Red Dead Redemption

Kill an animal, then walk over it slowly. Press R1 to come to a stop over the dead animal. Next, press Triangle to get off, then press the button once again to skin animal, then press it one last time to get back on your horse. This works well when you are being attacked by packs of wolves or when hunting grizzlies or cougars.

Float the stagecoach down the river. Do not leave from Thieves Landing as usual, but instead embark from Montana Ford, found to the left of the Pacific Union Camp. Float for awhile until you land on the other side. Once on shore and purchase a home (such as the one at Manzanita Post) and save the game. You can return whenever desired by using via stagecoach, even though the bridges are not built.

Occasionally you may be killed by a cougar and returned to your last save after collecting a bunch of flowers, pelts and whatnot -- fear the reaper no more! If you buy two horse deeds and enter your item menu, you can select a deed to summon its respective horse. Each time you switch horse, your game automatically saves. Switch between deeds on the fly to save your game anytime, anywhere.

Alternately, you can simply change the Audio settings in the Options Menu and the game will save.

Once you obtain the lasso, find any herd of wild horses. Lasso and break one. After the new horse is broken in, return to a hitching post and hitch the horse. Then, return to your bunk and save the game. The horse is now yours and will come to you when you whistle for it.

Kill every person and animal in a town to have it marked as a "ghost town". Check the population sign at the town's border to check your progress. The town will remain empty for the remainder of the game. Note: Wearing the Bureau Uniform while doing this is recommended.

You can hang someone the lasso is required go to the bridge that leads to tumble weed and wait for someone to come wrap the lasso around there neck and wait eventually they will fall into a pool of blood dead they can be looted.

No pre-prep is needed for this glitch as it works everytime, as this was overlooked by the developers in Rockstar. When equipped with the fire bottle, you are still allowed to go into dead eye. Although the aiming reticule will be gone, it is still "present" during dead eye mode, in the middle of the screen. Therefore, you can still "paint" a cross on your enemies, assuming if you have the reticule on any part of their body. Once marked, Marston will throw the fire bottle. When thrown, the fire bottle defies gravity and actually locks onto the enemy you selected and acts like a flaming homing missile. This is great for people speeding away on horses/carts. The bottle will keep flying until it hits the target and explodes in a fireball.

With a throwing weapon (Flame bottle, knife or dynamite) in hand, enter Dead Eye mode and try to imagine the normal targeting reticule on your screen. The target will not appear, but it works the same. If you rapidly tap R1 then it will be easier. When you release the object (automatic after locking on), the projectile will home in on the target. Try this with a stick of dynamite on birds; the effect is hillarious.

From the front balcony of the Armadillo Saloon, climb over the railing above where your horse is hitched and you can fall right on to your horse, ready to ride away into the sunset. It's a nice nod to an old western classic.

The following houses in the listed locations must be owned to get a 100% game completion:

1. MacFarlane's Ranch (given)
2. Armadillo
3. Rathskellar Fork
4. Thieves' Landing
5. Puerto Cuchilla - Irish's Shack (given)
6. Chuparosa
7. Escalera
8. El Matadero
9. Casa Madrugada
10. Blackwater Saloon (given)
11. Manzanita Point (most expensive at $400)
12. Beecher's Hope (given)
13. Beecher's Hope (save point transfer, counts as another safehouse)