What’s up Neon Nation welcome back for a
Cyberpunk 2077 lore slash world building video. Today we are talking about Ripperdocs and
cyberware, what a ripper doc is, what cyberware is, how we install cyberware, procedures involved
in installation, and the pros and cons of visiting legal and illegal rippers
Ripperdocs are NPCs your character can visit in Cyberpunk 2077, who will install all types
of different cybernetics and cyberware for a price. With Cyberware being so popular in Night City,
so t
oo has the demand for Ripper docs. Ripper docs are a mix between engineers and
doctors, installing and removing cybernetics usually out of a clinic or hospital. Now CYberware comes in a variety of forms
in Night City, from tech that bolsters your quality of life like a bio-monitor, or pain
editor, to more lethal cybernetics such as weapon grips increasing your base damage,
and cyberlimbs and weapons. Cyberware is a form of gloating as well, and
the flashier your cyberware is, the more power powe
r and respect you can demand. This is called Cyberfashion and is common
practice in Night City. Now we’ve all seen the gameplay demo where we
are walking around the streets. See how many people are wearing Cybernetics
that are visible? Lots like to show off, although for some individuals
it’s better to be discrete and hide what you’re packing with RealSkinn technology,
a synthetic skin that looks like human flesh, to hide away your expensive and deadly prosthetics. Now each time you add Cyberwar
e to your body,
you’ll have to visit a Ripper Doc. On the RipperDoc surgical software, you can
pick out and choose your ‘ware based on what you want to use it for. Each cybernetic has a humanity cost, meaning
as you strap on more tech to your body, you will start to dissociate from your mind. CYberware can have a potent effect on the
mind, where you essentially go insane and lose your quote unquote humanity, if you over-do
it. Each piece of tech has a different humanity
cost. IN 2020 is goes fro
m Low to very high in terms
of cost, but for 2077 there is a numerical value attached to each component. Presumably the higher the # the more impact
that particular piece of gear will have on your mental state. If you go full-force with “bumping up your
specs” and max out your allotted humanity, you will be classified as a cyberpsycho, which
are generally some of the most dangerous characters in Night City. Now as a side note this is only applicable
to other people in Night City. Your Character
will not be able to go fully
cyberpsychotic, for the sake of the story. This has been confirmed by CD PROJEKT RED. Rehabilitation for this type of psychosis
is offered to you by law enforcement in Night City before you get overly violent. This rehabilitation consists of visiting a
CYberpsychologist and undergoing transformative Braindance sessions, which essentially will
chemically disassemble your brain and reassemble it to have more socially acceptable thoughts. Now within the realm of Ripperd
ocs and installing
and grafting tech to the body, we also have Surgery codes. A surgery code is the minimum level of medical
care required to install cyberware, the length of surgical time required, the cost, as well
as the difficulty of the surgery. Now keep in mind this is highly subject to
change in 2077, but it is part of the rules in the pen and paper game. Negligible surgeries can be performed in Mall
clinics or drop in body shops and generally only take 1 hour. These are fairly easy to pe
rform and can be
done by any level of ripper doctor. Minor Surgeries can take up to 2 hours and
must be done at a medical or ripper doc clinic. This hints at V’s surgery being a minor
one as we are at OUR Ripper doc clinic with Dr Viktor. Major and Critial surgeries both require full
hospitals with surgery centers. These will take 4 and 6 hours respectively
and are only to be done by highly trained professionals. There can also be some residual and negative
side effects of a botched or poorly do
ne surgery. Things like infections, bruising and swelling,
permanent scarring and cyber-rejection can happen. Cyber rejection refers to your body refusing
an implant. In these situations stats will drop, and physical
changes may happen. This might be reflected in 2077 from 2020
by having visual scarring, or a hit to stats such as intelligence, reflex and tech levels. Obviously when it comes to Cyberpsychosis,
layering on high humanity cost ware would presumably effect your empathy levels, but
em
pathy is not a stat in 2077, so it might end up rippling down and affecting another
gameplay mechanic. As mentioned in previous videos, V has a 10%
discount rate at Dr Viktor. On screen is shown a Neural Processor, which
is required for things like smart gun and weapon links. There will not be the ability to play 2077
without having basic cyberware, and this presumably includes a neural processor. This means there will be no purist playthroughs
available in Cyberpunk 2077. We seem to have a frie
ndly relationship with
Dr Viktor, and according to an E3 pamphlet he can also repair your busted cybernetics,
and was a ringside physician for years, giving him tons of experience. He seems to still be invested in Boxing, as
he has a necklace with a glove, and a tv with a fight on. As for repairing cyberware, this could play
out very similarly to repairing your swords in The Witcher 3 after degradation. Dr. Viktor seems to be a Legal ripperdoc. Illegal docs are present in the world and
can sell
you some illegal black market ware, but they also have some potential drawbacks. This could mean getting scammed, going under
the knife and getting your cybernetics harvested like how Scavengers do to unsuspecting citizens,
or unsanitary clinics where it’s highly risky to get any procedure done. Again this might be reflective in an increased
chance of your stats taking a hit from a botched surgery. Viktor also seems to not have any cyberware,
although he does have the same anesthetic marks V has
before she has her subdermal grip
installed. Viktor uses an interesting glove to extract V’s Kiroshi optic, and as seen in this screenshot
is manufactured by Arasaka, a powerful megacorporation in Night City. V gets 3 upgrades in the processor, weapon
grip and optic. The kiroshi optic brings up a targeting HUD
and can analyze targets for weak spots or gang affiliations, and the weapon grip brings
up an ammo count and allows you to deal more base damage. The processor connects all these componen
ts
together much like the human brain wires signals to various parts of our body. As for illegal cyberware, Mantis Blades might
be an example, due to it saying Military grade skin on the poster. Or maybe not since the poster is hung up in
Viktors, who operates legally. Let me know what you guys think? Thanks for watching guys and Follow my Socials
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