Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Compression Perk Effects and How to Unlock | Is Compression Worth It?

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Last updated on: September 23, 2023 03:25 AM

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This page is about the Compression Perk for Cyberpunk 2077. Learn about Compression's effects at each perk level, how to unlock Compression, and see if this perk is worth acquiring!

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Compression Removed in Update 2.0
Compression Overview
Compression Effects
Is Compression Worth It?
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Compression Removed in Update 2.0

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The Compression perk has been removed as of Update 2.0. The 2.0 update featured a massive perks overhaul that removed, rebalanced, or completely changed every old perk from the 1.6 Edgerunners Update and Base Game.

2.0 Perks and Skill Tree Guide

Compression Overview

Compression

Attribute	Intelligence
Skill Tree	Breach Protocol
Activation	Passive
Unlocked At	Level 20 in Intelligence Attribute

Compression Effects

Effects at Each Level

Level 1	Reduces the lengths of the sequences required to upload daemons by 1. Cannot be reduced below 2.

Is Compression Worth It?

Upgrade Priority (Ranking)
Reason	This will make Breach protocol much easier. And makes uploading more than 1 Daemon more viable.

Perk Tier List

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All Intelligence Perks

Breach Protocol

Big Sleep	Mass Vulnerability	Almost In!
Advanced Datamine	Mass Vulnerability: Resistances	Extended Network Interface
Datamine Mastermind	Turret Shutdown	Total Recall
Turret Tamer	Datamine Virtuoso	Cloud Cache
Efficiency	Mass Vulnerability: Quickhacks	Totaler Recall
Head Start	Hackathon	Buffer Optimization
Compression	Transmigration

Quickhacking

Biosynergy	Bloodware	Forget-Me-Not
I Spy	Hacker's Manual	Weak Link
Daisy Chain	Signal Support	Subliminal Message
Diffusion	Mnemonic	School of Hard Hacks
Plague	Critical Error	Hacker Overlord
Anamnesis	Bartmoss' Legacy	Master Ram Liberator

All Attributes and Perks

Attributes and Perk Skill Trees
Body	Athletics	Annihilation		Street Brawler
Reflexes	Assault	Handguns		Blades
Intelligence	Breach Protocol		Quickhacking
Technical Ability	Engineering		Crafting
Cool	Ninjutsu		Cold Blood

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