Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.2 will correct police response, management and more

Developer CD Projekt Red has announced new details about the second major update to Cyberpunk 2077 on friday, covered as an in-fiction news broadcast. According to the developer, the 1.2 update for Cyberpunk 2077 will address issues related to police response to player actions, adding more nuances and controls to drive and move on foot. The patch does not have a release date.

Players who commit crimes in Night City, whether intentionally or not, may have noticed the appalling speed with which the Night City Police Department responds. CD Projekt Red says that he is aware of the situation, and that he is making adjustments to where and when the police arrive with firearms. Law enforcement should no longer appear directly behind the player, and it will take longer to respond in general. Beat-cops will also be preceded by a flying drone, a new addition to the game.

Developers acknowledge that management has been a bit jerky since its launch, especially on a computer. It seems that the problem’s frame rate is complicated.

“When we experienced lower frame rates, our cars were more difficult to control,” CDPR said. ‘We detected this after a code that did not handle extreme changes in the frame rate properly. The steering speed is now very constant from 20 to 60+ FPS. ”

Individual cars have also been customized in detail, including the player’s starting vehicle. CD Project Red also noted that cars sometimes depend on environmental details, including curbs and poles. The 1.2 update will add an “Unstuck feature” that allows players to rock vehicles back and forth while holding the accelerator.

Eventually, players will now have better control over the keyboard straps associated with simple movement. This includes a remake of the game’s dodging action. You can find more information on the official blog post.

A timeline with the Cyberpunk 2077 update map

Image: CD Project Red via YouTube

Cyberpunk 2077 was perhaps the most anticipated game of the past decade, but failed to live up to player expectations. Refunds were issued directly by the developer to consumers and the game itself was even removed from the sale at some online store windows. The co-founder and co-CEO of CD Projekt, Marcin Iwiński, took the blame himself and said in January that the company had ‘underestimated the task’ of making the game at an acceptable level on consoles of the last generation turn.

So far, the game has had several urgent “hotfixes”, including one to confront a security issue that could endanger user devices. CD Project is not finished yet, not long yet.

According to a development plan released by the studio in January, the next phase includes the refinement and release of free downloadable content and a free update to improve the game on the current generation of consoles. At this moment, Cyberpunk 2077 can only be played on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X via backward compatibility.

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