Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 released in November 2016. It’s the sequel to 2014’s Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs 2, an action-adventure game, can be played from a third-person perspective. The game is set in a fictionalized version of the San Francisco Bay Area as its backdrop. The game released for for PS4, Xbox One and PC. In this Watch Dogs 2 skills tree and upgrades list guide, you will find all the skills that the protagonists can have. You will also find the upgrades that you can unlock. The upgrades will enhance the efficiency.
Watch Dogs 2 Skills Tree and Upgrades List
Remote Control
These are one of the important tools that Marcus will use.
Environmental RC – Remote control for forklifts, scissor lifts, and cranes.
- Proximity Scanner – It will equip the Quadcopter with more powerful Scanning capacity, additionally the NPCs are tagged through walls while controlling the Quadcopter in NetHack.
- Expert RC Engineering – It will decrease the cooldown time for the Jumper and Quadcopter.
- Remote Gadgets – Make the Jumper and Quadcopter capable of dropping IEDs and Zappers.
- Taunt – Add an internal speaker to the Jumper.
- Speed Boost – Speed boost for Jumper and Quadcopter
- Enhanced Spring – Better Jump height of the Jumper.
City Disruption
Auto-Takedown (4 Botnet): It will trigger Gates and Steam Pipes when the enemy vehicles pass from cross proximity.
Robot Exploits (2 Botnet): This will create a distraction for robots.
- Traffic Control Exploit: Auto Takedown will get upgraded with ability to hack the traffic light system. This in lead to accidents and help stop the pursuers
- Massive System Crash: It will shut down all city infrastructure for 30 seconds.
- System Crash Upgrade: Blackout – Mass System Crash hack will allow the player to turns off all lights in the area, so makes it easy to unnoticed.
Security System Shutdown – Security systems gets shut down.
- Botnet Savings: City Hacking – Botnet Resource costs reduce while you use hack on city infrastructure or technology.
Social Engineering Skill
Create Distraction (2 Botnet): It will send a distraction to civilian phones or blasts feedbacks in enemy headsets. It can also cancel 911 and reinforcement calls
Gang Attack (8 Botnet): This will assign a target to one of the San Francisco gangs.
- Gang Skirmish (8 Botnet): Rally high-level members of a gang to rough up your target.
- Gang War (8 Botnet): Call the strongest members of a gang to attack your target.
Improved Profiler: Automatically flag profiles of nearby people with large bank accounts.
- Massive Communication Disruption – Simultaneously create a Distraction on everyone around you
- Botnet Savings – Personal Devices – Reduce Botnet Resource costs when using any hack on individuals
APB: Suspect Located (8 Botnet) – Place a false APB on your target and broadcast the location. The police will come to arrest the target
- APB: Wanted Criminal (8 Botnet) – Place a false APB on your target with a special “dangerous criminal” advisory
Vehicle Hacking
- Vehicle Directional Hack (2 Botnet) – Hack vehicles to move in specific directions.
- Hijacker – Hack cars’ electronic locks instead of lockpicking.
- Chopper Retreat Exploit (4 Botnet) – Force choppers to retreat.
- Engine Override – Trigger a burst of speed in a vehicle. Drains Botnet Resources over time.
- Massive Vehicle Hack – When on-foot, create mayhem by hacking all cars in the area at once. While driving, hack vehicles to distract drivers and clear a path. Lasts for 10 seconds.
- Botnet Savings: Vehicle Hacks – Reduce Botnet Resource cost for any vehicle hack.
- Hijacker – Hack cars’ electronic locks instead of lockpicking.
Tinkering
- Electro Shock Device – Knocks people out temporarily
- Explosive Device – Explodes with a lethal blast
- Expert Tinkering – Reduces cooldown time for Explosive and Electro Shock devices
- Electro Shock Optimization – Allows carrying and placing of 5 Electro Shock Devices at once
- Tweaked Blast – Explosive and Electro Shock Devices have a larger area of effect
- Explosive Optimization – Allows carrying and placing of 5 Explosive Devices at once
- Expert Tinkering – Reduces cooldown time for Explosive and Electro Shock devices
Marksmanship
- Sleight of Hand – Increases reload speed for pistols and the Stun Gun
- Advanced Sleight of Hand – Increases reload speed for two-handed weapons
- Steady Hands– Reduce scope sway on all scoped weapons
- Keen Eye – Increases damage dealt by sniper rifles
- Strong Grip – Increases the stability of two-handed weapons
- Target Weakness – Increases damage dealt by shotguns against vehicles and armored targets
- Steady Hands– Reduce scope sway on all scoped weapons
- Steady Aim – Increases Stun Gun range
- Fast Trigger Finger – Upgrade pistol rate-of-fire to as fast as the trigger can be pulled
- Stun Amp Up – Decreases the number of Stun Gun charges needed to stun armored enemies
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