I'm working my way through Sleeping Dogs right now, but I often find myself not getting the maximum possible Police or Triad XP from certain missions. On certain missions, it's downright difficult to keep the Police XP bonus near the maximum.
My question is, if I want to eventually unlock all of the perks, will there be a way for me to continue earning Police/Triad XP even after the main story ends, or will there be a point at which the opportunities to earn those points will run out entirely? I ask because if so, I'll need to be much more meticulous about trying to get the maximum XP bonuses out of each mission.
As I haven't finished the game yet, no spoilers, please. 🙂
Best Answer
You can continue to gain your Triad XP after completing the story by replaying the Triad missions. The amount of XP given for replaying a mission is equivalent to the difference between your final score and the highest score from your previous attempts at the same mission as long as it's greater than 0. There are clothing sets that you can wear that increase your Triad XP gain (5%, 10% and 15%). Here is a set that gives you 15%:
Both shops are found in Central.
You should, theoretically, be able to get max Police XP before completing the story. In case you don't, you can gain them by replaying Police missions. You might have also noticed that there are optional drug bust missions (light blue police shield icon on the map) dotted all around the map, 17 in total IIRC. These missions will also give you a good chunk of Police XP. You should get the achievement associated with unlocking all 10 police upgrades way before the Triad one.
All missions can be replayed from START > Social Hub > Missions.