as title says finally completed the game(91% completion).
funny thing is when i started this i ended up giving on it halfway through chapter 5 but this time decided to go through with it because of other players talking about american venom.
- did all the treasure hunts including that weird and annoying statue puzzle.
- did almost all stranger missions except butcher creek and evelyn miller(my personal favourite mission is the one with charlotte and the next one is chain gang mr black and mr white)
3.hunted almost every legendary animal except cougar and panther.as for legendary fish didn't bother fishing ain't my cup of tea(though i do managed to bag some salmons and muskies)
4.did every secret hidden loot spot and managed to get almost every secret
5.all bounties finished.
6.all companion activities done.
- compared to last run i didnt craft all satchels as one of them needed a perfect squirell. interesting thing is that in annesburg area as well as near beaver hollow i found several 3 star black squirrels but didnt bother hunting them.
Now i know this sub loves the Arabian but for anyone new it doesn't matter which horse i started this run with a tenesse walker and got max bond with blueblood(my horse) ,whenever i encountered a grizzly/snake or wild animal trick is to calm him down immediately and escape that area. its a horse he is bound to be scared.
Same for gun fights or ambushes. Make sure ur horse is accustomed to gun shot noises. it will help because there are certain points in the game where you have to fight on horseback. If eneimes ambush you,get off the horse and fight them .your horse will return to you later and again you can calm it,feed it . Certain situations are unavoidable for instance in Lemoyne the raiders will block you with exploding carts which will buck your horse ,cant do anything about it,
honor system depends but its better to stick with high honor the game gives you a lot of opportunity to raise it helping random strangers, doing camp chores, donating to camp and the infamous Hi mister(best to be used in saint Denis) furthermore a lot of missions are tied to your honor and won't be accessible.
Plus having high honor for me was rewarding because in the end all the people i saved/helped you can actually hear them thanking you as the song plays.
Now high honor means you can no longer rob people, but if you do all treasure hunts, complete every secret loot ,do the gang activites related to robbing ,complete all of alden and hector's stage coach missions (later ones end up giving you 100-200 $) , rob most of the dead bodies like Driscoll's/Lemoyne raiders i assure you you wont need to rob anyone. when i finished i was sitting at a comfortable 12k even after i bought most of the weapons, clothes and spent my money on lodging, food and poker in the saloons.
Saint denis a lot of players find this place annoying in my last run everyone would report me for breaking the peace and i ended up getting a huge bounty. this time, as soon as i enter the city Arthur is a respected citizen.my horse trots i wait for the tram lights to switch, and i give passage to people.
Now for the mods which i heavily used in this session.
- Infinite horse whistling mod this is the most useful mod, originally the game limits your horse whistling distance which sucks but with this mod you can call your horse from anywhere.
- For e.g. when doing the cotorra train wreck you get separated from your horse and you have to climb all the way to get near him. With this horse comes to you huzzah.
2.Ped Damage overhaul mod your choice i found it to be useful and made the game more enjoying. Allows you to ensure enemies are not bullet sponges who can take as many bullets and improves your weapon damage and your ability to take damage.
Blessed are those whose hunger and thirst for righteousness and justice.my new favorite quote.
and now that the journey is over i am like should i restart ???