Researcher achievement in Watch

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You can find the general key data locations in the hack menu. Some of them require you to find Key Data and can only be unlocked if you have them. Check your research App and press Y (Xbox One) / Triangle (PS4) on the Key Data you want to find and you will see the general location where you can find it.

Scan the world in your Quadcopter, RC Car or by yourself to get the exact location if you are near it. Many of the Key Data locations require you to have basic equipement like the RC Car or the Quadcopter. There are multiple solutions to some puzzles and only one or two require the "Environment RC" upgrade.

To get the Researcher Achievement / Trophy you need to collect all 24 Key Data upgrades. None of them are missable and they are saved instantly when you pick them up.

Here are the two timecode option. The first one shows it by area as shown in the video and the second one shows the timeline by Upgrades.

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COLLECT BY AREA (Order of the video)
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MARIN
1 00:03 Marksmanship / Steady Hands
2 00:32 Tinkering / Expert Tinkering
3 01:14 City Disruption / Massive System Crash

ALCATRAZ
4 02:56 Remote CTRL / Speed Boost

OAKLAND
5 04:00 Marksmanship / Fast Trigger Finger
6 04:30 Social Engineering / Gang War
7 05:13 City Disruption / System Crash Upgrade: Blackout

SAN FRANCISCO (Collected from top to bottom)
8 06:03 City Disruption / Botnet Savings: City Hacking
9 08:07 Marksmanship / Target Weakness
10 08:43 Tinkering / Tweaked Blast
11 09:23 Vehicle Hacking / Massive Vehicle Hack
12 10:26 Marksmanship / Strong Grip
13 10:58 Vehicle Hacking / Engine Override
14 11:33 Remote CTRL / Remote Gadgets
15 12:10 Vehicle Hacking / Chopper Retreat Exploit
16 12:57 Marksmanship / Keen Eye
17 13:35 Remote CTRL / Expert RC Engineering
18 14:15 City Disruption / Security System Shutdown
19 14:56 Tinkering / Electro Shock Optimization
20 16:44 Remote CTRL / Enhanced Spring
21 17:47 Social Engineering / Botnet Savings: Personal Devices
22 18:27 Marksmanship / Stun Amp Up
23 22:00 Tinkering / Explosive Optimization
24 23:05 Vehicle Hacking / Botnet Savings: Vehicle Hacks
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COLLECT BY HACK UPGRADES
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VEHICLE HACKING
11 09:23 Massive Vehicle Hack
13 10:58 Engine Override
15 12:10 Chopper Retreat Exploit
24 23:05 Botnet Savings: Vehicle Hacks

SOCIAL ENGINEERING
6 04:30 Gang War
21 17:47 Botnet Savings: Personal Devices

CITY DISRUPTION
3 01:14 Massive System Crash
7 05:13 System Crash Upgrade: Blackout
8 06:03 Botnet Savings: City Hacking
18 14:15 Security System Shutdown

TINKERING
2 00:32 Expert Tinkering
10 08:43 Tweaked Blast
19 14:56 Electro Shock Optimization
23 22:00 Explosive Optimization

MARKSMANSHIP
1 00:03 Steady Hands
5 04:00 Fast Trigger Finger
9 08:07 Target Weakness
12 10:26 Strong Grip
16 12:57 Keen Eye
22 18:27 Stun Amp Up

REMOTE CTRL
4 02:56 Speed Boost
14 11:33 Remote Gadgets
17 13:35 Expert RC Engineering
20 16:44 Enhanced Spring

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Same here.

Posted by Neo Yggdrasill on 30 Oct 22 at 10:12

So many glitched achievements. I connected them all as well, and no cheevo poppy

Posted by RadiantCarcass on 17 Jan 23 at 06:33

Peguei todos os dados chaves e não ganhei a conquista ;-;

Posted by iTz Nalliak on 29 Aug 23 at 20:43

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For those who prefer a Map (I find a Map easier then a video) includes All Collectibles

https://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/5f7jq9/wd2_spoi...

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Note: I recommend getting the drone as early as you can. You can buy it from the 3D printer as shown in Part 1 - Remote CTRL

Playlist for Key Data collectibles found throughout the game: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLspO7pYM5dalLTNOVG72-...

Individual videos split into each subsection of the upgrade system:
Part 1 - Remote CTRL

Part 2 - Vehicle Hacking

Part 3 - Social Engineering

Part 4 - City Disruption

Part 5 - Tinkering

Part 6 - Marksmanship

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May I ask why this should be done early in the game? Can it still be done after the game has been beat?

Posted by DarkR Phantom on 20 Apr 20 at 04:24

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