Watch Dogs 2 - ScoutX locations list and rewards for taking selfies near San Francisco attractions
Watch Dogs 2 ditches collectibles for selfies - and rewards you with more poses.
Instead of traditional collectibles, you'll be running around Watch Dogs 2 ScoutX locations and taking selfies with the many attractions of San Francisco - to famous landmarks, cultural artworks to unique individuals that populate the city.
How ScoutX selfies work in Watch Dogs 2
How it works is simple - when you're near an attraction, your phone will buzz to say it's close by. Take out the phone, and perform a selfie in its general direction, and the ScoutX location will appear in the upper left corner when you have it in shot.
Attractions can be landmarks or people, and the only real difficulty is when it comes to the latter. There's a chance they won't be there when you arrive (the game will tell you as such if that's the case), in which case return later. The vast majority will appear in the day time, but a small number (which we mention below) will appear at night.
ScoutX rewards in Watch Dogs 2
Every ScoutX snap gives you an additional 8,000 Followers, making it an easy top up if you're in the right area. Also, at various landmarks you'll unlock a new selfie pose for future snaps:
- Smiley - 3 landmarks
- Surfs up! - 10 landmarks
- Dayum! - 15 landmarks
- Smooth Operator - 20 landmarks
- Hey, girl! - 30 landmarks
- WTF - 40 landmarks
- Waterworks - 50 landmarks
Also, if you're looking to get the 'Got the Shutterbug' Trophy, you need to visit 25 ScoutX locations. If you're looking to do this quickly, we recommend visiting Japantown, the Painted Ladies district and Pier 39 (where you can also see Coit Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance), as each one has a handful each, then getting any others you find on your travels as you do other activities (the Key Data locations tend to put you near quite a few landmarks, for example).
Want more tips? Our Watch Dogs 2 walkthrough and guide provides an overview of everything you can do in the open-world game, from all finding all Key Data locations, unique vehicles and finding hidden gnomes and gnome outfit, through to tips on races, ScoutX, Driver SF and multiplayer. We also have walkthroughs on Trophy and Achievement specific side-quests Ubistolen, $911 and Shadows as well as how to get more Followers and how to make money.
Watch Dogs 2 ScoutX locations list
Here's a list of every ScoutX location in alphabetical order, saying whether they're landmarks or people, with tips of where to position yourself.
| ScoutX Attraction | Location |
|---|---|
| Alcatraz | Landmark - Prison building on Alcatraz island |
| Alcatraz Guide | Person - In front of the prison, near the flag, Alcatraz |
| Alive Mannequin | Person - South Union Square, San Francisco |
| Ballet Photoshoots | Person - South of Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge, on a concrete battery that you can climb |
| Battery Godfrey | Landmark - On Baker Beach - south and off the beaten path from the Golden Gate bridge - in north west San Francisco |
| Battery Spencer | Landmark - In Kirby Cove, photograph the restricted area south of the Motocross Races event, Marin |
| Body Paint Girl | Person - On street west of Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Bushman | Person - Just outside Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| California Aberration | Landmark - Artwork above where 'The Tenderloin' text is on the map, San Francisco |
| Chinatown Gate | Landmark - Gate at the south of the Chinatown district, San Francisco |
| Clarion Alley | Landmark - The alley next to the DedSec Hackerbase by Mission Dolores Park, south San Francisco |
| Coit Tower | Landmark - Coit Tower, north San Francisco can be snapped from a distance |
| Communities not Condos | Landmark - Artwork one block north of Nudle Park in south west San Francisco |
| Crab Man | Person - On street on the road between the Ferry Building and Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| Crazy Preacher | Person - Outside Christ the Light in central Oakland |
| Danski's Graffiti | Landmark - Artwork, on street west of Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Donut Guy | Person - On street west of Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Drag Queen Doorman | Person - Outside a bar in Castro Theatre district, south San Francisco |
| Erhu Player | Person - On a street corner in western Chinatown, San Francisco |
| Famous Fishnet Legs | Landmark - On street west of Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Ferry Arch | Landmark - On the pier between Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| Flash Mob | Person - At night, crowd in the park opposite Oakland Superior Court, Oakland |
| Garden of Peace and Love | Landmark - Garden in the middle of a block west of the Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Golden Gate Bridge | Landmark - Large, red famous bridge between north San Francisco and Marin - can be snapped from afar |
| Guadalupe in Woodland | Landmark - Artwork in north Woodland, west Oakland |
| Kawaii Dancer | Person - In the middle of the Japantown district, San Francisco |
| Lombard Street | Landmark - Famous hairpin turn-filled road in the middle of San Francisco |
| Living Statue | Person - just outside Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| Love in Castro | Landmark - Artwork in Castro Theatre district, south San Francisco |
| Masked Musician | Person - Centre of Jack London Square next to the planetary statue, Oakland |
| Murphy Windmill | Landmark - West Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
| New Dawn Temple | Landmark - Building in west Silicon Valley |
| Nudle 360 Mapper | Person - Walking through the hills between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, south west of San Bruno Mountain |
| Nudle Lightbulb | Landmark - Inside Nudle campus in Silicon Valley |
| Painted Ladies | Landmark - Houses in Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Palace of Fine Arts | Landmark - Building in north west San Francisco - take from across the road |
| Peace Pagoda | Landmark - In the middle of the Japantown district, San Francisco |
| Pier 39 Sealions | Landmark - At the end of Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| Point Bonita Lighthouse | Landmark - On the coast in the far west of Marin |
| Rabbit Business | Landmark - Artwork in West of South Park, south San Francisco |
| Recycle Your Emails | Landmark - Artwork in North west of South Park, south San Francisco |
| Rock Piling Artist | Person - On the coast of Sausalito, Marin |
| Sea Lion Mural | Landmark - Artwork just west of Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| Shoe Garden | Landmark - Landmark - Inside park in Painted Ladies district, south west San Francisco |
| Stanford Tower | Landmark - It's the huge tower in centre of Stanford University, Silicon Valley |
| Sutro Tower | Landmark - Between San Fransisco and Silicon Valley |
| The Castro Theatre | Landmark - Castro Theatre, south San Francisco |
| The Crab | Landmark - Outside Pier 39 in north San Francisco |
| The Parrots | Landmark - Artwork on building south east of Coit Tower in San Francisco |
| Tidis Building | Landmark - Building complex on north coast of Silicon Valley |
| Tree Houses | Landmark - North Morin - note it's a restricted area! |
| Ubisoft San Francisco | Landmark - Building east of South Park in south west San Francisco |
| Ukiyo-e | Landmark - Artwork on side of building in Japantown district, San Francisco |
| Vista Point | Landmark - Platform on hill in west Marin |
| Wedding Professional Pictures | Person - Front of the Palace of Fine Arts, north west San Francisco |
| Zombies | Person - At night, in the graveyard within Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |