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Cyberpunk 2077
The Pickup Quest Walkthrough and Rewards
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This is a walkthrough for The Pickup, a Main Quest in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to learn the best choices, tips and strategies for the quest, and all available rewards.
| Previous Quest | Current Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|---|
| The Ride | The Pickup | The Heist |
The Pickup Overview
| Quest Type | Main |
|---|---|
| Act | Act 1 |
| Quest No. | 5 |
| Lifepath | All |
How to Unlock The Pickup
| Quest Unlock Conditions | Complete The Ride. |
|---|
The Pickup Walkthrough
Video Walkthrough and Guide
In this guide, we get the chip from Meredith, give them the bugged chip, rescue Brick, and fight our way out of the factory.
The Pickup Quest Objectives
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
 All Choices for The Pickup Note: The following walkthrough covers two of the main paths through the quest The Pickup. Be aware that other choices are available, but this guide will give the main steps for a path where Stout will succeed, and another where Gilchrist will succeed. |
|
| 1 |   (Optional)Call Militech Agent Meredith Stout▶Take or Refuse the Credchip? |
| 2 |  (Optional) Remove Malware From the Credchip ▶Should You Hack the Credchip? |
| 3 |  Meet with Jackie |
| 4 |  Get to main production floor of All Foods |
| 5 |  Talk to the Maelstromers▶Should You Tell Jackie to Sit Down? |
All Foods Routes
Side with Maelstrom
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Make a Deal With Cracked Credchip and Fight Militech▶Make a Deal with Royce |
| 2 |  Defeat the Militech agents |
| 3 |  Follow Dum Dum |
| 4 |  Defeat the Militech Agents |
| 5 |  Speak to Anthony Gilchrist |
| 6 |  Call up Dex to finish the quest. |
Side with Militech
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Buy Flathead With Infected Credchip ▶Make a Deal with Royce |
| 2 |  Defeat the Maelstrommers (fails "Talk to Maelstromers")▶Shoot or Do Not Shoot Royce |
| 3 |  Take the Flathead▶How to Free Brick |
| 4 |  Escape from All Foods |
| 5 | Talk to Dex |
(Optional) Free Brick
Freeing Brick will allow him to side with you during a later side quest - Second Conflict. He will be located in a cell in the factory between two office spaces.
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Unlock His Cell Through the Laptop |
| 2 |  Disarm the trap |
| 3 |  Talk to Brick |
The Pickup Rewards
EXP and Street Cred
Players obtain EXP and Street Cred for completing missions. Levelling up rewards you with Attribute Points and Skill Points which can be used to unlock Perks. Street Cred allows players to unlock higher tier weapons and cyberware at vendors throughout Night City.
Obtainable Items
| Item | How to Get |
|---|---|
 Chaos
|
This pistol can be found on Royce's body if you kill him and side with Militech. |
The Pickup Choices and Best Choice
Choices Flow Chart
The Pickup has many approaches you can take, so it's highly recommended that you check this flow chart to ensure you get the outcome you are looking for.
Best Choice
The best path to take through The Pickup depends on which rewards you want to obtain during the quest and in the future. From there it's best to check the choices flow chart to make sure that you fulfill the conditions for the desired outcome.
| Outcome | Correct Choice |
|---|---|
| Iconic Pistol Chaos | Shoot Royce or side with Militech |
| Iconic Revolver Doom Doom | Side with Maelstrom and complete Second Conflict. You will find the gun on Dum Dum's corpse. |
| Synapse Burnout Quickhack | Hack the Credchip and copy the malware |
| Meredith Stout wins, Unlocking Venus in Furs | Side with Militech and give Maelstrom the infected Credchip. |
Take or Refuse the Credchip
| Choice | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Get Credchip | Talking with Meredith Stout will give you the choice of accepting or refusing a credchip with enough eddies to strike a deal with Maelstrom. This credchip, however, has malware on it which you can choose to remove or not remove. Removing the malware or warning Royce that the chip has a virus and then striking a deal with the Maelstroms will result in you fighting against Militech instead. |
| Don't Get/Refuse Credchip | If you don't meet with Meredith Stout or if you refuse the credchip with malware from her, the only two options left to you will be to pay for the Flathead with your own money, or to have a shootout with the Maelstromers. Since it is unlikely that you'll have 10,000 eddies with you at this point, the mission will almost always end up as a gun fight against the Maelstromers. |
Hack the Credchip
| Choice | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Remove Malware | Removing the Malware will allow you to use the credchip without any problems, siding with Maelstrom during the mission and causing you to fight Militech. |
| Copy Malware | If you instead choose to copy the Malware, it will remain in the credchip and grant the player the quickhack Synapse Burnout. Players will end up fighting with Maelstrom after this, and Meredith Stout will greet you after the quest. |
Tell Jackie to Sit Down
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Tell Jackie to Sit Down | At the beginning of the meeting with Maelstrom, you will have the option to calm Jackie by telling him to sit down on the couch when the Maelstromers are forcing him to do so. This option will continue the conversation and allow you to make a deal with the Maelstromers. |
| Don't Tell Jackie to Sit Down | Choosing not to tell Jackie to sit down will bring you into a fight with the Maelstromers. In this scenario you will end up having to fight Royce in a mech in the final room. In this case Stout will win over Gilchrist. |
Make A Deal With Royce
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Make a Deal With Cracked Credchip | If you wipe the malware from the credchip or warn Royce that the credchip has a virus, you can choose to pay off Malestrom instead of fighting them or stealing the Flathead. You will instead have to escape All Foods while being attacked by Militech soldiers. If you take this route, you will find out from Anthony Gilchrist that Meredith Stout is dead and that he sent the Militech soldiers. |
| Make a Deal With Infected Credchip | Not wiping the malware from the chip and making a deal with Maelstrom will result in a shootout with Maelstrom, and you will have to fight Royce in a mech in the final room. This results in Meredith Stout winning over Gilchrist. |
| Buy Flathead With Your Own Money | Making a deal with Royce and paying for the Flathead with your own money will result in Gilchrist winning over Stout. |
Shoot or Do Not Shoot Royce
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Shoot Royce | Choosing to shoot Royce during the coversation will begin a fight with the Maelstromers but since Royce is dead, you won't need to fight Royce in a mech in the final room. In this scenario, Stout wins over Gilchrist. |
| Do Not Shoot Royce | If you do not shoot Royce, you will be able to follow through with the transaction, paying with whatever means you choose. If you side with Militech, you will have to fight Royce later on. |
Tips and Strategies
Nomad Specific Options
Look through the laptops in the All Foods factory and you will find a message from Gilchrist to the Maelstrommers. This is incriminating evidence of Gilchrists treason that can be reported to Meredith only if you have chosen the Nomad lifepath. Doing so will reward you with a crate of Militech gear sent to your apartment in the beginning of the second act.
Use Grenades
If you get into the firefight with the Maelstromers and choose to fight, grenades deal plenty of damage to multiple targets
Possible Ending Bug
At the end of the mission, when you exit the building, you'll find that corpos surrounding the building. If Jackie is not outside with you and remains in the building, one of the corpos will block your way from accessing him, rendering the Talk to Jackie objective undoable.
A possible way to circumvent this is by not rushing out to talk to whoever is outside, waiting for Jackie to follow you. If he's in the doorway and is stuck there, it's possible to talk to him at a certain angle.
How to Defeat Royce
Destroy His Battery
Royce's mech has an intelligent shield that negates damage when hit. One of the ways to disable it is to destroy the battery at the back of his suit by shooting at it or using grenades. Alternatively, you can sneak up to him and disable the battery with a takedown.
Bladerunner Perk
| Bladerunner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
| Attribute | Technical Ability | ||
| Skill Tree | Engineering | ||
| Activation | Passive | ||
| Unlocked At | Level 9 in Technical Ability Attribute | ||
The perk Bladerunner increases your damage against mechanical enemies, like Royce.
Bladerunner Perk Effects and How to Unlock
Quickhacks
There are three types of quickhacks that are effective against Royce.
- Overheat, which causes damage over time.
- Weapon Glitch will stagger Royce, giving an opening simiilar to his Reload Stance.
- Short Circuit deals a burst of damage to Royce.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Related Guides
All Main Quest Guides
Act 1
| No. | Quest | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Streetkid | The Nomad | The Corpo-Rat | |||
| 2 | The Rescue | |||||
| 3 | The Ripperdoc | |||||
| 4 | The Ride | |||||
| 5 | The Information | The Pickup | ||||
| 6 | The Heist | |||||
Act 2
Act 3
1.5*: Only available in the Secret Ending
Phantom Liberty Main Quests
All Quest Types
| Quest Types | ||
|---|---|---|
 Main Quests |
 Side Quests |
|
 Gigs |
 NCPD Hustles |
|
Comment
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Anonymus about 1 year
Anonymus about 1 yearCyperpunk 2077, v2.12. Accepted Stout's offer (took the chip), wiped malware, got to All Foods. During conversation Royce tilted about deal with Brick, I chose "screw old deal, lets strike new", chose to use Militech's chip. Couple lines after there was timed line with [12 Str] option to subdue Royce, I picked this one, fought Maelstrom. On the way to the exit found papers proving Gilchrist is the mole and freed Brick. Upon exit, Gilchrist appeared w/o Stout; Stout don't respond to phone hauls.
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This walkthrough was super helpful! The Pickup quest can be a bit tricky with all the choices, but this guide made it easy to follow. I also liked how it explained the different rewards depending on your decisions. Great job!