Mechatronic Core
| Mechatronic Core | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Frontal Cortex |
| Tier | Tier 1 |
| Capacity | 5 |
The Mechatronic Core makes V hit harder against machines. It raises damage against drones, robots, mechs and turrets. It also adds a little max RAM, so a netrunner gets something from it too. It suits any build that often fights security machines. It also adds armor for each point of Technical Ability. The Mechatronic Core is an early game implant that every ripperdoc sells from the start.
Effect
The Mechatronic Core has two effects, and both are always on. The first raises all damage V deals to drones, robots, mechs and turrets. The second effect adds max RAM.
The bonus rises with each tier. The extra max RAM rises from one point at Tier 1 to two points at Tier 5.
The Mechatronic Core is attuned to Technical Ability. Each point of Technical Ability adds half a point of armor.
How to Get Mechatronic Core Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic and open a Frontal Cortex slot.
- Buy and install the Mechatronic Core.
Mechatronic Core Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Mechatronic Core map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Ripperdocs sell the Mechatronic Core at Tier 1 at the start, Tier 2 from level 10, Tier 3 from level 20, Tier 4 from level 30 and Tier 5 from level 40. An installed copy can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. Each tier raises the damage bonus. Each copy also carries small stat bonuses. The Driver Update perk adds one more. The Chipware Connoisseur perk offers a choice of bonuses when V upgrades the implant. V gains Cyberware Capacity with each level and from Cyberware Capacity Shards. The Edgerunner perk lets V go over the limit at the cost of some max Health.
The table shows what each tier step of Mechatronic Core costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 10 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 7 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 10 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 7 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 10 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 7 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 10 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 7 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 10 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 25 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Mechatronic Core fits any build that fights machines. The Corrosion perk in the Cool tree lets throwable weapons apply Poison to mechs, robots, drones and turrets. The Kiroshi Sentry Optics highlight cameras and turrets after a scan, so V knows where the turrets stand before a fight.
A netrunner gets extra value from the max RAM. The Ex-Disk adds more max RAM and faster uploads. Memory Boost restores RAM when V neutralizes an enemy. Both sit in the Frontal Cortex beside the Mechatronic Core. Hack Queue and Queue Acceleration each add another point of max RAM.
The armor from the attunement suits a Technical Ability build. License To Chrome and All Things Cyber in that tree also boost the stats of installed cyberware.
Select a Build
Modelled on Adam Smasher, the build carries heavy weapons and the Projectile Launch System. A light machine gun and arm rockets hit hard while armor and Health soak up return fire. Body perks keep Health regenerating in the middle of the fight.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comeback Kid | 
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Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| Dorph-Head | 
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Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Bullet Ballet | 
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Body 9 | Tighter bullet spread while moving |
| Die! Die! Die! | 
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Body 9 | Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 
|
Body 9 | Damage mitigation at low Stamina |
| Like A Feather | 
|
Body 9 | No movement penalty with shotguns and machine guns |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Bloodlust | 
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Body 15 | Dismemberments refill Adrenaline |
| Calm Mind | 
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Close-Quarters Carnage | 
|
Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Dread | 
|
Body 15 | Ranged hits lower enemy Armor |
| Juggernaut | 
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Rush Of Blood | 
|
Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Spontaneous Obliteration | 
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Body 15 | Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Onslaught | 
|
Body 20 | Light Machine Gun kills refill ammo |
| Pain To Gain | 
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Multitasker | 
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Reflexes 4 | Shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting |
| Muscle Memory | 
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Reflexes 4 | Reload while sprinting, sliding and vaulting |
| Parkour! | 
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Reflexes 4 | Faster climbing and vaulting |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Can't Touch This | 
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Reflexes 9 | Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Steady Grip | 
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Reflexes 9 | Shooting while dashing |
| Aerial Acrobat | 
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Reflexes 15 | Better control in midair |
| Aerodynamic | 
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Reflexes 15 | Stronger Mitigation in midair |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Jailbreak | 
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Relic | New abilities for every Arms cyberware |
| Launch Capacity Override | 
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Relic | One more Projectile Launch System charge |
| Machine Learning | 
|
Relic | Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
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Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| First Aid | Technical Ability 4 | Faster Health item recharge after one use | |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Transfusion | 
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Technical Ability 4 | More Health from the last Health item charge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Borrowed Time | 
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Technical Ability 9 | A Health item refills after a kill at low Health |
| Chipware Connoisseur | 
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Technical Ability 9 | A choice of stat bonus when upgrading cyberware |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Driver Update | 
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Technical Ability 9 | An extra stat bonus on every cyberware |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| Renaissance Punk | 
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Technical Ability 9 | More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Burn This City | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Five Pyromania stacks refill a grenade charge |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Doomlauncher | 
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Technical Ability 15 | An extra Projectile Launch System charge and faster recharge |
| Extended Warranty | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| Friendlier Fire | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Less damage from the character's own explosions |
| Heat Shield | 
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Technical Ability 15 | More Mitigation Chance for each Pyromania stack |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Pyromania | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster Health item and grenade recharge and bigger blasts |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile Launch System | 
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Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive shots |
| 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 on each kill |
| Kiroshi Doomsayer Optics | 
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Face | Scanning highlights explosives and traps |
| Newton Module | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills cut cyberware cooldowns |
| Shock Absorber | 
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Hands | Less recoil |
| Carapace | 
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Integumentary System | More armor against attacks from the side or rear |
| Subdermal Armor | 
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Integumentary System | More armor |
| Fortified Ankles | 
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Legs | Charged jumps |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
A one-handed club and Dashes pick off enemies one by one while Berserk is on cooldown. Once Health drops, Berserk makes the character invulnerable and melee attacks cost no Stamina. Quake slams the ground whenever it is ready and staggers every enemy nearby.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Comeback Kid |
|
Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| Dorph-Head |
|
Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Wrecking Ball | 
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Body 9 | Cheaper Blunt attacks and a blocking charge |
| Fly Swatter | 
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Body 9 | Less ranged damage while blocking with a Blunt weapon |
| Breakthrough | 
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Body 9 | Strong attacks strip enemy armor |
| Quake | 
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Body 15 | Faster Blunt attacks and a ground slam that staggers |
| Aftershock | 
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Body 15 | Stamina back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Epicenter | 
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Body 15 | Quake from midair grows with the fall |
| Ripple Effect | 
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Body 15 | Health back for each enemy hit by Quake |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Finisher: Savage Sling | 
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Body 20 | A Blunt Finisher that heals |
| Pain To Gain |
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Dash |
|
Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Mad Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Double Dash range toward enemies |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| 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 |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile Launch System |
|
Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive shots |
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Newton Module |
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut cyberware cooldowns |
| NeoFiber |
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Reflex Tuner | 
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Nervous System | Slows time at low Health |
| Adrenaline Converter | 
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Nervous System | Faster movement when combat starts |
| Militech Berserk | 
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Operating System | Invulnerable melee mode |
| Dense Marrow | 
|
Skeleton | More melee damage |
Dashes close the gap so the shotgun can blast enemies at point-blank range. A quick melee hit after a shot boosts the next one through Rip and Tear. The shotgun and LMG perks grow stronger at low Stamina, so the build keeps shooting and dashing without a pause.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Dorph-Head |
|
Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Speed Junkie | 
|
Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration while sprinting |
| Die! Die! Die! |
|
Body 9 | Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina |
| Bullet Ballet |
|
Body 9 | Less bullet spread while moving |
| Like A Feather |
|
Body 9 | No speed penalty with Shotguns and machine guns |
| Don't Stop Me Now |
|
Body 9 | Mitigation at low Stamina |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force |
|
Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and other status effects during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Spontaneous Obliteration |
|
Body 15 | Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health |
| Close-Quarters Carnage |
|
Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Skullcracker | 
|
Body 15 | Quick melee hits harder at low Stamina |
| Dread |
|
Body 15 | Ranged attacks strip enemy armor |
| Rush Of Blood |
|
Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Bloodlust |
|
Body 15 | Dismemberments refill Adrenaline |
| Rip And Tear | 
|
Body 20 | Shotgun shots and quick melee attacks boost each other |
| Onslaught |
|
Body 20 | Light Machine Gun kills refill ammo |
| Pain To Gain |
|
Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Health Freak |
|
Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome |
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Ambidextrous |
|
Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThreatEvac | 
|
Circulatory System | Faster movement at low Health |
| Self-ICE | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Microgenerator | 
|
Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Painducer | 
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Integumentary System | Turns part of damage taken into damage over time |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| NeoFiber |
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Epimorphic Skeleton |
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
| Spring Joints | 
|
Skeleton | Stronger Mitigation |
Lore
The in-game description says the implant provides information about the weak points of both mass-produced and some lesser-known machines.
Cyberware Categories
All Frontal Cortex Cyberware
Every Frontal Cortex implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Frontal Cortex Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axolotl | 
|
Little China | ||
| COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer | 
|
Intelligence | 50 | Dogtown |
| Quantum Tuner | 
|
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| RAM Reallocator | 
|
Intelligence | 40 | Dogtown |
Standard Frontal Cortex Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioconductor | 
|
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| Camillo RAM Manager | 
|
Intelligence | ||
| Ex-Disk | 
|
10 | ||
| Kerenzikov Boost System | 
|
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| Mechatronic Core | 
|
5 | ||
| Memory Boost | 
|
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| Newton Module | 
|
14 | ||
| RAM Upgrade | 
|
8 | ||
| Self-ICE | 
|
5 |