This Cyberpunk 2077 mod turns it into a survival game
live in night city is a new Cyberpunk 2077 mod from FonWasH that adds a whole bunch of survival mechanics to CDPR’s neon RPG. One of Night City’s little quirks, though I guess you could say the same about the massive game, food and drink everywhere, doesn’t do much: but now you choombas will find those microchipped stomachs growing grumble.
This mod allows you to manage your character’s hunger, thirst and fatigue, with appropriate penalties if you’re not paying attention. The vanilla state of the mod won’t kill you outright for completely ignoring these features, but will basically make V a little useless. Obviously, you revive V’s thirst and hunger by eating and drinking, and taking a nap in his apartment (or on the couch) relieves fatigue.
The mod comes with its own UI elements that remind you of your character’s various stats, as well as its own settings menu. The mod is available in English, French and German, with more to come. The mod’s creators say they’re working on a new HUD, dirt management(!), a more sophisticated metabolism, and then the option to allow players to die from nutritional deficiencies. To be fair, it sounds pretty cyberpunk. There are also behaviors that are not currently associated with survival mechanics, most notably the impact of sprinting, for which fixes are imminent.
Cyberpunk 2077 has a rough past, but at least on PC, modders are doing God’s own work. It’s worth noting that Night City received Subway in December, and in one of those “I’m dreaming” moments Keanu was asked what he thought of people modifying the game to have sex with him: “When it’s good It’s always good.”