How To Advance Time In Crimson Desert

Are you thinking of a way to advance the time in Crimson Desert? The game does have a dynamic day-night cycle, which factors into certain activities. As such, you might want to skip the long wait if you’re in a rush.

Crimson Desert’s day-night cycle duration

The time in Crimson Desert passes at the rate of one in-game minute to five seconds in real-time. The day-night cycle also affects various facets of the game:

• Quests – Certain quest segments can only be completed at a certain time of day. Thankfully, there’s a “Wait” option that appears on your screen. You can simply press the pause button to fast-forward the time.
• Vendor refresh – Vendors restock their wares each day.
• Camp dispatch missions – Once you’ve established your camp at Howling Hill, you’ll be able to send Greymane survivors on missions. These can take anywhere from a few hours to several days in-game.
• Visibility – Many areas in the wilderness are extremely dark and you have only your lantern to light your path. As such, it’s usually better to explore during the day.

You can sleep on beds that you don’t own.

Passing the time by sleeping on a bed

You can advance the time in Crimson Desert by sleeping on a bed. This can be your bed in the Greymane camp, a resting area in the wilderness, or even one that’s inside a house owned by another person. The only restriction is that the area must be liberated first–i.e. it’s not controlled by hostile armies or bandits.

You can sleep for 3 hours, 6 hours, or 12 hours. However, once your character has woken up, they won’t be able to sleep again after enough time has passed–i.e. usually 12 hours or so in-game. This is because they’re already well-rested and they need fatigue to set in once more.

Passing the time via cooking fire

Alternatively, you can pass the time by waiting next to a cooking fire, such as the one next to Butcher NPC Renee. First, bring out your lantern by pressing the CTRL key on a keyboard or LB/L1 on a console gamepad. Then, press the button prompt for the wait option. Similar to sleeping, you can rest 3, 6, or 12 hours. Just as well, you won’t be able to wait again until enough time has passed.

That does it for our guide on how to advance the time in Crimson Desert. Utilize this function as you see fit, especially if you need dispatch missions to get completed as soon as possible. If you’re keen on learning about other mechanics, you can head over to our beginner’s guide.