True to its roots within the style from which it takes its title, lots of Cyberpunk 2077’s storylines job V with unraveling varied schemes orchestrated by highly effective folks, identified or unknown. Whereas the primary story has its share of company and political thrills, few seize the creepiness of highly effective forces hiding simply out of attain than this two-part questline that includes a political energy couple who could also be in manner over their heads.
Someday in Act Two, you’ll obtain a name from Elizabeth Peralez for the facet job “I Fought the Regulation,” and what follows is an exhilarating plot that may go away you with fairly a number of intriguing questions. The thriller of the Peralez storyline has left many followers satisfied that its plot was by no means truly completed. Not too long ago, Cyberpunk’s lead quest director, Paweł Sasko, shed some gentle on the two-part questline’s conclusion, revealing that the mysterious nature of its denouement is as meant. Quest designer Patrick Mills, who particularly wrote the second of the 2 quests, “Dream On,” elaborated further in a tweet; the story actually goes on, however our position in it as V is absolutely concluded in 2077. Our selections play out within the wider fiction of the world, we’re simply seeing a slice of it.. So, that unsettled feeling you allow the Peralez storyline with? That’s no error.
If certainly CDPR plans to revisit this storyline sooner or later, we’ll no less than have to attend for 2077’s upcoming DLC growth, Phantom Liberty or, extra possible, the following Cyberpunk recreation for that to occur. Whether or not it ever continues or not, although, the Peralez storyline is one you completely should play.
It’s additionally one you may want to keep away from spoilers on. This information covers all the small print of the 2 quests involving the Peralezes; so if you wish to unravel its twists and turns by yourself, the primary paragraphs of the next two sections are all you should learn to know what to do.
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Learn how to begin the Peralez storyline with “I Fought the Regulation”
The Peralez storyline will get its hooks into you round Act Two, when Elizabeth Peralez provides you a name asking to fulfill. That is the beginning of “I Fought the Regulation.” By itself, this facet job isn’t notably memorable, however it’ll introduce you to River Ward. (You possibly can romance him should you’re into cops. I gained’t decide. An excessive amount of.) It’s essential full “Life Throughout Wartime” and will need to have a Avenue Cred of no less than 13 to begin the Peralez storyline.
Step one in “I Fought the Regulation” is to fulfill with the Peralez political energy couple. Discover their automobile on the map and get in to fulfill mayoral candidate Jefferson Peralez and his spouse Elizabeth for a short chat. Your dialog selections right here aren’t crucial, so roleplay V as you’d like. The Peralezes consider that their political opponent was murdered, and so they need you to determine what occurred. Whereas it appears to be the case that their opponent, Mayor Lucius Rhyne, died from pure causes, a earlier try on his life has the Peralezes questioning who is likely to be seeking to off the mayor.
You’ll be given a braindance within the automobile. This one will play again the sooner, tried homicide of Mayor Rhyne that has Elizabeth and Jefferson so involved. At this level within the recreation, you’ve possible executed one or two braindance situations already; this one’s no totally different. Within the braindance, keep watch over the timeline on the high of the HUD for notable clues on their respective layers and comply with alongside to progress the story ahead.
After the braindance, the Peralezes will take off in a elaborate flying automobile, leaving you to talk up the cop you noticed on the BD: River Ward.
Give River a name and he’ll ask to fulfill at a burger place. Head on over there and roleplay your dialogue selections as you want with River and his colleague Harold Han, who appears suspiciously dismissive of River’s curiosity within the loss of life of Mayor Rhine. Conversational selections right here gained’t have an effect on the end result of the search.
After chatting with River concerning the particulars of the case, he’ll take you alongside for a experience in his pickup truck the place you’ll have the selection of two results in comply with up on. You possibly can lower to the chase and meet up with a contact of River’s or you may take the optionally available path first to talk with the boss of the one that tried to kill Mayor Rhyne. As this quest (and “Dream On”) may be very narrative in nature, I recommend visiting the tried assassin’s boss, Christine Markov. This may lead you to Japantown.
In Japantown, you and River will break up as much as discover the tried assassin’s boss. This isn’t notably difficult. Wander round a bit, discuss to some distributors, gaze up on the statue (that could or could not have one thing to do with a grand unsolved thriller within the recreation), and also you’ll come throughout Markov very quickly.
After chatting with Markov (as soon as once more, dialog selections right here don’t have an effect on the search) and listening to River’s silly detective logic (that he admits is solely primarily based on a fantasy in his head), you’ll hoof it again to River’s automobile to be taught, shock, shock: folks don’t like cops. Two Tyger gang members can be mocking River’s automobile, turning to threaten him as the 2 of you present up. When you preserve quiet, the Tyger gang taking subject with River will wander away. You may as well select to talk, however you’ll possible find yourself placing your foot in your mouth should you attempt to intimidate them. When you selected the Avenue Child lifepath, the extra diplomatic “Your good friend’ll be out after the election” dialogue possibility will see the gang members go away with out incident.
Even when your V is a shoot-first-ask-questions later kinda gal, attempt to apply restraint with the Tygers. It’s straightforward to have the brawl spill out into collateral injury that may alert the cops. “However wait,” I hear you saying, “shouldn’t that not occur since we’re with River and he’s a cop?” Sure, however shh, don’t provoke the ludonarrative dissonance bear.
When you’ve wrapped up your online business in Japantown, you may select to experience with River or go by yourself to his contact, Neil, the proprietor of a intercourse store in Vista Del Rey. When you didn’t get right into a brawl with the Tyger Claws members, I recommend driving with River (basically it’s a good suggestion to take of us up on their supply to drive you someplace. It saves you the hassle and also you is likely to be handled to some dialogue.) After arriving on the intercourse store, you may communicate with Neil concerning the “Crimson Queen’s Race” braindance membership.
Your dialog with Neil concerning the Crimson Queen’s Race gained’t final lengthy earlier than he bolts. You possibly can hop the counter to pursue him, however word that the door he dips behind would require a Physique rating of 6 to pry it open. Nevertheless you give chase, you’ll finally discover Neil as he’s being interrogated by River—who not as soon as lowers his weapon towards an unarmed individual. He should’ve realized that method from particular forces or one thing.
Neil will hand over the knowledge no matter your dialogue selections. Outfitted with the placement of the Crimson Queen’s Race, you’ll have a alternative of driving with River once more or getting there by yourself. No matter the way you get there, on arrival you’ll be infiltrating a warehouse guarded by the Animals gang.
Until you’re moving into guns-blazing™, you may need to have the Ping and Reboot Optics quickhacks geared up. You possibly can seize these from any netrunner vendor (although you’ll possible have one already from “The Reward”). Ping, as you might already know, gives you a way of what number of guards are within the space, which is useful as Watch Canines-ing the cameras doesn’t present as most of the guards right here. There are seven guards to maintain an eye fixed out for; 5 of them may be discovered surrounding the warehouse, whereas simply two are inside.
Off to the left of the primary gate, you’ll find a fence that’ll open up with a Technical Capacity attribute rating of 6. And, whereas I’ve but to substantiate if that is technically true, primarily based on my time with the sport, I believe that Animals can escape of a chokehold sooner than different enemies. A excessive Physique rating will assist mitigate this (as it’ll with all enemy sorts). Excessive Physique scores may assist with stealth methods because it’ll permit you entry to doorways in any other case unopenable should you’re not sturdy sufficient.
You’ll discover the doorway to the Crimson Queen’s Race inside a transport container in roughly the center of the warehouse (once more, thoughts the 2 guards inside). As soon as in, you’ll head down a set of stairs to discover a hidden, ransacked membership. Down right here I like to recommend utilizing the Ping quickhack once more on the closest enemy to get a way of who’s the place down right here. If you wish to end the optionally available job of interrogating the Animals’ boss, preserve out of sight, use the Distract Enemies quickhack on varied gadgets across the membership, and take out sleeping Animals by placing them right into a chokehold; it would take a second or two to search out the fitting place, however you may put a sleeping enemy in a chokehold whereas they’re laying down. Simply preserve an eye fixed out for the immediate when it comes up. There’s additionally an honest sum of money laying across the place, so don’t neglect to do some looting whilst you’re down right here.
You’re in search of a pc within the Crimson Queen’s Race. This may be discovered on the higher flooring of the far finish of the membership. Train warning when transferring concerning the place, as there are extra Animals than you may notice. When you enter the workplace with the pc in query, you may both interrogate or kill the Animals’ boss (assuming you haven’t alerted the guards to your presence and have thus presumably gunned this individual down by now). You possibly can acquire some additional information on the case and why the Animals are even right here to start with by squeezing that out of the boss through a chokehold.
When you get entry to the pc, test the “Information” to watch a video recording of (I do know, I’m simply as shocked as you) River’s cop buddy Han protecting up what actually occurred: A booby-trapped braindance did the mayor in. Fully flatlined him. You possibly can select to look at stated braindance, which can lead to you passing out and River coming to your help. An everyday knight in shini—oh wait, he’s a cop. Fuck ‘im.
With that out of the way in which, you’ve gotten your reply as to what occurred to the mayor. The Peralezes have been proper and can be desperate to be taught what you’ve came upon.
Mosey on over to the Peralezes’ house to wrap this quest up. When you’re within the elevator heading as much as Elizabeth and Jefferson, our good buddy Johnny Silverhand will materialize to warn you to be cautious and keep out of this entire messy political affair.
Do you inform the Peralezes what you realized? Or do you comply with Johnny’s recommendation? That alternative is solely as much as you. There isn’t a proper or fallacious reply right here and it doesn’t affect the end result of the search (or the one which follows).
Depart the house to finish the search. However don’t fear, we’ve simply met the Peralezes. Issues are about to get actually fascinating.
Concluding the Peralez storyline: “Dream On”
After “I Fought the Regulation,” you’ll have to wait about 48 hours in-game earlier than Jefferson provides you a name. As with many quests in 2077 that require time to cross, you may discover you’ll want to choose up a facet quest or two (even after ready) earlier than the decision comes via. Finally, although, you’ll get a name from Jefferson Peralez asking you to revisit him and his spouse.
Head on over to the Peralez residence. Elizabeth can be on the high of the elevator experience to greet you. You’ll be escorted in to speak with the couple a couple of concern of theirs: An intruder was seen of their house. Sadly, the stress of the election, or so Elizabeth claims, has everybody on edge and the small print are fuzzy.
You’ll now have the choice to make a journey across the house in search of clues. Take your time with this, as there are a number of clues, each direct and oblique, hanging across the house. For instance, you may scan the Peralezes’ wedding ceremony photograph within the couple’s bed room. Elizabeth will misremember a key element: the colour of the roses. Fascinating.
Additionally make sure you dig via any of the computer systems within the house and skim the entire emails and messages. You’ll come to search out out that Jefferson is having some reminiscence points.
Proceed to scan across the house through quickscan. This may simply determine any attainable clues. Some, like leftover pizza, will result in some dialogue, whereas others, like a satellite tv for pc dish you’ll find on the roof, will unravel a number of the thriller as to what’s occurring.
You’ll discover some blood splatter on the second flooring. Observe that to a room with a damaged TV. Use quickscan to information you should you’re misplaced. You possibly can restore this if in case you have a Technical Capacity rating of 11, however it gives you a little bit of shock (you’ll take no injury although). Scan round on this room and also you’ll come throughout a hidden door which you’ll break open with a Physique rating of seven. In case your rating is just too low, you may open it through the Native Community tab on the pc within the heart of the house’s safety workplace. . You’ll want the entry code for it, which may be discovered within the messages part of the pc arrange towards the leftmost wall when coming into the safety workplace.
When you’re inside the key room, the Job Tracker ought to do an honest job of strolling you thru what you should scan. You’re in search of a pc on the wall, in addition to a set of cables working as much as the roof. Don’t neglect to learn the message on the pc within the secret room as effectively. What’s occurring might not be solely clear, however you’re about to crack the case. Head on as much as the roof to scan the satellite tv for pc dish should you haven’t already. Because it seems, info is being beamed all the way down to a van not too removed from the house.
Inform Elizabeth as to what’s occurring after which make your manner again downstairs to take a look at this mysterious van. As soon as exterior, Johnny will advise you to seize a automobile in case the van takes off. His recommendation seems to be prudent. Get in your automobile or motorbike (ideally a mannequin that’s acquired some velocity) and see what’s occurring with this van.
As rockerboy predicted, the mysterious van will take off and also you’ll have to sustain with it. Don’t underestimate this half (and possibly save simply earlier than you see the van simply in case). As soon as the van will get greater than 125 meters from you, it’s very straightforward for it to fully lose you and the mission will finish prematurely. Keep on the van’s tail till it takes you to an space patrolled by employed Maelstrom members.
Coming into this space may be tough. The guards can actually take you out should you’re not leveled up sufficient and there are a ton of cameras right here. Whether or not you quietly take out the guards one after the other, destroy all of them in a blazing gun battle, or sneak in with out touching a single individual, you’ll have to get to the tip of the lot the place the van is parked to hack into it.
When you’ve hacked into the van, prepare: Because it seems, the explanation the Peralezes appear so spaced out and seemingly unable to recall easy private info is as a result of somebody is hacking their freaking minds. Their personalities are slowly being overwritten. Head on out of right here when you’ve gathered this intel and provides Elizabeth a name.
Elizabeth will recommend you meet up at a ramen store. Wanting slightly worse for put on, she’ll beg you to not inform Jefferson what’s occurring. Whereas she acknowledges what you’ve realized, that somebody is hacking and changing their minds, she doesn’t want to trigger her husband any stress, saying that he must give attention to the upcoming election. You possibly can inform her no matter you need, as a result of at this level, the ball is in V’s courtroom. And sadly, I can’t let you know what the fitting reply is.
After assembly with Elizabeth and discussing the messed-up shit you’ve stepped in with Johnny, you’ll meet with Jefferson. Shortly earlier than speaking with the mayoral candidate, you’ll obtain a mysterious transmission from somebody warning you about getting concerned. You’ll then have the ability to meet up with Jefferson and, effectively, whether or not you inform him that hackers are slowly overwriting his consciousness or not is solely as much as you.
Would possibly you be placing the Peralezes in peril should you inform Jefferson? Are you willingly collaborating within the scheme enjoying out within the shadows should you don’t? Is there any indication that Jefferson will even keep in mind what you’re about to inform him?
These are the large mysteries “Dream On” will go away you with, and there’s no clear indication a method or one other as to the fitting approach to wrap this quest up. Both manner, you’ll simply be left figuring out that someplace on the market within the internet are of us secretly changing the personalities of individuals, probably highly effective folks, like Jefferson and Elizabeth Peralez.
