Beginner's Guide: Best Tips and Tricks

Learn how to upgrade equipment, invest in health and stamina, and farm Contribution Points for gear in Crimson Desert.

This is a beginner's guide to Crimson Desert. Check out our complete guide for beginners, as well as additional combat tips right here.

Beginner's Guide to Crimson Desert

• Often Upgrade Your Equipment
• Invest in Health and Stamina Early
• Reveal Items with Blinding Flash or Lantern
• Farm Contribution Points To Get Gear
• Do Bounties or Hernand Commissions
• Unlock Fast Travel Points
• Avoid Getting Jailed Early On
• Group Items in Your Inventory
• Sell Unnecessary Items
• Cook Food Before Heading Into Combat
• Grab Uncollected Loot in the Supply Chest
• Check Notifications via the Notifications Tab
• Ring Bells at Bell Towers to Clear Fog of War
• Take in a Pet to Receive Loot

Often Upgrade Your Equipment

Copper and Iron Ores are both abundant in the game. It is therefore recommended that you upgrade your weapons at the earliest opportunity. It is recommended that you always seek to upgrade your weapons, as this can be highly advantageous. If you are uncertain about which weapons to upgrade, you can upgrade the default weapons first, as these cannot be sold and you have them with you at all times.

Invest in Health and Stamina Early

Investing in Health and Stamina is beneficial as these are valuable resources in combat. Higher Health allows you to withstand more hits, and higher Stamina lets you perform more weapon swings and dodges. Stamina also helps with exploration because it improves your ability to traverse and perform certain actions for longer periods of time, such as gliding, swimming and climbing. Ideally, you should aim to level up both Health and Stamina to 4-5 as soon as possible, as these attributes make progression much easier.

Reveal Items With the Lantern or Blinding Flash

You can use the Lantern or the Blinding Flash skill to highlight important items and unlockables in the overworld. This makes it easier to see which items are of interest in each area, so you won't miss anything.

Farm Contribution Points To Get Gear

Early in the game, it's adbisable to earn Contribution Points whenever you get the oppurtunity to do so. These points can then be exchanged for decent gear via a vendor, which is helpful when you're starting out.

Do Bounties or Hernand Commissions

Complete bounties and Hernand Commissions (also called Requests) as soon as they appear on your map. This is one of the best ways to unlock additional inventory slots and earn coins, which can be used to purchase various items.

Unlock Fast Travel Points

Unlocking Fast Travel points early in the game can be quite handy. This minimizes the amount of backtracking you have to do when going back and forth between different locations.