Walkthrough for the mission The Spines of America 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 2 - Horseshoe Overlook
Category: Story Mission
Prerequisites: To play this mission, you must first complete the missions Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego, Money Lending and Other Sins I - III.
In order to start this mission, you must first complete Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego and Money Lending and Other Sins I - III missions and then go to the Emerald Ranch and talk to Hosea. You will find him near the barn, chatting with Seamus.
To prove their business credentials to the Emerald Ranch fence, Seamus, Arthur and Hosea attempt to rob a stagecoach from Old Bob Crawford at Carmody Dell.
Note: After completing this mission Seamus will act as a Fence.
Go to Carmody Dell.
When you arrive at your destination, you will leave your horses away from the buildings so that no one will notice your arrival.
Come to the rock from behind which Hosea is observing the house.
Use your binoculars and look at the house.
Hosea will inform you about the situation and ask you at what time of day you want to try to steal the stagecoach. Day or night. If you are going to earn a gold medal, you should choose the night.
During the day, Hosea will lure the residents of the house outside, and keep them busy talking for some time. During this time, sneak into the house from behind and collect items worth a total of $45. The amount you have collected will be displayed in the top left corner of the screen.
At night the farm owner and his son should sleep in their beds so you can enter the house by any door and you have plenty of time. All you have to do is collect items worth $45, but of course it's best to collect everything to earn a gold medal. You will collect more than $200 this way.
In order to complete one of the gold medal requirement - "Loot everything from Carmody Dell", you must loot everything listed below:
If it's daytime, head out the door you came in through, and head to the barn.
Sit in the coachman's seat.
At night, Hosea and the stagecoach will be waiting for you in front of the house.
To meet the gold medal requirements, you must return to Seamus in 1 minute and 10 seconds. Ride the shortest possible route and keep your horses galloping at all times. Try to cross the stream where its banks are low and flat. Go around the town on the right to avoid "slow traffic" on the town roads.
At the end, talk to Hosea and decide whether you want to return with him to your camp or stay where you are.
From now, Seamus will be a Fence where you can also sell stolen wagons.
Visit a Fence to sell valuables, buy illicit goods, or craft Talismans and Trinkets.