Complete Game Guide
Master the mechanics, understand the systems, and make the right call every time.
Core Game Loop
Dispatch is a tactical management game where you control a police department's emergency response unit. Every mission presents critical decisions that affect outcomes, public perception, and team morale.
The Decision Cycle
- Receive Call: Emergency dispatch notifies you of an incident
- Assess Situation: Review mission briefing, requirements, and risks
- Select Team: Choose 1-3 heroes based on mission needs
- Execute Mission: Watch the outcome based on your team's capabilities
- Handle Consequences: Deal with success, failure, injuries, and public reaction
Success depends on matching hero skills to mission requirements, managing fatigue, and maintaining team cohesion. Poor decisions lead to injuries, deaths, public outcry, and ultimately game over.
Hero Management
Your roster of heroes is your most valuable asset. Each hero has unique strengths, weaknesses, and personality traits that affect mission outcomes.
✓ Hero Strengths
- Specialized Skills: Each hero excels in specific areas (combat, tech, negotiation)
- Unique Abilities: Special bonuses that trigger on matching missions
- Experience Growth: Heroes improve with successful missions
- Team Synergy: Some heroes work better together
✗ Hero Vulnerabilities
- Flaws: Personality weaknesses that cause problems
- Fatigue: Overworked heroes perform poorly
- Injuries: Wounded heroes need recovery time
- Bad Relationships: Conflicting heroes reduce effectiveness
Pro Tip: Rest and Rotation
Never send the same heroes on back-to-back missions. Fatigue dramatically reduces success rates. Maintain a balanced roster and rotate teams to keep everyone fresh and effective.
Mission System
Missions vary in difficulty, required skills, and potential risks. Understanding mission types is crucial for success.
🎯 Mission Difficulty Levels
- Easy: Low risk, minimal skill requirements, good for training new heroes
- Medium: Moderate risk, requires specific skills, standard operations
- High: Major risk, demands expert heroes, potential for casualties
📋 Common Mission Types
Hostage Situations
Requires high negotiation, patience, and tactical positioning
Armed Raids
Demands combat strength, speed, and coordination
Cyber Crimes
Needs technical expertise and intelligence gathering
Investigations
Relies on intelligence, social skills, and attention to detail
Skills & Attributes
Six core attributes determine hero effectiveness. Missions require different combinations of these skills.
Strength
Physical combat ability, forceful entry, restraining suspects. Essential for armed confrontations and raids.
Tech
Hacking, electronics, surveillance systems. Critical for cyber crimes and bypassing security measures.
Speed
Quick response, pursuit, rapid decision-making. Important for time-sensitive missions and chases.
Negotiation
De-escalation, hostage talks, persuasion. Vital for peaceful resolutions and minimizing casualties.
Intelligence
Investigation, analysis, pattern recognition. Key for complex cases and evidence gathering.
Stealth
Covert operations, infiltration, surveillance. Necessary for undercover work and tactical approaches.
Skill Matching Strategy
The simulator calculates success by comparing your team's combined skills against mission requirements. Meeting 80%+ of requirements typically ensures success. Abilities and relationships provide additional bonuses.
Relationship Dynamics
Heroes have pre-existing relationships that affect team performance. Good chemistry boosts success rates, while conflicts reduce effectiveness.
Positive Relationships (+10% to +25%)
- • Heroes communicate better and coordinate actions
- • Trust allows for more daring tactics
- • Reduces stress and fatigue accumulation
- • Example: Sofia & Maya (+25%) work exceptionally well together
Negative Relationships (-5% to -15%)
- • Conflicting personalities create tension
- • Poor communication leads to mistakes
- • Increased risk of friendly fire or abandonment
- • Example: Alexei & Maya (-15%) clash over tactics
Risk Management
Every mission carries inherent risks. Understanding and mitigating these risks is essential for long-term success.
⚠️ Civilian Casualties
Dramatically damages public image. Use negotiators and avoid reckless heroes.
🤕 Hero Injuries
Wounded heroes need recovery time. Can be fatal in worst cases. Use proper protection.
💥 Collateral Damage
Property destruction upsets community. Avoid heavy-handed tactics when possible.
📰 Public Image
Bad press reduces support. Maintain good relationships and avoid scandals.
🏃 Suspect Escape
Failed arrests mean criminals remain free. Use speed and proper containment.
💾 Data Breach
Cyber missions can result in stolen data. Deploy tech specialists quickly.
Risk Reduction Strategies
- • Match heroes with appropriate abilities to mission types
- • Avoid heroes with flaws that increase specific risks
- • Use the simulator to preview risk probabilities
- • Never deploy fatigued or injured heroes on high-risk missions
Advanced Strategy
Winning Tactics
1. Team Composition Balance
Maintain specialists for each skill category. Don't stack redundant abilities. A balanced roster handles any situation.
2. Fatigue Management System
Track fatigue levels and rotate teams. Heroes need 1-2 missions rest after intense operations.
3. Ability Tag Matching
Pay close attention to mission tags. Heroes with matching ability tags receive massive bonuses (20-35%).
4. Flaw Avoidance
Never send heroes whose flaws match mission tags. The penalties are severe and increase risk dramatically.
5. Simulator-Driven Decisions
Always run simulations before committing to critical missions. Test different team compositions and choose the best option.
Master Strategy Checklist
- ✓ Check mission tags and difficulty before deploying
- ✓ Match hero abilities to mission requirements
- ✓ Verify no conflicting flaws in selected heroes
- ✓ Confirm positive or neutral relationships between team members
- ✓ Ensure no heroes are fatigued, injured, or exhausted
- ✓ Run simulator to verify 70%+ success chance
- ✓ Have backup heroes ready if simulation shows high risk
- ✓ Review risk analysis and prepare for potential outcomes
Ready to Apply Your Knowledge?
Use the Right-Call Simulator to test these strategies and optimize your mission success rates.