Much of the team has moved on to Project Orion, the current-gen sequel, but Cyberpunk 2077 continues to receive support from CD Projekt RED. On Twitter, it confirmed that a new patch is coming “some time” next week to tackle “the most common issues” reported by players, like Finisher animations.
Cyberpunk 2077's Lack Of Pets Makes Sense, But It's More Complicated Than You Think
13.01.2024 - 16:59 / screenrant.com / Lee DAmato
There aren't many animals around in , but there's a perfectly good reason for that. Compared to the average open-world RPG, there's relatively little wildlife in and around Night City. 's urban environment is partially to blame, but even then, there's almost none of the animal life that's commonly seen in American cities. There are no pigeons perched on buildings, rats digging through trash, or squirrels climbing up trees. Outside the city, in the wide open space of the Badlands, there aren't really any animals to be seen, either.
And even then, there's very little domesticated animal life in. No cats roaming the alleys, fish tanks in corporate waiting rooms, or dogs out on a walk. Even in major cities, it's impossible to separate people from their pets. For thousands of years of human society, people have kept animals in their homes, either for practical purposes or unconditional companionship. So why has that practice seemingly stopped by 2077? Was it a cultural shift, or something a little deeper?
Although there are many factors involved, the primary cause for the lack of animal life in is habitat destruction. An ever-increasing population requires urban expansion, which means development of former wildlife areas outside major cities. But it also requires more resources, which means habitat destruction even away from cities. The wood, stone, and clay on which Night City is built has to come from somewhere, and that often means chipping away at vital animal habitats.
In addition to the direct impact of Night City's construction on animal life, the burning of combustible fuel has contributed to climate change throughout the world of . More extreme temperatures harm animal life, either by making the regions they're endemic to uninhabitable, or by interrupting links in the food chain. By 2077, gasoline has been replaced by an alternative fuel, CHOOH2. CHOOH2 is more efficient than gasoline, and doesn't emit as many pollutants, but it's still combustible, and still has a footprint. Plus, it's necessary to burn more fuel to sustain a larger population, which means that CHOOH2 emissions could easily outpace those of gasoline year for year.
However, that's not to say that there are no domesticated animals in Night City. People still keep dogs, cats, fish, reptiles, birds, and rodents, but they don't come cheaply. Per a radio show that can be heard in, it costs 1,000 Eurodollars a month to keep a pet — the government requires citizens to shell out a monthly renewal fee for a "." This was likely an intentional way to keep animal populations in Night City, or even the wider New United States, down. Its resources are stretched thin enough in supporting its human inhabitants. Add a few million pets on top, and
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