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Cyberpunk 2077
Beginner's Guide and FAQ
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This is Game8's beginner's guide to Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Learn everything you need to know to get into the game, and best tips and strategies for starting out on the right foot.
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Beginner's Guide and FAQ
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In the sections below, we'll answer your burning questions, like whether you should buy weapons at stores, how to make money fast, what difficulty setting you should choose, and more.
If you're looking for useful advice for first-time players, but don't want the story spoiled and want room to think for yourself, this simple guide will answer your basic questions.
What Weapons Should I Use?
Use High-DPS Weapons You Currently Have
As long as you're playing on Normal Mode or below, the weapons your enemies drop which fall on the high-DPS end of the spectrum will be enough to carry you through the main story.
It's better to save your money for expensive Cyberware and Vehicles, so you're better off avoiding buying weapons at a store.
You'll find weapons which are just as capable or even moreso by simply completing quests.
What Clothing and Armor Should I Wear?
Use Clothing with Appropriate Stats
Some clothes will give the player bonus stats. Just like weapons, save the ones you find with ideal stats and sell the weaker ones for quick cash.
How Can I Get More Money?
Sell the Weapons You Don’t Need
The best currently-known methods for getting money are selling your recovered weapons and completing Side Jobs.
As long as you don't make too many excessive purchases, simply selling the equipment you pick up from defeated enemies will be enough for making it through the main story.
How Should I Spend My Attribute Points?
Raise Intelligence and Technical Ability to 6
Though the battle-focused stats such as Body and Reflexes grant useful boosts, there's few cases where you'll have a seriously hard time proceeding just because these stats are too low. In general, you can get similar boosts by simply finding weapons and equipment with better stats.
Intelligence and Technical Ability, on the other hand, provide bonuses that can't be obtained otherwise. Intelligence will let you use quickhacks on almost any computer, while 6 points in Technical Ability is enough to allow you disarm mines when the option appears.
Other than that, it's good to keep a few skill points on hand – you never know when you'll suddenly need a boost in a specific skill tree.
How Should I Spend My Perk Points?
Go for the Basics First, Then Follow Your Gut
Perks which provide quality of life improvements like Pack Mule, which increases carrying capacity by 60, and True Grit, which increases max Stamina by 30%, are the highest priority to get at the start.
After that, it's fine to buy Perks which best match your playstyle.
What Difficulty Settings Should I Choose?
Easy or Normal Is Best
On your first run-through of the game, it's best to learn the ropes with an easier difficulty setting. It's possible to change the difficulty setting at any time during the story, so if you find that you're ready to up the ante, you can always crank up the dial later on.
Higher difficulties can impede players' ability to appreciate the story on their first time experiencing it, so it's better not to push it.
Difficulty Settings and How to Change
How Do the Lifepaths Affect the Story
Only Changes the First Quest
Despite all the hype about the three possible Lifepaths, this decision only changes the first quest of the game and one Side quest specific for each Lifepath. The side quest do not offer much in terms of story but does have some rewards with one Lifepath having an exclusive car.
Other than that, there are some extra conversation choices based on your Lifepath which have no effect on the overall story. In short, your Lifepath does not affect the main story in any significant way, so feel free to choose whichever you like.
What Should You Do if Chased by the Police?
Go Far Away and Wait for the Map To Change Color
Sometimes, you will be chased by police - either because you fought in public, entered a cordoned-off area, or some other reason. When this happens, you'll simply need to get as far away as possible and wait until the red coloring on the Map disappears.
You'll get a Star when you commit a crime, and if you commit a crime when you already have a Star, the number of Stars will increase and it will become even harder to resolve the issue. Try to lay low and avoid getting even deeper into hot water.
Why Am I Wanted After Killing a Criminal?
Innocent Bystander Likely Got Mixed In
If the police are chasing you after simply killing a criminal targeted in a quest, it's likely that an unrelated innocent person got caught up in the gunfire, or hit by a grenade. This can be a nuisance, so it's better to use melee weapons in town to decrease the risk of this occurring.
Is There a Trick to Driving?
Slow Down When Turning Corners
Though the first-person view is the default for driving, it's easier when switching to the third-person view. This gives the player to get a wider field of view, allowing you to be more attentive to your surroundings.
The R2 button (on PS4) will allow you to adjust your speed depending on how much your push the button down. If you go too fast, you'll go out of control when turning, so keep at a reasonable speed and you'll be able to navigate more easily.
Where Can I Buy Cyberware?
Go to Ripperdocs in Each District
Ripperdocs can be found in each District, each of which will sell a specific set of Cyberware. You can find Ripperdocs by looking at the in-game Map, so try hopping to a few Ripperdocs and see what's on the menu.
Ripperdoc Locations and Cyberware List
Summary
That's it for our Beginner's Guide and For Cyberpunk 2077. Of course, there's much more detail possible on each of these points, but as long as you have these basics down pat, you'll be able to enjoy the game without significant problems.
If there are any questions you would really like answered that we missed in our guide, leave us a comment and we'll get back to you with the answer!
Cyberpunk 2077 Related Links
All Tips and Tricks Guides
2.0 and Phantom Liberty Guides
- How to Get Vehicles for Free
- All Phantom Liberty Endings
- How to Get the Tower Ending
- How to Get the King of Swords Ending
- How to Get the King of Wands Ending
- How to Get the King of Pentacles Ending
- How to Get the King of Cups Ending
- How to Purchase Vehicles
- How to Get Capacity Shards
- How to Play Trauma Drama and Rewards
- Should You Help Songbird or Reed?
- How Long To Wait for Songbird
Character Building
- Character Creation Guide
- Best Starting Attributes
- Best Perks by Playstyle
- How to Get Perk Points Quickly
- How to Level Up Fast
- Weapon Customization Guide
- How to Respec
- Which Gender to Choose?
Gameplay Guides
- Beginner's Guide
- Battle System and How to Fight
- How to Get Money (Eddies) Fast
- How to Raise Street Cred
- Missables and Unrepeatable Events
- Stealth Guide
- Hacking and Breach Protocol Guide
- List of Free Cars and Locations
- How to Drive Cars and Bikes
- How to Escape the Police
- How to Avoid Being Hacked
- How to Store Items
- Double Jump or Super Jump?
- Ripperdoc Locations and Cyberware List
- List of Tarot Cards and Locations
- How to Increase Carrying Capacity
- How to One-Shot Every Enemy
- Where To Find Skill Shards
- Where To Find Perk Shards
- How To Duplicate Items
- Which Weapons and Clothing to Keep?
- Bounty Hunting
- List of Radio Stations
- Skill Progression Tier List
- Is Dual Wielding Possible?
- List of Missable Quests and Side Gigs
- All Missable Weapons
- How to Get Carrying Capacity Shards
Best Gear Guides
Story Completion
- How to Start the Phantom Liberty DLC
- All Game Endings and How to Unlock
- How to Get The Devil Ending
- How to Get The Temperance Ending
- How to Get The Star Ending
- How to Get The Sun Ending
- How to Get the Secret Ending
- Romance Guide
- How to Get 100% Clear
- Best Side Jobs to Complete
- How to Get All Johnny Clothes
- All Choices and Effects
Just for Fun
- How to Play the Doom Easter Egg
- List of Hairstyles
- Easter Eggs and Cameos
- Console Commands and Cheats
- The Sixth Attribute
- Joytoy Locations
- New Apartment Locations and How to Unlock
- Slang Explained: Dictionary of Night City Street Talk
- How to Get Nibbles the Cat Pet
- All Binocular Locations
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