Models#
Mister Hands#
With the release of the Phantom Liberty DLC, Mister Hand's apperance was updated.
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Audio#
Mister Hands#
- In Patch v1.00, Mister Hands was voiced by Sean Power. With Patch 2.0, he was replaced by Alex Jordan, and every line was subsequently re-recorded to match the new voice.
Regional Differences#
- The Brazilian Portuguese dub has the second-largest file size of all localization files, sitting at 4.77 GB. Due to a lack of quality control, many voice lines had to be re-recorded, while some characters had to be completely recast after their original voice actors became unavailable or passed away during production. This led to many loose updates, which ultimately bloated the final file size.1
Menus and User Interface#
General#
- The intial v1.00 release heavily utilizes a red color scheme throughout various UI elements across the game.
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Exit Prompt |
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Character Menu |
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Options Menu |
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Load Menu |
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Radio Menu |
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- Version 1.00 has no background noise or ambient sounds in menus, but features a unique small sound effect when navigating in and out of individual stat menus that isn't present in later versions.
- Version 1.00 uses a square cursor even when playing with a mouse on PC.
Title Screen#
- Version 1.00 has no narrator in the opening video. It also features a Cyberpunk logo animation at the end of the video, whereas later versions jump straight to the title screen.
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- The prompt to skip the opening video simply says "Skip" instead of "Press to continue" in the v1.00 release, and lacks the "Welcome to Night City" sign. The cinema-style wraparound screen effect was also removed.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- The v1.00 release lacked the seizure warning screen. Patch v1.04 also reduced the flashing effect of braindance animations which was explained with the following patch note:
Modified the flashing effect on braindances to reduce the risk of inducing epileptic symptoms. The effect has been smoothed out and the flashes reduced in frequency and magnitude.Main Menu#
- The main menu button colors are orange in v1.00, whereas later versions changed them to blue. The text color and size are also slightly different.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Version 1.3 added the "Additional Content" option to the main menu and settings screen.
v1.03 (PC) |
v1.30 (PC) |
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Save/Load Menu#
- Version 1.3 widened the save list and added a display showing which version of the game a save file was created on.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.30 (PC) |
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Settings Menu#
- On/Off buttons were made full-width in v1.03 before being reverted back to a more compact design starting from v1.3.
- The "Disable Copyrighted Music" toggle was originally called "Streamer Mode" in v1.00, and had a different description.
- The initial v1.00 release didn't use sliders for volume controls; the user instead had to click arrows on either side of the control to change volume settings.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.11 (PS4) |
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- Version 1.00 lacks difficulty options in the settings menu, colorblindness options, and has fewer Interface/Gameplay options overall.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.11 (PS4) |
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- Version 1.2 added additional subtitle options.
- Version 1.2 added options for steering sensitivity, flipped the inner/outer deadzone options, and added more HUD element visibility toggles.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.20 (PS4) |
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- Controller scheme descriptions were updated in later patches.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.11 (PS4) |
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New Game Menus#
- In v1.00, game difficulty options are named differently. "Story Mode" (Easy), "Easy" (Medium), "Normal" (Hard), and "Hard" (Very Hard). The description for Normal (later Hard) was also slightly altered.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Updated versions feature a small video previewing the different lifepaths in the new game menu, which is missing from v1.00.
Character Creation Menus#
- Version 1.00 uses abbreviated names for stats. Later versions refer to stats by their full name and expand their corresponding descriptions with more detail.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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(Source: djs)
- The order of stats on the character creation summary screen differs in v1.00, and doesn't match other areas of the UI where stats are ordered.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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(Source: djs)
Character Menu#
- The bottom-middle character stat is entirely missing in the v1.00 release. In earlier patched versions, hovering over it causes a "glitched" UI effect. Version 1.2 officially added the "Relic" logo to this spot.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Version 1.3 added the ability to reset perks from the character screen.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.30 (PC) |
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- The "Assault" skill category was originally named "Rifles".
- The skill tree menu has several minor changes to its user interface in later versions.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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Loading Screens#
- After creating a character and starting a new game, v1.00 features a solid black loading screen. Later versions use the title screen background.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Version 1.00 lacks the news anchor reporting on world events during loads. Once loading finishes, a simple grey "Skip" text appears instead of "Press to continue". In Version 1.2, this text was moved to the top-right corner to replace the loading bar.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
v1.20 (PS4) |
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(Source: djs)
- In v1.12 and earlier, loading tips were typed out character-by-character. Version 1.2 changed this to a simple fade-in/fade-out animation to fix a visual bug where formatting text was visible before converting into a button icon.
(Source: djs)
HUD and In-Game UI#
- The health bar is slightly larger in v1.00.
- Version 1.00 displays the player's exact number of experience points on-screen.
- The player level number font is slightly thicker in v1.00.
- The compass is located inside the top-right corner of the minimap in v1.00, whereas later versions moved it outside to replace another icon.
- Friendly NPCs are represented by filled green circles on the minimap in v1.00; they were changed to outlined circles in later versions.
- In v1.00, button icons in the bottom left lack the circular ring indicator that shows when a button can be held down to access more options.
- Version 1.00 constantly displays basic movement inputs (sprint, jump, dodge, etc.) and vehicle inputs (handbrake, horn).
- The vehicle speedometer specifies the unit of measurement ("MPH") in v1.00, which was removed in later versions.
- In v1.00, entering a vehicle displays as "[Get in]". In later versions the square brackets were removed.
- Waypoint distances constantly update in real-time in v1.00, while later versions update them in step increments.
(Source: djs)
- The dialogue UI is wider with larger margins in v1.00. Some icons were also updated in later versions.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Large on-screen messages such as the welcome and "point of no return" messages are displayed with green body text.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- The message displayed after finishing the game is shorter and less descriptive in v1.00.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- The subtitle font in v1.00 is slightly larger and thinner. Version 1.2 adjusted the subtitle background to be more noticeable.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
v1.20 (PS4) |
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- Version 1.00 does not explicitly inform the player that selling items is disabled while on a phone call.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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Map Menu#
- In v1.00, the map opens up to a view facing North-West. In later versions this view is changed to face North.
- v1.00 displays the map from a sharper angle and is zoomed in much further by default.
- v1.00 is missing the text for the "Open Journal" prompt in the top-right.
- v1.00 does not display the current district/area name (e.g., Heywood) in the bottom-right corner.
- v1.00 features an altimeter above the map compass, which was removed in later versions.
- v1.00 does not show region icons.
- Threat levels are displayed as a numerical scale (e.g., 3/5) in v1.00, rather than the text descriptions seen in later versions (e.g., "Danger: Moderate").
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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(Source: djs)
Crafting and Upgrade Menus#
- In v1.00, crafted items appear in a small pop-up, leaving the right side of the screen largely unused.
- In v1.00, the Crafting XP bar is in a different location.
- In v1.00, some craftable items contain placeholder template strings in their descriptions.
v1.00 (PS4) |
v1.12 (PC) |
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- Version 1.2 introduced the ability to craft multiple items at once.
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- Upgrading an item in v1.00 requires holding the selection button over the item's icon. Upon upgrading, a large confirmation screen appears.
- The v1.00 upgrade UI is cluttered and appears unfinished as text frequently overlaps and the menu fails to show stat changes or required parts clearly. Later versions moved the upgrade process to the right side of the screen and removed the large confirmation screen.
(Source: djs)
Radio UI#
- In v1.00, radio stations are not sorted by transmission frequency.
- In v1.00, the radio menu always defaults to the "No Station" option when opened.
- In the original v1.00 release, channels are previewed by just highlighting them in the list rather than needing to select them.
- Due to a bug in v1.00, the radio menu's scroll bar doesn't move when scrolling through the list of stations.
- In v1.00, the radio menu automatically closes when selecting a radio station.
(Source: djs)