Bounty Hunting - Expanded and Enhanced
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 218 Scripts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
RDR II Bounties Expansion
Expanded & Enhanced remake
A mod that aims to expand and enhance the bounty hunting side activity in the game, with endless missions available to play and random encounters integrated in the world.
Auto generated bounty missions, random encounters, fully remade enemy AI, lots of bug fixes, and much more.
Installation
- Download and install AB's ScripthookRDR2: http://www.dev-c.com/rdr2/scripthookrdr2/
- Make sure you have either Version.dll or Online Content Unlocker installed.
- Copy BountiesExpansion.asi and the BountiesExpansion folder to the game's root folder.
- Make sure there're full read & write permissions on BountiesExpansion folder.
Quick start
- Head over to one of the new bounty poster blips you see on the map.
- Collect the poster.
- Get to the target's location.
- Capture the target.
- Deliver the target to the town's police department and collect your reward.
Random Events
The mod features various random events, making the bounty hunting experience much more lively.
- Rival bounty hunters will present in towns, collecting posters just like you. If you let them get away with a poster, the chance that they will come after your target (and get in your way) increases.
- Turn targets in alive and you might watch them being publicly hanged in town a few days later.
- Bounty hunters with captured targets will present in the wilderness. You can steal the target and get the reward for yourself.
Bounty Wagon
You can purchase & customize a bounty wagon at the stables. Then, you can use it in order to capture multiple bounty targets and turn them in all at once. Read more about it here.
- Head over to one of the stables. A new icon will appear on your map as you get there.
- Go near that icon, and you'll notice a prompt which when activated will open a menu. From that menu you can buy, repair and customize your bounty wagon.
- In order to summon you wagon, interact with your horse. A prompt labelled as "Summon Bounty Wagon" will appear. Activate it and your bounty wagon will appear close to your location.
- Then, capture an alive bounty target and approach the back of the wagon. You'll get a prompt allowing you to stow that target.
- Drive your bounty wagon to the police department and you'll have the option to deliver the bounties that are stowed on your wagon.
- Notice that if your bounty wagon gets damaged, you'll have to repair it. You can do that in the stables or manually by simply approaching it when not carrying anything & unarmed, and activateing the dedicated prompt.
Improved enemies AI
Enemies AI is greatly improved from the first versions of the mod, allowing you taking advantage of stealth.
- Enemies will have harder time detecting you if you use silent weapons, walk crouched or hiding in the foliage.
- Enemies hearing and seeing range are influenced by the envrionment: weather conditions, time of day, etc.
- Enemies can now be lured to other positions. Play a short whistle or fire an arrow or a throwing knife near them to attract them.
- Bounty targets will spontaneously untie themselves when hogtied. If they're injured, the chances they attempt to escape will reduce.
You can hit them while on a horse back to prevent them from escaping.
Additional features and misc
- Any gang member can be turned in alive at all police stations for a reward.
- Bounty posters are available all around the map, as well as in post offices.
- All missions are auto generated, including target names, mission locations, mission difficulty and more.
- Bounty posters have the same look & feel as the vanilla mechanic, with the original animations and UI.
- Lawmen and bystanders will react and greet you while delivering bounty targets to custody.
- Mission sets will be spawned before reaching their locations, allowing you to snipe your targets from afar or plan your sneaking.
- Annesburg has been added along with dozens of new mission locations.
- Rewards will differ from town to town, according to how wealthy it is and the demand for bounty hunting services.
- Targets located far away from towns will hav
Bounty Hunting - Expanded and Enhanced is a script mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that overhauls the bounty hunting activity with endless auto-generated missions, random encounters, remade enemy AI, and bug fixes. It adds rival bounty hunters, public hangings, and a customizable bounty wagon for capturing multiple targets. Requires ScriptHookRDR2 and either Version.dll or Online Content Unlocker.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community favorite with 11,530 endorsements and over 664k downloads—this mod is proven.
- Endless missions mean you'll never run out of bounty hunting content, perfect for completionists.
- Random events like rival hunters and public hangings make the world feel alive and unpredictable.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires ScriptHookRDR2 and either Version.dll or Online Content Unlocker, which can be a hassle to set up for some players.
- Since it's a script mod, it may conflict with other mods that alter bounty hunting or use similar scripts—test carefully.
- Last updated in June 2023, so it might not be compatible with the latest game patches without community fixes.
For RDR2 players who love the bounty hunting side activity and want more depth, variety, and endless replayability. If you're tired of the same few bounty missions and want dynamic events and a bounty wagon, this is for you. Skip if you prefer pure vanilla gameplay or don't want to deal with script mod dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have full read and write permissions on the BountiesExpansion folder, or the mod may fail to save progress.
- Start by heading to a new bounty poster blip on the map—these are your mission starters.
- If you're using other mods, install this one last and test in a new save to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- RDR2 Mods
- Author
- Shtivi
- Version
- 1.4.4
- Downloads
- 664,800
- Endorsements
- 11,530
- Category
- Scripts
- Created
- 10/23/2021
- Updated
- 6/3/2023
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