Special Delivery

Key takeaways

The mission is straightforward, but the vehicle itself is the main thing to protect.

• Treat the vehicle as the objective The contract is not complete when V reaches the target or enters the car. The vehicle must survive the journey to the marked delivery point and be accepted at the handoff location.
• Choose speed or control deliberately A fast escape can reduce the time spent under fire, but reckless driving creates collision and route problems. Clearing nearby enemies first is safer when the pickup area is crowded.
• Use the objective marker as the authority The active marker identifies the current vehicle and the required destination. If the route becomes unclear after entering the car, pause to confirm the marker before committing to a long drive.
• There is no major decision branch Special Delivery is a delivery contract rather than a choice-heavy narrative quest. Its outcome is primarily determined by whether the vehicle is delivered successfully.

Overview

Special Delivery is a Dogtown vehicle contract built around taking possession of a marked vehicle and delivering it to the assigned destination.

Special Delivery is one of the optional vehicle-retrieval activities associated with Dogtown in Cyberpunk 2077. The assignment is presented as a practical transport job rather than a conventional story mission: V must reach the target vehicle, secure it, and move it through hostile territory to the marked drop-off point. The exact route and amount of resistance can vary with the player's approach and the state of the contract.

The mission's central challenge is maintaining control of the vehicle while leaving the pickup area and reaching the delivery marker. Combat can begin around the target, and driving away does not necessarily make the job safe immediately. Players who stop to fight should keep the vehicle in a defensible position, while players who prioritize speed should watch for collisions, blocked roads, and the possibility that the vehicle will be damaged before it reaches the destination.

Once the vehicle reaches the designated delivery location, the contract is completed through the normal handoff prompt. Special Delivery does not require a major narrative choice or a named boss encounter. Its value is in the combination of short-form combat, driving, and delivery objectives, making it a useful activity for players exploring Dogtown between larger Phantom Liberty missions or other open-world jobs.

Where this sits

Requirements

The contract requires access to the relevant Dogtown vehicle-contract activity and the ability to travel to the target and delivery markers.

• RequiredAccess to Dogtown vehicle contractsThe activity must be available in the player's current game state before Special Delivery can be started.
• RecommendedA combat-ready buildWeapons, cyberware, healing items, or quickhacks are recommended because resistance may be present around the vehicle or along the escape.
• RecommendedA reliable route through DogtownThe player should be prepared to drive through a dense urban area where collisions and hostile interference can put the delivery at risk.
• RecommendedVehicle protectionAvoid unnecessary collisions and explosive hazards after taking possession of the target vehicle.

Objectives

1. Reach the Special Delivery vehicle-contract location.Follow the active marker into Dogtown and enter the contract area.
2. Secure the assigned vehicle.Approach the marked vehicle and take control of it after dealing with any immediate obstruction or hostile resistance.
3. Drive the vehicle to the designated delivery point.Follow the current objective marker and keep the contract vehicle intact until the handoff.
4. Complete the vehicle handoff.Stop in the marked area and use the interaction prompt to finish the contract.

Walkthrough

1. 01

   Reach the vehicle-contract location

   Travel to the contract marker in Dogtown

   Open the map and follow the marker for Special Delivery into Dogtown. Before entering the pickup area, reload, heal, and check that the intended weapons or quickhacks are ready, because the contract can move directly from navigation into combat.

   Location: Dogtown

   TipApproach with the objective marker visible so you can distinguish the contract vehicle from nearby traffic and parked cars.

2. 02

   Secure the assigned vehicle

   Survey the pickup area before taking the vehicle

   When the marked vehicle comes into view, look for nearby enemies, cover, explosive objects, and the clearest road away from the area. Starting the escape from a position with an unobstructed exit is safer than entering the vehicle while surrounded.

   Location: Vehicle pickup area

   Watch outDo not assume that reaching the car completes the objective; the delivery portion begins only after V has taken control of it.

3. 03

   Secure the assigned vehicle

   Take possession of the marked vehicle

   Enter the highlighted vehicle and wait for the objective to update. If hostiles are close, either drive out immediately through the safest opening or leave the car briefly to remove the threat, but avoid abandoning the vehicle far from the pickup zone.

   Location: Marked vehicle

   TipUse the vehicle's position as temporary cover only if it does not block your escape route or expose it to avoidable explosive damage.

4. 04

   Drive toward the delivery point

   Break away from the pickup area

   Follow the newly updated route out of the immediate danger zone and keep the vehicle moving when possible. Slow down at tight turns and intersections rather than forcing a collision, since damage accumulated during the escape can make the final delivery harder.

   Location: Dogtown streets

   Watch outHostile pursuit or nearby gunfire may continue after V leaves the pickup area, so stopping in an exposed road can turn a manageable escape into a vehicle-loss failure.

5. 05

   Deliver the vehicle

   Follow the marked route to the destination

   Use the active navigation marker as the final authority if several roads appear viable. The shortest-looking path is not always the safest one; avoid unnecessary alleys, crowds, barriers, and explosive hazards when an open alternative remains available.

   Location: Dogtown

   TipIf combat follows you, prioritize distance and vehicle control over stopping to defeat every enemy. The contract's immediate purpose is reaching the handoff point.

6. 06

   Complete the vehicle handoff

   Park inside the delivery zone

   Enter the marked delivery area slowly and position the vehicle within the highlighted space. If the completion prompt does not appear, adjust the vehicle's position rather than driving away, and check that V is still in the assigned vehicle.

   Location: Designated delivery point

   Watch outA near miss at the destination does not count as a successful delivery; wait for the handoff interaction or completion notification.

7. 07

   Finish Special Delivery

   Confirm completion and collect the contract reward

   Use the handoff prompt when it becomes available and allow the completion state to register. Do not leave immediately if the game has not updated the objective, because the reward and contract status may not be granted until the interaction finishes.

   Location: Designated delivery point

   Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

Special Delivery combines three systems that are usually separate in Cyberpunk 2077: an open-world objective marker, a vehicle that must be preserved, and combat that can occur before or during the drive. The most important change in mindset is that enemies are not always the primary target. Once V has the vehicle, distance, positioning, and avoiding collisions can matter more than eliminating every hostile.

The pickup and delivery markers serve different purposes. The first identifies where the target vehicle can be found; after V takes control, the objective changes to a destination marker. If the marker appears to point through a route that looks inconvenient, it is still safer to verify the navigation than to improvise a long detour and risk losing the mission state.

The contract also rewards preparation without requiring a specialized build. A stealth approach can reduce the pressure around the pickup, a combat build can clear the area before departure, and a strong driving approach can simply create separation. None of these methods is mandatory; the reliable common element is protecting the vehicle until the handoff is accepted.

What works and what does not

Encounter phases

1. 1

   Approach and reconnaissance

   Starts: Entering the marked pickup area

   No fixed boss health bar

   The first phase is about identifying the target vehicle and reading the surrounding space. Nearby hostiles or environmental hazards can make a direct entry less reliable than a quick survey.

   • Ground fireTell Weapons fire or hostile movement around the vehicle signals that the pickup is contested.Answer Use cover, disable the immediate threat, or enter from the side with the clearest exit.
   • Keep the road out of the area in view before entering the vehicle.
   • Avoid placing the vehicle beside obvious explosive hazards when another parking position is available.
2. 2

   Vehicle escape

   Starts: V takes control of the assigned vehicle

   Vehicle condition becomes the key resource

   The mission shifts from securing the target to preserving it while leaving the pickup area. Pursuit, gunfire, traffic, and collisions can all interfere with the escape.

   • Pursuit pressureTell Enemies remain active after the vehicle begins moving.Answer Create distance, use the route marker, and stop only when a fight is safer than continuing through a blocked route.
   • Environmental collisionTell Tight streets, barriers, and traffic reduce room for correction.Answer Reduce speed before turns and use open roads when the navigation allows more than one route.
   • Do not turn a delivery contract into an unnecessary full-area clear.
   • Keep enough room to steer around obstacles rather than driving directly through them.
3. 3

   Delivery and handoff

   Starts: Entering the marked destination area

   Vehicle must remain usable for the handoff

   The final phase is a positioning and interaction check. Reaching the general vicinity is not enough until the vehicle is inside the delivery zone and the handoff prompt has been accepted.

   • Approach the marker slowly and wait for the completion prompt.
   • If the prompt is absent, reposition the vehicle and verify that V is still driving the contract target.

Completion checklist

• Confirm that Special Delivery is the active contract before entering Dogtown.The map may contain several activities in the same district.
• Identify the assigned vehicle and a clear exit route.A short reconnaissance pass can prevent an avoidable blocked escape.
• Take control of the marked vehicle.Wait for the objective to change before driving away.
• Keep the vehicle away from unnecessary collisions and explosions.Vehicle condition is central to the delivery objective.
• Reach the marked handoff area.Use the active route marker after the pickup objective updates.
• Position the vehicle inside the delivery zone.A nearby location may not trigger the handoff.
• Use the completion prompt and verify the reward state.Remain at the destination until the mission registers as complete.

Failure conditions

• The contract vehicle is destroyed or rendered unusable.Avoid explosive hazards, heavy collisions, and prolonged enemy fire after taking possession of the target.
• V dies during the contract.Death can return the player to a checkpoint or restart state, depending on when the last autosave occurred.
• The vehicle is abandoned or the delivery objective is otherwise interrupted.If the objective stops tracking the target, return to the vehicle and follow the updated instructions rather than continuing on foot.
• The handoff is not completed at the destination.Reaching the delivery area alone does not finish the mission; the vehicle must be correctly positioned and the interaction must register.

Rewards

• Vehicle-contract payment
  Completing Special Delivery grants the payment associated with the active contract; the exact amount should be checked in-game.
• Contract completion progress
  The successful handoff records completion of this optional vehicle-contract activity.
• Incidental enemy loot
  Any loot obtained from hostiles encountered during the contract is separate from the delivery reward and depends on the enemies present.

Characters in this mission

• VThe player character who retrieves and delivers the vehicle.

Aftermath

Trivia

• Special Delivery belongs to the vehicle-contract style of activity rather than the main story mission structure.
• The mission's practical objective makes vehicle condition a more important concern than collecting every possible enemy defeat.
• Dogtown's dense urban layout means route choice and driving discipline can influence the difficulty even when the combat itself is manageable.

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