Since the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 in October 2018, players have been searching for a princess. Now she has been found. Even if it was through a roundabout way.
What kind of princess is this? In the world of Red Dead Redemption 2, you will come across mysterious stories throughout the story. One of them is about Princess Isabeau Katharina Zinsmeister. The woman with this beautiful name disappeared when she was 5 years old and should now be about 20 years old. The poster states that the disappearance occurred 15 years ago.
If you deliver her safely to the sheriff, you can pocket a reward of $100. At least that’s what the wanted poster says, which refers to her disappearance and the reward.
At various locations in the game, there are hints about the princess. Suitcases with her initials have been found, but the princess herself has not. Until now.
The princess was found in the code: Since the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, players have new opportunities available. Dataminers can now analyze the game data on PC in detail and stumbled upon the model named “CS_PrincessIsabeau”.
The model has moles on its right hand and right cheek. Although the poster states “left cheek”, it must refer to the sought princess.
Modders were able to locate the model and steer the character through the world with modifications. You can see that in the embedded Reddit video.
With such mods, you can even fly through the world as an eagle in RDR 2.
What do the players say about it? Some are happy that there is finally progress regarding this mystery. One player writes on Reddit “Wow, it doesn’t look like she was kidnapped. I can’t wait to hear the story behind it. […]”
Players are surprised that the princess has a model and animations. However, it is suspected that this is “cut content”. That is, content that was once planned for the game but ultimately not fully developed.
In Red Dead Redemption 2 there are some puzzles that players investigate. It’s worth taking a look:
