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Hacker's Manual Perk Effects and How to Unlock | Is Hacker's Manual Worth It?

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

Hacker's Manual Removed in Update 2.0

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The Hacker's Manual 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.

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Hacker's Manual Overview

Hacker's Manual
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Attribute Intelligence
Skill Tree Quickhacking
Activation Passive
Unlocked At Level 5 in Intelligence Attribute

Hacker's Manual Effects

Effects at Each Level

Level 1 Unlocks Crafting Specs for Uncommon quickhacks.

Is Hacker's Manual Worth It?

Upgrade Priority (Ranking) B Rank Icon
Reason Uncommon Quickhacks can be bought at Netrunner shops and Ripperdocs, making this perk not as relevant. Can be a cheap way of obtaining Quickhacks if you have the components.

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List of Perks and Skill Tree Guide

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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