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

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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 VERWIJDERD}@watchdogsgame or on our community-run {LINK VERWIJDERD}subreddit.

Oh hi friends. We’re back with a new free content update, adding new challenges and ways to play with your friends. You’ll need partners in-game to defeat the most difficult co-op challenge yet, and face new human threats when attempting a loot truck takeover. Let’s dive in to everything that’s in the patch:


MAN VS. MACHINE CO-OP EVENT – A weaponized Tidis protoype security robot has been detected around the Bay Area, and it’s going to be a pain in the a** to take out. But you’re up to the task, right? It will appear dynamically in the world as a DedSec Event when you’re paired up with someone in co-op, will require careful coordination with your fellow hacker in order to defeat it. Good luck.

PVP LOOT TRUCKS – Robbing loot trucks for fat stacks of cash and followers is about to get a little crazier. Other players will be able to join your session when you come across a loot truck and you’ll have to battle them AND the cops in order to reap the rewards. This update supports up to 4 players in a session at a time, and can be played co-op.

LEADERBOARD IMPROVEMENTS – We wanted our leaderboards to be as sexy as the No Compromise DLC so we’ve completely remade them. They should be easier to read, and offer you a better picture of where you stand amongst the masses, and 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.

PHONE BACKGROUNDS – You’ll be able to set your swag to 100 and customize your in-game phone with a selection of different backgrounds.


Bounty Hunter target buff – Targets in Bounty Hunter will be a little more difficult to kill, especially at the hands of police. We found that Bounty Hunter matches were ending too quickly, and this balancing change is intended to address that.

Bounty Hunter leaderboard boost – Small increase in base leaderboard points for the target. Does not affect accumulated points (kills, escapes, etc.)

Showd0wn – Improved match flow


Multiple crash fixes that are too boring and technical to waste anyone’s time explaining aaaaaaaand we’re done.

[Editor’s Note: Be sure not to mention the thing in the inventory, it’s a surprise. Players will need to do a hard save (start/end main mission, or change HUD settings, etc and restart after update to find the surprise). Delete this note before publishing, thanks.]

We hebben er erg naar uitgekeken om deze titelupdate in het bijzonder met jullie te delen, want het is de grootste gratis contentupdate die we tot nu toe voor de game hebben uitgebracht en hij bevat de gloednieuwe Showd0wn-PvP-gameplay. We hebben een heleboel feedback van iedereen ontvangen dat jullie meer multiplayer-opties in de game willen en we hopen dat jullie er erg van zullen genieten.

De patch kan vanaf maandag 17 april gedownload worden op alle platformen en de Geen concessies-DLC komt op 18 april naar PlayStation 4.

• Nieuwe online-modus: Showd0wn: Dit is een nieuw soort gameplay voor 2 teams van 2 spelers, die je kunt spelen met een vriend of via matchmaking. Showd0wn bevat drie soorten doelen [Steel de harddisk, Doomload (King of the Hill-achtig) en Wis/Bescherm de servers], in 15 verschillende locaties. Dit is een perfecte endgame-uitdaging om met vrienden te spelen… als je tenminste geen scriptkiddie bent en alle hulpmiddelen in je arsenaal weet te gebruiken.

• Online races: Drone-, motocross- en eKart-races kunnen in multiplayer gespeeld worden! Ze krijgen ook hun eigen klassementen, zodat je ze kunt gebruiken om mee te dingen naar seizoenbeloningen.

• Truck beroven-missie: Deze gepantserde vrachtwagens verschijnen willekeurig in de spelwereld en geven je de kans om ze te hacken en jezelf dan te verdedigen tegen de zwermen aan politie die vervolgens op je afkomen. Ze zullen niet eenvoudig te beroven zijn, maar de hoeveelheid geld en volgers die ze opleveren maakt het de moeite waard.

• Paintballgeweer: Dit heftige wapen is beschikbaar in de 3D-printer en kan vijanden verdoven met een salvo aan verfkogels. Leuk om te weten: in PvP zal het scherm van je tegenstander bedekt worden met verfspetters als je hem aanvalt.

• Nieuwe kleding: Er zullen 13 nieuwe kledingstukken verkrijgbaar zijn in verschillende winkels, alsof je er al niet cool genoeg uitzag.


• Explosieschade: We hebben de effectiviteit van explosieven voor online spelen verbeterd. Met deze update wordt schade aan de tegenstander bepaald aan de hand van hun afstand tot de explosie. Bovenop een explosief staan heeft een onmiddellijke en nogal beschamende dood tot gevolg, maar als je verder van de explosie verwijderd bent, zul je minder schade oplopen. Geniet, maar ontplof met mate.

• Klassementen: Meerdere kleine verbeteringen aan het klassementsysteem


• “Bio-hacking”-blokkade: Probleem opgelost dat sommige spelers deze missie niet konden voltooien.

• Missiekopieën: Probleem opgelost dat sommige missies soms twee keer in de DedSec-app stonden.

• Cruciale data: We hebben sommige cruciale data-eenheden in de wereld bijgewerkt met de juiste definities en beschrijvingen op de kaart.

• Een heleboel andere kleine problemen opgelost en verbeteringen aangebracht... waar we je niet verder mee willen vervelen.


• Probleem opgelost dat de game niet wilde opstarten in Steam nadat de download gedaan was met de optie "Start de game op zodra deze klaar is" ingeschakeld.

• Probleem opgelost dat de mist van San Francisco tijdens regen verkeerd weergegeven werd.

• Probleem opgelost dat de game op laptops opstart met geïntegreerde CPU in plaats van dedicated.

• Een heleboel oplossingen voor kleine problemen met flikkeren, weerspiegelingen, ontbrekende textures, gedrag van venstermodi, gebruikersinterface, teksten, online spelmodi, andere dingen, blablabla...

Wil je alvast een indruk van de komende DLC en gratis content-update? Ga op donderdag 13 april om 20:00 Ned. tijd naar https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoft voor de Geen concessies-spoilerstream. We bekijken de nieuwe activiteiten en kleding in de komende patch, de Moskougambiet-missie van Geen concessies en spelen voor het eerst Showd0wn, een gloednieuwe twee-tegen-twee PvP-onlinemodus!

Watch Dogs 2's eigen Chase Straight en David Thériault zijn de gastheren, samen met Sara-Belanger Lithwick (associate live-producer) en Alex Brisebois (ontwikkelingstester), mede-ontwikkelaars bij Ubisoft Montreal. Speciale gasten op de stream zijn Frédéric Vincent (game designer) en Kévin Huguet (ontwikkelingstester) van de studio in Parijs, die mee hebben geholpen aan de ontwikkeling van Geen concessies en Showd0wn.

Geen concessies is vanaf 18 april beschikbaar voor PS4 en vanaf 18 mei voor Xbox One en pc. Vanaf 17 april kan iedereen genieten van Showd0wn en andere gratis content.

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.