With so many Dispatch players accidentally ending up in the game's worst ending, AdHoc had to make sure it wasn't flawless and that there was more to it than choosing the right dialogue options.
Earlier this week, Dispatch released the final two episodes of the game's first season, wrapping up a story that has been building up over the past month. Surprisingly, Dispatch has very different endings depending on your choices, but there is one outcome that is much more painful than the rest.
Spoiler alert for one of Dispatch's endings.
The worst ending to Dispatch would be Robert failing to mentor Invisigal and seeing her “embracing villainy” instead of remaining a hero. You might think this is an easy outcome that can be avoided if you just support her, but that's not entirely true. In fact, with so many Dispatch players ending up with bad endings, AdHoc reminded us that there's a lot more to consider.
If you want a good ending for Dispatch, pay attention to shift work.
Invisigal's fate is determined by your dispatching skills
Players on the Dispatch subreddit have been in shock over the past few days after Invisigal got the worst ending despite being kind to him. The common assumption was that there was a bug in the ending, but that's not the case at all, as evidenced by a post by Redditor Head-Astronaut5836.
On Dispatch's official Discord for the game, a developer who goes by the name POLLY responded to a comment saying the bad ending was suffering from a bug, confirming that this was not the case. According to them, success or failure as a mentor in Invisigal is not only limited to “the choices you make as Robert”, but is also influenced by the shift of the dispatcher.
POLLY didn't reveal exactly what he would need to do to succeed as Invisigal's mentor, but he did suggest that players who keep getting bad endings should try to change things by replaying Expeditions. From what I've heard, you'll need to regularly dispatch Invisigal and level her up to ensure she follows the path of good instead of eventually taking the Mask of the Shroud.
It's unclear how level Invisigal needs to be to get a good ending, but it seems like you'll need to invest some time and effort into leveling up Invisigal if you don't want him to end up as a villain. It may sound like a lot of work, but I would say it's worth it because it's the best outcome for the game.
