Meat And Steel - Armor Overhaul
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #108 of 528 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Meat & Steel (Armor Overhaul) brings Cyberpunk 2077 closer to the raw vision of the 2018 teaser.Designed for players looking for a true hardcore+ experience. Your enemies die faster — but so do you.No RPG rules. You start your merc life
Meat & Steel - Armor Overhaul
Compatibility
This mod is compatible with ANY mod that does not modify armor. If a mod changes damage or health values, it will still be compatible, but there may be unintended side effects (excessive damage, impossible difficulty, etc.).
"Safe to use" :
- Enemies of Night City at Cyberpunk 2077
- Combat Revolution(AI Overhaul and High-Stakes)
Not recommended :
- HARDCORE22V2
- HARDCORE44
“Meat and Steel” is self-sufficient when it comes to combat balance.
Have you seen this video?
It represents the core idea behind this mod.
I wanted armor to finally matter, for both the player and NPCs.
Not just as a number, but as real protection that changes how you approach combat.
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The best build is no longer a brainless DPS
The RPG-style artificial scaling has been removed.
You begin weaker than most enemies... and gradually evolve into a Cyberpsycho .
Main features
Armor
The old armor system is completely disabled. Your armor points now directly correspond to a real-world armor equivalent.
Armor thickness in mm = Armor value / 100(1 mm ≈ 0. 039 in)
Some gameplay details:
(1 mm ≈ 0. 039 in)
Armor type :
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[]Metal
[
]If not penetrated → Zero damage
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[]Helmets and ballistic vests
[
]If not penetrated → damage set at 5%[]Enemy helmets now add +6 mm of armor thickness
[]Enemy vests now add +10mm of armor thickness
[]You must aim around protection… or bring the right weapon.
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[]Minotaurs and robots
[]Now true armored threats.
[]Minotaurs = TANK (Armor = 10000)
[]Robots = A minimally useful piece of tech (Armor = 600)
[]Flesh and Cyberware
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 Mods
- Author
- Wnumenor
- Version
- 1.1.3
- Downloads
- 1,306
- Endorsements
- 32
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 2/18/2026
- Updated
- 3/11/2026
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