What does Cyberpunk but not Cyberpunk mean? Cyberpunk has several foundations: Dystopia. Cybernetics. High tech. Societal collapse. Zone 17 dabbles in a lot of these themes. But cybernetics? Not really. In the game, body mods are possible…but not recommended. Cybernetics are done for purely medical reasons, outside certain fringe subcultures. But modding carries extraordinary costs and risks (e.g., surgery, hacking). As such, only a small fraction of people get cybered-up without extraordinary medical reasons. Every street punk or mercenary being wired up with implants is something that just doesn’t happen in this world.