The new official NVIDIA driver includes Watch Dogs 2 crash fix.

We recommend you to update now if you haven't already:

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1018992/geforce-drivers/official-384-94-game-ready-whql-display-driver-feedback-thread-released-7-24-17-/

NVIDIA announced the release of the GeForce Hotfix driver version 384.80 to address the recent crash at startup issue on Watch Dogs 2.

The driver is available for download from the following URL:
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4522

For further information check out the GeForce official forums[forums.geforce.com].

Hello, friends! We’re back with our July free content update, featuring the highly-requested 4 player party mode and a special Fourth of July in-game celebration. This Title Update will be available on all platforms on Tuesday, July 4th. Let’s get right into it:

4-PLAYER PARTY MODE - The free roam you know and love is back – now, from the Multiplayer App in your smartphone, two to four friends can enter into a private or public party mode. Free roam around San Francisco causing havoc, or jump into any of these activities on-demand, all of which have been balanced for the optimal amount of 2-4-person tomfoolery:

• 4-player Party: Bounty
• 4-player Party: Invasion
• 4-player Party: PvP Loot Truck
• 4-player Party: Races
• 4-player Party: Showd0wn
• 4-player Party: Robot Boss Fight
• 4-player Party: DedSec – Virus

For activities where there are roles or teams to assign, such as Showd0wn and Bounty Hunter, you’ll see a voting screen where each player can choose their role. In races, players will be able to vote on the course.

Co-op missions will not be available in 4-player party mode, as these missions have been designed specifically for 2-player co-op. Also, since the 4-player party mode is for you and your friends to wreak havoc across San Francisco, Leaderboards have been disabled - though you will still receive followers and cash rewards.

MULTIPLAYER MODE LAUNCH – All multiplayer modes can now be launched manually using the Multiplayer app in your smartphone. No more waiting for events to spawn!

FOURTH OF JULY - Celebrate Independence Day, hacker-style! From now to July 10th, find yourself a cozy spot with an unobstructed view of the Bay and enjoy nightly fireworks with your friends in the new 4-player party mode.

Or, grab a group of friends and get down with your patriotic self in a flurry of red, white and blue paintballs.

SHUFFLER OUTFIT – Players who completed the Shuffler objective but did not receive the outfit and stealth takedown will now receive it. The outfit can be found in your wardrobe; the stealth takedown is available while wearing the outfit.

OTHER - You can now skip the animation when using the 3D printer to change weapons or loadout – really useful in co-op.

We’ve completely revamped our Leaderboards UI. Leaderboards should now be easier to read and offer you a better picture of where you stand among the masses, as well as what you need to do to rank up. You’ll need to check your standing more regularly, as you can now lose rank if you aren’t continuing to fight for your position over the course of each Season. That said, seasonal rewards at Silver and Gold level cannot be lost once those ranks are achieved. Additionally, you’ll no longer receive the rewards at the end of the Season; rewards will show up in your in-game wardrobe as soon as you achieve the appropriate rank


1. The Leaderboards system is accessible through your in-game smartphone after completing an objective in the “Walk In the Park” mission. The Leaderboards App will appear on the first page of the smartphone.

2. Each Leaderboard Season lasts three (3) weeks, or 21 days. At the start of each new Season, the scores are wiped and every player begins at the Recruit rank again. New Seasons will be announced in the Leaderboards App.

3. In the Leaderboards App, you will see that there are five (5) separate types of leaderboards, each with their own points and ranking system: Co-op Operations, Hacking Invasions, Bounty Hunter, Showdown and Online Racing.

4. You earn points toward the Leaderboards by completing these online activities. Even if you lose a match, you will still earn points. Playing any of these three activities will generate a score for their respective leaderboards.

5. Divisions are based on percentages, not a number of points. The points required to reach each Division will vary, based on the number of players that are playing each mode and their overall performance.

6. Divisions unlock as the Season goes on. For example, at the very start of the Season only Bronze Division will be available for players. A few days later, Silver will unlock, then Gold, and so on.

7. If you quit or disconnect before the end of the match, you will receive zero points, but the player who remains in the match will still receive points – so always finish out your match!

8. There are six (6) divisions for each online activity’s Leaderboards. From highest to lowest, they are: Master, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Recruit.


9. Each of these divisions (except for Recruit and Master) is then split into five (5) additional mini-divisions, with 5 being the highest rank and 1 being the lowest (Bronze 1 < Bronze 2 < Bronze 3 < Bronze 4 < Bronze 5; Gold 1 < Gold 2 … < Gold 5, etc.)

10. You cannot lose points for bad performance during a match, but you can lose rank. Since Divisions represent a percentage of the total player population, if you stop playing multiplayer or are outperformed by other players, you will fall back to lower Divisions. 

11. Rewards earned from your division in the Leaderboard will be added automatically to your in-game wardrobe as soon as you attain the rank. There are two (2) rewards to earn each Season. The first is essentially a participation reward – play a few multiplayer matches and you’re bound to reach Silver rank to unlock it. The next reward is the second piece of the set – you want to attain Gold rank or higher to earn this item. These are exclusive items that can only be earned by playing multiplayer online activities. These items are themed sets alternating between hacking culture and real-life events. 

12. You can compare your division to your friends and challenge them to online activities directly from the Leaderboards app in-game. The rewards are uniquely-themed by Seasons. So once you get that Season’s reward, you won’t be able to get it again in another Season.

13. We have added a new tab to the Leaderboards App: History. This tab will show the rank you achieved in past seasons for each multiplayer activity. Please note that history will begin to be tracked for the next Season beginning May 22nd and will not include history from any earlier Seasons.

Open the Leaderboards app on the second page in the in-game smartphone to check out the changes! As always, share your best multiplayer moments with us {LINK REMOVIDO}@watchdogsgame or on our community-run {LINK REMOVIDO}subreddit.

Olá, pessoal. Estamos de volta com uma nova atualização de conteúdo gratuita, adicionando novos desafios e modos de jogar com seus amigos. Você precisará de parceiros no jogo para superar os desafios cooperativos mais difíceis já lançados e enfrentar novas ameaças humanas ao tentar saquear um carro-forte. Vamos ver os detalhes de tudo que vem no patch:


HOMEM X MÁQUINA – EVENTO COOP – Um novo protótipo de robô de segurança armado da Tidis foi detectado na Bay Area e vai ser uma m**** acabar com ele. Mas você dá conta do recado, né? Ele aparecerá dinamicamente pelo mundo como um Evento do DedSec quando você estiver pareado com alguém no modo cooperativo, e você e seu companheiro hacker precisarão de uma coordenação meticulosa para derrotá-lo. Boa sorte.

SAQUE DE CARROS-FORTES JXJ – O roubo de carros-fortes para conseguir pilhas de dinheiro e seguidores está prestes a ficar ainda mais louco. Outros jogadores poderão entrar na sua sessão quando você encontrar um carro-forte, e você terá que lutar contra eles E contra a polícia para receber as recompensas. Essa atualização suporta até 4 jogadores em uma sessão de cada vez e pode ser jogada no modo coop.

MELHORIAS NO PLACAR DE LÍDERES – Nós queremos que nossos placares de líderes sejam tão sexys quanto o DLC Sem Concessões. Por isso, nós os refizemos completamente. Eles estão mais fáceis de ler e oferecem uma ideia melhor de onde você está em comparação com os outros, além do que você precisa para subir no ranque. Você precisará verificar sua posição com mais frequência, pois agora poderá perder ranque se não lutar constantemente pela sua posição ao longo de cada temporada. Dito isso, as recompensas de temporada nos níveis Prata e Ouro não podem ser perdidas depois que tais ranques forem alcançados.


FUNDOS DE TELA PARA TELEFONE – Esbanje estilo e personalize seu telefone no jogo com uma seleção de fundos de tela.


Reforço dos alvos do Caçador de Recompensas – Os alvos do Caçador de Recompensas serão um pouco mais difíceis de matar, especialmente nas mãos da polícia. Nós descobrimos que as partidas do Caçador de Recompensas estavam terminando rápido demais, e essa mudança de balanceamento deve resolver isso.


Aumento no placar de líderes do Caçador de Recompensas – Um pequeno aumento nos pontos básicos do placar de líderes para o alvo. Não afeta os pontos acumulados (abates, fugas, etc.)


Showd0wn – Melhoramos o fluxo da partida


Várias correções de erros que são chatas e técnicas demais para alguém se dar ao trabalho de explicar – e pronto!


[Nota do editor: Lembre-se de não falar sobre a coisa no inventário. É surpresa. Os jogadores vão ter que fazer um salvamento completo (começar/terminar uma missão principal ou mudar as configurações do HUD, etc. e recomeçar após a atualização para encontrar a surpresa). Apague essa nota antes de publicar. Obrigado.]
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This Title Update is an especially exciting one for us to share with you because it’s the biggest free content update we’ve made to the game thus far, and it includes the brand new Showd0wn PvP gameplay. We’ve received a lot of feedback from you all that you wanted more multiplayer options in the game, and we hope you have a great time with this one.

The patch will be available to download on all platforms Monday, April 17th, with the No Compromise DLC launching on the 18th on PlayStation 4.


• New Online Mode: Showd0wn – This is a new type of online gameplay for 2v2 PvP matches that can be played with a friend, or through random matchmaking. Showd0wn will feature three types of objectives [Steal the HDD, Doom-load (KotH style), and Erase/Protect the Servers] across 15 distinct locations. This is a great endgame challenge to play with friends, provided you’re not a script kiddie and know how to use all of the tools in your arsenal.

• Online Races – Drone, motocross and eKart races are getting multiplayer functionality! They will also have their own leaderboards, so you can use them to compete for season rewards.

• Loot Truck Event – These armored trucks will randomly appear in the world, offering you a chance to hack them and then defend against the flood of police that will be responding. These will not be easy to rob, but the cash and followers payout is fat.

• Paintball gun – This bad boy will be available in the 3D printer and can stun enemies with a barrage of paintballs. Fun fact: in PvP gameplay your opponent’s screen will be colored in paintball splashes when you attack them.

• New Clothes – 13 new clothing items are available in the various stores, as if you didn’t look fly enough already.


• Explosive damage – We’ve improved the effectiveness of explosives for online play. With this update, damage to the opponent is determined by their proximity to the explosion. Standing on top of the IED will end in immediate and embarrassing death, but you’ll suffer less damage if you’re further out when the blast goes off. Check yourselves before you wreck yourselves.

• Leaderboards – Multiple minor improvements to the leaderboard system


• “Bio Hacking” blocker – Fixed an issue that was preventing some players from completing this mission.

• Duplicate operations – Fixed a bug that was sometimes causing duplicate operation entries in the DedSec App.

• Key Data – We’ve updated some Key Data units with proper definitions and descriptions on the map.

• Lots of other minor bug fixes and improvements we don’t want to bore you with.


• Fixed an issue when the game couldn’t be started in Steam after the download with "Launch the game as soon as it`s ready" option turned on.

• Fixed an issue when the San Francisco Fog was displaying incorrectly during rain.

• Fixed an issue when the game launched on laptops with integrated GPU, instead of dedicated.

• Lots of fixes to various minor issues with flickering, reflections, missing textures, windowed modes behavior, UI, text, online game modes, other stuff, yada yada.

Want to get a sneak peak at the upcoming DLC and free content update? Join us on Thursday, April 13th 1 PM ET at https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft for the No Compromise DLC Spoiler Stream. We’ll take a look at the new activities and clothing in the upcoming patch, the Moscow Gambit Operation from No Compromise, and play Showd0wn, a brand new 2v2 PvP online mode, for the first time ever!

Watch Dog 2's own Chase Straight and David Thériault are hosting, joined by fellow Ubisoft Montreal devs Sara-Belanger Lithwick (Asso. Live Producer) and Alex Brisebois (Dev Tester). The stream will also feature special guests from the Paris studio who helped develop No Compromise and Showd0wn - Frédéric Vincent (Game Designer) and Kévin Huguet (Dev Tester).

No Compromise is available on PS4 on April 18th, and May 18th on Xbox One and PC. Everyone can enjoy Showd0wn and the other free content starting April 17th.

CONTENT ROADMAP 2017
Watch Dogs 2 will be getting lots of exciting updates in the coming months that are completely FREE for all players.

APRIL
FREE CONTENT

- Showd0wn - New PvP team-based online mode

- eKart, Motocross, and Drone races playable in multiplayer

- Armored Truck feature – single player and co-op play

- Paintball Rifle - New non-lethal weapon

- 13 new clothing items

No Compromise DLC (PS4)

- New DedSec Operation – Moscow Gambit

- 6 Single player Race Time Trials with new Leaderboards

-Police, Fireman, Paramedic themed clothing sets, abilities and vehicles with unique behaviors

- 2 non-lethal weapons - the Air Shotgun and the Sniper Stun Rifle

MAY
FREE CONTENT

- Seamless PvP support added to Armored Truck feature

- New Seamless PvE Event

- Major Improvements to Leaderboards interface

- Minor gameplay improvements for multiplayer modes

- Continuous improvements and fixes

No Compromise DLC (XB1 & PC)

JUNE
FREE CONTENT

- Support for a 4-player groups to explore the city and play activities together 

- Continuous improvements and fixes for issues found by the community

We will be sharing more details about this content in the near future, so be sure to check back here in April and follow us on Twitter and join the conversations on the official Watch Dogs subreddit.

Today we are releasing a hot fix patch on all platforms that will include a fix to a performance issue where FPS would drop significantly for sustained periods, ending with a crash.