Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.1 Announced for Next Week

CD Projekt Pink has revealed what’s included in Cyberpunk 2077 Replace 2.1, surprising patch arriving on December 5 alongside the Final Version.

Revealed throughout a Twitch stream, Cyberpunk 2077 producer Monika Janowska and quest director Paweł Sasko, alongside senior neighborhood managers Amelia Kołat and Alicja Kozera, introduced that the patch will embody the lengthy requested metro system.

The unique trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 featured the metro system, alongside the Phantom Liberty cinematic trailer, so CD Projekt Pink determined to lastly add it, Sasko stated.

Gamers can journey between 19 metro stations which can be utilized as both a quick journey level or a correct metro experience expertise (that may be skipped at any time). There are 5 metro strains working in Night time Metropolis which might be discovered on their very own map. The metro system will solely be accessible after the Konpeki Plaza sequence within the recreation, when gamers will obtain a name from the metro director.

“Our path when what we wished to was be sure that gamers have a strategy to actually be on the planet and have an immersive strategy to journey by the world,” stated Sasko. “That is designed to be a role-playing function.”

The replace can even deliver the flexibility to hold a radio and due to this fact take heed to Cyberpunk 2077’s numerous radio stations even exterior of a car. There are some limitations, in that gamers cannot take heed to it throughout dialogue or with scripted music, however in these cases the radio will click on as if to show off and never kill immersion.

CD Projekt Pink additionally introduced boss battle enhancements coming to the bottom Cyberpunk 2077, together with of Adam Smasher. This baddie has been on the centre of fan complaints for years as gamers in contrast his skills within the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime with these within the recreation. The battle, which is supposed to be among the many most intense within the recreation, turned a meme, with gamers discovering methods to cheese Smasher and destroy him simply.

Automotive races can even quickly be replayable, which means the three obtainable by Claire Russell’s quest line will now not be the one races in Cyberpunk 2077. Gamers should full these three first, however afterwards might be contacted by the race organiser and might burn rubber as they see match. Successful races will grant participant reductions on the Auto Fixer web site, which means they will get new automobiles for cheaper.

CD Projekt Pink is even including extra automobiles, together with 5 bikes and Johnny Silverhand’s authentic Porsche 911. Although particulars are at present slim, Sasko steered this new automotive might be unlocked by a model new quest. Additionally on the automotive entrance, CD Projekt Pink is added impromptu automotive chases for when sure gangs search revenge for selections the participant has made, and enemies who detect the participant stealing a automotive for automotive theft missions can even pursue the participant.

Bike mechanics are additionally being upgraded, with wheelies, flips, leans, and so forth all being added to Cyberpunk 2077. Gamers may also throw knives and axes from bikes as of Replace 2.1. The a part of the freeway beforehand blocked off in Night time Metropolis, that allowed gamers to cross by however did not function any visitors, has now been revamped to be a totally functioning and busy street.

The developer has additionally revamped its accessibility choices, including a devoted menu in Cyberpunk 2077. All earlier accessibility settings have been moved right here, alongside new options like turning off the timer within the hacking minigame and extra. A full breakdown of the revamped accessibility choices might be launched quickly, CD Projekt Pink stated.

The developer made clear this is not every part arriving within the new patch, with full notes being launched someday forward of its launch. CD Projekt Pink did tease another options, together with romantic companion hangouts and extra.

Replace 2.0, which arrived alongside the Phantom Liberty growth in September, was anticipated to be the ultimate massive patch for Cyberpunk 2077 till CD Projekt Pink introduced in November 2023 that the Final Version would additionally launch alongside a brand new replace, Replace 2.1.

As for Replace 2.0, it laid the inspiration for the brand new Cyberpunk 2077 expertise, utterly revamping the sport with options equivalent to a brand new perk system and improved AI. It additionally introduced closure to an Elon Musk fan principle, a reference to the late racing legend Ken Block, and weird additions to the sport’s greatest thriller.

Surprisingly CD Projekt even included a method for gamers to show down the occasions of the paid growth altogether, with sure dialogue choices locking the missions away for good.

In our 9/10 evaluate, IGN stated: “Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty completes an immense turnaround for CD Projekt Pink’s future RPG kickstarted with the anime spin-off, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and its newest 2.0 Replace.”

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.