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{{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. | {{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. | ||
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− | + | {{ii}} ''Watch dogs 2'' uses heavy resources on a PC's paging file, which acts as alternate virtual RAM. | |
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+ | # Open start menu, type "run" and use run command. | ||
+ | # Enter systempropertiesadvanced. Go to "Advanced" tab and click settings. | ||
+ | # Go to "Advanced" and choose "programs" instead of "background services". | ||
+ | # Under virtual memory, click change. Uncheck "Automatically manage paging file for all drives" at the top. | ||
+ | # Select custom size. Although there is no definitive paging file size, try making the initial and maximum both 12288. | ||
+ | # Click OK and restart your computer. Try the game to see if performance is improved. | ||
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===Game doesn't launch=== | ===Game doesn't launch=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card | {{Fixbox|description=The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card |
Revision as of 22:15, 23 May 2021
Developers | |
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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 |
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 | 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. | |||
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. | |||
Origin | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. The latter is part of Ubisoft+. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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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]
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Skip intro videos
No intro mod |
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Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\WD2_GamerProfile.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/447040/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save location of photos taken with the in-game camera
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs 2\LocalStorage0\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/447040/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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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 |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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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 | |
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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[4]
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | Nvidia 3D Vision Discover | ||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: WATCH_DOGS2. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Aim at Gaze, Bungee Zoom, Cover at Gaze, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Hack at Gaze. |
Issues fixed
Stuttering during gameplay
Install the game on SSD |
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(Nvidia) Set maximum pre rendered frames to 4[7] |
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Turn on in-game Multi-Frame Sampled AA (MFAA)[7] |
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Turn off multiplayer features in game options or disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play[7] |
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Limit your framerate with RivaTuner to 45 - 50 - 55 or whatever you want[8] |
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Reinstall or update Windows 10 to at least Fall Creators Update (e.g. from 1709)[9] |
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(Esp. for notebooks) Unpark CPU cores with Quick CPU[9] |
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Turn down "Extra Details" responsible for draw distance[8] |
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Disable "Control Flow Guard" in Windows Defender for WD2[10] |
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Use this instruction and choose executable. Don't turn off CFG globally - it's a major security breach.
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Ramdom Crashing
- Watch dogs 2 uses heavy resources on a PC's paging file, which acts as alternate virtual RAM.
Increase pagefile size |
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Game doesn't launch
The game cannot handle a second monitor connected via an integrated graphics card |
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Turn off or unplug the monitor
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Easy Anti-Cheat sometimes finds a game file (ex: DbgHelp.dll) as untrusted and displays an error message about that |
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Remove the file (which is mentioned in the error message) from the game's library, also disable Easy Anti-Cheat if it's necesarry. |
Incorrect aspect ratio, letterboxing or pillarboxing
Delete the 4096x2160 mode (or whatever it is in your case) so the display drivers no longer see it. |
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The following guide explains how, in simple details: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=806615157
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Edit Configuration file |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Easy Anti-Cheat | [11] See Disable Easy Anti-Cheat and online play. |
System requirements
Windows[1] | ||
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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 1.2 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Watch Dogs 2 PC Specs and System Requirements Revealed - UbiBlog - Ubisoft - last accessed on 2016-10-18
- ↑ Watch Dogs 2 PC FAQ | Watch Dogs 2 official website | Ubisoft
- ↑ PLAYSTATION EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FOR WATCH DOGS 2
- ↑ Cheat Happens - Watch Dogs 2 Message Board - How to Disable Easy Anti-Cheat in WD2
- ↑ W2D SSD vs HDD test
- ↑ Similar issue fixed
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 fix for 970/6600K
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 2nd Reddit thread
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Video with fix in description
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS/comments/8jgz6g/disabling_control_flow_guard_in_windows_defender/
- ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat