In Red Dead Redemption 2 there’s a variety of wildlife. This wildlife can interact with each other, but it mostly comes down to predators chasing prey. There are a handful of more interesting wildlife interactions, though, one example being two bucks banging their antlers together. Since deer are herbivores, this interaction had to be hand-scripted by the developers. It may even have required additional animation just for the interaction, but that’s apparently not even the full extent of it.
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Reddit user PPLovee managed to record one potential conclusion of two bucks fighting in Red Dead Redemption 2, perhaps while PPLovee was hunting a Legendary Buck. The recording shows that, as part of their fight, one of the bucks died. However, instead of the other buck simply running free, its antlers were caught in the dead buck’s. The short video shows the live buck wrestling to pull its antlers free. It eventually succeeds and then runs off.
One Reddit user who replied to PPLovee’s post said that this is actually a relatively new addition to the Red Dead Redemption 2. They believe that it was added in a relatively recent update, which is why it hasn’t been shared before and isn’t widely known about.
PPLovee notes that in the wild, this situation isn’t uncommon. However, if a buck gets its antlers stuck in a dead rival’s, it often leads to the stuck buck starving to death. That doesn’t seem to be a potential outcome in Red Dead Redemption 2, but maybe it just hasn’t been recorded yet. Red Dead Redemption 2 can be a cruel game.
In the end, it’s just one of an incredible amount of events and interactions that players can discover while playing Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s truly one of the best realized open-world games available, and there are likely plenty more such interactions left for players to discover.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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