Players regained the ability to cycle through arm cyberware (like Mantis Blades) alongside regular weapons.
Update 2.00 introduced several gameplay changes and additions. The update revamped the game's skill tree system, making it more intuitive and player-friendly. Additionally, the update added a new "Perks" system, which allows players to customize their characters with unique abilities and enhancements. The game's UI and UX were also overhauled, providing a more streamlined and accessible interface.
The patch delivered a long list of targeted fixes for the expansion's story missions, preventing numerous progression blockers. Key fixes included: Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.00 - 2.01 -Elamigos Upd...
The initial police logic was replaced with a scalable, aggressive "Heat" engine. Committing crimes raises V’s active alert level from 1 to 5 stars. At lower levels, local police units deploy vehicles to pursue V dynamically through traffic. At maximum 5-star Heat, heavy response teams—including elite —are deployed to neutralize the player. Vehicle Combat and Mounted Weapons
Addressed bugs where players would experience unintended damage issues, fix issues with weapons disappearing, and fixed a bug where V could die in elevators. Players regained the ability to cycle through arm
Example: A branching mission could lock if players abandoned a companion vehicle at a key waypoint; 2.01 corrected the mission state check so abandoning no longer caused irrecoverable progression failure.
Cyberpunk 2077 Update , released on October 5, 2023, primarily focused on stabilizing the massive changes introduced in the Update 2.0 overhaul and the Phantom Liberty expansion. Key Features and Fixes in Patch 2.01 Additionally, the update added a new "Perks" system,
Since Update 2.01, the game runs surprisingly well on older hardware (GTX 1060/1660) if you tweak the crowd density. However, the new path tracing (if you have an RTX 30/40 series) looks absolutely stunning in the ElAmigos build, as no DRM overhead is choking your CPU.
Additionally, modders found that Patch 2.01 broke many essential script mods like , requiring immediate updates from the community to restore functionality. Mods that added new shops or mechanics required a few days to catch up to the new code base.