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Spectrum · Dec 2, 2018 3:51 AM

Hey guys! Red Dead 2 just came out and one of the things it really expanded on this time around is the horses in the game. Even though I don't own a console, I was watching some youtube videos on their system because.... well, horses.

They way they named their colors is really baffling me, though. Some names are really technical and correct, while other names are absolute rookie mistakes. I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts on the topic:

American Paint Grey Overo
American Paint Overo
American Paint Splashed White
American Paint Tobiano
American Standardbred Palomino
American Standardbred Silver Tail
American Standardbred Black
American Standardbred Buckskin
Andalusian Dark Bay
Andalusian Rose Grey
Appaloosa Leopard
Appaloosa Brown Leopard
Appaloosa Blanket
Appaloosa Leopard Blanket
Arabian Black
Arabian Rose Grey Bay
Arabian White
Ardennes Bay Roan
Ardennes Strawberry Roan
Belgian Blond Chestnut
Belgian Mealy Chestnut
Dutch Warmblood Chocolate Roan
Dutch Warmblood Sooty Buckskin Work
Dutch Warmblood Seal Brown
Hungarian Halfbred Dapple Dark Grey
Hungarian Halfbred Flaxen Chestnut
Hungarian Halfbred Peibald Tabiano
Kentucky Saddler Grey
Kentucky Saddler Black
Kentucky Saddler Chestnut Pinto
Kentucky Saddler Silver Bay
Missouri Fox Trotter Amber Champagne
Missouri Fox Trotter Silver Dapple Pinto
Morgan Palomino
Morgan Bay Roan
Morgan Bay
Morgan Flaxen Chestnut
Mustang Grullo Dun
Mustang Tiger Striped Bay
Mustang Wild Bay
Nokota Reverse Dapple Roan
Nokota Blue Roan Race
Nokota White Roan
Shire Raven Black
Shire Dark Bay
Shire Light Grey
Suffolk Punch Red Chestnut
Suffolk Punch Sorrel
Tennessee Walker Mahogany Bay
Tennessee Walker Dapple Dark Grey
Tennessee Walker Red Roan
Tennessee Walker Flaxen Roan
Tennessee Walker Black Rabicano Riding
Tennessee Walker Chestnut Riding
Tennessee Walker Dapple Bay
Thoroughbred Brindle
Thoroughbred Blood Bay
Thoroughbred Dapple Grey
Turkoman Gold
Turkoman Silver

SquishLime · Dec 2, 2018 4:05 AM

Interesting. I’ve only played the original Red Dead so far, waiting for my brother to get the new one. There’s some very strange colour names there though. Reverse dapple roan?

ladywade · Dec 2, 2018 4:11 AM

it's not coloring correct but holy crap is it fun to just wonder the free world on something that can rollback side pass and respond to your character arther!!!

Wolvevenfrosst · Dec 2, 2018 7:15 AM

Yea, there meant to be easily understood by people who don't know horse colors that want to play. It's a universal thing.

Spectrum · Dec 2, 2018 3:58 PM

Yea, I think it's pretty clear they knew what they were doing ... but took some artistic liberties so that:
1 - The everyman could have a good idea of what's going on
2 - No two colors repeat

But at the same time I get crazy cognitive dissonance when I look at the list and see Amber Champagne, Sooty Buckskin and then White. One of these things is not like the other~

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it though, Ladywade! I love watching all these videos and it seems like every player has a different favorite breed even it it's not the "best" stats-wise. It shows how the devs put a lot of time and effort into replicating a true riding experience and people can tell whether they ride or not!!

ladywade · Dec 2, 2018 9:43 PM

LOL may or may not be at Horsethief at this point!!!

Wolvevenfrosst · Dec 2, 2018 9:57 PM

If you've learned everything there was about development like me, lol. (Crazy rdr fan) They spent 4 to 5 years just on the horses. They had a whole team making them. Just the horses! It really shows they really wanted to make it as accurate as they could. And my oh my, did they do a good job! My fav was my White Mountain beauty. He was a Dapple Gray Thoroughbred with a white mane and tail. My second was the first horse you get, I named him Biscuit. He of course, was a Mahogany Bay Tennessee Walker with the red and white mane and tail. My third, :( poor baby got shot and killed. She was the White Arabian. I named her Snow Crystal. I miss her...

Wolvevenfrosst · Dec 2, 2018 10:02 PM

And I miss all my other horses that were stolen from me at the epilogue of the game! Beull the Golden Cream Dutch Warmblood. Otherwise called the wonder horse. Ember my Amber Champagne Missouri Fox Trotter boy. White Mountain as you know. And Snow Crystal as you know. :(

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