Cyberpunk 2077 Character Customization

Character Customization in allows players to fully customize the background, physical appearance, and attributes of V, the game's protagonist.
==Customization==
===New Game===
CP2077_Char_Customization_New_Game_01_Regular_Start.png|Regular start
CP2077_Char_Customization_New_Game_02_Phantom_Liberty_Skip.png|Skip ahead to Phantom Liberty
When creating a new game, you will be prompted to customize the main character, V, to your personal liking. When the Phantom Liberty expansion is installed, you will get the option to choose between a regular start or to skip ahead to the Phantom Liberty story line. Choosing the latter will cause several main story quests (such as The Heist) to be completed up to the point where Phantom Liberty can be played.
===Difficulty Level===
CP2077_Char_Customization_Difficulty_Select_01_Easy.png|Easy
CP2077_Char_Customization_Difficulty_Select_02_Normal.png|Normal
CP2077_Char_Customization_Difficulty_Select_03_Hard.png|Hard
CP2077_Char_Customization_Difficulty_Select_04_Very_Hard.png|Very Hard
The first available option is difficulty selection. It is possible to pick between Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard. This can be changed at any time in the Gameplay menu.
*Easy: "The right choice for players who just want to sit back and enjoy the story. Combat will not pose a challenge."
*Normal: "Enemies will have all the tools at their disposal to take V on, but primarily only enemies at a higher level will prove a challenge."
*Hard: "Combat wil be a substantial challenge. The effective use of Perks, cyberware, combat gadgets and consumables will be essential to survival."
*Very Hard: "Buckle up for a series challenge. Careful character development and clever use of items, game mechanics and the environment will be necessary to help V make it on the streets of Night City."
===Lifepath===
After selecting a difficulty, you have to make is selecting a Lifepath. A Lifepath provides V with an origin story and determines the first chapter, also known as the Prologue. Two of the Lifepaths, Nomad and Corpo, are based on the roles of the same name in , the tabletop roleplaying game on which the game is based, while the third role, the Streetkid, was specifically created for . The chosen lifepath cannot be altered once the game has started, and the chosen lifepath gives optional dialogue options not available to other the lifepaths.
===Appearance===
Cyberpunk 2077 offers an extensive character creator allowing players to customize V's physical appearance. Choosing between voices (male and female) determines what gender the player character is, and the chosen combination of voice and body type (masculine and feminine) affects which romance options are available to V.
All appearance aspects except Body Type, Voice Tone, Facial Tattoos, and Body Tattoos can be changed after the character creation process through either a mirror at any of V's Apartments or a Ripperdoc.
Aspect 	Number of Options 	Where to Change
Body Type 	2 	Cannot be changed
Voice Tone 	2 	Cannot be changed
Skin Tone 	12 	Ripperdoc
Skin Type 	5 	Ripperdoc
Hairstyle 	51 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Hair Color 	35 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eyes 	22 	Ripperdoc
Eye Color 	39 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eyebrows 	9 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eyebrow Color 	35 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eyelash Color 	35 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Nose 	22 	Ripperdoc
Mouth 	22 	Ripperdoc
Jaw 	22 	Ripperdoc
Ears 	22 	Ripperdoc
Beard (Masculine Body Type only) 	13 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Beard Style (Masc. Body Type only)	3 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Beard Color (Masc. Body Type only)	35 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Cyberware 	9 	Ripperdoc
Facial Scars 	10 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Facial Tattoos 	12 	Cannot be changed
Piercings 	15 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Piercing Color 	16 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Teeth 	5 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eye Makeup 	21 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Eye Makeup Color 	14 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Lip Makeup Style 	4 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Lip Makeup 	20 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Lip Makeup Color 	14 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Cheek Makeup 	15 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Cheek Makeup Color 	8 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Blemishes 	4 	Ripperdoc
Blemish Color 	6 	Ripperdoc
Nails 	2 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Nail Color 	37 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Chest (Feminine Body Type only) 	3 	Ripperdoc
Nipples 	4 (Female Body Type)2 (Male Body Type)	Ripperdoc
Body Tattoos 	6 	Cannot be changed
Body Scars 	3 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Genitals 	4 	Ripperdoc
Penis Size 	3 	Ripperdoc
Pubic Hair Style 	6 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
Pubic Hair Color 	5 	Apartment Mirror & Ripperdoc
===Attributes===
Attributes determine V's characteristics, conversation options, and his/her proficiency at certain actions. There are five attributes in Cyberpunk 2077: Body, Intelligence, Reflexes, Technical Ability, and Cool. Each attribute governs specific Perk skill trees within it. While attribute point assignments are permanent, Perk Points can be reset in the Character Menu in exchange for eurodollars.
*Body increases melee damage, stamina, and health and governs the athletics, street brawler, and annihilation skill trees, as well as your ability to physically rip open doors/barriers in missions.
*Reflexes increases the chance to dodge and get critical hits and governs the blades, handguns, and assault skill trees
*Technical Ability increases armor, gives significant enhancements to your Cyberware and governs the crafting and engineering skill trees, as well as your ability to remote-access various pieces of equipment and doors to manipulate them during mission (a special mission-only kind of hacking).
*Intelligence increases the efficiency of quickhacks and governs the breach protocol and quickhacking skill trees, as well as your ability to Jack In to various access points like signal towers and computers to try and steal resources.
*Cool increases Crit Chance, resistances, and the efficiency of stealth and governs the stealth and cold blood trees, as well as various dialogue options with NPCs.
In character creation, V is given 3 points in each attribute by default and an additional 7 to be allocated at the player's discretion. Attributes can only be increased to a maximum of 6 during character creation, but after creating V, the maximum is increased to 20. One additional Attribute point and Perk point is gained on each level up. The level cap for the base game is set to 50, with Phantom Liberty increasing this level cap to 60.
===Skills===
One final aspect of character building is the trained-through-use Skills. These unlock a variety of bonus passive effects every 5 levels up to level 60, and each is trained differently. Each and every one of them also give bonus Perk points at levels 15 and 35, useful for any character build. Please see the linked page for more thorough descriptions, but as a quick summary:
*Headhunter is trained through stealth assassination and utilizing Pistols, Revolvers, Sniper Rifles, and Throwable Weapons. Gives passive bonuses in similar skills such as Headshot damage, enemy visibility and crouching
*Netrunner is trained primarily through Quickhacking and use of Smart Weapons, and grants bonuses to the same.
*Shinobi is trained primarily through using Bladed weapons and run-and-gun play in combat with shorter range weapons as well as rapid movement like dashes within combat, and has a number of enhancements to mobility.
*Solo is trained through use of heavy weapons like Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and Blunt Weapons, and primarily gives passive boosts to your physical strength and toughness such as Health, Carrying Capacity and melee combat.
*Engineer is trained through the use of Tech weapons, and all forms of Crafting, both creation and disassembly. It grants passive boosts to your Tech Weapons, Armor and Cyberware capabilities.
==Notes==
*While playing the game, a sixth attribute will be present in the screen with the other five, but it will look glitched and non-interactable. This "sixth" attribute doesn't appear until Johnny's psyche is added to V's.
*In Patch 1.3, Tabula e-Rasa was replaced by a perk reset button in the character menu.
==Gallery==
Deep Dive Video - Character Customization 001 CP2077.jpg|From Deep Dive Video (2019)
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