We take a look at the recently released Cyberpunk 2077 vehicle combat and backup system mod from modder Scissors. This mod completely changes the gameplay to be more like GTA’s wanted system and gives players options to attack from within vehicles or when riding motorcycles. When attacking random gang members, the faction in the area you are in will come to the aid of those who you attack making encounters much more difficult. Players can disable the call for backup if the person making the call is taken-out of the equation including using EMP devices. What happens next if backup arrives is pretty incredible as gang members join the fray on vehicles. They will even give chase on said vehicles.

This is an impressive mod using systems that were already present in the game’s code which means there is a chance that CDPR add this to the upcoming relaunch of the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X. It might not be in the rumoured 1.5 update coming soon, but a later addition. Fingers crossed then. Modder Scissors says:

This was a cut ability called “Call Reinforcements”, and has animations and decision making. A bar, similar to uploading a quickhack, will appear over their head so you can see how close the call is to being finished, as well as who is making the call. These can be interrupted by various effects, such as Sonic Shock, EMPs, Memory Wipe, and knocking the enemy over.

Although at this time it is a little glitchy (hopefully this will improve over time). Thankfully, there are options to tweak the intensity of the mod to suit your playing style. You can grab the mod (for PC only obviously) from here. Either way, once again it is thanks to the PC modding community who are adding/finding these wonderful features to the vanilla game.