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Despite whichLifepathyou choose at the start of the game, you’ll end up spending the vast majority of your time in Night City doing gigs, schmoozing fixers, and getting up to all sorts of shenanigans. In Cyberpunk 2077, you’ll earn Eddies for just about every action you do, but they’ll only get you so far.
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If you want to get access to some of the best items in the game, you’re going to need some Street Cred. Here’s how to earn it fast, and what you’re able to do with it.
Updated on September 25th, 2023 by Emma Ward:We’ve added links to helpful, related articles to improve your experience in earning Street Cred and collecting rewards.
How To Earn Street Cred
There are a number of ways you may earn Street Cred, namely gigs, wanted targets, as well as through some main story and side quests.The fastest way to earn it is by completing the various gigs located throughout the city. Each gig can range between fairly quick to moderately involved and will typically reward you with anywhere from 500 to 1500 Street Cred. If you’re looking to kill time, you can string a bunch of gigs together to quickly raise your Street Cred and unlock some rewards.
you may also earn around 300 to 500 from quickly helping the NCPD hunt down wanted criminals or secure crime scenes. You can also earn around 350 - 800 by taking out theCyberpsychos, with the reward increasing based on their threat level. Both options yield on average a smaller or comparable payout when compared to gigs and are a great way to quickly rack up some Street Cred
Finally, you can speed up the rate you earn Street Cred by equipping the Street Smart clothing mod. This will help you earn an additional 8.5% Street Cred while doing all the aforementioned activities. You can buy torso clothes with this mod from shops, though you might have to try a handful of shops before you find what you’re looking for.
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How To Use Street Cred
As you are steadily increasing your Street Cred, you’ll gain access to new shops, clothing,weapons, mods and attachments, andcyberware. There are a number of milestones you’ll need to reach in order to unlock everything, but it is well worth your time as some of these rewards are the best in the game.
To view your Street Cred and reward milestones, head over to the Character option in the Inventory Menu and then click on Stats. From here, you may see your regular level progress as well as your Street Cred and reward milestones. If you happen to be close to achieving one, might as well pick up a couple of gigs and claim those juicy rewards.
