Did a lot of 1v1 hacking yesterday. I think my funnest one was where someone invaded my game. But because the game accidentally tells you that your invaded by putting away your phone (I think a bug?). I went into a underground garage that I was next to and just waited with a grenade launcher. As the guy came in with a car, I shot off a few rounds and blew him sky high! Didn't even get the chance to even hack me. hehe
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Watch_Dogs |OT| PS4 would probably melt trying to do this
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Boulotaur2024
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*quickly alt-tabbing out of the game*
I'm stuck : I'm supposed to retrieve the dropped phone from Rabbit (after the Bedbug tailing)... I can't find it anywhere on the floor ??
EDIT : neverdmind "All you need to do to finish this final objective is leave the mission area." :/
I'm stuck : I'm supposed to retrieve the dropped phone from Rabbit (after the Bedbug tailing)... I can't find it anywhere on the floor ??
EDIT : neverdmind "All you need to do to finish this final objective is leave the mission area." :/
It tells you in a huge prompt on the top left and the guy talks about it to, I never seen this hide his phone stuff I keep reading. It isnt that incognito, when youre invaded it tells you.
Man the multiplayer is much more fun than I ever thought it would be. I'm enjoying it so much and I've only played the invasion mode... I still haven't been invaded myself though
I've been invaded a few times and I haven't come close to finding that hacker. There must be some sneaky tricks I'm not aware of. That, or I'm just dumb. The last time I just said screw it and drove off.
I caught a few, they usually are hiding in alleys
ButchCat
Member
You're doing it wrong. Cockpit view is the most natural way to drive.
The FOV is horrible though, feels like youre in a mini baby car
I think it only tells you after they begin the hack. I'm talking about knowing they are here before that even begins.
The hide the phone thing, is basically your phone is still out, but the middle-of-screen crosshairs/icon goes away and you can't hack/check out info on anyone unless you put away the phone and bring it out again. I think it's a bug.
Aww. At the 75% mark, the invaded host actually has a pretty substantial advantage over the hacker because the radius is so small. There are definitely lots of good hiding spots though.
Invasion/being invaded is criminally addictive. I believe some people, including supposedly paid-off reviews, have severely underestimated the depth and fun factor of the multiplayer in this game. Last night, I became away I was being invaded just because I went to my story mission and it was locked (exactly as happens in the "tutorial"). There had been no notification whatsoever because the hack hadn't started, and I was in a car so no phone trick/bug. But trying a mission and seeing the icon turn purple, out of luck... this put me on high alrert and I profiled the hacker in like 5 seconds. However, I had the stupid wrong gun equipped and was firing pathetic long range shots with the 1911, so what should have been an easy kill turned into a narrow escape for him. The game prompted me to hack him back immediately as revenge- um, that is an awesome feature- but then uPlay stepped back in as fun police and I couldn't connect to do so.
I really really want to do some more tailing, but the game breaking bug is too scary, so I won't touch that until a patch.
Sorry if it's been posted,
This morning I drank my coffee to this awesomely chill video posted by Driftwood from Gamersyde.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_musical_sunrise_watch_dogs_-9wDl1tPXgdNGPds4_en.html
Dayum, dat water and that lighting. Yummy.
This morning I drank my coffee to this awesomely chill video posted by Driftwood from Gamersyde.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_musical_sunrise_watch_dogs_-9wDl1tPXgdNGPds4_en.html
Dayum, dat water and that lighting. Yummy.
Hiding on roofs is a good one. Some don't think to look up there. Esp if the only way up is by climbing over a car, some might not think of using a car to get on top of a roof. I found using a blackout or jammer helps to disable the cameras. I usually take up one of the cameras near me so the person can't use it. (also good way to help look around to make sure they aren't getting close) lol
Thanks. Was totally just trying to floor it from the start.
The key to hacking is to always know where the person who is searching for you is. If you know where he is, you know if he's coming towards you so you can quickly escape and move to a spot that he has already checked. Another thing that has never failed for me is cornering around cover as they circle around it. Works surprisingly well. Even when using cars as cover.
Also, are the servers down for anyone else?
Also, are the servers down for anyone else?
Oh wow. Listen to the dialogue in that sequence- "if you see me cut the engine, get down, we'll just be an old parked car." Do this, wait for patrol cars to go around corners, let the helicopter pass harmlessly over you, etc.
I know forced-stealth fail missions are like poison to people around here but I actually loved that mission. You really do feel like you're doing what your character is doing when you pull it off.
This is SO TENSE, especially when it's down to the last 10%. I cannot get enough of the whole "1v1 success = avoiding combat altogether" paradigm that you find yourself in while hacking.
I dunno I'm at work ;_;
The controls are just far smoother than GTAV. The audio feedback is also significantly more satisfying though that isn't hard since GTAV's sounded pitiful.
The shooting is nice in some ways, but GTA/RDR's euphoria physics engine has hurt other open world games for me.
I'll get better at detecting them, I'm sure. I kinda panic and run all over the place. I did get the one AI hacker in the tutorial by just opening fire on the crowd where his yellow dot showed up. There was some collateral damage but it worked.
I'll get better at detecting them, I'm sure. I kinda panic and run all over the place. I did get the one AI hacker in the tutorial by just opening fire on the crowd where his yellow dot showed up. There was some collateral damage but it worked.
Darryl M R
Member
Should I associate anything with Watch Dogs, besides how bad Uplay is, with my expectations of The Division?
Forcing AI behavior is good. You can fire into the air rather than at people and make them scatter, and sometimes the hacker can't quite react convincingly enough if they're nearby. If you just can't profile them though, they're hiding. It helps if you start thinking of places you would hide, and checking there. I got to a 91% hack on the little ledge right by the water level under a bridge, but they eventually dropped down and spotted me there. Remember you can use cameras to profile them as well.
On the other side, as a hacker, any tips for finding roofs you can get onto? Aiden's just not that much of a climber.
I've never received an option for a revenge hack....that would be awesome.
Yeah, I shoot in slow mo all the time and the shots sound like thunder.
midasmulligan
Member
Streaming just hacking here, if some people wanna pick up some tips: http://www.twitch.tv/gaz_rb
Finally got this last night, played for a few hours, and am definitely loving it, even though it's rough around the edges. The graphics are great and while no eye-popping "this is next gen" moments yet, the fidelity even at 900p and absolute perfect smoothness of the framerate keeping 30 and never dipping is clearly something that would have been impossible last gen (so for the popular comparison, it does look both better AND worse than GTAV on last gen consoles, but mostly better until you start focusing on details). Driving is weird, it's like a compromise between more "realistic" GTA and "overly-arcadey" Sleeping Dogs, which makes the cars handle manageably but pretty meh, but I actually love how the motorcycles handle (I would actually say WD has "perfect arcadey" motorcycle handling/physics) and it's a joy to just rip through the city on them. "Life" in the city is definitely a step up from most open world games, with the situations and conversations being a really nice touch over the standard random people walking and saying random things to the air, and the phone stats/phones/messages adding on to that, making it a nice step into open worlds feeling more alive/immersive. Also loving the random crimes/criminal strongholds/etc missions that seem to come up as I listen in/get alerts. I know the ones always on the map are single-time activities but I hope those random pop-up ones never stop even if they repeat. Hacking is fun though I wish there were more opportunities to do things beyond "hold square/wait to HAX" in the open world. I feel like this is the area that needs the most expansion, it's a game featuring hacking, I'd like more random activities related to it (like break into someone's secure system for data using a randomly generated hack-puzzle, and more hack puzzles if there aren't any beyond the flip-path thing, or having multiplayer hacking actually being more than just find enemy, press square, wait/attack (competitive intrusion? How about an attack/defend game where one side is actually setting traps/locking paths to keep the other guy out?).
Even though I've barely scratched the surface I feel like this might be this gen's Assassin's Creed 1, which is not an insult at all. It sets a template, has lots of potential, takes a bite into next gen ability but clearly a bit rushed in spots and rough around the edges. Great game now at the start of the gen, but I hope that after the inevitable Watch Dogs 2 we'll be saying "Wow, with all the improvements to hacking/driving/etc, it's hard to go back to WD1".
Even though I've barely scratched the surface I feel like this might be this gen's Assassin's Creed 1, which is not an insult at all. It sets a template, has lots of potential, takes a bite into next gen ability but clearly a bit rushed in spots and rough around the edges. Great game now at the start of the gen, but I hope that after the inevitable Watch Dogs 2 we'll be saying "Wow, with all the improvements to hacking/driving/etc, it's hard to go back to WD1".
ComputerBlue
Member
Is online down again? I keep getting a message to check my NAT type.
Restarting my PS4 worked. I had the same problem
Fucking dumbass share button that works only when it wants... I was running after a due and he came across an intersection so I hacked the traffic lights thinking he could maybe get hit by a car or something. It didn't happen, instead one car hit another one sending it flying into a lamp post that fell onto the guy I was running after. Amazing! I hit the Share button and the only thing it does is take a screenshot... It's supposed to always record the last 15 minutes but I can't get it to do that... Boooo.
ComputerBlue
Member
I had it last night, restarted my PS4 and it worked, tried restarting today 3 times with no success.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
My favorite profiling thus far.
Daffy Duck
Member
Can you turn off the flashing white highlight for hackable things and also the blue guiding arrow on the road? I'd rather make my own way towards the objective.
Shortt Sirket
Member
The white I am not sure of but for the guiding arrow, you should be able to just remove the waypoint.
Yes, cornering and using cameras works very well.
...As long as the other guy isn't using the cameras, but almost no one does that.
Kocolino67
Member
I had this too and did this: http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.ph...k-NAT-Type?p=10000627&viewfull=1#post10000627
and this may help, too: https://support.ubi.com/en-gb/FAQ.a...=1979&productid=2841&faqid=kA030000000eem6CAA
I have been playing fine since release and started getting that error today. Doubt it's on my end since i changed nothing and my ports are open etc.
Fire into the air and there's a chance someone will call the police. You then need to spend time chasing them down to stop the call (a great feature, btw), so it can work against you. Especially if you don't manage to prevent the call being made...
Jimmyfenix
Member
So now its telling me my nat settings are wrong and can't connect online. I was hacking people an hour a go.
midasmulligan
Member
The only thing I've been having hiccups with is the damn lighting in this game. It looks so damn washed out during the daytime that when I adjust my tv settings to compensate, things go pitch black in the shadows.
This thread is REALLY making me want to buy this game. I just don't know if I want it on PC or PS4. Not really interested in dealing with some of the bugs reported on PC but I hate non native gaming as well!
Plus I also have some Amazon points to shop with and can't get that discount via PSN. Urghhh.
Plus I also have some Amazon points to shop with and can't get that discount via PSN. Urghhh.
Kocolino67
Member
I just checked it, and it's still not working. And it's "Nat type 2" - I'm in Europe and I know nothing about the Ubisoft's server infrastructure, but I guess it's server-sided.
//edit...ok, now it's working - I followed both posts.
midasmulligan
Member
Honestly, if you're on the fence, get it. I did the same (ps4) and I'm loving it (nothing like a little confirmation bias to nudge you in the right direction).
You can use the jam com to stop the call as well, and that has the added benefit of freezing the hack percentage for a short while
Jimmyfenix
Member
So should I turn on upnp is it really helping people connect?
PanicFreak
Member
I've played for the last two nights and am really enjoying the game. I keep getting sidetracked into doing the gang hideouts so I'm still on act I.
I really love the enhanced profiler that tells you when someone has a fat bank account. However, I absolutely suck at finding hackers.
I really love the enhanced profiler that tells you when someone has a fat bank account. However, I absolutely suck at finding hackers.