Red Dead Redemption 2 Update. The genre of western has been unrightfully forgotten. Until Red Dead Redemption. This amazing, atmospheric RPG with plenty of gameplay features and possibilities once again told the glorious story of reckless cowboys, brutal bandits and shady sherifs playing both sides.

Note: A portion of the proceeds from and GTA Online over April and May 2020 will go towards relief for those affected by COVID-19. See additional details. This week, score 50% extra Role XP in the following: Trader Sell Missions Trader Resupply Missions Trader Free Roam Events Moonshiner Sell Missions Bootlegger Missions Moonshiner Story MissionsThis week, the Featured Series is Name Your Weapon with explosive, placed in Wapiti Reservation in, so interested players can jump in using the Online menu to participate. Players who complete a Free Roam Event before Apr. 20 can claim a Coupon for 50% Off the following: Any Coat (Below Rank 15). Players who login to Red Dead Online between Apr. 17-20 can claim the following Reward, sent to them via the Benefits section within 48 hours: Ability Card (x1).

This week, score discounts on the following: (60% off) Stable Slots (30% off) Role Belt Buckles (40% off) Glasses (40% off) Eyepatches (40% off) Rings (40% off) (40% off) Moonshine Bar, Band Expansion, and Cosmetic Upgrades (30% off) 30% off all Coats. Note: A portion of the proceeds from and GTA Online over April and May 2020 will go towards relief for those affected by COVID-19. See additional details.This week, the Featured Series is Last Stand with random, placed in, so interested players can jump in using the Online menu to participate. This week, score 50% extra XP, RDO$, and Gold in the following: Free Roam Events (All). Players who complete a Free Roam Event before Apr. 20 can claim a Coupon for 50% Off the following: Any Coat (Below Rank 15). Players who login to Red Dead Online between Apr.

17-20 can claim the following Reward, sent to them via the Benefits section within 48 hours: Ability Card (x1). The following limited-time (until Apr 27) additions to the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue are also available now: Plaid Cap Folwell Hat Gardenia Hat Macbay Jacket Clymene Coat Cardozo Vest Carver Griffith Pelt Half Chaps. This week, score discounts on the following: (30% Off) Bandoliers (30% Off) Multi (including Role ) (30% Off) Emotes (70% Off) (50% Off) Ability Cards (80% Off)Apr. 8, 2020: New Showdown Maps, Double Showdown Rewards, And More In this update, Rockstar announced the arrival of Double Rewards for Showdown Series, Showdown Mode, four new Showdown Maps, and more. Note: A portion of the proceeds from and GTA Online over April and May 2020 will go towards relief for those affected by COVID-19. See additional details.

This week, score Double XP in the following: Any Showdown Series. The following maps have been added to the Showdown Series (with new maps coming to two more Showdown Modes in the coming weeks): Pike’s Basin (Overrun) (Spoils of War) Stillwater Creek (Plunder) (Up In Smoke). These maps will pit players against each other with Throwing Knives at first, and can be picked up at various points on the map. Map: Pike’s Basin: Showdown Mode: Overrun Description: ”A good, old-fashioned turf war in the arid climes of Pike's Basin. The rules are simple: Capture and retain the most territories to win. It's surviving and holding on that are the hard part.”.

Map:: Showdown Mode: Spoils of War Description: Just to the north of the Mines, the great state of plays host to a deadly game of capture. Defend your stockpile from enemies while stealing from them at the same time. Whichever team steals the most wins. Other players no longer appear blipped on the mini-map in this new Showdown map. Map: Stillwater Creek: Showdown Mode: Plunder Description: Take control of unclaimed loot in the long grass and murky waters of Stillwater Creek, returning it to your team's home base to outscore your rivals. Other players no longer appear blipped on the mini-map in this new Showdown map.

Map:: Showdown Mode: Up in Smoke Description: The calm waters of the meandering are the backdrop for this frenetic and explosive mode. All players start out carrying a package - the goal is to deliver said package to your enemy's camp without getting killed. Whichever team delivers the most or all of their packages by the end of the game will destroy the enemy base for good. Other players no longer appear blipped on the mini-map in this new Showdown map.Apr. 7, 2020: Double XP in Showdown Modes and Races, And More In this update, Rockstar announced the arrival of Double XP for Showdown Series, Showdown Mode, Showdown Races, and more. Note: A portion of the proceeds from and GTA Online over April and May 2020 will go towards relief for those affected by COVID-19.

After a massive and very successful launch in October, the Red Dead Redemption 2 hype train steamed along all the way until the end of 2018, but recently it's starting to slow. After players began to finish the lengthy single-player campaign, most either left the open-western all together or transitioned to Red Dead Online once it hit at the end of November. And since players began migrating to the online portion of the game, Rockstar has struggled to keep them satiated with new content and sometimes even enraged the community with certain updates.

That said, while it's struggled to get Red Dead Online right, players of the single-player haven't had anything to complain about other than trying to find a three-star moose to skin. Well, until the game's most recent update that is.

According to players, the game's latest update has seemingly chopped ambient occlusion from the game, resulting in a noticeable downgrade. The change in visuals was first noticed by Twitter user Darealbandicoot, who shared a side-by-side look at the game from launch and the westerm with the latest update:

1.00 vs 1.06 pic.twitter.com/sNd5h5hXwj

— Darealbandicoot (@Darealbandicoot) March 13, 2019

As you can see, the downgrade isn't substantial. In fact, you may not even notice if you don't know it's there. But once you see it, it's pretty difficult not to constantly notice it.

Farmington tales walkthrough. For those that don't know: ambient occlusion is some pretty fancy stuff that essentially renders lighting based on the actual dimensions and properties of the space. In other words, it's more realistic, and is a substantial reason why the game's lighting is as good as it is.

Of course, it's possible the lighting issues may have nothing to do with an accidental downgrade, but rather in-game factors such as weather and time of day. The latest update doesn't make any mention of lighting changes, and Rockstar Games wouldn't remove ambient occlusion willingly, so it's unclear what's going on.

At the time of publishing, Rockstar Games has not commented on the reported downgrade.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For more coverage on the popular open-world western, click here. And as always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think or hit me up Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ and let me know there. Does this look like a downgrade to you?

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