Mission 12 (A Risky Bid) | Main missions - Act II Watch Dogs Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Follow the guide
The starting point for this mission is the port in the Eastern part of the Brandon Docks. Open the gate to the parking lot with luxury cars on it and go inside the building, where auctions are held. The beginning of this mission is linear although, while following the employee of the auction house you can, among others, hack into one of the cameras or obtain an audiolog (Lucky Quinn 02). Continue along your path also after you walk into the area with the women on the catwalk.
Scan Iraq's dog tags
Take the stairs that the guide stopped at and climb up to the balconies above. At this point, you will see a cutscene with Lucky Quinn and Iraq. You can complete the new objective in a very easy way. After the game zooms in on Iraq's dog tags, hold down the hacking key/button. Watch a cutscene here. The men will be joined by Poppy and let your character know that Quinn and his men got suspicious.
Leave the building
From now on, you need to watch your steps, because you cannot be spotted by any of the guards, after you leave the main auction hall. Turn around and go ahead to walk into the room marked by the game. There is a single guard here but you can ignore him and take the stairs immediately.
Locate the new audiolog (Lucky Quinn 01) and examine the area under the stairs, thanks to which you will reach a big hole that you can jump into. After you get into the sewers, you need to be especially careful, because this area is being patrolled by two guards. Follow the first guard to the right, while keeping a safe distance.
Approach the second guard and wait for him to walk away also. Only when it is safe, approach the yellow ladder marked by the game and climb to the top. Go ahead and remember that you still need to avoid the enemies in the central area. After you reach the corner of the area, hide behind the boat.
Patiently, wait for the guard here to turn away and seize this opportunity to hide behind the nearby forklift. You can now take the passage on the right and climb up the stairs. Approach the bag here and collect all of the Aiden's gear (it has been confiscated after you reached the auction area). Another piece of good news is that you do not need to sneak, from now on (although this will still be an option, to some extent).
Escape the restricted area
Hack into the surveillance camera that you can see over the fence and hack into the nearby control panel to unlock further passage for yourself. Before you enter the next area, prepare a good weapon and, if necessary, craft new gadgets, because you will have to deal with a sequence of demanding fights, towards the end of the mission. Aiden will be attacked, by surprise, by one of the enemies. After you land in a new area, start by hacking, as soon as possible, to explode an element in the area.
Right after the explosion, get rid of the enemies on the balcony above and hack into the next panel to open the nearby gate. In the next location, there will start a bigger fight and the game will suggest to you that you solve the problem in an aggressive way. So, if you want to, you can use good weapons (machine weapons, shotguns, grenade launcher, etc.) and gadgets (grenades, IEDs) to eliminate the enemies that appear around.
If, however, you prefer a stealthy approach, You can try using the suppressed weapon to eliminate single enemies silently. You can take advantage of your hacking skills here also, which you can use to sabotage the charges on some of the enemies (unfortunately, they sometimes manage to throw them away before the charges explode).
Keep pushing forward. Depending on your preferences, remain at the lower level or take advantage of the balconies above. Along your path, watch out for the single enemy on the balcony, on the right. It is a good idea to eliminate him from afar. Ultimately, you should reach the metal balustrade. Climb over it, thanks to which you will walk into the next area of the docks and you will be attacked by more enemies (you will be warned of their arrival by means of a short cutscene).
The next part of the docks is a big yard and two neighboring buildings (the exit is in the one on the left). This area encourages you to have even more fun with hacking, because there are lots of elements here, which you can use to eliminate the enemies. I especially recommend that you turn your attention to the crane shown in the above screenshot, because the heavy container, if dropped at the appropriate moment, may kill 2-3 enemies (including the Enforcer in heavy armor!).
Apart from the crane mentioned above, you can also hack into numerous generators incorporated into the ground, or mounted onto walls, thanks to which you will eliminate single enemies. As for the opponents themselves, you need to watch out for snipers (red laser beams) and Enforcers. In the case of the latter, it is advisable that you use grenades IEDs, and the grenade launcher, in order to deal the heaviest damage possible.
Note - if you have unlocked the "Combat Enforcer Takedown" skill, you can also eliminate the Enforcers also in melee, but you need to make sure that you will not be spotted by the other opponents. At the same time, I recommend that you search the corpses of the Enforcers, because they pack excellent automatic weapons (e.g. U100) or frag grenades.
As mentioned already, the exit from the area of threat is in the left building (Skipsun Rentals), but you should not hurry too much to take the main gate, because it is being watched over by, at least, one sniper. A much better idea, in my opinion, is to take the stairs on the left, or cross the building on the right. I the latter case, I recommend that you use the elevator, which you can set into motion by hacking into it.
Carefully, walk into the storage with the exit point. The best way to eliminate the sniper(s) watching this area with a sniper rifle, although you can, just as well, start using lures and covers to sneak up to him, or to walk around him safely.
The only exit from the storage is at its ground level but, before you take it, prepare a good weapon and craft new gadgets. Right after you hack into the exit gate, you will be attacked by the last wave of opponents. Since there is an Enforcer among them, it is recommended that you use the grenade launcher or explosives.
After the fights end, get into any vehicle near the storage and get away from the harbor. You need to drive outside of the grey circle, thanks to which this mission will end.
Reward for completing the mission: 1000 experience points