r/reddeadredemption • u/Jalex_Lurner • 1d ago
Rant YOU CAN'T SHOOT PROPERLY WHILE DRUNK
I know the title seems kinda obvious, but something I didn't know is how exactly a shootout would go on while on effect.
Basically, I was low on dead eye base so I drank a couple of Kentucky Bourbons. Just the two of them were enough to make Arthur dizzy and the screen turned into that shaky yellow-green (I was used to taking Guarma Rum, which is quite weaker apparently). Then some bounty hunters showed up.
I would point the target on them but the little circle didn't turn red. And even if I shooted directly at them, the bullets would mostly miss. I had to appeal to a shotgun so that even if I didn't aim directly at them, something would hit. I got mad but also found it pretty cool, just another amazing detail from this amazing game.
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u/SquishedPancake42 1d ago
I down so much booze the only time I could get Arthur drunk was through the mission with Lenny…
Arthur may have a drinking problem…
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u/Henny_LeBeau 7h ago
I swear sometimes liquor doesn’t have an effect for me too
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u/SquishedPancake42 5h ago
I've downed about 14 different bottles of liquor in a short amount of time while on a rampage and was disappointed Arthur wasn't hammered. I wanted to have him go on a drunken rampage. ☹️
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u/J-Blxnco 1d ago
Try doing other things while drunk. Particularly things you may or may not normally do. The details and timing in this game go deep. The last time I had Aurthur drunk he sang a perfectly timed and relevant song right as I was throwing a npc off a cliff for example. Never heard this before or since.
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u/Jalex_Lurner 17h ago
Holy cow
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u/indratera 12h ago
If you try to rob someone while drunk sometimes they laugh at you and say like "go home buddy"
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u/zengreaser 1d ago
This sounds like a you problem. I shoot properly drunk all the time.
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u/Infinite_Minimum2470 23h ago
In game?
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u/Kshitij-The-7th 23h ago
In game right?
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u/OvidMiller 1d ago
Yeah love details like this. You know when your dead eye core is drained they will act hungover and in withdrawal, blinking, frowning and shaking their head, because the way you fill up dead eye is drinking and smoking. Would also make shooting a lot harder
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u/ArthuriusMinimus 8h ago
What you have to do is move the reticle around until it turns red. It won't look like you're aiming properly, but it'll hit.
Also, adding to what someone else said about things Arthur does while drunk: it's possible to be too drunk to get on your horse. Remember cowpokes, don't drink and ride!
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u/Firm_Transportation3 1d ago
Same thing happens after Arthur escapes the O'Driscolls and is all injured and out of it. Shotguns are a little more forgiving when in a stupor.
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u/Soft-Hippo1147 13h ago
a way to bypass this is by going into first person and using the sight of your gun. You’ll always shoot straight, no matter how drunk or drugged you are.
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u/Ill_Block4549 18h ago
Drunk for two bourbons ? I think it takes a few more bottles pirate rum is the strongest
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u/HopelessinOH 15h ago
That's why tackle them and blow their brains out. Can't miss when the end of your gun barrel is touching flesh.
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u/vlad_kushner 13h ago
What you expect tho? People dont even take you serious when you try to rob them being drunk.
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u/Baldy-Beardy 14h ago
I'm the same irl, sometimes after a few beers I feel like a quick roam before bed and my reactions go to shit 😛
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u/Optimized_Orangutan 13h ago
One of the tokens eliminates the negative effects of drinking... Could be the Wolf? But it's been a while.
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u/indoor-house-plant 9h ago
Wait, you can get drunk? Im in the epilog for the first time And ive only gotten arthur drunk that one time with lenny
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u/beardoggerton 34m ago
if you aim next to them you can find where the reticle turns red and then the shots will hit, it’s so good
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u/sinfulchimera 1d ago
lol the level of detail can definitely be really infuriating sometimes. did you make it out?