The Pickup

The Pickup is a main job in Cyberpunk 2077.

Walkthrough

After meeting with Dexter DeShawn, V is instructed to obtain the Flathead−a prototype Militech combat bot−from the Maelstromer's led by Royce at the All Foods Factory in Northside, Watson. V was also given the number of a Militech internal affairs agent named Meredith Stout, who they can reach out to for more information regarding the Militech gear that was stolen from the convoy.

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Militech Meeting [Optional]

If V calls the Militech agent [Optional]:

V reaches out to Meredith Stout. V knows about the bind Meredith is in and proposes to meet. The parties meet eachother at a storm channel under the overpass near the All Foods Factory in Northside. While approaching Meredith, V is overwhelmed by one of her bodyguards, who jacks into V's personal link to start an aggressive but brief interrogation. Stout asks V if they are alone and if they know if Anthony Gilchrist is the one who leaked information about the Militech convoy. The bodyguard disengages the link and lets V go, who proposes to make a deal with Meredith, information in exchange for the Militech Flathead. Meredith agrees to V's proposition, under the condition that V pays for the Flathead with a Militech Credchip.

V accepts Meredith's offer:

V receives a Militech Credchip infected with a daemon from Meredith Stout in order to pay for the Flathead.

If V uses Breach Protocol on the Militech Credchip successfully:

To remove the daemon

V uses Breach Protocol to breach the Militech Credchip, and was able to remove the daemon infecting the shard. This causes them to retrieve 10,000 eurodollars from the shard at a later point.

To make a copy

V uses Breach Protocol to breach the Militech Credchip, and was able to make a copy of the infected shard. This causes them to obtain a Synapse Burnout quickhack.

To remove the daemon and make a copy

V uses Breach Protocol to breach the Militech Credchip, and was able to remove the daemon infecting the shard, allowing them to retrieve 10,000 from the shard at a later point. In the process, they also made a copy of shard which causes them to obtain a Synapse Burnout, and allowing them to retrieve 10,000 eurodollars from the shard at a later point.

V declines Meredith's offer:

After declining Meredith's offer to pay for the Flathead using a Militech Credchip, V has to come up with an alternative to pay for the combat bot.

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All Foods

Arriving at the All Food Factory, V meets up with Jackie Welles, and together they approach the main entrance gate of the factory. Using the intercom, they speak with Dum Dum−a high-ranking Maelstrom member−and are let inside after telling him that they are there for the Flathead. Making their way to the meeting point inside the factory, Jackie and V evade various deactivated traps.

Entering the meat processing area of the factory, the duo takes an elevator up to the room where they meet face-to-face with Dum Dum.

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Path 1 - Instant Death

This occurs if all of the following conditions are met:

• V does not point a weapon at nor attack any of the Maelstrom gang members after entering their hideout
• When Jackie refuses to sit down, V intervenes and asks him to do so
• V takes too long to reply to Royce when he asks how they are going to pay

Royce simply shoots V in the head, necessitating a prior save.

Path 2 - A Peaceful Transaction

This occurs if all of the following conditions are met:

• V does not take the chip from Meredith Stout
• V does not point a weapon at nor attack any of the Maelstrom gang members after entering their hideout
• When Jackie refuses to sit down, V intervenes and asks him to do so
• V pays Royce with €$ 10,000 of their own cash

V obtains the Flathead, and is led peacefully from the premises by Dum Dum, who will then also give them his Black Lace inhaler if they have the Streetkid lifepath (even if they have rejected to take a whirl earlier). Provided Meredith Stout is not called, this is one possible way to unlock access to the Maelstrom Weapon Vendor, who will appear after completing the job. This is also a guaranteed way to keep Dum Dum alive, which in turn enables V to kill or incapacitate him during a later mission in which he carries his iconic gun that can then be looted.

Path 3 - Siding with Militech

This occurs if all of the following conditions are met:

• V does take the chip from Meredith Stout
• V does not point a weapon at nor attack any of the Maelstrom gang members after entering their hideout
• When Jackie refuses to sit down, V intervenes and asks him to do so
• V pays Royce either with a) the chip including its malware but giving Royce a heads-up warning (Corpo lifepath only), b) with the chip after removing its malware, or c) with €$ 10,000 of their own cash

After the transaction, Militech operatives will storm the All Foods Factory and start attacking the Maelstrom gang members. This is one of two options that allows to find and free former Maelstrom leader Brick (see below). If Brick is not freed and Dum Dum survives the mission, he can be encountered during a later mission in which he carries his iconic gun that can then be looted. After helping Maelstrom fighting off the Militech ambush and escaping the plant, Anthony Gilchrist will appear at the end of the mission, acknowledging that they are now even for saving one another's lives. This will result in Gilchrist eventually having Meredith Stout killed. Having the Nomad lifepath, V can also expose him as the mole by finding his message to Maelstrom on a computer in a sideroom of the first larger hall they enter after leaving the initial negotiation room in the All Foods Plant (only as a Nomad V can comprehend the full meaning of the message). Confronting Gilchrist with this at the end of the mission will cause him to promise an incentive to keep the information confidential. This will be a crate containing Militech equipment left at V's Apartment in Act 2.

Path 4 - Fight Maelstrom

This occurs if any of the following conditions were met:

• V either pointed a weapon at or attacked any of the Maelstrom gang members after entering their hideout (Royce will appear as strong boss fight at the end; killing him rewards €$ 3,000).
• When Jackie refused to sit down, V did not ask him to do so (Royce will appear as strong boss fight at the end; killing him rewards €$ 3,000).
• V paid Royce with the chip without removing its malware or warning him (Royce will appear as weakened boss fight at the end; killing him rewards €$ 3,000).
• V killed Royce during the conversation (yields no extra money, but they will not have to fight him later).

This is the only way to obtain Chaos from Royce (either in the negotiation room or after the boss fight). This is also one of two options that allows V to find and free former Maelstrom leader Brick (see below).

Meeting the Militech operative after fighting Maelstrom

After successfully escaping the All Foods Plant, V met a Militech operative at the gates of the plant.

The Militech operative is Meredith Stout if these conditions were met:

• V met with Meredith, survived the meeting by answering her questions, which allowed him to proceed to retrieve the Flathead from Maelstrom.
• V struck a deal with her and accepted the cred chip.
• V did not try to double-cross Meredith by removing the malware from the chip. It does not matter if V copied the malware on the chip as long as the malware is still on the chip.

Meredith reacted impressed and suggested working together again in the future. This is the only way to unlock Venus in Furs, which is initiated in Act 2 when Meredith contacts V again. This will also result in Stout eventually having Anthony Gilchrist killed. Having the Nomad lifepath, V can also expose him as the mole by finding his message to Maelstrom on a computer in a side room of the first larger hall they enter after leaving the initial negotiation room in the All Foods Plant (only as a Nomad V can comprehend the full meaning of the message). They will then be able to explain to Meredith how Militech's convoys in the border area get compromised and how to better protect them, which will cause her to be extra impressed and leave a crate containing Militech equipment as an additional reward at V's Apartment in Act 2.

If V fought Maelstrom but did not meet all the conditions for Meredith to appear at the gate, V is met by Anthony Gilchrist instead, which precludes Venus in Furs.

Saving Brick

Paths #3 and #4 allow V to find and free Brick. In order to save him, a laptop on a table in the room to the right of his cell needs to be opened and searched. On it V finds a message "only you guys know", which contains the code to Brick's cell door "9691". Then, either the detonator device on the table next to his cell door needs to be deactivated (requires Technical Ability skill 11) or V needs to disarm the mine inside the cell themselves. Although he is of no immediate use, Brick will later retake control of Maelstrom (only if Royce is killed during The Pickup), which will allow V to complete Second Conflict in Act 2 without having to fight. Deciding to activate the detonator and killing Brick will instead immediately yield €$ 5,000.

Journal Entry

Know what I like about your run-of-the-mill gangoons? They know what they like. Cash, sex, power... maybe just the sight of their enemies' blood. Real rays of sunshine, they are. But these Maelstrom cabrones... shit, never can be sure. They look at you with those creepy-ass toaster faces and you can't get a read of 'em, got no clue what twisted thoughts are racin' through their processors. You ask me, that's why biz with Maelstrom never turns out pleasant. But... sometimes there's just no gettin' around it. Let's grab that spiderbot, yeah? Make Dex proud.

If V met with Meredith Stout:

A Militech corpo-cunt lost an arms shipment, and if she doesn't find it, she'll be paddling up shit-creek with stumps for hands. I'm betting it's not even about the weapons - Militech could lose a tank and it'd make no difference to them. It's about principles. One thing's for damn sure - someone's taking the fall for this.

If V fought alongside Maelstrom:

Every corp has a Gilchrist. First he steals from them, turns a fat profit on the goods, lies about it, narrowly avoids the chopping block, gets rid of all witnesses, makes someone else take the fall from him, and to top it all off - he gets a promotion. Can't help feeling sorry for the Maelstrom gonks in this scenario... but only a little.

If V fought alongside Militech:

Turns out Meredith Stout will do anything to stay in the corp's good graces. Unfortunately that means her "colleague" might get demoted... or worse. All in all, Militech recovered their property, putting the Maelstrom freaks in a shittier mood than usual. A day like any other in Night City.

Objectives

• Meet with Jackie.
  • Call Militech agent Meredith Stout. [Optional]
  • Meet with the Militech agent. [Optional]
  • Talk to the Militech agent. [Optional]
  • Remove the virus from the chip. [Optional] (Corpo Lifepath Only)
• Talk to Jackie.
• Go to the gate of All Foods.
• Use the intercom.
• Talk with Maelstrom via the intercom.
• Get to main production floor of All Foods.
• If V attacks the Maelstromers from the start:
  • Defeat Maelstrom.
  • Enter the elevator with Jackie.
  • Go to Royce's office.
• If V remains friendly:
  • Get in the elevator.
  • Wait with Jackie in the elevator.
  • Talk to the Maelstromers.
  • Sit on the couch.
  • Talk to the Maelstromers.
  • Take the Flathead.
  • Talk to the Maelstromers.
  • If V does not take the credit chip from Militech and paid with their own cash:
    • Take the elevator down with Dum Dum.
    • Follow Dum Dum.
    • Leave the premises of All Foods.
    • Follow Jackie.
    • Talk to Jackie.
    • Call Dex.
    • Talk to Dex.
  • If V took the credit chip from Militech and either paid with the chip with the malware removed, or with their own cash:
    • Pass through the maintenance tunnel.
    • Turn on the production line to clear passage.
    • Escape from All Foods.
    • Defeat the Militech agents
    • Follow Dum Dum
    • Escape from All Foods.
    • Leave the premises of All Foods.
    • Talk to Anthony Gilchrist
    • Talk to Jackie.
    • Call Dex.
    • Talk to Dex.
• If V becomes hostile after meeting Dum Dum:
  • Defeat the Maelstromers.
  • Talk to Jackie.
  • Find the case containing the Flathead.
  • Open the case.
  • Talk to Jackie.
  • Take the Flathead.
  • Pass through the maintenance tunnel.
  • Turn on the production line to clear passage.
  • Escape from All Foods.
  • Sneak past Royce. [Optional]
  • If V fails to sneak past Royce:
    • Defeat Royce and his crew.
  • Escape from All Foods.
  • Leave the premises of All Foods.
  • Talk to Meredith Stout.
  • Talk to Jackie.
  • Call Dex.
  • Talk to Dex.

Notes

• The job was originally named "Going Pro" before the game's release, and was split in several sub-objectives: "The All Food deal", "Get the bot from the gang", "Escape from the factory", "Close the deal with Dex", and the optional "Corporate involvement"
• The Militech Datashard must be decrypted from the Shards menu in order to receive the 10,000 eurodollars, which can be obtained by interacting with the Hacked Militech Datashard in the Backpack.
• Doors will periodically lock behind you as you progress through the All Foods Factory. Once the job is completed, the factory becomes inaccessible.
• While all Lifepaths can find the server room and read the messages about Maelstrom's ambush on the Militech convoy, only a Nomad V is able to bring it up during the conversation at the end of the job.
• When siding with Militech and neutralizing the Maelstrom presence in the factory, Maelstrom members will periodically ambush V when they are getting into a vehicle in the Watson district. This feature was added in Patch 2.1.

Gallery

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  Stout having Gilchrist in her custody and asking V if they know him
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  Meredith Stout awaiting you outside the food plant if V took her chip and chose to fight Maelstrom

E3 2018 Gameplay Demo

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