Walkthrough for the mission The Delights of Van Horn 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 6 - Beaver Hollow
Category: Story Mission
Prerequisites: To play this mission, you must first complete the mission Just a Social Call.
This mission is unlocked after completing the Just a Social Call mission. To start it, go to the place marked on the map, where near the abandoned house you will meet Micah and Bill.
Steal the wagon of explosives from the army convoy on route to Saint Denis from Annesburg.
Van Horn Trading Post
World Map
Ride with Bill to Van Horn Trading Post. When you arrive there, you agree that your partner will serve as a distraction and you will cover him from the nearby building with a sniper rifle. Bill will give you the Carcano Rifle.
Take the position next to the window on the upper floor of the burned building and wait until Bill shoots one of the guards who wants to remove him from the street.
Then you can start shooting at the guards of the wagon. They are not the only opponents in this mission, but they are at the perfect distance to be shot with a sniper rifle equipped with a scope, so just try to make sure you get all five headshots required to earn the gold medal by this point.
When all the guards are dead, Bill will take the driver's seat and start driving the wagon. You should return on the street (you can jump out the window or go down the stairs) and get on the wagon.
Soon after you leave the town, you will be attacked by law guards chasing you, and there will be more of them on the way. Bill's gonna be driving and you're gonna kill the guards before they damage your wagon enough to cause an explosion. Remember that one of the requirements to get the gold medal is to maintain high accuracy. So change your weapon to one that will allow you to do so when your opponents are relatively closer to you. Of course, if you haven't managed to get five headshots with a sniper rifle so far, you have to try to get the missing ones now.
When you kill all the lawmen, nothing else will stand in your way and you will reach the meeting point safely. John will take the wagon from you to drive it over to Bacchus Bridge and you and Micah will have a short conversation after which the mission will end.
After completing this mission, you will be able to play the mission The Bridge to Nowhere.