CD Projekt has unveiled Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.2, which considerably expands the sport’s customization choices.
Developed in partnership with assist developer Virtuous, 2.2 is named ‘Express Yourself,’ with the concept gamers can categorical themselves extra in-game. The replace launches at the moment, December 10, with patch notes beneath.
As CD Projekt had beforehand clarified, 2.2 doesn’t add a brand new sport plus characteristic to Cyberpunk 2077, nor PlayStation 5 Pro assist. 2.2 does, nonetheless, let gamers change the colours of extra automobiles in a extra detailed method, with an upgraded car customization person interface. The new TwinTone characteristic permits you to scan any automobile in Night City and add its paint job to your automobile. The concept is when you’re driving round and see a cool automobile, you’ll be capable of save its paint job in a database and from there apply it to your automobiles. This provides a paint job amassing and exploration facet to Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay.
There are gameplay implications, too – when you change the colour of your automobile whilst you’re being chased by the police, you’ll fade out your warmth stage. So, you’ll be able to escape into an alley, change your coloration, then drive away Scott free.
10 automobiles beforehand unavailable to purchase or personal will probably be added to the Auto Fixer web site, eight to the bottom sport and two to the Phantom Liberty enlargement. Sticking with automobiles, Johnny Silverhand, performed by Keanu Reeves, will now spawn subsequent to you within the passenger seat round 25% of the time. The concept right here is to extend the presence of Johnny whereas taking part in, reinforcing the very fact he’s caught in V’s mind. He’ll make feedback, too, a few of that are insults. Johnny won’t spawn while you’re in fight, when one other NPC is sat within the passenger seat, or while you’re on principal story quests (since he’s often concerned in these) however CD Projekt stated you’ll see him fairly a bit. You’ll be capable of use picture mode when Johnny is sat subsequent to you, too.
Speaking of picture mode, the digicam is way improved. It now has a drone mode letting it fly round farther as a consequence of a much bigger vary. You can disable collisions, too, to assist nail that good shot. The new facet ratio characteristic is PC solely, sadly, as a consequence of limitations with the consoles. There are new lighting choices, too.
2.2 will allow you to spawn as much as three NPCs from a listing of 20 characters taken from the bottom sport and Phantom Liberty in picture mode. Smasher is among the NPCs you’ll be able to spawn, full with distinctive poses, so that you’ll be capable of have your revenge on him if you need.
Generally, picture mode has a reworked person interface, with further depth of subject choices. CD Projekt hopes that the enhancements to picture mode will imply gamers received’t have to depend on mods or different exterior software program to take their in-game footage.
There’s a brand new gallery you’ll be able to show in your house to point out off your snaps. So you’ll be able to cling an image of your date with Panam up on the wall for… future reference, when you fancy it.
Moving on to the character creator, there are 112 new property accessible for personalization of V. Eight new face plates can be found, so you can also make your character seem like they’re a member of The Mox when you’d like. New nail and even lip designs are in there, too, lifted from the varied companies in Cyberpunk 2077, and a great deal of new eyes (together with double eyes). There’s a brand new randomizer, too, with a ‘plain to punk’ slider to affect what it would spit out. You can lock particular property, too, then proceed with the randomizer.
During a community broadcast, sport director Paweł Sasko teased additions CD Projekt will let followers uncover for themselves. There are a “bunch of latest issues that occur within the metropolis,” which can little doubt set gamers on a hunt all through Night City. There are a few secrets and techniques Sasko has but to see seem on-line even from the bottom sport, so there’s a lot to work in direction of.
Is this the true finish for Cyberpunk 2077? CD Projekt has but to say. 64 employees at CD Projekt are engaged on Orion, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, however most are engaged on The Witcher 4.
Cyberpunk 2077 replace 2.2 patch notes:
Update 2.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 is being rolled out on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!
With this patch you’ll be capable of categorical your self like by no means earlier than — it consists of over 100 new customization choices for V, provides CrystalCoat™ compatibility for choose car manufacturers, introduces a brand-new TWINTONE™ coloration scheme characteristic for CrystalCoat™-compatible automobiles, and extra! Photo Mode additionally obtained a significant overhaul with new digicam choices, facet ratios, gentle sources and posable NPCs, simply to call a couple of issues!
Read about all modifications within the patch notes beneath.
New Features
- Rayfield’s CrystalCoat™ know-how, initially designed for Rayfield automobiles solely, has now been adopted by different automobile producers. You can now change the paint jobs on Herrera, Mizutani, Quadra and Villefort automobiles. Pro tip: Use CrystalCoat™ to idiot the cops and decrease your NCPD needed stage!
- Kiroshi presents TWINTONE™! As CrystalCoat™ continues to in achieve recognition, TWINTONE™ takes your paint jobs to the subsequent stage. Simply scan a automobile along with your Kiroshi optics, change to the TWINTONE™ tab, then save the car’s coloration scheme for a small charge. You’ll then be capable of choose the scheme within the TWINTONE™ database below the CrystalCoat™ menu. There, you will additionally discover generic coloration schemes for all CrystalCoat™-compatible automobiles in addition to distinctive coloration schemes unique to the car mannequin from which they have been copied. Please observe that coloration scheme cloning shouldn’t be licensed on automobiles which might be linked to quests, belong to the NCPD or which might be incompatible with CrystalCoat™ tech.
- All automobiles suitable with CrystalCoat™ and TWINTONE™ are marked with a twig can icon on Autofixer.
The 10 most requested automobiles from the streets of Night City are actually accessible for buy on Autofixer:
- Mizutani Shion MZ1
- Mizutani Shion Targa MZT
- Thorton Galena GA32t
- Thorton Colby CST40
- Archer Quartz EC-L r275
- Quadra Type-66 640 TS
- Quadra Type-66 680 TS
- Mizutani Hozuki MH2
- Villefort Deleon V410-S Coupe (Phantom Liberty solely)
- Mahir Supron FS3-T (Phantom Liberty solely)
- Following Act 1, Johnny will now generally seem within the passenger seat whereas V is driving to touch upon and react to what’s occurring.
We’ve overhauled Photo Mode and added a number of community-requested options:
- Drone Camera is now a free digicam as an alternative of an orbital digicam centered round V.
- Increased digicam vary.
- Full Collision (ON/OFF) – determines whether or not the digicam respects in-game object collisions.
- Lock Camera (ON/OFF) – locks the digicam to keep away from misclicking and ruining the body.
- Precise Camera (ON/OFF) – slows the digicam down for simpler aiming.
- Aspect Ratio (PC-only. Custom-resolution screenshots should not accessible on consoles. Console techniques can solely export photos in the usual 16:9 format.)
- Characters tab: Spawn as much as 3 NPCs to your picture, with a listing of over 20 characters to select from. You can regulate their expression, pose and place.
- Lighting tab: Spawn and regulate gentle sources.
- Fixed the Depth of Field ghosting difficulty.
- Added an Effect Intensity slider.
- SmartFrames™ by Kiroshi permits you to show your Photo Mode pictures in-game by interacting with the image frames in V’s residences. Browse your picture assortment within the new Gallery menu tab situated alongside Journal, Shards and Tarot. The Gallery pulls .png photos from the screenshots folder in your PC or out of your console gallery. For extra particulars on SmartFrames™ and the Gallery, see this Support article.
Added extra character customization choices:
- 32 eye colours
- 18 lip make-up varieties
- 17 nail colours
- 10 cheek make-up varieties
- 16 eye make-up varieties
- 4 face scars
- 5 eyebrow shapes
- 4 face tattoos
- 2 physique tattoos
- 8 beauty face cyberware choices
- Upgraded the Character Creator randomizer to characteristic a brand new Plain-to-Punk slider. Whether you are aiming for an understated, informal look or a daring, edgy fashion to your V, now you can use the slider to strike the proper stability.
- Added extra secrets and techniques to find in Night City.
Quests & Open World
- Rephrased targets for quests that inform you to attend a particular period of time to progress. The sport is designed in a method that does not all the time permit gamers to easily skip in-game time to advance the target, as an alternative requiring them proceed taking part in to set off the subsequent occasion.
- Cyberpsycho Sighting: Where the Bodies Hit the Floor – Fixed a difficulty the place no shard could possibly be discovered on the cyberpsycho’s physique, blocking progress.
- Dream On – The Trauma Team AV on the roof will now be correctly hidden in stealth mode.
- Heroes – Fixed a difficulty the place the hunt, regardless of being accomplished, might stay marked as incomplete within the Journal with the optionally available targets “Talk to Padre” and “Talk to the Valentinos.”
Phantom Liberty-Specific
- Balls to the Wall – Fixed a difficulty the place it was unimaginable to exit the elevator and discuss to Yuri due to an invisible wall.
- Firestarter – Fixed a difficulty the place quick journey could possibly be blocked if the participant saved the sport quickly after exiting Reed’s automobile.
- Gig: Waiting for Dodger – After being freed, Bill and Charles will now be extra aware of their driving and keep away from operating over Dodger’s goons, stopping any pointless fight.
- Hi Ho Silver Lining – The VIP part within the Heavy Hearts membership will now be accessible to gamers who could not meet with Mr. Hands as a consequence of a keycard being required to make use of the elevator.
- I’ve Seen That Face Before – The storage door stopping gamers from reaching the assembly level will now be open.
- Run This Town – The elevator within the Heavy Hearts membership is now again in service, so V can lastly meet with Mr. Hands.
- Somewhat Damaged – Fixed a difficulty the place the immediate to unplug the cables from the Neural Network system was lacking.
- The Killing Moon – Fixed the problem of a wall blocking the trail when carrying Songbird to the shuttle.
Gameplay
- Fixed one of many katana finisher animations in order that it correctly decapitates enemies.
- Iconic Synapse Burnout and Iconic System Collapse quickhacks will now be correctly affected by the RAM value discount buff.
- The icons for Tier 5+ and 5++ Behavioral Imprint-synced Faceplate will now be seen on the HUD whereas driving.
- Fixed a difficulty inflicting the Synaptic Accelerator to remain energetic indefinitely if the participant is detected whereas not in fight.
- The automobile horn will now not honk when the participant reloads a weapon throughout car fight whereas taking part in with a controller.
- Fixed a difficulty the place the NCPD might cease functioning correctly after V engages in a shootout in Pacifica between the Voodoo Boys and Trauma Team
Miscellaneous
- Fixed a difficulty the place TV program sound was muted or too quiet.
- Fixed a difficulty the place CrystalCoat™didn’t apply correctly after getting into a car.
- Due to fashionable demand, we have lowered the Trauma Drama excessive scores.
- Adjusted V’s mouth motion in varied scenes, together with the endings.
- Fixed the problem of voiceover cutoff in the course of the Ebunike station announcement on NCART.
- Fixed ray-traced shadows for V in Photo Mode.
PC-Specific
- You will now be capable of correctly rebind W and S to totally different actions apart from their default settings within the Vehicle class.
- Optimized threading system to enhance efficiency by as much as 33% on Intel Arrow Lake primarily based CPUs.
- Added extra Razer Chroma results for some sections in Phantom Liberty and romance scenes.
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