Walkthrough for the mission Old Friends in the game Red Dead Redemption 2. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the mission smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Chapter 1 - Colter
Category: Story Mission
Prerequisites: To play this mission, you must first complete the mission Enter, Pursued by a Memory.
To begin this mission, you must complete the Enter, Pursued by a Memory mission and then go to one of the houses in Colter (look for Bill Williamson marker on the map) where you will meet the rest of your gang.
Looking for information on the O'Driscolls' planned train job, Dutch leads the gang into an attack on their camp.
After a brief discussion, Dutch will give you a rifle and a lasso, and you will go on a ride.
Colter
World Map
Ewing Basin
World Map
Follow Dutch until you find the O'Driscolls' camp.
Go to the place where the Dutch is waiting for you.
Together with him you will be able to watch the enemy camp through binoculars.
When you've finished watching the camp, go back to your horse, take the carbine repeater and choose a sidearm.
Follow Dutch down to the camp where two other guys from your gang are waiting for you and take cover.
You can take the lead or let Dutch do it.
There are several O'Driscolls in the camp. Some of them will come down the hill on the left, there is one on top of the water tower, another one is in the cabin ahead, and a few more are to the right. If you are going to get the gold medal in this mission, aim at the heads of your opponents, because you have to get 15 headshots in this mission.
After the fight is over, you must loot the corpses of defeated foes. After a while, the second wave of O'Driscolls will come up, attacking from the woods on the south side.
Now you can test the Dead Eye ability. You have to eliminate several members of an enemy gang. Once you've killed enough of them, the rest of them will retreat.
Aim for your heads and collect more headshots to get the gold medal. At this point, you can also complete another gold medal requirement - Kill 3 O'Driscolls in the same Dead Eye use.
You can use tonic to restore Dead Eye.
Go back to Dutch and the others who should be waiting for you in the middle of the camp. Dutch will tell you to search for the explosives and detonators.
As Dutch suggests, search the building on the left.
In a large chest labeled Samson Bros Dynamite you will find what you are looking for.
Another member of your gang will find a robbery plans.
Follow Dutch and discuss your plans. Along the way, you'll run into another O'Driscolls member. Dutch will send you after him to capture him for interrogation.
Close the distance with Kieran and throw your lasso. Lasso him and get off your horse, move towards him, and as soon as you are next to him, hogtie him up.
If you don't catch him quickly enough, the raided bandit will fall off the horse after some time, which should make it easier for you to do your job.
If you want to earn the gold medal, ride your horse in his direction as soon as you see him. Don't even wait for Dutch's order.
Hint: The quickest way to catch O'Driscoll is to shoot his horse. Of course, you must be careful not to kill the guy.
Throw Kieran on the back of your horse, and ride back to your camp. The route back to the camp will be marked on the minimap.
Get off your horse, pick up Kieran and drop him near the cabin at the waypoint.
After completing this mission, you will be able to play the mission Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?.