Before you can unlock all Research abilities on Watch Dogs 2, you will need to find each and every Key Data throughout the city on top of the needed points. Key Data will bring you to off-the-beaten tracks, even to danger zones to take hold of them. Some of them are just collected, while others will require your hacking skills. As you embark on this journey, know that you will need Quadcopter, Vehicle Direction Hack and Environmental RC. Enhanced Spring and other Jumper upgrades are helpful but optional.
Watch Dogs 2 Key Data Locations - San Francisco
The Cliff House Key Data unlocks Target Weakness (Marskmanship). Find it on the coast west of San Francisco. The Coit Tower Key Data unlocks Strong Grip (Marskmanship). Get it from a sealed off valley south of the park. The China Key Data unlocks Massive Vehicle Hack (Vehicle Hacking). It requires Quadcopter. Locate it on the rooftop of a building situated at the center of the district where Chinatown and Lombard Street can be found.
The Embarcadero Center Key Data unlocks Engine Overdrive (Vehicle Hacking). Find it inside a room beside a car park under the Center northwest of San Francisco. The Ferry Building Key Data unlocks Remote Gadgets (Markmanship). It requires Quadcopter. Locate it along the eastern coast of the city. The Fort point Key Data unlocks Botnet Savings (City Disruption). It needs Quadcopter. Find it under the Golden Gate Bridge at the end of Fort Point. The Lombard Street Key Data unlocks Tweaked Blast (Tinkering). It requires Quadcopter. Find it on the roof of the building along the road on the south in northern San Francisco.
The New Dawn Facility Key Data unlocks Security System Shutdown (Social Engineering). Locate it at southwest inside the main complex. The Nudle Park Key Data unlocks the Keen Eye (Marskmanship). It requires Environmental RC. Get it from a gated space at the entrance to the stadium southeast of the city. The SFMOMA Key Data unlocks Chopper Retreat Exploit (Vehicle Hacking). It requires Vehicle Direction Hack. Find it in the alleyway at the back of the museum. The Sutro Tower Key Data unlocks Export RC Engineering (Remote Control). It requires a Jumper. This can be found at the base of the Sutro Tower in between the city and Silicon Valley.
Watch Dogs 2 Key Data Locations - Alcatraz And Yerba Beuna Island
The Alcatraz Key Data unlocks Speed Boost (Remote Control). It can be found inside the roof of the prison. The Yerba Buena Island Key Data unlocks Botnet Savings: Vehicle Hacks (Vehicle Hacking). You can find it in a complex above the main expressway tunnel at the center of the southern side of the island.
Watch Dogs 2 Key Data Locations - Marin
The Kirby Cove Key Data unlocks Steady Hands (Markmanship). It requires you a Jumper. You can get this at the south west of the Kirby Cove text on the map, not too distant from the coast. This is an enemy territory. The Vista Point Key Data unlocks Expert Tinkering (Tinkering). Find this under the Golden Gate Bridge, left side from the Horseshoe Bay text on the map. The Gates Houseboats Key Data unlocks Massive System Crash (City Disruption). It requires a Vehicle Direction Hack. Find it on the roof of a building beside Torque Rate Bike Shop eastside of Marin.
Watch Dogs 2 Key Data Locations - Oakland
The Prescott Key Data unlocks Fast Trigger Finger (Markmaship). Find it along the block right below the Prescott text on the map. The Jack London Square Key Data unlocks System Crash Upgrade: Blackout (City Disruption). Get it from the roof deck of a building at the district center. The Elmhurst Key Data unlocks Gang War (Social Engineering). Locate it northwest of the Prescott text on the map. This is an enemy territory.
Watch Dogs 2 Key Data Locations - Silicon Valley
The Crystal Spring Dam Key Data unlocks Shock Optimization (Tinkering). It needs you the Environmental RC. Find it at the scaffolding near a large complex above the Crystal Springs Dam text on the map. The Galilei Key Data unlocks Explosive Optimization (Tinkering). Locate it on a corner south of the campus. The Palo Alto Key Data unlocks Enhanced Spring (Remote Control). It requires Quadcopter and Jumper. Find this on top of the building right above the Palo Alto text on the map.
The Stanford Key Data unlocks Stun Amp Up (Marskmaship). It requires Quadcopter and Jumper. Find this in the campus. The Swan Leavitt Observatory Key Data unlocks Botnet Savings: Personal Devices (Social Engineering). You can find this inside the base of the complex.
