Thursday, 15 April 2021 04:10

Cyberpunk 2077's Latest Patch Seems to Have Changed the Weather

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After the recent hotfix 1.21, players of Cyberpunk 2077 notice the weather in Night City is a little wetter than they remember.

After its most recent patch, players of Cyberpunk 2077 have noticed the weather in Night City is a little different than they remember.

Cyberpunk 2077 upset a lot of fans when it first launched, when it had lots of bugs, glitches, missing features, and graphics that didn't meet player's expectations. But, the company has already released several patches and hotfixes to smooth out some of the glitches and graphical issues.

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CD Projekt Red recently released hotfix 1.21 to fix some stability and progression bugs, but fans have noticed that it's also made Night City a lot more rainy than it used to be. While rain would pour during certain sidequests, it was rare to see during normal gameplay. But that's not longer the case with the new patch, which has made it so rain can occur randomly during gameplay.

A random weather generating program was one of the many selling points of Cyberpunk 2077, although it wasn't included in the final project. It's possible the company wasn't able to finish the feature in time for launch; but CD Projekt Red has no plans to abandon Cyberpunk 2077 now. So the company finished it after launch and as a part of this patch it used the opportunity to put this cut feature back into the game.

This will probably really excite Cyberpunk 2077 players who are fans of the cyberpunk aesthetic. Rainfall, and the neon reflected off of the rain-slicked streets, is one of the most identifying hallmarks of the cyberpunk genre. So this minor change will go a long way into helping players feel immersed, like they just stepped into a living, breathing world of intrigue, danger, and cyberpunk.

Cyberpunk 2077 is out now for PC, Stadia, PS4, and Xbox One. Versions for the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S are also in development.

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