How Dispatch Missions Work in Crimson Desert

Open the mission list, choose the job you actually want, then check its members, supplies and task time before confirming Dispatch. Afterward, verify the mission's status and reward result before assigning the team again. A camp expansion and a repeatable resource mission can use the dispatch interface for different purposes.

Reviewed October 3–4, 2026, using official patch notes and the dated gameplay record linked below. Follow your installed game's mission panel; this is not a fresh October playthrough.

Quick answer

1. Inspect the relevant camp or stronghold on the map and open its mission list.
2. Select the named mission; check that it is available.
3. Read its required members, skills, resource icons, currency type and task time.
4. Assign eligible members and cover only the supplies it requests.
5. Choose Dispatch for one run, or the available Repeat Mission option when you want continued assignments.
6. Re-open the mission afterward to check progress, completion, rewards and member availability.

What Are Dispatch Missions?

Dispatch assigns Greymane comrades to a selected mission. The mission's purpose matters: building the camp, supporting a stronghold, exploration and gathering are not interchangeable jobs with one shared cost or timer.

If your objective is to enlarge the camp, follow the camp expansion requirements. Completing an unrelated resource assignment does not by itself prove that the next expansion is available. Return to the relevant Greymane objective and select the actual expansion project.

How to Start a Dispatch Mission

Start from the mission entry and read its requirements. Sean Martin's March 25 gameplay record shows selecting Howling Hill on the map, using Inspect, opening Mission List, choosing the camp expansion and assigning Freeswords. Use the prompts shown for your current controls.

1. Open the correct location. Inspect your camp or the stronghold relevant to the objective, then find its mission list. In the Mission Dispatch menu, use the current mission-type categories; 1.10.00 replaced the earlier region categories.
2. Read the mission name and availability. Confirm that you selected the expansion, gathering job or other project you intended. If it is unavailable, check the tracked objective and the requirement shown in the panel.
3. Check the team. Read Required Members and any required skills. Select available comrades who meet those requirements. The 1.09.00 UI update puts comrades with the required skills first.
4. Read every cost. Match each resource icon to its name and quantity. If Contribution is listed, read that amount separately from Camp Funds or supplies. Use the mission's actual requirements to decide what to donate or gather.
5. Check Task Time and the dispatch mode. Read the displayed duration before confirming. 1.04.00 separated the one-run Dispatch and Repeat Mission controls.
6. Confirm, then check the result. Re-open the mission and verify that the assignment started, its status is progressing and the selected members are assigned as expected. Keep the mission name and location handy so you can find it again.

Resource Assignment Strategy

Choose an assignment that addresses your next shortage, then read what that specific mission consumes and returns. Do not treat Meat, Fish, Cloth or Ore as universal reward boosters.

What the panel shows	What to check before confirming
Materials or provisions	Exact item name, required quantity and how much is available
Camp Funds or another currency	The named balance and cost; a money pouch is not automatically a camp-resource balance
Contribution	The displayed Contribution requirement, if the selected mission has one
Required members or skills	Eligible comrades and the members you need for the next project
Reward / Total Reward	The displayed result for this job, rather than a promised rare-drop tier
Repeat Mission	Whether you want another run and can keep meeting its requirements

Before donating ingredients or committing materials, use the inventory keep-and-store routine to reserve the items needed for your equipment, quest or next recipe. Then return to the dispatch panel and cover the specific shortage it shows.

Mission Duration and Completion

Use the selected mission's Task Time and current status. The historical Howling Hill expansion panel is an example of a construction task, not a universal dispatch timer. Do not plan every assignment around a fixed two-to-four-hour wait or assume displayed hours mean wall-clock time while the game is closed.

After starting a mission, return to its entry to check whether it is still running, repeating, completed or canceled. Once it completes, check the displayed result, the relevant resource balance or item, and whether the members are available again. For an expansion, also return to the tracked camp objective; for a repeated assignment, check whether another run has started.

A timer passing is a reason to inspect the result, not proof that you received every expected reward. If an assignment stops, review its remaining requirements before starting another run.

Rewards and Loot

Read the mission's listed reward before spending resources, and compare it with the result afterward. Keep a record of the job name, cost and reward if you are deciding whether to repeat it.

Do not budget around an automatic partial Contribution refund. The historical compensation described below concerns a specific cancellation issue. It does not establish a refund percentage for normal completed missions or guarantee rare equipment, pets or quest items from every dispatch.

Dispatch Cancellations and Historical Refunds

Cancellation can have different causes. 1.05.00 made missions cancel automatically when they could no longer be sustained. That is separate from a bug that loses a spent cost.

Official record	What it establishes
1.05.01, May 3	Fixed a cancellation issue that failed to restore resources and Contribution; promised later restoration of affected Contribution.
1.06.00, revised May 11	Fixed cancellations after saving/loading following dispatch to certain strongholds, and states that Contribution spent on those canceled missions was restored.
2.03.00, September 18	Later fixed combat missions canceling after saving/loading following dispatch.

The May promise is historical, not a refund that every reader is still waiting for. These fixes also do not guarantee that every mission on every build is free from cancellation.

If a mission unexpectedly stops or a cost is missing, capture its location, name, status, assigned members, displayed costs and your platform/build. Compare the before-and-after balances and use the publisher's support page. Avoid spending more supplies just to test an assumed refund, or repeatedly saving/loading as a recovery trick.

Choose Missions by Their Requirements

Compare available jobs by the supplies they need, the members you can spare, their displayed duration and the result you want. Start with a job you can sustain while preserving the team and materials needed for your next camp objective.

For a repeated job, check the menu's repeat option and status before leaving it running. 1.06.00 supports repeated stronghold dispatch, exploration, excavation and dyehouse labor support; 1.09.00 added the Repeating Mission status. This does not turn every camp construction project into a repeatable income source.

FAQ

How many dispatch missions can I send at once?

Check the available mission entries and eligible members in your dispatch menu. The official notes cited here do not establish a universal simultaneous-mission cap.

Can I cancel a dispatch mission in progress?

Use the options shown for that mission. Missions can automatically cancel if they cannot be sustained; saving and reloading is not a reliable cancellation or refund method.

What if my comrade dies or is busy?

Check that member's current status and whether the mission lets you select them. Choose available members who meet the listed requirements; do not assume every comrade is eligible.

Do I need to be online for dispatch to complete?

Offline completion is not established by the official notes cited here. Check the mission's status when you return instead of assuming time away guarantees completion.

Is there a daily limit on dispatch missions?

Check the selected mission's availability and repeat option. Official support for repeating certain missions does not establish a universal daily cap or unlimited dispatches.

What comrades should I prioritize dispatching?

Start with available comrades who meet the mission's required skills and member count. Reserve the members you need for your next camp project before confirming another assignment.

Before Leaving the Mission Menu

Confirm the named job, its cost types, eligible team, task time and one-run or repeat mode. When you return, verify the completion result and members before starting another assignment.

What to read next

• Camp upgrades and expansion requirements
• Inventory: protect your next project's materials

Sources and Revision Notes

The official update links above document dispatch controls, repeat support and specific historical fixes. The March gameplay record documents the map route and camp-expansion example; its costs and timing are not applied to every mission or presented as an October retest.

October 4, 2026 revision: replaced fixed dispatch costs, wait times, refund percentages and assumed comrade tiers with mission-panel checks; clarified camp expansion versus repeated assignments; updated the historical compensation timeline. Original publication date and URL retained.