Judgment: Upgrade your drone & use it perfectly | GameZ


This guide to Judgment shows you:

  • Where to start drone races
  • How to equip the drone
  • How to get the best drone parts

Besides the thrilling thriller story, there are also all kinds of mini-games to complete in Judgment. One of them is related to your drone, which you'll have to use again and again throughout the campaign.

There's even a league of your own and you can improve and upgrade your drone - but how? We'll show you how to get your aircraft, use it and upgrade it in our guide to the PlayStation 4 title.

Table of contents for the drone guide

  1. Unlock and use the drone
  2. How to improve the drone
  3. All races and rewards of the drone league
  4. Sebastian Hutton: How to get the best drone parts

1. Unlocking and using the drone

You will automatically unlock the drone during the campaign. In Chapter 2, you will see some drones in the sky and you should go to the Millennium Tower. There you will meet a man who will tell you about the Drone League. Only from this point can you start the races in the building at the stand.

You control the drone itself primarily with the two analog sticks. If you push the left one forward, you accelerate - left and right for a change of direction. The right stick is there for altitude - but it's also enormously important for turns. You should always control tight spots with the right stick. With R1 you use a turbo, which slowly fills up.

On the tracks you will also find blue circles, which also give you a small boost. Green fields fill up your life bar again. If you hit an obstacle at full speed, the drone will slowly break down.

You can make your life a lot easier with some skills. "Drone Pilot" turns down the influence of the wind, "Turbo Start" gives you a boost to take off, like in the Mario Kart series, for example.

The drone races are an entertaining minigame - but don't earn you any money.

You can also use the drone in the open world at any time - as long as you're out in the fresh air. Just select the device via your phone and you can take photos from the air. You'll need this feature especially for the QR codes, but more on that later.

2. How to improve the drone

Besides skills, you can also upgrade your drone in the drone lab. You can find it right next to the race registration. Buy new frames, engines, propellers, turbo and cruise control. You'll have to keep a few things in mind, though.

For one thing, the improvements not only cost a lot of money, they also devour resources. You'll find them scattered all over the city, especially rare materials you'll get for the first place in the individual races.

The drone lab will provide you with new components - provided you have the necessary change and materials.

On the other hand, don't forget to install the upgrades. Go to the menu, select the drone and go to "Customize". Here you can attach the new parts. Note that you don't have infinite space - you can improve the drone's volume via the frame, otherwise you'll have to compromise.

3. All races and rewards of the Drone League

You can either fly single races, or participate in a Grand Prix. There are a total of ten courses and 5 leagues that you can win. The courses always go through the city, sometimes through buildings.

All drone courses

TrackLengthReward
Simple road373,7 m
  • 1st place: Premium screw
  • 2nd place: Excellent screw
  • Place 3: Bronze plate
Wide road831,5 m
  • 1st place: High quality plastic
  • 2nd place: Sturdy plastic
  • 3rd place: Bronze plate
Northern Canyon767,9 m
  • 1st place: Premium wire
  • 2nd place: Quality wire
  • 3rd place: Bronze plate
Breakthrough Cafe666,3 m
  • 1st place: Scratched mirror
  • 2nd place: Shiny aluminum
  • 3rd place: Silver plate
Pipeline850,6 m
  • 1st place: Pliable rubber
  • 2nd place: Clean cable
  • 3rd place: Silver plate
Simple road (backwards)373,7 m
  • 1st place: Dirty rag
  • 2nd place: Stable coil
  • 3rd place: Silver plate
Wide road (backward)831,5 m
  • 1st place: Stable iron
  • 2nd place: Pachinko ball
  • 3rd place: Excellent screw
Northern Canyon (backward)767,9 m
  • 1st place: Holy wood (rotten)
  • 2nd place: Precisely made board
  • 3rd place: Prize medal
Breakthrough Cafe (backwards)666,3 m
  • 1st place: Holy wood
  • 2nd place: Pliable carbon
  • 3rd place: Quality wire
Pipeline (backwards)850,6 m
  • 1st place: Small metal plate
  • 2nd place: Strong magnet
  • 3rd place: Shiny aluminum

The single races are suitable for targeted resource hunting.

For the Grand Prix you will gradually receive better parts for your drone. There are no other rewards, so you should only put your money into the minigame towards the end of the game. These leagues are waiting for you:

  • Beginner League
  • Amateur league
  • Advanced league
  • Expert League
  • Champion League

4. Sebastian Hutton: How to get the best drone parts

Get the best parts for your drone from Sebastian Hutton. However, the pro drone racer requires a lengthy task from you as a friend event: You have to find ten QR codes each for the frame, engine, propeller, turbo and cruise control all over Kamurocho and scan them with the drone. After that, you can buy the best drone parts in the lab.

All Turbo QR Codes

  1. At the bridge between the buildings.
  2. On the red "power" sign.
  3. On the face of the "Curry Uncle".
  4. On the sign in the hallway. You need to launch the drone outside and then fly into the passage.
  5. On the sign.
  6. On the wall at the corner.
  7. On the sign just outside Yagami's office.
  8. On the wall behind the small car.
  9. In the alley behind Café Alps on a vent.
  10. Right by the alley on a sign.

All frame QR codes

  1. On the billboard.
  2. On the small balcony.
  3. On the upper right corner of the billboard.
  4. On a vent.
  5. At the end of the long white sign.
  6. In the alley next to a vent.
  7. Quite obviously on the bare wall.
  8. On the sign in front of the mahjong store.
  9. In the narrow alley on the wall.
  10. In the small alley against the wall.

All engine QR codes

  1. On the billboard.
  2. Right on the wall in front of the Batting Centre.
  3. In the small back alley against the wall.
  4. On the middle one of the three faces hanging on the Club Sega store.
  5. Above the darts sign.
  6. In the parking lot against the wall.
  7. Next to the sign that says "Win."
  8. On a sign quite a ways up.
  9. On the far left by the Volcano store's light sign.
  10. In the alley on the wall.

All the propeller QR codes

  1. On the roof of the toilet.
  2. Behind the small sign.
  3. At the sign above the Kanrai entrance.
  4. Fly the drone to the three vents on the roof. In the middle is the code.
  5. Directly above the entrance to the Kamuro Theater.
  6. On the advertising sign.
  7. On the left of the two signs.
  8. In the middle of the lettering on the yellow banner, above "Le milieu."
  9. On the sushi store sign.
  10. On the "Red Zone 24" sign.

All cruise control QR codes

  1. On the red sign.
  2. On the top lettering.
  3. On a vent.
  4. In the Millennium Tower, right on the Drone League booth.
  5. On the facade of the Bantam.
  6. On the wall.
  7. On the wall in the alley.
  8. On the purple neon sign.
  9. Above the big scoreboard.
  10. On the prominent entrance sign to Kamurocho.

More guides to Judgment

If you want to know more about Judgment, take a look at our other guides. We show you all the skills that the hero Yagami can learn. We also have overviews of the minigames and all the important information about the title. If you also want to know how to fight properly, how to solve all the side quests, and how to best get started in the game, you've come to the right place.

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