Watch Dogs 2: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

You Gain New Missions by Helping Civilians

While there are main Operations and random DedSec events that pop up as you play, a lot of missions are unlocked by interacting with NPCs out in the world. When you enter NetHack mode (hit R3/RS) they’ll be highlighted as orange. Simply talk to or hack them (it will let you know which is necessary) and you’ll get an opportunity to help them in some way.

These will lead to some unlockable items and large amounts of followers, as well as more insight into Watch Dogs 2’s story. They’ll also move things along so you can unlock the bigger Operations down the line, as they have follower thresholds that must be met.