Definitive Completionist Save Game Collection Final

This collection of saves is from a single play-through. I wanted to provide at least one save at the beginning of each chapter from the same play-through so you can start anywhere you want knowing you can still get to 100% without missing anything.

As hard as I tried, I still ended up missing 2 missable items.
The Theatre Ticket from Bronte's party and Watson's Scrapbook Page.

If you start from Chapter 4 or earlier, you can pick these up during your play-through. If you just want EVERYTHING, I just uploaded this file: Ultimate 99.8% Save

However, the Easter Eggs in that save have all been opened.

While I did use Rampage Trainer extensively in this play-through it should be noted that Arthur Morgan never entered New Austin or the locked-down portions of West Elizabeth except for the Sean rescue mission, of course.

Starting with the Chapter 3 save, I have placed map markers at the following easter eggs and left them in a state that you can still experience them all the way through the 99% save. There are no markers in the 100% save as all Easter eggs were opened.

HIDDEN TUNNEL on the far western edge of the map. This location cannot be sketched until after the first conversation with the Cave Hermit. Return here every day or two until all conversations are exhausted. You can't get up on the ledge where he is without cheating until all conversations have taken place. After they have, you can use the rock on the right to climb/jump up.

UFO ENCOUNTERS 1st one is the marker just NE of the letter N in Hanover. The prerequisites are completed. Just enter the cabin around 2am and be ready to run back outside and see the UFO. The 2nd UFO sighting can be made from the peak of Mount Shann at 2am.

CAVE GIANT go to the marker east of Wapiti Reservation. Once there a large flock of small birds will take flight. Follow them east to an elevated cave. Don't let anything distract you. I don't know how long these birds to take reset if you lose them. When you arrive, the giant will start the conversation from inside his cave. Like the Hidden Tunnel/Cave Hermit you are not allowed to enter without cheating. Just return for more conversation.

SAINT DENIS VAMPIRE clues have been collected. Go to the marked location in Saint Denis between Midnight and 1am to deal with the menace.

STRANGE STATUES location has been sketched in the journal, but not solved. It is marked SE of the "I" in Ambarino. Three gold bars await!

WITCHES CAULDRON is marked near the "N" in Ambarino, but I did not take a drink.

KILLER CLUES have been collected. Visit the marker below Valentine to confront the killer.

FARMER MARRIED HIS SHEEP and it didn't end well. You may have seen a sheep wearing a wedding ring around its neck wandering around near Emerald Station. The marker south of the A in New Hanover is where it apparently escaped from.
View the sick scene and collect another wedding ring.

SULKING ROBOT Marko Dragic's creation sulking on a mountain top. Only marked in saves after "A Bright Bouncing Boy".

EXPLODING HOUSE north of Tumbleweed. Marked starting in the Epilogue.

ABERDEEN PIG FARM not technically an Easter Egg but marked in Epilogue to remind you to pick up the money Arthur left for John. For story continuity you shouldn't pick it up until Beecher's Hope is paid off. Otherwise, why would you even need a loan?
 

Chapter 2 Start (Clean)
Chapter 1 story missions complete with all gold medals.
(all story missions in this entire collection have gold medals)

Chapter 2 Cheat Start
First 4 story missions complete.
Valentine Doctor side business robbed.
(to avoid it getting stuck in your task list)
All camp upgrades and decorations.
All trapper clothing and saddles crafted.
All trapper reinforced equipment except Master Hunter Holster.
All challenges complete except Master Hunter 9 & 10.
(this is to ensure the Legendary Panther spawns later on)
All talismans and trinkets EXCEPT Owl's Feather Trinket
(acquiring the Owl's Feather Trinket early can glitch 'Archeology for Beginners')
All weapons EXCEPT Rolling Block Rifle free later in story mission.
No legendary animals killed.
No legendary fish caught.
Golden Turkuman horse.
$1000 cash.

Chapter 3 Start
Dutch's pipe, Sadie's harmonica and Molly's pocket mirror picked-up but not requested yet.
CHALLENGES complete except Master Hunter 9 & 10.
HUNTING REQUESTS (perfect carcasses) completed until they resume in the Epilogue.
STRANGER MISSIONS:

• Test Of Faith (dinosaur bones) all bone locations mailed except for New Austin bones.
• Geology For Beginners (rock carvings) COMPLETE
• Cigarette Cards COMPLETE
• Noblest of Men and a Woman first part complete except Black Belle. Her mission is fun, but it doesn't give a unique weapon.

COMPENDIUM: I decided NOT to artificially unlock the compendium, yet. There's no reason to rush. What you see is what you get.
But it's worth noting that the Gangs Section is 100% each for the O'Driscoll Boys, Lemoyne Raiders and Murfree Brood. So the frustration of looking for gang camps is eliminated. Yes, I found them for you.
LEGENDARY ANIMALS/FISH completed to the point that they can be not having been in New Austin.
The legendary Bluegill isn't available until later in Chapter 3.
ALL POINTS OF INTEREST have been sketched in Morgan's journal except for those located in New Austin, Gray's Secret which isn't available until later in Chapter 3 and the "Hidden Tunnel" aka Devil's Cave (Easter egg marker placed).

Chapter 4, 5 and 6 Starts
Included for continuity and if that's where you want to start.

Chapter 6 Point of No Return
This save is late in Chapter 6 and the last opportunity to play as Arthur in the normal sequence.

Epilogue 1 and 2 Starts

99 Percent
John's Horses:

• "Silver" - Silver Turkuman
• "Ruby" - Red Chestnut Arabian
• "Rachel" - From story.
• "Buell" - From Hamish Sinclair veteran missions.
• Temporary horse at Beecher's Hope - White Arabian

The only things left to do:

• Catch the serial killer near Valentine.
• Find Tilly in Saint Denis.
• Find Rains Fall in Annesburg.
• Find Mary-Beth in Valentine.
• Collect the money Arthur left for John at Aberdeen Pig Farm.
• Permanently place the squirrel statue. (see below)
• Visit graves of the fallen.

Visiting the graves is the only thing actually required to get to 100%. I also avoided the wandering herbalist stranger mission because I wanted "To The Ends Of The Earth" to be the name of the final save game. But since I forgot about Mary-Beth in Valentine until later, Mary-Beth is the name of the final save.

One other thing I learned at the end of this play-through... When the squirrel statue disappears from the mantle at Beecher's Hope, Abigail has hidden it somewhere because apparently, she hates it. Originally, for the "It's Art" achievement you had to finish the hide-and-seek game with her to get the squirrel permanently placed on the mantle. Now, you get the achievement the first time you place it, but it still disappears. If you want it permanently displayed, you have to find it wherever Abigail has hidden it until she finally gives up. This video walks you through this aggravating squirrel hunt step-by-step.
 

100 Percent

I forgot to find Mary-Beth in Valentine for her farewell cut-scene and book, but you can still do that.
With the squirrel statue permanently displayed on the mantle... I'm done!