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The video fundamentally revolves around a powerful mechanic in "Cyberpunk 2077" that facilitates a stealth-centric gameplay experience, particularly exploiting the projectile launch system. The presenter embarks on a new game at the very hard difficulty, disregarding initial character attributes or life paths and aiming to accumulate $20,000 and 20 street cred. A critical strategy involves stealth kills and properly hiding bodies—achieved more efficiently using the projectile launch system equipped with tranquilizer rounds obtained from ripper docs like Vic or those in Wellsprings. This system allows for seamless takedowns of high-level enemies in areas like the City Center's Corpo Plaza, bypassing the need for direct combat or complex stealth techniques. The presenter demonstrates defeating vastly stronger enemies, effortlessly clearing high-risk missions in Santo Domingo thanks to this mechanic's potency. They emphasize the method's broad applicability, with exceptions only for cyber psychos, bosses, and certain mission bugs. Lastly, the speaker touches on the flexibility offered by various weapon builds, including a forthcoming showcase for more aggressive, gun-blazing approaches, and encourages viewer engagement through likes, subscriptions, and joining their Discord server.
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In this part of the video, the presenter discusses discovering an extremely powerful mechanic in Cyberpunk 2077, specifically for players who prefer a stealthy, ninja-like approach. The presenter decides to start a new game to showcase this mechanic, choosing the very hard difficulty and emphasizing that chosen attributes and life paths are irrelevant for this build. The goals are to accumulate 15-20 thousand dollars and 20 street cred. A crucial and dark step involves getting the character Jackie killed. The presenter highlights that stealth kills, surprisingly, can be achieved and experience gained even by disposing of bodies in containers, regardless of the killing method.
00:03:00
In this part of the video, the creator discusses strategies for farming stealth XP. They explain the common issue of bodies being discovered after a stealth takedown, necessitating the hiding of bodies to avoid alerting other enemies. To address this, they introduce a crucial gameplay upgrade: the projectile launch system. They provide specific steps on obtaining and utilizing this system, emphasizing its transformative power. The creator suggests purchasing this upgrade from Vic or another ripper doc and highlights the importance of swapping the explosive rounds for tranquilizer rounds, which can be obtained from a ripper doc in Wellsprings. This change significantly enhances the effectiveness of the launcher for stealth gameplay.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the challenges faced in the City Center’s Corpo Plaza area in “Cyberpunk 2077.” The character, at level 16, faces significantly stronger enemies (level 30-45), making direct combat nearly impossible. Stealth is also ineffective against high-level enemies. The speaker introduces the projectile launch system as a solution, demonstrating its power by taking down enemies with explosive darts. Curiously, the enemies’ companions do not react to explosions or fallen friends, suggesting a possible bug. This allows the speaker to defeat much stronger enemies easily and collect their gear without resistance.
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In this part of the video, the player demonstrates their character’s substantial power by one-shotting enemies with ease, even in higher-level areas. They comment on the game’s unpredictability and note an interesting detail about how darts position defeated enemies into seats. Despite being significantly underleveled, the player can complete high-danger quests in Santo Domingo. They highlight that with 20 street cred and $20,000, players can use this strategy regardless of their build. The only limitations are with cyber psychos, certain bosses, and occasional mission bugs. The player emphasizes avoiding aiming center mass and highlights the build’s effectiveness at sniping from a distance.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains the benefits of a specific mechanic in a mission within the game “Cyberpunk 2077.” They mention struggling with the mission without using this mechanic, which allows for clearing it stealthily and significantly overcoming otherwise challenging enemies. A detailed example involves the quest “Breaking News” in Santo Domingo, where remaining undetected is a crucial bonus objective. The speaker highlights how mixing this stealth approach with a hacker build makes the game significantly easier by disabling cameras and taking down even highly dangerous opponents. Finally, they encounter a humorous glitch where the bike spawns inside a truck, reflecting on the game’s current condition.
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In this part of the video, the creator talks about customizing different builds such as Comrade’s Hammer, Quasar, or various shotgun setups, emphasizing that their method simplifies the process significantly. They also address viewers who prefer a guns blazing approach, promising a demonstration of the loud and proud aspect of the game, particularly the “Don’t Fear the Reaper” secret ending. The creator reminds viewers to like the video, subscribe, and join the Discord server linked in the description.