In Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.2 we get new vehicles and lots of customizations for them as well as for V, redesigned Photo Mode and many other smaller tweaks to allow you to “express yourself”.
CD Projekt RED was supposed to have ended development and support for Cyberpunk 2077 long ago. Yet, they continue to support the game with new updates and not just hotfixes, but new features as well.
In 2.2 we will see a lot of functionality that was previously available through mods added natively into the game. This means console players will be able to enjoy them too!
This isn’t new for CD Projekt RED with 2.0 being the biggest mods acquisition and adaptation update to date. They had a similar approach with the Next Gen version for The Witcher 3.
Like almost all major updates in the past few years, after the “we have to fix our broken game” era, every patch has a theme. As Pavel Sasko stated it himself on the livestream announcing 2.2 earlier today, the theme for 2.2 is to allow you to “express yourself”.
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Update 2.2 Availability
Update 2.2 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.
The patch is rather large, but this has been the norm with Cyberpunk 2077 almost always. 2.2 on GOG is ~82 GB. For Xbox it is reportedly more than two times smaller, at ~36 GB. We don’t have yet data for what the size would be on PlayStation.
This update is developed in collaboration with Virtuos, a studio dedicated to supporting movie and game studios. Over the last twenty years, the studio has worked on renowned titles like Halo Infinite, The Callisto Protocol, Horizon: Zero Dawn/Forbidden West, League of Legends, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and many more.
New Vehicles
Ten new vehicles are available for purchase from the Autofixer shop. These are popular models that were not available to the players before. You can now purchase and own them in the game. Below is the full list:
- Mizutani Shion MZ1
- Mizutani Shion Targa MZT
- Thorton Galena GA32t
- Thorton Colby CST40
- Archer Quartz EC-L r275
- Quadra Type-66 640 TS
- Quadra Type-66 680 TS
- Mizutani Hozuki MH2
- Villefort Deleon V410-S Coupe (Phantom Liberty only)
- Mahir Supron FS3-T (Phantom Liberty only)
We have an dedicated overview of the ten new vehicles in Update 2.2. And we have also included all of them in our complete catalog to all vehicles in Cyberpunk 2077.
New Vehicle Customization Options
Two new major tools, CrystalCoat and TwinTone, were added to the game from popular mods that will allow you to further customize your own cars. Johnny’s presence will also be more… present while you drive around Night City.
All vehicles that can use the CrystalCoat and TwinTone are marked on Autofixer terminal with a spray icon on the top left corner, so you know they have additional customization options.
This is also shown in your vehicle list. For example, in the following image of my available cars, only one has the CrystalCoat feature. The icon is very small but still noticeable.
Customizations for new vehicles are only available for player cars. If you “borrow” a car from someone else on the street, you will not have the option to customize its color scheme, regardless of the vehicle’s model.
CrystalCoat
Developed by Rayfield in the game and initially designed and available only on their own brand cars, the CrystalCoat technology spreads onto other sports and luxury brands now as well:
Apart from the visual appeal of the tech, you will be able to utilize it in-game to mask your car out of sight while being chased by the police. This will fool them and lower your NCPD Wanted level.
You can change the color of the headlights, inner side, and outer side of the car. If for any reason the combination is not what you expected, simply reset it.
For vehicles with paint jobs that include any sort of stripe, the car’s inner side is considered the stripe while the outer side affects the remaining color of the car. The following example shows how this interaction works.
If you decide that a color combination is worth saving, simply save it. It will appear on the right panel until you delete it.
It’s important to know that if the vehicle receives enough damage, the CrystalCoat will be disabled. Minor scratches won’t cause this but crashing and bullets will certainly do so.
I encountered a bug where the CrystalCoat option would not be available on cars that met the requirements, this was solved by just exiting the car and getting in again.
TwinTone
The TwinTone is a Kiroshi design in-game that allows you to scan and replicate paint jobs of other vehicles around you. Generic Colors can be applied to all your cars while specific ones are reserved for just one model.
Scan a nearby vehicle and go to the Twintone tab. If the color is available it will display the cost of this purchase.
Once you pay for it, it will be added to the TwinTone database. In my case, since I already had another color scheme saved it was placed in the second slot.
If you do this with the exact models of the car you are currently driving it will be an exact copy. I wish we could use this feature to confuse the NCPD, how funny would that be?
Johnny in the Car
Inspired (or maybe in direct collaboration with?) by a popular mod, in Update 2.2 you will see Johnny Silverhand spawn in the car while you drive around Night City. This feature becomes available after Act I of the game (after you “meet” Johnny).
There are several limitations and requirements for Johnny to be able to spawn. He may appear next to you on the front passenger seat or on the back. This seems somewhat randomized.
Johnny will not appear when you are in combat or when you are on an important mission where he is otherwise involved.
Johnny will usually spawn while you are freely roaming the streets looking for trouble or opportunities to earn more additional Street Cred. He will not be very active, and you shouldn’t expect new and unique dialogue with him while driving.
SmartFrames
SmartFrames are digital pictures placed in your apartments. These frames can be customized with your in-game photos.
All you have to do is click the SmartFrame and a panel with all your pictures will display on the right side.
Simply choose your favorite picture, it could be a car, your love interest, or whatever you want.
Redesigned Photo Mode
Photo Mode has been redesigned, and a lot of new features were added, expanded and improved:
- Drone Camera is now a free camera instead of an orbital camera centered around V.
- Increased camera range.
- Full Collision (ON/OFF) – determines whether the camera respects in-game object collisions.
- Lock Camera (ON/OFF) – locks the camera to avoid misclicking and ruining the frame.
- Precise Camera (ON/OFF) – slows the camera down for easier aiming.
- Aspect Ratio (PC-only. Custom-resolution screenshots are not available on consoles. Console systems can only export images in the standard 16:9 format.)
- Characters tab: Spawn up to 3 NPCs for your photo, with a list of over 20 characters to choose from. You can adjust their expression, pose, and position.
- Lighting tab: Spawn and adjust light sources.
- Fixed the Depth of Field ghosting issue.
- Added an Effect Intensity slider.
Out of all this features, my favorite one is the ability to spawn some of the most iconic characters in our pictures. There are so many fun things to do.
However, I must point out that it feels clunky and limited. It is hard to properly position the characters even in big open areas and there is only one action pose available, but I have no doubt that this will be improved. Here’s Adam Smasher waiting impatiently for his food.
New Character Customizations
116 new character customizations are now accessible and available in the Character Creator tool. Previously the game offered about 200, which means that Update 2.2 alone added about 50% more.
Here is a list of the new customizations per category:
- 32 eye colors
- 18 lip makeup types
- 17 nail colors
- 10 cheek makeup types
- 16 eye makeup types
- 4 face scars
- 5 eyebrow shapes
- 4 face tattoos
- 2 body tattoos
- 8 cosmetic face cyberware options
Creating a character is something exciting for many people and tedious for poeple like myself. The new Character Randomizer is an easy way to make V look like a true citizen of Night City without having to spend an hour trying to find the perfect look.
Misc Changes and Improvements
Rephrased objectives for quests that tell you to wait a specific amount of time to progress. The game is designed in a way that doesn’t always allow players to simply skip in-game time to advance the objective, instead requiring them to continue playing to trigger the next event.
You will now be able to properly rebind W and S to different actions other than their default settings in the Vehicle category.
Optimized threading system to improve performance by up to 33% on Intel Arrow Lake based CPUs.
Unannounced in any patch notes, and buried here in this segment in our article (intentionally), we want to share with you the fact that there is a new secret scavenging hunt mission added to the game. CD PROJEKT RED partnered with Balatro to add 10 Joker sign locations that you have to discover in Night City.
Update 2.2 Full Patch Notes
Apart from the Highlights that we discussed above, in this section you can read the full patch notes for the more patch-typical fixes and improvements. These are the official patch notes for 2.2 from CD Projekt RED, but there are some secrets that we, the players are left to discover on our own as we play.
Quests & Open World
- Rephrased objectives for quests that tell you to wait a specific amount of time to progress. The game is designed in a way that doesn’t always allow players to simply skip in-game time to advance the objective, instead requiring them continue playing to trigger the next event.
- Cyberpsycho Sighting: Where the Bodies Hit the Floor – Fixed an issue where no shard could be found on the cyberpsycho’s body, blocking progress.
- Dream On – The Trauma Team AV on the roof will now be properly hidden in stealth mode.
- Heroes – Fixed an issue where the quest, despite being completed, could remain marked as incomplete in the Journal with the optional objectives “Talk to Padre” and “Talk to the Valentinos.”
Phantom Liberty-Specific
- Balls to the Wall – Fixed an issue where it was impossible to exit the elevator and talk to Yuri because of an invisible wall.
- Firestarter – Fixed an issue where fast travel could be blocked if the player saved the game soon after exiting Reed’s car.
- Gig: Waiting for Dodger – After being freed, Bill and Charles will now be more mindful of their driving and avoid running over Dodger’s goons, preventing any unnecessary combat.
- Hi Ho Silver Lining – The VIP section in the Heavy Hearts club will now be accessible to players who couldn’t meet with Mr. Hands due to a keycard being required to use the elevator.
- I’ve Seen That Face Before – The garage door preventing players from reaching the meeting point will now be open.
- Run This Town – The elevator in the Heavy Hearts club is now back in service, so V can finally meet with Mr. Hands.
- Somewhat Damaged – Fixed an issue where the prompt to unplug the cables from the Neural Network system was missing.
- The Killing Moon – Fixed the issue of a wall blocking the path when carrying Songbird to the shuttle.
Gameplay
- Fixed one of the katana finisher animations so that it properly decapitates enemies.
- Iconic Synapse Burnout and Iconic System Collapse quickhacks will now be properly affected by the RAM cost reduction buff.
- The icons for Tier 5+ and 5++ Behavioral Imprint-synced Faceplate will now be visible on the HUD while driving.
- Fixed an issue causing the Synaptic Accelerator to stay active indefinitely if the player is detected while not in combat.
- The car horn will no longer honk when the player reloads a weapon during vehicle combat while playing with a controller.
- Fixed an issue where the NCPD could stop functioning properly after V engages in a shootout in Pacifica between the Voodoo Boys and Trauma Team.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where TV program sound was muted or too quiet.
- Fixed an issue where CrystalCoat™did not apply properly after entering a vehicle.
- Due to popular demand, we’ve lowered the Trauma Drama high scores.
- Adjusted V’s mouth movement in various scenes, including the endings.
- Fixed the issue of voiceover cutoff during the Ebunike station announcement on NCART.
- Fixed ray-traced shadows for V in Photo Mode.
PC-Specific
- You will now be able to properly rebind W and S to different actions other than their default settings in the Vehicle category.
- Optimized threading system to improve performance by up to 33% on Intel Arrow Lake based CPUs.
- Added more Razer Chroma effects for some sections in Phantom Liberty and romance scenes.
