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Wake up, samurai. Eight years after it was first announced, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here, and the keys to Night City are yours. It's time to steal some gear, see some chooms, and maybe take in a braindance or two – we won't judge.

But if you want to make sure you don't end up with a bullet in your brain on your first day, we've got some initial tips to help you get accustomed to Night City and set you on your way to becoming the legend you're destined to be. Come on, kid. We've got a city to burn.



Choose your past, change your future
We're not going to tell you how to customize your character or where to put your Attribute Points – that's your choice. But we would recommend giving each of the three Lifepaths a try before getting too deep into the story.

When making your hero, you can choose from the Nomad, Street Kid, and Corpo Lifepaths, each one opening up new opportunities through unique dialogue options and different perspectives on missions.

For example, near the start of the game, you'll be tasked with getting your hands on some tech from the Maelstrom gang, who stole the hardware from Militech. If you're playing as a Corpo, you'll know all about Militech's inner workings, and could convince them to support you in retrieving the tech without having to fight your way in or pay out of your own pocket.



And while we don't want to spoil any real surprises further down the line, it's worth checking out each of the Lifepath's prologue missions to get a sense of your character's motivation and background before you completely commit to the role.

The missions take around half an hour each, and they all lead to the main mission route. But they'll also give you an insight into the motivation behind each version of V, so you can really connect with your created hero and truly understand what's pushing them forward throughout your stay in Night City.

Give every skill a chance
You may already have an idea what kind of person you want to be in Night City – maybe you're a stealthy hacker, a slippery assassin, or just a brute who loves punching gonks in the face. But you probably don't want to put all your eggs in one basket right at the start.



Try a few different playstyles in the first few hours – experiment with Perks, mess around with each type of gun available, hack everything you see, and maybe take the quieter route in a gig or two. Not only will you get a feel for everything Cyberpunk 2077 has to offer, but you'll also level up a variety of Skills – pistol kills level up your Handgun Skill, for example, while silently taking out enemies will put points into your Stealth level. You'll also grab some bonus Perk Points to spend the way you choose once you hit certain Skill levels. Win-win!

Scan everything and visit Drop Points regularly
When you're first starting out, money can be a little hard to come by. But Night City is littered with other people's junk, and there's always someone out there willing to take it off your hands in exchange for some cold, hard eddies.

Even if you're not the most observant person, your augmented eyes will be happy to assist. Scan every room you go into and you'll not only see new things to hack and where the hostiles are hanging out but also all the trash you can pick up on your way through.



This can also be useful when everyone in a room is dead or incapacitated, as you'll get a better idea of which bodies still have loot on them, and if the items you're stealing are worth the inventory space. You can disassemble loot for crafting components or sell it at the Drop Points. Be sure to visit them regularly before and after missions as you don't want to end up over-encumbered and struggling to move because you swiped one too many cigarette packets.

Check your stash – and your wardrobe
When you first arrive at your apartment early in the game, your first instinct might be to jump straight into bed and sleep off the day you just had. But don't get cozy too soon, as there's plenty to see around your home.

Your top priority should be your stash, which you can use to deposit any guns you don't need yet but aren't willing to sell. As an added bonus, if you're playing Cyberpunk 2077 using GOG GALAXY app or have a copy of Gwent in your library, you'll find a few special items in there that will give you a much-needed armor boost – and they look pretty stylish to boot.



But don't ignore your wardrobe either. It's right next to the front door and has a handful of clothes already in there to add to your collection. Plus, if there's nothing in the pile that you feel like wearing, you can sell it at the Drop Point right outside your apartment. Easy money!

Hit the streets
You might be tempted to head straight into Night City and start on your main quests right away, but hold on for a minute there, hero. There's plenty to see and do outside of the big jobs, and there are a few benefits to taking in the sights to boot.

Bring up your map and you'll see a bunch of crimes you can help stop or Side Jobs you can take on, both of which will boost your Street Cred – which will unlock new Side Jobs and access to better weapons and cybernetic upgrades – and give you some valuable experience points when completed. You don't need to grind levels in Cyberpunk 2077, but it's never a bad idea to unlock a few Perks before heading into the bigger gigs.

It's also worth driving around aimlessly for a while, not only to take in the breathtaking sights of the city but also to unlock a few more fast travel points. Pass near one of these and it'll be unlocked forever, making moving around the vast districts of Night City a breeze – especially handy if you end up a few miles away from your next destination and you don't feel like driving.



With these first few basic tips under your belt, you're more than ready to take on Cyberpunk 2077. Now get out there, make some money, and start building up your Street Cred. We'll see you on the streets!
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Spamhappy much?

For future reference: please move conversations/questions about Cyberpunk 2077 to it's dedicated subforum:
www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk_2077

No need to give the mods a headache by dropping every fancy CP2077 idea into General.
450 Million earned in pre-sales. Congratulations CD Project Red and GOG.
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Crosmando: more like the Deus Ex sequels.
I was kind of expecting something like this, but didn't really get a chance to play last night (and don't think I will today either). Does it at least do a pretty good job at being a Deus Ex 'em up?
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B1tF1ghter: So then another "Watch Dogs (1) case"?
Maybe.. it feels like DLSS is trying to hard its ruining the experience if i run with RTX on... if i kill RTX film grain and turn DLSS on quality the textures are very sharp but I'm loosing all the lighting effects RTX affords. I cant run this without DLSS or my frames dip below 30 and it shutters. even 3080's are dropping frames that low. DLSS seems to be required.

It feels like they optimized for DLSS=ON and are using it like a crutch. Im hoping the performance issues get more patches and it all gets ironed out.
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thecrius: You forgot to add this couple of points to this wonderfully PR article:

- Crafting is an absolute mess, not worth spending a single perks point in it
- Money is so hard to come by you won't be able to buy anything really fancy but just the bare necessity

Great job in fucking 8 years of development, not even having these basic system working properly in an RPG.
Youre joking about the money, i got a s**t ton of cash by doing NCPD mission and crafting if just fine for me, you just have to learn how to use it.
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thecrius: You forgot to add this couple of points to this wonderfully PR article:

- Crafting is an absolute mess, not worth spending a single perks point in it
- Money is so hard to come by you won't be able to buy anything really fancy but just the bare necessity

Great job in fucking 8 years of development, not even having these basic system working properly in an RPG.
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DominusRex: Youre joking about the money, i got a s**t ton of cash by doing NCPD mission and crafting if just fine for me, you just have to learn how to use it.
Yeah - if you jump into gigs, opportunities and side quests they'll be rolling in it before they even finish the prologue...also not sure about the crafting - I'm having a blast decking out mad equipment relatively early on
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GOG.com: ...
Please move conversations/questions about Cyberpunk 2077 (or any other, specific game) to it's dedicated subforum:
https://www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk_2077

;-P
Post edited December 11, 2020 by ChrisSZ
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ChrisSZ: Imagine this text is blue:
Please move conversations/questions about Cyberpunk 2077 (or any other, specific game) to it's dedicated subforum:
https://www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk_2077

;-P
Well yes, but actually NO.

You're kidding right?
What are you - trying to wooosh people out of an official thread?
I would understand your concern if ALL conversations would drift off TOO MUCH.
But people here are talking more or less on-topic so far.
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B1tF1ghter: You're kidding right?
Indeed. I was ridiculing the bluetexts who arbitrarily lock CP2077-related threads with the same wording. Actually my post was directed at the OP.

I put the OP into quotes to make it more clear now. ;-P
Post edited December 11, 2020 by ChrisSZ
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Starkrun: 3:30 hours in I'm at the open world area, the city is massive and there is a lot to do. Tons of people but they are Ai driven fodder people generated on the fly, like grand theft auto. Core people can be talked too. I can see what hes saying but I expected this from a gta/deus ex clone. I've seen hundreds of different people and no one looked the same so its always been fresh and interesting so far.
This is not really much different than the witcher 3; though, instead of roaming monsters, you get roaming gangs shooting random people, including yourself!

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Starkrun: Major complaint would be the texture resolution on the player and npcs, they look so very bad, graphics feel downgraded to hell from all previous examples and videos we have seen. Almost like this was originally going to be OTS never FPS... people just look so bad, the rest looks decent. Really hope they do something because even maxing out all settings everyone looks terrible! The Witcher 3 has better looking people and NPCs which makes no sense as its on an older engine and a smaller game.
I haven't noticed that as much but this may be a streaming issue, maybe it will improve with later patches I would hope!
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B1tF1ghter: So then another "Watch Dogs (1) case"?
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Starkrun: Maybe.. it feels like DLSS is trying to hard its ruining the experience if i run with RTX on... if i kill RTX film grain and turn DLSS on quality the textures are very sharp but I'm loosing all the lighting effects RTX affords. I cant run this without DLSS or my frames dip below 30 and it shutters. even 3080's are dropping frames that low. DLSS seems to be required.

It feels like they optimized for DLSS=ON and are using it like a crutch. Im hoping the performance issues get more patches and it all gets ironed out.
I agree, the game does look noticeably better with DLSS off, but it's too slow for comfort even on my RTX 3090 in 1440p.
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Crosmando: I'm not sure I'd even call it an RPG. Seems less like Witcher 3 and more like the Deus Ex sequels.
From what I heard them say many times, including in the early development stages, that is sort of what they were aiming for in the first place: a story-driven Deus Ex type of first person "action-RPG".
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B1tF1ghter: You're kidding right?
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ChrisSZ: Indeed. I was ridiculing the bluetexts who arbitrarily lock CP2077-related threads with the same wording. Actually my post was directed at the OP.

I put the OP into quotes to make it more clear now. ;-P
They're right to do it, though. If you remember the Witcher 3 release, new users kept posting threads to the General forum from their newly installed Galaxy (which they viewed as a W3 client) with questions, often about in-game quests, without specifying the game or even that they were talking about a game.

(And regulars made fun of them in these threads, which could go for quite a while before someone would relent and direct the OP to the W3 subforum. Not a good first experience.)
Post edited December 11, 2020 by Starmaker
Please move conversations/questions about Cyberpunk 2077 (or any other, specific game) to it's dedicated subforum:
https://www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk_2077

Also, if you experience any bugs in the game, I would like to suggest to search for an answer/contact the developers of the game directly here:
https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?forums/cyberpunk.21/

If you encounter technical issues with GOG GALAXY or offline installers, please contact our technical support:
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?form=technical&product=galaxy
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ChrisSZ: Indeed. I was ridiculing the bluetexts who arbitrarily lock CP2077-related threads with the same wording. Actually my post was directed at the OP.

I put the OP into quotes to make it more clear now. ;-P
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Starmaker: They're right to do it, though. If you remember the Witcher 3 release, new users kept posting threads to the General forum from their newly installed Galaxy (which they viewed as a W3 client) with questions, often about in-game quests, without specifying the game or even that they were talking about a game.

(And regulars made fun of them in these threads, which could go for quite a while before someone would relent and direct the OP to the W3 subforum. Not a good first experience.)
They are not even remotely right if people talk about topic in thread created by GOG (like this one where people talk about CP2077 in CP2077 thread created BY GOG).

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amok: Please move conversations/questions about Cyberpunk 2077 (or any other, specific game) to it's dedicated subforum:
https://www.gog.com/forum/cyberpunk_2077

Also, if you experience any bugs in the game, I would like to suggest to search for an answer/contact the developers of the game directly here:
https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?forums/cyberpunk.21/

If you encounter technical issues with GOG GALAXY or offline installers, please contact our technical support:
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?form=technical&product=galaxy
I know your post is probably a joke but for the offchance it's not - you are making is seem like you have ties with GOG - and impersonating GOG personel is a forum conduct violation :P
Just saying.
Peace.