An American Pastoral Scene Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission
Group: Chapter 2 - Horseshoe Overlook
Category: Story Mission
To be able to start this mission, you must first release Micah from prison in the Blessed are the Meek? mission and then wait a little while until the mission marker appears on the map. In my case it was when I completed the Pouring Forth Oil I-III mission.
Micah will be waiting for you in his temporary camp hidden between the rocks near Strawberry. He wants you to help him rob the banking stagecoach.
Following a tip-off, Micah and Arthur rob a banking stagecoach.
Gold Medal Checklist
- Headshot each of the mounted guards protecting the wagon
- Get 10 kills in Dead Eye
- Complete within 6 minutes
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Prior missions
To begin An American Pastoral Scene you must first complete Blessed are the Meek? and Pouring Forth Oil I-III.
Objectives of An American Pastoral Scene
1. Mount your horse / Follow Micah
Get on your horse, ride with Micah to the overlook and wait for the stagecoach to show up.
2. Catch up to the stagecoach / Attack the guards and stop the stagecoach
When the stage shows up, go after him.
There are a total of four mounted guards protecting the stagecoach. You have to headshot all of them to fulfill one of the gold medal requirements. You should use Dead Eye to simultaneously score the first kills needed to meet another gold medal requirement.
To meet the time limit requirement for a gold medal, do not shoot stagecoach drivers too early. Once you stop the coach, you will have to ride the rest of the route together with Micah and you will be moving much slower than the running stage. Of course, you can't wait too long.
3. Get on the stagecoach / Ride with Micach on the stagecoach
When everyone is dead, Micah will jump on the stagecoach driver's seat. Get in the seat next to him.
When you're riding on the stagecoach, Micah will hand you a new gun - Lancaster Repeater.
After a while, once you get close to a river, you'll be ambushed by a rival gang.
4. Attack the rival gang members
Your opponents will attack you from several directions and there will be many of them. Remember that you need a total of 10 kills in Dead Eye. You can stay in the same place, behind a huge rock, the whole time and effectively avoid being hit.
5. Meet Micah at the stagecoach / Shoot the lock
When you've eliminated all enemies, come to the crashed stagecoach. Micah will ask you to shoot the lock so do it. If you don't, Micah will do it for you after a while.
There's quite a bit of cash inside, $300 for you, $600 for the gang.
After sharing the loot you will go your own ways and the mission will end.
After completing An American Pastoral Scene you will get or will be able to get A Strange Kindness (1 of 2).