Rockstar has just unleashed a haunting new update for Red Dead Online, and it’s already reshaping the summer frontier. This bold drop brings four unsettling Telegram Missions under the banner of Strange Tales of the West, along with boosted rewards and fresh challenges stretching through early August.
Explore Four New Supernatural Telegram Missions
Pick up Theodore Levin’s letter at any Post Office or from your Camp’s Lockbox to begin your journey into the bizarre. This eccentric historian needs your help cataloging the most chilling mysteries across the Old West:
• Strange Tales of the Plague turns Armadillo into a nightmare as undead victims and cultists roam the streets. Retrieve infected corpses without catching the curse.
• Strange Tales of Modern Science takes you to Braithwaite Manor to confront man-made monsters. Destroy rogue automata to reveal the experiment’s secrets.
• Strange Tales of the Bayou draws you deep into the swamps near Lagras to hunt a strange creature and fend off swamp-dwelling attackers.
• Strange Tales of the Wilderness sends you into Tall Trees to locate a missing scientist conducting gruesome experiments on killers all while surviving in the wild.
Each mission demands a steady hand and sharper nerves for what lurks beyond normal frontiers.
Stack Up on Rewards
From now through August 4 you can earn three times the usual Gold, RDO$, and XP in all Strange Tales Telegram Missions. That’s a hefty bonus if you’re logging time in the frontier.
But the rewards don’t stop there. Conserve wildlife with three times RDO$ and XP when selling samples to Harriet Davenport. For the legends out there, photographing wildlife nets double RDO$ and XP, while spotting a Legendary Animal pays off with triple Role XP and XP on sighting missions.
Featured Series Bonuses
Every week delivers boosted rewards in different PvP series—from Elimination to Gun Rush. You’ll earn double RDO$ and XP in the featured Hardcore modes all month long.
Exclusive Challenges and Cultural Gear
Login this month to claim the Rebellion Poncho. Naturalists get 50 tranquilizer rounds and a Clingman Treasure Map. Selling samples to Harriet unlocks the Fiddlehead Emote and Steel Spectacles. Hunting Legendary animals rewards the Estevez Gun Belt and Holster.
Mid-July brings even more customization options through weekly challenges, including roles for Wildlife Photography, Legendary Bear hunts, and more.
A fan-designed Mountain Man outfit is also available from the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalogue. Warm up with the Raccoon Hat Outdoorsman Vest and Buckskin Pants.
Red Dead Online has always been a gem waiting for the care Rockstar gave GTA Online. Finally, this update shows a glimpse of what could have been. The world is richer again and we couldn’t be happier. The dedicated community that refused to give up on this frontier deserves every bit of this love. We strongly recommend jumping back into the saddle and embracing these stranger tales before they fade into legend.
