Newton Module
| Newton Module | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Frontal Cortex |
| Capacity | 14 |
The Newton Module shortens the cooldown of every installed implant each time V takes down an enemy. Each kill shaves a small share off all running cooldowns at once. In a long fight with many enemies, those small cuts add up. Active implants such as a Sandevistan, a Berserk or Optical Camo come back sooner as a result. It suits an aggressive build that kills often and uses its active cyberware a lot. The Newton Module is sold by ripperdocs across Night City and Dogtown.
Effect
The Newton Module triggers whenever V neutralizes an enemy. The cut happens at once and applies to all cyberware that is on cooldown at that moment. At Tier 5, each kill takes a little over one percent off every cooldown.
One kill makes only a small difference. The implant is strongest in fights with many weak enemies, such as gang hideouts and large firefights. Every kill brings the next Sandevistan or Berserk activation a little closer. Implants with very long cooldowns, such as the Second Heart, also benefit from each kill.
The Newton Module is attuned to Technical Ability. Each point of Technical Ability adds half a point of armor. Its stat bonuses add Bonus Stealth Damage and, from Tier 2, Melee Damage.
How to Get Newton Module Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic in Night City or Dogtown.
- Open the Frontal Cortex slots.
- Buy and install the Newton Module.
Newton Module Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Newton Module map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The Newton Module comes in tiers up to Tier 5++. The tier a ripperdoc stocks rises with V's level. Each tier raises the cooldown cut for each kill. An installed copy can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. The Driver Update perk adds one more stat bonus. 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 Newton Module costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 30 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 22 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 30 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 22 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 30 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 22 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 30 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 22 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 30 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 75 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Newton Module works best in a build that relies on cyberware with cooldowns. The Cyborg perk in Technical Ability cuts all cyberware cooldowns by 15% when every available cyberware slot is filled. The Extended Warranty perk adds duration to all cyberware effects. Together, these perks make each activation last longer and come back sooner.
A Sandevistan user kills quickly while time is slowed. Each of those kills shortens the Sandevistan cooldown for the next use. A Berserk user gets the same help. Combat gadgets such as the Projectile Launch System and Optical Camo also recharge faster.
Select a Build
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 | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| 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 |
| 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 | 
|
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 | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projectile Launch System | 
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Arms | Arm launcher that fires explosive shots |
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Mechatronic Core | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and mechs |
| NeoFiber | 
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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 carry the character behind enemy lines to cut groups apart with blades. Finishers restore Stamina, so the Sandevistan is turned off before each one. High Mitigation from Countershell, NeoFiber and Spring Joints cuts most incoming damage.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind |
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Mad Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Double Dash range toward enemies |
| Lead And Steel | 
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Reflexes 9 | Block bullets with Blades |
| Bullet Deflect | 
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Reflexes 9 | Blocked bullets fly back at the aim point |
| Seeing Double | Reflexes 9 | Counterattacks hit harder and can stun | |
| Flash And Thunderclap | 
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Reflexes 9 | Strong attacks leap to nearby enemies |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Finisher: Bladerunner | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster Blade attacks and a Blade Finisher that heals |
| Flash Of Steel | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster movement and attacks after a Finisher |
| Opportunist | 
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Reflexes 15 | Stunned, staggered and bleeding enemies are easier to finish |
| Going The Distance | 
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Reflexes 15 | Double Finisher range |
| Slaughterhouse | Reflexes 20 | Every Blade hit applies Bleeding | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomonitor |
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| ThreatEvac | 
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Circulatory System | Faster movement at low Health |
| Stabber | 
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Nervous System | More crit chance with Blades and throwables |
| NeoFiber |
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Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Dense Marrow |
|
Skeleton | More melee damage |
The build deals huge damage at close range with shotguns and obliterates enemies outright. Health regen and Adrenaline Rush keep the character alive. Borzaya handles anything further away.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 18, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.
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 |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| No Sweat | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus lower its Stamina cost |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swap to handguns and rifles with a Stamina boost |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Run 'N' Gun | 
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Cool 20 | Free Stamina hip fire |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber |
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| 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 on each kill |
| Shock Absorber | 
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Hands | Less recoil |
| Ballistic Coprocessor | 
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Hands | More ricochet chance and damage for Power weapons |
| Chitin | 
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Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Adreno-Trigger | 
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Nervous System | Faster movement when combat starts |
| NeoFiber |
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Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Rara Avis | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
The in-game line is a short promise. It says the best things come to those who do not have to wait.
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 | 
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Little China | ||
| COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer | 
|
Intelligence | 50 | Dogtown |
| Quantum Tuner | 
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| RAM Reallocator | 
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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 |