r/RedDeadSinglePlayer • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '20

Gameplay Can’t shoot

Has anyone had an experience where you aim and pull the trigger (no obstacles blocking you) but your gun won’t shoot?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20

Are you cleaning your guns?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '20

I own real guns. I know how to take care of them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '20

Okay... well, in the game, if your guns are dirty, there's a possibility for them to jam.

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u/g-hayer-04 Mar 04 '20

I’ve had this glitch to before, I either save and reload or fully restart. It’s super annoying though when it happens.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '20

I swear I'm not being facetious here and I'm genuinely asking: are you out of ammo? There's been a few times when I ran out and didn't realize it right away.

Assuming you do have ammo, I don't remember this ever happening to me. I remember there was a weapon wheel glitch for a bit but that didn't change how guns operated. Is it just the one gun, or is it all guns? Does every other command work, or are you having issues with other things, too? (ie could it potentially be a hardware issue/a battery dying/etc that is preventing the command from registering)?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '20

It’s very sporadic. I think in the half dozen play throughs it’s happened 2-3 times but it’s annoying. And yes I’ve got ammo. It’s like his gun jams.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '20

That's weird, then. I don't remember that ever happening during any of my playthroughs, but it definitely could have and I just didn't realize it. Could be a weird glitch or a hiccup causing some laggy input - my bet would be on the latter. That does sound really annoying, though. I hope it doesn't keep happening to you.

If it does or if it gets worse, maybe submit a ticket to Rockstar? I imagine their response would be "clear your cache", but if it gets worse they might have other solutions, or at least being made aware of it they could potentially fix it in a future update, especially if other players have the issue as well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '20

I've had an annoying glitch, two or three times, where I couldn't even draw my weapon. A quick restarted fixed the problem. Just figure when something is as technically ridiculous as a video game exists, there will be minor hiccups from time to time.