The 17 months sinceCyberpunk 2077’sinitial launch have been a tumultuous time for the much-anticipated RPG, with bugs, performance issues, and missing content leaving a sour taste in the mouths of many players. However, since this troubled launch, the developers at CD Projekt Redhave been hard at work to improve the game.
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Indeed, 2022 has been a great year for the neon-soaked RPG, with the massive patch 1.5 releasing two months ago. With this patch came a slew of new updates, including improved graphics on console, better AI, new quests, and better combat. However, while the game has improved greatly in recent months, PC players can still benefit from some impressive mods that enhance the post-patch experience.
10Car Modification Shop
Patch 1.5 sawCyberpunk 2077’svehicles receive a number of improvements to their handling, makingdriving in Night Cityan altogether more enjoyable experience. The Car Modification Shop adds a whole new layer on top of this.
Through this mod, players can upgrade each of the game’s unique vehicles, adding improvements to speed, handling, or durability. While this does not come with any aesthetic changes, each vehicle feels brand new when fully upgraded, allowing players to experience Night City’s roads in a new way.
9Vehicle Combat
Following on from this vehicular theme, the Vehicle Combat mod adds just that, letting players engage in ranged battles from the driver’s seat of a car or bike. This is a feature that remains missing from the vanilla game after patch 1.5 and one adds an impressive amount of immersion to Night City.
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On top of adding vehicle combat, this mod also gives enemy NPCs, including the police, the ability to call in allies that can drive. This means players can be mid-combat and a group of enemies can appear while attacking from their cars, something sorely missing from the base game.
8Metro System
ThroughoutCyberpunk’smap, there are several metro stations that are inaccessible to players, pointing at a feature that has been stripped from the base game. With the Metro System mod, players can nowimmersively travel throughout Night City.
While presently not fully animated, this mod adds a layer of immersion to theCyberpunk 2077experience. Simply approach one of the 19 stations across the game’s map and enter a metro car. From here, players can easily and immersively travel across the map.
7JB - Third Person Mod
Several months prior to the release ofCyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red announced that the game would not include a third-person point of view, a feature that was originally meant to be in the game. While patch 1.5 adds dozens of new features, a third-person mode remains missing.
With this mod, players can experience the new additions of patch 1.5 from a completely different perspective. Notably, with this mod players can see all the changes they have made to V thanks to the combination of this mod and thenew appearance customizationadded in patch 1.5.
6Appearance Change Unlocker
Patch 1.5 added the ability for players to approach the mirror in V’s apartment and change their hair, makeup, piercings, and tattoos. However, while these changes were welcome, many players wanted the ability to completely overhaul V’s appearance.
Enter the Appearance Change Unlocker, a mod that allows players to change everything about V, from their voice to their facial structure, something that is surely a welcome addition ina game all about style.
5StreetStyle - Immersive Fashion System
Style over substance is a tagline plastered over the originalCyberpunktabletop game. This mod allows players to achieve both. With StreetStyle Immersive Fashion, each piece of clothing the player equips comes with its own stat bonuses.
RELATED:Cyberpunk 2077: Best Weapon Scopes & How To Get ThemEquip a new jacket, and players may get a boost in intelligence that helps in future dialogue checks. On top of this, each piece of equipment now has one of the four Styles of Night City: Entropism, Kitsch, Neomilitarism, and Neokitsch.
4Lifepath Bonuses And Gang-Corp Traits
A key complaint atCyberpunk’slaunch was a lack of differentiation between the game’s enemy NPCs. Much of the game’s combat felt the same no matter who players fought. This was improved in patch 1.5, with additions to NPC AI and crowds.
However, with this mod, each enemy group in the game will react differently to V depending on whichLifepath players chose at the start of the game. Pick Streetkid, and Night City’s gangs may be weak to V’s attacks, Corpo and players can easily hack into Arasaka soldiers' cyberware. Ultimately, this exciting mod adds another layer to the AI changes made in patch 1.5.
3AI Netrunners Enhanced
This mod existed long before patch 1.5, an update that saw many of the issues regarding Netrunners in the game fixed, but it still offers a variety of new options for players who want animproved Netrunner experience.
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This mod adds 10 new hacks that AI enemy Netrunners can perform, from contagion to slowed movement. Indeed, with these additions, this mod compounds the improvements made in patch 1.5, adding even more to theCyberpunkexperience.
2Bladerunner 2077
The aesthetic ofCyberpunk 2077is heavily rooted in the media that inspired it. One of these influences is undoubtedlyBlade Runner. This mod then transforms Night City into a world closely resembling the famed film franchise.
Specifically, Bladerunner 2077 changes the ads throughout Night City, matching them to theBlade Runnermovies. With this new aesthetic, the mod allows for an interesting refresh post patch 1.5.
1Limited HUD
Patch 1.5 did a number of things to further improve CD Projekt Red’s product, but overall it improved immersion for players. From adding romance options to new houses and better crowd AI, everything was to this end. The Limited HUD mod works towards the same goal.
A simple addition, this mod allows for the removal of the HUD when out of combat,making exploring Night City a more realistic and immersive experiencefor players on PC.
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