CD Projekt has introduced that patch 2.21 for Cyberpunk 2077 is rolling out to gamers on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S. The brunt of the adjustments are largely fixes for picture mode, in addition to DLSS 4 help for PC gamers.
Whereas patch 2.2 added a a lot deeper have a look at customization in picture mode, 2.21 provides heaps of fixes for the mode. Probably the most notable is the flexibility to lastly save characters and V’s rotation and place inside your Picture Mode presets.
There are additionally fixes current for “texture and shade inconsistencies for automobiles which have CrystalCoat utilized,” along with a number of different menu fixes for the car customization system added in patch 2.11.
For these taking a look at creating a personality in future runs, now you can additionally protect randomizer settings inside the character creator after additional customization of character attributes.
There are additionally a handful of adjustments to permit Johnny Silverhand to seem extra within the passenger seat of your automobile if you happen to’re ever feeling lonely whereas driving alongside the streets of Dogtown. Patch 2.2 initially sought to resolve this by having Johnny sitting shotgun round 25% of the time, which didn’t occur. The inverse additionally occurred, the place Johnny may seem duplicated within the passenger seat in quests the place he’s set to seem throughout a scripted occasion. The brand new patch will resolve any ghostly duplications of Silverhand, and have him spend extra time with V in a automobile this time round.
Most notably, the sport has additionally added DLSS 4 help for PC gamers, in addition to Multi Body Era for RTX 50-series GPUs. This software will now enable gamers to spice up their FPS by “as much as thrice per historically rendered body,” as long as you’ve gotten the brand new GPUs to run it.
RTX 40-series customers may take pleasure in “quicker single body era with decreased reminiscence utilization.” All Nvidia RTX GPU homeowners may select between the normal CNN mannequin in DLSS options to the brand new Transformer mannequin, which CD Projekt claimed can improve “stability, lighting, and element in movement.”
RTX customers may take pleasure in enhanced Ray Reconstruction, with fewer artifacts and smudging in patch 2.21. CD Projekt has not introduced whether or not or not this is perhaps a ultimate replace to Cyberpunk 2077, as the corporate transitions to full growth on The Witcher 4.
Cyberpunk 2077 replace 2.21 patch notes:
Patch 2.21 for Cyberpunk 2077 is being rolled out on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X|S!
This replace provides help for DLSS 4 on PC and introduces numerous fixes, notably to SmartFrames on Xbox and Picture Mode throughout all platforms. For particulars, examine the complete record of adjustments under:
Picture Mode
- Nibbles and Adam Smasher can now be spawned whereas V is within the air or in water.
- Mounted the Facial Expression choice for Adam Smasher.
- Mounted a problem the place Adam Smasher’s glowing chest cyberware was lacking.
- Mounted a problem the place, if Johnny’s Alternate Look was enabled, each choices to spawn him (default and alternate) resulted within the alternate look.
- Characters spawned whereas V is within the air or in water will now not snap to the bottom.
- Characters will now be correctly saved in presets.
- Spawned characters will now be seen after including a background.
- V’s rotation and place will now be correctly saved in presets.
- Mounted a problem the place adjusting the Up/Down slider for V would not change their place between sure values.
- NPCs that flip invisible after disabling the Surrounding NPCs choice will now not have collision.
- Mounted a problem the place loading a preset may trigger further mild sources to seem even when disabled, or spawn them in incorrect positions.
- Mounted a problem the place the digital camera may get caught on partitions after setting Full Collision to ON.
- Mounted a problem the place digital camera settings would solely apply after loading a saved preset twice.
- Enabling a background will now not change digital camera place.
- Rotating the digital camera will now work correctly with a background enabled.
- Mounted a problem the place the prompts for Transfer Digicam and Rotate Digicam would seem when the digital camera can’t be moved (e.g. when utilizing the First-Individual Perspective digital camera).
- Mounted a problem the place it wasn’t potential to maneuver the digital camera after spawning a personality whereas highlighting the Edit Character choice.
- Disabling Chromatic Aberration within the Graphics settings will now not have an effect on the flexibility to regulate it.
- Mounted a problem the place some gadgets in scenes disappeared after setting the Surrounding NPCs choice to OFF.
- Mounted a problem the place enabling PhysX Material would unfreeze NCPD automobiles.
- The rule of thirds grid will now correctly adapt to the chosen facet ratio.
- Mounted a problem the place the picture in a SmartFrame would not be seen if accessed whereas V was not going through it.
- Mounted a problem the place opening Picture Mode concurrently with Wardrobe or Stash brought on the sport to grow to be unresponsive.
- Mounted a problem the place it was potential to entry Picture Mode earlier than a save file absolutely loaded, inflicting it to open with out UI and block any additional motion.
- Mounted different minor Picture Mode points associated to spawned characters, digital camera motion, controls, and extra.
- Mounted numerous UI points in Picture Mode, SmartFrames and Gallery menus, together with slider inconsistencies, localization errors, lacking sound results, incorrect conduct when interacting with sure options, and extra.
Car Coloration Customization
- Mounted a number of texture and shade inconsistencies for automobiles which have CrystalCoat utilized.
- Mounted a problem the place the reason of the spray paint icon was lacking within the Autofixer tutorial pop-up after a car contract was accomplished.
- Mounted a number of minor UI points within the CrystalCoat and TwinTone menus.
Character Creation
- Randomizer settings in Character Creation will now be preserved after advancing to the Customise Attributes step.
- Mounted a problem the place the Piercing Coloration choice wouldn’t be out there in Character Creation after enabling piercings if V initially had none.
- Mounted different minor points in Character Creation, together with look choices not making use of accurately, visible clipping, inconsistent UI conduct, performance points after utilizing the randomizer, and extra.
Miscellaneous
- Run This City – Mounted a problem the place, beneath sure circumstances, it wasn’t potential to deactivate the Aguilar imprint after assembly with Bennett.
- Mounted a number of situations the place Johnny may seem duplicated within the passenger seat throughout some quests when he was already current within the scene.
- Mounted a problem the place Johnny didn’t seem as a passenger typically sufficient.
- Launched a number of fixes to NPC and car conduct for numerous small occasions all through Evening Metropolis.
- Mounted a problem the place some distributors weren’t interactable as meant.
- Mounted a problem the place voiceovers on TV information channels could possibly be lacking or too quiet.
- Mounted a problem the place the Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech used an outline of Quadra Turbo-R 740 as an alternative of its personal distinctive one.
- Mounted the lacking 2.2 “examine what’s new” pop-up in the principle menu.
Console-specific
- Mounted a problem the place screenshots appeared as clean within the Gallery on Xbox in the event that they had been taken with HDR10 enabled.
- Added a pop-up within the Gallery to inform gamers when entry to screenshots is blocked by the console’s privateness settings on Xbox.
- Screenshots deleted on Xbox exterior the Gallery UI will now be accurately marked within the Gallery and will disappear from occupied slots after reopening the Gallery.
- Mounted a problem the place the Graphics Mode on Xbox Collection S could possibly be set to High quality as an alternative of Efficiency by default.
PC-specific
- Added help for DLSS 4 with Multi Body Era for GeForce RTX 50 Collection graphics playing cards, which boosts FPS through the use of AI to generate as much as thrice per historically rendered body – enabled with GeForce RTX 50 Collection on January thirtieth. DLSS 4 additionally introduces quicker single Body Era with decreased reminiscence utilization for RTX 50 and 40 Collection. Moreover, now you can select between the CNN mannequin or the brand new Transformer mannequin for DLSS Ray Reconstruction, DLSS Tremendous Decision, and DLAA on all GeForce RTX graphics playing cards at the moment. The brand new Transformer mannequin enhances stability, lighting, and element in movement.
- Mounted artifacts and smudging on in-game screens when utilizing DLSS Ray Reconstruction.
- The Body Era discipline in Graphics settings will now correctly reset after switching Decision Scaling to OFF.
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