Family Heirloom

Key takeaways

Keep the following points in mind before entering the facility.

• The target is inside a parking facility Do not treat the first exterior enemies or vehicles as the mission objective. The recording is deeper inside the hostile compound, so search the marked interior area rather than leaving after the initial fight.
• Stealth is a practical option The confined layout gives cameras, quickhacks, suppressed weapons, and silent takedowns useful roles. Staying low also makes the final exit less dangerous if you do not want to clear every hostile.
• The extraction is part of the job Collecting the recording does not finish the gig by itself. Follow the updated objective out of the facility and complete the handoff connected to Dakota Smith.
• There is no required boss encounter Family Heirloom is built around ordinary hostile guards and environmental navigation rather than a unique boss battle. Save healing and combat cyberware for groups encountered in narrow lanes.

Family Heirloom overview

Family Heirloom is a compact recovery gig in Pacifica, commissioned by Dakota Smith. V must enter a dangerous parking facility, locate a bootleg recording connected to the job, and get back out while dealing with the hostile occupants.

The gig takes place in West Wind Estate, one of the more improvised and heavily contested areas of Pacifica. Dakota Smith's request is straightforward on paper: recover a recording from a storage area inside a parking structure. The building is not a safe warehouse, however, and V has to move through an occupied hostile zone before the objective can be collected.

The main challenge is approach rather than a named boss fight. The parking facility offers routes through its vehicle lanes, interior spaces, and elevated sections, so V can choose between stealth, hacking, or direct combat. A quiet approach reduces the number of enemies that need to be fought, while a loud approach is faster for builds that can control confined spaces.

Once the recording is secured, the gig becomes an extraction operation. V needs to leave the hostile area and deliver the recovered item as directed by Dakota. The mission is useful as an example of Cyberpunk 2077's smaller gigs: a focused objective, a contained combat space, and a reward that contributes to V's wider fixer work without changing the main story.

Where this sits

Requirements

The gig requires access to its Pacifica objective and a character capable of handling an enclosed hostile location.

• RequiredAccess to the gigFamily Heirloom must be available through Dakota Smith's fixer activity before its objective can be followed.
• RecommendedA way to handle close-quarters combatThe parking facility can compress several hostiles into short sightlines. A shotgun, quickhacks, blades, or another reliable close-range option is recommended.
• RecommendedA recovery planBring healing items and consider a stealth or hacking route if you prefer not to fight every occupant of the facility.

Objectives

1. Reach the parking facility in West Wind Estate.Use the gig marker in Pacifica to identify the building and enter the marked hostile area.
2. Find the bootleg recording.Move through the facility and search the objective area until the recording can be collected.
3. Leave the parking facility.After taking the recording, follow the updated extraction objective rather than remaining in the building.
4. Complete the handoff for Dakota Smith.Finish the final delivery step to close the gig and receive its rewards.

Walkthrough

1. 01

   Reach the parking facility

   Travel to West Wind Estate

   Follow the gig marker into West Wind Estate in Pacifica and stop outside the marked parking facility. Take a moment to identify the entrance and nearby cover before committing to the approach, because the location is occupied by hostile scavengers.

   Location: West Wind Estate, Pacifica

   TipApproach with your scanner active so cameras, enemies, and hackable devices are easier to identify.

   Checkpoint
2. 02

   Enter the hostile area

   Choose an entrance and enter the facility

   Use the accessible route indicated by the objective and move inside the parking structure. The vehicle lanes and structural supports provide cover, while a stealth build can use the edges of the room instead of crossing the most exposed central route.

   Location: Parking facility entrance

   TipDo not sprint directly toward the deepest marker if you have not scanned the first room.

3. 03

   Reach the objective area

   Deal with the hostile scavengers

   Clear or bypass the scavengers occupying the route toward the recording. If combat starts, use pillars, parked vehicles, and changes in elevation to break lines of fire; if you remain undetected, disable isolated threats and avoid triggering the whole facility at once.

   Location: Interior parking lanes

   Watch outA loud exchange can draw additional hostiles from nearby sections, making the narrow approach harder to control.

4. 04

   Find the bootleg recording

   Search the marked storage area

   Continue toward the objective marker and inspect the storage section rather than searching only the open parking bays. The recording is an item objective, so the mission advances when the correct marked object is located and collected.

   Location: Storage area inside the parking facility

   TipUse the scanner and objective marker to distinguish the mission item from ordinary containers and environmental clutter.

   Checkpoint
5. 05

   Recover the bootleg recording

   Collect the bootleg recording

   Interact with the marked recording to secure the requested item. Once it is collected, expect the objective to change from recovery to extraction; check the new marker before moving so you do not accidentally push into an unnecessary fight.

   Location: Mission objective area

   Watch outThe job is not complete at the moment of pickup. Leaving the recording behind or failing to follow the updated objective leaves the gig unfinished.

6. 06

   Leave the facility

   Exit the parking facility

   Retrace your route or use the marked exit to leave the hostile compound. If the facility is alerted, keep moving between cover and avoid getting trapped in a dead-end lane while the remaining scavengers pursue you.

   Location: Parking facility exit

   TipA stealth escape can be safer than staying to eliminate every enemy after the recording has been secured.

7. 07

   Complete Family Heirloom

   Finish the delivery

   Follow the final objective marker and complete the delivery associated with Dakota Smith's request. The gig closes after the handoff is registered, so remain in the marked area long enough for the completion state and reward notification to appear.

   Location: Extraction and handoff point

   Checkpoint

Mission mechanics

Family Heirloom is structured around a simple recovery loop: approach a guarded site, penetrate the interior, collect a marked item, and extract. Its parking-garage setting changes how that loop feels. Long sightlines between vehicles can expose V to gunfire, while columns and ramps create short encounters where positioning matters more than distance.

Stealth and hacking are particularly useful before the recording is collected. Scanning lets V identify threats and security devices, while controlled takedowns or distractions can open a path without turning the entire building hostile. Direct combat remains viable, but weapons with dependable close-range stopping power are more comfortable than slow, inaccurate options in the tighter lanes.

The mission's most important mechanical transition occurs at pickup. The objective changes after V takes the recording, and the safest response is to leave rather than treating the remaining enemies as a required clear. Players who want additional loot can search after the area is secure, but that is separate from the stated recovery objective.

What works and what does not

Phases

1. 1

   Approach

   Starts: Entering the marked area around the parking facility

   V reaches the hostile site and can scan the exterior before entering.

   • Use cover and scan the entrance before deciding whether to begin with stealth or combat.
2. 2

   Interior infiltration

   Starts: Crossing into the parking structure

   Hostile scavengers occupy the route toward the storage area. The facility's lanes and supports create alternating open and concealed spaces.

   • Small-arms fireTell Enemies raise their weapons and track V across the parking lanes.Answer Break line of sight with structural cover, then reposition before returning fire.
   • Close-range pressureTell Hostiles move around vehicles and supports to shorten the distance.Answer Keep an exit lane open and use close-range weapons or control quickhacks when enemies advance.
   • Do not let a single alarm pull V into the centre of the facility without cover.
   • Stealth players should deal with isolated threats before crossing open lanes.
3. 3

   Recovery

   Starts: Reaching and interacting with the marked recording

   The bootleg recording is collected and the objective changes to extraction.

   • Read the updated objective immediately and plan the shortest safe route out.
4. 4

   Extraction

   Starts: Leaving the storage area after collecting the recording

   V exits the facility and completes the requested delivery for Dakota Smith.

   • Do not prolong the encounter after pickup unless you deliberately want to loot or clear the remaining area.

Choices and consequences

• Approach the facility in stealth

  V can reduce open combat by scanning, avoiding detection, and silently bypassing or disabling isolated hostiles. This changes the way the encounter plays but does not create a separate confirmed narrative ending.

• Attack the scavengers directly

  The facility becomes a conventional combat space, with cover and positioning deciding how safely V reaches the recording and leaves afterward. No unique story consequence from choosing combat over stealth is confirmed here.

• Leave immediately after recovering the recording

  V prioritizes the mission objective and avoids unnecessary exposure during extraction. The gig is still completed through the required handoff.

Checklist

• Confirm that Family Heirloom is active in the journal.The facility objective should be visible before travelling to Pacifica.
• Scan the approach to West Wind Estate.Identify the safest entrance and nearby cover.
• Enter the marked parking facility.The objective is inside the hostile site.
• Reach the storage area.Avoid stopping after the first exterior encounter.
• Collect the bootleg recording.Wait for the objective to update before leaving.
• Exit the facility.Use the marked extraction route or retrace the cleared path.
• Complete the final handoff.The gig is not closed until the delivery objective registers.
• Search for optional loot only after securing the mission item.This is optional and can increase exposure.Optional

Failure conditions

• V is killedThe usual combat failure state reloads the most recent available checkpoint or save.
• V leaves the objective area before securing the recordingThe recovery objective remains incomplete until V returns and collects the marked item.
• V stops after collecting the recording but does not complete extractionThe mission remains active until V follows the updated route and finishes the handoff.

Rewards

• Gig payment
  Completing the requested recovery and delivery provides payment associated with Dakota Smith's gig.
• Street Cred progression
  Finishing fixer work contributes to V's wider gig and Street Cred progression.
• Loot from the facility
  Weapons, equipment, and other ordinary loot may be found according to the enemies and containers encountered, but specific drops are not guaranteed.

Characters in this mission

• VThe player character who performs the recovery
• Dakota SmithFixer who assigns the gig and receives the result

Aftermath

Trivia

• The mission's title frames the recovered recording as something with personal or sentimental significance rather than a normal piece of commercial cargo.
• Family Heirloom uses a compact urban combat space instead of a long multi-location route, making it well suited to short play sessions.
• The gig demonstrates how Cyberpunk 2077 often lets players decide whether a fixer job is solved through stealth, hacking, or open combat.

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