{"id":940771,"date":"2026-10-25T20:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/940771\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T20:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:38:12","slug":"cd-projekt-red-half-of-cyberpunk-2s-quest-team-consists-of-former-modders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/940771\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red: half of Cyberpunk 2\u2019s quest team consists of former modders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyberpunk 2 is still a long way off, with the game in pre-production, but the sequel’s associate game director shared some interesting insights during the latest\u00a0REDstreams broadcast<\/a> about\u00a0Cyberpunk 2077\u2019s 2.5 October 22 update, which followed the release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.\u00a0The Edgerunners 2 update added a new questline as a prologue to Edgerunners Season 2, dual-wielding guns, new cyberware cosmetics, and DLSS 4.5 support.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Nearly half of Cyberpunk 2\u2019s quest team started as modders<\/p>\n

The stream also revealed some interesting details about the plethora of cross-platform mods that modders have contributed, which now work seamlessly in-game on both PC and console. The new mods make a new playthrough less repetitive for those looking to immerse themselves in Night City again.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

In the stream, Sasko explained that modding is akin to a foot-in-the-door technique and a gateway to game development. Sasko further explained in the stream:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can see, and you can learn how things are. How things can be built. We hired so many modders for Cyberpunk 2. I would say, at this point, half the quest team is full of modders. They were modders before The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 2, you know, before we hired them, and actually, they\u2019re a part of the company, and it\u2019s a wonderful way to actually start your career and really learn and see how to actually build those things.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just another thing that really excited me. That we can keep kind of pushing this thing and make it more available for more players.\u201d<\/p>\n

CD Projekt Red has hired more than 20 former modders across Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher 3<\/p>\n

Cyberpunk 2’s game director, Pawel Sasko, said these modders are on their way to becoming aspiring developers and sees their modding skills as a new pathway into game development. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise, considering CD Projekt Red has hired many modders in the past. Looking back at the studio\u2019s history, quest director Blazej Augustynek modded StarCraft 1 and 2, alongside more than 20 other developers who previously worked as modders. <\/p>\n

Going further back, CDPR hired modders who worked on the WolvenKit modding tool for The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 to work on the games\u2019 backends and mod support. When The Witcher 3\u2019s next-gen update dropped, CDPR included popular mods, credited the mod developers, and provided adequate compensation. <\/p>\n

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