Johnny's Silverhand (Cyborg Arm)

ABOUT:

This is a mod in a series of fixes I want to add in the Cyberpunk 2077 1. 61 Version "Edgerunners Update". I liked that version much better than the later versions and changes of the crafting/gear/perk functions of the game. So this is a mod for you people who want to have Johnny's Cyborg Arm as an add-on.

Johnny Silverhand isn’t just a guy in your head — he’s an invasive construct slowly overwriting your identity. After the relic activates, V goes through a psychological collapse that’s equal parts neuro-trauma, dissociation, and forced personality bleed.

In the story, V starts seeing Johnny in mirrors, reflections, glitches, hallucinations.

But the game never fully commits to what that level of mental breakdown would actually feel like.

This mod fixes that.

By making Johnny’s holographic arm permanently appear on V only after “Playing for Time”, the moment the construct fully ignites, the player finally experiences the same cracks in reality that V does.

This isn’t cosmetic — it’s psychological storytelling.

You’re not just wearing an arm.

You’re losing pieces of yourself.

Seeing Silverhand’s arm flicker into your life makes the player feel:

• []The dissociation V suffers[/]

  []The identity bleed between V and Johnny[/]

  []The trauma of knowing you’re dying while someone else takes over[/]

  []The constant reminder that the relic is rewriting you, cell by cell, thought by thought[/]

It’s a visual symptom of a deeper collapse —

a signal that the line between you and him is fading.

This mod is about immersion, realism, and emotional weight.

It lets you live the psychosis V is trapped in — not just watch it in cutscenes.

-- johnny_holo_arm / init.lua

-- Cyberpunk 2077 – Cyber Engine Tweaks script

-- Makes Johnny Silverhand’s holographic arm visible on V,

-- but ONLY after the main quest “Playing for Time” (Act 2) is reached.

-- Old saves automatically get the arm if the quest is already completed.

-- This version:

--  - Does a single inventory adjustment per save

--  - Stops running completely once the arm is correctly equipped (no periodic refresh).

SETUP:

 - Place this folder in its own CET mod folder.

- Fully restart the game the first time after adding the mod (1. 61 caches).

Cyberpunk 2077/

└── plugins/

└── cyber_engine_tweaks/

└──> MOD-FOLDER-HERE/ < 

DOWNGRADE: (for those who want)

To downgrade Cyberpunk 2077 to version 1. 61,

use the Beta Channel option in GOG Galaxy or Steam by selecting the

"1_63_legacy_patch" (for GOG) or "1. 6 Legacy Patch" (for Steam) in the