Gunslinger Improvements - A CI Addon

⭐ ⭐ (407 endorsements) 📥 43,502 downloads 📌 v1.4.3 📅 1/9/2026
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By xuru · Player

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods 📅 Updated: 7/15/2026 📅 Created: 1/9/2026
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #19 of 102 Player mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

In my opinion, the quality of Arthur Morgan's assets is superb for a 2018 videogame, especially his texture work. However, they are not perfect, so this mod attempts to fix and tweak many of the small issues I've had with them. From increasing the resolution and improving the materials of low quality body textures, to rearranging misplaced beard model hairs, to recreating the look certain clothing had in the official guidebook render or in the beta versions of the game, to fixing many minor inconsistencies between different face texture variations, I will attempt to detail all of my changes below.

Each feature of the mod is stored in its own folder, and can easily be removed at your desire. If you don't like a certain change, just delete its folder!

Improved Body Textures

This is probably the biggest part of the mod, or at least, the one that took the most amount of time to create. Multiple tweaks were made to his textures, restoring beta details on his face like missing stubble strands and moles, adding ambient occlusion detail to his chin scar and overall increasing the AO strength, highly improving the quality of his PBR materials and the resolution of his eye textures, and many other small improvements.

Improved Length 1 Buzzed Hair

I felt like this hairstyle looked way too "stringy", like it lacked density, even for a buzzcut. Now the sides and back of it are much fuller, and I believe it looks much better.

Improved Length 2 Mustache

Now, this model always made me hate the way Arthur looked with a length 2 beard. It looked like the hairs were all misplaced in comparison with his stubble. Now they align much better. I've also changed the decal texture it uses underneath, since I believe it was incorrectly using the pencil mustache texture.

Improved Length 3 Mustache

Fixes similar issues to the length 2 stache, but in a subtler way.

Improved Swept Back Hair

Inspired by this official work in progress artwork of Arthur, which probably depicts his beta hairstyle, I decided to try and recreate its look, by merging the bottom portion of right parted with a slightly edited version of the top of the swept back style. This results in the hair looking looser and messier, which in my opinion fits Arthur a lot more.

All lengths of this style have been carefully edited for consistency.

Artwork Inspired Stalker Hat

Edits the model for the stalker hats to recreate the tilt and shape present in the hat seen in the game's official artwork of Arthur.

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eta Inspired French Dress Shirt

Retextures the white french dress shirt to be slightly darker, to try and match how it looked during beta. I also decided to have the bandage removed from the sleeve of the Guarma variation, as its inclusion was completely nonsensical.

Beta Inspired Gunslinger Jacket

Attempts to recreate the shape of Arthur's beta jacket model seen in some the [url=https://www.gtabase.com/igallery/1701-1800/RedDead2_015-178

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

Gunslinger Improvements is a cosmetic overhaul for Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, fixing texture quality, beard models, and beta-era details. It's modular, letting you remove individual changes. With 407 endorsements and frequent updates, it's a community favorite for players wanting a more polished Arthur.

✨ Key Features

Improves body textures with higher resolution, better PBR materials, and enhanced ambient occlusion.
Restores beta details on Arthur's face, including missing stubble strands and moles.
Adds ambient occlusion detail to his chin scar and increases overall AO strength.
Improves the Length 1 Buzzed Hair to look fuller and less stringy.
Fixes misplaced hairs in the Length 2 Mustache model.
Modular design: each feature is in its own folder, so you can delete unwanted changes.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community-approved with 407 endorsements and over 43k downloads, so it's proven.
  • Modular folders mean you can pick and choose what to keep, perfect for personal taste.
  • Fixes real visual issues like stringy hair and misplaced beard hairs, not just texture swaps.

⚠️ Cons

  • Only affects Arthur's appearance, so if you wanted changes to other characters, this isn't it.
  • Cosmetic only—no gameplay or mechanics changes, so gameplay modders might be bored.
  • Compatibility risk with other mods that alter Arthur's textures or hair models, so check for conflicts.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Red Dead Redemption 2 players who love Arthur's look but notice the small flaws—like low-res textures or weird beard hair placement. If you're into visual polish and want a more detailed Arthur without changing gameplay, this is for you. Skip if you're after gameplay tweaks or mods for other characters.
📦 Install:Easy· 5-10 minutes

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Since each feature is in its own folder, you can test the mod by installing only the body texture folder first, then add others as you like.
  • If you use a mod manager like Lenny's Mod Loader, you can easily toggle folders on and off without messing with game files.
  • Check the screenshots and GIFs in the description to see exactly what each folder changes, so you know what you're deleting if you remove something.

📊 Mod Details

Game
RDR2 Mods
Author
xuru
Version
1.4.3
Downloads
43,502
Endorsements
407
Category
Player
Created
1/9/2026
Updated
7/15/2026

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