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Overview

Dispatch missions are a passive camp management system in Crimson Desert that lets players send their recruited comrades out on timed assignments. While Kliff continues exploring the world, fighting enemies, and completing quests, dispatched comrades work in the background to gather provisions, produce armaments, earn silver, and expand the Greymane Camp. The system runs on in-game time rather than real-world time, so sleeping at camp or completing quests advances the mission clock.

Dispatch missions form the backbone of the camp economy. Nearly every upgrade, construction project, and research endeavor requires resources that come from dispatched workers. Learning how to assign the right comrades to the right missions, and keeping multiple dispatches running at all times, is one of the most important habits for long-term progression. Eventually, players can farm Abyss gears and a wide range of late-game resources through dispatches, along with significant amounts of silver.

How to Unlock Dispatch Missions

Dispatch missions become available during Chapter 3: Howling Hill as part of the Pioneering questline. After Kliff and the Greymanes establish their camp at Howling Hill, the game introduces the dispatch system as a tutorial. Players unlock their first two Freesword comrades, Luke and Ronald, and must dispatch them on the Howling Hill Camp Expansion mission to continue the story. This first dispatch doubles as a tutorial that teaches the core interface.

After completing the initial expansion, Ross sets up the Dispatch Coordinator at camp. From this point forward, players can manage all dispatch missions through two access methods described below. Ross remains the primary NPC for dispatch management throughout the game.

How to Access the Dispatch Interface

There are two ways to view and manage dispatch missions, and both provide access to the same mission list.

Method 1: Talk to Ross at Camp

Visit the Greymane Camp and speak to Ross directly. He is marked on the minimap with a helmet icon. Select the mission dispatch option from his dialogue menu to open the full mission list. This method is the most straightforward when you are already at camp.

Method 2: World Map Inspection

Open the world map via the pause menu. Hover the crosshair over a camp or region icon (for example, Howling Hill). Press the Inspect button shown at the bottom of the screen (Triangle on PlayStation, Y on Xbox). Navigate to the Missions tab within the location management interface. Select a dispatch mission from the available list and assign comrades.

The world map method is especially useful once the Dispatch Coordinator is unlocked at camp level 2. After that upgrade, you can assign missions remotely from anywhere in the world without physically returning to camp. Simply open the map, hover over any discovered location that has a dispatch icon, and inspect it to view its available missions. Some locations will have multiple missions with different rewards available.

Assigning Comrades

When you select a dispatch mission, the interface shows its resource cost, required number of workers, duration, and any skill requirements. You must then choose which comrades to assign from your available roster. A comrade who is already dispatched on another mission cannot be assigned until that mission finishes or is cancelled.

Each mission has a minimum and maximum comrade requirement. You cannot send fewer than the minimum for reduced rewards, and you cannot exceed the listed maximum. However, sending more comrades than the minimum provides a bonus. Each additional worker beyond the minimum adds a 20% bonus to camp supply rewards, up to a maximum of +40% (two extra workers). Even filler comrades with no relevant skills contribute to this bonus, so assign idle Greymanes to important missions rather than leaving them unused at camp.

Before confirming a dispatch, review each comrade's skill profile. Matching a comrade's skills to the mission type is far more valuable than simply filling slots with random workers. The skill system, described below, can boost rewards by up to 100%.

Mission Requirements

Each dispatch mission has several requirements that must be met before it can start.

Reward Types

Dispatch missions provide two categories of rewards. Camp provisions go directly into your camp funds pool (silver, food, armaments, timber, ore, stone). Usable items such as equipment, Abyss gears, and crafting materials are deposited into your storage chest at camp. Early-game rewards may seem modest (five bottles of wine, for instance), but the system scales significantly in later chapters, allowing you to farm Abyss gears and thousands of silver per cycle.

Freeswords and Camp Residents

Not every character at the Greymane Camp can be dispatched. The term Freesword specifically refers to comrades who are eligible for dispatch assignments. Story characters like Marius, Carl, and Ross serve important camp roles (provisions management, quest giving, dispatch coordination) but cannot be sent out on missions themselves.

Freesword comrades are recruited exclusively through Greymane Faction Quests. These appear in your Journal under Faction Quests and are divided into three tabs: Scattered Embers (side quests from NPCs), Grounds of the Sunrise (the primary recruitment questline), and Greymane Commissions (requests from existing comrades). Recruitment missions typically begin with a quest labeled "A Rumor..." in the Grounds of the Sunrise tab, each leading you to a former Greymane member who can rejoin the camp.

Comrade Recruitment Milestones

Your roster of available comrades grows as you progress through the main story and complete recruitment side quests. The main quest is intertwined with these recruitment quests, so if you ever get stuck finding more Greymanes, try pushing forward in the main storyline. Below is a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of key recruitment milestones.

Note that Marius is locked behind the Uninvited Guest main quest at the start of Chapter 5. In some situations you can find an NPC at their physical location, but because this is a main quest, you may need to progress it before continuing the recruitment chain.

Notable Recruits

Bryce is the wagon guy, recruited from the "A Rumor at Glenbrite Farms" quest. After unlocking him, visit him at camp to pick up his request quest. Completing this request is important because it may gate further camp expansion and additional rumor quests. If you are not receiving new rumor quests to find more Greymanes, check whether Bryce's request is still pending.

Arnold is the Engineer, recruited from the "A Rumor in St. Hus" quest. He is needed for the wagon construction quest and all engineering dispatch missions. Without Arnold (or another comrade leveled up with the Engineer skill, which takes longer), you cannot build the wagon. Prioritize his recruitment as soon as the quest becomes available.

Comrade Skills

Every Freesword comrade has a set of skills that determine how effective they are at different mission types. Skills are divided into two functional groups: Efficiency Boosters and Required Skills. Understanding the difference between these two categories is critical to running an efficient dispatch operation. The skill icons displayed on comrades match the icons shown on the map for each mission location, making it easy to see which type of mission a location offers.

Efficiency Booster Skills

Efficiency boosters increase the yield of missions that match their type. Assigning a comrade with a matching efficiency skill produces more resources than sending a comrade without that skill. These skills are not mandatory for starting a mission; they simply increase the output.

Required Skills

Required skills are mandatory for certain mission types. At least one comrade assigned to the mission must possess the relevant required skill, or the mission cannot be started at all. These skills unlock access to specialized dispatches that produce unique items or enable camp construction.

Skill Levels and Bonuses

Each comrade skill has three tiers that progressively increase the bonus it provides. Higher-level skills translate directly into larger resource yields from matching dispatch missions.

When a comrade possesses all three levels of a single skill, the bonuses combine for a total 100% boost. This is the maximum skill bonus any single comrade can provide for a given mission type.

An important detail: these tier bonuses do not stack across multiple workers. Sending three comrades who each have only the Novice level of a skill yields just a 10% bonus, not 30%. The game takes the highest individual skill level present among all assigned comrades. For this reason, concentrating skill upgrades on one highly trained comrade is more effective than spreading them across several partially trained ones.

How to Level Up Skills

Comrade skills do not level up by using them in dispatch missions. Instead, skills improve exclusively through camp upgrades. When you complete a Howling Hill expansion dispatch mission, it increases the camp level, which in turn raises the skill levels of all comrades simultaneously or unlocks the next skill tier they have available. Certain quest and faction progression milestones can also unlock specific skill types independently of camp level.

Reward Optimization Bonuses

Three separate bonus multipliers apply to dispatch mission rewards. All three stack with each other, and understanding how they combine is the single biggest factor in getting the most out of your comrades.

When all three bonuses are active, the combined multiplier can more than triple your base mission output. For example, a security mission that normally yields 1,900 silver could produce well over 5,000 silver per cycle once you have maxed skill bonuses, a full comrade team, and a high Conversion Bonus in that region.

Combat Missions

Combat missions are a unique dispatch category that lets the player physically participate alongside their comrades in battle. These are tied to faction control missions where you must eliminate large numbers of enemies in a contested area. Unlike standard dispatches that run passively in the background, combat missions are interactive and offer some of the most exciting group combat in the game.

To start a combat mission, select it from the dispatch list and assign your comrades as usual. Some combat missions allow you to add up to 10 comrades. After confirming the dispatch, you can physically travel to the mission location and join the fight alongside your Greymanes. Your comrades will already be there engaging enemies when you arrive.

On top of the dispatched comrades, you can also bring Damian and Unka with you as companions, giving you a large team for massive battles. The combination of dispatched comrades and your personal companions makes combat missions feel like full-scale engagements and is one of the most satisfying experiences the game offers.

Boss Encounters at Dispatch Locations

Some dispatch locations contain boss enemies. When you send comrades to one of these areas, they will clear out the regular enemies but will not defeat the boss for you. You must travel to the location personally and finish the boss fight on your own. Your comrades also cannot assist you during the actual boss encounter. You can bring your companions (Damian and Unka) to help speed up the boss fight, but the dispatched Greymanes will sit out that portion.

Mission Categories

Dispatch missions fall into several broad categories, each producing different resources and serving different strategic purposes. Missions are tied to specific map locations, and new locations with dispatch opportunities unlock as you progress through the story and discover new regions.

Camp Expansion Missions

Expansion missions are one-time dispatches that directly increase the Greymane Camp level upon completion. Each expansion unlocks new tents, carts, functional areas, and camp services. Expansion missions typically require the Builder skill from at least one assigned comrade and demand significant resource investment. They are the only way to raise the camp level, and each upgrade also improves all comrade skill levels simultaneously. Because expansion missions are one-time events, they do not auto-restart after completion. The resource costs for successive expansions scale dramatically. For example, the Fourth Expansion requires 1,500 armaments, 2,500 stone, 2,500 timber, 4,000 food, and 100,000 silver. Some expansions can take multiple in-game days to complete.

Resource Gathering Missions

These are repeatable dispatches focused on collecting provisions for the camp.

Resource gathering missions auto-restart by default once completed. This means the comrades will immediately begin the same mission again without manual intervention. If you want to reassign them elsewhere, you must cancel the mission first.

Escort and Guard Missions

Escort missions send comrades to guard locations such as manors, trade routes, or merchant outposts. These missions generate silver (camp currency) and sometimes other trade goods. The Escort efficiency booster skill increases the silver yield. Guard missions are among the most reliable sources of passive income and should be part of every dispatch rotation.

Production Missions

Production dispatches create finished goods such as armaments, weapons, or equipment components. These missions frequently require a specific Required Skill (Craftsman, Smith, Engineer, etc.) from at least one assigned comrade. The Warspike Spearmaker in Hernand is one of the earliest production missions available and serves as a primary source of armaments in the early game.

Location Recapture Missions

Location recapture dispatches reduce enemy combat power in contested areas of the map. Completing these missions weakens hostile forces in that region, making exploration and quest completion safer. These dispatches are strategic investments that pay off through easier gameplay rather than direct resource rewards.

Ruins Dispatch Missions

Ruins dispatch missions send comrades to explore ancient ruins and recover Special Materials that cannot be obtained through standard gathering or other mission types. These missions require at least one comrade with the Explorer skill and consume Equipment (armor/weapons) provisions. Special Materials are used in advanced crafting and research.

Engineering Production Missions

Engineering production missions have the broadest resource requirements among all dispatch types. They involve territory control, security operations, and the production of specialized items not available through other mission categories. At least one comrade with the Engineer skill is required. These missions become available later in the game and produce unique outputs such as wagons and advanced equipment.

Notable Early Dispatch Missions

Several dispatch missions become available early in the game and form the foundation of your resource pipeline. All of the missions listed below are located in the Hernand region.

Later in the game, additional dispatch locations unlock in other regions. Missions in Demeniss include Thornbriar Food Storage, Sungrove Manor, and Azerian Manor. By Chapter 10 and beyond, high-tier locations such as Gorthak Ironworks in Delesyia become available and can produce thousands of armaments per dispatch cycle.

Contribution Workers

Once you unlock the Seal of Devotion, you gain access to contribution workers. These serve as extra generic workers that let you run more missions simultaneously, effectively expanding your dispatch capacity beyond your current Greymane roster.

Contribution workers differ from regular Freesword comrades in several important ways:

• They are generic. They do not have individual profiles, names, or skill specializations.

• You must still assign at least one regular Greymane to every dispatch mission. Contribution workers fill the remaining slots.

• For missions that require a specific skill (Engineer, Builder, etc.), at least one Greymane with that skill must be assigned first. Beyond that requirement, the remaining slots can be filled entirely with contribution workers.

• Contribution workers cannot be used for combat missions. They only work for farming, gathering, escort, production, and other non-combat dispatch types.

• Each contribution worker costs 4 contribution points to hire, but this cost is temporary. The points are refunded as soon as the worker returns from the mission.

• Workers are town-specific. The number of contribution workers available depends on your contribution score in each town or region.

Since the contribution point cost is temporary, you do not need to farm points repeatedly. However, having more total contribution points means you can send out more workers simultaneously. The higher your contribution standing in a region, the more workers you can deploy at once across that region's dispatch missions.

How to Unlock Contribution Workers

Contribution workers are unlocked by obtaining the Seal of Devotion, a one-time-use key item. The Seal comes from the Flame Knights quest, which is part of House Azerian's quest line in the Demeniss region. After defeating the boss at Flame Knight Castle, you receive the Seal of Devotion. Use it from your inventory to permanently unlock the contribution worker system.

The exact point at which this quest becomes available can vary. It may unlock after completing Chapter 7, or possibly earlier if you have completed all camp expansion quests including the Taylor Dedrich recruitment (the Red Fox Merchants Lake Stoneback Crab quest). You do not need to complete Chapter 8 to access this quest. Chapter 8 is when you can move freely through Demeniss without hostile guards, but the Flame Knights quest can be completed before that by navigating stealthily across rooftops and avoiding guard patrols. The quest has three parts: speaking to a servant in a guarded area, visiting a second hidden location, and then defeating the enemies and boss at Flame Knight Castle.

Known Bug (v1.0.02)

In version 1.0.02 of the game, town contribution workers are bugged and cannot be used. However, Greymane contribution workers still function correctly. If you are playing before this issue is patched, the Seal of Devotion is still worth pursuing because the Greymane workers remain available.

Camp Provisions and Resources

Dispatch missions both consume and produce camp provisions. Understanding the six resource categories is essential for keeping your dispatch operation running smoothly. All mission costs come from camp funds, not your personal silver.

Resources are donated to Carl, the provisions keeper, through his "Manage Provisions" menu. Different items contribute different amounts; for example, one piece of cloth adds 2 to the Armaments pool, while one Azurite ore adds 63 to the Ore/Stone pool. Collected items from completed dispatch missions appear in the Supply Chest located behind Carl at camp.

Food deserves special attention because almost every mission type draws from the food pool as a cost. Running out of food stalls your entire dispatch operation. Prioritize at least one food-producing mission at all times.

Auto-Restart Behavior

Repeatable dispatch missions (resource gathering, escort, production) auto-restart once they finish. When the timer expires, the same comrades are automatically reassigned to the same mission and the timer begins again. This automation is extremely valuable for passive resource generation; you can set up a rotation and let it generate provisions indefinitely without any manual input.

However, auto-restart can sometimes cause issues. If you sleep at camp right before a mission completes, the mission may restart and reset the timer before you collect the reward. In this situation, cancel the restarted mission to recover all invested provisions, then manually reassign the comrades if you want a different mission. One-time missions such as camp expansion dispatches do not auto-restart.

Timer Mechanics

Every dispatch mission displays a duration in hours before you confirm the assignment. This timer runs on in-game time, not real-world time. The clock advances whenever in-game time passes, whether through normal gameplay, fast travel, or sleeping. The Howling Hill Camp Expansion mission, for example, takes approximately 17 to 18 in-game hours to complete. Since one rest in a camp bed can fast-forward time by up to 12 hours, a single sleep cycle will bring a standard expansion mission to about 67% completion. Shorter missions can take as little as 8 hours.

While a mission is active, the map icon next to the dispatched location turns yellow to indicate work in progress. Once the timer expires and the mission finishes, the icon changes to signal completion and you can collect the rewards.

Conversion Bonus

The Conversion Bonus is a region-specific multiplier that applies to all dispatch missions within a given area. It is widely considered one of the most powerful buffs available for dispatch farming.

The bonus increases when you donate camp silver to the church donation box found in major cities within that region. Each donation raises your Blessing level in that region. Every Blessing level adds +2% to all dispatch mission rewards in that region, and this bonus is permanent. It never decays and applies to every future dispatch in the area automatically.

In Hernand, for example, donating approximately 110,000 camp silver to local churches can push the Conversion Bonus past 100%, effectively more than doubling the output of every dispatch mission in that region. Because the Conversion Bonus compounds with the Skill Bonus and Comrade Bonus, investing camp silver into church donations early is one of the best long-term decisions you can make.

Infinite Resource Loop

Once you have enough comrades (around 10 or more), you can set up a self-sustaining dispatch rotation that generates a net profit of silver while simultaneously producing unlimited lumber, stone, and food. The key is running multiple security missions for silver income alongside cheaper resource-gathering missions, so the silver earned covers the resource missions' costs with profit left over. Since all of these missions auto-restart after completion, this loop runs indefinitely until you manually cancel a mission.

The two security missions bring in roughly 7,000 silver per cycle. The lumber and ranching missions cost approximately 3,000 silver combined, leaving a net profit of around 4,000 silver on top of the timber and food they produce. With contribution workers unlocked, you can run even more missions simultaneously by using Greymane-worker hybrid teams to fill additional dispatch slots.

Dispatched Greymanes and Camp Interactions

When a Greymane is assigned to a dispatch mission, they physically leave the Greymane Camp and travel to the mission location. This means you will not be able to talk to them, complete their personal quests, or fulfill any Greymane Commissions until they return. However, if you need to interact with a dispatched comrade, you can sometimes find them at the physical location where they are working.

If a dispatched comrade has a pending request or personal quest you need to complete, cancel their current mission first. Cancelling a mission refunds all invested provisions entirely, so there is no cost to temporarily pulling someone off duty. You can always reassign them to the same mission afterward.

Unlocking More Dispatch Locations

The number of dispatch missions available to you is directly tied to how much of the world map you have explored. Every discovered location on the map, including farms, mines, manors, and outposts, can potentially host dispatch missions. Locations hidden behind the fog of war do not appear in your dispatch list.

The fastest way to clear the fog of war is to ring bell towers. There are 8 bell towers scattered across Pywel, each tied to the Pororin Forest Guardians faction and the "Toll of Pywel" quest chain. Climbing a bell tower and ringing the bell at the top permanently reveals the surrounding region on your world map, unlocking any dispatch-eligible locations in that area.

Tips and Strategy

• Keep all comrades working. An idle comrade at camp is a wasted opportunity. Always have every Freesword assigned to a mission.

• Run a balanced rotation. In the early game, prioritize one Escort mission for silver income, one Harvest or Ranching mission for food, and one Warspike Spearmaker run for armaments.

• Match skills to missions. A single comrade with an Expert-level skill provides a 60% bonus. Three comrades with only Novice-level skills still provide just 10%. Always send your most skilled comrade for the relevant mission type.

• Send more than the minimum. Each extra comrade beyond the minimum requirement adds a 20% bonus to camp supply rewards.

• Invest in church donations early. The Conversion Bonus is permanent and applies to every dispatch in the region. Donating to churches pays for itself many times over.

• Prioritize food production. Almost every dispatch mission consumes food. If your food supply runs dry, your entire dispatch operation stops.

• Sleep strategically. Resting at camp advances the clock by up to 12 hours. Chain sleep cycles with short quest runs to complete long dispatch missions quickly.

• Cancel freely. Cancelled missions refund all resource costs entirely. Do not hesitate to cancel a mission if you need to reassign comrades or change priorities.

• Recruit aggressively. The more comrades you have, the more simultaneous dispatches you can run. Pursue Greymane Faction Quests (especially the "A Rumor..." quests) whenever they become available.

• Unlock contribution workers. Once you have the Seal of Devotion, contribution workers let you fill extra dispatch slots without needing named Greymanes, significantly increasing your total output.

• Jump back to the main quest if stuck. The main storyline and recruitment quests are intertwined. If you stop getting new rumor quests, progressing the main story often unlocks the next batch of recruitment missions.

• Join combat missions personally. For faction control missions, physically travel to the battle location after dispatching comrades. Bring Damian and Unka for massive group fights.

• Set up the infinite resource loop. Once you have 8 to 10 comrades, run two security missions for silver income alongside cheaper food, lumber, and mining missions to create a self-funding cycle.

• Explore early to unlock dispatch locations. Ring bell towers whenever you reach a new region. The dispatch missions unlocked by a single bell tower can pay for themselves many times over.

Related Articles

• Greymane Camp

• Camp Expansion Guide

• How to Recruit Comrades

• How to Level Up Comrades

• Seal of Devotion

• Camp Funds

• Contribution Points

• How to Hire Contribution Workers

• Dispatch System

• Freesword Dispatch System

• Companion Dispatch Guide

• The Greymanes

• Hernand