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  1. #1

    Button to deploy spider bot intermittently doesn't work

    Pretty frequently the game gets into a bad state and the key to deploy the spider bot (3, the default) just doesn't do anything. Tap, hold, whatever. Occasionally if I lock onto something and hack it, after I unlock the 3 button will deploy the drone, but usually it's still broken. I've tried equipping a different gadget and swapping back but that doesn't work either. I can swap weapons from my weapon wheel, fire guns, etc and that all works but no spider bot. There are no error messages or indicators to suggest it's unavailable. I've also tried using a gamepad and the button usually doesn't work there either.

    Hard to think of any relevant details other than that I've been using cargo drones a lot, but I've experienced this issue on multiple team members instead of just a single operative so it's not a character-specific issue. I think my first encounter with this bug was around an hour into my play session so it's been busted the whole time and isn't something new that happened during the playthrough.
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  2. #2
    Ubi-Baron's Avatar Ubisoft Support Staff EMEA
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    Hi KatelynGadd,

    Thank you for reporting this to us.

    We are aware of some issues with the Spider Bot being inconsistent, and this has been forwarded to the Watch Dogs team to be looked into.
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  3. #3
    Thanks! FYI, after more testing, in this state you also can't use other gadgets if you equip them, like the AR cloak.
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  4. #4
    I (and someone else I know) have the same issue.

    It's intermittent so I don't have a 100% repro but it seems to happen mostly when...

    1. Gameplay options, Hacking Mode: Toggle
    2. Stand on a cargo drone
    3. Execute quick hack action on cargo drone
    4. Press ESC
    5. Try to deploy gadget like the spider drone
    6. Observe that gadget can not be deployed.


    State often clears (also not 100%) when doing a "slow" hack action on something (like your cargo drone) and going all the way through with it.

    Now this is a complete guess but it feels like the game thinks it's still in "hacking toggle on" mode when it is not.
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  5. #5
    The recent patch did not help at all.

    I was hoping that a serious gameplay bug would have higher priority. /shrug
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  6. #6
    same issue here
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  7. #7
    I just starting playing the game with with Ubisoft +" after all this time the spider bot glitch" is still there makes the game unplayable,what load of crap Ubisoft!
    I will be canceling my Ubisoft+ subscription!
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  8. #8
    Same for me. Button 3 doesn't work for the spider bot or any other gadget after like one or two uses.
    I have to restart a mission to use my spider bot again. You should really fix that because the game is unplayable like this.
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  9. #9
    found a simple way around this, press the hack button, then 3, if 3 doesn't work, hack button again, then 3 again.
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  10. #10
    Originally Posted by nonamename1 Go to original post
    found a simple way around this, press the hack button, then 3, if 3 doesn't work, hack button again, then 3 again.
    While this method sometimes works for me, it is not a good thing to have to do when I'm playing Watch Dogs Legion Online, and I've joined a Tactical Op/Co-Op Missions with other players. I'm trying to help kill NPC's using a gadget, but nothing happens. To then have to look for something else to hack, like a drone or camera, is putting myself and teammates at a higher risk.

    For me, this is the biggest problem I have with Watch Dogs Legion, and the amount of Operatives that have wound up arrested/injured because I can't use a gadget during a mission is close to being a "game breaker". I have quite the game numerous time after losing an Operative because I can't use their gadget(s).

    This really needs to be fixed in the game.
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