A Tempest Looms
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| Red Dead Redemption mission A Tempest Looms | |
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| Start | MacFarlane's Ranch |
| End | MacFarlane's Ranch |
| Given by | Bonnie MacFarlane |
| Location | MacFarlane's Ranch |
| Rewards | $5 |
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| Unlocked by | Unlocks |
| Bonnie MacFarlane mission strand: "Wild Horses, Tamed Passions" | Bonnie MacFarlane mission strand: "The Burning" and Stranger side-mission: "I Know You" |
A Tempest Looms is a mission in Red Dead Redemption.
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Story
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John gives Bonnie and the ranch-hands some help in herding cattle back from the fields in the middle of a thunderstorm.
WalkthroughEdit
Mission PrerequisitesEdit
Before this mission becomes available, the player must complete:
Mission ObjectivesEdit
To complete this mission, the player must:
- Ride with Bonnie to the first cattle herd.
- Drive the first herd to the old oak tree.
- Stop the stampeding cattle.
- Drive the full herd back to MacFarlane's Ranch.
Mission DetailsEdit
Marston must herd cows back to the ranch while a massive thunderstorm approaches. Marston begins by herding a small group of cattle to the designated location. To speed up the process, the player should tap up on the d-pad while herding. To prevent cows from straying, the player should make Marston move in a weaving motion (left, right, left, right ...) behind the cows and should also not ride too fast or else the cows will likely scatter.
After the cutscene, immediately ride in front of the herd and slow down (press R1/RB). The player may have to do this a few times to prevent any of the herd from running over a cliff (saving all 21 cows is very doable). A very good method to save most of livestock is to charge to the edge. Your horse will neigh and stop at the edge. Take out your Cattleman revolver and shoot the gun into the air. Most of the cows will stay away from the cliff, but you have to be fast. Horses that are recommended for this method are the Ardennais, or the Kentucky Saddler received from the last mission: Wild Horses, Tamed Passions.
Now, the player should head to Bonnie and round up the stragglers into one herd. After the cattle are all rounded up, the player should repeat the strategy from the first part of the mission. Again, do not ride too fast behind the herd, as Marston could go into the herd and scatter it.
For completionists, to get 100% on stragglers returned (Mission Stats), Marston must be the only one that returns the strays, not Bonnie or any of the ranch hands. It's doable, but a bit more work. Players would have to minimize the straying of cattle when herding and rush to any strays immediately if it happens (so long as it turns from dark blue to light blue, it counts as a return for Marston). Also, after saving the cattle from plunging over the cliff, the player should be prepared to rush around collecting strays right after meeting up with Bonnie again.
Mission DialoguesEdit
- Main article: A Tempest Looms/dialogues
Mission FailureEdit
The mission will fail if the player:
- Assaults or kills Bonnie or her horse.
- Assaults or kills the ranch-hands.
- Kills any ranch-hand's horse.
- Abandons Bonnie and the ranch-hands.
- Kills any livestock/cattle.
- Lets the entire herd run off the cliff.
- Breaks the law.
- Kills a dog.
- Commits vandalism.
- Assaults or kills townsfolk.
- Dies.
- Strays too far from the mission location.
New Game Elements IntroducedEdit
- Cattle stampede
Mission Complete UnlockablesEdit
- "I Know You" Part 1 Stranger side-mission
GalleryEdit
Video WalkthroughEdit
Achievement Edit
Completing this mission contributes toward the following Trophy/Achievement:
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100
 Gold
 Attain 100% List in the singleplayer game completion list.
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