Private lobby/ Friends only - Like in GTA V?

[Wight]

Hi, I played through the game on playstation and I am thinking about getting this online only.

However, like GTA I suspect the public lobbies to be full of cheaters.
Are there private/friends/clan only lobbies so we can coop in the not so wild west?

[channel 27]

Follow this video below. If you give your friends a copy and and place it in the same folder, you will have a online private lobby to play in with no cheaters. just you and friends together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd2af8wINE

[Wight]

So there is no offical way? That sad for a company as big as rockstar :(

[channel 27]

No official way for console players just on Pc

[Pointless.]

thanks a million man!!!!! i can confirm it still works!

[Silhouette]

Yup, the only way to create a private session is by using a third party solution.

And these solutions are also the only way to play the game without getting harassed by cheaters on PC.

. . .

Rockstar Games IS a AAA game studio, right? I’m just double-checking. o_O

Oh well, at least Rockstar added text chat for PC; I mean, that’s the most popular way players communicate in these online worlds so of course they would have…

Wait… No? They didn’t add that either?

. . .

AAA game studio huh? Coulda fooled me. :/

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Of course it still works; why not. RDR2 has not had really any patch updates since around mid-2021 or so. Anything beyond that was more/less security related updates.

RDR2 doesn't have any in-game text chat at all, so not sure where people get that idea from. Only way to communicate in-game is with Voice. The only way to do text chat would be to add a player via SocialClub, when/if added, then send them a PM via the SocialClub overlay.

But yes basically anyone looking to play RDO should be using the Private Session method linked in the video above. In order for Friends to play in the same session, they need to use the same method and then you all get together via Steam or Discord or whatever and choose a password, then include this password in the STARTUP.META file as using the same pw is what will dictate you all being in the same RDO session or not.

Otherwise, still use that method and play RDO lone-wolf all you wish without being harassed by anyone, period. No more random explosions or people spawning in treasure chests or legendary animals, randomly catching on fire; etc. Also this will help to ensure no one messes up your Trade or Moonshine deliveries as well.

[nox.d]

There's also a way to make a "private" lobby via poker table, but it requires some poking around to get the timings right.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It's not a Private Sessions by just having the game throw you into a session by yourself. In fact it's good to avoid that as that is still a public session, but now you are the session host