A new mod for Cyberpunk 2077 reveals early unused models for characters such as Jackie, Judy and Panam. The highly-anticipated role-playing game from CD Projekt Red launched last December but received highly negative backlash due to its unfinished state. The developer continues to support the title through updates, in an attempt to meet the game's original promised vision.
Despite the extremely negative reception of Cyberpunk 2077 upon release, developer CD Projekt Red has refused to abandon Cyberpunk 2077 and is attempting to address issues through patches. In a recent interview, the studio's joint chief executive Adam Kicinski reiterated the belief that the game could be brought up to a state of greater quality. While these patches have been slow to release, they have been able to successfully improve parts of the title. A recent patch, Hotfix 1.21, fixed glitches that made several of Cyberpunk 2077's main quests totally unplayable. While the game still contains a multitude of bugs and unpolished pieces, CD Projekt Red is slowly chipping away that these issues and making the game more playable for players, but some are taking things into their own hands.
As reported by Eurogamer, a modder has restored several early models for various Cyberpunk 2077 characters. This mod, created by Hineytroll on Nexus Mods, allows players to view the unused models, which vary from closely resembling their character's final designs to being almost unrecognizable next to the finished product. For example, Jackie physically resembles his final in-game model almost exactly, while the villainous Adam Smasher appears human rather than completely robotic. Hineytroll has also released additional mods that fully replace the in-game models with these early unused placeholders.
While CD Projekt Red continues to improve Cyberpunk 2077, the game's fans also do their part to improve the sci-fi role-playing adventure. Nexus Mods user Inuktiplater recently released the Darker Lighting Mod for Cyberpunk 2077, which decreases the games' brightness to better fit the seedy underworld of Night City. The naturally darker lighting gels perfectly with the neon lights of the city, bringing the aesthetic closer to some like Blade Runner. The moody lighting matches perfectly with dark rainy weather, and some fans have noticed that it rains more often in Cyberpunk 2077 after the release of the 1.2 Hotfix.
Cyberpunk 2077 has become notorious, as an extremely highly-anticipated title that was revealed to be completely unfinished upon release. While CD Projekt Red works hard to restore the game's reputation, Cyberpunk 2077 will always be noteworthy for its disastrous launch. Hineytroll's mod gives players a brand new look into the game's development, with some character models having changed drastically while others were barely changed at all.
Source: Eurogamer, Nexus Mods
