Cyberpunk 2077: The Netrunner Skill and its Bonuses
The Netrunner skill in Cyberpunk 2077 is essential for boosting V’s RAM and hacking abilities. Whether you’re focusing on hacking or not, the extra RAM provided by advancing the Netrunner skill is always useful. In this guide, we’ll go over each tier of the Netrunner skill and its associated bonus. We’ll also provide tips and tricks to help you progress through the skill quickly.
Netrunner Skill Bonuses in Cyberpunk 2077
The Netrunner Skill starts at Rank One and can be progressed up to Rank 60. Every five ranks, you unlock a new passive bonus. To track your progress with Netrunner and other skills, go to Character > Skill Progression.
Here are the bonuses for each rank of the Netrunner Skill:
- Rank 5: Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%.
- Rank 10: Increases RAM by 1.
- Rank 15: Gain 1 Perk Point.
- Rank 20: Gain 20% additional lock-on range with Smart weapons.
- Rank 25: Increases RAM Recovery Rate by 5%.
- Rank 30: Increases RAM by 1.
- Rank 35: Gain 1 Perk Point.
- Rank 40: Reduces RAM cost for quickhacks on devices and vehicles by 20%.
- Rank 45: Increases duration for Control and Covert quickhacks by 15%, and increases damage for Combat quickhacks by 5%.
- Rank 50: Increases Overclock duration by 40%.
- Rank 55: Reduces health cost of Overclock quickhacks by 10%.
- Rank 60: Overclock now reveals all enemies within 10 meters and allows you to quickhack enemies through cover.
Gaining XP to advance ranks in Netrunner starts off relatively easy, with low requirements for early ranks. However, the XP required increases as your Netrunner skill level rises. Around Rank 10, progression to the next rank will take more time.
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How to Progress the Netrunner Skill Quickly
XP for the Netrunner Skill is gained through various activities related to Netrunning. This includes quickhacking, using Breech Protocol, and choosing Intelligence dialogue options. You can also find or purchase Skill Shards to earn a significant amount of progression XP.
Here are the best ways to progress the Netrunner Skill quickly:
- Scan and use quickhacks whenever possible. Even if you don’t need to distract enemies, using quickhacks grants Netrunner progression.
- Hack the expert sequence of all Access Points you find. Completing the Expert level in Breech Protocol grants significant Netrunner progression.
- Purchase or find Skill Shards. These items, introduced in the 2.0 update, make skill progression easier. Higher-tier Skill Shards provide more progression.
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