Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty: What does the red smoke in Dogtown mean? Cyberpunk 2077 guide, walkthrough

You may notice red smoke in the Dogtown district of Phantom Liberty. This Cyberpunk 2077 tutorial page explains what the smoke means and how to reach the large loot container.

Last update: 27 September 2023

As you traverse the Dogtown district in the Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 , you may ask yourself - what does the red smoke visible in the distance mean? Our guide explains the dangers and potential attractions that await in this location, as well as how to break into the airdrop container.

• Where does red smoke lead?
• Eliminating opponents
• Opening and looting

Where does red smoke lead?

1. You may notice red smoke at random times while exploring the Dogtown district. Investigating its source is optional, but can allow you to obtain valuable items.
2. Red smoke leads to the air-dropped cargo, which is a large container.

Eliminating opponents

1. You'll always encounter opponents near the airdrop zone. It could be a single group guarding the drop, or 2 different groups fighting each other for access to the container.
2. Reaching the airdrop zone while remaining unnoticed will be difficult, especially since snipers are often in the area. Expect the need to eliminate opponents. Some of them can be disposed of using stealth attacks. Try to start the fight with a surprise attack.

Opening and looting

1. You have to break into the large container using hacking. We described the rules of this mini-game in more detail on a separate page Breach protocol and hacking.
2. We recommend saving the game before starting the hack in case of failure.

The container can hold unique and valuable items. These include:

1. items that permanently increase stats- such as a bonus to XP or a permanent increase of the weight capacity (example in the picture);
2. rare weapons and clothing items;
3. rare weapon upgrades;
4. eddies and ammunition.