No Custom Car Colors is crazy

[BigDaddysClone]

I've been replaying this game and enjoying it a lot. But not being able to choose the colors of the cars you can buy should not be a thing in a game this new. I know damn well it ain't hard to add it in, since they have the cars in different colors that npcs drive. Features like this missing is why the game got so much of the hate it got.

[IndigoFighter]

Originally posted by BigDaddysClone:

Features like this missing is why the game got so much of the hate it got.

If people hate the game, because they can´t change the colors of their cars, then something seems to be very wrong with those people.

[Nite69]

because its not GTA

[orcaa]

Originally posted by Voodoojedizin:

I don't think the color of a car, is what people got all mad about. And this isn't exactly a car game, it's not meant to be GTA.

+1 I agree.

[Tanoomba]

Originally posted by BigDaddysClone:

I've been replaying this game and enjoying it a lot. But not being able to choose the colors of the cars you can buy should not be a thing in a game this new. I know damn well it ain't hard to add it in, since they have the cars in different colors that npcs drive. Features like this missing is why the game got so much of the hate it got.

There is no "should" when it comes to creative decisions for entertainment media. Just because you like a particular feature, it doesn't mean you're entitled to it. You're welcome to make suggestions about changes you'd like to see, but acting like CDPR have slighted everyone (while presuming to speak authoritatively about the effort involved in adding such a feature, nonetheless) just comes off as entitled.

[Dundo]

yall defending a lack of a basic ass feature. If you spend a good chunk of your time inside of something customization is warranted, fact is CDPR underdelivered on this part of the game.

Cyberpunk is as much of a car game as GTA is, seeing as driving is quite ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ prevalent, if you deny this you're in deep deep denial hombre. Hell, if mfing Ghost Recon Breakpoint can have vehicle customization so can this.

THE GAME'S MESSAGE IS ABOUT EDGE RUNNERS HAVING STYLE OVER ALL; HOW THE ♥♥♥♥ ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO THAT IF I CAN'T PIMP MY RIDE?

wack

[V ! P]

idk if u like mod the game but here is one alternative https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/3689

[dulany67]

It's not GTA, and I don't want it to be, but it's fairly obvious that the devs wanted it to be. It just ended up being another cut feature.

[Death Approaches]

IT SHOULD BE GTA! You put the cars in here let's use em!

The driving is likely for the consoles only, to make up for all the missing content that blown deadlines left out. It seems like a lot but it's really not much at all. Considering how difficult it is to steer with keys, because they didn't put in any analog approximation keyboard driving code, it's full throttle or full braking, full left or full right... you yourself have to tappa-tappa-tappa-tap to go around say a traffic roundabout... it's just horrible.

HAVING SAID THAT

If you know the source material? (and for those that have never played a tabletop in their lives, they gave you a merged sourcebook in your Extras folder, go read the PDF and see why some of us get... uhm... "frisky!" playing some of the Johny/Rogue flashback missions!)

The color of your car should be blood splatter!

The first Mod I want has nothing to do with car colors - I want a "Maelstrom Death Race 2077!" - a nod to that cheezy '70s movie that I guarantee Mike Pondsmith has fond and hilarious memories of!

You race chromed-out psycho meatheads in their lead sled Mael land yachts and trucks, on the sidewalks, splatting as many people as possible, and ones you dismember or that scream "I have a family!" or "I don't want to die!" - BONUS POINTS! Make it so you can actually KILL other cars, not like Claire firing thousands of rounds but every single car makes it to the finish, no matter how many bullets or that you rammed them into a bridge abutment! SCREW THAT. DIE DIE DIE DIE!

And then for days after the race, anytime you're in your car and pass any NCPD, they immediately go 3-badge response on you and you have to high-tail it without running any over cause that'll trigger 4-badge and the turrets will imitation swiss cheese your wheels and your face.

Oh yeah. Can't wait!

But your car paint and interiors mod seems fun, too. Kind of.

[Tanoomba]

Originally posted by Dubloon:

yall defending a lack of a basic ass feature. If you spend a good chunk of your time inside of something customization is warranted, fact is CDPR underdelivered on this part of the game.

That's not a fact at all, but rather your personal opinion. Which is valid, by the way! And no, you don't have the authority to claim what's "warranted". You can express what you'd like to see, but acting like its absence is a failuire on the devs' part is just, well, entitlement.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

Cyberpunk is as much of a car game as GTA is, seeing as driving is quite ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ prevalent, if you deny this you're in deep deep denial hombre.

I vehemently and unequivocally deny your claim. Driving is literally the core mechanic of the GTA games. The entire game is built around car chases. You will spend more time driving in GTA than you will doing any other activity (probably combined). On the other hand, in CP77 there are basically a hadful of times where you're required to drive a vehicle. Besides that it's an entirely optional activity (one which many suggest avoiding whenever possible in order to properly explore the city).

Originally posted by Dubloon:

Hell, if mfing Ghost Recon Breakpoint can have vehicle customization so can this.

Of course it theoretically "can". But that doesn't mean we're owed it. There is literally an infinite number of features whose theoretical addition would make at least some people happy. It's impossible to give everyone everything they want. CP77 wasn't designed with you, specifically, in mind, so it's OK for it to not cater to your desires exclusively.

[Unfriendly Fire]

in GTA, driving is part of the gameplay.

In Cyberpunk, driving is what you do in between the gameplay

[The Comedian]

Mods are you friend here again:
"Vehicle Customiser" or "Appearance Menu Mod" can change any vehicle's colour and save it as required.
"Virtual Car Dealer +Various Optional Vehicle Packs" let you purchase any vehicle in the game in any available colour from your computer in any of your apartments - vehicle will then show up in your list and be available to be recalled..
There is also a mod to let you customise your vehicle's performance / handling etc "Car Modification Shop"
All these mods work without any drama..
if you are on PC why wait for CDPR to maybe implement some of this down the track when you can download these mods now...

[Dundo]

Originally posted by Unfriendly Fire:

in GTA, driving is part of the gameplay.

In Cyberpunk, driving is what you do in between the gameplay

In that case it shouldn't be in game if it's considered padding :). Bad argument. Driving and traversal is just as much gameplay as combat is, especially in a game as rich with visuals as cyberpunk.

Originally posted by Tanoomba:

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Quite literally is developer failure to deliver as car customization was actually showcased and promised on their youtube channel. Void argument. In a game where supposedly player expression matters and customization is important, extensions of your player character should be considered as well.

If car customization is not warranted multiple variations of a car should've been given at least so we have some semblance of choice on our hands.

[Tanoomba]

Originally posted by Dubloon:

In that case it shouldn't be in game if it's considered padding :).

Why not? There's nothing wrong with games containing optional content or content meant to add variety or greater immersion.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

Driving and traversal is just as much gameplay as combat is

It really, really isn't. Combat is a core mechanic of CP77. Driving is something you can get through most of the game without having to do at all. It is FAR rom "just as much gameplay".

Originally posted by Dubloon:

In a game where supposedly player expression matters and customization is important, extensions of your player character should be considered as well.

They were very much considered. There are multiple layers of customization on V him/herself. You can customize your weapons and clothing to a degree. You can customize your apartment. It is not a travesty that you can't re-color your car.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

If car customization is not warranted multiple variations of a car should've been given at least so we have some semblance of choice on our hands.

There is no "should" in creative decisions behind entertainment media. There's just what you, personally, like or don't like.

But let's get to the point here, this issue of yours has already been solved. There are mods that allow you to do what you want. It seems to me you're more concerned with villainizing CDPR than you are with car customization. And don't give me the "I shouldn't have to use a mod" schtick. Again, there are an infinite number of potential features that at least some people would like to see, and it's impossible to include them all. Your personal tastes and preferences are not inherently deserving of CDPR's attention, and the fact that mods allow you to get what you want anyway make all the whining moot.

[Dundo]

Originally posted by Tanoomba:

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I'm not gonna address this PR friendly regurgitated argument completely because i've made a much better point already in a much more condensed format than you did in your bibles you've posted around here.

I'm no stranger to mods and already am using several myself, I am simply calling ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on people attacking OP while he is in the right.

Originally posted by Tanoomba:

There is no "should" in creative decisions behind entertainment media. There's just what you, personally, like or don't like.

As someone who works in creative media this is the single stupidest thing I've read today.
There most certainly are SHOULDS and NEEDS in creative media because you're creating a product for the end user which competes with similar products in the market, you're trying to sell a better service/function at the end of the day and meeting criteria set by your competitors is just as important as your creative vision.

And please, don't give me that bollocks about art, this might apply to indie projects but a AAA game is first and foremost a product and it's designed as such. The only game that might tick the artsy marks is Death Stranding which was met with harsh criticism despite being one of the best pieces of media in recent history.

Cyberpunk is quite clearly competing with several games and failing to do so in many regards. What makes it stand apart are art direction and atmosphere, outside of that it's one of the most mediocre triple A releases in recent history.

There's a very good reason why academically educated and competent people are hired into the art direction talent pool and not random schlomos from the street.

It's also quite bloody obvious that they wanted to add car customization but haven't due to budgetary/engine/time constraints but saying that it's unimportant or unneccesary is a coping strategy.

[Tanoomba]

Originally posted by Dubloon:

I am simply calling ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on people attacking OP while he is in the right.

Nobody is "attacking" OP, and OP is not "right", just acting entitled.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

you're trying to sell a better service/function at the end of the day

That "service/function" is having fun, and there is nothing more subjective than what one considers fun. Acting like it's a given that one's personal preferences be catered to demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how creativity works.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

AAA game is first and foremost a product and it's designed as such.

A creative product that can, by definition, only be experienced subjectively.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

The only game that might tick the artsy marks is Death Stranding

I could not disagree more. You have a very narrow view of what "art" entails.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

Cyberpunk is quite clearly competing with several games and failing to do so in many regards.

But that "failing" is only in the eyes of those making this claim. Because it's subjective.

Originally posted by Dubloon:

What makes it stand apart are art direction and atmosphere, outside of that it's one of the most mediocre triple A releases in recent history.

Sure, for you. And that's entirely valid. But it certainly isn't the default perspective (if there were such a thing, which there isn't).

Originally posted by Dubloon:

It's also quite bloody obvious that they wanted to add car customization but haven't due to budgetary/engine/time constraints but saying that it's unimportant or unneccesary is a coping strategy.

It's not obvious at all. It's confirmation bias.