Skills

## WATCH\_DOGS

### Singleplayer Skills

The skills went through a lot of changes through the development, from categories to skills themselves.

#### Driving Focus

"Time moves slower when in Driving Focus."

#### Improved Driving Focus

"Time moves slower when in Driving Focus."

#### Fearless

Unknown what this skill does ingame. "Lessen the impact of environmental hazards."

#### Cash Collector

"Frequently find larger amounts of cash."

#### Negotiator

"Negotiate better prices for the valuables you sell."

#### Looter

"Looting provides more items such as ammunition, drugs and crafting components."

#### Small Steam Pipes

"Hold [HACK] to overload steam pipes beneath the city streets and cause explosions. Press [HACK] while the blue diamond flashes to take out vehicles."

#### Grid Filters

"Use filters to monitor the grid faster."

#### Bulletproof

Unknown. Most likely increased bullet resistance.

#### Bulletproof Vehicle

Unknown. Most likely increased vehicle bullet resistance.

#### Tech Take Down

"Automatically use the best-suited App to take down enemies"

#### Camera Hack Boost

"Increase the distance that camera hacks work"

#### Profiler Boost

"Display high quality rewards with the Profiler turned off"

#### Distract

"Hack enemies to send them distracting messages or play sounds on their phones."

#### Rotating Platform

"Press [HACK] to control and rotate platforms."

#### L-Train Car

"Press [HACK] to control the L-Train car."

#### T-Bone Sculptures

"Press [HACK] to control T-Bone's sculptures."

#### Security Cameras

"Press [HACK] to control security cameras."

#### Personal Devices

"Press [HACK] to hack smartphones and laptops."

#### Elevators

"Press [HACK] to raise or lower elevators."

#### Steam Jets

"Press [HACK] to overload pipes and create steam jets."

#### Construction

"Press [HACK] to control construction equipment like cranes and forklifts."

#### Industrial

"Press [HACK] to control mechanical devices such as conveyor belts and loading docks."

#### Small Junction Boxes

"Press [HACK] to overload junction boxes and create a small electrical explosion."

#### Building Shades

"Press [HACK] to raise or lower building shades."

#### Rotating Bridge

"Press [HACK] to control and rotate bridges."

### Multiplayer skills

Originally multiplayer was supposed to have its own XP and Level system, including skills. Pretty much none of descriptions or real names are left in files.

**Offense**

#### Detection Of Explosives

"Detects both friendly and enemy explosives."

#### Deadman Switch

"When you are killed, all your explosives blow up!"

#### Explosive Resistance

"Increases resistance against explosives."

#### Ammo Scavenger

"Increases ammo capacity and ammo pickups."

#### Extended Magazine

"Increases number of bullets per magazine."

Rifles get +15 bullets, Grenade Launchers get +3, Pistols get +10, Shotguns get +5, SMG's get +15, Sniper Rifles get +5.

**Subversion**

#### Networked Intel

"Minimap also shows enemies detected by team members."

#### Silencer

"Shooting does not reveal your location."

#### Low Profile

"Lose fixers who are chasing you more easily."

#### Camera Hidden (Hide While In Camera Mode)

"Makes you much harder to detect when using cameras."

#### App Booster (Durable)

"Boosts the duration of Blackout and Jam Coms."

#### App Scavenger

"Increases app charge capacity and pickups."

**Support**

#### Better Than You

"You think you are better than everyone? Prove it!" Purpose is unknown, possibly some sort of taunting?

#### Armored Vehicle

"Reduces damage taken while inside a vehicle."

#### Defensive Driver

"Increases your vehicle's resistance to damage."

#### Regenerator

"Improves health regeneration speed."

**Disruption**

#### Jam Coms

Same as singleplayer. Additionally blocking enemy team downloads like in final game.

#### Scramble

Seems to scramble profiler images and text for some time until it gets back to normal.

#### Enemy Scan

Adds a scanner near you which pings 5 times for enemy players and marks them on the map.

#### Tag

Allows you to tag an enemy player or npc, marking him on the map with white icon.

**Nitro**

Same as final game, vehicle boost.

**Uncategorized**

#### Battery Boost

"Increases battery size for ctOS hacking exploits."

## WATCH\_DOGS 2

### Social Engineering

#### High Probability of Crime Zones

"Displays zones with a high probability of crime in Nudle Maps."

### Remote CTRL

#### "Taser Zone"

Supposed to add a taser to your RC Car like in Bad Blood DLC. Doesn't work.

### Marksmanship

#### "ARClipSize"

Extended magazine size for assault rifles.

## WATCH DOGS: LEGION

### Tech Upgrades

#### Riot Drone III

Unlocks the Riot Drone's Gas Grenade ability

#### Cargo Drones

Unlocks the Hijack Hack on News and Delivery Drones

#### Disrupt Duration

Increases the duration of the Disrupt Hack by 20%

#### Disrupt Cooldown

Reduces the Cooldown of the Disrupt Hack by 20%

#### Trigger Alarm

Unlocks the Activate Alarm Hack for Security Panels for all Operatives

#### ctOS Hacks

Unlock three Hacks that alter the civil status of London's populace with Albion, SIRS and Clan Kelley

#### ctOS Hack Cooldown

Reduces the Cooldown of the ctOS Hacks by 50%

#### ctOS Hack Cooldown II

Dramatically reduces the Cooldown of the ctOS Hacks

#### Spiderbot Recharge

Increases the Recharge Rate of the Spiderbot by 30%

#### Spiderbot Range

Increases the range of the Spiderbot to 100m

#### Spiderbot Combat

Increases the Spiderbot's Damage output by 33% and its Damage resistance by 25%

#### Spiderbot Takedowns

Enables the Spiderbot to execute close range Takedowns, destroying the Spiderbot in the process

#### Spiderbot Attract

Enables the Spiderbot to attract enemies within a 10 meter radius - press [RB] while controlling it to emit a sound

#### Drone Scanner

Drones piloted by Operatives automatically Tag nearby enemies within a 25m radius

### Enforcer Class Tech Upgrades (2019)

#### Sticky Mine Recharge

Increases the Recharge Rate of the Sticky Mine by 33%

#### Sticky Mine Damage

Increases the Damage output of the Sticky Mine by 20%

#### Ballistic Armor

Increases resistance to Weapon Damage by 20%

#### Extra Damage

Increases the Weapon Damage output by 20%

#### Blast Armor

Increases resistance to explosive Damage by 20%

### Infiltrator Class Tech Upgrades (2019)

#### AR Cloak Recharge

Increases the Recharge Rate of the AR Cloak by 33%

#### AR Cloak Duration

Increases the duration of the AR Cloak by an extra 2 seconds

#### AR Cloak Security Bypass

Undetectable by security systems while cloaked

#### AR Shroud

Cloak downed enemies, hiding them from view

#### Takedown Shroud

Automatically shroud an enemy's body after executing a Takedown

#### Tranq Shroud

Automatically shroud an enemy's body after taking them out with the Tranquilliser Gun

### Optik Mods

Something that was scrapped but was planned as a post-launch update to the game. The tutorial says "Mods allow you to adjust your operatives for specific goals, every mod improves one characteristic but decreases another", "Every mod has a version. Mod versions higher than BETA increase the operative resistance level after being installed", "Some mods belong to one of Gear Sets. Installing mods from the same Gear Sets progressively gives operative additional major bonuses", "Mods are separated in 4 categories: Daemons, Implants, Rootkits and Keys", "You can't remove installed mod, only replace it with another", "Any mod can be disassembled into code components".

Optik Mods would unlock after reaching level 15 of Resistance, which was old XP system that doesn't exist anymore.

#### Upgrades

##### Enable Spider Shaman (Codename)

1. "Spider Bot turret cannot shoot. In turret mode Spider Bot projects healing area around it that restores [#1]% health per second"

##### Enable Spider Shaman Heal On Destroy (Codename)

1. When Spider Bot is destroyed it emits healing burst that restores [#1]% health to all allies in vicinity

##### Enable Spider Shaman Revive Ally (Codename)

1. Spider Bot will revive fallen allies in it's healing area

##### Rage Mode Activate By Grenade Consume (Codename)

1. Consume grenade to enable Rage for 20 seconds (hold RB and press RT to consume)

##### Rage Mode Activate By Grenade Damage (Codename)

1. Grenade damage increases Rage duration

##### Rage Mode Deathless (Codename)

1. While under effect of Rage operatives Health can't go below 1. Excessive damage reduces Rage duration.

##### Rage Mode Time Increase By Grenade Damage (Codename)

1. Grenade damage increases all damage dealt for [#3] seconds.

##### Enable FShield (Codename)

1. Replaces AR Cloak with Shield that protects operative from all damage. Activating Shield provokes nearby enemies.

##### Enable FShield Heal (Codename)

1. Killing enemies while Shield is active restores it's integrity.

##### Enable Provoke (Codename)

1. Replaces 'Distract' hack with 'Provoke'. Applying 'Provoke' to enemies forces them to attack you.

##### Enable Spider Bomb (Codename)

1. Spiderbot can be manually exploded, dealing huge damage.

##### Spider Bot Auto Attack (Codename)

1. Disrupting enemy sends deployed Spider Bot to chase and explode the enemy.

##### Destroyed Spider Cooldown Reduce By Head Shot (Codename)

1. Headshots speed up spiderbot cooldown by [#1]%

##### Grenade Cooldown Reduce By Incoming Damage (Codename)

1. Receiving damage speeds up grenade cooldown by [#1]%

##### Grenade Cooldown Reduce By Execution (Codename)

1. Takedowns speed up grenade cooldown by [#1]%

##### Increase Pawn Health By Deals Melee Damage (Codename)

1. Melee attacks restore [#1]% of operative`s health.

##### Ability Cooldown Reduce By Kill (Codename)

1. Killing an enemy speeds up AR Cloak cooldown by [#1]%

## References

1. ↑ Hacking NPC's was originally much slower.
2. ↑ As seen in 2012 and PS4 Premiere Demo's the original hack system was different.