Disasterpiece

Key takeaways

These are the main points to understand before starting the mission.

• Follow the XBD lead The central investigation is to find an illicit braindance that contains enough environmental information to reveal Evelyn’s location.
• Judy is your partner Judy Alvarez provides the personal context and practical support for the search, so conversation choices with her establish the tone of the mission.
• The facility supports different approaches The Scavengers’ hideout can be entered and cleared with stealth, hacking or open combat. Scouting before attacking helps reveal patrols, cameras and alternate routes.
• The rescue is the mission’s turning point Finding Evelyn is not the end of her ordeal. The mission’s closing scenes set up the next part of Judy’s storyline and should be treated as a major narrative transition.

Disasterpiece overview

Disasterpiece is a main-story mission in Cyberpunk 2077 that follows the search for Evelyn Parker after the events of Automatic Love.

The mission begins when Judy Alvarez contacts V with a possible lead on Evelyn Parker. The trail moves through Night City’s underground braindance economy, where illegal recordings and exploitative entertainment point toward the people holding Evelyn. The investigation is conversational at first, but it soon becomes an infiltration mission with several ways to approach the target area.

V and Judy must locate an XBD, an illicit braindance recording, and use its contents to identify where Evelyn was taken. The clues lead to a Scavengers’ facility outside the normal nightlife circuit. Players can favor stealth, hacking and careful movement, or create a direct firefight through the building; the mission supports both approaches, although careless combat can make the rescue more dangerous.

Disasterpiece is important because it resolves the immediate search for Evelyn while deepening Judy’s personal investment in what has happened to her. The mission ends with Evelyn being returned to Judy’s care, but her condition and the events surrounding the rescue lead directly into the next stage of Judy’s storyline. This page discusses the rescue and its immediate aftermath, so later-story details are spoiler-marked.

Where this sits

Requirements

Complete the preceding main-story mission and be ready to investigate an illicit braindance lead before entering a hostile facility.

• RequiredComplete Automatic LoveDisasterpiece follows the events at Clouds and Judy Alvarez’s request to continue looking for Evelyn Parker.
• RecommendedBring a flexible buildStealth, quickhacks and direct combat are all useful in the facility. A suppressed weapon or reliable hacking options make a quiet approach easier.
• RecommendedKeep healing and ammunition availableThe final location can become a sustained combat encounter if the infiltration is discovered, so avoid beginning with an empty inventory.
• OptionalExplore the approach areaThe route to the XBD lead contains vendors and dialogue opportunities, but none is required for the mission’s main progression.

Objectives

1. Meet Judy AlvarezReturn to Judy’s location and hear the new information about Evelyn Parker.
2. Find an XBDUse Night City’s illicit braindance network to locate the recording that can identify Evelyn’s whereabouts.
3. Watch the braindanceExamine the recording for visual and environmental clues rather than treating it as ordinary entertainment.
4. Go to the Scavengers’ hideoutTravel to the location identified through the XBD investigation.
5. Find Evelyn ParkerSearch the facility while dealing with or avoiding the Scavengers inside.
6. Take Evelyn to safetyCarry the rescue through its final interaction and return Evelyn to Judy’s care.

WalkthroughSpoilers

1. 01

   Meet Judy Alvarez

   Meet Judy Alvarez and review the lead

   Go to the meeting point shown by the objective marker and speak with Judy Alvarez. Let the conversation establish what happened to Evelyn Parker and why an illicit XBD may be the best way to locate her.

   Location: Judy’s apartment

   TipFinish nearby preparation before entering the conversation if you want to change equipment for the infiltration that follows.

2. 02

   Find an XBD

   Search Night City’s illegal braindance market

   Follow Judy’s lead toward the underground braindance sellers and ask about an XBD connected to Evelyn’s disappearance. The exchange can be tense, so pay attention to dialogue prompts and do not assume that the first vendor will cooperate immediately.

   Location: Kabuki and the surrounding braindance market

   Watch outAggressive dialogue can turn a conversation into a fight. If you want information without an unnecessary firefight, inspect the available dialogue options before drawing a weapon.

3. 03

   Find an XBD

   Secure the XBD

   Obtain the recording from the dealer or use the available conversation route that gets you access to it. The important result is possession of the correct XBD; unrelated recordings do not advance the investigation.

   Location: The illegal braindance seller’s stall

   TipIf the seller offers a direct purchase, compare it with the other dialogue options before committing. This is an investigation step, not a mandatory combat encounter.

4. 04

   Watch the braindance

   Watch the recording with Judy

   Play the XBD and examine its details as the braindance sequence progresses. Look beyond the central subject: the setting, equipment and surrounding industrial clues are what allow V and Judy to connect the recording to a physical location.

   Location: Judy’s apartment

   Watch outDo not skip the analysis before leaving the sequence. The mission uses the recording’s environmental information to establish the next destination.

5. 05

   Go to the Scavengers’ hideout

   Travel to the Scavengers’ hideout

   Follow the new objective marker to the facility identified from the XBD. Before entering, replenish health items and ammunition if necessary, then look over the exterior for entrances, cover and a possible quiet route.

   Location: Scavengers’ hideout

   TipThe exterior is the safest place to decide whether you want stealth or combat. Once alerted, enemies can turn the approach and interior into one connected firefight.

6. 06

   Find Evelyn Parker

   Infiltrate and search the facility

   Move through the hideout, using cover and cameras as part of your route. A stealth-focused player can avoid some confrontations with crouching, hacking and takedowns, while a combat build can push room by room; either way, keep checking side rooms because the rescue target is not at the entrance.

   Location: Inside the Scavengers’ hideout

   Checkpoint
7. 07

   Find Evelyn Parker

   Rescue Evelyn Parker

   Continue through the facility until you locate Evelyn Parker and interact with her. The scene is deliberately more important than the preceding loot route, so stop searching once the objective changes and follow the rescue prompts rather than wandering back into cleared rooms.

   Location: The hideout’s interior

   Watch outThe rescue scene reveals the severity of Evelyn’s condition. This is a major story moment, and the mission’s final sequence begins immediately afterward.

8. 08

   Take Evelyn to safety

   Return Evelyn to Judy Alvarez

   Carry out the final extraction and bring Evelyn back to Judy’s care. Stay with the objective through the closing conversation; the mission concludes by handing the emotional and investigative consequences forward into Judy’s next storyline.

   Location: Judy’s apartment

   Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

The XBD investigation is built around environmental reading rather than a conventional combat clue. During the braindance, the useful information comes from the recording’s surroundings and technical context, so the sequence rewards players who examine the scene instead of rushing through it.

The hideout is a flexible combat space. Cameras can expose a stealth route, networked devices can create hacking opportunities, and enemies are easier to separate when V controls the pace of the engagement. If the alarm is raised, use hard cover and clear nearby threats before advancing; sprinting deeper into unknown rooms can draw several groups into the same fight.

The mission also uses a sharp tonal contrast between the transactional braindance market and the rescue itself. That contrast is intentional: the investigation begins as a search through a commercial underground, but the destination makes clear that the XBD is evidence of exploitation rather than merely a black-market curiosity.

What works and what does not

Phases

1. 1

   Braindance investigation

   Starts: After the correct XBD is obtained and played.

   V and Judy interpret the recording’s environmental clues to identify the hideout.

   • Pay attention to the surroundings and technical details rather than focusing only on the recorded subject.
   • The sequence advances through investigation prompts, not weapon damage.
2. 2

   Facility infiltration

   Starts: When V reaches the Scavengers’ hideout.

   The mission changes from investigation to an interior search through a hostile Scavengers’ facility.

   • Armed ScavengersTell Hostile occupants react when they see V or when the alarm spreads through the building.Answer Use cover, isolate rooms and disable cameras or other surveillance before pushing farther.
   • Scout from cover before crossing open interior spaces.
   • A silent takedown or quickhack can prevent one alert from becoming a full-building fight.
   • Keep a clear retreat path when entering an unfamiliar room.
3. 3

   Rescue and extraction

   Starts: When V reaches Evelyn Parker inside the facility.

   The combat objective gives way to the rescue interaction and the return to Judy’s care.

   • Follow the rescue objective immediately once it appears.
   • The closing scenes contain important character material and should not be treated as optional cleanup.

Boss encounter

• Location
  Scavengers’ hideout
• Health
  No dedicated boss encounter is required.

Disasterpiece is primarily a facility infiltration and rescue mission rather than a named boss battle. Prepare for ordinary Scavenger combat if stealth fails, using cover and controlled room-by-room movement instead of chasing enemies into uncleared areas.

Choices and consequences

• Deal with the braindance seller through payment or conversation.

  The immediate interaction changes, but the investigation continues once V obtains the relevant XBD.

• Use a stealth, hacking or direct-combat approach at the hideout.

  The route through the facility and the number of fights can change, while the main rescue objective remains the same.

• Continue the final rescue sequence after finding Evelyn Parker.

  V returns Evelyn to Judy Alvarez, moving the story into the next stage of Judy’s storyline.

  Spoiler

Checklist

• Complete Automatic Love before beginning Disasterpiece.This mission follows the search for Evelyn Parker begun in the previous main job.
• Speak with Judy Alvarez and hear the new lead.The mission’s investigation starts from Judy’s information.
• Obtain the correct XBD.The relevant recording is needed to identify the next location.
• Examine the XBD before leaving the sequence.Its environmental details provide the route to the hideout.
• Prepare healing items and ammunition before entering the facility.Combat can begin if the infiltration is detected.
• Choose a facility approach that suits your build.Stealth, hacking and open combat are all viable.
• Search the hideout until Evelyn Parker is located.The rescue target is deeper inside the facility.
• Complete the extraction and return Evelyn to Judy.The closing objective leads into the next narrative stage.

Collectibles and secrets

• 01
  No dedicated mission collectible

  Where: Throughout Disasterpiece

  The mission does not center on a named collectible set. Optional exploration is instead focused on braindance-market interactions and loot inside the Scavengers’ hideout.

Failure conditions

• V dies during the hideout infiltration.Reload the latest checkpoint or save and repeat the approach with more cover, healing or a quieter route.
• V leaves the active mission area for too long.Return to the objective marker before the game resets the encounter or issues an out-of-bounds warning.
• The investigation is abandoned before obtaining and examining the relevant XBD.The mission cannot identify the hideout until the braindance lead has been secured and processed.

Rewards

• Main-story progression
  Completing Disasterpiece advances the search for Evelyn Parker and unlocks the next stage of the related storyline.
• Facility loot
  Weapons, equipment and other ordinary loot can be collected while exploring the Scavengers’ hideout; exact contents vary with what the player finds.
• Experience and currency
  The mission grants the normal progression rewards associated with completing a main job, without a separately confirmed signature reward listed here.

Characters in this mission

• VThe player character and investigator.
• Judy AlvarezV’s partner in the search for Evelyn Parker.
• Evelyn ParkerThe person V and Judy are trying to find.
• FingersA braindance-market contact associated with the investigation.
• Wakako OkadaA Night City fixer connected to the wider chain of leads around Evelyn.

AftermathSpoilers

Trivia

• The mission’s title refers to the braindance material being sold as entertainment despite the suffering behind its recording.
• Disasterpiece is one of the missions that uses braindance technology as an investigative tool rather than only as a leisure activity.
• The mission places Judy Alvarez beside V for a substantial part of the search, making their cooperation central to both the investigation and its emotional tone.
• The hideout section illustrates how the same objective can be approached through stealth, hacking or open combat in Cyberpunk 2077.

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