Night City has a lot more fun to offer since update 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077: In addition to the system changes for skills and cyberware, there were also a lot of quality-of-life adjustments that received positive feedback from many users.
With update 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red has polished the game to the best of their ability. Players praise this, even though they die more often since the patch than before. Among other things, on reddit and TikTok, the community also shows their personal highlights, which we have gathered here for you.
Car Fights
In one of the first trailers for the base game, V shoots their way out of a moving car. Unfortunately, this was not possible at launch. This was a point that caused unrest in the community.
Since update 2.0, however, you can do just that: fight in the streets with your firearms. With the new perks, you can hack other cars and use them as distractions, for example. In
In the video, you can see a chase between V and the NCPD after the update:
You Equip Yourself with Cyberware Now
Since update 2.0, you can finally dress your V however you like. Previously, your armor value and how much damage V could withstand depended on the level of your clothes. This led to many wild clothing combinations, which unfortunately does not fit the Cyberpunk lore:
In Night City, you are what you wear. Your own style influences how other people react to you and talk to you. Although this feature unfortunately did not make it into the final game, theoretically, a V dressed as a Corpo would expect more rejection in areas populated by street gangs. A Nomad-V, on the other hand, would get into trouble in the Corpo-heavy city center.
To allow players to have individuality and a “cool style” anyway, CD Projekt Red even introduced a kind of transmog system like in World of Warcraft in an earlier update. But now, as mentioned, all of that is irrelevant, and you could, if desired, even play as a naked V.
On reddit, however, user srjnp also says: “Before 2.0, I never felt that I needed cyberware for my revolver and sniper headshot build. With the revised armor system and other changes, it finally feels like an important part of the game.”
Cyberpsycho
One of your first longer quest lines you receive from Regina Jones. She sets you on so-called Cyberpsychos – Night City residents who have too much cyberware installed. They slowly lose their own identity and go insane. Most Cyberpsychos leave a trail of destruction and death behind.
Regina expects your V to help her understand cyberpsychosis better. For this, you should incapacitate the affected persons and leave them alive at the scene. Now, your V could also become one of Regina’s cases.
David, the main character from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, also has his experiences with cyberpsychosis:
Since update 2.0, you have a limit on how much cyberware you can install. While it is possible to exceed the limit to a certain point, to get the most out of the available upgrades, you need the “Edgerunner” perk.
We present our suggestion for a good “Edgerunner” build in our build guide:
The 3 Best Builds for Cyberpunk 2077 After Update 2.0
New NCPD AI
CD Projekt Red has revamped the AI of the Night City Police Department (NCPD). On one hand, they are now more present, on the other hand, they react more quickly to your illegal activities. Hacking a car to escape a gang? Accidentally hitting an NPC while parking? The NCPD is now after you.
Depending on the severity of your crimes, you have more or fewer police officers on your tail. If you flee into your car, you will quickly find yourself in a full-blown chase – this is where the aforementioned car fights really come into play.
A reddit user is confused by the new behavior: When he intervened in shootings before the update, the police were grateful for the help. In a video, he shows that the NCPD now attacks him themselves. User Rock_Soldier_Tom only responded: “Well, technically, you are not supposed to ‘help’ the police to kill people, right?”
How persistent the NCPD can be, you can also see in the video above.
Have you had fun in Night City after the update? Have you been in Dog Town yet? We look forward to your comments.
And if you want to dive even deeper into Night City, you can do that here:
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