Red Dead Redemption 2 Update 1.26 Patch Notes (RDR2 1.26)

Red Dead Redemption 2 update 1.26 is now rolling out for PS4, Xbox One and PC players. According to RDR2 1.26 patch notes, the update brings the New Bounty Hunters Expansion to the game. Apart from this, Red Dead Online update 1.26 also includes tweaks, bug fixes, and overall gameplay improvements.

Previously, a major update added a new Outlaw Pass, a new Frontier Pursuit, tons of new features, and much more. Recently, a minor was also released.

Unfortunately, the game is struggling with various bugs and performance issues. players are facing several issues while playing Red Dead Online. RDR2 update 1.26 will fix a few of these issues.

RDR2 1.26 Patch Notes

New

Red Dead Online Standalone

Red Dead Online – the vibrant, ever-evolving world where you can take on a range of unique roles and pursuits to blaze your own outlaw trail across the American frontier – will be available to purchase as a standalone game from the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Rockstar Games Launcher, Epic Games Store and Steam on December 1st.

The new standalone version of Red Dead Online requires up to 123GB of disk space. The game also include the option to unlock Red Dead Redemption 2: Story Mode (purchased separately).

Bounty Hunters Role Expansion

And Bounty Hunters across Red Dead Online will have an influx of fugitives to deal with, as the Bounty Hunter Role is enhanced with new criminals to track down and Prestigious level equipment and skills to unlock across 10 more Bounty Hunter ranks. There will also be new Legendary Bounties and a 100 Rank Outlaw Pass.

And those new to the game can prepare for next week’s big update by commencing the hunt to take down the frontier’s current crop of notorious reprobates. Meet up with the Legendary Bounty Hunter in the town of Rhodes to procure a Bounty Hunter License and get started.

Red Dead Online is now available to purchase as a standalone version of the game. This standalone version allows players to play Red Dead Online without the requirement of owning Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Online standalone is available on PC (Steam/Epic/Rockstar Games Launcher), Xbox One, and PS4. Players who own the standalone version of Red Dead Online will have the option to purchase Story Mode at any time.
The Bounty Hunter Specialist Role has been expanded in Red Dead Online with the inclusion of the new Prestigious Bounty Hunter License. Players who have already obtained the Bounty Hunter License can purchase the Prestigious Bounty Hunter License at any Bounty Board. This role expansion gives Bounty Hunters access to 10 new ranks of progression within the Role along with access to new Free Roam Bounty Missions, Legendary Bounty Missions, as well as new Equipment, Items, and Skills.
Several new Infamous Bounty Posters have been added. In addition, all existing Free Roam Bounty Missions have had new locations added.
Prestigious Bounty Hunters will encounter new Dynamic Bounty Missions while roaming in Red Dead Online.
One new Legendary Bounty Mission has been added for Prestigious Bounty Hunters:
- Gene “Beau” Finley
New rewards for the ‘Wheeler Rawson and Co. Club’ have been added to Red Dead Online, available free to all players for a limited time through 100 Tiers. Players may also purchase ‘Outlaw Pass No. 4’ at any point between December 1, 2020 and March 15, 2021 for access to even more rewards and exclusive items, bonus cash and up to 30 Gold Bars.
Several new general Awards have been added to Red Dead Online.
Several new general Daily Challenges have been added to Red Dead Online.
Several new Bounty Hunter Role related Awards have been added to Red Dead Online.

Over 40+ new items and variations of Clothing and Outfits have been added for male and female characters in Red Dead Online and can be unlocked through the Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression and Outlaw Pass Rewards.
Six new Emotes have been added to Red Dead Online and can be unlocked through the Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression and Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- Spin & Aim
- Beckon
- Idea
- Outpour
- Best Shot
- Cuckoo

One new Walk Style has been added to Red Dead Online and can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:

- Inquisitive

Two new Gunspinning Tricks have been added to Red Dead Online and can be unlocked through the Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression:
- Shoulder Toss
- Figure Eight Toss
Six new Camp Flags have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- The Duo
- Sunset Mare
- Clam Juice
- Festa
- Gelatin
- Baltz
Three new Photo Studio Backdrops have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- Bison Backdrop
- Stallion Backdrop
- Garden Background
Four new Photo Studio Poses have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- Entertainers Pose
- Crates Pose
- Recover Agents Pose
- Banjo Band Pose
Five new Moonshine Property Bar Photos have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- Dawn Elk Photograph
- Naturalist Photograph
- Falls Photograph
- Emerald Ranch Photograph
- Hunting Cougar Photograph
One new coat variation has been added for the Husky Camp Dog in Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards:
- Australian Shepherd (Sable)
Four new coat variations have been added for both the Mustang and Missouri Fox Trotter Horse breeds in Red Dead Online:
- Mustang:
  - Buckskin
  - Black Overo
  - Chestnut Tovero
  - Red Dun Overo
- Missouri Fox Trotter:
  - Blue Roan
  - Black Tovero
  - Buckskin Brindle
  - Dapple Grey
One new Horse Saddle has been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression:
- Upland Saddle

Several new Horse Manes have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards.
Eight new Horse Moustaches have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards.
Three new Horse Tails have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards.
Several new Bounty Wagon Liveries have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression.
One new Weapon has been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression:
- Bounty Hunter’s LeMat Revolver
Several new Patterned Cloth Wraps have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Outlaw Pass Rewards.
Three new Bolas Styles have been added to Red Dead Online that can be unlocked through Prestigious Bounty Hunter progression.

Gameplay Improvements

Players now have the option to skip the Red Dead Online Intro Mission directly after customizing their character in the Character Creator. Players who skip will be shown an updated, expanded cutscene that gives an overview of the current state of Red Dead Online.
Players can now equip the Advanced Camera while on a Horse. When the player is holding it or has it equipped, the ability to mount and dismount will be blocked. The viewfinder will turn green when pointed at something required to be photographed in a currently active Daily Challenge.
Players now have the option to choose between ‘Stubble’ or ‘No Stubble’ with any Beard option.
Updates have been made to the end of match sequence for Showdown Modes. These updates have been made with the intent to better punctuate the moment the match ends and improve communication of match results as the sequence flows into the outro celebration.
A new ‘Gunspinning Management’ menu has been added to the Player Menu that allows players to preview, manage, and equip their learned Gunspinning Tricks.

Matchmaking Improvements

Continued improvements have been made to network error handling when dealing with poor connections between players, which should eliminate or reduce the frequency of several errors.

Mission Improvements

Updates have been made to existing Free Roam Bounty Missions:
- Free Roam Bounty Mission timers now do not appear until players have reached the go-to area, gotten close to the target, is escorting the target or there is only one-minute remaining.
- Missions offered at certain Bounty Boards that are very far away from that board have been removed from that board’s Mission pool.

Daily Challenge Balancing

Daily Challenge streaks are no longer be able to be maintained indefinitely past 28 days. Instead, once a player hits a 28-day Daily Challenge streak, their streak counter will reset, and they will receive a lump cash payment of RDO$100.
Any player with a Daily Challenge Streak greater than 28 days prior to December 1^st, 2020 will have their streak counter reset and receive a one-time cash payment of RDO$600.
The amount of Gold awarded for completing Daily Challenges has been reduced by 50%.

Award Balancing

For all Awards added in this update and onwards, players will no longer receive a buckle item for completing all tiers of an Award. Players will instead receive a set amount of Gold for completing an Award for completing them for the first time.

Economy Balancing

Free Roam Bounty Mission pay-outs over time have been updated:
- Pay-outs in the 0-5 minute completion range have remained the same
- Pay-outs in the 5-10 minute completion range have slightly increased
- Pay-outs in the 10+ minute range tail off considerably faster
In addition, base Bounty Hunter XP given for completing a Player Bounty Mission has been increased to 300 Bounty Hunter XP (up from 150 Bounty Hunter XP).
Naturalist XP/XP rewards for selling samples from the ‘Farmland Habitats’ category have been reduced:
- 25 Naturalist XP is now awarded to players for selling an animal sample from the Farmland Habitats category
- Samples from all other non-legendary animal categories will still award 50 Naturalist XP when sold

Red Dead Online Fixes

Matchmaking and Networking

Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to load into Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players incorrectly receiving the alert: ‘Matchmaking failed because the Playlist is locked’ when trying to join a Shootout Series.
Fixed a synchronization issue that could occur when observing another player sampling an animal for the Naturalist role.
Fixed a synchronization issue that could cause duplicate horses to appear in a single Red Dead Online session.
Fixed a synchronization issue that caused incorrect positioning of some sedated animals when located near a player currently in a cutscene.

Content

Fixed an issue that caused Legendary Animals to stop spawning in Free Roam after hitting Rank 15 as a Naturalist.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players sometimes losing animal pheromones from their inventory after playing the Showdown Mode – Dead of Night.
Fixed an issue where the player was unable to pick up the ‘1792 Quarter’ Collectible item if they were already holding the maximum for the ‘1792 Liberty Quarter’ item.
Fixed an issue that caused the Mission to not end if players skinned the bear before killing the poachers in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Bear.
Fixed issues that resulted in players not being able to see other players’ characters during the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Cougar.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck on a black screen during the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Elk.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players spawning out of bounds in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Elk.
Fixed an issue that caused the boar to get stuck running in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Boar.
Fixed an issue that resulted in the boar getting stuck inside the cage during the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Boar.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to revive a sedated coyote in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Fox.
Fixed an issue that caused the beaver to fall through the map after being tranquillized during the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Beaver.
Fixed an issue that meant killing an animal whilst sedated would not correctly result in an honor loss in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Bison.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck on the Legendary Animal Map.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being attacked by wolves immediately after launching a Poached Animals Mission at Harriet’s tent.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck on a black screen after trying to launch an Animal Sighting Mission from Harriet’s Missions menu.
Fixed an issue that caused the Buyer character to not respond when trying to interact with her during the Moonshiner Mission – Rescue Buyers.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck on a loading screen after watching the Trader Intro cutscene.
Fixed an issue that caused the pause menu to close incorrectly when having it opening during the beginning of the Moonshiner role intro cutscene.
Fixed an objective text issue that was present in a Moonshiner Roadblock Mission.
Fixed an issue that caused a duplicate Madam Nazar character to be present during the Collector Intro Cutscene.
Fixed an issue that resulted in Madam Nazar missing, thus preventing players from beginning the Collector Role.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players having no movement functionality after attempting to buy the Collector’s Bag from Madam Nazar.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players not being given free arrows when starting the Free Roam Event – Master Archer.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to tag animals in the Free Roam Event – Wild Animal Tagging.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players having incorrect button prompts in the Free Roam Event – Wild Animal Tagging.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players not receiving any pay-outs for completing Free Roam Missions while being part of a posse.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players not receiving the sample after sampling the animal in the Animal Sighting Mission – Legendary Beaver.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players losing all movement functionality after trying to craft/cook at a Campfire in the Co-op Mission – If the Hat Fits…
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being incorrectly told that they were too honorable to accept the Co-op Mission – If the Hat Fits…
Fixed an issue that resulted in players spawning in an incorrect location after delivering the horse in the Red Dead Online Intro Mission – Honor Among Horse Thieves.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players not receiving any XP upon completing the Legendary Bounty – Cecil C. Tucker for the second time.
Fixed an issue that caused the Mommy Owlhoot character to get stuck during the Bounty Mission – Mommy Owlhoot.
Fixed an issue that caused the enemy hunters to not move after spawning in during a Free Roam Bounty Mission.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to stow a target on their horse during Free Roam Bounty Missions.
Fixed an issue that caused the ambushing enemies to not move after spawning during the Dynamic Event – Hobo Dog.
Fixed an issue that caused enemies to not move after spawning in during the Dynamic Event – Kidnapped.
Fixed an issue that caused the event to abruptly end during the Dynamic Event – Kidnapped.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to cut free the law man during the Dynamic Event – Tied Up.
Fixed death camera issues that were present in the Showdown Mode – Overrun.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players getting stuck when joining an in-progress round of the Showdown Mode – Overrun.
Fixed an issue that caused the tracking arrow to be a one hit kill in several Showdown Modes.
Fixed an issue that prevented mission end cutscenes from playing for Red Dead Online players in some circumstances.
Fixed an issue that may have caused unresponsive enemies to spawn during some Stranger Missions.
Fixed an issue that prevented the ‘sedated’ stat in the Animal Field Guide from updating correctly for some Legendary Animal variations.

Game Stability and Performance

The fixes below apply to all platforms and game modes unless specified otherwise.

Fixed numerous issues that caused game crashes, freezes and other stability problems during both Story Mode and Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that may have caused a game crash or disconnections while in the Character Creator of Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that could cause the game to become unresponsive when editing photos through the Rockstar Games Social Club menu.

Fixed an issue that could cause loss of player control while using the Catalogue in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that could cause loss of player control when spectating other players during some Free Roam Events in Red Dead Online.
Fixed several issues with graphical rendering and corruption that could occur on some PC hardware configurations.

Game Menus and User Interface

Fixed an issue that caused offset highlight effects when viewing the Ability Card menu in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that caused missing/incorrect icons for some items on the Outlaw Pass menu.
Fixed an issue that caused several coupons to not have the ‘Browse Catalogue’ prompt despite them being useable.
Fixed an issue that caused no info to be present for ‘Hamish Sinclair’ when viewed on the Pause Menu Map.
Fixed an issue with missing audio effects for some pop-up notifications while in Red Dead Online.
Fixed issues with incorrectly sized or overlapping UI elements when viewing the Rockstar Games Social Club menu.
Fixed an issue that caused the ‘Bounty Hunter’ introduction tile to be missing on the Red Dead Online landing page for applicable players.
Fixed an issue that resulted in an incorrect spawn location after selecting the ‘Collector’ introduction tile on the Red Dead Online landing page.
Fixed an issue that may have prevented the ‘Join Posse’ tile from appearing on the Red Dead Online landing page menu when other members of a Persistent Posse are also online.
Fixed scrolling/stuttering issues for some players during end-of-game scoreboards in some Red Dead Online modes.
Fixed an issue with some Naturalist pop-up notifications in Red Dead Online.
that led to the wrong menu category.
Fixed an issue that caused some menu and notification text to be cut off in specific localized languages.
Fixed an issue with incorrect/repeated help prompts while participating in Naturalist animal gameplay in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that prevented quick exit (holding Circle/B) for some specific sub-menus on the Pause Menu.

Items, Clothing and Emotes

Fixed an issue that caused floating/stretching problems with some long hairstyles in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that caused clipping problems with some combinations of hats and long hairstyles in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue with floating off-hand holsters when combined with some female clothing options in Red Dead Online.
Fixed a rendering issue with ‘The Knightly’ facial hair option in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that caused the ‘Neat Centre Parted’ hairstyle to appear bald for some players.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to use herbivore and predator bait from the Satchel menu in Red Dead Online.
Fixed several clipping issues with certain combinations of masks and hats in Red Dead Online.

Horses and Vehicles

Fixed an issue that caused some owned female horses to appear as male after leaving the Stables.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to change their Horse / Cargo Access settings in the Player Menu.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to summon their owned vehicles.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players incorrectly receiving veterinary fees for their Horse.
Fixed an issue that resulted in the ‘Stow’ prompt to still be present despite not being useable on the Hunting Wagon.

Shops

Fixed an issue that caused multiple players to be visible while using the Wardrobe menu in Tailors and General Stores.
Fixed an issue that caused the Copperhead Snake carcass to have no material value at the Trader Butcher Table.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to purchase ‘Cover Scent Lotion’ in General Stores.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to purchase items from shelves in Shops while wearing a mask.
Fixed an issue that resulted in hairstyles not applying after being purchased in the Barber.
Fixed an issue that caused the whiskey in the Saloon to not affect players’ cores.
Fixed an issue that caused the stats for some weapons to temporarily reset to the ‘un-upgraded’ version of a weapon’s stats when scrolling in the Gunsmith.
Fixed an issue that caused a weapon’s stats in the Gunsmith to not update after cleaning a weapon.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being kicked from the menu after attempting to buy ammo in the Gunsmith.
Fixed an issue that resulted in unresponsive button prompts after purchasing the Sawed-Off Shotgun from the Gunsmith.
Fixed an issue that caused some items to be incorrectly marked as ‘Owned’ in the Gunsmith.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to buy another type of the same Wagon in the Stables.
Fixed an issue that incorrectly caused a player’s character to perform a locked door animation when trying to enter the Stables.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to purchase Equipment from the Wilderness Shop.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to purchase clothes at Gus’ Trapper Shop.
Fixed UI issues that were present in Gus’s Store.
Fixed an issue that caused help text that explains why items are locked to not display in both Gus’ Store and Harriet’s Shop.
Fixed visual issues that were present when switching pose variations in the Photo Studio.
Fixed an issue that resulted in posse members not being correctly brought into a Posse Photo.
Fixed an issue with animal props in some Photo Studio poses appearing incorrectly during certain weather conditions.
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to use the Fence.
Fixed an issue that caused the ‘Sell’ prompt to not function correctly in Shops.

Weapons and Combat

Fixed an issue that resulted in players incorrectly being told they did not own a Bow despite having already purchased it.
Fixed an issue that resulted in cloth wrap colors changing to an incorrect color on certain weapons.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from storing their regular Bow after purchasing the Improved Bow.
Fixed an issue that caused problems with the break-free timer when lassoing other players while on horseback in Red Dead Online.
Fixed an issue that may have prevented some hogtied enemies from being picked up by the player.
Fixed an animation issue that could occur after being revived by another player in a Red Dead Online session while the Bow or Improved Bow was equipped.
Fixed crashing problems.
Added gameplay optimizations.
Added Red Dead Online network connection improvements
Addressed pitching Camp issues.
Fixed a bug where players facing difficulty entering some places.

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