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For a game that’s quickly closing in on its fifth anniversary, Cyberpunk 2077 sure does get a lot of updates, doesn’t it?
Following on from Patch 2.3, which dropped back in July, Patch 2.31 has just arrived out of nowhere. But before you get too excited, this is very much a ‘fixes’ update, addressing a list of mostly minor issues.
Still, there are some welcome improvements here, including adjustments to the AutoDrive system that was introduced in the previous patch.
As its name suggests, AutoDrive lets you cruise around Night City in an automated vehicle of your choosing. It works with (almost) any car or bike that you own, but its implementation could be a bit wonky, with the vehicle occasionally stopping in the middle of the road to make turns, or struggling to avoid objects on the designated route.
This update sounds like it’ll make the whole experience way smoother, which is obviously good to hear.
Meanwhile, photo mode has been given yet another upgrade, boasting a few tweaks that should have budding photographers diving straight back into the edit menu.
Oh, and holy sh*t, they actually added an option to disable the game’s vignette filter. We never thought we’d see the day…
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.31 Patch Notes
Vehicles
Updated AutoDrive. When driving to a selected point, the vehicle now drives smoothly, overtakes blocking vehicles, and no longer stops at traffic lights. Free Roam mode has also been upgraded to follow traffic rules and navigate the city more reliably.
Fixed an issue where Johnny always spawned in the passenger seat when using the Delamain Cab service.
Fixed an issue where applying CrystalCoat to the Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru caused its wheels to flash in different colors.
Photo Mode
Most of the new poses introduced in Update 2.3 now work with any gender.
Disabled NPC collision, which will make it easier to position NPCs on top of other objects with collision (e.g. on car hoods).
Fixed an issue where some of the poses didn’t work for Royce.
Quests & Open World
Freedom – Fixed the journal entry that appears when the player chooses not to steal the Rayfield Caliburn “Mordred.”
Motorbreath – Fixed an issue where, after V fails to pursue and stop Semimaru and receives a text from River saying he’ll contact V soon, the follow-up message never arrives.
Motorbreath – Fixed an issue where, after V fails to pursue and stop Semimaru and receives a text from River saying he’ll contact V soon, the follow-up message never arrives.
Motorbreath – Fixed an issue where the Yaiba Semimaru could flip over during the chase, preventing the player from entering it.
Motorbreath – It’s no longer possible to trigger the quest if River died during The Hunt.
Motorbreath – Players can now acquire the Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru through AUTOFIXER even if they failed The Hunt, which normally unlocks the side quest where the vehicle is obtained.
Nitro (Youth Energy) – Fixed a game crash that could occur in certain circumstances after leaving the Yaiba showroom event.
Nitro (Youth Energy) – Fixed an issue where the proxy interface UI in the Yaiba showroom is cut off when the “Larger HUD Elements” setting is enabled.
Miscellaneous
Fixed several localization and lipsync issues in various languages.
Added a toggle to disable vignette. It can be found in Settings → Graphics → Basic.
Fixed an issue on PC and Mac where Ray-Traced Reflections might not display correctly when enabled under certain conditions.
Fixed several issues with displaying text messages from Delamain.
Various fixes for fluff vendors.
Various fixes for fluff vendors.
Again, the patch is out today, possibly even now by the time you’ve finished reading this article.
Are you still playing Cyberpunk 2077? Is there anything here that might get you booting it up again? Enable AutoDrive in the comments section below.