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Scanproof

Scanproof

Escape a level 5 police scan

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How to unlock the Scanproof achievement in WATCH_DOGS - Definitive Guide

Here what I did to get these achievements Scanproof and Free radical, and I only compete the first mission so I don't have comms jams mentioned in the other guide(s).

I took a type of speed boat and went up and down the big waterway between the loop and Brandon docks near the large shipping ship (easy to see on the world map) shooting people till I got to level 5.( if you trigger it early or it becomes a chase just drive out to open water to stay ahead of the helicopter, it will end soon.) when the scan starts drive out to open water were you can easily avoid the scan, They will still appear out there so don't stop moving. After about 1-2 min it'll stop and achievement will pop.

This is a helpful option for those who might be bad at driving cars as I am.
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29 May 2014 04:14

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I can't up-vote as I have the PS4 version, but I just wanted to say thanks for this - it worked perfectly for me.
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By Ben Reynolds on 31 May 2014 13:37
Definitly needs more upvotes!
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By Tenreth on 03 Jun 2014 22:16
Perfect and easy solution, thumbs up toast
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By SPACE ODDITY on 06 Jun 2014 13:56
great guide but i still used about 9 jam cons to help out
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By on 06 Jun 2014 18:52
Strange this has got a negative worked first time for me so thumbs up from me
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By cheeky 315 on 07 Jun 2014 20:13
Excellent find mate! +1
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By Th3 Replicant on 08 Jun 2014 08:01
Genius idea to do that from the water ! Worked perfectly ! Thanks !
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By EpikJib on 08 Jun 2014 13:53
I used this tactic. Thanks man. Thumbs up from me.
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By iTz Ur BoY Cuco on 23 Jun 2014 12:57
Upvoted! Worked perfectly! :)
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By KoRny Girl x on 26 Jun 2014 16:30
2 easy great guide :D
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By Phycz on 28 Jun 2014 11:51
This doesn't make sense to me....
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By Im Invisible x on 05 Jul 2014 10:13
Yep this one is the best guide!
Nice work :)
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By toonarmy206 on 07 Jul 2014 21:38
nice solution, did this after beating act 1 & getting the Free Radical achievement since I was already at Ctos lvl 4.
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By wolfzero01 on 09 Jul 2014 16:44
Can some one explain this or reword it for me?
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By Im Invisible x on 20 Jul 2014 13:28
I've tried this a few times, the ctos bar at the bottom gets to 5 squares, my reputation is at "Menace" yet no one calls the cops, I've even ran out of ammo!!!!!
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By Gordon Lea on 22 May 2015 19:52
Extra thumbs up from me
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By Guile132 on 17 Jan 2016 21:02
if you're having problems getting this like the people above are mentioning, there is a bug where no one will ever call the police no matter what you do. don't know what causes it, but there's a high chance of it happening after doing a mission vs non-police hostiles. police get turned off during those sequences and the game will forget to turn police back on. reloading last autosave ought to correct it.
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By Archer Spense on 21 Nov 2016 15:58
Boom! Thank you for the guide. Didn't think I'd get this one :)
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By FiveWizz on 15 Jan 2017 11:33
Very easy solution, thank you!
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By ElSelcho on 23 Oct 2019 16:54
My thing was bugged, I started a fixer contract and then people immediately started calling the police. I then exited the mission and was able to get people calling the cops!
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By iTsLacomus on 09 Apr 2020 20:32
Excellent solution. I went from 3 to 15 in half an hour...tops. And that includes having to make a trip to Tobias' shop to buy more jammers.
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By Boots Orion on 12 Dec 2021 05:56
Thx
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By Maceteur on 18 Sep 2023 12:47
Leave this until you complete the first mission of Act 4. Just after the mission finishes, you’ll retain the 4.8-ish Ctos scan rating. Run to the water that’s near you get in a boat and kill a few civilians to trigger the scan, then go out into the ocean.
It saves having to completely wreck your reputation by getting the scan levels from scratch.
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By ManicMetalhead on 27 Jan 2024 19:54
Great guide. Was a little hard at first. Then i realized i was using one of the fishing/tugboats instead of the actual speedboats. With the speedboats you really dont need Jam Coms. This guide is also useful for the White Rabbit Object & Free Radical Cheevos! clap
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By ImHimDownStairz on 06 Jul 2014 19:36
"...if you trigger it early or it becomes a chase just drive out to open water to stay ahead of the helicopter..."
In the 2 times that i tried going for this achievement and accidentally had the cops being in pursuit of me, the achievement never popped after i escaped. You cant have the cops chasing/in pursuit of you AT ALL, only scans (for color reference, the mini map should only show the colors yellow to indicate police scanners searching and white to indicate police scanners being jammed, the mini map should NEVER be red and blue).
Also @ManicMetalhead.
Dont know if its just my game messing up but going after this achievement on that mission was impossible. No matter if i hopped on a boat, train or into a super fast car and literally drive across the entire games map, the scans just wouldnt let up. Did this about a dozen times and went through about as many jam comms each time in the process and the scans just wouldnt go away. Did the original posters method and got it in my 3rd attempt. Last note, make sure you get a fast boat when you do this method and not any other kind. Trust me, it makes a difference.
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By BloodRavenVZ on 15 Feb 2024 08:20
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Before you start you want to have the max amount of comms jams possible. For me it was five but I'm not sure if skill sets increase that cap. You can craft them yourself if you have the skill or buy pre-made comm jams from Tobias if you have reached that point in the story.

For this your CTos level needs to be at 5. It works like a wanted level, but sticks around after you lose the cops and slowly drops so if you pick up the cops again you start at that level instead of starting at level 1. The fastest way to get it to level 5 is to kill police officers but killing civilians also works and is much easier.

Kill as many civilians as you can and watch the bar build in the bottom right corner. As soon as you see a red triangle in the corner that means someone is calling in the police, Kill them quickly and then get back to killing civilians until the white bar at the bottom is completely full.

Then get to a fast car, something with speed but that you are comfortable making sharp turns in. And let them call in the cops. You'll see a yellow circle on the map, stay out of it. If you're in it too long you will be detected. These yellow circles will pop in and out on the map and some move about. Try your best to dodge them.

If you get trapped in by or your detection bar nearly reaches 100% them trigger a comms jam and try to get clear, it should buy you enough time to get free. On my attempt at this I used 3 comms jams and I was being quite liberal with them. After some time, (I'm unsure how long, there doesn't appear to be any indication how long of the the scan is left) the police will break of the scan and you'll be home free.

** Huge thanks to MAKA91 for the video guide below for this method**
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28 May 2014 01:01

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I used the guide the exact way Maka said EXCEPT I went to the docks south of the Navy Pier, took a speedboat (the mid-sized one) and parked it against the wall with the bow facing water and then I began shooting. Once you follow his advice and get 5*, the scans are much easier to avoid in the open water. I got the achievement my very first try without any problems.
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By buttmudBrooks on 15 Jun 2014 13:19
I used the guide the exact way Maka said EXCEPT I went to the docks south of the Navy Pier, took a speedboat (the mid-sized one) and parked it against the wall with the bow facing water and then I began shooting. Once you follow his advice and get 5*, the scans are much easier to avoid in the open water. I got the achievement my very first try without any problems.
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By buttmudBrooks on 16 Jun 2014 14:32
SUPER EASY SOLUTION ... Go to the docks and find a fast boat. Start shooting civilians until you get a 4+ scan level then escape the area. Return after your escape and you should still be at a scan level of 4 or more. Depart the boat at a dock and start shooting again - will only take a few seconds to get to scan level 5 and you should at 5 prior to anyone calling the cops. Back in the boat and head for open water and you can outrun the scans or block them ... your choice. Really, really easy. clap
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28 Jul 2014 19:42

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Thank you!
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By DynamiteJavvy on 21 Dec 2016 21:10
Use the Papavero Stealth Edition which can be unlocked as a Uplay reward. You need 40 uplay points to unlock this.
The stealth edition isn't only looks it actually adds a stealthcomponent which makes it easier to escape the scan. When I used it I did not even need to use any comm jams.
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10 Jul 2014 21:18

The easiest way I found to do this is to get 5 jammers, go on a bridge, and start shooting people in their cars on one side of the highway. the npcs have to get out of their car to call the cops, so this makes it easy to get a five "star" wanted level. once you get that let some one make a call then jump to the other side of the bridge, get a car, and drive away using the jammers as soon as the scan turns green.
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03 Jun 2014 00:07

Before starting, make sure you have as many Com Jams as possible, and the resources to craft more if necessary.

For this achievement, you need your wanted level to get to 5 BEFORE the cops are notified of your crimes. Keep in mind that if you escape a Level 3 scan/pursuit, your wanted level will stay at 3, even though they have stopped looking for you.

Go to a busy intersection, or highway, and have a fast car handy nearby. Also, a good assault rifle will help out. Start killing civilians, and make sure that you immediately kill any civilians that begin to call the cops, shown by a red triangle symbol above their heads.

The goal is to get the white bar under the map to Level 5, and as soon as it does, get in your car and speed off. Once a caller connects, the bar will turn yellow, and large circles will appear on your map with a percentage. Stay out of the circles to keep the percentage down, and if you are getting close to 80%+, use a Com Jam to interfere with the scans.

Keep running until they call off the scan and the trophy will unlock.


Note: If a caller connects before Level 5, make sure you escape that scan, and then repeat the process.
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29 May 2014 22:00

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I wanted to note, that there a sometimes blind spots from the ctOS scanners at the off-road tracks near the shore.
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By Doc_Chopper on 13 Jun 2014 07:33
Cars are hard to escape in. I found it much easier to do all this next to a boat on the river near the open water. Once you have the level 5 scan, hop in the boat and gun it.
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By DrEldarion on 16 Dec 2018 01:20
This guide contains some spoilers - please be aware.

I unlocked this without damaging my reputation much (I stayed at vigilante level) in act 4 mission 2 - in plain sight. Unfortunately this method is time sensitive as you cannot replay missions, but if you want a consistent way of getting 5 star scan without the scan starting early and you want to protect your reputation then this is a great way to unlock this achievement.

Before the mission starts, you want to max out all of your jamcoms and have as many system (one time hack) keys and electronic parts as you possibly can - the profiler optimization skill will really help with this as if you are low on system keys, a blue box will appear around people with valuable items to hack and system keys become more common. I have been able to get up to 8 system keys maximum but for this mission i had 5.

When the mission starts, you will already have level 4 police on standby. Find a fast car, secure it and kill a couple of civilians. This will get you to level 5. I then allowed someone to call the police - this next part might be easier if you kill anyone calling the police so that you buy more time before the scan starts.

Chase down and take down the van, using jamcoms to keep the scan level low (craft more jamcoms when you feel you have a spare second to do so) - the best way to do this is to follow it closely until you get the option to 'neutralize'. I did this at traffic lights. Run over the target and immediately load the map. Put a way point to Brandon Docks and make sure it's a relatively clear path - the more straight, the better. It is definitely preferable if you are also facing the same direction as the path you will need to follow.

Follow the path using jamcoms where necessary and eventually you will escape! Achievement unlocked and mission complete.

If you fail at any point, ie. You run out of jamcoms, truck taking too long to take down, you crash heavily or get caught by the police, restart and this will take you back to the beginning of the mission.

You will also unlock free radical and make progress toeards white rabbit object whilst following this.

Video of me earning this achievement below. Good luck!

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13 Apr 2020 11:33

Video-guide of Watch Dogs to get the Trophy Scanproff. It consists in getting a hunt signal of 5 points and escape without giving the police a chance to chase you.
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27 May 2014 11:28

The absolute easiest way to do this is to play the story... During the last mission of Act 1 you will have to escape a prison. You're wanted level is already at 4 and a bit so shoot a few cops and get it up to 5. Escape the chase (it's not too difficult and you'll unlock FREE RADICAL as well) Immediately after you escape and the mission completes you will still have a wanted level of five so shoot a couple civilians. Somebody will call the cops, let them. Now escape the scan to unlock this easy trophy.

Side note: make sure before starting the mission you have five Com Jams that way you're ready to go at the end.
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15 Dec 2014 10:18

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If you are to give it a negative vote, can you give some feedback please. I can adjust information based on your feedback.
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By Leigrez on 28 May 2018 21:40