Upgrading the Watch Dogs Digital Trips

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs contains some mini games that may be more freaky than friendly, but that doesn’t stop you playing them and needing the upgrades list, does it?

Aiden sleeps through 5 Digital Trips in Watch Dogs, namely Conspiracy, Psychedelic, Spider Tank, Madness and Alone. Each of the Digital Trips is different and thus has different upgrades for you to purchase with the points you earn by playing them. Except the Psychedelic Digital Trip, that doesn’t have its own skills and upgrades, the reason for which may be clear once you try it. The skills and upgrades continue the skill tree system that you may have read about in our Watch Dogs Upgrade System article, meaning that some upgrades require you to already have certain other ones. The Digital Trip upgrades listed below are grouped by Digital Trip, type and their skill progression course. Take a look at our guide and enjoy happy, yet insane, gaming!

NEXT: Skills and Upgrades for Watch Dogs' Madness and Alone Digital Trips

CONSPIRACY

Counter
Bomb Timer: Costs 1 Point
Treat yourself to an additional 25 seconds to remove all Cyborgs

Bomb Disruptor: Costs 2
Points With this upgrade you can delay an explosion after Cyborgs trigger it

Detection
Upgraded Battery: Costs 1 Point
Recharge your all-important scanner faster after you’ve acquired this skill

Scanner Battery: Costs 2 Points
Detection Glasses come in rather handy during this Watch Dogs Digital Trip, so invest in them and get this upgrade to use the glasses more frequently

Elimination
Concussive Shot: Costs 1 Point
If your accuracy is a little off and you don’t hit a Cyborg’s weak spot, this upgrade will cause bullets to slow Cyborgs down so your efforts aren’t wasted

Anti-cybernetic Bullets: Costs 2 Points
Rather than just slowing Cyborgs down, you can stop them in your tracks once you’ve accessed the Anti-cybernetic Bullets skill

 
Sniper Rifle: Costs 1 Point
Get an impressive SVD Sniper to attack Cyborgs with

Shotgun: Costs 2 Points
Shoot the SG-90 Pump Action Shotgun after you’re done with the Sniper Rifle and have two points to spare

Focus: Costs 1 Point
Bring Aiden’s Focus ability to the Conspiracy Digital Trip with this upgrade 

Hormonal Boost: Costs 2 Points
If you’re fond of using Aiden’s Focus capability, you’ll want to get this upgrade as it enables Focus to regenerate quicker

 

SPIDER TANK

Abilities
Hydraulic Claw: Costs 1 Point
Utilise the spider’s claw for less energy

Sharpened Claws: Costs 2 Points
Increase the destruction you cause with the Spider Tank’s claws after getting this upgrade

Spider-Crush: Costs 1 Point
By spending a single point you can use a new attack as the Spider Tank, slamming it down to the ground and crushing anything that gets in the way

Basics
Reinforced Plating: Costs 1 Point
Enjoy a reduction in the damage you take from enemies’ gunfire

Titanium Plating: Costs 2 Points
A bulletproof Spider Tank sounds terrifying, but that’s exactly what you’ll be once you’ve paid two points for this upgrade

Extra Reactor: Costs 1 Point
Increase the Energy Gauge’s span by 50%

Thermal Fusion Reactor: Costs 2 Points
Expand your Energy Gauge in this Digital Trip by 33% with the Thermal Fusion Reactor skill

Energy Recycling: Costs 1 Point
We’ve all felt that disappointing twang when seeing your energy level is low. But fear not, the Spider Tank will automatically prioritise certain functions when this happens

Emergency Protocol: Costs 2 Points
There can be perks to losing health. When the Spider Tank has less than 50% of its health, this upgrade enables the Energy Gauge to recharge fast

Weapons
Overloaded: Costs 1 Point
Up the number of shells you can carry as the Spider Tank to 20

Proton Shell: Costs 2 Points
Wreak even more havoc with greater damage caused by your exploding shells

Upgraded Chain Gun: Costs 1 Point
Once you have this upgrade using the Chain Gun will need less energy

Piercing Bullets: Costs 2 Points
The Chain Gun will cause even more destruction once this upgrade increases the damage it causes

Improved Weapon Engine: Costs 1 Point
Timing when to swap between the Spider Tank’s cannon and Chain Gun can be difficult. With this Digital Trip skill it may be easier as the time needed to swap is reduced to half

Have you got any Hints and Tips for playing the Digital Trips in Watch Dogs? Which would you like to play? Tell us in the comments below!

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