Corsair Cove Drifters: Housing, Jobs and Upkeep

Quick answer

Corsair Cove automatically assigns Drifters to open jobs. If a new building has no workers, add or free housing, pause lower-priority construction or production to release Drifters, and confirm the building is connected and assigned to a Pirate Camp that can supply its workers.

What the reviewed sources establish

• Each Drifter uses one Housing slot and is automatically assigned to an available job.
• Pausing construction or production releases Drifters for other jobs.
• Buildings cannot operate with partial staffing and must remain connected to the pirate haven.
• A building can be reassigned to another Pirate Camp in range; worker upkeep comes from the assigned camp.

Use this current-build checklist

1. Check the island's free Housing before placing another workplace.
2. Pause one lower-priority construction or production building and watch whether the target job fills.
3. Verify the target building is connected by a road, rope bridge, cliff path or ladder.
4. Open the building menu and confirm which in-range Pirate Camp supplies it.
5. For promoted Hands, verify the required Galley and Tavern services exist in that same camp.

Keep the answer current

• Do not confuse Drifters (island Hands) with Swabbies or other ship Crew.
• Adding another workplace can deepen a labor shortage when no free Drifters exist.
• Use All Hands on Deck sparingly because it increases Fetcher and Greenhand use.