In Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3, we get new vehicles and lots of customizations for them, expanded options for Photo Mode, and Quality of Life changes. Sadly, 2.3 also comes with a very unpleasant bug that affects gameplay.
Update 2.3 Availability
Update 2.3 to Cyberpunk 2077 is available for download from any platform and store where the game is available. It is free to all players who own at least the base game.
This patch is “small” compared to other updates, with just 7.87 GB on GOG, 9.2 GB on PS5, and a whopping 37 GB on Xbox.
New vehicles
Patch 2.3 added four unique vehicles. These are the models and how to obtain them.
Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru
This futuristic supercar originally appeared in the Kickdown comics, a collaboration between Cyberpunk 2077 and Dark Horse. This is a reward from a new side job. To unlock this side job, you have to complete The Hunt and The Beast In Me.
Rayfield Caliburn “Mordred”
To unlock the side job that grants it as a reward, you must first complete The Beast In Me in its entirety.
Yaiba ASM-R250 Muramasa
This is the first bike in the game to fully support both TwinTone and CrystalCoat.
This is reward from a new side job. To unlock the side job, purchase 1 Yaiba vehicle, purchase at least 3 vehicles through AUTOFIXER, and complete Reported Crime: You Play with Fire…
Failing the side job won’t lock you out of it. As it can be purchased later through the AUTOFIXER.
Chevillon Legatus 450 Aquila
A massive weaponized truck that will help you create as much chaos as you want. This one is available for purchase on the AUTOFIXER terminal for fifty-five thousand eddies.
AutoDrive and Delamain Taxi
These new features allow you to travel to your destiny without having to worry about the traffic. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. I spent around two hours testing both features, and the result was very unexpected.
The Delamain cab was by far the better experience. It drives smoothly for the most part, though it does hit other cars when trying to switch lanes.
Since it was always driving at a reasonable speed, none of the vehicles were severely damaged. It’s a great way to get to the other side of the city while you go to the toilet or scroll on your phone.
On the other hand, the AutoDrive function was hilariously awful. My vehicle stopped without warning, hit multiple cars, made random U-turns, and when it hit the wall, it kept trying to go forward until I had to step out of it.
It even struggled going on a straight line. While this should be just as useful as using the Delamain Cab, for me, it was an unplayable and frustrating experience.
Though I can’t deny that I laughed a lot watching my bikes and cars being “driven” like it was an episode of The Simpsons.
More Customization for vehicles
Crystal Coat and TwinTone features were introduced in Patch 2.2. For anyone who needs a reminder: CrystalCoat lets you change the color of the headlights, inner side, and outer side of the car. Basically, the whole visuals of the car. This feature also masks your car out of sight while being chased by the police. Fooling them and lowering your NCPD Wanted level.
CrystalCoat was previously available on sports and luxury cars only, but 2.3 changes this with new vehicles being compatible with the CrystalCoat technology. Including lower-end models. However, heavily modified models like nomad and job-related vehicles are not compatible with it.
TwinTone is a feature that allows you to scan and replicate paint jobs of other vehicles around you. It is now available for a total of 32 cars and bikes.
Expanded Photo Mode Options and New Bugs
More options have been added to Photo Mode, including 27 new NPCs, changing the outfits of said NPCs, a time/weather control tab, and a tab that allows us to create our own custom filters.
However, none of these changes are as memorable as the new bug (or feature?) that lets you eliminate enemies with Photo Mode.
Entering Photo Mode when being close to enemies and changing the time of day makes the NPCs disappear. Not just from the photo, but from the actual game.
I was able to replicate it multiple times, and it worked 80% of the time.
First, I engaged the NCPD in combat and rammed through them with my vehicle.
Then, I enter Photo Mode, turn Depth of Field off, and then change the time of day. You can notice that the cops in the first picture are not present in the other two.
Then simply exit Photo Mode. Your wanted level remains the same, but the enemies are now gone. Photo Mode bugs usually don’t bother me that much, but this one makes it very hard to take good combat photos and impacts the gameplay negatively.
These are the exact steps that I used to replicate the bug:
1. Engage in combat
2. Get close to one or multiple enemy NPCs
3. Enter Photo Mode
4. Turn Depth of Field OFF
5. Change the time of the day abruptly
I really hope they fix it soon, something like this shouldn’t exist in the game for too long.
Update 2.3 Full Patch Notes
Vehicles
Added 4 new vehicles, including several Side Jobs tied to acquiring them:
- Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru
Reward from a new side job (to unlock, complete The Hunt and The Beast In Me).
An additional side job unlocks the CrystalCoat™ feature for it.
- Rayfield Caliburn “Mordred”
Reward from a new side job (to unlock, complete The Beast in Me: Badlands, The Beast in Me: Santo Domingo, Transmission, and Search and Destroy).
- Yaiba ASM-R250 Muramasa
Reward from a new side job (to unlock, purchase 1 Yaiba vehicle, purchase at least 3 vehicles through AUTOFIXER, and complete Reported Crime: You Play with Fire…).
If you fail the side job, the vehicle can later be purchased through AUTOFIXER.
- Chevillon Legatus 450 Aquila
Available for purchase on AUTOFIXER.
- Introducing AutoDrive! This cutting-edge, autonomous driving feature will take you to your chosen destination (i.e. job objective or placed pin on the map). If you have no set destination, it will take you on a leisurely ride through the streets of Night City. Simply hop in any of your vehicles, make sure you’re on a road, and hold H (PC) / Left Stick (consoles) to activate. This feature is disabled when you enter combat or when your vehicle is heavily damaged.
- Implemented Cinematic Camera for AutoDrive. Hold Q (PC) / D-Pad Right (consoles) to activate. Sit back and enjoy cinematic views of Night City as you cruise toward your destination.
- Self-driving Delamain cabs are now available on demand! Simply open the menu to call vehicles, then select “Delamain Cab” from the list to request a ride. This feature unlocks after completing the job Don’t Lose Your Mind (regardless of outcome) and receiving a message from Delamain.
- Rayfield’s CrystalCoat™ is now available for vehicles from partner brands, including motorcycles. Additionally, the infamous hacker known as Cosmetic_Troll exploited a vulnerability and created a cracked version of Rayfield’s CrystalCoat™ technology for lower-end vehicles. Please note, however, that some models do not support the technology, such as heavily modded nomad vehicles and job-related vehicles.
- Fixed an issue where unique color schemes did not work properly on the Mizutani Shion MZ1 and MZ2.
- Fixed an issue where unique color scheme could not be applied properly to the Villefort Deleon “Vindicator”.
Photo Mode
- Added 27 new NPCs that can be spawned in Photo Mode, including Rita Wheeler, the Cassel twins, fixers, Dum Dum, the iguana, Brendan, and more.
- You can now switch between alternative outfits for NPCs spawned in Photo Mode.
- You can now switch between V’s saved Wardrobe outfits in Photo Mode.
- Added a confirmation pop-up when exiting Photo Mode to prevent accidental exits after setting up the perfect shot.
- Added more customization options to the Look-At Camera feature, including an option for only the character’s eyes to turn toward the camera instead of their entire body.
- Added multiple new stickers and frames, including iconic quotes and stylish overlays that let you turn your screenshots into Night City postcards – perfect for sharing memories from the City of Dreams.
- Improved Depth of Field and moved it to the Camera tab.
- Added a new Color Balance tab, allowing you to create your own custom filters.
Quality of Life & Accessibility
The game will now detect if the player is using inverted mouse button settings and automatically adjusts in-game button prompts accordingly.
Added an option to toggle aiming down sights in Settings → Controls.
Jobs & Open World
- Cyberpsycho Sighting: Bloody Ritual – the “Crack the ritualist’s shard” objective now properly disappears from the Journal after completing the objective.
- Sex on Wheels – now properly appears in the Journal after receiving the message from Jake Estevez.
- Shot by Both Sides – fixed an issue where selecting a specific dialogue option in the conversation with Bree created a nameless, iconless item in the player’s Inventory.
- Shot by Both Sides – fixed an issue where the button to go to the lower level didn’t appear on the elevator panel.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where, when using a controller in Trauma Drama, the controllable character would default to shooting upwards instead of forward.
- Players can now drop more Cyberware Capacity Shards if some within the intended drop limit were previously missed.
- Fixed an issue causing automatic weapons to fire slower than intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Official BARGHEST Tac Vest didn’t drop from the scripted Airdrop as intended.
- The level 60 Engineer perk no longer activates the EMP blast outside of combat or after entering a vehicle.
- Added an option to replay the gameplay tutorial at any time via Settings → Controls.
Miscellaneous
- Added an option to tell Johnny to go away after you look at him for a short while when he appears in the passenger seat. He takes the hint and disappears as a passenger for a couple days.
- Fixed an issue where the sound of V’s Radioport could be randomly interrupted by the Radioports of nearby NPCs.
- Fixed an issue where History by Gazelle Twin and Trash Generation played too loudly compared to other songs on the radio.
- Improved the HDR Setting screen: fixed the HDR calibration preview so it correctly reflects the chosen settings, and clarified the description of the “Tone-Mapping Midpoint” setting.
- Updated the End User Licence Agreement. You will be asked to accept it again when you load the game after updating.
- Fixed several visual issues with missing, clipping, or floating textures.
- Fixed several localization issues in various languages.
PC-specific
- Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 for compatible AMD GPUs. IMPORTANT: The FSR 4 option will not be available in the in-game settings until the supporting AMD driver is installed. Please note that the driver will be released at a later date.
- Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Frame Generation 3.1 for compatible hardware. It can now be used in combination with any upscaler.
- Added support for Intel XeSS 2.0, with XeSS Frame Generation available on compatible hardware.
- Added support for HDR10+ GAMING certified Intel GPUs. To enable this feature, your display must support the technology (Find My Display) and have “Game Mode” enabled. The HDR10+ GAMING toggle can be found in Settings in the Video tab.
- Fixed an issue where the DLSS Super Resolution Preset would invisibly revert from the CNN model to the Transformer model after restarting the game, even though the UI still displayed the CNN model as active.
- Added more detailed information to the DLSS Super Resolution Preset tooltip in Settings to help players choose the best option for their setup.
- Added the ability to move the mouse cursor to a different display while in Windowed Borderless mode.
- Increased the maximum save size from 12 MB to 15 MB.
- It will now be possible to rebind the key used to jump out of vehicles with the Stuntjock perk.
Console-specific
- Added VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Fixed an issue where foliage was not properly affected by weather conditions on PlayStation 5.
