Cyberpunk 2077 has steadily been building a library of mods since its release, with a wide variety of options for players to choose from already. A new mod just released, however, and adds an incredible feature from Watch Dogs that fits neatly into Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 has multiple mechanics built around hacking enemies and different objects in the environment like cameras and vending machines, but the Watch Dogs series is all about hacking. The games let you hack an incredible amount of objects around the world, and follows a group of hackers as they fight back against an over-reaching government. One of the subtler and more immersive features of Watch Dogs's hacking, however, is the ability to scan any NPC in the world and learn about them. Now, players can install a mod to have a similar ability in Cyberpunk 2077.

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The Kiroshi Opticals Crowd Scanner mod is created by community modders Alien and BadAssGodFather, and is a pretty ingenious use of Cyberpunk 2077's base code. The mod adds a feature to player character V's scanner that allows him to scan NPCs on the street and learn about their childhood, background, and significant events in their life. All of the information is generated procedurally, but it isn't completely random.

When the mod generates a backstory for an NPC it uses the character's appearance to personalize the generated backstory so that it is consistent with their appearance. This means that NPCs fitted out in a nice corpo suit will have an affluent background while characters in shabbier clothing will have a lot more life events that had negative events. While not having a huge influence on Cyberpunk 2077's gameplay, the mod does add depth to the game world that will do a lot to make the city feel even more alive than it already does.

The mod is available for free over on NexusMods, and is open to being translated to languages other than English. All it takes is a simple edit of the text.reds file within the mod, and there are helpful instructions as well as information on how to translate it using gender-neutral and gendered languages on the mod's page. The mod is one of many that aim to help flesh out the aspects of Cyberpunk 2077 that many fans felt disappointed by, and there is a big range of options out there that help make jumping back into Night City a lot more appealing.

Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S currently in development.

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Source: PCGamesN