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Revision as of 04:38, 23 May 2020
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Quebec | |
Ubisoft Bucharest | |
Ubisoft Reflections | |
Bad Blood | Ubisoft Paris |
Bad Blood | Ubisoft Annecy |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Disrupt | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 27, 2014 |
Watch Dogs | |
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Watch Dogs | 2014 |
Watch Dogs 2 | 2016 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2020 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | Complete Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Complete Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Complete Edition also available. | |||
Origin | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Complete Edition also available. Standard Edition is part of Ubisoft+. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Access Granted Pack | ||
Bad Blood | ||
Conspiracy | ||
Season Pass |
Version differences
- Watch Dogs has six special editions, each with varying DLC. Refer to the [2] for details.
Essential improvements
Watch Dogs Settings Configuration Tool
- Allows for extensive settings changes not available ingame in a convenient GUI.
Skip intro videos
Skip intros[citation needed] |
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TheWorse Mod
- Restores E3 2012/2013 visual effects.
- Some of the restored effects may appear buggy, such as headlight shadows.
- Significantly reduces Field of View. See Field of view (FOV) to change this.
- Uses the built-in patch mechanism that Ubisoft provided and incorporates the version 1.3 patch.
- The version with MalDo textures allows ultra textures on GPUs with less than 3GB of vram. It removes mipmaps, introducing aliasing on distant textures.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs\<user-id>\GamerProfile.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\274\ |
Steam | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\541\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | Reliant on Uplay for cloud saving. | |
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Flawless Widescreen. To set custom FOV value see Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen only if set to native monitor resolution | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TXAA (Nvidia only), FXAA, SMAA, up to 8x MSAA and 2x SSAA. SSAA can only be enabled by changing SuperSampling ="0" to ="1" in the GamerProfile.xml file. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | In-game Vsync can result in input lag. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Anything higher than 60fps causes Aiden's coat to freak out | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Flawless Widescreen[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ← Backspace, Page Up, Page Down and ↵ Enter are not bindable. | |
Mouse acceleration | Uses forced mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | No true mouse input as the mouse emulates an analog joystick. | |
Mouse input in menus | Implemented with a software cursor, which is susceptible to framerate changes and will feel different from the normal OS/hardware cursor. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Both X and Y axes can be inverted independently. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Default and three left handed presets. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Both X and Y axes can be inverted independently. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Use DualShock Button Prompts mod. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Rapidly changes button prompts |
DualShock Button Prompts
- This mod adds PlayStation buttons, can be installed with Watch Dogs Mod Installer.
Mouse smoothing and aim assist
Disable mouse smoothing and aim assist[1] |
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Sensitivity="1" UseMouseSmooth="0" Smoothness="0" selAimAssist="-" Launch Watch Dogs, go to display settings in game and change "GPU Max Buffered Frames" to 1. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, songs, sound effects and voices. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.1 output[2] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Always enabled. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Versus Drop in and drop out invasion mode for the singleplayer. Freeroam, online decryption (deathmatch), online race. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Watch Dogs - DX11 3DMigoto 3D Vision Fix. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Stuttering, even on PCs greatly exceeding recommended requirements
Increase priority of the process |
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Worse performance on the latest patch
Remove patch[3] |
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Low GPU Usage/low FPS in SLI
Don't use SMAA, use MSAA instead[citation needed] |
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Continue button greyed out
Revert to cloud saves[4] |
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Low frame rate
Generic fixes[citation needed] |
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RAM usage fix (stuttering and high HDD usage fix)[citation needed] |
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Enable Triple Buffering with V-Sync[citation needed] |
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Disable PostFX[citation needed] |
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Performance issues on AMD and Nvidia GPUs
- Doing such will not fix stuttering issues, the frame rate gain from the latest drivers is relatively minor.
Download the latest drivers[citation needed] |
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Stuttering on 2GB VRAM cards with ultra textures
Use Maldo textures[5] |
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https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/kadzait24-watch-dogs-mod-game-files-xml-wip-and-download.390092/page-117#post-4859919 (created on purpose of kadzait24 mod - textures are in unpacked files in patch\graphics\_textures and textures) Notes
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Audio
Voice audio not playing during cutscenes
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Gameplay
Minimap icons and crosshair dissapearing
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Frosting effect
Disable the MSAA antialiasing and the motion blur effect[citation needed] |
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Multiplayer
Unable to connect and play multiplayer
Instructions[6] |
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Frequent Crashes
Increase page file size[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Bedbug got killed on Mission "Not a Job for Tyrone" when you begin to hack the house
Instructions[7][8] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
ctOS app
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 SP1, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz |
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i7 3770 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
AMD Radeon HD 7850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2 GB of VRAM |
- 64-bit OS required.
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: GTX 460 and better, GT 500 series, GT 600 series, GT 700 series.
- Supported AMD chipsets: Radeon HD 5850 or better, HD 6000 series, HD 7000 series, R7 and R9 series.
- Supports the Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 chipset.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (243470) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Reddit - Mouse Acceleration Fix
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Watch_Dogs PC Update Does Not Resolve Stuttering, Users Angry With Ubisoft - The Dark Side Of Gaming
- ↑ Reddit - Lost Savegame Data
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Reddit - Multiplayer Fix
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F0R1LbvknA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7t33uhcm0