G-58 Dian
| G-58 Dian | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Smg |
| Type | Smart |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Headshot | +50% |
| Lock-On Time | 1.15 s |
The G-58 Dian is Kang Tao's smart submachine gun, a compact gun that fires homing rounds at any target V has locked. It fires fast and aims for itself. V can keep moving, duck behind cover and still land hits. It is an easy gun to use in a messy close-range fight. It works well for a netrunner or any Intelligence build that wants a sidearm that needs little aiming. Its Iconic variant, Yinglong, adds Electrical damage to every round. The G-58 Dian is sold in shops from the early game onward. Its crafting spec drops from a Valentinos leader in Vista del Rey, Heywood.
Combat
The Dian fires in full auto. With a Smart Link installed, it locks onto enemies inside its tracking box, and its rounds bend toward them. Smart bullets can curve around low walls and crates, but they fly slower than normal rounds.
The homing fire changes how a fight works. V can strafe, slide and fire from the hip while the bullets do the aiming. Enemies hiding behind light cover keep taking hits. Smart weapons deal less raw damage in return for being easy to use. The Dian wins by firing many bullets, not by single big hits.
Submachine guns work best at close range. The Dian is at home in clubs, corridors and apartment blocks. At long range, the slow smart rounds take a while to arrive, and fast targets may break the lock.
How to Get G-58 Dian Guide
- Buy the G-58 Dian from weapon vendors, such as the shops in Kabuki, Downtown, The Glen and Rancho Coronado.
- With Phantom Liberty, buy it from Sophia Dupont at the EBM Petrochem Stadium or Leon Watson at the Longshore Stacks in Dogtown.
- Loot its crafting spec from Miguel Rodriguez at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity at Mercado Sonora, Vista del Rey, then craft it.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
G-58 Dian Map Location
The map shows the weapon shop in Kabuki.
G-58 Dian map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
11 weapon mods are compatible with G-58 Dian.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Big Mag | 
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Bigger magazine, slower reload |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Focus Fire | 
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Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Ready Steady | 
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Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
Crafting Spec
Miguel Rodriguez drops the G-58 Dian spec at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Vista del Rey. The spec lets V craft G-58 Dian in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting G-58 Dian costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 3 | 30 Tier 3 components |
| Tier 4 | 30 Tier 4 components |
| Tier 5 | 30 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
A stronger Dian comes from a higher tier. V can buy one. V can also loot the spec from Miguel Rodriguez and craft a better-quality gun with components.
Character Builds
The Dian uses perks from two attribute trees, Intelligence and Reflexes. In Intelligence, No Escape refreshes a lock that is about to run out when V shoots the target. Targeting Prism allows several locks while aiming and raises the number of targets for every smart weapon. Precision Subroutines adds accuracy for each unit of the cyberdeck's Max RAM. Terminal Velocity speeds up the rounds and extends lock-on range after each smart kill. Recirculation gives RAM back after a smart kill.
In Reflexes, Spray And Pray lowers the Stamina cost of hip-fire. Gundancer removes the slowdown while aiming. Submachine Fun speeds up the swap to an SMG and reloads it on the swap. It also adds fire rate for a while.
Smart Link is the essential cyberware, because it turns the smart targeting on. Its mod slots take smart and SMG mods. Panorama widens the smart targeting circle. It also holds a lock briefly after a target leaves the circle. Hackatomy, an Iconic mod, gives each hit a chance to apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit. Better Half adds crit chance to the second half of the magazine. Ready Steady cuts recoil, and Equalizer adds damage against Elite enemies.
Select a Build
Each fight starts with Overclock, then a control quickhack, then a combat quickhack. Smart guns lock on and finish the hacked enemies while Dashes and air Dashes keep the character moving. Silenced Smart guns and stealthy quickhacks also handle quiet gigs.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 20, Cool 3.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| No Escape | 
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Intelligence 9 | Shooting a fading lock resets it |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Targeting Prism | 
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Intelligence 15 | Lock onto more targets |
| Terminal Velocity | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds after a kill |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Submachine Fun | 
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Reflexes 20 | SMG swaps reload and raise fire rate |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Memory Boost | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills restore RAM |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Defenzikov | 
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Integumentary System | Mitigation after Kerenzikov ends |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
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Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets and more headshot damage |
| Big Mag | 
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Larger magazine but slower reload |
Lore
The Dian's in-game line brags like a gun-shop poster: it holds the most all-time appearances at the top of the "Guns and Horses" rankings. Kang Tao, a Chinese arms maker whose guns are built around smart targeting, makes it.
Its crafting spec sits with Miguel Rodriguez, a Valentinos leader also known as Gizmo. He runs a Suspected Organized Crime Activity at the Mercado Sonora in Vista del Rey. The Iconic Yinglong goes further than the Dian. Its rounds deal Electrical damage, and each hit has a small chance to set off an EMP.
Notes
- Yinglong is the Iconic variant of the G-58 Dian.
Weapon Categories
All SMGs
Every SMG is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzsaw | 
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+100% | 25% | Northside |
| Chesapeake | 
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| Erebus | 
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| Fenrir | 
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+100% | Northside | |
| Guillotine x-MOD2 | 
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Dogtown | ||
| Pizdets | 
|
+85% | ||
| Problem Solver | 
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+100% | Badlands East | |
| Prototype: Shingen Mark V | 
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+50% | Arroyo | |
| Raiju | 
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West Wind Estate | ||
| Yinglong | 
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+50% | Wellsprings |
Standard SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS1 Pulsar | 
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+100% | ||
| G-58 Dian | 
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+50% | ||
| Guillotine | 
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+100% | ||
| HA-7 Warden | 
|
+50% | ||
| M221 Saratoga | 
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+100% | ||
| Senkoh LX | 
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+100% | Arroyo | |
| Shigure | 
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+100% | ||
| TKI-20 Shingen | 
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+50% |