Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty receives patch 2.01. Key changes on PC, PS5, Xbox Series

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty is not pleasing in terms of technical performance. CD Projekt RED has made another attempt to fix the current state of affairs

Update 2.01 for Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty has been released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It covers the base game and the expansion, focusing on bug fixes and performance improvements, especially in Dogtown.

Below are some of the changes in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 2.01; the full list can be found at the link.

• Made changes to the Ukrainian localization. In particular, fixed strings where the translation lost its original meaning.

Phantom Liberty changes:

• Fixed an issue where some phone calls required to advance the main story arrived later than intended.
• Fixed various issues related to animations, lighting, scene design, visual effects, etc.
• Improved overall game performance on all platforms, especially when exploring Dogtown.

Quests and open world:

• Automatic Love — The distortion effect caused by selecting a specific dialogue option when talking to Johnny before completing the quest will no longer persist on screen.
• Ghost Town — Fixed an issue where the quest could get stuck on the “Defeat Nash and his people” objective if the game was saved during combat prior to Update 2.0.
• Gig: Breaking News

— Fixed an issue where Ted Fox’s car wouldn’t spawn.

— Fixed an issue where the gig might not appear in the journal when approaching the quest location.

• Gig: Going-Away Party — Fixed an issue where it wasn’t possible to get into the car with Flavio because it spawned underground.
• Gig: The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away — Fixed an issue where the Militech SUV spawned underground.
• Playing for Time — Fixed an issue where the healing and radio icons disappeared from the screen after the ride with Takemura.
• Space Oddity — Fixed an issue where it was not possible to trigger this quest if the player approached the location prior to Update 2.0.
• The Prophet’s Song — Fixed an issue where the police stopped reacting to V’s crimes after completing this quest.
• The Ripperdoc — Fixed an issue where Jackie would return to the noodle stand and refuse to drive to the ripperdoc if the player switched to the driver’s seat from the passenger seat.
• Fixed an issue where reported crime scanner hustles could remain uncompleted even after looting the required containers.
• Fixed an issue where some Iconic weapons would not appear on the stash wall in V’s apartment.
• Lowered the attribute check required to access the area where the Thermal Katana is stored.

Gameplay:

• Added the ability to properly cycle to Arm cyberware in the weapon wheel.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the player to become invulnerable.
• A damaged police car without wheels will no longer patrol the streets of Night City.
• Fixed an issue where some obsolete weapon mods in inventory and stash were not properly replaced with new ones.
• Fixed an issue where weapons obtained before Update 2.0 could have an excessively high tier compared to the player’s level.
• Removed obsolete crafting specs.
• Disassembling the Budget Arms Slaught-O-Matic now grants 1 crafting component.

PC-specific changes:

• Fixed an issue where the UI could show a controller layout when using a keyboard and mouse.
• Players who encountered a bug that prevented them from earning Phantom Liberty achievements on PC prior to the launch-day fix will receive them after loading a save from that playthrough.
• Improved image quality of DLSS Ray Reconstruction in the “Ultra Performance” mode.

Console-specific changes:

• Addressed the issue of corrupted save files on PlayStation by increasing the maximum save file size limit. Note: this will not repair files that were already corrupted before installing Patch 2.01.
• Fixed an issue where launching the game without an internet connection would bring up a prompt asking the player to log into GOG “My Rewards” again.

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