When Cyberpunk 2077 launched in 2020, it wasn’t practically near the sport gamers had been promised, in additional methods than simply how poorly it ran on trendy {hardware}, or didn’t run in any respect on older {hardware}.
Leaping forward to September 2023, and CD Projekt RED has offered a number of updates to the sport, although none as large because the 2.0 Replace which is free and now reside for all gamers to obtain.
This additionally arrives simply forward of Cyberpunk 2077’s first and final growth, Phantom Liberty.
What makes this 2.0 replace extra vital is the modifications it makes to the expertise of enjoying Cyberpunk 2077, with a completely new development system and a number of features of the world now fully modified.
It’s so totally different that CD Projekt RED went so far as recommending that gamers simply begin a complete new save file, to get the most effective expertise out of all of the modifications.
In order for you the total checklist of every part that’s been modified, you possibly can test that out under within the full patch notes.
Cyberpunk 2077 Replace 2.0 Patch Notes
Fight
New Police System
- The NCPD will chase you if you commit against the law, whether or not on foot or in a automobile.
- The sorts of models in pursuit and their conduct will rely in your NCPD Wished Degree. These chases can embrace numerous NCPD automobiles, roadblocks and MaxTac swooping in with AVs.
- The NCPD will now be current on the earth, actively patrolling the streets of Evening Metropolis. Officers working at crime scenes will now additionally have interaction in pursuits.
- Now you can hear NCPD radio chatter by means of the radio.
- It’s now potential to quickhack NCPD officers.
Car Fight
- Added the choice to have interaction in fight whereas driving a automobile from both first-person or third-person perspective. Whereas driving, you should use pistols, submachine weapons and well being objects. Some automobiles come outfitted with mounted weapons. Melee fight is feasible on bikes.
- Car tires can now be shot or slashed.
- Launched new Perks that unlock a wide range of vehicle-related talents reminiscent of quickhacking automobiles, growing collision harm, boosting automobile weaponry, permitting the usage of Sandevistan and Kerenzikov cyberware, and the power to exit transferring automobiles shortly and stylishly.
- Automobiles range in sturdiness. Automobiles outfitted with CrystalDome know-how obtain extra safety.
- Now you can encounter AI-driven and randomized chases between totally different factions in a given district.
Fight AI Enhancements
We made quite a few enhancements to enemy AI, together with:
- Numerous enhancements to enemy netrunner AI.
- Improved NPC reactions to grenades and their use of grenades.
- Improved NPC response time when flanked.
- Quicker detection by enemies if you’re strolling or sprinting.
- Enemies outfitted with Sandevistan cyberware will now activate it to counter a participant who makes use of their very own.
- Enemies that don’t hear a silenced weapon however do discover the bullet influence will now correctly examine the supply of the gunshot.
- Made enhancements for eventualities the place a bunch of NPCs can be part of one other group in fight towards you.
Netrunning Modifications
- Added Perks to develop netrunning capabilities. For instance, a brand new Overclock mode permits you to add quickhacks by consuming Well being you probably have inadequate RAM. You can too purchase the power to queue a number of quickhacks on a single enemy.
- Rebalanced RAM prices.
- Rebalanced harm and add time. Modified the consequences of some quickhacks.
- Eliminated the choice to make use of Breach Protocol on enemies.
Different
- Well being Objects and grenades now have a restricted variety of fees that recharge over time after getting used.
- Stamina is not drained exterior of fight for actions like sprinting, sliding and leaping. Stamina is drained when firing ranged weapons or attacking with melee weapons. Stamina value varies by weapon.
- Improved the Goal Help characteristic.
- Rebalanced the bottom sport’s predominant boss fights.
- Launched Armor Penetration for the bottom sport’s predominant bosses.
- Eliminated the one-hit kill safety from civilians.
Perks & Abilities
- A whole Perk tree overhaul. These timber now comprise fewer perks, however influence gameplay in a extra significant method. Progressing in a given Perk tree will let you unlock particular talents reminiscent of Overclock mode for netrunners, Bolt pictures for Tech weapons, the Adrenaline Rush capacity for Physique-focused character builds, and so forth. As a result of we launched in depth modifications to the Perk system, your spent Perk factors on current playthroughs have been refunded. You can too select to reset your Attributes as soon as. Be happy to redistribute these Perk and Attribute factors to fit your most popular playstyle earlier than you proceed enjoying.
- We merged the earlier Abilities into 5 new ones – Headhunter, Netrunner, Shinobi, Solo, Engineer. These should not restricted by their corresponding Attribute’s stage. On current playthroughs, your development on outdated expertise has been transferred to their new counterparts. Abilities unlock new passive buffs each 5 ranges, and could be leveled as much as a max of 60.
- Eliminated the choice to reset all Perks without delay. As an alternative, it’s now potential to refund every Perk individually at no cost.
- Launched new sorts of development shards: Attribute Shards, Carrying Capability Shards and Cyberware Capability Shards.
Cyberware
- Armor is now offered primarily by cyberware. Because of this, clothes’s goal is generally beauty. Clothes objects not have mod slots, and just some objects present bonuses.
- The variety of cyberware implants your physique can deal with is now decided by your Cyberware Capability.
- Cyberware implants are actually Attuned to particular Attributes – the upper the Attribute, the stronger the stat bonus.
- Now you can improve cyberware on the ripperdoc display.
- Some Cyberware slots could be unlocked by buying particular Perks.
- Added a number of new sorts of Cyberware.
- Visiting ripperdocs is now extra immersive. When getting cyberware put in, you sit on an working chair and expertise totally different animations relying on the kind of implant.
- Added a facet quest introducing the brand new cyberware system for gamers who load an older save on the two.0 replace.
Weapons
- Modified the distinctive results of some Iconic weapons to higher mirror their distinctive options.
- The “first equip” animation can now be triggered at any time.
– PC: Maintain B or double faucet Alt whereas the weapon is holstered.
– PlayStation: double faucet △ whereas the weapon is holstered.
– Xbox: double faucet Ⓨ whereas the weapon is holstered.
- Added smoke grenades.
- Added new melee weapon Finishers.
- Now you can discover a Thermal Katana within the sport.
- Added new weapon mods and reworked some current ones. As soon as put in in a weapon, mods are irreplaceable.
- All out of date weapon mods can be faraway from the sport. Of their place you can see new, random weapon mods in your backpack. The standard of any mods added this fashion relies on your stage.
- Eliminated the silencer slot from Revolvers.
- Eliminated the scope slot from Gentle Machine Weapons.
- Carried out a brand new technique to craft weapon mods. To craft a mod, you could first have 2 mods of decrease high quality.
- Expanded the stash wall in V’s residence to show all the Iconic weapons from the bottom sport.
Automobiles
Visitors
- NPC automobiles can now swap lanes to keep away from obstacles.
- Pedestrians will now attempt to keep away from operating into transferring automobiles.
- NPC drivers are actually higher at avoiding you when you find yourself on foot.
- Improved braking, acceleration and suspension of vehicles in visitors.
- Some NPCs now would possibly react aggressively if you hijack their automobile.
- Numerous enhancements to visitors density relying on time of day and night time, leading to extra sensible visitors conduct.
- Driving with a quest-related NPC in your automobile not disables visitors within the occupied lane, ensuing within the feeling of a busier metropolis.
Different
- Fixers will not textual content you about automobiles up on the market. You now buy automobiles through the AUTOFIXER netpage on V’s pc or by utilizing terminals positioned in fuel stations and restore retailers all through Evening Metropolis. To search out these, allow the brand new Autofixer filter on the world map. Automobiles are sorted by producer. The automobiles outfitted with built-in weaponry have images marked with a particular icon. As you earn extra Avenue Cred, you’ll unlock extra automobiles for buy.
- Added new person settings to assist configure automobile digital camera and controls. Now you can additionally select between three totally different third-person digital camera distances when driving a automobile.
- Added a brand new “Driving” class and Driving Guide to the Database.
We applied numerous modifications and tweaks to automobile efficiency and dealing with:
- New speed-sensitive steering applies to most automobiles. The max flip pace and radius adapts to totally different automobile speeds higher than earlier than.
- All engines have torque curves now, which mirror the engine’s character and any energy modifiers (e.g., supercharger, turbo, hybrid, and many others.). Some changes and balancing have been made to automobile acceleration and prime speeds.
- Carried out a full move on changes to braking power. For slower automobiles it has been dramatically elevated, and all stopping distances had been measured and adjusted as crucial.
- All automobiles react higher to tough terrain and impacts with curbs, meridians, and many others. Automobiles really feel “heavier” now, as we have now improved how we apply gravity because the suspension strikes.
- Many automobiles had been absolutely retuned or their tuning was closely revised.
- A number of different small enhancements.
Stability & Financial system
NPCs
- All NPCs now scale to your stage. Enemy problem is not depending on what space of Evening Metropolis you’re in.
- Enemies may have totally different tiers relying on the faction they belong to.
- Some NPC archetypes will characteristic Low, Medium or Excessive armor.
- All resistances for normal NPCs have been eliminated.
- Rebalanced sport problem to extend the problem at increased difficulties.
Weapons
- Weapons now scale harm primarily based on their Tier.
- The harm for Good weapons has been lowered, however they now profit from devoted Perks.
Loot
- Loot now scales to your stage.
- Eliminated extreme findable loot within the sport, reminiscent of loot that distracts from scenes and quest places.
- NPCs not drop clothes.
Crafting & Upgrading
- Crafting and upgrading now require just one sort of element as an alternative of a number of varieties.
- Changed outdated rarity ranges (Frequent, Unusual, Uncommon, Epic, Legendary) with Tiers (from Tier 1 to five++).
- Other than cyberware, now solely Iconic weapons could be upgraded. They achieve the next Tier with every improve.
Distributors
- Now you can entry the Wardrobe characteristic by means of clothes distributors.
- Vendor shares scale together with your stage, increasing as you attain a brand new Tier.
- Up to date vendor shares so that every has a extra distinctive theme and specialization.
- Distributors not promote quickhack and crafting elements.
- Adjusted the costs of weapons, cyberware, flats, clothes and extra.
Audio
New Radio Stations
- 89.7 Growl FM options songs created by our group. The DJ, Ash, is voiced by Sasha Gray.
- Impulse 99.9 includes a fully new set of songs remixed by Idris Elba.
- 107.5 Darkish Star is a brand new station for digital music.
UI
- The Quest Journal now has a brand new, cleaner look. Jobs are positioned in separate tabs, relying on sort. The space to every quest marker is now displayed within the Journal.
- Added the choice to untrack a quest within the Journal.
- Overhauled the telephone UI to be extra intuitive.
- Revamped Perk and Cyberware menus.
- Simplified merchandise tooltips. An important stats are actually represented by bars to make comparability simpler.
- The minimap will now zoom out dynamically relying in your pace.
- Up to date the minimap to higher serve the state of affairs round you. Imaginative and prescient cones is not going to be seen except a given NPC reacts to your actions or engages in fight.
- Improved D-pad navigation in menus.
- Now you can change the HUD secure zone. This feature is on the market in Settings → Interface.
- A number of UI fixes for widescreens.
- Now you can preview clothes and weapons not solely at distributors, but additionally in your stock.
- The symptoms that present the standing of lively cyberware are actually displayed in your HUD.
Quest Fixes
- Beat on the Brat: The Glen – Mounted a problem the place it wasn’t potential to attract fists when the combat began.
- Blistering Love – Mounted a problem the place the parked automotive despawned after speaking to Rogue in entrance of the Afterlife.
- Cyberpsycho Sighting: Bloody Ritual – Mounted a problem the place Zaria’s physique may get caught underground after defeating her.
- Ahead to Loss of life – The forces defending the gate of the development website now correctly assault V.
- Gig: Severe Facet Results – Mounted a problem the place it wasn’t potential to deposit the beta acid on the Drop Level.
- I Fought The Regulation – Mounted a problem the place it was potential to get caught within the Purple Queen’s Race after finishing the hunt.
- Queen of the Freeway – Mounted a problem the place it wasn’t potential to finish the “Speak to Panam.” goal on older saves.
- Spellbound – It’s now potential to steal the info from R3n0’s pc when you don’t have a cyberdeck.
- We Gotta Dwell Collectively – Mounted a problem the place an invisible wall made it unimaginable to return to the camp on the Basilisk.
Stability And Efficiency
A number of fixes and enhancements associated to stability and optimization.
Miscellaneous
- Added Trauma Drama, an arcade mini sport that gives an opportunity to win particular rewards.
- Added extra secrets and techniques to be found in Evening Metropolis.
- Added some small scenes to the sport, together with some conversations with Johnny Silverhand when visiting V’s residence in Megabuilding H10.
- Now you can change tattoos at ripperdocs.
- Now you can select between three Management Schemes for controllers: Traditional, Dynamic and Different.
- Residences will now give smaller buffs.
- Up to date the Characters tab within the Database to incorporate extra facet characters.
- Added new niches to the Columbarium.
- Added Ukrainian textual content localization.
PC-Particular
- Up to date PC system necessities. A SSD is now required to run the sport. Extra info could be discovered right here.
- Added help for NVIDIA DLSS 3.5, which introduces DLSS Ray Reconstruction, a characteristic that improves the standard of Ray Traced results. A GeForce RTX graphics card is required. The choice is on the market in Settings → Graphics within the NVIDIA DLSS part. DLSS 3.5 is simply accessible if Path Tracing is turned on. To verify DLSS Ray Reconstruction works appropriately in your PC, replace your NVIDIA Sport Prepared Driver to model 537.42 at minimal.
- [AMD SMT] Launched a brand new AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) swap positioned in Settings → Gameplay → Efficiency. It permits you to set SMT to Off (solely bodily cores), On (all logical cores) or Auto (guaranteeing the efficiency common throughout totally different places and conditions in sport is perfect). This transformation was applied in cooperation with AMD and relies on assessments carried out on either side.
- The Crowd Density setting has been moved from the Gameplay tab to the Graphics tab. Moreover, Crowd Density is now tied to Graphics Fast Presets and can change relying on the chosen preset, however it may be personalized independently if wanted.
- As PC system necessities have been up to date, operating the sport on an SSD is now a requirement on Steam Deck.
- Up to date Steam Deck graphics profile for improved body fee stability.
Console-Particular
- Modified the goal upscaling decision on Xbox Collection X and PlayStation 5 in Efficiency Mode from dynamic 4k to dynamic 1800p for improved efficiency and picture high quality
Supply – [CD Projekt RED]