If you want to unlock all the skills in Watch Dogs 2 you’re going to need to hunt down some of the research points dotted around the map, as just getting followers alone won’t net you enough points to get the complete set.
With that in mind, here’s a complete list of where to find every single research point out there:
Marin
At the Point Bonita Lighthouse
Inside the bunker in the restricted zone north east of Point Bonita
In Battery Spencer, which is the restricted area south east of the Kirby Cove map text
The wifi sniffer under the Golden Gate Bridge north east of the Kirby Cove map text
The restricted zone beside the highway directly north of Horseshoe Bay
The restricted area directly to the east of the Horseshoe Bay map text
On the balcony of a house south west of the restaurant
Across the road from the restaurant, south east heading
South of the coffee shop, on a roof
On the pier directly south of the previous point, inside a pipe
Beside the bar on the next door pier, also inside a pipe
On the roof across the road north of the sailboat shop
The restricted zone on the coast directly north of the Torque Rat shop, inside a building
Alcatraz
On top of an antenna tower next to the prison building
Oakland
On the coast south of the Starter Oil Co map text, on top of an oil tank
Under the highway west and a little south of 16th Street Station
Again under the highway in the restricted area south west of the previous point
In the restricted zone between the highway and the red train track south of 16th Street Station
Just west of where the red train track crosses the street, south of the previous point.
In the southern part of the Port of Oakland inside an office, parallel to the coffee shop east of it.
On the roof just north west of the William Finn shop
On the roof inside a vent just north of the northernmost restaurant
In the restricted zone south west of the same restaurant
On the roof south of the northernmost coffee shop
At the top of the tower south west of the same coffee shop
On the roof of the Oakland Theatre
Inside the Christ the Light building
In the restricted backyard south east of the North Hill map text
On a roof north of the Hackerspace
Inside an airduct east of The Theatre
On the roof of The Theatre
In a restricted area west of the Auto Elite near The Theatre
On top of the antenna tower south of the same Auto Elite
Wifi sniffer on the roof north east of Shoreline Park
On the roof south of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza
On a roof in the construction area, north east of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza
In the restricted area to the north of the Blume Arena
On top of the Blume Arena
In the restricted area under the highway south of the Blume Arena
Inside the structure on the ocean directly west of Alameda Creek
In an air duct on the roof of a building some distance south of the Alameda Creek map text
In the Regwell Gun Range
Silicon Valley
On the roof of a building north east of the Torque Rat shop
Inside a duct on the roof of the hospital north east of the Hackerspace
Inside the fenced off area on top of the hill across the highway, south of the Hackerspace
On a roof north west of the Plainstock shop
On a roof north of the Stanford Tower
In the restricted area on the beach to the south of the Tidis complex
On the water north east of the St. Gianna Salt Farm map text
On the corner of a roof south of the Axle Boardshop
On a terrace on top of a building south east of the northernmost restaurant
On a balcony north of the Stanford Kiosk
In a vent on a roof south west of the Stanford Kiosk
On the roof south east of the Stanford Kiosk
There are two points close together north west of the Storm Drain map text, one inside the computer sculpture and one in the construction zone a little further north.
In the restricted area in the green space some distance north of the New Dawn Temple
Wifi sniffer inside a building in the complex directly to the west of the San Bruno Mountain map text
Through an air duct in the complex directly east of the San Bruno Mountain map text
San Francisco
In a campsite to the west of the Drake’s Downhill Motocross race icon
To the west of the gas station beside Fury Track
In the Tidis complex in the south east corner of BayView Rise
On the roof just to the west of the Bayview Rise map text
Under the white bridge north of the Bayview Rise map text
In an air duct on the ground south of South Park
On the third floor of the building directly north from the Nudle Park, across the highway
On the water east of Nudle Park
On the roof of the large building north of the southernmost Total Motors
In the restricted area north west of the same Total Motors
On a roof directly north of the Vermont Street map text
Wifi sniffer in the green space a distance south of the Vermont Street map text
Inside a shed west of the Twin Peaks map text
In the restricted area south west of the Sutro Tower map text
On a balcony north west of Sutro Tower
In an air duct on the roof of a building two blocks south of the westernmost StreetFlex shop
On the porch of a house in the middle of the block north of the westernmost Axle Boardshop
On top of the windmill north of the previous point
On the balcony of the restaurant in the Golden Gate Park
Under the stone footbridge some distance east of the same restaurant
On the scaffolding in the restricted area one block south west of the Japantown map text
On the ground in the restricted area in the middle of the block two blocks south of the previous point
Wifi sniffer on the roof of the building one block north of the William Finn shop
Wifi sniffer on the roof of a building south of the Painted Ladies map text
Under the stairs in the restricted area to the west of the Castro Theatre map text
Wifi sniffer on a roof one block north of the Hackerspace
Wifi sniffer on a roof east and a little north of the SFMOMA
Wifi sniffer on a roof north east of the pawn shop near the SFMOMA
On a balcony north of the Transbay Center
On the roof of the Haum Data Center
Under the pier to the east of the Haum Data Center
In an air duct on the pier at the Ferry Building
Wifi sniffer on the water some distance north of the Ferry Building map text
Wifi sniffer under the Bay Bridge approaching Yerba Buena Island
Under the octagonal restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf – The computer that starts the Gnome quest is also here
Inside the restricted area south of the Fisherman’s Wharf map text
Wifi sniffer just north of the Fisherman’s Wharf map text
Wifi sniffer on a roof west of Coit Tower
In the restricted area north west of the restaurant in the North Beach area
In an air duct on the roof of a health food store east of the North Beach restaurant
Wifi sniffer on a roof south of the Transamerica Pyramid
In an underground car park to the east of Union Square
Wifi sniffer on top of the pillar in Union Square
Underneath a building two blocks south of Union Square
Wifi sniffer on the roof across the street from the strip club in North Beach
In a vent south east of Lombard Street
Wifi sniffer under a wooden porch north west of the restaurant near Lombard Street
In the restricted green area north west of Lombard Street
Two research points close together south east of the Palace of Fine Arts. One inside a restricted area, one inside a vent
Inside an air duct on the ground east of the Palace of Fine Arts
Inside the restricted area north of the Palace of Fine Arts
Inside the bunker in the restricted area east of the Baker Beach map text
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