★ 2.1 Update and Ultimate Edition are now available!
┗ NEW: Metro System, Car Racing, Romantic Hangouts
★ Phantom Liberty: Dogtown Map & Relics System
★ See our Best Update 2.0 Builds here!
┗ HOT: Blades Build, Netrunner Build, & Assassin Build
★ Update 2.0: Changes to Perks, Cyberware, & UI
This is a walkthrough for Don't Lose Your Mind, a Side Quest in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to learn all the available choices in Don't Lose Your Mind, how to get the best possible result, tips and strategies for the Quest, and all available rewards.
List of Contents
| Quest Type | Side |
|---|---|
| Act | Act 2 |
| Quest No. | - |
| Lifepath | All |
| Quest Unlock Conditions | Complete Epistrophy and wait 48 in-game hours. |
|---|
| Quest Rewards | Delamain No. 21 |
|---|
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |   Return to Delamain HQ.→Find a way inside Delamain HQ.Method 1: If you have 8 Technical Ability, you can open a nearby door. Method 2: you'll have to go around back, jump on some boxes, and go in through a vent shaft. |
| 2 | Search the office for a way to open the door.→Proceed down the hallway. |
| 3 |  Find a way into the workshop.→Find a way to the stairs. |
| 4 |  Go downstairs.→Cross the room.Method 1: You'll find a car which you can Push through. Jump on the car to get across. Method 2: If you have 5 Body or Technical Ability, you can go through the vent in the floor and back up on the opposite side. |
| 5 |  Go on the catwalk.Optional: If you have 10 Body, you can force through the door at the end. This will allow you to skip steps 6 and 7. |
| 6 |  Enter the shaft. |
| 7 |  At the top, don't go in the room; instead, climb on the pipe to the right of the room, go on the platform, then get a running jump and climb up. Crouch down and go in the shaft to the right. |
| 8 | Find Delamain's core.→Talk to Johnny. |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reset the core to restore the original Delamain. |
| 2 | Leave through the side exit.→Approach the car. |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Destroy the core to liberate the divergent Delamains. |
| 2 | Leave through the side exit.→Approach the car.→Talk to Delamain. |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hack the core to merge all of the Delamains.→Talk to Delamain. |
| 2 | Leave through the side exit.→Approach the car.→Talk to Delamain. |
| Route | Rating |
|---|---|
| Delamain HQ | |
| Turn off the switch using Technical | ★★★★★ |
| Force open the control room door | ★★★ |
| Don't use shortcuts | ★ |
The best route to take in this Side Job is by meeting the required Technical Ability for the switch as it makes your path to the control room significantly shorter and safer.
There are three possible approaches to this mission.
| Turn Off the Switch Using Technical | After opening the double door to the workshop, look on your right and you'll see a grate on the floor. Open it if you meet the required Tech attribute then turn off the switch below. You can now waltz straight to the control room (take out the drones if needed) and reach your objective. |
|---|---|
| Force Open the Control Room Door | Upon reaching the catwalk near the control room (see step 5), find a locked door nearby which can be opened by meeting a certain level of Body attribute. This will let you skip the last few steps of your main objective. It's not much but it saves time and effort. |
| Don't Use Shortcuts | If you don't meet both attribute requirements, you'll have to go to different parts of the workshop swarming with drones to avoid the live wires in the main area. Save frequently just in case you get flatlined. |
| Reset the Core | If you choose this path, the sentient AIs within Delamain will be erased, and Delamain will be reverted to his factory settings.
This ending is the saddest of the three, so we don't advise going for this one. Johnny will also berate you for your choice. |
|---|---|
| Destroy the Core | This step might seem drastic, but it allows both the original Delamain and the sentient AIs to both exist, so morally it seems to be the best ending. On top of that, Johnny will think you're cool. |
| Merge the Core | This ending will result in the AIs merging to become a super-AI which leaves Night City. The original Delamain still exists in some form, seemingly in order to allow the super-AI to have someone to shirk responsibility onto. Although this is the hardest ending to achieve, it doesn't feel very morally gratifying or provide any special benefits. |
All three of the possible endings yield the Delamain No. 21 vehicle, and there do not seem to be any long-term effects of the decision made in this Quest.
For players who want to maintain a good relationship with Johnny, it's best to choose to Destroy the Core. Don't spend your Attribute Points just to get the 10 Intelligence needed to merge the core.
There are multiple doors found in this Quest which can only be opened with a high enough Body Attribute.
One door early on can be opened for extra goodies if you have 5 points in Body, while the door before the Enter the Shaft objective will let you skip some troublesome steps if you have 10 points.
The Quest can be completed with no problems either way, but players who want to clear it easily should wait until they have enough Attribute Points in Body to take it on.
| Act 1 Side Quests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Desire | Paid in Full | ||
| Psycho Killer (Rec. Lvl 4) |
The Gun | ||
| The Highwayman | |||
| Act 1 Side Quest Given by Wakako | Act 1 Side Quest Given by T-Bug | ||
| The Gig | The Gift |
||
| Act 1 Side Quest Given by Garry | |||
| The Prophet's Song (Rec. Lvl 4) |
|||
| Quest Types | ||
|---|---|---|
 Main Quests |
 Side Quests |
|
 Gigs |
 NCPD Hustles |
|
I’m experiencing the same problem. The car lift doesn’t go up and down.
Don't Lose Your Mind Quest Walkthrough, Rewards and Best Choice
Genshin Impact Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) Strategies & Guides Wiki
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (BO6) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Honkai: Star Rail Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Metaphor: ReFantazio Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Wuthering Waves Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Zenless Zone Zero Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Pokemon Legends: Arceus Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
New Pokemon Snap Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
FF7 Remake Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
CD PROJEKT®, Cyberpunk®, Cyberpunk 2077® are registered trademarks of CD PROJEKT S.A. © 2020 CD PROJEKT S.A. All rights reserved. All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.
my car lift wasn’t going up and down either. If you walk passed to the left of the garage door that is across from the lift with the car that isn’t moving, you will find a tire balancer. You can jump up onto the open hood of the balancer and pull yourself up onto the catwalk. Don’t try to jump onto the garage side as it’s too far away.