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Dave's Sidequests
Final Fantasy XV

Dave's Sidequests

Complete Dave's sidequests in final fantasy xv, including Gone Hunting, Dust to Dust, and A Rocky End, to earn XP and valuable items.

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Complete Dave's sidequests in final fantasy xv, including Gone Hunting, Dust to Dust, and A Rocky End, to earn XP and valuable items.

Gone Hunting

Where: Longwythe Rest Area

When: Give Cindy’s package the proprietor of the Three Z’s Motel - Longwyth during the quest “The Errand Prince”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After starting the main story quests, Cindy will ask you to deliver a package. Stop by the Longwythe Rest Area on your way to Galdin Quay.
  2. 2
    Speak with the NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you) in front of the Three Z’s Motel to start this sidequest.
  3. 3
    You will receive a sealed envelope to deliver to Dave, a head hunter located across the street from the motel.
  4. 4
    Dave asks you to find dog tags from missing hunters. Visit the tipster and choose the info option to get a quest marker.
  5. 5
    Go to the quest marker and inspect the campfire for a clue.
  6. 6
    Investigate a new waypoint (a marker on your map you've manually placed as a destination) to find Sabertusks. Defeat them and search nearby for the first set of dog tags.
  7. 7
    Return the dog tags to Dave to complete the quest.

Dust to Dust

Where: Prairie Outpost

When: Finish “Gone Hunting”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Dave has moved to the Prairie Outpost, northwest of Hammerhead.
  2. 2
    He needs you to find another set of dog tags, located east of the Norduscaen Blockade parking spot, south of the outpost.
  3. 3
    At the search location, you will encounter Anaks, Anak Calves, and Daggerquills. Defeat them.
  4. 4
    Look next to the car near the tree for the dog tag.
  5. 5
    Bring the dog tag back to Dave.

Final Resting Plains

Where: Coernix Station - Alstor

When: Finish “Dust to Dust”, Complete Chapter 2

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Coernix Station - Alstor is accessible in Chapter 3 when you gain access to the Duscae region.
  2. 2
    From the station, travel southwest along the highway to the Rydielle Ley Parking Spot.
  3. 3
    Head south from the parking spot until you find a shack. Garula will be present. Defeat them.
  4. 4
    Search the western edge of the shack for the Rusted Dog Tag.
  5. 5
    Return the dog tag to Dave.

A Rocky End

Where: Cauthess Rest Area

When: Finish “Final Resting Plains”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Dave is waiting at the Cauthess Rest Area, south of the Disc of Cauthess.
  2. 2
    Drive to the Taelpar Rest Area.
  3. 3
    Follow the highway north of the rest area, through a tunnel, until you reach a fork in the road south of the Secullum Pass Parking Spot.
  4. 4
    Leave the Regalia and head southwest into the wilderness.
  5. 5
    You will find a pack of Voretooths. Defeat them.
  6. 6
    Search near some boulders on the southwestern edge of the search area for the Scorched Dog Tag.
  7. 7
    Return the dog tag to Dave.

Swallowed by Shadows

Where: Taelpar Rest Area

When: Finish “A Rocky End”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    This quest begins near the Taelpar Rest Area. Talk to Dave.
  2. 2
    Drive northeast until the highway turns north.
  3. 3
    Take the small dirt road continuing east, south of The Archaean’s Mirror Fishing Spot.
  4. 4
    Head uphill to the south to find a logging shelter. A swarm of Hundlegs will be present. Defeat them.
  5. 5
    Search the shelter for the Twisted Dog Tag on the ground between cut logs and a table.
  6. 6
    Return the dog tag to Dave.

A Backwoods Burial

Where: Old Lestallum

When: Finish “Swallowed by Shadows”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Dave is located at the Old Lestallum outpost, northwest of the Taelpar Rest Area.
  2. 2
    Drive west from Old Lestallum, then turn north at the first fork until you reach a second fork (southwest of the Rachsia Bridge Fishing Spot).
  3. 3
    Turn east at the second fork and drive up the road.
  4. 4
    Find a gap in the guardrail to the north. Leave the Regalia and go up the trail to a barn.
  5. 5
    Outside the barn, you will encounter Havocfangs. Defeat them.
  6. 6
    Find the Scratched Dog Tag outside the barn.
  7. 7
    Return the dog tag to Dave.

Washed Away

Where: Old Lestallum

When: Finish “A Backwoods Burial”

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After turning in the Scratched Dog Tag, speak to Dave again at Old Lestallum to get this quest.
  2. 2
    Travel to the Wennath Reiverhead Parking Spot to the north.
  3. 3
    Head south along the highway until you find stairs leading down to the Wennath River.
  4. 4
    In the search area near the river, defeat the Sahagin and Seadevils.

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