Yinglong
| Yinglong | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Smg |
| Type | Smart |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +50% |
| Range | 30 m |
| Lock-On Time | 1.15 s |
| Weight | 5 |
| Location | Wellsprings |
Yinglong is an Iconic Kang Tao G-58 Dian, a smart submachine gun that adds Electrical damage to every round. Each hit also has a small chance to set off an EMP on impact. Its Shock chance is higher than a standard Dian's. It fires a stream of homing bullets that shock whatever they hit. It works best for a netrunner or a smart weapon build that wants steady damage with little need to aim. The spec comes from a crime boss in Wellsprings, so it is a crafted Iconic. Yinglong is crafted in the middle of the game. Its spec drops at a Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Wellsprings, Heywood.
Combat
Yinglong fires smart rounds at a very high rate. With a Smart Link installed, the bullets lock onto targets and curve toward them, even around light cover. V can hip-fire while moving and still land much of the magazine. Yinglong is therefore easy to use in a chaotic fight.
The Iconic effect is all about status effects. Every hit deals Electrical damage. Thanks to the higher Shock chance, enemies are often shocked during a burst. The EMP chance is small, but a long burst gives it many chances to trigger. An EMP shuts down the target's cyberware for a moment. It hits drones, mechs and robots even harder, disrupting and damaging them more.
Smart rounds deal less raw damage per hit in return for being easy to use. Yinglong deals modest damage per bullet. It works best when V empties the magazine into a target rather than firing short bursts.
How to Get Yinglong Guide
- Explore Wellsprings in Heywood until the Suspected Organized Crime Activity led by Denzel Cryer appears on the map.
- Defeat Cryer and his crew.
- Loot the Yinglong crafting spec from Cryer's body.
- Craft Yinglong in the crafting menu.
Yinglong Map Location
Yinglong map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Crafting Spec
Denzel Cryer drops the Yinglong spec at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Wellsprings. The spec lets V craft Yinglong in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting Yinglong costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 5 | 40 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
Yinglong is crafted from its spec, then raised through the tiers in the Upgrades tab of the crafting menu. Both steps cost crafting components. A spec picked up early has to be crafted at a low tier, which makes the later upgrades costly. Disassembling spare weapons keeps components coming.
The table shows what each tier step of Yinglong costs.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Yinglong uses perks from two attribute trees, Intelligence and Reflexes. In Intelligence, Acquisition Specialist widens the targeting circle and speeds up lock-on. Target Lock Transfer keeps the lock when switching between aiming and the hip. Targeting Prism adds another target to each lock. Smart Synergy gives instant lock-on and bonus damage on hacked enemies while Overclock is active. In Reflexes, Ready, Rested, Reloaded speeds up reloads at high Stamina. Sharpshooter improves weapon control. Spray And Pray lowers the Stamina cost of hip-fire. Submachine Fun rewards swapping between SMGs.
For cyberware, Smart Link is the most important part. It enables smart targeting and adds target-lock duration and crit damage with smart weapons. A Recon Grenade speeds up smart lock-on against the enemies it affects. With quickhacks, Smart Synergy makes every hacked enemy an easy kill for Yinglong.
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 | 
|
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 | 
|
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 | 
|
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 | 
|
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 | 
|
Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
|
Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Paraline | 
|
Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
Lore
The in-game text calls Yinglong a genius among smartguns. Its base, the G-58 Dian, is a compact Kang Tao smart SMG. Yinglong keeps that frame and adds an electrical charge to every bullet.
The spec belongs to Denzel Cryer, the boss of a Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Wellsprings. It is one of the NCPD scanner hustles that appear on the map as V explores Heywood. Beating him and looting his body gives V the Yinglong crafting spec. A shard titled "Today's order" can be found at the same spot.
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 | 
|
+100% | 25% | Northside |
| Chesapeake | 
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| Erebus | 
|
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| Fenrir | 
|
+100% | Northside | |
| Guillotine x-MOD2 | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Pizdets | 
|
+85% | ||
| Problem Solver | 
|
+100% | Badlands East | |
| Prototype: Shingen Mark V | 
|
+50% | Arroyo | |
| Raiju | 
|
West Wind Estate | ||
| Yinglong | 
|
+50% | Wellsprings |
Standard SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS1 Pulsar | 
|
+100% | ||
| G-58 Dian | 
|
+50% | ||
| Guillotine | 
|
+100% | ||
| HA-7 Warden | 
|
+50% | ||
| M221 Saratoga | 
|
+100% | ||
| Senkoh LX | 
|
+100% | Arroyo | |
| Shigure | 
|
+100% | ||
| TKI-20 Shingen | 
|
+50% |