Footsteps in Unfamiliar Lands Walkthrough - Crimson Desert Guide - IGN

Footsteps in Unfamiliar Lands is a Faction Quest that is part of the Charting the Unknown DLC category in Crimson Desert . This simple side quest has a slightly confusing start, combined with being broken for many players. If you're lucky enough that it isn't bugged for you, we've provided the steps for how to complete this quest in our walkthrough!

Footsteps in Unfamiliar Lands Walkthrough

After completing the previous quest, A Beginning Beyond the Waves , you'll have made it to Auronui Island. This quest revolves around a new pioneering system that allows you to capture uncharted islands. Unfortunately, at the time of the DLC's release, it's been broken for a lot of players. Therefore, you may not be able to complete this quest until it's fixed.

With that said, we do know how the quest is supposed to work. First, open your map and use the Facilities filter to find the Anchorage location here. Then, inspect the Anchorage anchor icon to reveal a Pioneer dispatch mission. Before you can start this mission, you'll need yourself and your ship to be within the large red circle around that icon.

Then, you can assign three Deckhands from your ship if you brought them on board at a Ship Manager. You'll also need the following resources ot complete the Pioneer dispatch:

After 12 hours in-game, this mission is supposed to complete, but this is where it tends to break. We've tried to complete the dispatch multiple times after restarting, patching, and canceling the mission altogether. Unfortunately, it either gets stuck at 100% or resets and gets rid of your Deckhands. This then forces you to return to a dock like Vellua and add them back to your ship.