You can actually get the guillotine without needing 20 body. You just go to the right side of the shack, climb up on the barrels and shootout the window and you should be able to grab it!
FYI according the cyberpunk wiki the KNEEL! mod comes from the weapon vendor at the sunset motel in the badlands. i tested that info and i managed to get one, if its not there skip time ahead 24hrs and there will be new stock each time. But after i got my first KNEEL! mod at the weapon vendor i mentioned above, i went to the weapon vendor in our megatower apartment and got a 2nd KNEEL! mod. So i guess its a random chance not easy to farm but i would go to the badlands for maybe an increased chance to get one. Hope this helps and Sam keep up the great work and your detail work is *chef's kiss*
Went to the motel as well but the KNEEL! mod didn't show up at first, had to skip time like 4 days and bought the vendors mods out and in the end it finally showed up!!! Thx for the tip, now I have all the KNEEL! I need
I consistently find a tier 4 barbarian mod in gehmorah. Sometimes it's tier 5 Ive found three slice em up at the melee vendor in the southern badlands. The woman by herself living out of a trailer I've found several better half mods from the gas station vendor in the biotechnica flats after the aldecado quest line. I think? There's a quest associated with this dingy looking guy and if he lives he becomes a vendor Head hopper was elusive for awhile, but it is a rare drop from the corpo vendor that you take the elevator to near the Halsey st fast travel Through about twenty five hours of end game farming I have concluded that several vendors simply have a small chance to drop a random tier four mod or higher. So after level 40 all gun vendors have a low chance in a crowded pool to drop better half or kneel. If a gun vendor sells smart weapons they have a really low chance to drop head hopper and not kneel. Melee vendors never seem to drop rare mods besides what I listed and after farming I had way more slice em up and barbarian than say kneel better half or head hopper. Head hopper is the rarest in my experience
What level are you all? I’m doing another playthrough couldn’t tell you how many I’ve done but this is the first one I’m really getting into weapon building because I can move my perks around to use different weapon types. Most fun playthrough I’ve done the PL expansion extra 10 attribute and perk points basically make it to where you can be a jack of all trades as far as a gunner goes. But I don’t use quickhacks ever so my int tree is empty and is only at 3. But the other 4 are at 15 at least and reflex is 20 because I like to double jump and air dash around like an anime character 🤣
Found the “Better half” mod in the mission “Disaster Piece” (basically same place where you find the Errata katana) in the same box where I’ve seen other people finding legendary sandavistans instead.
I found the "Better Half" mod in the gig: "Woman of la mancha" behind the technical ability door in the motel. It also contains some cyberware, weapons, eurodollars. All tier 5. I believe it'll only appear if you have a high level, ~40ish
@@cowmath77I've got a friend on Xbox that's running at about 600 hours, I dont understand how she loves the game so much, I'm not too big a fan personally
I play it whenever I have time. I didn't buy the game as soon as it was released. It's been 8 months since I bought it, but sometimes I go back and forth between reality and game worlds. I try to reduce it as much as I can and I bought a computer just for this game.
I never wouldve gotten any of these references, I always go in and kill everyone then leave, this guy takes the time to loot everything and stealth for more information. I want the information, but not the extra work, so these videos are great lmao
Just wanna pop in and say you are by far the best CP2077 channel for figuring this kind of stuff out. To the point right away and thorough testing along with clear explanations/demonstrations. Also, THANK YOU for keeping the volume on a reasonable level but still have great audio. Too many channels are insanely loud. Your videos are just 🤌. Keep 'em coming choom!
Thank you Choom! Glad that you find the volume okay. To be honest I've been winging it with sound compression and levels this whole time so it's nice to hear I've been doing it right!
The Kyubi paired with a Pax Mod and a silencer makes for a pretty nice stealth option. Not quite as strong as the strongest pistols, but a nice change to just using pistols all the time.
I'm using it since I found it quite early on Liberty the same way and at the moment from a distance I have one shot kill (headshot) for 99% of targets!
@@joevaldez4889the Nue or Tamayaya (Arasaka themed reskin of the Nue) do almost the same base damage as the the revolvers. Combine it with the silencer that does +150% stealth damage should be good enough
I’ve found the barbarian mod in a safe on the way out of the black sapphire during the ‘run this town’ quest for Mr Hands. It was just to the right of the main entrance of the building.
I THINK those unknown mods come from dogtown dropcrate or Captain car missions. I have a couple and those two are my main source of mods. Can confirm I have Kneel!. But only that and ive done a bunch of droppoints... Probably a pretty rare drop. Edit: Yeah, Reyes car gigs always give you a legendary mod. But only one, of the pool of scopes, muzzles and mods. So it is probably 1 or 2% drop chance. More info on the Reyes gigs: Does not matter if you suceed at the time trial or not, you always get 1 mod. The mod seems to generate with the car, so no save scumming... (it seems, got 3x the same mod after reloading at various points)
For Yasha, and the Ashura rifle in general, I'd recommend getting the additional hand slot and installing Microgenerator, it basically turns the weapon into a emp
@SamBram The headhopper mod can be found in a crate on the top floor of the Black Sapphire during the "You Know My Name" quest. If you walk back out of the party and take a left you will find a crate containing a tier 5 Headhopper.
The X-Mod2 Lexington doesn't do less damage than other Lexingtons outside of the Barghest skin one. At 5++ every Lexington besides the Barghest ones do 46.93 base for me.
The Kyubi is probably my favorite longarm in the game when suppressed and scoped. Feels like a proper CQB capable carbine that can stretch its legs out to reasonable range. It also just sounds good suppressed lmao
Agreed. Imo the Kyubi (and the x-mod 2 version even more so) is the most versatile gun in the game. Not to say it's necessarily the best in every scenario, but it's probably a safe choice in any encounter. Definitely my favourite too.
CDPR has added numerous Easter eggs. Today in Night City, I was hunted down by Blade! All I did was interrupt him whilst he was dancing! 3(?) times I noticed Mr Blue Eyes watching my every move during the songbird ending. Also - Thanks for this list of Mod update - lots of these guns feel far stronger than the legendaries! Love this game!
Only recently discovered your channel, and I love watching your cyberpunk videos. Even the old ones you’ve got uploaded. Find it quite relaxing to watch on the side while I’m playing cp2077 on my other monitor
Kneel! Combined with Firecracker is completely broken, you dont need to actually hit the enemies, aim at the ground in the middle and drop entire groups on max difficulty with splash damage that carries the instant death effect 😉 very boring after about an hour lol
The best source of information for me. Restarted my 1st playthrough (1.5-1.6) a few times but after watching some of his videos it helped me set up a decent Net-Runner Street Kid
Have you ever tried Firecracker on the M251S Ajax? It might be the best use for this mod in the game, not that we have to choose, but it shreds like no other Gun I used in the Game, Definitely S tier.
@@hokuhikeneyou like the Ajax? If you’re on PC grab a Pit bull iconic M251S Ajax from console commands. Pair it with the +18% movement speed Leeroy Ligament, Deep Visual Cortex, both recoil reduction arm cyberware, Kiroshi cockatrice, and you pretty much melt everything. This setup makes every gun good tbh, but I’ve never seen anything shred more than the Pit Bull does with it. If you can’t get Pitbull then try the Umbra Xmod-2 with firecracker and pyro mod and it’ll also shred enemies.
@@SamBram Actually smg/assault rifles with Ricochet easily down Ganger Sandy users as the bullets are better at aimbotting their movement than a smart gun as long as you have clear line of sight to them (doesn't work if they are behind cover obviously). OF course ricochet doens't work with suppressors or explosive rounds (Buzzsaw wont ricochet, nor with Psalm. THE SANDY users MELT with ricochet and the ricochet mod gives crit hits with ricochet also.
8:49 The reason the x-mod2 lexington does less damage than the standard one is because the standard one is Tier 5+ whilst the x-mod2 is only Tier 5, upgrading the x-mod2 with legendary components will make it a Tier 5+ which should make it do the same or similar damage and then again to Tier 5++ for more damage. I didn't catch this at first and didn't know why my iconics were doing less damage than their standard counterparts
I have found all of the unknown mods in this video - Better Half, Headhopper, and Kneel! are sometimes albeit rarely available at the weapon vendor at Sunset Motel - just skip forward 24h at a time to refresh until you find the mods you want. In fact, that vendor appears to sell every single ranged weapon mod. Similarly, both of the melee weapon mods (Slice 'Em Up and Barbarian) are available from Coach Fred. They may be available from other vendors and other locations, but I found all of them from those two vendors in the past few minutes. Worth noting that you need to be a high enough level for vendors to sell legendary weapons and mods for them to pop up.
Yo, I _just_ found your channel! I bought a physical copy *Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty* after seeing *Cyberpunk Edgerunners* _(which I also purchased)_ As somebody who uses pistols, SMGs, and shotguns, You're Tips & Tricks have saved me *_hours_* of searching for specific MODs and guns and knives! Fingers crossed for more Cyberpunk content! 🤘
Try out 2x headhopper with the Yasha. The thing only aims for the head anyways so it's about as good as the equalizer, but with the added bonus of a stupid fast lock on speed and pre-acquiring locks on 5 people at once. You can still steer it towards the target you wanna kill, but you completely negate the lock on time for all subsequent targets in the group, it's amazing. Also you missed something about Firecracker that makes it WAY better than Pyro--not only does it have a hidden burn chance, it does AOE, so you can reliably hit enemies with reflex dodges by just aiming at the feet. There is no world where you shouldn't be putting it on all your automatic power weapons to absolutely fuck up every target.
@@chubbubdreamer6904 burya or one of its iconic like comrade's hammer or the iconic one from air drops. its the only pistol that feels like it was made for someone unnaturally big or completely borg.
You can get orange Kneel from the megabuillding shop. If you pair this with the explosive mod for the chimera core, the dismembering effect applies to every enemy within range, so you can kill 5+ enemies with one shot
yea it is really fun to wipe out the big barghest camps in dogtown with 1 Sandy activation with my Kneel/Fire Cracker Pozhar XMOD2 Dont even need any point in Shotgun to be OP so great in every build outside of stealth.
@@lv83bloodknightGreat idea. I’m just coming back to the game now and was thinking of a shotgun/lmg build. The Pozhar is one of my favorites for its looks but I could never make it perform as well as I wanted on very hard. Kneel+firecracker sounds dope. Don’t think I even got a Kneel mod last time I played.
Something I’ve noticed with the Kyubi: you can actually get a good fire rate going with it, but you can’t just spam click the mouse, you have to match the fire rate. Otherwise, you fire slower. Great video!
There is nothing more satisfying than a suppressed one-shot headshot Lexington, everyone should try it. Once you try it there is no coming back, it's so satisfying, (don't forget to upgrade pistol perks)
the lexington with the firecracker is such an overpowered strategy i've found, relying on the pistol lvl 20 perk removing all stamina cost for hip firing with pistols
Just an FYI to those unable to access the DA8 Umbra, this is (most likely) due to skipping the first airdrop that Jacob shows you at the beginning of the DLC. If you got distracted (like me) and did not go and get that airdrop, the game bugs out and does not remove the metal sheet blocking the path to the gun. Seems like the only way to access the space is to either use console commands or vehicle exploits. EDIT - I tried the method shown in the below video and was able to access the space. Still works as of June 2024. th-cam.com/video/kAh_UT1jQLc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9
I have recently finished a playthrough that I started after 2.0 where I have done almost everything and I have 2x tier 5 and 1x tier 4 Better Half, as well as 1x tier 5 and 1x tier 4 Headhopper in my inventory, so I believe both of these are found at tier 4.
The strongest weapon on this list is the Guillotine X-Mod2 and you want to pair it with the Firecracker mod. Next I would put a Ready Steady and RC-7 Strigoi on it. I do not recommend putting Focus Fire on it, because it is a very accurate weapon with a good scope so using it for hipfiring is not ideal. With Immovable Force you will have a very accurate fast shooting weapon. Furthermore you do want to get % explosive damage on all cyberware, aiming for 6%+ is ideal. This will significantly increase it's damage and makes it the highest dps weapon from this list.
I don’t see enough people talking about the importance of rolling and choosing good cyber-ware buffs when upgrading. Even all these months after the changes. I feel like it’s a pretty strong aspect of build fine-tuning now. I didn’t know explosive damage buffs applied to Firecracker, that will be very helpful on the build I’m starting soon.
@@spiraljumper74 that's what sucks about this community. You basically have to sift through 6-9 month old threads and half the time you'll be mislead. They don't even talk about glitches
For the Yasha there is a mod that increases damage by a lot when outside of combat, but makes the shots non-lethal. Great for one shotting solitary enemies. Also with enemies behind cover you can flick your aim accordingly so the shot has space to go around the cover.
It does! But it is a separated Damage Number, roughly 25% of the original hit, i.e. Hit for 100 get another 25 Explosive Damage on top. Only goes for hits though, weakspot explosion are their own thing, as is the ultimate from the Reflex Rifle Tree (where the 7th shot does the damage of the past 6). 25% is the biggest per shot increase possible, Pax and Equalizer are only 20%.
It should be affected by +Explosion Damage, but I haven't gotten clean enough testing to prove it. Makes more sense why if it's a 25% separate damage instance
@@DefactoOverlord Don´t think Stealth Damage increase the Fire Crackers Damage. But Headshot/Crit matters, and this could be the part, you would have otherwise left over on enemy HP. Oh...and 2 Fire Crackers only stack in Burn Chance, not damage :/
I recently got the kneel! mod and slapped it on the Pozar along with the Firecracker Iconic. The combination is possibly one of the most broken things in the game, because you don't even need to be aiming directly at an enemy's legs. Even on my pure Blade/Throwing Knives build, that only had defensive Body perks, I was mowing through entire packs of enemies thanks to the combination of those two mods.
A really good build for the Lexington is actually cool 20. You get bonus stats from deadeye and reduce spread for the gun when not aiming down sights as well as 0 stamina use. What you want to do is always hipfire it. With its rapid shots, without spread and 0 stamina use it can clear groups quite effectively with the fire cracker mod. With a silencer you can murder entire groups with explosive bullets and no one will even know... Swiss cheese as a 2nd mod is a good pair since stamina cost is 0
@@ArcNine9Angel You may be confusing the level 20 perk (nerves of steel) that doesn't effect pistols. I'm talking about the level 15 perk (requires 3 perk points) that does effect it. You can tell because the center point of your crosshair turns yellow when you have over 85% stamina. The key synergy is that the you have no stamina cost from run n gun (pistol perk) with a rapid fire weapon allowing you to laser anyone down
@@ArcNine9Angel Pistols absolutely work with deadeye, wut? You get the yellow cross, perfectly accurate hipfire, and bonus headshot/weakspot damage. Lexington rips with it, that was my build last run and I rarely needed to use anything else. Outperformed SMGs as long as there was a crit spot to hit.
Straight after watching this vid i went to the gun store in Pacifica, scum waited 3 times and got Kneel :D I'm also able to craft slice em up, better half and head hopper. Just crafted all my lower tier mods into higher ones and got the legendary crafting spec for them. Btw your vids are always preem
The xmod2 Lexington with pinpoint + firecracker mods deserve a way higher spot than 8. It absolutely wrecks, even on harder difficultys. Pair that with the deadeye perk tree and it's a headshot crit machine.
8:28 thanks for telling about this gun. On my old save, on my weapon wall, I have both this gun and Dying Night. I spend literally 20 minutes scrolling through weapon stash trying to understand what gun is it and why it's on the wall, but not in the stash.
High John, I believe the X-MOD2 guns are actually the only ones which allow you to overwrite them with new mods. Should've mentioned it in the video but I didn't actually realise until after, that most weapons can't do that now. Thank you as always! 🙂
This expansion is so messed up. Places getting open and closed at random. Sam mentioned getting the Umbra after Lucretia My Reflection, and when I tried finding it a couple main jobs after that, the passage is blocked. 😞
Same as of 16th May 2024. Finished that mission ages ago, just went back and there are new corrugated panels surrounding the entrance on your vid. A weird change by cdpr. Great videos though. I am still on my first playthrough (ish, started again twice), have finished PL, about to go meet Takemura.) Many of these tips are still valid, so thumbs up regardless.
Mod and Weapon info: I have been finding unusual mods in the rewards for the car recovery missions. I also have gotten (not X-MOD2) weapons with two mod slots from there as well. Many times without anything in the mod slots.
Don't know how I overlooked that XMOD2 Lexington, just siting patiently in my stash waiting for a silencer and a chance to shine. Much appreciated the video :)
Edit: I spoke too soon! Just watched your Merry Christmas hidden items video. Thanks, Sam! Rewatching this and realized it's missing at least two X-Mod2 weapons, MA70 HB X-MOD2 and, Achilles X-MOD2.
I paired the chainsword with two of the mods that boost crit chance and damage on a leaping attack, which turns out to be every attack if you prime a heavy for even a split second. Guaranteed crit with a bonus 140% crit damage oneshots most things except for heavy heavies. If it had more armor pen it would likely oneshot them too, but there are consumable boosts that can help in that regard temporarily, or you can just full charge it if you’re feeling spicy.
@@allseeingsage214 they may have altered it if you can’t combo those two but at the time of posting I had just paired that mod with the fenrir smg making the already electric salvo of lead gain some high explosive filler… maybe something changed by the devs if you can’t now or even still could’ve been a mod I was using that’s only purpose was to allow the player to unequip mods on weapons after applying them so I could try different combos without save scumming the same 5 minute rampage repeatedly
There is one more: the Achilles X-MOD2. Found near the "Relic machine" in front of the Heavy Hearts (the Pyramid). Just past this machine, there is a half-hidden corridor. The Achilles is on a bed at the end of it.
I'm only around lvl 14 right now, first time playing, and that Lexington from the shooting comp is amazing. I'm basically playing a netgunner build focusing on smart weapons and there's just not a lot that does good sneak damage in a pinch. I'm thinking of things like the Fifith Column gig where my stealth and hacking aren't quite up to snuff to make that happen through the front door, but I sure could manage to hack a camera, use this to VERY effectively kill the guy in the office, and then jump through the window to win. I think I'm using at least one of the mods you mention with a silencer and it makes it so much more effective for these partial stealth moments at rapid headshots than pretty much any of the ARs due to the fire rate and general stability. And from a roleplay standpoint, I don't mind keeping it "in a bag" as it were for those sorts of moments.
Neither the Lexington or the Pozhar Xmods are weaker than normal ones. You're comparing the iconic versions to higher tiered normal versions, check the + beside the tier number, the tiers go up to 5++. Plus on the lexington you have a suppressor that lowers damage.
Thanks for all the secret locations. I like to note that some of these locations you;ll be ambushed by a swarm of bargs and scavs, and a drop sight which is nice.
Semi on topic, but if anyone misses the dopeness of comrades hammer, id suggest using the wallpuncher mod on an RT-46 Burya and also make sure you spec into cool to ensure all your headshots and weakpoint shots are automatically crit hits, Its defs not as powerful but means you can still take out enemies through walls with little to no difficulty unless they are the redskull ones they can still require a few shots, Oh nd dont forget the kiroshi "stalker" optics to be able to see your enemies, The burya has an effective range of almost 50 metres just like the optics only highlights enemies up to about the same distance making that little pairing aswell as the perks from cool make for a mean package, Also keep in mind i have only gotten the first 2 perks from the bolt perk in tech tree, So if you can get the timing down the dolt perks aswelll could make this devastating 😂 As always Sam bro love the videos and keep em coming, Cant wait for your new weapons ranking videos, Would be cool if you show a side by side list to show how much your rankings may have changed
i found a copy of the Barbarian mod on Regina's "Small Man, Big Evil" gig, on the rooftops near the sniper, in a small box labeled 'Rostovic" with some other loot. remembered you might be after this in your video so i figured i'd post here.
The Claw x-MOD2 was also added with 2.1 which can be found on top of the pyramid. Being a throwable I think SILENCIO mod would go well with it cus it will return the weapon no matter where you hit with it
I don't think you're able to add melee weapon mods to throwable weapons. They have their own separate kind of mods. I would say the best mods to put on it would be Zero-G and Javelin. Though, it will definitely not be nearly as good as the Agaou. It'd be a good backup for it though.
Headhopper and Better half mods can be reliably found in Epic/Purple rarity from the Corpo Plaza area weapon vendor (Halsey & MLK fast travel location) starting around character level 40+, I could not get them to spawn prior to 40. It would seem that weapon mods follow the same principle as cyberware for when you can obtain certain rarities. From which you'll have to craft the legendary from wait-scumming. It might be worth mentioning that you can also find most Smart Weapon crafting specs in this shop too. Notably the Ashura (if you're like me and somehow missed the crafting spec in the Arroyo location it normally spawns)
Kneel! can be found in the basement of 7th Hell nightclub in the City Centre (the bar icon that's just to the east of Corpo Plaza, in the same block of buildings as the Jinguji store that features in the Melissa Rory sidequest).
Have a Teir 5++ Scapel, Lizzie & Widow Maker, all tech weapon & a Katana but damn the guns have become so much more fun to use when your Tech Weapon perks get maxed out. Got the Pistol you win from the shooting contest near V's apartment at Teir 5+ for needed use of a silencer & I'm using Sandeviston so if I'm not hacking & slashing, this is nice to have too. But the changes to Weapon mods really made it interesting as they give & take, most use I got was for the Satara Tech Shotgun & a Tech Revolver (both holding 2 slots) but they started to become obsolete around Level 40 as I'd crafted Comrad's Hammer (Tech Revolver) and the changes to that are insane so an extra kick under Sandeviston effects
Great video thanks! I was aware of most X-MOD2s but a few new ones here. What really sucks, is that we cannot get the new Lexington X-MOD2 if playing PL/2.0 with and old save. I wish they added the gun to the vendor if you already completed Shoot to Thrill. That blank spot on my stash wall kinda hurts :D
The kappa's explosive rounds are boosted by 80% for having the tier 1 perk in intelligence. Pair it with the contagion deck and it wipes groups faster than almost anything
@@Hifuutorian the tooltip, it even boosts yinlongs emp. Edit. I should say the + 80% is on the explosion damage element of the bullet. Also i meant the other one not the kappa (although you can do it with any gun ewith the power mod. Same with gremades. 2nd strongest build imo iss int / body / tech shotguns. Microgenerator on a two shotgun gets boosted, plus if you rush smshers gun its obviosly just silly. Ofc if you dont have an int builf you can use kappa to get the quickhack and switch. Showboating purpoes only
I was about the ask the question.. where you would rank it though, even after completing the video? For me it’s top 3 - but nothing can beat the Xmod 2 Pozhar, right ?
Don’t mind me. Just making a little shopping list for a new playthrough- 3:00 Blunt Weapon Mod Vendor 3:03 Bladed Weapon Mod Vendor 3:06 Throwing Weapon Mod Vendor 4:15 Kappa X-MOD2 8:13 Lexington X-MOD2 11:03 Guillotine X-MOD2 14:15 Umbra X-MOD2 16:36 Kyubi X-MOD2 26:24 Pozhar X-MOD2 21:36 Cut-o-Matic X-MOD2 24:05 “Lucille” Baseball Bat X-MOD2 Potential Uber Rare Weapon Mod Spawns “El Captain” Car Mission Reward -Credit goes to @jeanlau3 Supply Drop Crates in Dogtown -Credit goes to @jeanlau3 In “Disasterpiece” in the same place where Errata is found, where the legendary Sandy would otherwise be -Credit goes to @emilphilpots9370 Near main entrance, in a safe, while on the way out of the black sapphire during the mission “Run this Town” -Credit goes to @marklambton6462
that lexington I have liked as a stealth weapon in my new playthrough thanks to getting it in the competition, mainly as the scope is nice enough for that and when given the silencer and the mods swiss cheese and pax, makes it a solid dealer outside of combat while stealthing around, before swithing to a rifle or shotgun once the fighting starts
You can add Firecracker and Parallax then buff your Headshot Damage with the Cyberwear Stat Modifiers. I got it to 280% but I'm sure 300% is reachable. What makes this version of is it's versatility in stealth and combat. Especially when you specc into the pistol tree up to Run n Gun giving you infinite access to Deadeye.
I've found several KNEEL! mods. One of them is sold at the second amendment shop at the h10 megabuilding ( original house) and one at the martys weapons shop near biotechnica flats. 😊
am using lexington xmod2 for stealth most of the time 2 tier5 pax and a nice tier5 xc10 cetus+ with the all deadeye skill tree and some headshot buffing cyberware it does like 1.2k damage at headshot stealth its so good
Even on very hard, the lexington xmod2 becomes a beast with sandy, cool perks, firecracker and pinpoint (or pyro), for that insane headshot burst. If you don't take firecracker though, the dying night wins when it comes to body damage and basically ties when it comes to hs damage so I wouldn't bother with the xmod2 at that point and just use the unfortunately ugly af dying night if you want an auto pistol.
Wow, this is a great video! Real quick I did notice that with the Liberty and Phazar guns you were comparing different tiers to each other (5 to 5+ with the liberty and 5+ to 5++ with the Phazar) And that might be why they would have different damage levels between the standard and XMOD versions. I don't know if you can upgrade the XMOD versions to those levels, but I thought I'd point that out. Thanks for the amazing video all the same however!
Pyro Firecracker and a legendary suppressor on the kyubi X is a really fun little combo also a bat with a legendary K.O and airstrike is nutty with a sandy use adreno converter micro roters and with the sandy wont even notice the draw backs from the K.O I have definitely found a KNEEL! don't know where or how but I haven't used it glad I haven't now that I know about the pozhar X
3:33 might be right about those mods, I got a better half mod but I’m also still on my first playthrough and started a fresh game so idk.. but I got the second half mod in my inventory now, and I think I got it from rng reward boxes, or just orange loot in general but I also didn’t know to pay attention when I got it, and don’t remember if it was a quest reward, but I do tend to do a lot of the ncpd assaults so my guess is as rng from there, that’s what feels right to me.
the kneel shotgun mod is so funny, all the other mods are like marginally improved accuracy or reload speed and then kneel just lets you instantly kill 90% of the enemies in the game
This is the perfect time for me to ask has anybody seen the Nekomata Tier 5 crafting spec since 2.0 dropped? I've been unlucky with the world based 5+ drops as they always have one or two non legendary mods on them.
If you want to land easy headshots, pull out your weapon, go into scan mode, line up the reticle on the head of the enemy, go out of scan mode and shoot them. Makes headshots simple.
The umbra X-MOD 2 is bugged for a lot of people. Basically theres a massive piece of sheet metal blocking the way in regardless so you can't get it and get that gun. So yeah, that sucks.
Ugh, I didn't even think to check if Cyclone comes in a Legendary Tier 5 version, and I slapped a Purple Tier 4 on my only 5++ Katana with 2 open mod slots. Thank you for this wonderful video -- now I either need to reload that earlier save and craft a Tier 5 version for my perfect Katana or I need to luck out and find another.
Can you share the whole shard content of the conversation between Katya and the fixer in your gigs video? I have kinda been obsessed with what was going on in that quest
I will try to share everything in the gigs video. Though these 9 gigs are even more detailed than those from the base game. Just don't be surprised if the video is over two hours long. Or split into multiple entries...
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Thug it out homie, it's either the quiet life or blaze of glory
Dude...log out o.O good college grades will serve you well, good damage in cyberpunk you won't even remember ..
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You can actually get the guillotine without needing 20 body. You just go to the right side of the shack, climb up on the barrels and shootout the window and you should be able to grab it!
Intelligence vs the meathead version
to clarify... you grab it while standing OUTSIDE the window. takes a little wiggling around to get the grab.
Now it is in the middle of the room, on the floor lol
nobody said, ya shoutout the window with the gun in the line of fire :D@@freakmusicaddict
@@DarkTouch gladly by now u can also open the door with Tech 10 ^^
FYI according the cyberpunk wiki the KNEEL! mod comes from the weapon vendor at the sunset motel in the badlands. i tested that info and i managed to get one, if its not there skip time ahead 24hrs and there will be new stock each time. But after i got my first KNEEL! mod at the weapon vendor i mentioned above, i went to the weapon vendor in our megatower apartment and got a 2nd KNEEL! mod. So i guess its a random chance not easy to farm but i would go to the badlands for maybe an increased chance to get one. Hope this helps and Sam keep up the great work and your detail work is *chef's kiss*
Went to sunset motel as well and time skipped for it and the equalizer and ended up with ten kneel! Mods lol and on equalizer
Went to the motel as well but the KNEEL! mod didn't show up at first, had to skip time like 4 days and bought the vendors mods out and in the end it finally showed up!!!
Thx for the tip, now I have all the KNEEL! I need
I had to skip a few days but I did get Kneel! from the vendor at Sunset Motel. Other tier 5 mods like Better Half, Pyro and PAx showed up as well.
I consistently find a tier 4 barbarian mod in gehmorah. Sometimes it's tier 5
Ive found three slice em up at the melee vendor in the southern badlands. The woman by herself living out of a trailer
I've found several better half mods from the gas station vendor in the biotechnica flats after the aldecado quest line. I think? There's a quest associated with this dingy looking guy and if he lives he becomes a vendor
Head hopper was elusive for awhile, but it is a rare drop from the corpo vendor that you take the elevator to near the Halsey st fast travel
Through about twenty five hours of end game farming I have concluded that several vendors simply have a small chance to drop a random tier four mod or higher. So after level 40 all gun vendors have a low chance in a crowded pool to drop better half or kneel. If a gun vendor sells smart weapons they have a really low chance to drop head hopper and not kneel. Melee vendors never seem to drop rare mods besides what I listed and after farming I had way more slice em up and barbarian than say kneel better half or head hopper. Head hopper is the rarest in my experience
What level are you all? I’m doing another playthrough couldn’t tell you how many I’ve done but this is the first one I’m really getting into weapon building because I can move my perks around to use different weapon types. Most fun playthrough I’ve done the PL expansion extra 10 attribute and perk points basically make it to where you can be a jack of all trades as far as a gunner goes. But I don’t use quickhacks ever so my int tree is empty and is only at 3. But the other 4 are at 15 at least and reflex is 20 because I like to double jump and air dash around like an anime character 🤣
Found the “Better half” mod in the mission “Disaster Piece” (basically same place where you find the Errata katana) in the same box where I’ve seen other people finding legendary sandavistans instead.
I found the "Better Half" mod in the gig: "Woman of la mancha" behind the technical ability door in the motel. It also contains some cyberware, weapons, eurodollars. All tier 5. I believe it'll only appear if you have a high level, ~40ish
Found mine in "Riders on the Storm"
I found kneel in that box in the mission better half
@@elmk1 Hi, doing research, which lvl you where when you found it, had you completed phantom liberty? are you on console or pc?
@Meexe-mc6ww I was level 30+ I remember cause I was farming for the apogee and I dint wvwn enter dog town and I'm on pc
I'm about to hit almost 300 hours in the game, you're the only channel I've watched about cyberpunk since the first second, thank you very much bro.
@@cowmath77I've got a friend on Xbox that's running at about 600 hours, I dont understand how she loves the game so much, I'm not too big a fan personally
I play it whenever I have time. I didn't buy the game as soon as it was released. It's been 8 months since I bought it, but sometimes I go back and forth between reality and game worlds. I try to reduce it as much as I can and I bought a computer just for this game.
I never wouldve gotten any of these references, I always go in and kill everyone then leave, this guy takes the time to loot everything and stealth for more information. I want the information, but not the extra work, so these videos are great lmao
I have about 650 hours on Steam. Been playing on and off since the second week. When 2.0 dropped I started playthrough #4 :D@@RDUFFAL
300? I have like 440+
Just wanna pop in and say you are by far the best CP2077 channel for figuring this kind of stuff out. To the point right away and thorough testing along with clear explanations/demonstrations. Also, THANK YOU for keeping the volume on a reasonable level but still have great audio. Too many channels are insanely loud. Your videos are just 🤌. Keep 'em coming choom!
Thank you Choom! Glad that you find the volume okay. To be honest I've been winging it with sound compression and levels this whole time so it's nice to hear I've been doing it right!
gotta agree with you - good quality, no filler, straight to the point, its a good channel
The Kyubi paired with a Pax Mod and a silencer makes for a pretty nice stealth option. Not quite as strong as the strongest pistols, but a nice change to just using pistols all the time.
I'm using it since I found it quite early on Liberty the same way and at the moment from a distance I have one shot kill (headshot) for 99% of targets!
wait that soo good thanks for telling
What pistol do u suggest with silencer without speccing in Cool?
@@joevaldez4889the Nue or Tamayaya (Arasaka themed reskin of the Nue) do almost the same base damage as the the revolvers. Combine it with the silencer that does +150% stealth damage should be good enough
Will never understand why you’d want to make any weapon non lethal other than for specific moments like the cyber psycho gigs
I’ve found the barbarian mod in a safe on the way out of the black sapphire during the ‘run this town’ quest for Mr Hands. It was just to the right of the main entrance of the building.
I THINK those unknown mods come from dogtown dropcrate or Captain car missions. I have a couple and those two are my main source of mods.
Can confirm I have Kneel!. But only that and ive done a bunch of droppoints... Probably a pretty rare drop.
Edit: Yeah, Reyes car gigs always give you a legendary mod. But only one, of the pool of scopes, muzzles and mods. So it is probably 1 or 2% drop chance.
More info on the Reyes gigs: Does not matter if you suceed at the time trial or not, you always get 1 mod.
The mod seems to generate with the car, so no save scumming... (it seems, got 3x the same mod after reloading at various points)
I never got the Legendary mods from Reyes
i think you are on to something, since i noticed i had everything and i did like 2hours worth of captain car missions
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For Yasha, and the Ashura rifle in general, I'd recommend getting the additional hand slot and installing Microgenerator, it basically turns the weapon into a emp
@SamBram The headhopper mod can be found in a crate on the top floor of the Black Sapphire during the "You Know My Name" quest.
If you walk back out of the party and take a left you will find a crate containing a tier 5 Headhopper.
You can buy it at the store across from skyline & salinas fast travel point sometimes
Sam...you're the best for having "Just Another Weapon" playing during the video. It's my favorite new piece of music from Phantom Liberty.
Defo one of the best new pieces! It's also perfect for playing in the background. Very atmospheric but doesn't get too hype or emotional
The X-Mod2 Lexington doesn't do less damage than other Lexingtons outside of the Barghest skin one. At 5++ every Lexington besides the Barghest ones do 46.93 base for me.
Yeah, he has a silencer that lowers damage, and it was also a tier lower than the one he was comparing it to.
@@COMMANDandConquer199he does that a lot im starting to think the dude is dumb
The Kyubi is probably my favorite longarm in the game when suppressed and scoped. Feels like a proper CQB capable carbine that can stretch its legs out to reasonable range. It also just sounds good suppressed lmao
Agreed this and the Ajax
Agreed. Imo the Kyubi (and the x-mod 2 version even more so) is the most versatile gun in the game. Not to say it's necessarily the best in every scenario, but it's probably a safe choice in any encounter. Definitely my favourite too.
CDPR has added numerous Easter eggs. Today in Night City, I was hunted down by Blade! All I did was interrupt him whilst he was dancing!
3(?) times I noticed Mr Blue Eyes watching my every move during the songbird ending.
Also - Thanks for this list of Mod update - lots of these guns feel far stronger than the legendaries!
Love this game!
Only recently discovered your channel, and I love watching your cyberpunk videos. Even the old ones you’ve got uploaded. Find it quite relaxing to watch on the side while I’m playing cp2077 on my other monitor
Kneel! Combined with Firecracker is completely broken, you dont need to actually hit the enemies, aim at the ground in the middle and drop entire groups on max difficulty with splash damage that carries the instant death effect 😉 very boring after about an hour lol
The amount of work you put into your vids to help out fellow chooms is astounding. Keep up the great work choom!
The best source of information for me. Restarted my 1st playthrough (1.5-1.6) a few times but after watching some of his videos it helped me set up a decent Net-Runner Street Kid
no XMOD2 Punknife is criminal :(
If you install the explosiv rounds mod from the Iconic heart you can make the Guillotine to an broken 4-5 bullet kill smg.
Have you ever tried Firecracker on the M251S Ajax? It might be the best use for this mod in the game, not that we have to choose, but it shreds like no other Gun I used in the Game, Definitely S tier.
@@hokuhikene How's the recoil on that? I got the Witcher one but haven't tried it
@@hokuhikeneyou like the Ajax? If you’re on PC grab a Pit bull iconic M251S Ajax from console commands. Pair it with the +18% movement speed Leeroy Ligament, Deep Visual Cortex, both recoil reduction arm cyberware, Kiroshi cockatrice, and you pretty much melt everything. This setup makes every gun good tbh, but I’ve never seen anything shred more than the Pit Bull does with it. If you can’t get Pitbull then try the Umbra Xmod-2 with firecracker and pyro mod and it’ll also shred enemies.
@@hokuhikene There's a x-MOD2 version of the MA70 HB that Sam didn't cover for whatever reason. I'd say it best goes on that.
@@Hifuutorian The MA70 HB already fires explosive rounds but equipping Firecracker does seem to make a huge difference in overall performance
27:16 "Which absolutely dominates close range gunplay"
Enemy proceedes to dodge every single shot lmao
I got him in the end ;) But yeah, those Sandy users can be a pain for anything bar melee and smart guns!
@@SamBram *push up nerd glasses up nose* Cripple Movement solves those Sandy users real quick too.
@@foxfire7 and netrunning of course haha
@@SamBram Fenrir iconic SMG also, it shoots so fast that they can't dodge all the bullets, and when the Shock kicks in, it shuts down their Cyberware
@@SamBram Actually smg/assault rifles with Ricochet easily down Ganger Sandy users as the bullets are better at aimbotting their movement than a smart gun as long as you have clear line of sight to them (doesn't work if they are behind cover obviously). OF course ricochet doens't work with suppressors or explosive rounds (Buzzsaw wont ricochet, nor with Psalm. THE SANDY users MELT with ricochet and the ricochet mod gives crit hits with ricochet also.
8:49 The reason the x-mod2 lexington does less damage than the standard one is because the standard one is Tier 5+ whilst the x-mod2 is only Tier 5, upgrading the x-mod2 with legendary components will make it a Tier 5+ which should make it do the same or similar damage and then again to Tier 5++ for more damage. I didn't catch this at first and didn't know why my iconics were doing less damage than their standard counterparts
if ive got this wrong feel free to call me stupid x.x
@@Sheggs2No you were right.
I have found all of the unknown mods in this video - Better Half, Headhopper, and Kneel! are sometimes albeit rarely available at the weapon vendor at Sunset Motel - just skip forward 24h at a time to refresh until you find the mods you want. In fact, that vendor appears to sell every single ranged weapon mod. Similarly, both of the melee weapon mods (Slice 'Em Up and Barbarian) are available from Coach Fred. They may be available from other vendors and other locations, but I found all of them from those two vendors in the past few minutes. Worth noting that you need to be a high enough level for vendors to sell legendary weapons and mods for them to pop up.
Yo, I _just_ found your channel!
I bought a physical copy *Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty* after seeing *Cyberpunk Edgerunners* _(which I also purchased)_
As somebody who uses pistols, SMGs, and shotguns, You're Tips & Tricks have saved me *_hours_* of searching for specific MODs and guns and knives! Fingers crossed for more Cyberpunk content! 🤘
8:52 Isn't the lower damage on the Lexington X-MOD2 due to the TSX Tocororo silencer? The 20% reduction on the silencer kind of lines up.
It's also due to the base Lexington being Tier 5+ compared to X-MOD2's just Tier 5. Should've upgraded X-MOD before comparison.
Not to mention it's also a tier lower at tier 5, while the normal one was tier 5+.
Try out 2x headhopper with the Yasha. The thing only aims for the head anyways so it's about as good as the equalizer, but with the added bonus of a stupid fast lock on speed and pre-acquiring locks on 5 people at once. You can still steer it towards the target you wanna kill, but you completely negate the lock on time for all subsequent targets in the group, it's amazing. Also you missed something about Firecracker that makes it WAY better than Pyro--not only does it have a hidden burn chance, it does AOE, so you can reliably hit enemies with reflex dodges by just aiming at the feet. There is no world where you shouldn't be putting it on all your automatic power weapons to absolutely fuck up every target.
I hated firecracker
You found 2 headhoppers? 💀
Dunno if anyone said this, but you can grab the guillotine from the shack by jumping on the barrels next to it and grabbing it through the window
Cut-o-matic and Pozhar would make for a very good space marine build lol
What would count as a good Bolt Pistol?
@@chubbubdreamer6904 burya or one of its iconic like comrade's hammer or the iconic one from air drops. its the only pistol that feels like it was made for someone unnaturally big or completely borg.
Hypercritical or Comrade's Hammer plus the chainsword for a true WH40K feel!
You can get orange Kneel from the megabuillding shop. If you pair this with the explosive mod for the chimera core, the dismembering effect applies to every enemy within range, so you can kill 5+ enemies with one shot
yea it is really fun to wipe out the big barghest camps in dogtown with 1 Sandy activation with my Kneel/Fire Cracker Pozhar XMOD2
Dont even need any point in Shotgun to be OP so great in every build outside of stealth.
What megabuilding? Vs apartment building?
@@2gunzup07yeah
@@lv83bloodknightGreat idea. I’m just coming back to the game now and was thinking of a shotgun/lmg build. The Pozhar is one of my favorites for its looks but I could never make it perform as well as I wanted on very hard. Kneel+firecracker sounds dope. Don’t think I even got a Kneel mod last time I played.
They should include the ability to mark your wepaons as "favorites" that prevent accidentaly be aold or broken down.
Something I’ve noticed with the Kyubi: you can actually get a good fire rate going with it, but you can’t just spam click the mouse, you have to match the fire rate. Otherwise, you fire slower. Great video!
There is nothing more satisfying than a suppressed one-shot headshot Lexington, everyone should try it. Once you try it there is no coming back, it's so satisfying,
(don't forget to upgrade pistol perks)
Are you planning on redoing all your worst to best rankings for the 2.0 update or would that be too much work?
Love your videos!
Just finishing up Revolvers now! Gonna be some hefty vids this time around though with all the new guns added!
It may take a while, but I'm sure people are going to appreciate it by the time you're done going through everything.
the lexington with the firecracker is such an overpowered strategy i've found, relying on the pistol lvl 20 perk removing all stamina cost for hip firing with pistols
Just an FYI to those unable to access the DA8 Umbra, this is (most likely) due to skipping the first airdrop that Jacob shows you at the beginning of the DLC. If you got distracted (like me) and did not go and get that airdrop, the game bugs out and does not remove the metal sheet blocking the path to the gun. Seems like the only way to access the space is to either use console commands or vehicle exploits.
EDIT - I tried the method shown in the below video and was able to access the space. Still works as of June 2024.
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I have recently finished a playthrough that I started after 2.0 where I have done almost everything and I have 2x tier 5 and 1x tier 4 Better Half, as well as 1x tier 5 and 1x tier 4 Headhopper in my inventory, so I believe both of these are found at tier 4.
The strongest weapon on this list is the Guillotine X-Mod2 and you want to pair it with the Firecracker mod. Next I would put a Ready Steady and RC-7 Strigoi on it. I do not recommend putting Focus Fire on it, because it is a very accurate weapon with a good scope so using it for hipfiring is not ideal. With Immovable Force you will have a very accurate fast shooting weapon. Furthermore you do want to get % explosive damage on all cyberware, aiming for 6%+ is ideal. This will significantly increase it's damage and makes it the highest dps weapon from this list.
I don’t see enough people talking about the importance of rolling and choosing good cyber-ware buffs when upgrading. Even all these months after the changes. I feel like it’s a pretty strong aspect of build fine-tuning now.
I didn’t know explosive damage buffs applied to Firecracker, that will be very helpful on the build I’m starting soon.
@@spiraljumper74 that's what sucks about this community. You basically have to sift through 6-9 month old threads and half the time you'll be mislead. They don't even talk about glitches
For the Yasha there is a mod that increases damage by a lot when outside of combat, but makes the shots non-lethal. Great for one shotting solitary enemies. Also with enemies behind cover you can flick your aim accordingly so the shot has space to go around the cover.
the pax mod. i find it useful on the kyubi too, 2 pax mods make it viable for stealth
Bro, I just found the "KNEEL!". It is in a weapon shop at Haywood, the shop name is "2nd amendment", about 8600, at level 60.
I really needed that video
Was still missing some of these
Thanks mate 🤝🏻
Firecracker mod is doing my head in. It seems like it doesn't give you more dmg besides 5% burn chance but I swear, it feels like it does.
It does! But it is a separated Damage Number, roughly 25% of the original hit, i.e. Hit for 100 get another 25 Explosive Damage on top. Only goes for hits though, weakspot explosion are their own thing, as is the ultimate from the Reflex Rifle Tree (where the 7th shot does the damage of the past 6). 25% is the biggest per shot increase possible, Pax and Equalizer are only 20%.
@@paristeta5483 I knew it! So that's why my 5++ silenced Nue occasionally oneshots skull enemies to the head.
It should be affected by +Explosion Damage, but I haven't gotten clean enough testing to prove it. Makes more sense why if it's a 25% separate damage instance
@@DefactoOverlord Don´t think Stealth Damage increase the Fire Crackers Damage. But Headshot/Crit matters, and this could be the part, you would have otherwise left over on enemy HP.
Oh...and 2 Fire Crackers only stack in Burn Chance, not damage :/
ArcNineAngels is right, you have to put % explosive damage on cyberware. Once you do it will make a big difference.
I recently got the kneel! mod and slapped it on the Pozar along with the Firecracker Iconic. The combination is possibly one of the most broken things in the game, because you don't even need to be aiming directly at an enemy's legs. Even on my pure Blade/Throwing Knives build, that only had defensive Body perks, I was mowing through entire packs of enemies thanks to the combination of those two mods.
A really good build for the Lexington is actually cool 20. You get bonus stats from deadeye and reduce spread for the gun when not aiming down sights as well as 0 stamina use. What you want to do is always hipfire it. With its rapid shots, without spread and 0 stamina use it can clear groups quite effectively with the fire cracker mod. With a silencer you can murder entire groups with explosive bullets and no one will even know... Swiss cheese as a 2nd mod is a good pair since stamina cost is 0
Pistols don't benefit from Deadeye, only their own perk. Sadly.
Firecracker and Swiss cheese do work tho.
@@ArcNine9Angel You may be confusing the level 20 perk (nerves of steel) that doesn't effect pistols. I'm talking about the level 15 perk (requires 3 perk points) that does effect it. You can tell because the center point of your crosshair turns yellow when you have over 85% stamina. The key synergy is that the you have no stamina cost from run n gun (pistol perk) with a rapid fire weapon allowing you to laser anyone down
@@ArcNine9Angel Pistols absolutely work with deadeye, wut? You get the yellow cross, perfectly accurate hipfire, and bonus headshot/weakspot damage. Lexington rips with it, that was my build last run and I rarely needed to use anything else. Outperformed SMGs as long as there was a crit spot to hit.
Straight after watching this vid i went to the gun store in Pacifica, scum waited 3 times and got Kneel :D
I'm also able to craft slice em up, better half and head hopper. Just crafted all my lower tier mods into higher ones and got the legendary crafting spec for them.
Btw your vids are always preem
In 2.1 there was definitely a note about increasing the availability of weapon mods. Maybe this video even helped make that a thing?
The xmod2 Lexington with pinpoint + firecracker mods deserve a way higher spot than 8. It absolutely wrecks, even on harder difficultys. Pair that with the deadeye perk tree and it's a headshot crit machine.
Pozhar w firecracker/KNEEL! is evil evil. Just go 2 sunset motel and wait in 24 hr increments for the legendary mods
8:28 thanks for telling about this gun. On my old save, on my weapon wall, I have both this gun and Dying Night. I spend literally 20 minutes scrolling through weapon stash trying to understand what gun is it and why it's on the wall, but not in the stash.
Really like the new Guillotine variant, it’s a shame mods are permanent once applied, besides the chimera core mods, excellent review, thank you 👍👍👍
High John, I believe the X-MOD2 guns are actually the only ones which allow you to overwrite them with new mods. Should've mentioned it in the video but I didn't actually realise until after, that most weapons can't do that now. Thank you as always! 🙂
The Kyubi XMOD2 is MAH BABY
This expansion is so messed up. Places getting open and closed at random. Sam mentioned getting the Umbra after Lucretia My Reflection, and when I tried finding it a couple main jobs after that, the passage is blocked. 😞
yeah same, the place just isn't open for me
Same as of 16th May 2024. Finished that mission ages ago, just went back and there are new corrugated panels surrounding the entrance on your vid. A weird change by cdpr.
Great videos though. I am still on my first playthrough (ish, started again twice), have finished PL, about to go meet Takemura.)
Many of these tips are still valid, so thumbs up regardless.
Mod and Weapon info: I have been finding unusual mods in the rewards for the car recovery missions. I also have gotten (not X-MOD2) weapons with two mod slots from there as well. Many times without anything in the mod slots.
Don't know how I overlooked that XMOD2 Lexington, just siting patiently in my stash waiting for a silencer and a chance to shine. Much appreciated the video :)
Edit: I spoke too soon! Just watched your Merry Christmas hidden items video. Thanks, Sam!
Rewatching this and realized it's missing at least two X-Mod2 weapons, MA70 HB X-MOD2 and, Achilles X-MOD2.
I paired the chainsword with two of the mods that boost crit chance and damage on a leaping attack, which turns out to be every attack if you prime a heavy for even a split second. Guaranteed crit with a bonus 140% crit damage oneshots most things except for heavy heavies. If it had more armor pen it would likely oneshot them too, but there are consumable boosts that can help in that regard temporarily, or you can just full charge it if you’re feeling spicy.
whaaaaat, i almost completed PL twice and didn't know these existed! the normal iconics are very good too though
Thank you for doing the research that I don't have the patience to do myself.
I’ve been liking the umbra with the firecracker and a big mag mods.
Before I finish the video. Please get the fenrir smg and put explosive rounds on it from firecracker, it’s beyond cracked
Isn't Fenrir only scope/muzzle?
@@allseeingsage214 they may have altered it if you can’t combo those two but at the time of posting I had just paired that mod with the fenrir smg making the already electric salvo of lead gain some high explosive filler… maybe something changed by the devs if you can’t now or even still could’ve been a mod I was using that’s only purpose was to allow the player to unequip mods on weapons after applying them so I could try different combos without save scumming the same 5 minute rampage repeatedly
There is one more: the Achilles X-MOD2. Found near the "Relic machine" in front of the Heavy Hearts (the Pyramid). Just past this machine, there is a half-hidden corridor. The Achilles is on a bed at the end of it.
I'm only around lvl 14 right now, first time playing, and that Lexington from the shooting comp is amazing. I'm basically playing a netgunner build focusing on smart weapons and there's just not a lot that does good sneak damage in a pinch. I'm thinking of things like the Fifith Column gig where my stealth and hacking aren't quite up to snuff to make that happen through the front door, but I sure could manage to hack a camera, use this to VERY effectively kill the guy in the office, and then jump through the window to win. I think I'm using at least one of the mods you mention with a silencer and it makes it so much more effective for these partial stealth moments at rapid headshots than pretty much any of the ARs due to the fire rate and general stability. And from a roleplay standpoint, I don't mind keeping it "in a bag" as it were for those sorts of moments.
Neither the Lexington or the Pozhar Xmods are weaker than normal ones. You're comparing the iconic versions to higher tiered normal versions, check the + beside the tier number, the tiers go up to 5++. Plus on the lexington you have a suppressor that lowers damage.
Thanks for all the secret locations. I like to note that some of these locations you;ll be ambushed by a swarm of bargs and scavs, and a drop sight which is nice.
GREAT job, man. Thanks!
Just got cyberpunk! Thanks man for convincing me to buy this game dude! Great content as always!
Just found a slice ‘em up mod, Believe it was the pacifica melee vendor in coastview
Semi on topic, but if anyone misses the dopeness of comrades hammer, id suggest using the wallpuncher mod on an RT-46 Burya and also make sure you spec into cool to ensure all your headshots and weakpoint shots are automatically crit hits,
Its defs not as powerful but means you can still take out enemies through walls with little to no difficulty unless they are the redskull ones they can still require a few shots,
Oh nd dont forget the kiroshi "stalker" optics to be able to see your enemies,
The burya has an effective range of almost 50 metres just like the optics only highlights enemies up to about the same distance making that little pairing aswell as the perks from cool make for a mean package,
Also keep in mind i have only gotten the first 2 perks from the bolt perk in tech tree,
So if you can get the timing down the dolt perks aswelll could make this devastating 😂
As always Sam bro love the videos and keep em coming,
Cant wait for your new weapons ranking videos,
Would be cool if you show a side by side list to show how much your rankings may have changed
i found a copy of the Barbarian mod on Regina's "Small Man, Big Evil" gig, on the rooftops near the sniper, in a small box labeled 'Rostovic" with some other loot. remembered you might be after this in your video so i figured i'd post here.
i found a sweet xmod for the MA70 LMG inside a crashed helicopter just outside the stadium, in front of the "threatening symptoms" gig.
The Claw x-MOD2 was also added with 2.1 which can be found on top of the pyramid. Being a throwable I think SILENCIO mod would go well with it cus it will return the weapon no matter where you hit with it
I don't think you're able to add melee weapon mods to throwable weapons. They have their own separate kind of mods. I would say the best mods to put on it would be Zero-G and Javelin. Though, it will definitely not be nearly as good as the Agaou. It'd be a good backup for it though.
Headhopper and Better half mods can be reliably found in Epic/Purple rarity from the Corpo Plaza area weapon vendor (Halsey & MLK fast travel location) starting around character level 40+, I could not get them to spawn prior to 40. It would seem that weapon mods follow the same principle as cyberware for when you can obtain certain rarities.
From which you'll have to craft the legendary from wait-scumming.
It might be worth mentioning that you can also find most Smart Weapon crafting specs in this shop too. Notably the Ashura (if you're like me and somehow missed the crafting spec in the Arroyo location it normally spawns)
Kneel! can be found in the basement of 7th Hell nightclub in the City Centre (the bar icon that's just to the east of Corpo Plaza, in the same block of buildings as the Jinguji store that features in the Melissa Rory sidequest).
I was really wanting to see the Pozhar with the Firecracker perk
that's what i've been using and it absolutely shreds
@@podiumbabyFirecracker plus Kneel! on that thing is insane.
Have a Teir 5++ Scapel, Lizzie & Widow Maker, all tech weapon & a Katana but damn the guns have become so much more fun to use when your Tech Weapon perks get maxed out.
Got the Pistol you win from the shooting contest near V's apartment at Teir 5+ for needed use of a silencer & I'm using Sandeviston so if I'm not hacking & slashing, this is nice to have too.
But the changes to Weapon mods really made it interesting as they give & take, most use I got was for the Satara Tech Shotgun & a Tech Revolver (both holding 2 slots) but they started to become obsolete around Level 40 as I'd crafted Comrad's Hammer (Tech Revolver) and the changes to that are insane so an extra kick under Sandeviston effects
Great video thanks! I was aware of most X-MOD2s but a few new ones here.
What really sucks, is that we cannot get the new Lexington X-MOD2 if playing PL/2.0 with and old save. I wish they added the gun to the vendor if you already completed Shoot to Thrill.
That blank spot on my stash wall kinda hurts :D
The kappa's explosive rounds are boosted by 80% for having the tier 1 perk in intelligence. Pair it with the contagion deck and it wipes groups faster than almost anything
How do you figure this?
@@Hifuutorian the tooltip, it even boosts yinlongs emp. Edit. I should say the + 80% is on the explosion damage element of the bullet. Also i meant the other one not the kappa (although you can do it with any gun ewith the power mod. Same with gremades. 2nd strongest build imo iss int / body / tech shotguns. Microgenerator on a two shotgun gets boosted, plus if you rush smshers gun its obviosly just silly.
Ofc if you dont have an int builf you can use kappa to get the quickhack and switch. Showboating purpoes only
@@totalwar-hamster4518 /That/ makes a lot more sense. Thank you!
why isn't the Achilles xmod2 on this list? I just snagged it in game and was curious how it ranks, but it's not here
It didn't exist when I made this video 🤦
I was about the ask the question.. where you would rank it though, even after completing the video? For me it’s top 3 - but nothing can beat the Xmod 2 Pozhar, right ?
Don’t mind me. Just making a little shopping list for a new playthrough-
3:00 Blunt Weapon Mod Vendor
3:03 Bladed Weapon Mod Vendor
3:06 Throwing Weapon Mod Vendor
4:15 Kappa X-MOD2
8:13 Lexington X-MOD2
11:03 Guillotine X-MOD2
14:15 Umbra X-MOD2
16:36 Kyubi X-MOD2
26:24 Pozhar X-MOD2
21:36 Cut-o-Matic X-MOD2
24:05 “Lucille” Baseball Bat X-MOD2
Potential Uber Rare Weapon Mod Spawns
“El Captain” Car Mission Reward
-Credit goes to @jeanlau3
Supply Drop Crates in Dogtown
-Credit goes to @jeanlau3
In “Disasterpiece” in the same place where Errata is found, where the legendary Sandy would otherwise be
-Credit goes to @emilphilpots9370
Near main entrance, in a safe, while on the way out of the black sapphire during the mission “Run this Town”
-Credit goes to @marklambton6462
We need a ranking video of all iconic weapons in the game now.
Just got tier 4 "Better half" and "Headhoper" mods from a guy killed by 1R-ONC-LAD (the robot in Dogtown stadium)
This is the video I was waiting for.
that lexington I have liked as a stealth weapon in my new playthrough thanks to getting it in the competition, mainly as the scope is nice enough for that and when given the silencer and the mods swiss cheese and pax, makes it a solid dealer outside of combat while stealthing around, before swithing to a rifle or shotgun once the fighting starts
You can add Firecracker and Parallax then buff your Headshot Damage with the Cyberwear Stat Modifiers. I got it to 280% but I'm sure 300% is reachable.
What makes this version of is it's versatility in stealth and combat. Especially when you specc into the pistol tree up to Run n Gun giving you infinite access to Deadeye.
I've found several KNEEL! mods. One of them is sold at the second amendment shop at the h10 megabuilding ( original house) and one at the martys weapons shop near biotechnica flats. 😊
I've found the mod Kneel! it was in some club you visit during the gig; An Inconvenient Killer
am using lexington xmod2 for stealth most of the time 2 tier5 pax and a nice tier5 xc10 cetus+ with the all deadeye skill tree and some headshot buffing cyberware it does like 1.2k damage at headshot stealth its so good
Even on very hard, the lexington xmod2 becomes a beast with sandy, cool perks, firecracker and pinpoint (or pyro), for that insane headshot burst. If you don't take firecracker though, the dying night wins when it comes to body damage and basically ties when it comes to hs damage so I wouldn't bother with the xmod2 at that point and just use the unfortunately ugly af dying night if you want an auto pistol.
Think the Kneel! Mod is in reference to Godrick from Elden Ring
Wow, this is a great video! Real quick I did notice that with the Liberty and Phazar guns you were comparing different tiers to each other (5 to 5+ with the liberty and 5+ to 5++ with the Phazar) And that might be why they would have different damage levels between the standard and XMOD versions. I don't know if you can upgrade the XMOD versions to those levels, but I thought I'd point that out. Thanks for the amazing video all the same however!
Pyro Firecracker and a legendary suppressor on the kyubi X is a really fun little combo also a bat with a legendary K.O and airstrike is nutty with a sandy use adreno converter micro roters and with the sandy wont even notice the draw backs from the K.O I have definitely found a KNEEL! don't know where or how but I haven't used it glad I haven't now that I know about the pozhar X
3:33 might be right about those mods, I got a better half mod but I’m also still on my first playthrough and started a fresh game so idk.. but I got the second half mod in my inventory now, and I think I got it from rng reward boxes, or just orange loot in general but I also didn’t know to pay attention when I got it, and don’t remember if it was a quest reward, but I do tend to do a lot of the ncpd assaults so my guess is as rng from there, that’s what feels right to me.
I really wish we could get an x-mod2 version of the arm weapons to make them (see: mantis blades) more of an attractive option
The Relic perks make them plenty attractive imo.
the kneel shotgun mod is so funny, all the other mods are like marginally improved accuracy or reload speed and then kneel just lets you instantly kill 90% of the enemies in the game
This is the perfect time for me to ask has anybody seen the Nekomata Tier 5 crafting spec since 2.0 dropped? I've been unlucky with the world based 5+ drops as they always have one or two non legendary mods on them.
@user-mw4ji1vn2z That's what I thought but every time I went back to the gun store at the new camp they never had it.
@user-mw4ji1vn2z No worries, I got lucky and got the 5++ Neko with no attachments from what felt like my 100th Dogtown drop, so all is well
If you want to land easy headshots, pull out your weapon, go into scan mode, line up the reticle on the head of the enemy, go out of scan mode and shoot them. Makes headshots simple.
Dares not show the cut O matic finishers on this platform, proceeds with showing dismemberments hahahaha
I just found "Kneel!" mod in a small chest in a bedroom during the Haywood "Gig: Eye for and Eye"
Hi, doing research, which lvl you where when you found it, had you completed phantom liberty? are you on console or pc?
@@Meexe-mc6ww at the time I found it I had not done but a few quests and phantom liberty. And that was playing on PC
when I started a new file the lexington carried me all the way to lvl 40
I recently found two of the Kneel! Mods in chests the 20 body room that you can find during the final Delamain quest.
Hi, doing research, which lvl you where when you found it, had you completed phantom liberty? are you on console or pc?
Was above level 50 (I think 56?), on PC and after PL completion.
The umbra X-MOD 2 is bugged for a lot of people.
Basically theres a massive piece of sheet metal blocking the way in regardless so you can't get it and get that gun.
So yeah, that sucks.
Ugh, I didn't even think to check if Cyclone comes in a Legendary Tier 5 version, and I slapped a Purple Tier 4 on my only 5++ Katana with 2 open mod slots. Thank you for this wonderful video -- now I either need to reload that earlier save and craft a Tier 5 version for my perfect Katana or I need to luck out and find another.
Fun fact: Kneel! can trigger off explosions, so you can one shot multiple enemies with Kneel + Firecracker combo
Can you share the whole shard content of the conversation between Katya and the fixer in your gigs video? I have kinda been obsessed with what was going on in that quest
I will try to share everything in the gigs video. Though these 9 gigs are even more detailed than those from the base game. Just don't be surprised if the video is over two hours long. Or split into multiple entries...