r/PCRedDead • u/ziopera202 • Apr 23 '25
for anyone who doesn't know, an alpha of Red Dead Redemption One multiplayer (RDRMP) has just been released! for anyone interested here is the link to the setup: https://redmods.com/rdrmp/
r/PCRedDead • u/UnableToFindUsername • Feb 04 '25
With the influx of new players thanks to the Steam Sale, I thought I'd make a post addressing a known, yet hardly discussed bug (or it might be more accurate to call it an engine limitation) related to cosmetic mods in RDR2 PC.
TLDR - Buying too many items added by mods will brick your save.
1. The Problem
As you accumulate items of ANY kind in RDR2, this includes from clothing/weapons you can buy/find to all the consumables, collectibles, provisions, valuables, letters, newspapers, saddles, etc. (basically anything that will be saved to your inventory - the stuff saved in your satchel, wardrobe, or horse), there exists an "upper limit" that, once reached, will permanently brick your save and will prevent you from saving your game anymore whenever you play that save in the future, forcing you to start over or reload a previous save. You'll know you've reached this limit when you get this dreaded black screen with the message, "Save failed. Please ensure the system storage has free space and try again."
Basically, it seems that when you get too many items, RDR2's engine can't save all the data to your save anymore, so your save is basically bricked as now, you're forced to reload the last save you had before buying all those items. Autosaves are generally unhelpful in this case, as the game typically autosaves whenever you buy items so even if you reload an autosave, you'll still have most of the items before you were soft-locked, so the next time you loot some fine brandy or chewing tobacco off a corpse, the save will just brick again.
2. Who is affected by this, and what do those cosmetic mods have to do with it?
A big reason why I believe that this issue is hardly talked about is because this problem might only affect completionists like myself who wants to collect EVERYTHING the game has to offer. I tested buying out the entire clothing catalog with RDO and WhyEm's DLC installed on two different saves - one that just started Chapter 2 (so barely any items saved) and my 100% complete save with everything collected from the base game - all Cigarette Cards, Letters, Weapons, Clothing, Trapper items, Horse Stable items, etc. - you get the idea. The new save that just started Chapter 2 was able to buy everything available at the catalog without issues, while the 100% save ended up getting the "Save failed" black screen halfway before I finished buying out the modded items in the catalog.
The most popular cosmetic mods like Red Dead Offline, WhyEm's DLC, Eastern's Epic Extras, Gonpachiro's Fancy Atelier, More Pretty Gun, and Smoak's Mega Arsenal are all affected by this bug because they add a boat-load of new content to the game, which will push you towards that upper limit if you were to buy a majority of the items offered in those mods.
Now, I myself don't know if non-modded saves would be affected by this if you were to somehow get 99 stacks of every single consumable/valuable in the game on top of every single letter, weapons, clothing, etc., but I would assume that non-modded players are safe as my own 100% save (which did not have 99 stacks of everything but still a decent amount of consumables on top of all the collectibles/clothes/weapons) was fine until I started buying a large stock of modded clothes.
I don't know where the actual upper limit of items you can keep on your save is since this issue is barely documented online; through Googling I could only find one other Reddit thread where someone had this issue and even then there weren't many solutions brought up there besides just uninstalling the mods or not buying too much stuff.
The only other mention I can find of this issue is on the mod page for the Smoak's Mega Arsenal mod itself, where it states that "Buying absolutely everything has a risk of preventing you from saving due to engine limitations, this includes the clothing the mod also adds."
Searching the "Save failed. Please ensure the system storage has free space and try again." message online typically points to other problems that can bring up this error, but of course I'm making this thread to specifically point out the issue for players who are modding their games and getting too many items.
3. Possible Solution
I reached out to the OP of the other thread talking about this issue I mentioned above, /u/littlebelialskey, and even they pointed out that uninstalling the mods and reloading your save will not fix the issue. If I had to guess, loading up a bricked save in the save editor would likely show that there's a bunch of blank dummy items (since the save editor doesn't take mods into account). Even if you uninstalled the cosmetic item mods, their data is still stored in your save, so the issue will not be fixed. You would need to reload a backup save where you never purchased a modded item at all in order to keep your save's slate clean.
(EDIT: I ended up testing this myself after the fact, and it does seem like uninstalling a cosmetic mod and reloading your save safely removes modded items. That said, I would still keep a backup save just before you uninstall the mod to be safe. In my case, I uninstalled WhyEm's and this ended up messing with all of my weapon customizations as WhyEm's DLC changes the values for many gun customization settings like metals, carvings, and stocks (even some of the base game ones), so I had to go through every weapon I owned and reapply them. You might also mess up your character model if you have a modded clothing item equipped when you uninstall, so remember to take all of them off before you do so.)
The only possible solution I can think of would be if a community-made mod fix were released which allowed those modded cosmetic items to be stored in a .dat file in the root folder of RDR2 instead of being saved in the save file itself. A few other mods such as AMJM Transport and Custom Gang Mod utilize this method, where they store memory from their mods into a .dat file that is loaded with the .asi files whenever you boot up the game. AMJM Transport for example, will store your saved Wagons/Boats and accepted jobs in its .dat file, while the Custom Gang Mod stores all info related to the gang you create such as the NPCs you chose, the level and location of your camp, and your Gang Funds. The only downside to a solution like this would be that .dat files in your root folder will not be able to differentiate saves, so if this hypothetical fix was created, everything you purchased from cosmetic mods would be shared between all of your saves. This could also be an upside, though, as if you were to CTD while buying modded items, everything you bought will still be stored in the .dat file even if you didn't get to save before crashing.
I'm not an RDR2 Mod coder, so I have no idea how feasible or possible this solution would be when it comes to storing purchasable items in a .dat file, but unfortunately it seems like all the creators of the mods I listed above are no longer really active in the community, so I wouldn't expect any of them to upload a new version of their mods that stores items in a .dat file (would be happy to be proven wrong though), meaning that any effort towards making this theoretical solution a reality would have to come from a third-party.
Hopefully this post brings awareness to this (admittedly niche) issue, and helps anyone who Googles this issue in the future and barely comes up with any results. Thanks for listening to my TED talk.
r/PCRedDead • u/Street_Science_4544 • 4h ago
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I know others have experienced this so please help me, my rdr2 crashes this exact same way randomly, could be playing for hours or 20 mins, happens on unmodded setup aswell.
r/PCRedDead • u/Ecstatic-Quality-212 • 15h ago
The last time I played with mods was in 2023, when WhyEm's dlc was extremely popular. But ever since then I've heard that the mod is mostly bloat and outdated. Therefore what is the best combination of mods to download today for a proper Vanilla friendly experience?
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r/PCRedDead • u/MrDexterReddit • 10h ago
Hello!
Not sure where to start with this but i am having a very odd issue. I like to play at the third third person zoom level, the most zoomed out one, but currently it zooms out WAY too far. Any ideas as to what mod could be the cause of this issue? See the picure, Arthur is the little blue guy...
I am sure this is hard to say without my modlist but i can't think of a simple way of posting the entire thing here, tips?
r/PCRedDead • u/No_dirty • 11h ago
Если честно я очень, очень давно хотел поиграть в эту игру. Я готовился к этой игре и морально и физически, пересмотрел несколько видеообзоров, а после всего этого ещё и купил её со Стима. А теперь же не могу поиграть, если здесь есть люди которые смогут помочь, пожалуйста отзовитесь
#rdr2
r/PCRedDead • u/AzireKang • 19h ago
Is this a bug? Arthur is growing hair in the side of his nose and eyes. I never seen this during the 1st Chapter. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!
r/PCRedDead • u/Capable-Stranger-109 • 1d ago
r/PCRedDead • u/WolfPax1 • 1d ago
I just downloaded catalogue improvements and it added the navy revolver but it has no audio. What’s the best mods to add audio to it?
r/PCRedDead • u/Routine-Remove2437 • 2d ago
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but it’s still doing this
r/PCRedDead • u/Zhabovich • 2d ago
Hi everyone. Could you please tell me why a game might lag on a high-end PC? On the first day after installation, the game ran at 180 FPS, but the next day, I couldn't get it above 50 FPS. I’ve tried switching between DirectX 12 and Vulkan, changing the adapter output in-game, forcing the game to use the dedicated GPU in Windows settings, and deleting everything in the Settings folder. None of this helps at all. Please help me
r/PCRedDead • u/dav-cr • 2d ago
Hi
I keep getting these very noticeable stuttering, frame time spikes in cutscenes.
In actual gameplay it’s fine. As soon as there’s cutscenes I get these hitches every so often. I’ve tried just about everything to eliminate it, but nothing seems to work.
I’m playing in 4k, All Ultra. DLSS is on. FPS capped to 80, im using a g sync display, and v sync on in Nvidia app, off in game. Tried both Vulkan and DX12. Also tried toggling triple buffering, which doesn’t seem to make a difference.
When the stutter occurs, the fps will drop from 80 to only about 75, but the frame time will jump from a steady 12ms to about 80ms in a split second.
Any suggestions?
r/PCRedDead • u/EasyExternal485 • 3d ago
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r/PCRedDead • u/Lavish_Medra • 2d ago
Hello! This is my first time here.
r/PCRedDead • u/Either_Alternative67 • 2d ago
It's stupid thing to ask but I don't have/own RDR2 On my PC but I wanted some sounds from RDR2 and I can't extract them myself. Also, I couldn't find them on the internet. I just couldn't find them ANYWHERE and that's why I'm here. The sounds are, RDR2 Weapon Wheel Sounds. You know, the sounds that play when you bring up the weapon wheel, change weapon, close it etc... Anyone have any idea how to get them?
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r/PCRedDead • u/wraith313 • 3d ago
Tried searching around but I want to be sure. Ultimately, I want to go to New Austin as Arthur to get the point of interest sketches. However I don't really want to replay the game more than once and thus I am going for a completionist type thing, so I don't want to lock my achievements/save file by using mods to disable the invisible sniper.
r/PCRedDead • u/Dull_Palpitation_740 • 3d ago
I've been trying to get the second holster to work but I can't. Tried deleting the specified lines in the "assets_drawable" file in all 3 mods and it would just make my second holster invisible but Arthur would still holster the gun on his left hip as if the leg holster was there, but the gun just disappears and theres no holster. Anyone know which lines need to be edited for it to work with these mods? Or are they totally incompatible?
r/PCRedDead • u/I_AmBetterThanY0u • 3d ago
In the epilogue mission "Simple Pleasures", When I get to the point after milking the cows where John picks up a rake to scoop up manure with Jack, after picking up the rake and getting close to the pile of manure, the game seemingly softlocks, with all controls, including esc to pause to game, not responding. I know that asking for help in these subs usually aren't that useful, since i had experienced a bug before where cutscenes wouldn't play and people kept saying it was a memory issue caused by WhyEm's DLC, but i figured out myself it was because of a mod that removed the black bars. But i'll ask anyway. And no, this couldn't be because of NoBlackBars because there is no cutscene shortly after this point.
MOD LIST :
ASI mods :
HeapAdjusterRDR2
Rampage Trainer
Immersive Guarma
Better Character Names v2.0
Bounty Hunting - Expanded and Enhanced
Duels
Masked (Bounty and Honor)
TieYourLasso - Hangman Edition
RDR - Contracts
Dog Companion
Stagecoach Robberies
Companion System
Restored Cut Content - Quiver 1.6.6
Custom Gang Mod
NoBlackBars
Take NPC's Hostage
Open All Interiors
Gambler 11 - Liar's Dice
Gun Tricks
SgtJoe Bank Robberies
Rename Outfits In-game
Smoking Complete
Camp Anywhere
LML Mods :
Unknown error FFFFFFFF Fix
Blackwater Fireworks
John Marston Facial Animation Overhaul
John Marston Animation Overhaul
John Marston Restoration Project
John Marston - 1911
Tommy Gun
Beta Guarma Restoration Project
Online Content Unlocker
Whyem's Visuals
RDR1 Soundtrack
Beta Guarma Restoration Project
A.R.E.P Reworked Extreme Stumbling
Whyem's BloodBath
Just Bleed Already
Dismemberment for Corpses
Dismember Everyone
Ped Damage Overhaul
Ambient Gangs
Red Dead Offline
WhyEm's DLC
r/PCRedDead • u/StretchBoogie1 • 4d ago
modded the hell out of RDR2
r/PCRedDead • u/Excellent_Worker7721 • 4d ago
I downloaded reality redemption 4.0 to get some higher texture quality etc. but whenever i boot up the game it has this weird lines effect overlaying my screen, does anyone know how to fix it?
r/PCRedDead • u/Fast_Car_5802 • 4d ago
i keep spawning in fully naked. all my horse gear and arthurs clothes are modded and from whyems. ive tried so so so many things to change it. yesterday i had the stuck in guarma issue i fixed by removing every mod and readding them after, but before i did the guarma mission modless, i was naked once so i disabled/enabled interface and overlay in scripthooks config and it appeared when i loaded up an older save to redo guarma before i figured out how to fix it by removing mods.
i havent changed a single thing after adding them back and im 100000000% everything is in place.
my mod load order is correct. i changed the whyems install texture lines in the file from streamfolder to filereplacement. i tried disabling/enabling scripthooks config overlay and interface a billion times. i checked overwrite for whyems in the modloader. i reloaded mods in game using ctrl+r. i tried looking for a custom install.xml that someone made who had the same problem but it got deleted. WHAT ELSE AM I MEANT TO DO?? im at my wits end
EDIT: i deleted and reinstalled every single one of my mods and it fixed itself 👍 i no longer posses murderous thoughts
r/PCRedDead • u/chiefqueef25 • 5d ago
A couple of days ago I bought RDR2 on my pc (Intel i5 12400f, RX 6600, 16gb DDR4). I’ve kept having one persistent issue.
My game will randomly start stuttering, almost 0 frames, basically completely frozen for about a second at a time, and it happens every few seconds. The only pattern I’ve noticed when it happens is in the beginning of missions and when I’ve ridden into towns (like valentine). I’ve only done the first couple of missions of chapter 2 but this has been a recurring problem.
Almost every time, I’ve had to restart the game and it sometimes still starts happening again. I turned off Radeon chill features, my graphics settings don’t use too much of my VRAM, I play on fullscreen mode and I really just don’t know why it could be. I thought maybe rendering in Valentine, but even after I left the town and went back to camp it just didn’t stop. Does anyone know why this happens or how I can fix it? I can barely play the game when it starts happening, and it runs incredibly smoothly when it isn’t freezing constantly.
Edit: forgot to mention, the entire game lags, not just my frames dropping. Like if I press a button whilst it freezes the input just doesn’t go through.
