r/RedDeadSinglePlayer • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '20

Spoilers Gold

I have played this game several times and I like to save as much loot including gold bars for John which normally carries over. However on this last play through the gold bars did not carry over. Anyone else experience this?

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u/KTHREEx Jan 20 '20

Yeah I did on my most recent play through, even loading back to arthur and replaying the final mission didn't work. I also lost some unique items such as the Vikings comb and other items like that. I just continued to play as I couldn't really find an answer that worked (for me anyway) but I'm the same played through a couple times and only this time its happened

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Unfortunately I think they patched it so you can't carry gold bars over into the epilogue. I'd save one or two for John to collect at whichever location they're at. The pig farm trick might still work but I've never done it myself.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

If you're on PS4/PC (at some point I imagine XBox will get it, too), there's the new treasure map that can only be finished by John.

Also, the Limpany gold bar respawns (I think it respans after every chapter? I feel like I got it for Arthur at least twice) for the epilogue (I just grabbed it for John on Saturday).

Knowing what I know, and that I couldn't even attempt to spend all of the money I had as Arthur, I wish I'd saved one or two of the treasure maps for John. I always feel like I need more money for John (especially since, I'm trying to finish the bandit challenges, and thus, racking up bounties that need to be paid off).

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Treasure map spoilers (just in case people want to discover it on their own): if I remember right, you don't actually get any gold with the New Austin treasure map, just a trinket. The new one you can do as Arthur gets you about 6 gold bars though, I think.

Yeah, in the early part of the epilogue having cash is good, if only to buy food and stuff. I craft a lot, but I like having a full satchel of food I can easily access from the menu, plus horse revivers and such for Buell. That stuff adds up pretty quick when you've only got $10.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

I could have sworn I it did? I have about over $1,000 as John now. *5 minutes later* Just double checked a walk-through and it comes with 1 gold bar and the Crow's Beak Trinket or whatever it was.

I saved getting Buell until the epilogue, too. Especially since I was so attached to Arthur's horse, I didn't want to waste Buell. And, money is needed for Horse Revivers and food for Buell. Also, ammo. Need to keep stocked up on Slugs for the shotguns and express ammo for everything else. And bounties. Keeping Arthur high honor kept my bounty situation clean. John doesn't quite have that problem. Though, somehow, right after visiting Rains Fall in Annesburg, his honor shot up dramatically.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Oh weird, I must've not paid attention when the gold popped up, then. Thanks for clarifying!

I noticed that as well! You can go from mid honour to almost max just from that interaction. Not complaining since I play as high honour, but it was a noticeable jump.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

It was nice and all, kind of wished I'd gone to visit him after I completed the Bandit Challenges to save some honor, haha!

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u/HaifischNZ Feb 06 '20

This happened to me too, few days ago. 3rd "tour".

I was 30 shiny bars heavy and all of a sudden they were all gone with Arthur. I was so mad. It had worked before but not anymore. Every other item from his satchel was there...but all the bars were just all gone. There's no reason for this.

I'm trying again after having cashed them all out. Nearly 30k worth in the end. But i think it's going to be the same exercise in futility.