- 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.
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.
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding outfit:
- Black Viceroys outfit: Successfully complete the pre-order "Signature Shot" DLC missions.
- Blume Agent outfit: Unlocked through the "Blume Agent Pre-Order Pack". It gives a weapon boost (greatly reduced recoil).
- Chicago South Club outfit: Unlocked through "The Club Justice Single Player Pack". It gives a driving boost (more hit points to vehicles).
- CyberPunk outfit: Unlocked through "The CyberPunk Single Player Pack". It gives the Cyberpunk gun.
- DedSec outfit: Unlocked through "The DedSec Shadow Single Player Pack". It gives a hacking boost (one battery slot).
- Untouchables outfit: Unlocked through "The Untouchables Pre-Order Pack". It gives the Thompson submachine gun.
- White Hat Hacker outfit: Successfully complete the four PlayStation exclusive missions. It gives a hacking boost (one battery slot).
Unlock all 13 ctOS Towers to reveal all collectible locations on your map.
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.
All ctOS Tower locations
Search the indicated locations to unlock all 13 ctOS Towers to reveal all collectible locations on your map and get the "Clear Signals" achievement. Each tower also unlocks a fast travel point. You must hack ctOS systems to make the towers available. ctOS systems are always marked on your map from the beginning. You can either hack them in free roam mode or wait until the story requires you to do so (you have to hack all of them to complete the story). Once you have hacked the ctOS systems, you can activate the towers. They are all on rooftops, requiring some climbing and hacking skills. Use surveillance cameras to find little control boxes that open locked doors. None of the towers are missable, and you can still get them in free roam mode after completing the story. Since they reveal all collectibles and unlock additional fast travel points, it is recommended you hack all ctOS Towers as early as possible in the game.
All QR Code locations
Search the indicated locations to find all 16 QR Codes. Find all QR Codes to unlock the QR Code investigation mission. Successfully complete the mission to unlock the Tommy Gun weapon and "Read-only" achievement. To reveal the code locations on your map, you must unlock all ctOS Towers. The displayed locations are not very accurate because you must find one specific surveillance camera and look at the QR Code from a certain angle. The correct camera is sometimes far away, or can only be activated from an elevated position. All codes are saved automatically once you find them. None of them are missable, and you can still get them in free roam mode after completing the story. They are also a requirement to get the "They Call Him The Vigilante" achievement.
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%
In one of the scenes in the game a row of computer game discs are visible on a desk. Two of the games are from the Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series.
You can easily kill three enemies with a single IED using the cops. Start shooting at civilians until someone calls the police. Wait for them to arrive, and try to hit two police cars with one IED. This works best if you trigger the IED before the cops leave their cars. There are always two officers in each car. The IED can be bought at Tobias's Shop for $300. You will unlock this shop automatically during the story, and it can then be found in the south-western corner of "The Loop" district. You can also craft the IED in your weapon wheel if you have unlocked the respective crafting skill, which can be found during several missions, or by getting it from weapon trade investigations. If you fail to get the achievement, simply reload the last autosave from the pause menu to get your IEDs back, and try again.
First, build up your wanted level by shooting at civilians until someone calls the cops. When the police arrive, go into a building or onto a rooftop where you have a lot of cover. Kill the police reinforcements until your wanted level is maxed out (Level 5). This will only take a minute or two. Then, get into a vehicle, and drive to a location where the cops cannot follow you. There is a really good spot in the very north of "The Loop" district. Below the most northern street is a tunnel. At the western end of the tunnel is a room behind a gate. Go into this area, close the gate, and wait two minutes until the police go away. Helicopters cannot see you in this area, and the police cannot open the door.
Easy "Magic Smoke" achievement
To kill four enemies within a single instance of Focus, first acquire the "Focus" skill from the Combat skill tree, and buy the respective upgrades, if possible. The upgrades will make this much easier. Police are easy targets to get this achievement. Start shooting at civilians until someone calls the cops. They usually send three cars, with two officers in each car. Aim at their windshield as they drive towards you, activate Focus, then kill them as quickly as possible to get the "Magic Smoke" achievement. If you fail to get the achievement, simply reload the last autosave from the pause menu, and try again.
Easy "Scanproof" achievement
To trigger a Level 5 police scan, you must build up your wanted level. This can be done quickly by killing civilians. You can see your wanted level in the bottom right corner of the screen (grey square icons). Make sure nobody calls the police before you reach the fifth wanted level. Civilians that are about to call the cops will have a red triangle above their head. Make sure to kill them quickly. You should do this in a open and crowded area so you can easily spot callers. The docks in the north-eastern corner of the map is a great place to do this at. Once you reach a Level 5 wanted level, allow someone to call the cops. You will then see yellow circles on the map, which are the ctOS scans. To escape the scan, you must drive to a distant location. Place a marker at the other end of the map, and use a very fast vehicle to drive to the location. You should also apply the "Jam Coms" device. It will stop the ctOS scan for a short moment, allowing you some extra time to escape.
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding achievement. To view your achievements and stats in Steam, select "Community", "My profile", "View all my games", then the game and view stats.
- Hello World: Take down Maurice.
- End of Line: Complete 40 Fixer Contracts.
- Basest Base: Complete every Gang Hideout.
- They Call Him The Vigilante: Complete every Investigation.
- Peephole: Complete every Privacy Invasion.
- Road Rage: Complete every Criminal Convoy.
- Enforcer: Use the Crime Detection System to take down 20 confirmed criminals.
- Hard Crash: Perform 10 vehicle take downs.
- Communication Fail: Using non-lethal takedown, stop 10 civilians from calling to report you.
- Bookmarked: Tag 100 enemies.
- Power Cycle: Participate in 5 different City Games.
- Magic Smoke: Kill 4 enemies within a single instance of Focus.
- Escape Loop: Escape 15 police chases.
- Free Radical: Escape a level 5 police chase.
- White Rabbit Object: Escape 15 police scans.
- Scanproof: Escape a level 5 police scan.
- Hardware Fail: Shoot out a tire on 15 different vehicles.
- Black Hat Trick: Kill 3 enemies with a single IED.
- Revoking Client Privileges: Complete the final mission in the Human Traffic Investigation.
- Saturday Night Special: Complete the final mission in the Weapons Trade Investigation.
- Sanity Check: Collect all 8 Burner Phones.
- Read-only: Complete the final mission in the QR Code Investigation.
- Darkness Looms: Complete the final mission of the Missing Persons Investigation.
- Geolocated: Check in at every Hotspot.
- Disk Space Full: Unlock every song with the SongSneak app.
- Social Lubricant: Complete level 10 against all 3 Drinking Game opponents.
- Hackification: Invade and successfully hack 10 enemy Fixers in Online Hacking.
- Piggyback: Invade and successfully observe 10 enemy Fixers in Online Tailing.
- Superhighway: Complete 10 Public Online Races.
- System Mangler: Complete every ctOS Breach.
- Stealth Cookie: Complete an Online Tailing without being detected.
- Freeware: Unlock every Skill in the Skills Tree.
- Clear Signals: Unlock every ctOS Tower.
- Family Man: Complete Act 1.
- Who Is Raymond Kenney?: Complete Act 2.
- One Down, One to Go: Complete Act 3.
- Vengeance: Complete Act 4.
- Log Off: Complete Act 5.
