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Cyberpunk 2077 Lore – The Districts & Sub-Districts Of Night City!

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Night city is distributed into 6 main districts which houses a myriad of different sub districts within these larger all encompassing ones. We have Watson, Westbrook, City Centre, Heywood, Santo Domingo and Pacifica as the main ones covering the most land-mass in the city, with the surrounding Badlands if you want to consider that a district.

In today’s Cyberpunk 2077 lore we are talking about all the districts in Night City as well as the subdistricts, what and who you can find in these districts, as well as all the details that are unique to each of night cities vibrant locations!

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – Exclusive Developer Interview, Pacifica Lore & Netrunner 2077!

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An exclusive interview with Miles Tost at the Cyberpunk 2077 Community Podcast a couple days ago, some new screenshots of Night City, some Pacifica Lore, a new CDPR collaboration as well as a new hub I want you guys to check out to quench your Cyberpunk 2077 thirst all in today’s Cyberpunk 2077 news update!

First up we have the Cyberpunk 2077 Community Podcast’s exclusive interview with Miles Tost, senior level designer at CDPR. Overall it was a really good time talking to Miles before, during and after the show, he was super chill, friendly and expressive in his answers.

Going over some of the more stand-out points we have a very interesting tidbit about the Witcher vs Cyberpunk. In the Witcher he got to the point in development and through memory where he knew most if not all the outcomes of quests, locations of loot and collectibles and just a feel for everything in the world. With CYberpunk Miles mentions that there are things all the time that he stumbles upon that are new to him, and that he finds more organically.

Now this is pretty crazy because if a high up level designer feels like there is exploration available to him, I wonder how many different outcomes, situations, real time events, are going to be presented to the player at all times.

Miles mentions that out of everything, that CDPR has really nailed the Cyberpunk atmosphere. He has particular praise for not only the visuals, but also the sound design, including the ambient noises of Night City and recommends that a good pair of headphones are a must. Although you can swim, the game is not about water exploration and it only services the believability of the world. If you were to jump into the water and get hit with a black screen and reverted to a checkpoint that would harm immersion.

If you go on a rampage and start shooting civilians, Miles mentions that the apex of the NCPD the psycho squad will come to stop you before you create tooi much destruction. Although you will not be able to go cyberpsycho, you will get branded as a cyberpsycho and you will be hunted down like any other Cyberpsycho.

Environmental destruction which was shown off in most of the demos so far is still very much a part of the game, and Miles mentions that he believes its been tuned up even more to make combat feel more reactive and engaging.

Enemies will be able to utilize the same abilities that the player can use on them, with the example being getting hacked as well as both kerenzikov and sandevistan time altering augments.

The typical mini-games of racing, hacking and the shooting range have been revealed, but Miles held some of this close to the chest to not spoil it, which might mean that there are even more mini-games than what have been publicly mentioned thus far.

The whole map of Night City does open up after the prologue but expect some areas to have high tiered enemies and bigger challenges similarly to The Witcher.

There are some more details here so as always I recommend you check out the Podcast in it’s entirety before we got shut-down by NetWatch. Link in the description for all the developer goodness.

Moving on we have some new details on the district of Pacifica, the Combat Zone of Night City.

“Pacifica was supposed to be Nigh City’s money making vacation resort – a true paradise catering to corporate employees and tourists alike with it’s golden sandy beaches, luxurious hotels and unmatched entertainment. Until it all went to hell that is.

The dream came to a painfully abrupt end after uncertainty struck the global economy and corporate investors pulled their funding for the project. Construction work stopped, leaving most buildings unfinished, forever to remain the hulking concrete and steel shells they were at the time. Instead of teeming with tourists, the district is now overrun by poverty, violence and gangs.

It’s here that Voodooboys, a techno-mystical group of netrunners, chose to set up their base of operations. Originating from the Haitian community that settled in Night City after their homeland was ravaged by climate disaster, they took it upon themselves to protect the local community, forsaken and left to fend for themselves by the NCPD.”

Moving on I wanted to feature a new community website called Netrunner2077. This is a community cyberpunk 2077 hub that I think you guys are going to really enjoy. I’ve been following this project behind the scenes for a while now, and Ani HVX who has created this site has put in a ton of work featuring lore, news, fan content and everything you could want within the realm of Cyberpunk 2077. Me and the rest of the community podcast guys also play a role in the Black Wall section where you can find our creator pages in an official capacity in collaboration with Netrunner2077.

Podcast w/Miles Tost! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsSAMCCrV0&list=PL4oIv9QY_YAQcsz4r3qWWNRCEd-qXO1Ix

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Cyberpunk 2077 Lore – Weapons & Gun Laws!

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Owning a gun or a weapon has become more and more normal in the future, and Night City is no exception. Dangerous times, call for equipping oneself to react to whatever the streets might throw at you, and more and more people of different vocations are now carrying. Not only do law enforcement, corporate security, mercenaries and gangsters carry, but so do those merely trying to protect their livelihood like cab drivers, vendors and owners of businesses. Gun laws are pretty lax in night city, unless you step into a high profile location like a courthouse or police station. These buildings are guarded by heavy security and are extremely strict about carrying weapons and any implants with offensive potential.

In Night City, you can legally purchase most weapons, from the highly disposable Budget arms, or their do it yourself 3D printing kits, to more specialized weapons from more exclusive vendors.

Heavy weapons or weapons of war as they are called, undergo far more scrutiny and the sales of these weapons are prohibited within the boundaries of Night City. The exception to this rule is the corporations and their security forces to use at their discretion and for “public safety” as well as the elite tier of the NCPD, the Max Tac in combating the rampant threat of murderous Cyberpsychos.

Illegally, heavier firepower can be provided through a fixer with the right connections, at a considerable fee.

The weapon hierarchy in Night City is dominated by Asian Corporations. Arasaka, Tsunami and Kang Tao are considered to be the best in weapon manufacturing. Arasaka is one of the most intimidating Japanese corporations covering all elements of security including high grade weaponry, and Tsunami is also a highly distinguished Japanese corporation mostly focused on experimental and out of the box thinking and designs. Kang Tao is a newer company founded around 2050, who are known for their sophisticated “smart technology.”

The midtier largely belongs to the American corporations. Militech currently focuses heavily on the mid range of weapons due to their ability for mass production, and Midnight Arms focuses on Borg weapons which are a subcategory of weapons that can only be wielded by heavily augmented users.

Malorian arms have fallen from grace, as they were a bespoke and highly renowned company in the 20s. THey have yet to release a new model since 2043, but they still have a reputation for making handguns that pack a punch. Constitutional Arms makes standard mid tier machine guns and shotguns, and Techtronica have earned the name the “Russian Militech” due to their similarity in what they offer the market. They have recently included military robots in their offerings.

For those of you who are short on eddies and influence, look no further than the bottom tier brands. Nokota offers reliable, powerful, but inexpensive arms, where India-based Darra Polytechnic is more about style than functionality. Serbian Rostovic are again cheap, but can be customized to the nines. BudgetArms is a standout name in the space, and is the epitome of base functionality.

Modern weapons are classified into 3 main types. Power weapons are conventional guns in the sense that they use traditional ammo, calibres and cartridges. This category includes a wide variety of weapons including polymer one shots, which are disposable, revolvers, smgs, machine guns, shotguns and pistols. High rate of fire accompanied by high recoil is a feature of most power weapons.

Tech weapons are weapons that use rail gun technology, firing projectiles that are propelled with an electromagnetic charge. What they give up in terms of rate of fire, they make up for in penetration effects depending on how long the charge is held for. These weapons use caseless ammunition, typically jacketed steel flechette.

Smart weapons use gyrojet technology to fire caseless guided ammo at enemies. This technology was first developed in the 1960s, but was unreliable during combat. In 2077, they are efficienct and pin point accurate. Smart weapons are tied to weapon grips and optics to accurately scan and track the movement of targets.

Melee weapons exist, but they typically aren’t favored in the dystopian future. With so much bombastic weapon technology, blades, knives, hammers are a more crude form of destruction only used by few. WIth that being said, blades don’t jam or run out of ammo, so keeping both a firearm and some kind of melee weapon may be a good idea.

Modifying your weapon to your liking is also key. Optics, sights, suppressors and launchers are available and most weapons have modular slots to install whatever you like onto them.
Customization extends to different types of ammunition, like thermal ammo to inflict damage over time or EMP rounds to make a quickly approaching highly augmented enemy collapse into a short circuiting hunk of junk.

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – Map Districts, Dual Wielding, Aldecaldos, Wraiths & MORE!

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TONS to go over today including a flurry of new images, screenshots and concept art from the World of Cyberpunk 2077, news on if Dual Wielding will be implemented for the player, a district feature on the Badlands, the political nature of Cyberpunk and what to expect when it comes to political discussion in Cyberpunk!

First up we have a ton of art via the world of cyberpunk 2077 book which has been released in Germany and will release in North America in roughly 4 days here. First up let’s take a look at Cyberpunk 2077’s gangs. First we finally get a glimpse of the Aldecaldos who are a nomad faction who reside out in the Badlands. More on the badlands later, but these guys are essentially the smugglers and mad max-esque characters in the world of Cyberpunk. They control a large amount of the shipping into and out of Night City, and we even have a panzer boy tattoo on one of the members arms, which is slang for a person who smuggles goods.

Next we finally get our first look at the Wraiths who are a part of the Raffen Shiv. These guys are particularly psychotic and the most feared of the Nomads out of all the various Nomad Nations.

Moving on we have the fan favorite the Tyger Claws, another fan favorite with a picture of one of their sports bikes, along with the scavengers who look significantly more augmented than when we first saw them in the 48 minute demo.

Next we have the combat veterans in the 6th street. Again these guys see to be mostly humanoid and lack the amount of cybernetics that the other gangs have. Experimental cybernetics were used on veterans of the central and south am wars, so it’s likely this is the reason that the 6th street seem to abstain from most types of chrome.

The opposite mentality can be seen here with the Maelstrommers, who are heavily into augmenting anything and everything on their body.

Next we have the Moxes, the Voodooboys and the animals all of which we’ve seen before, and honestly guys I’m a big fan of the diversity in each of these gangs and I don’t think there is one we’ve seen so far that are lacking in their design or I struggle to understand their motives and niche in Night City. Curious to see which out of these are your favorite and why?

When it comes to the map there is various pages with districts and their subdistricts which has been collaged together to make a comprehensive map.

We also have some Arasaka content including a super stylistic picture of this Neomilitaristic interior, everyone’s favorite full body conversion Adam Smasher and this Arasaka trooper sporting a unique weapon, as well as a katana. Speaking of Katanas we have a myriad of colorful options from Arasaka here.

Next we have some Net images. Our first image is of a level 5 netrunning suit, which looks very similar to the Netwatch agency Bryce Mosely’s from the Pacifica demo, the net itself, as well as what could be some Militech Netrunning gear.

We also have some prominent characters including Mox Braindance tech Judy Alvarez, Solo turned head fixer at The Afterlife Rogue, and founder of Night City Richard Night.

All in all there are some amazing shots here as you can see on screen, so I definitely would look into picking up this book in the standard or deluxe version if you are into art and the lore. I have a link in the pinned comment under Cyberpunk 2077 Products, so feel free to check that out.

Moving on we have a quick little tidbit from CDPR confirming that there will not be dual wielding in the game. I’ve been getting asked this question a lot and NPCs like jackie can be seen dual wielding but this does not seem to be something that the player can do.

Moving on we have some district lore this time on the Badlands. Badlands are the vast plains just outside of Night City. Sparsely populated by Nomads, they make the city proper seem like a lush oasis in comparison. Still, this place’s got plenty of life left in it, as well as heaps of golden opportunities for those in the know.

You see, Nomads aren’t the only ones who call Badlands their home. Wraiths, a gang made up of exiles from local tribes and families also live here, and are the main reason behind the disappearances of many a corporate transport. Everybody knows that crossing into their territory without an armed escort — and a small army — is just asking for trouble.

Unchecked resource extraction and derelict oilfields dominate in the north. The east, wastelands full of chemicals and landfills reign supreme.

Finally, there’s the desert to the south. It owes its much less apocalyptic vibe to the many Biotechnica protein farms, as well as the Jackson Plains power plant.

Finally we have an interview with Pavo Sasko via SpidersWeb.pl where a question was asked about if the Black Lives Matter movement fostered any changes in the upcoming game, and the political structure of Cyberpunk’s narrative.

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – Quest Completion Details, Trauma Team, Lore Screenshots!

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MORE images and details on the world of Cyberpunk 2077 via the upcoming lore book, details on the main and side quests and a surprising way you can actually finish the game, some district lore this time featuring Heywood, an incredible new trauma team statue with some in-world implications!

First up let’s dive into some very colorful new screens from the World of Cyberpunk 2077 as a German YouTube channel uploaded a brief look at it’s pages since apparently it’s been released there already. Our first new image here is a Kiroshi Optical ad here, with a fighter pilot using a Kiroshi visor on his helmet. Augmentations are shown off here and we have a better look at the gorilla arms and fists.

Kiroshi has yet another advertisement in here, but this is my favorite one because of the parallels it draws to many of the source material augmentations. On the far left we have what seems to be 2077’s version of the mirror shades that are not only iconic of the cyberpunk genre as a whole, but of 2020’s Kiroshi OptiShields as well.

Next we have these Spider-eyes again an evolution of Cyberpunk 2020 in the Bug eye augmentation from the Chromebooks. Now a lot of these augmentations are likely just going to be for in game advertising, and probably won’t be available to the player which I do want to mention. I know we had the taser nipples in a prior episode, and that could again just be for the in world advertising and not something the player can actually get. Far right we have optics with 4 irises and they are tinged red, and to be honest I don’t have a clue what this would be for. My best guess would be that they are likely used for low light situations.

We’ve already talked about this scene showcasing braindance addiction and for this poor guy on the left hand side, he’s so engrossed in whatever he’s doing he’s flat out pissed himself.

Another interesting new detail we get from this overview is the new vehicle manufacturers. We pretty much already know about Yaiba, quadra, archer and thornton., but now we can add mizutani, villefort, chevillon, mahir and makigai to the lineup of vehicles.

The world of Cyberpunk is not just about Night City and the surrounding badlands. The rest of the world is still chugging at their respective paces and it seems like this book will give us context on how the rest of the world is dealing with their own unique circumstances and problems. On this page it mentions that in 2073, airship fuel consumption has tripled to presumably ship plastics to australia.
There’s also an ad for real water, which we have seen in the broll footage that we analyzed as well as a very intimidating picture of Placide. It seems like there is an augmented hyena on the bottom here based on some of the concept arts where it shows Voodooboys keeping hyenas.

Finally your mind is never safe in Night City so we have yet another ad this time showcasing a storage service for the mind, to protect yourself from getting data extracted from you.

Moving on we have some new details via Pawel Sasko in an interview he did with spidersweb. We already know that side-quests can have ripple effects that will effect the main story line, but it seems that in some instances, the main quest doesn’t even need to be completed to actually finish the game.

Moving on check out this new statue on the CDPR gear store featuring the Trauma Team. Interesting thing about this is that if you take a closer look at this detailed statue, you’ll see some 2 important characters from the Cyberpunk Universe. Nadia and Mason who are the main characters in the Trauma Team comic book are both written onto their respective helmets, which are again an indication that these guys are going to be prominent in CDPR’s story telling.

Nadia, an assistant EMT for a privately-owned business known as Trauma Team International, is the sole survivor of a failed rescue mission turned shootout.
After she agrees to continue work for an upcoming extraction mission, Nadia discovers that her new extraction subject is Apex–the man who’s responsible for Nadia’s former team members’ deaths.

Moving on we have a district feature, this time on Heywood via Twitter and the CDPR forums. They describe this district as follows. “Heywood is a district of contrast. In the north, near City Center, you’ll find lush parks and modern skyscrapers towering high above. As you venture further south, however, the views change drastically, with dangerous and unwelcoming slums dominating the scenery more and more. Still, Heywood isn’t all bad even with gangs like Valentinos and 6th Street roaming about – if you know your place and keep your head low, that is.

The districts been dubbed “the biggest bedroom in Night City”. That’s because most of Night City lives here.

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – Exclusive Screenshots & Hideo Kojima Cameo?!

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Hideo Kojima being a possible cameo in the game, some brand new screenshots from various magazines and from CDPR’s own website, giving us some potential insight into Silverhand, a new gang and a fringe district of Night City, more Cyberpunk 2077 world lore, a new character, and some additional details from around the internet all in today’s Cyberpunk 2077 news!

First up check out a couple new exclusive screenshots from Japanese Gaming Magazine Famitsu, found courtesy of JackJake on twitter. The first one seems to be during the street kid lifepath, with a 6th street gang member in the back judging by the patriotic attire. Based on what we believe to be other 6th street members, this guy seems to be quite a bit more augmented than what we’ve previously seen from the 6th street.

Next we have this augmented monk in darker robes, which is a stark contrast to the bhikku monks in the orange robes who are against implantation. I believe this is in the corporate path, and does have me intrigued as to what this guys story is. Corporates don’t strike me as the most meditative people in the world of Cyberpunk so i’m curious to know if he is an Arasaka employee, or not and if he is infact a monk what kind of values and beliefs he prescribes to since it’s likely not the same beliefs as the anti-cyberware monks.

We also have a new screenshot from EDGE Magazine who have recently revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will grace the cover of their september 2020 issue of the magazine. Within the magazine however we find an image of Johnny Silverhand in his full glory. Also shoutout to JackJake again for the upscale and Ani HVX for some revisions. Anyways there is a very curious detail here. Johnny seems to be holding the chip, which as far as we know houses his consciousness. His body doesn’t have the digital glitching and artificating so the question is if he has gotten out of the chip somehow, and is now in control of it. Have you and silverhand traded places, has he trapped someone else on there, and if this is the immortality chip and a physical silverhand, how exactly did that even happen. I’m sure we will find out on November 19th, but for now you can let your brain marinate in these contemplative juices.

Next we have this image that CDPR snuck onto their website, which appears to be the area of Santo Domingo based on the power plants, and the more industrial areas seen on the right hand side. A lot of people were mentioning this as giving them a bladerunner vibe, and the airspace here is pretty choked with not only smog but a fair amount of AVs and flying cargo vehicles.

We also have a district feature on Santo Domingo courtesy of CDPR where they divulge more information of this zone on the edge of Night City. They explain Santo domingo as “One of night city’s oldest districts. Thanks to its location, the district avoided serious damage from the 4th Corprate War. Instead, it tuned into a provisional camp for thousands of Night City citizens seeking shelter. Today, the settlements are gone and Santo Domingo has become a testing ground for industrial projects: corporations destroy old factories, only to build new ones in their place.

Meanwhile, residents scrape a desperate living in crowded megabuildings – constantly wishing for something better. It didn’t take long for a couple of ex-military guys to group together to take matters into their own hands. That’s how the district became a home for the 6th street gang.

Arroyo is the industrial heart of Santo Domingo. In this region of contrast you can find an old nuclear power plant and junkyard right next to high-tech corporate factories. Operational factories keep their own private security, as neglected buildings quickly become gang controlled.

Workers from arroyo live in Rancho Coronado – a self-sufficient housing district with dozens of identical homes. THis neighborhood is reminiscent of american suburbs from the middle of the 20th century.

Moving on we have a tweet from the CYberpunk 2077 twitter page congratulating Hideo Kojima on the release of the PC port of his open world epic Death Stranding. Alongside the congratulations is a render of Kojima on the yaiba kusanagi, from when he visited the CD PROJEKT RED public booth back at I believe the tokyo game show. If you guys remember Kojima had also visited CDPR in warsaw last year. This in combination with the render has led to some speculation on whether Kojima will be featured in Cyberpunk 2077.

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Cyberpunk 2077 – All Gunplay & Melee Gameplay So Far! (2018 – 2020!)

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Gunplay, Katanas, Mantis Blades & Melee from 2018 to 2019 to 2020 all showcased in this Raw Gameplay video. This includes the automatic pistol, tech shotgun and smart rifle from 2018 and the scavenger & maelstrom scene, the 2019 deep dive with the heavy rifles and hand to hand combat, as well as 2020s katana, hand to hand combat and rifle/mantis blade mission.

Katana gameplay via GameStar.de

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – MORE Customization, Skills, Perk & CC Details, Valentinos & New Weapons!

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New perks and skills, some new screenshots of the Valentinos, new weapon manufacturers and some sexually explicit weaponry, some hints via Xbox on a 2077 related release possibly the next episode of Night City Wire, some more District lore featuring the bustling City Centre, and a few other details I think you are going to want to check out all in today’s Cyberpunk 2077 News and information video!

First up let’s check out some new screenshots from yet another sneak peak of the World of Cyberpunk 2077 Lore book to be released in just around 2 weeks here. We have some brand new images, new weapon manufacturers and some new gang screenshots. On the first page we have my personal favorite element of the bunch the Midnight Lady Accessory cybernetic the taser nipples. Now Midnight lady was a sexual augmentation from the Cyberpunk 2020 source, and we have some details on a related accessory line with the simple slogan of “surprise them.” If you’ve always dreamed of having electric nips, well this is a game for you.

On the next page we have two of the gangs, the Voodooboys and the Valentinos. There is a really cool dreadlock, voodooboy budget Morpheus in the top right with a concept art from the E3 2018 trailer, where in the trailer the V-boys were replaced by Maelstrommers.

On the bottom we have some details about the Valentinos whiuch are not quite legible, and some of their concept are which I know a ton of you are going to be all over. Lots of reds, golds, and crosses with the Valentinos and the guy on the bottom left even seems to have augmented his face to look like a dia de los Muertos skull or even the devil.

On the final page we have some images of the Mox on the top left, which we have seen most recently as well as the adverse effects of what seems to be braindance on the top right. One of the more intriguing elements of this sneap peak comes from the bottom right where we have all the weapon manufacturers in Cyberpunk. We already know about Arasaka who makes the mantis blades amongst a myriad of other items, Militech, Kang Tao whi is famous for the smart rifle, Malorian arms, who makes luxury custom made weaponry, Constituional Arms, as well as Darra and Budget Arms. Being added to the list is Tsunami, which we have covered in a lore video who makes some of the most unique weaponry in the Cyberpunk universe, as well as 4 others, On is a Russian name, the bottom seems to say Rostovic, and above is Nokota. The last one is super hard to tell but might say midnight arms. It’s to be noted Pawel Sasko Lead quest designer mentioned a russsian weapon manufacturer who makes arms strictly for taking on Borgs, which might be who this particular manufacturer is.

Moving on I know a ton of you guys are wondering when the next Night City Wire is, and although Hollie Bennett mentioned a few weeks on the 25th, we still don’t have a concrete date. We have a tweet from Xbox which might indicate a 2077 presence at the Xbox event at the end of the month which falls in line with the couple of weeks mentioned for the next Night City Wire, so we may be seeing Cyberpunk in around 10 days here.

Moving on we have the big kahuna, some amazing details coming from Andre from NightCityLife a german fan site who got some hands on timewith Cyberpunk 2077.

Starting off let’s talk about some of the Character Creator elements that no one else reportet. Amongst the myriad of options Andre mentions that the options for eyes in particular are pretty extensive. You can adjust the color of the iris, how many vessels run in the whites of the eyes, as well as optics and eyeballs with things like heart shapers, skulls, crosses and targets instead of the iris. For those of you who lean more towards dehumanizing your character in terms of augmenting them with a ton of cyberware as you progress in the game, this may be a perfect option for you.

We’ve mentioned pink teeth in prior videos, but no one mentions gold teeth which Andre managed to spot in his playthrough.

I’ve had a ton of question on if V can be a little chubbier or have a bodybuilding physique, or even just be skin and bones, but it seems like due to V being a mercenary, slim or muscular are the only structures we will be allowed to pick for our personal character.

Moving on the attributes will apparently effect dialogue and will open up individual dialogue options. The example given here was that if you have a high tech attribute, you might be able to persuade an IT technician to let you into an office and so one and so forth.

There are 12 skill trees, with Body having 3 branches, reflex having 3, tech hacking two as well as intelligence and cool having two.

Body has trees such as Athletics, Street Brawler and annihilation.

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Cyberpunk 2077 News – UNSEEN Gameplay From Polish Event & Tons Of 2077 Lore Revealed!

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An unlisted video on the Cyberpunk 2077 YouTube page which reveals some unseen gameplay sections that can be seen in the background footage, an exclusive preview of the Cyberpunk 2077 Lore book and some new 2077 world building details via IGN, New characters being revealed, one who has quite an interesting name, and new district information about Westbrook which seems to be a favorite of the developers all in todays Cyberpunk 2077 News!

First let’s check out some new characters tweeted out by the Cyberpunk 2077 twitter page. First we have Mr Jenkins who is part of the corporate Origin story. Next we have a new character named Mr Goldhand.

Next, lets get into this unlisted video of the Polish Hands on preview event from CDPR.

First we have another look at the braindance scene where Evelyn Parker leader of the Mox is wooing be Yorinobu Arasaka or another Arasaka higher up.

We also get a little tease at the new menu UI in these very brief frames. It cuts out prematurely so we can’t see much but it looks like they’ve gone back to the red deisng versus the brown UI of the deep dive.

At 1:33 we have the Darra handcannon from the Gig Trailer being unloaded into Royce in the Maelstrom lair. This appears to be this area from the Gig trailer, which has since been changed from the 48 minute demo.

Next we also see a updated version of the point from the 48 minute demo where Dum Dum greets you. The visuals are on par with the more recent footage we’ve seen and CDPR has really made the characters look more threatening, with their overall more grimier and dark aesthetic.

We also have a player showcasing a meeting with again Moxy Leader evenlyn parker. We see a prompt with 4 dialogue options as well as a mini map showing a smaller location on the top right, likely the Lizzies Bar. We also follow Evelyn into the bar in a brief sequence later on and talk to her as we sit.

In another super brief segment we have a car driving up to what seems to be some pretty massive buildings at night.

Moving on we have some exclusive new details and screenshots from IGN n their exclusive preview of the upcoming World of Cyberpunk 2077 lore book. We have an introduction page which showcases just where the world stands from the point of view of the Night City Inquirer a media group dedicated to exposing the truths on corporations.

Chapter 2 of the book features all the important facets of cyberware, weapons, vehicles, braindance and netrunning. Helicopters, AVs, cars and trucks, drones, ACPAs or power armor and even speedboats are mentioned when it comes to vehicles. Diving into some straight up 2077 lore about the history of vehicles post 4th corporate war, and the origins of the fuel CHOOH2. Due to global crises, AVs became almost completely absent.

Civilian and military aircrafts took priority, as the petroleum industry’s lack of stability resulted in the innovations of new ways to fuel a vehicle.
Fossil fuels were used once again, although a major breakthrough in 2041 in Europe called induction-wheel tech became the new go to.

In America however, years of research by Biotechnica developed a strain of Triticum vulgaris megasuavias, a type of high sugar wheat which is the main ingredient in CHOOH2, that was resistant to the biovirus that had previously almost wiped it out.

This allowed the production of CHOOH2 to resume, prices to drop, and the resurgence of the AV. In 2077 AVs are a sign of luxury and are used mainly by the upper class, police and military, and the corporations.

Next we have a page on everyone’s favorite subject netrunning and the net. The net pre 4th corporate war was able to store all kinds of data, files and corporate secrets. You’d interact with it using a computer or a cybermoden and an interface, which allowed you to experience the net in 3 dimensions.
In 2077 the Net is no more. It was destroyed by corporate attacks, and the parting gift of one dead man, who isn’t mentioned here but is most likely Rache Bartmoss.

Moving right along we have new concept art and details on the district of Westbrook. In a post CDPR describes it as follows. “Westbrook – Many consider it to be the best place to live and have fun in Night City. It’s where the richest and most influential members of society reside. But it wasn’t always like that. Back in 2023, after the nuclear attack on Arasaka, the part of Westbrook next to the City Center sustained significant damage, turning skyscrapers into ghostly, crooked skeletons for the next 2 decades.

North Oak used to see crime rates that measured higher than any other district, but with the attentive help of mercenaries, order has been well and truly restored. Now, North Oak is home to Night City’s untouchable elite. Today, this is the most beautiful neighborhood in Night City.

Any aspiring and ambitious corpo that cannot afford to live in North Oak lives in Charter Hill.

If you’ve got the eddies you come to Japantown to spend them.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Lore – Adam Smasher, Morgan Blackhand & Elite Solos!

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Solos are the elite fighting machines of the Cyberpunk world. From Hired assassins to bodyguards, to killers and soldiers, Solos know their way around a myriad of high impact weapons, strength-based cybernetics and combat drugs. Typically, the lone wolf freelance type, most Solos are ex-military looking for any opportunity to carve up the streets in exchange for a handsome sum of eddies. From corporate armies, to personal bodyguards to black ops assassins, there is an array of different niches a talented solo can prescribe to.

From veteran Morgan Black hand to Cyborg Solo Adam Smasher to the top-rated Solos according to the Solo of Fortune handbook, this video will highlight the top dogs when it comes to hired muscle.

The best solos from 2020 ranked from 1-10, can be found via an article called American Angels written by one of Europe’s best solos. Juan Paul “RipperDoc” Duvalier.

At #8 we have Susan Forrest, NorCal State Executioner who we saw referenced in the 2077 gameplay in The Afterlife bar. Forest is an Ex Mac tac officer, who has been designated to track down highly dangerous fugitives on the run. With 20 confirmed executions in 2020, Forest is kitted with the best of the best in equipment and weapons and carries an assault rifle with a grenade launcher, a sidearm and an SMG.

At #7 we have Shaitan an anti-corporate free-lance full borg. Shaitan despises arasaka and will take any job out there that involves trying to tear them down. This descent into obsession with destroying this Japanese megacorporation has fueled Shaitain’s rise from a good Solo, to a great solo with an outstanding record. He sports an Eclipse Covert Operations Full Conversion body which offers maximum versatility, firepower, and stealth into one compact package.

At #5 we have Jenni Flexx, the personal escort of rocker and media icon Jack Maxximum, who has averted assassination attempts, kidnappings and harassment. She has also handled Justifiable Homicide’s Long Walk tour, for more on that check out my rocker boy’s lore, where the entire band visited 16 cities in the US while fleeing federal investigations, without a casualty. Rumors are the worked under the CIA or served in the SouthAm as a SEAL or Sniper. Again, Jenni Flexx likes to remain under the radar and has a trusted biosculptor.

At #2 we have Captain Andrew “Boa Boa” Weyland, also referenced in the 2077 gameplay. One of the most feared Solos in the corporate world, Weyland worked for PetroChem in the 2020s. His crew the Water Leopards are notorious for high level extractions and assassinations and have yet to fail a job of any sort. He has survived confrontations with Blackhand, Flex and Jones and is well versed in hand to hand combat. Infighting has plagued the Water leopards however, fragmenting the water leopards and causing issues over time.

At #1 we have the solos, solo the always reliable Morgan Blackhand. A combat veteran, and highly trained killer, Blackhand felt out of place in a world post army involvement. Living a day to day life, he caught the eye of Militech after dispatching of a Gang leader who was pushing his buttons with ease. Ever since, he has been on the Militech payroll as a mercenary and has earned his reputation of being the best by thwarting the kidnapping of Kerry Eurodyne and turning in all 5 kidnappers beaten but alive all by himself. He is pragmatic and street smart.

Blackhand led a Militech special ops team during the Ocean War, which culminated in the Apex event of the 4th corporate war, the destruction of Arasaka Towers. During this conflict Metalhead solo Adam Smasher backed by Arasaka donning a DaiOni Battlesuit and Blackhand who lead a Militech strike team tussled as the tower crumbled to the ground. The outcome is unknown, although we do see Adam Smasher as an Arasaka Loyalist in the most recent trailer.

Now somewhere on this list surely fits the cyberpsychotic borg Adam Smasher. Smasher spent 6 years as a marine, before he was booted out for Insubordination. After, this aggressive Solo was hired by a corporate bigwig to snatch tech from a competitor but met an untimely demise with a rocket. This had Smasher flatlined for a good 8 minutes before his brain was recovered and was inevitably stabilized in a life-support tank. Smasher’s body was decimated, but luckily for him, the same corp who had hired him in the first place offered him an interesting proposition. A 15-year contract in exchange for a full body conversion. Realizing that Metal was in almost all ways superior to meat, Smasher was and likely still is one of the most feared Solos in the Cyberpunk world.

With the superior physical abilities of full borg solos like Shaitain and Smasher came a martial art designed for these bodies. Panzer Faust which translates into armor fist, is the means by which Metalhead solos acclimatize to their new abilities.