Visual Cortex Support
| Visual Cortex Support | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Nervous System |
| Tier | Tier 1 |
| Attribute | Cool |
| Capacity | 20 |
Visual Cortex Support raises V's crit chance the farther V stands from the target. Snipers and marksmen get the biggest bonus, because they fight at long range. Every critical hit deals extra damage, so the implant raises damage over a whole fight. It suits a Cool character who picks enemies off from far away. Each point of Cool also adds headshot damage. Visual Cortex Support is an early game implant that every ripperdoc in Night City and Dogtown sells.
Effect
Visual Cortex Support is a passive implant. Its crit chance bonus grows with the distance to the enemy. The bonus reaches its maximum at 30 meters. At Tier 1 the maximum is 16%. At Tier 5 it reaches 30%.
Close up, the bonus is small. At sniper range, it adds a large chance to crit on every shot. That makes long-range weapons such as sniper rifles and precision rifles the best match.
Visual Cortex Support is attuned to Cool. Each point of Cool adds 0.2% headshot and weak spot damage. At 20 Cool, that is 4% more damage on every headshot.
Its stat bonuses add Bonus Stealth Damage and, from Tier 2, Weapon Handling.
How to Get Visual Cortex Support Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic in Night City or Dogtown and open the Nervous System slots.
- Buy and install Visual Cortex Support.
Visual Cortex Support Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Visual Cortex Support map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The tier a ripperdoc stocks rises every 10 levels, up to Tier 5. An installed copy can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. Each tier raises the maximum crit chance bonus. 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 Visual Cortex Support 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
Visual Cortex Support belongs in a Cool build that fights at range. Deadeye adds headshot and weak spot damage. Long Shot keeps full damage at any distance while Deadeye is active. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel makes headshots and weak spot hits guaranteed critical hits while Deadeye is active, with more damage at longer range. Focus adds headshot damage when V aims at full Stamina.
Reflexes adds more crit perks. Sharpshooter grants stacks with every successful shot. Practice Makes Perfect then adds crit chance and crit damage for each stack.
RangeGuard adds armor while no enemy is within 6 meters. It rewards the same distance that Visual Cortex Support does.
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 | 
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Optimization | 
|
Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Embedded Exploit | 
|
Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
|
Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| No Escape | 
|
Intelligence 9 | Shooting a fading lock resets it |
| Recirculation | 
|
Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Overclock | 
|
Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Sublimation | 
|
Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Targeting Prism | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Lock onto more targets |
| Terminal Velocity | 
|
Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds after a kill |
| Smart Synergy | 
|
Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
|
Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Dash | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Sharpshooter | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Submachine Fun | 
|
Reflexes 20 | SMG swaps reload and raise fire rate |
| Tailwind | 
|
Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Glutton For War | 
|
Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| 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 |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
|
Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Memory Boost | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills restore RAM |
| Smart Link | 
|
Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Defenzikov | 
|
Integumentary System | Mitigation after Kerenzikov ends |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
|
Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Militech Paraline | 
|
Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
|
Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
The build keeps its distance and picks enemies off one by one with headshots. The Sandevistan goes on before shooting an Elite, so several headshots land if the first one is not enough. A pistol or shotgun stays on hand for enemies that flank the sniping spot.
Attributes: Body 15, Reflexes 13, 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 |
| Feline Footwork | 
|
Cool 4 | Faster and safer while crouched |
| Blind Spot | 
|
Cool 4 | Slower enemy detection while crouched |
| Killer Instinct | 
|
Cool 4 | More damage with knives, axes and silenced guns before combat |
| Gag Order | 
|
Cool 4 | A quick hit after being spotted delays detection by others |
| Focus | 
|
Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| No Sweat | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills cut the Stamina cost of Focus |
| Rinse And Reload | 
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
|
Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| High Noon | 
|
Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
|
Cool 15 | Faster swaps to pistols and rifles |
| Ninjutsu | 
|
Cool 15 | Sprint while crouched |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
|
Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Glutton For War |
|
Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| 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 |
| Bolt | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| Internal Clock | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| Shock Value | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump |
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Biomonitor | 
|
Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Kiroshi Clairvoyant Optics | 
|
Face | Scanning highlights nearby enemies |
| Axolotl | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Microgenerator | 
|
Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
|
Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| 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 |
The build stays in stealth and lands critical headshots. Tanky cyberware and every Health perk make up for a fragile body. If the character gets caught, Tailwind refills Stamina on air Dashes so the movement never stops.
Attributes: Body 8, 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 |
| Parasite | 
|
Cool 9 | Health back on thrown crits and headshots |
| Scorpion Sting | 
|
Cool 9 | Thrown crits and headshots apply Poison |
| Finisher: Act Of Mercy | 
|
Cool 15 | Throwable weapon finisher that restores Health |
| Juggler | 
|
Cool 15 | Thrown weapon cooldown resets on a headshot or crit kill |
| Dash |
|
Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash |
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Tailwind |
|
Reflexes 20 | Stamina from air dashes and double jumps |
| All Things Cyber |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Ambidextrous | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill |
|
Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Blood Pump |
|
Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Mechatronic Core | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and turrets |
| Handle Wrap | 
|
Hands | Crit chance for throwable weapons |
| Reinforced Tendons |
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Epimorphic Skeleton |
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
| Bionic Joints | 
|
Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
The in-game line describes it as a brain mod that improves perception and targeting.
Notes
- Deep-field Visual Interface is the Iconic variant of Visual Cortex Support.
Cyberware Categories
All Nervous System Cyberware
Every Nervous System implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Nervous System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adreno-Trigger | 
|
Reflexes | 20 | Dogtown |
| Deep-Field Visual Interface | 
|
Cool | 40 | Dogtown |
| Revulsor | 
|
Cool | 35 | Dogtown |
Standard Nervous System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline Converter | 
|
Cool | 6 | |
| Atomic Sensors | 
|
Cool | 5 | |
| Kerenzikov | 
|
Reflexes | 12 | |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Reflexes | 14 | |
| Reflex Tuner | 
|
Cool | ||
| Stabber | 
|
Reflexes | 12 | |
| Synaptic Accelerator | 
|
Cool | 5 | |
| Tyrosine Injector | 
|
Cool | 8 | |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
|
Cool | 20 |