What's the "Happiest" Chapter?

[16Bitman]

I really started to like the gang.
During which chapter should I spend the most time exploring, so I can "come home to the best home"?

I'm still miffed about Mafia 2 giving you a nice home at some point, but dumping you in some hovel at the final chapter.

No spoilers please, ideally just give me a number.

[Shadester]

I'm on Chapter 3 right now and I'm just running around collecting things and completing the challenges.

[E-Commerce Meatualization Inc]

i always do as much side ♥♥♥♥ as possible before doing money lending and other sins, in chapter 2 but not so much that there's only story content left

[Surgical]

chapter 2/3

[TruXurT]

Chapter 2 is the best. Chapter 3 is still good and opens few things for you, but you need to be careful what you do, so you don't get too far. Definitely don't go past chapter 3, if you want to stay in a happy place.

I like Chapter 2 best myself. You can pretty much explore anything from there and complete most, if not all achievements available to Arthur.

[16Bitman]

Thanks for the replies!
I already played a bit into chapter 3 and noticed some things that could hint at bad things coming up.

I saw a clip of the gang (?) building a house while a randomly spawned cougar kept ripping Arthur apart, I hoped that the "good times" would last until then.

[jswarpaint]

Do everything in Chapter 1 and 2 explore the ENTIRE map try and do all the challenges - as you progress after that you may wish you never played it

[Man o' War]

I'd say stay in chapters two and three.

I done 1400 hours in those two chapters and I still haven't seen all they have to offer.

[Mokum]

Yup, 2 and 3.
Chapters 5 and 6 can be a bit depressing here and there. (And suddenly much, much much more rainstorms, it seems.)

[Gretlin]

Epilogue part 2

[Invincible Scissor Kick !!]

The camp you get at the start of Chapter 4 is without question my favorite of the bunch. I'll leave it at that. Enjoy!