Watch Dogs
49 Achievements
1,250
Magic Smoke
Kill 4 enemies within a single instance of Focus
10
How to unlock the Magic Smoke achievement in Watch Dogs - Definitive Guide
You'll first need to unlock the Focus Skill. It can be found in the Combat section and can be brought for 1 Skill Point. If you have 5 spare Skill Points for the 'Improved Focus' and 'Slowed Focus' upgrades, then it maybe worth purchasing these, but it is possible without them, though it will be a lot harder if not near impossible. Once you've acquired this Skill, you can now slowdown time with your Focus by pressing in .
Once you've purchased the Focus Skill, you'll now notice a wavy white bar with 6 squares in the bottom left corner of your screen. This is your Focus meter, and when being used the square blocks will disappear until all are gone. Once all 6 have vanished, then your Focus has run out and you'll be placed back into normal speed.
This can be attempted on either gang members or the police, but doing it either in one of the many Gang Hideouts or ctOS Centers will be the easiest option. When you choose your location, simply scout the area and tag as many enemies as you can. You'll now need to bunch 4+ of them up and this can simply be done by a well placed luring gadget or by hacking something that'll explode. In most cases, more than enough enemies will gather to it's locations.
If there's now enough enemies within a short space of each other, pull out your gun and press to trigger your Focus. Aim for the head, as even with the 2 extra upgrades your Focus doesn't last that long. Once 4 enemies have been killed within your Focus timeframe, the achievement will unlock. If you don't manage it, simply play a bit of the game or run around the city doing this and let your Focus replenish until you can attempt it again.
Focus is a skill you need to unlock from the combat skill tree. This allows you to slow down time. There are also upgrades to this which will allow you increase it's duration and to slow time further. To start and stop focus, you hit . while under the effects of a single Focus you will need to kill 4 enemies. You will need to have 4 enemies relatively close together to pull this off. An enemy can be either a gang member or a cop in pursuit. If you want to get this on a main story mission, it's possible (credit to ReverendSID for the tip):
There's a story point that makes the Magic Smoke trophy incredibly easy. At the end of Act 4 there's a sequence that puts you into Focus automatically and refills it very quickly, plus there are 8 or 9 enemies all nicely lined up.
There are two ways to get this easily at any time while you're playing if you don't get it during the story:
- Get the cops after you and when at least two cop cars (2 in each car) arrive to your location, use focus and shoot them. You can shoot them through the windows.
- The other way, in similar fashion, is to place down IED's in a location where you know two or more cop cars will pull up to. When the police arrive, activate focus and immediately set off the bomb. You'll see this method in the video below as I lure the cops just outside Navy Pier in the Mad Mile. This will also unlock Black Hat Trick as well.