CD Projekt Red has detailed the substantial update coming to Cyberpunk 2077, revealing a new dual-wielding skill for pistols and revolvers, cyberware customisation, cross-platform mod support, and a brand-new Edgerunners-related story quest featuring voice actors from the Netflix anime show.
The update arrives 22nd October on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X, with the Switch 2 version following “in a couple of days”, CDPR media manager Laura Beitzel said during a RedStream this afternoon.
Actual details on the new Edgerunners-related story quest were intentionally thin, but Cyberpunk 2 associate game director Pawel Sasko said it had been written with people involved in the Netflix show, and CDPR publishing producer Natlia Pych it would be a prequel to Edgerunners 2. “It will be the last job of the King’s team,” Pych said, and it will let us meet characters on the team: Emily, Meshuga, and Miguel.
There’ll also be a new Edgerunners radio station added to Cyberpunk 2077 to listen to, which has 16 tracks comprised of songs from both Edgerunners 1 and 2, Sasko said.
Another new type of quest coming in the update is Night City Tours, which is a less action-focused pursuit – the word “cosy” was thrown around. Night City founder Richard Night tells you the lore of the city while things happen around him that don’t quite seem to add up. This is a mystery you need to solve. There are also minor tarot arcana being added to the game for you to find, in conjunction with an actual physical deck going on sale.
Cross-platform mod support in Cyberpunk 2077 comes hot on the heels of cross-platform mod support being added to the Remastered update for The Witcher 3, and it works in a very similar way. It’s also a partnership with mod platform Mod.io, and there’s a panel in the game where you can browse mods – “including the adult mods”, Sasko said with a smile – and download and install them. And this is a work in progress: more mods will be added over time.
Implantable cyberware is becoming customisable via new “glam docs” being added to the game alongside – sometimes literally – the ripper docs you already find there. There are five new glam docs dotted around the city, each with their own shop space, and each offering bespoke visual upgrades. This allows you to colour your implants the way you want them.
Beside that, there are a “ton” of new optimisations coming to the game, including a field of vision slider at long last, proper DLSS 4.5 support, and metal frame interpolation and denoising on Mac, whatever that is – it sounded like it was a big deal.
The full Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.5 patch notes are as follows:
Edgerunners Content
- Added a new 5-piece gear set based on the character King, which can be obtained during the Clampdown side quest.
- Added a new radio station, HKGN 102.0 FM, featuring a selection of tracks from the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series.
Show Off
- A brand-new clothing collection has arrived in Night City! Five new outfit sets can now be purchased from certain clothing vendors:
- Maxiwear: available in Heywood, Arroyo and Little China
- Jinguji: available in City Center
- NetWatch: available in Kabuki and Japantown
- IconAmerica: available in Pacifica, the Badlands and Northside
- And one more set that will hit Night City shelves just a little later…
- The NUS Infiltrator clothing set can now be purchased from clothing vendors in Kabuki and Japantown.
- Four new TWINTONE skins for the Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech are now available via Twitch Drops.
- Some hairstyles that were previously exclusive to NPCs are now available for V. Please note that some hairstyles are available only to feminine or masculine body types.
- Show off your chrome! You can now customize your hand cyberware. Equip your Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Monowire or Projectile Launch System, and visit one of five Glamdocs (marked with a spray paint icon on the map) to give your implants a fresh, new look. Each Glamdoc is located in a unique shop, along with its own intro scene featuring voiceover and animations, and offers a unique catalog of cyberware skins with customizable colors.
- Sometimes one gun just isn’t enough. The new Double Trouble perk in the Cool tree (along with four auxiliary perks) introduces an entirely new playstyle, allowing you to dual-wield Pistols and Revolvers from the Power category.
- Added frames from the Cyberpunk Trading Card Game to Photo Mode, allowing you to make your preem shots look like custom cards.
- Added new poses in Photo Mode to show off your dual-wielding prowess.
Mod the World
- Added Cross-Platforma Mod Support, powered by mod.io, a first step into cross-platform modding that allows you to easily browse and install a selection of player-created mods directly from the in-game menu. Więcej mods will become available over time. The feature is available on PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S.
Upgrading the World
- Welcome to Paradise! Added a new side quest that takes you on a journey to uncover a mystery and explore Night City on a guided tour narrated by Richard Night. It unlocks after completing The Heist and reaching level 15 Street Cred.
- Added 12 new Minor Arcana Tarot Cards to discover across Night City. The Tarot menu now has separate sections for Major and Minor Arcana. The new tarot cards are part of a new side quest, an extension of Fool on the Hill, which activates after scanning any of the new cards. Collect them all to get a special reward.
Quality of Life
- Saves in the “Load Game” menu are now grouped by separate playthroughs.
- Added item filters to apartment and vehicle stashes.
- Modded saves in the “Load Game” menu are now marked with a dedicated icon. Please note that achievements and trophies cannot be earned while playing on console from a modded save file.
- Added an FOV (Field Of View) slider on consoles.
- Updated the selection of AMD FSR options. FSR 3 upscaling is no longer included, while FSR 2.1, FSR 4 and FSR 3.1 Frame Generation remain available.
- Updated the CD PROJEKT RED Account connection, My Rewards and telemetry consent menus.
Technology
- Added support for DLSS 4.5, including up to 6X Multi Frame Generation or Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, and the 2nd Generation Transformer Model.
- Added support for glasses-free 3D effects on compatible Samsung Odyssey 3D monitors, along with a Motion Comfort setting that lets you balance 3D depth and viewing comfort.
- Added support for MetalFX Frame Interpolation and Denoising on Mac.
- Added a toggle in settings for FSR Anti-Lag 2.
- Introduced various performance optimizations, including improvements specifically for Ray Tracing and for PlayStation 5 Pro.
- Improved HDR rendering to provide more accurate colors, brightness and contrast on compatible displays.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue on Nintendo Switch 2 where saving the game could result in a “Save failed – insufficient space” error.
- Fixed an issue where adjusting HDR settings on PlayStation 5 had no effect.
- Things Done Changed – Fixed an issue where the Delamain cab could get stuck after crashing into another vehicle, blocking quest progression.
- Fixed an issue where enabling Film Grain had no effect.
- Fixed an issue where tagging enemies while scanning could also cause V to crouch or stand up when using certain control schemes.
- Fixed an issue where controller settings for the Third-Person Camera were missing.
- Fixed several typos in various languages.
- Added various other fixes for features and content introduced since Patch 2.1.
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