform Alternating Flips with a single pistol or revolver

Dual Gun Spinning: Perform gun spinning tricks with two pistols or revolvers

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Red Dead Redemption 2 – Frontier Pursuits will bring with it three new character types (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

THE TRADER

Unique Trader skills and items include:

Stew Pot: A camp upgrade that unlocks stew recipes to boost cores

Ingredients Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Ingredients Pouch

Awareness: Identify rival Trader wagons at an increased range

Canine Warning: Train your dog to warn of thieves raiding your camp

Medium and Large Delivery Wagons: Upgraded wagons that can hold more goods for transport

Weapons Locker: Store weapons for later use

Lance Knife: A bespoke knife style available to Traders only

Efficiency: Learn to increase the amount of usable materials from perfect carcasses

Materials Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Materials Pouch

Hunting Wagon: A sturdy wagon fit for carrying multiple carcasses, hides and pelts

Protection: Reduce the chance of raids at your camp

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The Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits download is out on Tuesday September 10 (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

THE COLLECTOR

Unique Collector skills and items include:

Divination: Sense when near collectibles

Pennington Field Shovel: An essential tool for uncovering buried collectibles

Potential: Detect disturbed earth when using Eagle Eye

Intuition: Narrow your search area

Horse Saddlebag Upgrade: Carry more in your Horse’s saddlebag

Refined Binoculars: Specialized binoculars that make dig sites glow from a great distance

Águila Machete: A classic machete restyled for the use of adventurous and belligerent Collectors

Metal Detector: An important tool which can identify collectibles buried underground

Equine Assistance: Collect herbs from horseback

Horse Lantern: Light the path ahead with a lantern attached to your horse’s breastplate

Valuables Satchel Upgrade: Store more items in your Valuables Pouch

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Frontier Pursuits will also bring with it the Outlaw Pass (Image: ROCKSTAR GAMES)

AND MORE…

In addition to these new Specialist Roles, the Update will also include a vast assortment of new features and gameplay updates.

These include new Role Free Roam Events that are unlocked as you progress through each Role; additional Stable slots; improved selling prices of Jewelry across the board; lootable containers in ambient wagons; more custom outfit slots and the ability to name saved Outfits in your wardrobe; weapons rebalancing to reduce reliance on headshots as the primary kill method in PvP and much, much more.

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source: express.co.uk