The Green lights at the oil field are mercury vapor gas lamps. Factories used these instead of normal gas lamps as they have a longer lifetime and glow stronger.
Also, the reason the Sant Denis streetlights are much whiter and brighter than the rest of the lightbulbs is because they are arc lights. They work by causing electricity to arc between two rods, which lets off a substantial amount of light (it also produces a lot of hazardous ultraviolet light). Because they could be used to illuminate a wide area, arc lights were the most common form of outdoor electric lighting before being replaced by incandescent lights.
I thought maybe they were green because of the mount shann panoramic map, maybe to be able to see locations easier from the mountain when trying to solve that puzzle?
Another detail you may not have noticed. If you look closely at the wires one of them will be slightly thicker (normally attached lower down the pole) that’s the telegraph wire. The thinner wires are for electricity. Beyond Blackwater only the thicker telegraph wire is used.
@@Ivonmorr this is telegraph, not phone line. and it does have two wires wrapped in a insulating material; in contrast to two set of one for the electricity. so yes, the electrical wires are thicker overall. it worth mentioning that telegraph lines are also DC, so a lot of power drop over long distances. it is also powered by up to 100v. use of thick wires in contrast to telephone lines is understandable as they used to trigger relays, not speakers which require much less power. also they rarely got any amplification in contrast to telephone lines.
Very cool! I like how straight-to-the-point you were. I can imagine someone, or multiple people, at Rockstar between 2013-2018 whose entire job was just to set up the telephone poles around the map, connect them to any electricity-requiring devices, and then connect all the poles back to the facility in Saint Denis. What sounds like a simple job probably took months to perfect.
Like the guy at Rocksteady whose whole job for two years was animating Batman's cape. "What do you do for a living?" "I put minute details into video games so obsessive nerds will have something to talk about." 😁
I was the guy in the first RDR (2010) that had to place nearly every cutscene to the exact coordinates and rotations so that the characters didn't float in the air and portions of them didn't clip into any of the world environment objects. A lot of hours went into that.
I’m a lineman by trade, and I found it truly astonishing how accurate they were about building power lines in that era. Down to the color of the insulators and the hardware used. I still find some of those cool blue glass insulators on the poles to this day!
I can imagine how the conversation went. You: "Hey guys did you know that in Red Dead Re...." Your friends: "Omg Red Dead again? Can you talk about something else for once?" You: "No no guys listen this is really interesting. So you know how I told you my favorite game Red Dead Redemption is realistic right? This game is so realistic that some lights aren't even connected to the electricity grid" Your friends: "....Anywaaaay"
Would make sense for RDR2 to also have this, since it's set in the late 19th or early 20th century you will likely not be able to touch the wires anyway so they might aswell have collision, for a game like GTA that's set in modern times this would be an issue which is likely why they don't have a hitbox and will probably still not have one in GTA 6
This is a really well made video, short and to the point paired with good editing, this video reminds me of the video any austin did on the GTA IV electrical poles. Very good and underrated video keep it up. I've been playing this game since two months after its launch and I never paid attention to the sounds the lights make, somehow after 6 years I still find things I never knew about this game despite me thinking I know everything there is to it
Amazing video! I work with exactly those older types of poles irl (mostly fixing errors and removing too old poles) and rockstar must have had some electrican and historian because almost everything is 100% correct. Really cool detail in a game about cowboys lol
@ electricians work on 23,000v volt energized wire? I don’t even see how that’s possible. Two totally different trades. It’s like your doctor also being your dentist.
@@jaredchampagne2752 Electricians here work on regular 230V and 400V installations and up to 12-24kV grid maintenance and projects depending on the work needed by their employer, the authorization/education to work as a electrician has no power limits and depends on which company you work for
@@koolaid33 Undeterred by his new found predicament and without respite the fledgling player character begins to receive effective fire... From all angles. 🧐
Great job brother You have an awesome sense of creative details. Things I wouldn't give a second thought to, but was thoroughly intrigued to find out about.
If they want to simultaneously prevent mistakes and add detail to the next game, they could make it part of the game mechanics that light bulbs won't light unless there is a wire leading to them. And also give players the ability to sever wires, shutting off power.
Telephone/Telegram Cablee were usually placed on railroad rights of way since the railroads were the first coast to coast road that logically connected cities to each other.
Electrical distribution can be done over a single line, called single-phase, and it is very common towards the exterior reaches of circuits. This is why we use alternating current, so the current can flow both ways along a single wire which is more efficient for distributing power over long distances. We standardized this system in the mid-1880s so it works timeline wise.
Electrical engineer here, single phase still requires 2 wires. Single phase indicates that there is 1 sine wave, or 2 sine waves 180* offset. Your house is powered by 2-3 wires that are all single phase.
RDR2 is a true masterpiece. It’s the most smooth and polished game I’ve ever played. It proves that almost every other game creator is lazy, greedy and doesn’t have passion for creating games. This game was made by true enthusiasts, and a beautiful love letter to all gamers. Rockstar always blows us away with their attention to detail. This game is 6+ years old now and is still the best game out there.
I have played or watched this game since its release, and only now realize Strawberry does not have an electrical grid. Me watching a 5 minute clip about the electrical grid of a VIDEOGAME shows how this game is probably the greatest in a generation... i am in awe
The sparks on the cable cars are a cool feature. BTW, although not done usually; people could have buried the lines under ground. I realize this is not as efficient but folks back in those days would not of known as electricity was new to them. Also DC was used at first, it was not until Tesla who later invented AC
I love RDR but you will notice some mistakes, which is strange, considering how much work went into the details. 1) zig zag door bracing is hung backward in many instances. The hinges are on the wrong side of the door. 2) wooden pallets with forklift cutouts can be seen near places of industry. Although "skids" have been used since forever to elevate cargo off the ground (and help keep it dry), lift truck pallets are a specific shape. Forklifts were not invented during the time of RDR. 3) many of the windmills you encounter are not connected to anything. The type of mill seen frequently in RdR would normally be used for pumping water.
Thanks for the video. I think this is completly by chance but its funny that we have wireless electric lights and a technician that resembles Nicola Tesla.
The Dev/Programming work towards authenticity were absolutely grand. I can give it a passing grade with enthusiasm. That one guy stealing power from that communications line tho… ‘I’ll fornicate his entire house with lawsuits’ - Bell, probably.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some green-blue light bulbs were invented. Some were more power efficient than regular incandescent bulbs, but they saw limited use due to the color. Some of these bulbs were used as area lights on large poles, similar to what's above the oil field.
this came up in my recommended and went to click on it but youtube refreshed and when I typed rdr2 poles, only the Polish family came up lmao, now I got recommended again ty youtube
This channel is so underrated. Also I’ve allways wondered about the electric poles and wanted to fallow them to the source but never did. Great job on the video.
Very cool video. I would have never thought about telephone/ electric poles in the game. Rockstar is truly amazing. There's just no other developer even close
Good Video! Nicely on Point, and good Visuals and Editing, goes to show that even an AI Voice can be tolerated, a lil tip on my side, the pause between the words are almost perfect, a lil longer couldnt hurt, but nevermind me! Congrats
fyi RDR2 is the Last Passion project for the old Rockstar devs and the game literally depicts the state of Rockstar the Greed of their Crazy for Money CEO and much more btw all Rockstar Old and Good devs Left immediately after RDR2 was released some even before release when the game went Gold what RDR2 ultimately is a Love Letter to Great Games and good story telling something completely gone from modern games
A story i heard about an american in Europe: "YOU DONT HAVE ELECTRICITY??" (he never heard about underground power lines) A joke about that bluetooth connection :D
Some power lines are "ground return" power lines that only have one wire bringing current out with the return current just being dumped into the earth. This saves money in rural areas where they can't afford to string out two sets of wire. Of course, according to wikipedia that wasn't invented until the 20s so IDK if that's the right call compared to using telegraph lines.
The Green lights at the oil field are mercury vapor gas lamps. Factories used these instead of normal gas lamps as they have a longer lifetime and glow stronger.
Never heard of these! Nice to know that! Thank you
Also, the reason the Sant Denis streetlights are much whiter and brighter than the rest of the lightbulbs is because they are arc lights. They work by causing electricity to arc between two rods, which lets off a substantial amount of light (it also produces a lot of hazardous ultraviolet light). Because they could be used to illuminate a wide area, arc lights were the most common form of outdoor electric lighting before being replaced by incandescent lights.
I thought they were green because of aliens…
I thought it had something to do with better lighting at night, and I was semi-correct, but this makes a lot more sense.
I thought maybe they were green because of the mount shann panoramic map, maybe to be able to see locations easier from the mountain when trying to solve that puzzle?
>"So how's life going?"
>"Well, I just watched a video about the light pole network in a video game, so there's that."
One of us! One of us! 😅
@@Epinardscaramelwait a second theirs more than one of us?
Fun fact someone made a video about the cable network for GTA V.
Fr 😂😅😂
That's a bad thing?
Another detail you may not have noticed. If you look closely at the wires one of them will be slightly thicker (normally attached lower down the pole) that’s the telegraph wire. The thinner wires are for electricity. Beyond Blackwater only the thicker telegraph wire is used.
This one is insane detail! Thank you for pointing out. Game never stops to surprise 😄
Power lines are typically thicker
@@Ivonmorrthe phone lines in my area are a lot thicker than the power lines
I’m a telecoms engineer. Phone lines only carry 50 volts and are almost always thinner
@@Ivonmorr this is telegraph, not phone line. and it does have two wires wrapped in a insulating material; in contrast to two set of one for the electricity. so yes, the electrical wires are thicker overall.
it worth mentioning that telegraph lines are also DC, so a lot of power drop over long distances. it is also powered by up to 100v. use of thick wires in contrast to telephone lines is understandable as they used to trigger relays, not speakers which require much less power. also they rarely got any amplification in contrast to telephone lines.
Very cool! I like how straight-to-the-point you were. I can imagine someone, or multiple people, at Rockstar between 2013-2018 whose entire job was just to set up the telephone poles around the map, connect them to any electricity-requiring devices, and then connect all the poles back to the facility in Saint Denis. What sounds like a simple job probably took months to perfect.
And they did really great job at it!
Like the guy at Rocksteady whose whole job for two years was animating Batman's cape.
"What do you do for a living?" "I put minute details into video games so obsessive nerds will have something to talk about." 😁
I was the guy in the first RDR (2010) that had to place nearly every cutscene to the exact coordinates and rotations so that the characters didn't float in the air and portions of them didn't clip into any of the world environment objects. A lot of hours went into that.
Behold, a youtube video that doesn't spend 20 minutes talking about random bs and actually shows what it's promising 👏👏👏
I’m a lineman by trade, and I found it truly astonishing how accurate they were about building power lines in that era. Down to the color of the insulators and the hardware used. I still find some of those cool blue glass insulators on the poles to this day!
No joke been trying to explain this to my friends soundling like a crazy person for years! I hope this one blows up man, Good Work!
Thanks
I can imagine how the conversation went.
You: "Hey guys did you know that in Red Dead Re...."
Your friends: "Omg Red Dead again? Can you talk about something else for once?"
You: "No no guys listen this is really interesting. So you know how I told you my favorite game Red Dead Redemption is realistic right? This game is so realistic that some lights aren't even connected to the electricity grid"
Your friends: "....Anywaaaay"
😂😂@@slovnicurling9808
@@slovnicurling9808 You must be in my walls or something lmao
Cap
Didn’t think a video about poles in a video game would be that captivating. 👏🏻
I don't know about rdr2 but in rdr1, if you jump on a power line you won't clip through it, you will hit it and fall, they all have collision
Going to test that!
@@GuDo14its been 2 weeks did you test it?
Would make sense for RDR2 to also have this, since it's set in the late 19th or early 20th century you will likely not be able to touch the wires anyway so they might aswell have collision, for a game like GTA that's set in modern times this would be an issue which is likely why they don't have a hitbox and will probably still not have one in GTA 6
Somebody’s been watching AnyAustin
Ooooor Канал Романа ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
literally just came from that vid
This is a really well made video, short and to the point paired with good editing, this video reminds me of the video any austin did on the GTA IV electrical poles. Very good and underrated video keep it up. I've been playing this game since two months after its launch and I never paid attention to the sounds the lights make, somehow after 6 years I still find things I never knew about this game despite me thinking I know everything there is to it
This game will feed us with details till GTA VI and even then we will find something new 😅
Good delivery, straight to the point, well directed video too. Glad it got recommended, you deserve a lot of subs.
This game is special for many reasons. Today I learned another one.
The joe Bart cameo😂😂
The video about electric poles is shocking! 😂 What a depth this game brings in. Kudos to you for discovering this info
Thank you
Amazing video! I work with exactly those older types of poles irl (mostly fixing errors and removing too old poles) and rockstar must have had some electrican and historian because almost everything is 100% correct. Really cool detail in a game about cowboys lol
Rockstar games don't miss when it comes to details 😂
Lineman** not electricians 😁
@@jaredchampagne2752 in sweden its a electrician, its a hybrid trade work here so electricians do both.
@ electricians work on 23,000v volt energized wire? I don’t even see how that’s possible. Two totally different trades. It’s like your doctor also being your dentist.
@@jaredchampagne2752 Electricians here work on regular 230V and 400V installations and up to 12-24kV grid maintenance and projects depending on the work needed by their employer, the authorization/education to work as a electrician has no power limits and depends on which company you work for
Bless everyone who shares fun facts about the historical accuracies (and inaccuracies) in the game.
Outlaws for life.
Some games are just so good to the point talking about poles in them is actually intriguing.
Its 6 years now and we still are discovering new details in this game and that's crazy 😱
It’s truly a masterpiece of a game, a love letter to all gamers!
need more channels like this and Any Austin, keep it up!
Why does everything explained by the British, just sound better lol
Because they have the perfect documentary voice. I mean, just look at David Attenborough. His narration for documentaries is legendary.
@@koolaid33 Agree. Only I'd say the English; not Welsh or Scottish.
@@koolaid33 Undeterred by his new found predicament and without respite the fledgling player character begins to receive effective fire... From all angles. 🧐
It almost sounds like an ai voice, not sure though as it also sounds human at times.
ESPECIALLY horror short stories!
The quality of storytelling and voice acting is amazing! Underrated channel! 🌄❤️
Roman's sub saying hi, nice video)
Love how people look at these details in rdr2, really creative work
Bro, this reminds me of the lonely streetlamp on the highway in GTA5 next to the windmills :D
such a wellmade video!! i wonder why it only has 8 views :(
Thank you
It's at 8,400 views now. Hope it keeps growing!
Patience, young grasshopper
Couldn’t agree more, fantastic video. I played through the entire game without noticing this, and now I think I need to play the whole game again!
Low effort ai
Excellent work on this video. Probably my favourite RDR2 video/topic of all of them out there.
Thank you
Some one been watching anyaustin
I love how ultra specific a video this is ♡
Poor Van Horn....directly between St Denis and Annesburg, and no power
Great job brother
You have an awesome sense of creative details. Things I wouldn't give a second thought to, but was thoroughly intrigued to find out about.
If they want to simultaneously prevent mistakes and add detail to the next game, they could make it part of the game mechanics that light bulbs won't light unless there is a wire leading to them. And also give players the ability to sever wires, shutting off power.
1:00 they developed Bluetooth in 1899 💀💀💀
Tesla was cooking 💀💀💀
I mean wireless communication was first introduced to the world in 1894, while the theory was already given in 1866, so there's that.
Telephone/Telegram Cablee were usually placed on railroad rights of way since the railroads were the first coast to coast road that logically connected cities to each other.
Amazing video - quick to the point and good footage! Incredible attention to detail
Impeccable the level of detail they put into this game
Electrical distribution can be done over a single line, called single-phase, and it is very common towards the exterior reaches of circuits. This is why we use alternating current, so the current can flow both ways along a single wire which is more efficient for distributing power over long distances. We standardized this system in the mid-1880s so it works timeline wise.
In alternative current, it still always flows to one side, in changes directions constantly, but in general still moves only one way
Electrical engineer here, single phase still requires 2 wires. Single phase indicates that there is 1 sine wave, or 2 sine waves 180* offset. Your house is powered by 2-3 wires that are all single phase.
now i feel like riding in the night and following random lightbulbs all around the map just to have an excuse to play the game again.
I believe that the bright white and spherical lights in Saint Denis are carbon arc lamps.
RDR2 is a true masterpiece. It’s the most smooth and polished game I’ve ever played. It proves that almost every other game creator is lazy, greedy and doesn’t have passion for creating games. This game was made by true enthusiasts, and a beautiful love letter to all gamers.
Rockstar always blows us away with their attention to detail. This game is 6+ years old now and is still the best game out there.
I have played or watched this game since its release, and only now realize Strawberry does not have an electrical grid. Me watching a 5 minute clip about the electrical grid of a VIDEOGAME shows how this game is probably the greatest in a generation... i am in awe
Aah... 6 years later and i still find interesting stuff about this game.
I was not aware that RDR2 is filled to the brim with Poles! Even more than any other things in the game.
I would still play this game, if they added friend only sessions, like GTA did.
The sparks on the cable cars are a cool feature. BTW, although not done usually; people could have buried the lines under ground. I realize this is not as efficient but folks back in those days would not of known as electricity was new to them. Also DC was used at first, it was not until Tesla who later invented AC
I think, they strated to do that later.. but no sure tho
Ayyyyy always nice to see powerlines get some love, love the attention to detail with this game. 🎉
I love RDR but you will notice some mistakes, which is strange, considering how much work went into the details.
1) zig zag door bracing is hung backward in many instances. The hinges are on the wrong side of the door.
2) wooden pallets with forklift cutouts can be seen near places of industry. Although "skids" have been used since forever to elevate cargo off the ground (and help keep it dry), lift truck pallets are a specific shape. Forklifts were not invented during the time of RDR.
3) many of the windmills you encounter are not connected to anything. The type of mill seen frequently in RdR would normally be used for pumping water.
Compare this level of detail to what gta 6 might be. I can’t even fathom
Video game art appreciation is a unique niche. More please
Thanks for the video. I think this is completly by chance but its funny that we have wireless electric lights and a technician that resembles Nicola Tesla.
2:10 That detail is crazy, I thought you were going to say it was there as a mistake
That one guy who really killed it at the brainstorming:
*Yes, but accuracy!*
the joe bart part caught me off guard ngl
The Dev/Programming work towards authenticity were absolutely grand. I can give it a passing grade with enthusiasm. That one guy stealing power from that communications line tho…
‘I’ll fornicate his entire house with lawsuits’ - Bell, probably.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, some green-blue light bulbs were invented. Some were more power efficient than regular incandescent bulbs, but they saw limited use due to the color. Some of these bulbs were used as area lights on large poles, similar to what's above the oil field.
Different sounding lamps and lights! Insane detail! Love it!
thats awesome i never even thought about this really. im impressed they put so much detail into it. the lights even hum. thats crazy
dutch im going to linemen academy dutch i hear i can make six figures dutch
Someone finally made a video dedicated about this aspect in the game
As a Pole myself I approve this video
I'm amazed that this video exists, it was very good, congrats
Dont forget teslas tower is hidden in tthe woods up north! Coould be something to those magic wirless bulbs !!!!!
Side quests introduced us to his technology, but I don't think his magic went as far as Blackwater 😅
Great video bro, like no joke insane quality, don’t give up on posting
As a guy from Poland I got very confused but came here and enjoyed the video
Greta video bro, like no joke insane quality, don’t give up on posting
this came up in my recommended and went to click on it but youtube refreshed and when I typed rdr2 poles, only the Polish family came up lmao, now I got recommended again ty youtube
Well done. This was great and I've seen a lot of rdr2 videos. Keep them coming.
Thank you!
nice video on such details which we'll never notice ❤
Thanks a lot 😊
Amazing video!
The game is a bone fide masterpiece.
this is a great video, you’re so underrated !
This channel is so underrated. Also I’ve allways wondered about the electric poles and wanted to fallow them to the source but never did. Great job on the video.
So I clicked on this video....and instantly clicked on rdr2. Such a beautiful game!!!
I remember running with my horse into so many poles, and yet i can't think of 1 location where they are
UA-cam: “want to watch a video about telephone poles and a video game you’ve played”
Me: “Sure”
What a silly mystery, they obviously lead to Mr Wróbel's little ranch.
i love this video
HOW DOES IT ONLY HAVE 800 LIKES THIS NEEDS MILLIONS!
Poles mentioned 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🗣️🔊🎉🎉🎉
You like poles well i’m a Pole 😂
Excellent video.
Very cool video. I would have never thought about telephone/ electric poles in the game. Rockstar is truly amazing. There's just no other developer even close
Good Video! Nicely on Point, and good Visuals and Editing, goes to show that even an AI Voice can be tolerated, a lil tip on my side, the pause between the words are almost perfect, a lil longer couldnt hurt, but nevermind me!
Congrats
fyi RDR2 is the Last Passion project for the old Rockstar devs and the game literally depicts the state of Rockstar the Greed of their Crazy for Money CEO and much more btw all Rockstar Old and Good devs Left immediately after RDR2 was released some even before release when the game went Gold
what RDR2 ultimately is a Love Letter to Great Games and good story telling something completely gone from modern games
Man, I'm sure this channel gets to the tops! Great content mate ❤👍
Thank you
> A nearby settlement
> shows Armadillo
interesting video and good narration i hope u get more subscribers
A story i heard about an american in Europe: "YOU DONT HAVE ELECTRICITY??" (he never heard about underground power lines) A joke about that bluetooth connection :D
It will be years before anyone attempts to make a game so detailed ever again.
Amazing video short and to the point
i never thought i’d be watching a video on poles in rdr2… (W video)
Imagine how this game would look in Unreal Engine 5.5
I never thought something so random would be interesting
I love this video so much. Please continue making videos like these
I will try)
the details are really incredible
Some power lines are "ground return" power lines that only have one wire bringing current out with the return current just being dumped into the earth. This saves money in rural areas where they can't afford to string out two sets of wire. Of course, according to wikipedia that wasn't invented until the 20s so IDK if that's the right call compared to using telegraph lines.
well i have over 3500+ hours in rdr2 and still everyday i find something new ahh what a game this is!
I thought he was talking about poles as people of poland
The 'game' that keeps on giving. I love the experience of the 19th-20th century that Rockstar has given me.
Thank-you so much
Plot twist... the remaining 2% of the lamps have buried cables.
This reminds me of Any Austin’s channel very obscure videos about games.
Shit is as detailed as real life