Watch Dogs 2: Research points - map, locations 1-61

On the above map, we've highlighted places where Research Points can be found. This is one of the most important types of secrets in Watch Dogs 2, since they will help in the development of Marcus by quickly providing access to new skills. Each secret you find means one Research Point added to your account.

Attention:

• You can locate the secrets yourself as well. After activating the NetHack mode, the locations of the nearest collectibles will be automatically added to the map (black skull icons stand for the Research Points).
• Before beginning the hunt for Research Points, think about unlocking the jumper and quadcopter, as well as the following skills: Environmental RC (remote hacking of lifts, cranes, etc.), and Enhanced Spring (the jumper bounces higher).

Every research point has a short description on our map, which can help in finding it. Below, you can find tips on acquiring the points from the set 1-61, which are the most challenging to obtain. More secrets are desribed on the next page.

Research point #7

This point can be found in a briefcase found on the roof of Proviblue Bank. When near the bank, look for the lift shown on the picture above and use remote hacking. Drive the lift to one of the walls (as above) and rise it as high as you can. Then activate the jumper and use it to get to the higher portion of the building.

After reaching the new place, you have to look for the entrance to the vent shaft (above). You have to drive through the whole shaft - it will lead you straight to the briefcase.

Research point #9

This point is obtainable in an inaccessible place on a roof of a building. Begin by looking around the neighborhood for a lift that you could hack. When you do, drive it close to a wall, climb onto it with Marcus and make your way up to the roof. Now activate the jumper and drive into the hole marked above. You will reach a closed circuit terminal that can be hacked with the jumper.

Now get back to the main area of the roof and look for the vent shaft show on picture 1. Open it and enter the shaft, which will lead you to the hideout showed on picture 2.

Research point #12

This point can be found under a mid-sized wooden building with an anchor emblem on it. You have to activate the jumper and find the entrance shown on picture 1. At the end of it, you'll find your secret.

Research point #14

This point is hidden under a pier - easily accessible when playing Marcus. Jump into the water when you'll be a little bit West from your destination. Swim underneath the pier, as shown above. Swim for a bit, until you find a wooden platform that you could climb onto.

You have to reach that big pipe shown above. Use explosives to destroy the planks, which are obstructing the entrance. That's how you'll unlock the way to the secret (you can remotely hack the grate as well).

Research point #17

This point is inside a building. Look around the neighborhood for the stairs shown above, which - with addition of some climbing - will let you reach the roof.

Jump onto the neighboring roof and locate the vent shaft shown above. Enter the shaft with the jumper. The collectible is at the end of the tunnel.

Research point #19

This point is in a secret area inside a building. The location can only be reached with the jumper. Walk around that building to locate the grate shown on picture 1. Enter it with the jumper. During your drive inside it, you will have to make a jump to get to a higher portion of the shaft. The area with the collectible is shown on picture 2.

Research point #21

This point can be found on the roof of Haum Data Center, which you might've already visited during one of the quests. The whole location is a restricted area, so you need to watch out. Examine the Northern side - look for the lift shown above. Use remote hacking to take it down.

Enter the lift and get back on the roof. The remaining part is easy. The research point is in a briefcase left near a table, as pictured above.

Research point #24

This research point is placed in a closed room located in the area of an underground parking lot. Hack the gate in order to reach the parking lot. You do not have to look for the closed circuit terminal. Instead, use the quadcopter and fly it up to the small entry hole above the doorway. Placing the quadcopter in a similar position as the one shown in the picture above, will allow you to perform a remote hack and gain the access code. Now you can open the door and take the suitcase with the research point.

Research point #25

This research point is located on a large balcony, on one of the higher floors of a tower block. Do not try to reach it from the bottom of the building, but instead, head over to the nearby garden, which is located near the roof of the previously mentioned building. You can use the road shown in the picture above to reach the garden.

Afterwards, localize the small ramp shown in picture 1, which will allow you to make the jump. Try to steal any bike, or a similar mean of transportation, and prepare for the jump. Make sure that you are not going too fast, as you have to break and stop before you fall off of the balcony with the research point (picture 2).

Research point #27

This research point is located inside a construction site in the middle of a currently constructed building. Reach the interior of the building and climb up to its higher floor. Here you have to localize a small hole in the wall, shown in the picture above. It is your task to make the jumper reach the hole, and unfortunately, this requires quite a lot of precision, as the jumper will often simply bounce off of the wall. Use surrounding objects (e.g. the yellow cement mixer) or the boost in order to achieve a perfect flight path for the jumper. After reaching the tunnel, drive through it. You will find the research point at the end of the ventilation shaft.

Research point #33

This research point is located on the roof of the main building of a petrol station. Localize a ramp placed in the vicinity of the station, that is shown in the picture above. Use a motorcycle or a similar mean of transportation, to perform (not a very long!) jump, which will end with a landing on the platform above the fuel dispensers.

After a successful landing turn right and jump to the roof of the main building. Hack into the closed circuit terminal shown in the picture above. You can now use hacking on the antenna, placed on the highest part of the roof.

Research point #35

This research point is located on a roof of a very tall building, but you have to start ascending from its very base. Look around the area to find the ladder shown in the picture above. Here you will start the climb, which will end with Marcus reaching a red closed circuit terminal. Hack into the system.

Activate the quadcopter and fly it onto the roof of the building (you should be within the quadcopter's range, unless you have descended in the meantime). Open the door shown in the picture above, and then hack the router located behind the door.

Research point #38

This research point is located in one of the rooms of a currently constructed building. The entire area is a off-limits and it is best to infiltrate it with the jumper. Reach the building with the jumper and drive down the stairs to the basement (as shown in the picture above).

After you reach the basement, take note of the very small hole by the ceiling, shown in the picture above. You have to use a jumper with the Enhanced spring skill unlocked, in order to reach the opening in a perfect fashion. If need be, use the boost to aid you, starting e.g. by the stairs. After a successful jump, squeeze through the hole. In the other room you will find the suitcase with the research point.

Research point #39

This research point is located on the top of a building with two towers, but in order to acquire it, you will have to go through some major preparations. Begin by activating the jumper and find a wall, with several objects on its surface, as shown in the picture above. Use these objects to climb the wall and reach the roof of the building.

After you reach the roof, find the small vent shown in the picture above, and jump into it with the jumper. Complete the linear journey through the ventilation shafts, thanks to which you will end up inside one of the towers. There is a closed circuit terminal here, which you have to hack. After you achieve that, activate the quadcopter, fly up to the tower and perform a remote hack on the antenna attached to the tower.

Research point #41

This research point is located on the highest floor of a building near the balustrade, and you will be able to reach it while playing with Marcus himself. The hardest task is finding the correct spot, in which you will start your climb. It is shown in the picture above - you have to park a large vehicle (e.g. a van) by the stone walls and climb onto them. Later on, Marcus will have to climb or jump down to lower ledges, but it will not be very challenging at all.

Research point #44

This research point is located on the roof of a building, but in order to reach it you will have to perform multiple additional tasks. Look around in the vicinity of the building to find a forklift, and start controlling it via a remote hack. Drive the vehicle into one of the tunnels inside of the building and park it by the opening in the ceiling shown in the picture above. Activate the jumper, use it to jump onto the forklift and then jump into the opening.

After the jumper is already in the area above the tunnel, drive into the ventilation shaft. Continue your journey until you reach the grate shown in the picture above. Hack it, jump down to the room below and hack into the terminal. At the end, take control over the quadcopter and fly it up to the roof, in order to hack into the newly unlocked antenna.

Research point #45

This research point is located on a roof, and firstly, you will need to reach a terminal, that is located a bit lower, with the jumper. Pay attention to the neighbouring building shown in picture 1. Jump onto the solar panel and then onto the roof. Begin your trek along the roofs until you reach the spot shown in picture 2. Here you should use the jumper's boost and bounce in order to reach the balcony. Drive around it to locate the closed circuit terminal.

After you hack into the terminal, you should use the remote hack in order to hack the lift shown in the picture above. Bring it down, step onto it with Marcus, and then bring it back up. You can now take the suitcase with the research point from the roof.

Research point #55

This one is located on a roof, however, you need to find two closed-circuit terminals beforehand. Activate NetHack mode and follow the red lines. One of terminals is near the stairs in the restricted area (sneak through or kill the guards); the other one is the other section of the roof. After hacking both of them reach the place marked by the game, and take the jumper into the shaft shown above. Since you've done your hacking already, the only thing you have to do is drawing the two grates aside and reaching the router placed at the end of the tunnel.

Research point #56

This point is on the roof of an enormous, seemingly inaccessible silo. A construction site is in the vicinity of this location - you have to use a crane that can be found there. Lower the man basket of this crane, take Markus inside and move the basket as close to the silo as possible (shown above). Switch to the jumper and take a leap from the basket - it will be a formality from hereon.

Research point #57

The point number 57 is located in a small, fenced area near the highway. You have to begin on the highway, more specifically, in the area shown above (a fragment of concrete barrier is missing here). Take the jumper inside the fence (if you have problems, use the booster). You can take the suitcase

Research point #59

The research point is linked to the antenna attached to a building (glass man bridge), but first, you have to crack the system. Activate the jumper and reach the roof of the building (alternatively, you can make things easier by driving up to the roof in a car, and only then resorting to the jumper). On the roof, find the two barrels shown above - hit them or use explosives to uncover a passage hidden behind them. Enter the small room and hack the closed-circuit terminal. You can hack the antenna.

Watch Dogs 2

November 15, 2016

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