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Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs	2014
Watch Dogs 2	2016
Watch Dogs: Legion	2020

Watch Dogs 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, adventure and open world game in the Watch Dogs series.

General information

PC Report

Official forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. Only activates in the United States.
Amazon.co.uk		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. Only available in the United Kingdom.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Ubisoft Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. Gold Edition included with Ubisoft+.
Origin (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition are also available.

All versions require Ubisoft Connect and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[2]

Easy Anti-Cheat DRM is enabled by default but can be skipped by -eac_launcher command.

Version Differences

The Deluxe Edition contains the Deluxe Pack, containing cosmetic items not sold separately.

The Gold Edition contains both the Deluxe Pack and Season Pass.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Ultra Texture Pack	Free
Human Conditions	Included in the Season Pass
No Compromise	Included in the Season Pass
Mega Pack	A bundle that includes: Retro Modernist Pack, Glow_Pro Pack, Ride Britannia Pack, Kick It Pack, Velvet Cowboy and Bay Area Thrash Pack
Supreme Pack	A bundle that includes: Black Hat Pack, EliteSec Pack, Guru Pack, Dumpster Diver Pack and Home Town Pack
Ultimate Pack	A bundle that includes: Psychedelic Pack, Pixel Art Pack, Ded Labs Pack, Glam Pack, Ubisoft Pack, Punk Rock Pack, Urban Artist Pack, Private Eye Pack and Guts, Grit and Liberty Pack
Bay Area Thrash Pack
Black Hat Pack
Ded Labs Pack
Dumpster Diver Pack
EliteSec Pack
Fully Decked Out Bundle	A bundle that includes: The Pixel Art customisation pack, The Guts, Grit and Liberty customisation pack, The Twitch hoodie for Marcus, 5,000 DedSec followers
Glam Pack
Glow_Pro Pack
Guru Pack
Guts, Grit and Liberty Pack
Home Town Pack
Kick It Pack
Pixel Art Pack
Private Eye Pack	Free
Psychedelic Pack	Included in the Season Pass
Punk Rock Pack
Retro Modernist Pack
Ride Britannia Pack
Root Access Pack	Included in the Season Pass
T-Bone Pack	Included in the Season Pass
Ubisoft Pack
Urban Artist Pack
Velvet Cowboy
Zodiac Killer Mission	Pre-order bonus, also included in Root Access Pack. Can't be purchased individually.

(Un)Lawful (Dis)Order and Bitflip Suit DLC are PS4 exclusive.^[3]

Essential improvements

Skip launcher

Use the `-nosplash` command line argument^{[citation needed]}
Does not skip the Uplay launcher, only the game's launcher.

Skip intro videos

Download and install no intro mod.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/447040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Photos taken with the in-game camera are located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\LocalStorage0.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\2688\
Steam	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\3619\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/447040/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings.

Quality settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		^[1]
Ultra-widescreen		In-engine cutscenes are 16:9 with black bars.
4K Ultra HD		^[1]
Field of view (FOV)	70-110°.
Windowed	^[1]
Borderless fullscreen windowed	^[1]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, SMAA (1x and T2X), MSAA, TXAA,^[1] and SSAA via Pixel Density setting (up to 1.5, aka 2.25x SSAA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	^[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	^[1] ^[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	^[4]

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		^[1]
Mouse acceleration		Off by Default.^[1]
Mouse sensitivity		Off by Default.^[1]
Mouse input in menus		^[1]
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-Axis also available
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-Axis also available

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired,

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		^[1]
Controller hotplugging		^[1]
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Dolby Atmos^{[citation needed]}
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Uses licensed music for radio music and during certain cutscenes.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish				Uplay only. Other versions can be converted.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play

Besides using the multiplayer options found in the game configuration menu, you can also prevent online play by disabling the Easy Anti-Cheat protection.

Can be useful if you plan to mod the game, as Easy Anti-Cheat does not allow modified game files without in-game warning messages, and possible risk of an account ban.

Launch the game with the `-eac_launcher` command line argument^[5]

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Nvidia 3D Vision Discover
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: WATCH_DOGS2.

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking		Supports: Aim at Gaze, Bungee Zoom, Cover at Gaze, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Hack at Gaze.

Issues unresolved

Nvidia RTX 3000 and 4000 series flickering issues

With the series 3000 and 4000, the game has an ongoing long-standing issue with flickering of in-game world elements.^[6]^[7] Changing the graphics settings, limiting the game's FPS or reverting to an older driver version doesn't fix or alleviate the problem at all.^[8] Nvidia recognized the issue as a known driver bug and will thus likely fix this issue through a future driver update.^[9]

Workaround for RTX 30x0 and 40x0 GPUs^[10]

Download dxvk-2.3.tar.gz from https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v2.3
Extract the DLLs using e.g. 7zip
Copy the DLLs (d3d10.dll, d3d10core.dll, d3d11.dll, dxgi.dll) to the bin\ directory of Watch Dogs 2
Add -eac_launcher to Game launch arguments in Ubisoft Connect to disable Easy Anti-Cheat, which would otherwise prevent the game from starting with non-standard DirectX DLLs.

Note that this workaround has the following undesirable side-effects in my testing:

Will disable multiplayer/online functionality
Will stutter more (Shader compilation was improved on 2.3)
Will reduce frame rate (2.3 improves this with a framerate 20% penalty versus a 50% penalty for 1.3.3)
The game will crash when ALT-TAB'ed (Does not appear to occur anymore with 2.3)
Use ALT+F2 to access Ubisoft Connect overlay in order to close any graphics driver warnings

Prevent GPU usage over 90% for RTX 3000 users^[11]

Once the GPU usage is lower than 90%, the flicker disappears on RTX 3000 GPUs. However simply limiting FPS won't work since GPU frequency automatially turns down as the game needs less GPU resource.

Set Power Management Mode in NVIDIA Control Panel for WD2 to "prefer maximum performance". This can ensure the GPU frequency never turns down.
Tweak your CPU perfoamance to ensure the game has a bottleneck on CPU instead of GPU. Here are some different ways to limit CPU:

Use Task Manager or Process Lasso to set affinity of WatchDogs2.exe. This game is highly multithread optimized so just try set less core affinity. You can try from only one core and keep adding cores until the framerate is acceptable while bottleneck still on CPU.
Disable turbo by ThrottleStop or in BIOS. This can significantly cut down CPU frequency to make a CPU bottleneck.
Windows power plan can also limit CPU power. Try set maximum processor state to a lower value.
For those are good at hardware replacement but poor at tweaking, simply install a weaker CPU. A low-end i3 or even Pentium with high-end GPU can always result CPU bottleneck.

Issues fixed

Crashes to desktop on AMD cards after few minutes of play

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open WD2_GamerProfile.xml.
Change DeferredFxQuality="console" to DeferredFxQuality="pc".

If there is no such value, create it right next to ConfettiQuality value in quality section.

Stuttering during gameplay

Install the game on SSD^[12]^[13]

Turn off multiplayer features in game options or disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play^[14]

Disable "Control Flow Guard" for WD2^[15]
Don't turn off CFG globally as that puts the system at a major security risk.

Game doesn't launch

Turn off or unplug the monitor^{[citation needed]}
The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card.^{[citation needed]} After the game has launched, the monitor can be reconnected.

Black bars during cutscenes or squished image

Game incorrectly renders at 4096x2160 (17:9) resolution, resulting in display oddities.

Remove all references to the 4096x2160 resolution^[16]^[17]

Download and start CRU.
Make sure the display you want to modify is selected in the top box. If it's connected and in use, it will be marked as (active).
In the Extension blocks box, select the CEA-861 entry and press Edit.
Select the TV resolutions entry and press Edit.
One by one, select all the 4096x2160 entries and press Delete. Press OK when done.
Select the HDMI support entry and press Edit.
Select any 4096x2160 entries and press Delete.
Press OK on all the windows to return to the main application window. Press OK to close.
Run restart64.exe/restart.exe to re-initialize the display driver.

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open WD2_GamerProfile.xml.
Change the value of ForceAspectRatio (in RenderProfile) from 0 to 1.777777777777778 (16:9).

You may need to set the file to read only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[18] See Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play.

System requirements

Windows^[1]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz AMD FX-6120 3.5 GHz	Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz AMD FX-8120 3.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780/970/1060 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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 (447040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 Watch Dogs 2 PC Specs and System Requirements Revealed - UbiBlog - Ubisoft - last accessed on 2016-10-18
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Watch Dogs 2 PC FAQ | Watch Dogs 2 official website | Ubisoft
↑ PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR WATCH DOGS 2
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2020-07-14
Tested by enabling Windows HDR. No toggle in-game either way.
↑ Cheat Happens - Watch Dogs 2 Message Board - How to Disable Easy Anti-Cheat in WD2 - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Watch Dogs 2 (PC) flickering issue on RTX cards - ad44 - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-03-12
↑ Watch Dogs 2 - Flickering Bug - gameswecan - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-03-12
↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-03-12
Limiting FPS to 60 at lowest settings on a RTX 4090 did not help; did that as a lot of users suggested this issue only happened when the GPU was at 99% usage. My testing thus concluded that this wasn't the case and lots of people also said that didn't work for them.
↑ Release 530 Driver for Windows, Version 531.18 - Windows 11 / 10 - Release Notes - Nvidia - last accessed on 2023-03-12
"[GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky[3858016]"
↑ PSA: Watch Dogs 2 Sky Flicker Workaround By Ubisoft, last accessed July 2023
↑ Verified by User:Qinlili on 2024-02-16
For my laptop with 11800H and 3060, disable turbo and set affinity to only 5 cores provides 55-65fps with no flicker.
↑ W2D SSD vs HDD test - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Similar issue fixed - last accessed on May 2023
↑ fix for 970/6600K
↑ Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Fix black bars in cutscenes and aspect ratio issues with 4K/UHD TVs on PC - last accessed on 2024-01-07
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2024-01-07
↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-4] 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 (447040) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (447040) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[UbiInfo-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 Watch Dogs 2 PC Specs and System Requirements Revealed - UbiBlog - Ubisoft - last accessed on 2016-10-18

[FAQ-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Watch Dogs 2 PC FAQ | Watch Dogs 2 official website | Ubisoft

[PS4_Exclusive_Content-3] PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR WATCH DOGS 2

[5] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2020-07-14
Tested by enabling Windows HDR. No toggle in-game either way.

[6] Cheat Happens - Watch Dogs 2 Message Board - How to Disable Easy Anti-Cheat in WD2 - last accessed on May 2023

[7] Watch Dogs 2 (PC) flickering issue on RTX cards - ad44 - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-03-12

[8] Watch Dogs 2 - Flickering Bug - gameswecan - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-03-12

[9] Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-03-12
Limiting FPS to 60 at lowest settings on a RTX 4090 did not help; did that as a lot of users suggested this issue only happened when the GPU was at 99% usage. My testing thus concluded that this wasn't the case and lots of people also said that didn't work for them.

[10] Release 530 Driver for Windows, Version 531.18 - Windows 11 / 10 - Release Notes - Nvidia - last accessed on 2023-03-12
"[GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky[3858016]"

[PSA:_Watch_Dogs_2_Sky_Flicker_Workaround_By_Ubisoft-11] PSA: Watch Dogs 2 Sky Flicker Workaround By Ubisoft, last accessed July 2023

[12] Verified by User:Qinlili on 2024-02-16
For my laptop with 11800H and 3060, disable turbo and set affinity to only 5 cores provides 55-65fps with no flicker.

[13] W2D SSD vs HDD test - last accessed on May 2023

[14] Similar issue fixed - last accessed on May 2023

[fix_for_970.2F6600K-15] x for 970/6600K

[16] Reddit - last accessed on May 2023

[17] Steam Community :: Guide :: Fix black bars in cutscenes and aspect ratio issues with 4K/UHD TVs on PC - last accessed on 2024-01-07

[18] Verified by User:Keith on 2024-01-07

[19] Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
	Ubisoft Paris
	Ubisoft Toronto
	Ubisoft Bucharest
	Ubisoft Reflections
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Disrupt
Release dates
Windows	November 29, 2016^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	82
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Open world
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Sci-fi
Series	Watch Dogs

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-{{mm}} [http://forums.ubi.com/forumdisplay.php/1250-Watch-Dogs-2 Official forum]
+{{mm}} [https://discussions.ubisoft.com/category/712/watch-dogs-2 Official forum]
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-{{Availability/row| Origin | watch-dogs/watch-dogs-2 | Origin, Uplay | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. |  | Windows }}
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+{{ii}} {{DRM|Easy Anti-Cheat}} is enabled by default but can be skipped by <code>-eac_launcher</code> command.
+===Version Differences===
+{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' contains the Deluxe Pack, containing cosmetic items not sold separately.
+{{ii}} The '''Gold Edition''' contains both the Deluxe Pack and Season Pass.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Season Pass | | Windows}}
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 {{DLC/row| Dumpster Diver Pack | | Windows}}
 {{DLC/row| EliteSec Pack | | Windows}}
-{{DLC/row| Fully Decked Out Bundle | | Windows}}
+{{DLC/row| Fully Decked Out Bundle | A bundle that includes: '''The Pixel Art customisation pack''', '''The Guts, Grit and Liberty customisation pack''', '''The Twitch hoodie for Marcus''', '''5,000 DedSec followers'''| Windows}}
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-{{ii}} To purchase the complete game with all content, you only need to buy five things on Steam. You need to get the Gold Edition of the game, the Mega Pack, Supreme Pack, Ultimate Pack, and the free Ultra Texture Pack. This combination gets you all the content for the least amount of money.
 ==Essential improvements==
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 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=No intro mod|fix=
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+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\}}
-}}
+{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
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-===Save location of photos taken with the in-game camera===
-{{Game data|
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+{{ii}} Photos taken with the in-game camera are located in {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\LocalStorage0}}.
 ===Save game data location===
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 {{Save game cloud syncing
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-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 = false
+|origin                    = false
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  = true
+|ubisoft connect           = true
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                = unknown
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Watch Dogs 2 display settings.png|Display settings.}}
 {{Image|Watch Dogs 2 quality settings.png|Quality settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/watch-dogs-2/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 156: / Line 184: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]], [[SMAA]] (1x and T2X), [[MSAA]], [[TXAA]],<ref name="UbiInfo"/> and [[SSAA]] via Pixel Density setting (up to 1.5, aka 2.25x SSAA)
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = <ref name="FAQ"/>
@@ Line 168: / Line 199: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = <ref name="UbiInfo"/>
@@ Line 186: / Line 217: @@
 |full controller           = true
 |full controller notes     =
+|controller wheel          = false
+|controller wheel notes    = Presets only.
 |controller remap          = false
 |controller remap notes    = Presets only.
@@ Line 192: / Line 225: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes= X-Axis also available
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = true
 |impulse triggers notes    =
-|dualshock 4               = unknown
+|dualshock 4               = true
 |dualshock 4 notes         =
-|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts         = true
 |dualshock prompts notes   =
 |light bar support         = unknown
 |light bar support notes   =
-|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+|dualshock 4 modes         = Wired,V2
 |dualshock 4 modes notes   =
 |tracked motion controllers= unknown
@@ Line 220: / Line 253: @@
 |haptic feedback           = true
 |haptic feedback notes     =
-|simultaneous input        = unknown
+|simultaneous input        = true
 |simultaneous input notes  =
 |steam input api           = unknown
@@ Line 234: / Line 267: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Watch Dogs 2 - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 248: / Line 281: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = unknown
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = false
+|royalty free audio notes  = Uses licensed music for radio music and during certain cutscenes.
 }}
@@ Line 262: / Line 297: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Arabic
-  |interface = true
+  |interface = false
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
@@ Line 427: / Line 462: @@
 {{++}} Can be useful if you plan to mod the game, as Easy Anti-Cheat does not allow modified game files without in-game warning messages, and possible risk of an account ban.
-{{Fixbox|description=Launch the game with the <code>-eac_launcher</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>[http://www.cheathappens.com/show_board2.asp?headID=132522&titleID=22151 Cheat Happens - Watch Dogs 2 Message Board - How to Disable Easy Anti-Cheat in WD2]</ref>|fix=}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Launch the game with the <code>-eac_launcher</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.cheathappens.com/show_board2.asp?headID=132522&titleID=22151|title=Cheat Happens - Watch Dogs 2 Message Board - How to Disable Easy Anti-Cheat in WD2|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=}}
 ==VR support==
@@ Line 459: / Line 494: @@
 |trackir notes               =
 |tobii eye tracking          = true
-|tobii eye tracking notes    = Supports head tracking.
+|tobii eye tracking notes    = Supports: Aim at Gaze, Bungee Zoom, Cover at Gaze, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Hack at Gaze.
 |play area seated            =
 |play area seated notes      =
@@ Line 468: / Line 503: @@
 }}
-==Issues fixed==
+==Issues unresolved==
+===Nvidia RTX 3000 and 4000 series flickering issues===
+{{mm}} With the series 3000 and 4000, the game has an ongoing long-standing issue with flickering of in-game world elements.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaqKfV5rUfE|title=Watch Dogs 2 (PC) flickering issue on RTX cards - ad44 - YouTube|date=2023-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBrfjdZnfHg|title=Watch Dogs 2 - Flickering Bug - gameswecan - YouTube|date=2023-03-12}}</ref> Changing the graphics settings, limiting the game's FPS or reverting to an older driver version doesn't fix or alleviate the problem at all.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2023-03-12|comment=Limiting FPS to 60 at lowest settings on a RTX 4090 did not help; did that as a lot of users suggested this issue only happened when the GPU was at 99% usage. My testing thus concluded that this wasn't the case and lots of people also said that didn't work for them.}}</ref> Nvidia recognized the issue as a known driver bug and will thus likely fix this issue through a future driver update.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/531.18/531.18-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf|title=Release 530 Driver for Windows, Version 531.18 - Windows 11 / 10 - Release Notes - Nvidia|date=2023-03-12|snippet=[GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky[3858016] }}</ref>
+{{Fixbox|description=Workaround for RTX 30x0 and 40x0 GPUs<ref name="PSA: Watch Dogs 2 Sky Flicker Workaround By Ubisoft">[https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/14cvmhh/psa_watch_dogs_2_sky_flicker_workaround_by_ubisoft/ PSA: Watch Dogs 2 Sky Flicker Workaround By Ubisoft], last accessed July 2023</ref>|fix=
+# Download dxvk-2.3.tar.gz from https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v2.3
+# Extract the DLLs using e.g. 7zip
+# Copy the DLLs (d3d10.dll, d3d10core.dll, d3d11.dll, dxgi.dll) to the bin\ directory of Watch Dogs 2
+# Add -eac_launcher to Game launch arguments in Ubisoft Connect to disable Easy Anti-Cheat, which would otherwise prevent the game from starting with non-standard DirectX DLLs.
-===Stuttering during gameplay===
+Note that this workaround has the following undesirable side-effects in my testing:
-{{Fixbox|description=Install the game on SSD|fix=
-{{ii}} It's recommended to install the game on SSD in order to get rid of frequent stuttering on various. Even on high end configurations. Please check the footnotes for reference <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ME4KKwWMU W2D SSD vs HDD test]</ref> <ref>[https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/715765-really-bad-fps-in-watchdogs-2/ Similar issue fixed]</ref>
+* Will disable multiplayer/online functionality
-{{ii}} Be aware that minimal FPS is noticeably affected by slow RAM ([https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5fktwz/how_to_get_the_best_performance_out_of_watch_dogs/ see] WD2 DDR3 vs DDR4 comparison)
+* Will stutter more (Shader compilation was improved on 2.3)
+* Will reduce frame rate (2.3 improves this with a framerate 20% penalty versus a 50% penalty for 1.3.3)
+* The game will crash when ALT-TAB'ed (Does not appear to occur anymore with 2.3)
+* Use ALT+F2 to access Ubisoft Connect overlay in order to close any graphics driver warnings
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=(Nvidia) Set maximum pre rendered frames to 4|ref=<ref name="fix for 970/6600K">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5fktwz/how_to_get_the_best_performance_out_of_watch_dogs/dde78fv/ fix for 970/6600K]</ref>|fix=}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Turn on in-game Multi-Frame Sampled AA (MFAA)|ref=<ref name="fix for 970/6600K">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5fktwz/how_to_get_the_best_performance_out_of_watch_dogs/dde78fv/ fix for 970/6600K]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Prevent GPU usage over 90% for RTX 3000 users<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Qinlili|date=2024-02-16|comment=For my laptop with 11800H and 3060, disable turbo and set affinity to only 5 cores provides 55-65fps with no flicker.}}</ref>|fix=
+Once the GPU usage is lower than 90%, the flicker disappears on RTX 3000 GPUs. However simply limiting FPS won't work since GPU frequency automatially turns down as the game needs less GPU resource.
+# Set Power Management Mode in NVIDIA Control Panel for WD2 to "prefer maximum performance". This can ensure the GPU frequency never turns down.
+# Tweak your CPU perfoamance to ensure the game has a bottleneck on CPU instead of GPU. Here are some different ways to limit CPU:
+* Use Task Manager or Process Lasso to set affinity of WatchDogs2.exe. This game is highly multithread optimized so just try set less core affinity. You can try from only one core and keep adding cores until the framerate is acceptable while bottleneck still on CPU.
+* Disable turbo by ThrottleStop or in BIOS. This can significantly cut down CPU frequency to make a CPU bottleneck.
+* Windows power plan can also limit CPU power. Try set maximum processor state to a lower value.
+* For those are good at hardware replacement but poor at tweaking, simply install a weaker CPU. A low-end i3 or even Pentium with high-end GPU can always result CPU bottleneck.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Turn off multiplayer features in game options or [[#Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play|disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play]]|ref=<ref name="fix for 970/6600K">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5fktwz/how_to_get_the_best_performance_out_of_watch_dogs/dde78fv/ fix for 970/6600K]</ref>
+==Issues fixed==
+===Crashes to desktop on AMD cards after few minutes of play===
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref={{cn|date=June 2020}}|fix=
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
+# Open {{file|WD2_GamerProfile.xml}}.
+# Change <code>DeferredFxQuality="console"</code> to <code>DeferredFxQuality="pc"</code>.
+{{ii}} If there is no such value, create it right next to <code>ConfettiQuality</code> value in <code>quality</code> section.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Limit your framerate with RivaTuner to 45 - 50 - 55 or whatever you want|ref=<ref name="2nd Reddit thread">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5ka7uv/watch_dogs_2_peformance_issues_stuttering_fix/ 2nd Reddit thread]</ref>
-}}
+===Stuttering during gameplay===
-{{Fixbox|description=Reinstall or update Windows 10 to at least Fall Creators Update (e.g. from 1709)|ref=<ref name="Video with fix in desctription">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkGUjNGMcyY Video with fix in description]</ref>
+{{Fixbox|description=Install the game on SSD|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ME4KKwWMU|title=W2D SSD vs HDD test|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/715765-really-bad-fps-in-watchdogs-2/|title=Similar issue fixed|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=(Esp. for notebooks) Unpark CPU cores with [http://coderbag.com/product/quickcpu?rd=cpm Quick CPU]|ref=<ref name="Video with fix in desctription">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkGUjNGMcyY Video with fix in description]</ref>
+{{Fixbox|description=Turn off multiplayer features in game options or [[#Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play|disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play]]|ref=<ref name="fix for 970/6600K">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5fktwz/how_to_get_the_best_performance_out_of_watch_dogs/dde78fv/ fix for 970/6600K]</ref>
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Turn down "Extra Details" responsible for draw distance|ref=<ref name="2nd Reddit thread">[https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5ka7uv/watch_dogs_2_peformance_issues_stuttering_fix/ 2nd Reddit thread]</ref>
+{{Fixbox|description=[https://docs.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W790 Disable "Control Flow Guard"] for WD2|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS/comments/8jgz6g/disabling_control_flow_guard_in_windows_defender/|title=Reddit|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
-}}
+{{ii}} Don't turn off CFG globally as that puts the system at a major security risk.
-{{Fixbox|description=Disable "Control Flow Guard" in Windows Defender for WD2|ref=<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS/comments/8jgz6g/disabling_control_flow_guard_in_windows_defender/</ref>|fix=
-Use [https://docs.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W790 this] instruction and choose executable. Don't turn off CFG globally - it's a major security breach.
-{{ii}} If you use another AV software, then you would naturally assume everything Defender related is disabled, and you would be wrong. If you use Defender, you will be brought to the Windows Defender Security Center straight away, but if you don't, you will end up on a Settings page saying that Windows Defender is not available because it's turned off. Click "Turn on Windows Defender Antivirus" - don't worry, your AV software will disable it again straight away.
-}}
-===Disabling Spectre and Meltdown patches===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm InSpectre]|ref=|fix=
-{{ii}} May lower stuttering and FPS issues on configurations with low RAM and weak CPU.<ref>https://www.dobreprogramy.pl/deton24/Dlaczego-moje-gry-sie-zacinaja-diagnostyka-Ustawianie-pliku-wymiany-ReadyBoost-Testy-trybu-gry-i-kompresji-pamieci-w-Windows--porady,85501.html</ref>
-{{ii}} Restart needed after changes.
-{{--}} '''Be warned your system will be vulnerable to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities while this is enabled.'''
 }}
 ===Game doesn't launch===
-{{Fixbox|description=The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card
+{{Fixbox|description=Turn off or unplug the monitor|ref={{cn|date=September 2019}}|fix=
-|fix=Turn off or unplug the monitor
+{{ii}} The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card.{{cn|date=2023-03-04|reason=If that is the issue, shouldn't the game just be launched through the dedicated GPU? Should be checked if this is still an issue nowadays with the game having been updated and GPU-drivers too.}}
-{{ii}} After the game has launched, you can reconnect the monitor.
+{{ii}} After the game has launched, the monitor can be reconnected.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=[https://www.easy.ac/en-us/ Easy Anti-Cheat] sometimes finds a game file (ex: ''DbgHelp.dll'')  as untrusted and displays an error message about that
-|fix=Remove the file (which is mentioned in the error message) from the game's library, also [[Watch_Dogs_2#Disable_Easy_Anti-Cheat_and_online_play|disable Easy Anti-Cheat]] if it's necesarry.
-}}
-===Incorrect aspect ratio, letterboxing or pillarboxing===
-{{Fixbox|description=Delete the 4096x2160 mode (or whatever it is in your case) so the display drivers no longer see it.|fix=
-The following guide explains how, in simple details:
-https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=806615157
-{{ii}} Confirmed to work with LG B7 and C8 OLED TVs, as well as ViewSonic VX2475 monitors.
+===Black bars during cutscenes or squished image===
-{{ii}} If your display device reports that it can handle a resolution higher than its native resolution, the game will render everything at that resolution and then scale it to the native one, resulting in distortion of some graphics (e.g. the HUD map is not circular, characters are tall or fat vs what they should be) and borders that should not be there on others (e.g. intro videos). This particularly affects some 4K monitors and TVs.
+{{ii}} Game incorrectly renders at 4096x2160 (17:9) resolution, resulting in display oddities.
-{{ii}} For example, many native 3840x2160 16:9 displays report they can also handle 4096x2160 as an input. The game will see that and render to it, even when you choose 3840x2160/16:9 in its settings.
+{{Fixbox|description=Remove all references to the 4096x2160 resolution|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=806615157|title=Steam Community :: Guide :: Fix black bars in cutscenes and aspect ratio issues with 4K/UHD TVs on PC|date=2024-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2024-01-07|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download and start [https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU CRU].
+# Make sure the display you want to modify is selected in the top box. If it's connected and in use, it will be marked as (active).
+# In the Extension blocks box, select the CEA-861 entry and press Edit.
+# Select the TV resolutions entry and press Edit.
+# One by one, select all the 4096x2160 entries and press Delete. Press OK when done.
+# Select the HDMI support entry and press Edit.
+# Select any 4096x2160 entries and press Delete.
+# Press OK on all the windows to return to the main application window. Press OK to close.
+# Run {{file|restart64.exe}}/{{file|restart.exe}} to re-initialize the display driver.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit Configuration file|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit configuration file|ref={{cn|date=June 2020}}|fix=
-# Go to [[#Game data|configuration file location]].
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Change the value of <code>ForceAspectRatio</code> (in <code>RenderProfile</code>) from <code>0</code> to <code>1.777777777777778</code>. (16:9)
+# Open {{file|WD2_GamerProfile.xml}}.
-{{ii}} You may need to set file to read-only.
+# Change the value of <code>ForceAspectRatio</code> (in <code>RenderProfile</code>) from <code>0</code> to <code>1.777777777777778</code> (16:9).
+{{ii}} You may need to set the file to read only.
 }}
@@ Line 546: / Line 602: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 569: / Line 628: @@
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      = Easy Anti-Cheat
-|multiplayer notes= <ref>[https://www.easy.ac/en-us/partners/ Easy Anti-Cheat]</ref> See [[#Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play|Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play]].
+|multiplayer notes= <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.easy.ac/en-us/partners/|title=Easy Anti-Cheat|date=May 2023}}</ref> See [[#Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play|Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play]].
 }}
@@ Line 578: / Line 637: @@
 |minOS    = 7 SP1
-|minCPU   = Intel Core i5-2400S  2.5 GHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD FX-6120 3.5 GHz
 |minRAM   = 6 GB