Night City fieldbook · Sep 6, 2026
Cyberpunk 2077
A source-checked route through the first hours, the current perk system, cross-platform saves and the Phantom Liberty boundary.
Qualified game section5 distinct player tasksDirect starting answer
Choose a playstyle before buying every upgrade.
Use the opening jobs to test guns, stealth and quickhacks; commit attributes only when one loop feels reliable, redistribute perks outside combat when needed, and keep a manual cloud-marked save before moving between platforms or expansion ownership states.
Choose the player task
5 permanent, practical routes.
Each page answers a separate job and keeps version-sensitive claims behind an explicit source boundary.
First-hour route01Permanent guideBeginner route
A spoiler-light checklist for testing combat styles, spending early points and keeping recoverable saves before major decisions.
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Build planning02Permanent guideBuilds and perks
Use the official planner to turn a weapon, cyberdeck or stealth idea into a reachable attribute and perk route.
Open guide ↗Save transfer03Permanent guideCross-progression
Enable cloud saves, confirm the upload marker and troubleshoot region or missing-expansion conflicts before switching devices.
Open guide ↗Expansion boundary04Permanent guidePhantom Liberty boundary
Separate the base game from Dogtown, the Relic tree and expansion-dependent saves before planning a returning playthrough.
Open guide ↗Vehicles05Permanent guideAutofixer and vehicle calling
Use Autofixer terminals or V's computer, understand Street Cred unlocks and diagnose a purchased vehicle that does not appear in the Call Vehicle menu.
Open guide ↗Evidence boundary
Current systems, without pretending every build fits every version.
CD PROJEKT RED documents the modern perk trees, browser planner, cross-progression flow and Phantom Liberty scope. Exact item statistics, quest outcomes and platform performance can change by patch, difficulty, ownership and save state, so those claims are not guessed here.
- Developer
- CD PROJEKT RED
- Structure
- Open-world action RPG
- Build tools
- Attributes, perks, cyberware
- Expansion
- Phantom Liberty
- Permanent guides
- 5 live pages
Official sources
Facts checked at the publisher
Official setting, gameplay, skill, weapon, hacking and platform overview.
CD PROJEKT RED · Checked Sep 6, 2026Official Update 2.0 perk, attribute-reset and Relic-tree boundaries.
CD PROJEKT RED · Checked Sep 6, 2026Current account, cloud-save and destination-device steps.
CD PROJEKT RED Support · Checked Sep 6, 2026Official Dogtown, Relic skill tree and expansion scope.
CD PROJEKT RED · Checked Sep 6, 2026