The Explorer challenges are one of the most difficult sets of challenges gamers can complete in Red Dead Redemption 2. Players will need to scour the map for treasure maps, as well as treasure. Each location is hard to reach, and obscure. Gamers that are progressing toward the Legend of the East outfit will have to collect every map and treasure.
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While the challenges can be frustrating and tedious, gamers that know where to look will have a much better experience. This guide will attempt to give players a step-by-step manual for every objective. Gamers that follow all of the tips and tricks outlined in this article will have their hands on the legendary outfit in no time.
The first objective for players is to find the Jack Hall Gang map. The map is held by an NPC named Maximo, located between Flatneck Station and Bard's Crossing at the top of the hill. Once players purchase the map, they will need to collect two additional treasure maps. The approximate location of the two additional maps, as well as each treasure are included below.
Gamers will find the next treasure map to the southeast of Caliban's Seat on the north side of the cliff. Players will need to find the highest point of the mountain and mantle along the cliffs while traveling north/northeast. After a tricky balancing act, players will see a crevice in the mountainside. There, gamers will find the map.
The third treasure map is right in the middle of Cotorra Springs. Gamers should interact with the rockpiles until they find the map.
The first treasure is located on the small island at the center of O' Creagh's Run. Gamers can wade to is while riding their horse. The treasure looks like a rock sitting on the west side of the island. The treasure is actually two gold bars, which are worth $1,000.
Gamers will first need to find a the map that is in the possession of a stranger scouting from the cliffs by Riggs Station. The NPC will not always spawn in the same location, but he will be somewhere along the cliffs. Players should hogtie him and steal the map. The map will display the location of the next map, which is behind the Waterfall in Cumberland Falls.
Next, Players will need to travel to the Barrow Lagoon, where the treasure map is located on the tree trunk bridge that leads from the small island. The treasure is located in the small hole in the tree.
The High Stakes treasure is found southwest of Bacchus Station. Gamers will need to run up the mountain between the two peaks. Players should head between the two peaks while moving north. While on the cliffside, gamers will need to turn left and head west along the cliff. Crouch walking is essential while trying to navigate the treacherous terrain. After carefully skirting the ridge, players will reach a dead end. At this point players need to drop straight down the cliff, on the flat rocks below. The character will take fall damage. After getting up, gamers can find the treasure under the overhang to the left. Players will receive three gold bars as a reward, worth $1,500.
Gamers will first need to locate the map to the south of Cairn Lake in a small cabin called Cairn Lodge behind the frozen lake. Players will find the map under the bed. Gamers will then need to travel to the west of Ringneck Creek on the northeast side of Face Rock. The fifth treasure map will be located in the dead tree trunk near the rock.
The sixth map is located to the southwest of the Van Horn Trading Post. There, gamers will see a number of human-made rock patterns in the hills near that area. The map is in the middle of one of those rock patterns. Players will find the map in the rock pattern with a hole in the middle.
Gamers will need to travel to the Elysian Pool to find the final treasure. Players should enter the cave behind the waterfall on the west side of the pool. Next, players should follow the path to the right at the fork in the tunnel. At the bottom of the cave, gamers should climb up the rock past the small pool of water and inspect the area. Eventually, players will find the final treasure, which is four gold bars. Gamers will be able to trade these bars for $2,000. At long last, gamers that have made it this far have finished all of the Explorer challenges in Red Dead 2.