Watch Dogs - PC
Easy money:
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The high stakes poker game in the north part of The Loop has a big buy in but you can make
plenty of cash. While you're not dealing, hack into the camera on the left side of the room
and use it to check how stressed the other players are, including what cards are being dealt
and held. You can then play your cards using those advantages.
Bonus weapons:
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Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding weapon:
-=Biometric assault rifle=-
Successfully complete the pre-order Signature Shot DLC missions.
-=Tommy Gun=-
Find all QR Codes to unlock the QR Code investigation mission. Successfully
complete the mission to unlock the Tommy Gun weapon.
Perks and bonuses:
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Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus:
-=ATM hack boost=-
Successfully complete the "Palace Pack" mission. This boost increases cash
rewards when hacking banks.
-=Investigation bonus=-
Successfully complete the "Palace Pack" mission. This bonus allows more
investigative opportunities inside the network databanks.
-=Vehicle expert perk=-
Successfully complete the ULC mission in "The Breakthrough Pack". This perk
allows free vehicles from the Underground Car Contact and discounts on selected cars.
Battery usage:
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When using a Profiler skill, it will use the following amount of battery energy:
* Blackout: 100%
* Bridge Control: 25%
* Jam Communications (Signal Jamming): 50%
* Lift: 25%
* Traffic Lights Control: 25%
Easy XP and Level 50:
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Leave the hideout next to the river and train tracks. Turn around, and run to the
highway. Kill the civilians in their vehicles to raise your wanted level. The higher
your wanted level is the more XP you earn when you escape the police. As long as the
civilians stay in their vehicles, the police will not be called. Turn around, and
proceed down the freeway until you reach the train tracks below. Keep killing the
civilians in their vehicles until the wanted level is full. When the wanted level is
full, proceed to the L-Train Station. Jump over the fence, and steal any vehicle.
Once you obtain a vehicle, get caught by the yellow scan to send the maximum number
of cops after you. Smash through the fence, and drive down the tunnel. Stop on the
left side of the tracks, and wait inside your vehicle until the train appears. Start
driving backwards so the train can enter the tunnel. The train will not hit your
vehicle. Leave the vehicle, and enter the train. This is where you will be leveling
up. When the white scan ends, you will be rewarded with 300 XP for "Police Evasion".
Run to the end of the tunnel while you are in the train. When the white scan ends,
wait for the helicopter to leave your area, then shoot the ground to cause the white
scan to appear again, giving the cops another 50 seconds to find you. Since you are
in an area where the cops will not find you, you simply just have to wait the 50
seconds to be rewarded with another 300 XP. Repeat this process as many times as
desired. Note: There are times when the wanted meter will decrease. This is because
you took too long to shoot the ground. If this happens, just kill one of the civilians
in the train to get your wanted level back to the maximum level. Additionally, Watch
Dogs does not autosave when you level up. You have to go back to the hideout and sleep
to save your progress. Thus, it is recommended to save every ten levels to avoid any
chance of losing too much progress.
Bonus vehicles:
---------------
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding vehicle:
Vespid LE: Collect all eight hidden burner phones.
How to Escape Level 5 Police Chases:
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-=Method #1: Train Escape=-
One of the easiest methods for escape involves the raised L-Line trains throughout the
city. After raising your wanted level to 5, hop into a train and ride it to safety.
-=Method #2: ctOS Building Underground Garage=-
Travel to the ctOS multi-floored pavilion in The Loop. Bring a car to escape through the
front door when you have full stars. You’ll also need to be able to activate vehicle
blockers and garage doors. Start on the upper floor and start causing havoc. Go on a
rampage with your weapons to draw in the police. Continue to fight with the police on
the upper floors until your wanted level increases to 5. Once you do, hop in the car
and travel to the road directly west of the building. There’s a small underground
parking lot north of the train station with blockers and a garage shutter. Drive to
the underground lot, activate the blockers to stop any pursuing cars, then hack the
garage shutter. Raise it, drive in, then lower it and park. Once you’re behind the
garage door, run to the locked door on foot, unlock it by hacking the switch console,
then wait in the hallway until you’re clear.
-=Method #3: Parking Lot Hiding Spot=-
Any of the tall parking lots work. After hitting wanted level 5, drive to a high floor
of the lot. The third or fourth floor will do. Don’t go to the open-air top floor or
you’ll be spotted by helicopters. Stay below a roof and select to hide in your car
once the police have lost sight. Sit and hide until they give up the chase.
Rabbids Easter Egg:
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In the mission "Big Brother," while you're inside the house, walk into Jack's room (it's
on the end of the hall to the left) and you can interact with a Rayman: Raving Rabbids
toy. Turn it on and it will make the characteristic scream for which the rabbids are
known.
Easy XP Farming:
----------------
* When you start at your hideout near the river and train tracks, leave and head west
for the nearby highway. Purposely raise your ctOS wanted level by killing civilians
while they are still in their vehicles; this is important, as this prevents the police
from arriving until you are ready.
* Make your way north along the highway when your wanted level is full until the L-train
station is to the west. Head for the L-train tracks and arrive near the station itself,
then steal any vehicle from a civilian on the road and allow yourself to be caught by
the yellow police scan. Use the car to smash through a wooden fence just to north of
the station and drive into the train tunnel, sticking to the leftside tracks.
* Wait in the tunnel and look for an oncoming train. Start driving backward to allow
the train to enter (it won't ram your car), then when the train itself is inside the
tunnel, exit your stolen vehicle (leave it in the tunnel!) and run ahead to enter the
train itself. Make your way to the end of the train. The scan should be white and
nearly back down to 0-10 percent at this point; let it run out to be awarded with
300 XP for successfully escaping the police.
* Wait for the helicopter to leave your minimap, then shoot the ground with your gun
to trigger the white scan again. Now simply wait for the scan to run out, shoot the
ground again, and repeat for another 300 XP each time! If your cTOS level decreases,
you didn't shoot the ground fast enough so you'll have to kill another civilian on
the train to raise it back up. The timeframe you have to shoot the ground to trigger
the white scan starts small, then increases as you gain more and more levels making
the trick longer (but no less simple) to pull off at high levels.
* Note that because the game does not autosave your progress, it's a good idea to
manually save back your hideout every now and then while farming XP this way.
-----------
The high stakes poker game in the north part of The Loop has a big buy in but you can make
plenty of cash. While you're not dealing, hack into the camera on the left side of the room
and use it to check how stressed the other players are, including what cards are being dealt
and held. You can then play your cards using those advantages.
Bonus weapons:
--------------
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding weapon:
-=Biometric assault rifle=-
Successfully complete the pre-order Signature Shot DLC missions.
-=Tommy Gun=-
Find all QR Codes to unlock the QR Code investigation mission. Successfully
complete the mission to unlock the Tommy Gun weapon.
Perks and bonuses:
------------------
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus:
-=ATM hack boost=-
Successfully complete the "Palace Pack" mission. This boost increases cash
rewards when hacking banks.
-=Investigation bonus=-
Successfully complete the "Palace Pack" mission. This bonus allows more
investigative opportunities inside the network databanks.
-=Vehicle expert perk=-
Successfully complete the ULC mission in "The Breakthrough Pack". This perk
allows free vehicles from the Underground Car Contact and discounts on selected cars.
Battery usage:
--------------
When using a Profiler skill, it will use the following amount of battery energy:
* Blackout: 100%
* Bridge Control: 25%
* Jam Communications (Signal Jamming): 50%
* Lift: 25%
* Traffic Lights Control: 25%
Easy XP and Level 50:
---------------------
Leave the hideout next to the river and train tracks. Turn around, and run to the
highway. Kill the civilians in their vehicles to raise your wanted level. The higher
your wanted level is the more XP you earn when you escape the police. As long as the
civilians stay in their vehicles, the police will not be called. Turn around, and
proceed down the freeway until you reach the train tracks below. Keep killing the
civilians in their vehicles until the wanted level is full. When the wanted level is
full, proceed to the L-Train Station. Jump over the fence, and steal any vehicle.
Once you obtain a vehicle, get caught by the yellow scan to send the maximum number
of cops after you. Smash through the fence, and drive down the tunnel. Stop on the
left side of the tracks, and wait inside your vehicle until the train appears. Start
driving backwards so the train can enter the tunnel. The train will not hit your
vehicle. Leave the vehicle, and enter the train. This is where you will be leveling
up. When the white scan ends, you will be rewarded with 300 XP for "Police Evasion".
Run to the end of the tunnel while you are in the train. When the white scan ends,
wait for the helicopter to leave your area, then shoot the ground to cause the white
scan to appear again, giving the cops another 50 seconds to find you. Since you are
in an area where the cops will not find you, you simply just have to wait the 50
seconds to be rewarded with another 300 XP. Repeat this process as many times as
desired. Note: There are times when the wanted meter will decrease. This is because
you took too long to shoot the ground. If this happens, just kill one of the civilians
in the train to get your wanted level back to the maximum level. Additionally, Watch
Dogs does not autosave when you level up. You have to go back to the hideout and sleep
to save your progress. Thus, it is recommended to save every ten levels to avoid any
chance of losing too much progress.
Bonus vehicles:
---------------
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding vehicle:
Vespid LE: Collect all eight hidden burner phones.
How to Escape Level 5 Police Chases:
------------------------------------
-=Method #1: Train Escape=-
One of the easiest methods for escape involves the raised L-Line trains throughout the
city. After raising your wanted level to 5, hop into a train and ride it to safety.
-=Method #2: ctOS Building Underground Garage=-
Travel to the ctOS multi-floored pavilion in The Loop. Bring a car to escape through the
front door when you have full stars. You’ll also need to be able to activate vehicle
blockers and garage doors. Start on the upper floor and start causing havoc. Go on a
rampage with your weapons to draw in the police. Continue to fight with the police on
the upper floors until your wanted level increases to 5. Once you do, hop in the car
and travel to the road directly west of the building. There’s a small underground
parking lot north of the train station with blockers and a garage shutter. Drive to
the underground lot, activate the blockers to stop any pursuing cars, then hack the
garage shutter. Raise it, drive in, then lower it and park. Once you’re behind the
garage door, run to the locked door on foot, unlock it by hacking the switch console,
then wait in the hallway until you’re clear.
-=Method #3: Parking Lot Hiding Spot=-
Any of the tall parking lots work. After hitting wanted level 5, drive to a high floor
of the lot. The third or fourth floor will do. Don’t go to the open-air top floor or
you’ll be spotted by helicopters. Stay below a roof and select to hide in your car
once the police have lost sight. Sit and hide until they give up the chase.
Rabbids Easter Egg:
-------------------
In the mission "Big Brother," while you're inside the house, walk into Jack's room (it's
on the end of the hall to the left) and you can interact with a Rayman: Raving Rabbids
toy. Turn it on and it will make the characteristic scream for which the rabbids are
known.
Easy XP Farming:
----------------
* When you start at your hideout near the river and train tracks, leave and head west
for the nearby highway. Purposely raise your ctOS wanted level by killing civilians
while they are still in their vehicles; this is important, as this prevents the police
from arriving until you are ready.
* Make your way north along the highway when your wanted level is full until the L-train
station is to the west. Head for the L-train tracks and arrive near the station itself,
then steal any vehicle from a civilian on the road and allow yourself to be caught by
the yellow police scan. Use the car to smash through a wooden fence just to north of
the station and drive into the train tunnel, sticking to the leftside tracks.
* Wait in the tunnel and look for an oncoming train. Start driving backward to allow
the train to enter (it won't ram your car), then when the train itself is inside the
tunnel, exit your stolen vehicle (leave it in the tunnel!) and run ahead to enter the
train itself. Make your way to the end of the train. The scan should be white and
nearly back down to 0-10 percent at this point; let it run out to be awarded with
300 XP for successfully escaping the police.
* Wait for the helicopter to leave your minimap, then shoot the ground with your gun
to trigger the white scan again. Now simply wait for the scan to run out, shoot the
ground again, and repeat for another 300 XP each time! If your cTOS level decreases,
you didn't shoot the ground fast enough so you'll have to kill another civilian on
the train to raise it back up. The timeframe you have to shoot the ground to trigger
the white scan starts small, then increases as you gain more and more levels making
the trick longer (but no less simple) to pull off at high levels.
* Note that because the game does not autosave your progress, it's a good idea to
manually save back your hideout every now and then while farming XP this way.