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Request Backup: Quickhack Effects and How to Obtain

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Last updated on: October 11, 2023 11:42 PM

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This is a guide to Request Backup, a Quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to learn this quickhack's effects, rarities, stats, and how to obtain Request Backup.

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Request Backup Overview

Request Backup

Install Type		Mod
Quickhack Type		Covert
RAM Cost		Quickhack Cost: 4 Tier 2: 4 Tier 4: 4 Tier 5: 6
Duration		17.8 sec
Cooldown		10 sec
Upload Time		2 sec
Price		Tier 2: 11908 Tier 3: 21324 Tier 4: 41553 Tier 5: 76295
One version of the program led to a political crisis in the Middle East, where it was used on an entire Arasaka tank division, causing them to surround a building where a critical peace negotiations were taking place.

Request Backup Effects

Effects

Description	・One version of the program led to a political crisis in the Middle East, where it was used on an entire Arasaka tank division, causing them to surround a building where a critical peace negotiations were taking place.
Tier 2	・Calls over 1 enemy squad member(s).
Tier 4	・Can be executed on enemies engaged in combat.

How to Get Request Backup

Purchased From Shops

Each shop has a fixed pool of items which can show up, with some legendary items also purchasable at specific shops. If the Request Backup is not present when visiting a shop, simply exit, use Skip Time to go 24 hours ahead, and repeat until Request Backup is available.

Vendor	Rarity
Netrunner (Japantown)	Uncommon
Netrunner (Vista Del Rey)	Uncommon
Netrunner (Coastview)	Uncommon
Dewdrop Inn	Uncommon

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2 Anonymousalmost 4 years

This hack is obtained during the side quest "The Gift". The shop keeper Yoko sells it.

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