However, the DLC does more than just tack on a new area to the pre-existing map. Phantom Liberty was released in conjunction with a free update to Cyberpunk 2077, bringing a host of new features, including the long-awaited vehicular combat, to the base game. Cyberpunk's base map also saw a number of tweaks in the free update, with new locations added even beyond Dogtown's borders. These are the coolest hidden locations worth searching for, all added to Cyberpunk 2077 as part of the update or the DLC.
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Greenhouse Cat Will Give You A Moment Of Respite
Update 2.0 added several new cats to the game, and one is particularly calming. In the City Centre district, you can find the large glass-walled greenhouse near the area where you meet with Jefferson Peralez at the end of his questline. Going inside and heading up to the top level of the greenhouse will result in finding a sweet cat resting on a bench.
If you sit down beside this friendly feline, the cat will fall asleep on V's lap and stay there as long as you want. Between the sweet slumbering kitty and the peaceful atmosphere of the beautiful greenhouse refuge, it makes for a very calm and relaxing moment for both V and the player.
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I'm In Love With My Car
Secreted away inside a Watson warehouse is a hot rod to make Night City's biggest gearheads salivate. The Quadra Type 66 Hoon is part of the hidden side quest "I'm in Love with My Car," which can only be started by entering the makeshift garage. Scanning the area reveals a chest hidden under some rubble; inside are the keys to this unique car.
Its mounted machine guns make it a great way to experience the update's new vehicular combat. The Quadra Type 66 Hoon is Cyberpunk's tribute to American rally driver Ken Block, who passed away on January 2, 2023.
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Trauma Team HQ
Phantom Liberty also adds a new arcade-style mini-game: Trauma Team. Players who set a high score in the Contra-esque side-scrolling shooter receive a text inviting them to join the real-life Trauma Team.
This unlocks a secret back room of the Night City Medical Center. It's little more than a glorified treasure chest, but players do get a unique Trauma Team uniform and a working model Trauma Team AV, which can be placed in V's apartment.
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Badlands Church
A small, freestanding church in the Badlands outside Night City harbors a gargantuan secret. Players can enter this nondescript structure in order to find a decidedly unusual bit of decoration for a place of worship: an Arasaka Tower 3D arcade cabinet. They'll have to wait until 4 AM in-game to turn on a nearby laptop and read all its files, after which they can boot up Arasaka Tower.
They shouldn't actually play it, though, as they then have to rush to a lone mattress nearby, arriving by 5 AM. V will pass out, and wake up next to Cyberpunk 2077's Demiurge monster truck.
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Dance The Night Away And Get A Collectible
Update 2.0 added a hidden dance party courtesy of the Growl FM radio station. Growl FM is a community radio station that features music from fans of the game that were submitted in a contest held by CD Projekt RED specifically for it.
The party can be found outside Batty's Hotel in Pacifica during the middle of the night. You'll see a bunch of people partying it up along with a couple of Growl FM vans and tables with vinyl records on display. Hang out on a couch and listen to the music, then go to one of the tables where you can choose to vote for your favorite track. After voting, you'll get a collectible autographed vinyl of that album to put up in your apartment.
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Space Force One Wreckage
The hacking and crash-landing of President Rosalind Myers' flagship spaceplane is a major part of what kicks off the events of Phantom Liberty, but players aren't actually required to visit the wreckage at any point during the campaign. However, V can actually find a smattering of debris in the Badlands outside Dogtown, including the Lifepod Myers landed in and escaped from prior to the events of the DLC. Johnny Silverhand comments on the wreckage, confirming that it came from Space Force One.
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Reporter's Car
Also hidden in the Badlands outside Dogtown is a micro-quest involving a missing reporter. While wandering around the desert, V may be suddenly attacked by a hostile drone near a burnt-out car. After defeating the drone, they can explore the car to find a body.
onversational shards looted from the body reveal that it belonged to a reporter, who ventured out into the Badlands in search of a hot scoop. They inadvertently triggered a set of security drones, and remained there until found by V. There's not much more to this single-step gig than a bit of environmental storytelling.
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Dogtown Pool
What looks like an abandoned, mucky kiddie pool actually goes much, much deeper. Located near the Golden Pacific fast travel point is a small, circular pool of dark, almost opaque water. Players might want to avoid it on instinct, but V is actually far better off taking the plunge. The pool goes down much farther than it looks, and at the bottom, V can find an Iconic weapon absolutely free. It's the Kyubi x-MOD2, and, apart from some of the new unique guns, it's one of the most powerful weapons in the Phantom Liberty DLC.
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Pulp Fiction Easter Egg
An apartment building in Night City's Santo Domingo district hides an Easter egg referencing the film Pulp Fiction. Although otherwise unremarkable, this mostly abandoned building can be explored to find a hidden entrance that leads to a balcony. Several dead bodies are scattered around, and one of them carries a text conversation that explains exactly what went down.
In touch with his boss, Marsellus Wayans, he describes how they attempted to convince a boxer to throw his fight. However, the boxer instead killed his opponent, leaving Wayans out some eddies and hungry for revenge. However, judging by the carnage of the scene V happens upon, the boxer got to Wayans first.
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Ironclad's Room
Phantom Liberty lets V help a run-down robot named Ironclad, but in order to reprogram them, V has to find them first. Ironclad is located in a small, secluded room within the EBM Petrochem Stadium, the site of Dogtown's premier shopping district. Getting there requires a little bit of parkour; V can follow the sights and sounds of electripc sparks to run up a ramp and jump into Ironclad's room. From there, it's as simple as jacking into a nearby computer and finding a series of spare parts throughout the market to repair the robot.
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