Cyberpunk 2077 Gets New Mods Before GTA 6

With GTA 6 less than two weeks away, you might expect the Cyberpunk 2077 modding community to slow down. Instead, modders keep introducing new content that gives you more reasons to return to Night City. A handful of the newest releases don't just improve the visuals; they introduce brand-new gameplay systems, missions, and combat features.

Some of the biggest additions include a brand-new Trauma Team quest that lets you take part in rescue operations, a drone progression system that lets you command an entire fleet of machines, and several smaller combat improvements. While some of the more ambitious projects remain exclusive to PC, console players are also receiving useful additions through the game's growing mod catalog.

One of the more interesting releases is Join Trauma Team AV Rescue Shifts, released November 5. The mod finally lets you experience what it's like to work for one of Night City's most recognizable medical organizations. The intro ends, and V receives a message from the Trauma Team dispatcher assigning them a new job.

You will go to the Little China medical center, see a recruiter, and get ready for your new job.

The experience also includes access to an armory, equipment repair, and interactions with your crew. Most importantly, you can get on a Trauma Team aircraft and fly around Night City instead of just loading into a mission.

When you get to an emergency scene, your job is to neutralize hostile threats, secure the area, and protect the medical personnel as they rescue their client. You get three rescue calls per full shift, then go back to headquarters and get paid. The mod also adds voiced characters and lip-synced dialogue to make the experience more like a quest.

But it's still an early release. So far, only the first shift is finished, but more missions and upgrades are in the works. Still, it's an interesting base for expanding Trauma Team's role beyond what you see in the original game. The project is currently available on PC, with no verified console release.

Another ambitious addition is Drone Engineer, released on November 4.

This mod adds a complete drone fleet system, letting you command drones rather than just using your own weapons in combat. It has eight different drone families, including rifles, support drones, combat androids, and heavily armed mechs.

You also won't unlock everything at once. You gather blueprints and parts to unlock increasingly advanced machines. Each drone has special abilities like repair capabilities, missiles, powerful firearms, and hacking abilities. You can also tweak their equipment to experiment with different setups.

Drone Engineer goes a step further, with its own talent tree and a commander progression system up to level 60. Over time,  you'll improve, unlock gear, and build a more capable fleet. It also features Cyberpunk's RAM mechanics, which limit how many drones you can deploy, so you'll need to factor your available resources into your plans.

You can give orders through the scanner, choose targets, protect certain areas, and use special abilities.

Some drones can even accompany you while driving, as flying machines can follow your vehicle through Night City. However, the mod requires a few external PC frameworks and has compatibility issues with other drone-related projects. It can also cause problems in tight environments, so check the installation requirements. There is no confirmed console release.

For something a bit less complicated, the Delamain Combat Mode turns the familiar automated taxi into an armed vehicle. The project features animated turrets and rockets, giving Delamain a new role beyond ferrying passengers. Released in 2024, it was updated again on October 29 to add a separate, combat-focused vehicle as a standalone option.

The latest additions are also for console players.

Silent Silencers and Throwing Knives improve stealth encounters, especially with suppressed weapons and throwing knives. Some situations are more forgiving, letting you be more flexible in combat rather than having every successful hit alert nearby enemies. The mod has been on PC for years, but its addition to the console catalog puts it in the hands of a new audience.

Ricochet Redux, which was released on PC in 2023, is also making a return. It seeks to make ricochet-based combat more practical by improving how bullets bounce off surfaces and reach enemies hiding behind cover. But the PC version uses Cyber Engine Tweaks, and it's not confirmed that all its features will come to consoles. You will need to check the specific console listing rather than assuming it has everything available on PC.

With these additions, Cyberpunk 2077 keeps getting substantial gameplay tweaks even as GTA 6 looms. If you're interested in joining Trauma Team, commanding combat drones, or just making stealth and gunplay more interesting, there's plenty of new content to check out.