Vending Machine Crafting and Money Exploit
One method to earn a significant amount of Eddies and crafting XP involves utilizing vending machines throughout Night City. This exploit focuses on buying inexpensive items, disassembling them for crafting materials, and then crafting and selling more valuable items.
To begin, locate vending machines that sell items for 10 Eddies each. Purchase all available items from these machines until they are sold out. The purchased items will fall to the ground; ensure you pick them up and add them to your inventory.
Next, open your inventory and dismantle all the items you just acquired. This process yields common and uncommon crafting materials. To maximize the number of materials received, it is highly recommended to invest a perk point into the “Mechanic” crafting perk. Additionally, the “Workshop” perk (level 3) can provide a 15% chance to receive a free component of the same quality when disassembling.
After gathering materials, navigate to your Crafting menu. Craft as many uncommon (green) weapons as possible. Before crafting, you can hover over an item to see its potential sale price. Crafting these weapons also grants crafting XP, allowing for unlimited crafting XP accumulation. For example, crafting Nekomata rifles, which cost 10 Eddies in materials (from 10 cans), could sell for 78 Eddies each.
Finally, sell your newly crafted weapons at any vendor or drop station for a substantial profit. Vending machines typically restock after 24 in-game hours, but you can expedite this by manually saving your game after selling, then loading that save. This action will instantly refill all vending machines, allowing you to repeat the process quickly.
Space Oddity Infinite Money Exploit
Another powerful method for acquiring large sums of Eddies involves an exploit related to the “Space Oddity” side job. This exploit allows players to repeatedly sell and repurchase a specific item for a significant profit.
First, you must complete the “Playing For Time” main mission, which is the first main mission of Act 2, where you meet Takemura in a diner.
Once “Playing For Time” is complete, head to Rancho Coronado in Santo Domingo. Look for a gas station with a homeless encampment, as this is where you’ll find the “Space Oddity” side job. Approach the individuals at the table and attempt to negotiate with them. You can either pass a Body level 7 check, pay them 2,000 Eddies, or eliminate them.
After dealing with the individuals, you need to access a laptop. You can either hack it (requiring Intelligence level 10) or find the Access Shard from the body the men stole the laptop from. If you choose to find the body, it is located between some dumpsters on the west side of the gas station. Use your scanner to locate and scan the body, then take the Access Shard. Slot the shard into the laptop and run the “launch.exe” file, which will provide coordinates.
The next quest waypoint will lead you to these coordinates, or a “drop point,” which is guarded by seven Militech soldiers equipped with high-level weapons and armor. It’s recommended to be at least level 15, though your attributes, perks, and combat skill can influence this requirement. Defeat the Militech agents and retrieve a painting from the central capsule. This painting is not categorized as junk, so it will not be automatically disassembled even if you have the “Scrapper” perk.
Locate the nearest drop box and sell the painting for 4,000 Eddies. Close the drop box window, then interact with it again. The price of the painting will drop significantly, allowing you to repurchase it for only 5 Eddies. You can then sell it again for 4,000 Eddies. Repeat this process as many times as desired to accumulate unlimited Eddies.
General Eddy Earning Strategies
While exploits offer rapid Eddy accumulation, there are also standard gameplay methods to earn currency in Cyberpunk 2077:
- Completing Side Missions and Quests: Most side quests provide Eddy rewards, often in substantial amounts. Focusing on these can significantly increase your Eddy stash. Eddy rewards from side quests can range from 1,000 to 15,000, depending on player choices and difficulty. For example, “A Birla Mansion” can reward 7,000 Eddies, “Human Cargo” 8,500, and “Gigaloid” 14,000.
- Exploration: Exploring the open world of Night City frequently leads to discovering hidden Eddies and various collectibles that can be sold.
- Hacks and Ripperdoc Jobs: Specialized jobs, such as those from hackers or Ripperdoc’s Workshop, can offer lucrative Eddy payouts, potentially ranging from 1,000 to 18,000 Eddies.
- Mercenary Work: Undertaking mercenary contracts from various fixers and parties provides a consistent income stream.
- Selling Items:
- Body Shops: Sell unwanted merchandise to Body Shops for Eddies.
- Kerelly’s Market: Sell duplicate or unwanted items here for varying amounts of Eddies.
- Drop Stations/Vendors: As detailed in the Vending Machine exploit, selling crafted items or other valuable loot to drop stations or vendors is a primary way to earn. Note that street vendor market stalls do not sell items.
- Carousing: Engaging in and completing conversations with Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) can sometimes reward you with Eddies.
Effective inventory management, such as regularly organizing and decluttering, helps ensure you have space for new items and reduce waste, contributing to overall Eddy hoarding.
FAQ
Is it possible to earn eddies beyond completing side quests and missions? Yes, exploring the world, participating in hacker jobs, and engaging in other special activities can provide additional Eddies.
Can I get eddies by selling items at street vendor market stalls? No, vendor stalls do not sell items; their primary function is for purchases. You can sell items at drop stations, general vendors, Body Shops, or Kerelly’s Market.
Have these exploits been patched? Following recent updates, some original exploits and glitches may have potentially been patched. Information on their current functionality is based on previous reports.