Here are the best skills to unlock first in Star Wars Outlaws
Looking for the best skills in Star Wars Outlaws?As with other Ubisoft games,Star Wars Outlawsoffers a host of skills to unlock as you progress through the game. These skills vary from slicing (hacking) to Speeder skills for traversal, gunslinging and more.
These skills are divided between different ‘Experts’. Individuals you must track down across the galaxy and convince to teach you. Below, we’ve gathered a list of the best skills we’ve encountered so far and a rundown of how to unlock them for yourself.
Best skills in Star Wars Outlaws
The best skills in Star Wars Outlaws are the following, (be sure to click the ones that take your fancy or scroll down to see an in-depth tour of them all).
The ‘I Know Someone’ perk allows you to fulfil the personal requests of certain merchants. What this essentially means is that you can trade materials for unique clothing items. This is handy if you’re low on Credits but have a surplus of common materials like Coarseweave and Robuma Leather.
Nix’s outfits are exceptionally cute but require more specialised items that you can get by asking Nix to dig for you at treasure spots. There is one such spot within the housing quarter just outside of Mirogana City.
As for the Kay outfits, these range in special perks. A few good items to pick up quickly are the Begamor Ruffian Pants, provided by the Treasure Trader in the Mirogana Market. These allow Kay to reduce incoming damage when running.
The ‘I Know Someone’ skill is part of ‘The Bartender’ Expert’s group of skills. As you’re introduced to this Expert and these skills almost straight away inStar Wars Outlaws, you simply have to follow these requirements to unlock the skill:
As you can imagine from the name, the ‘Speed Boost’ skill allows you to accelerate for a limited time when riding the Speeder. It’s a simple yet effective skill that can save time when travelling across planets to quest destinations.
Additionally, in a pinch it can help you evade syndicate thugs and pirates. Also, Nix enjoys the boost and anything that puts a smile on their cute little face is worth unlocking.
You’ll unlock the ‘Speed Boost’ skill as soon as you recruit ‘The Mechanic’ Expert. To do so, pick up Danka’s tip and speak to the bartender at the cantina at Jaunta’s Hope on Toshara. You’ll get this option once you complete the ‘New Tricks’ main quest.
As part of this quest, you’ll naturally unlock the Speed Boost perk on completion and will have access to the unlock requirements for the other Mechanic perks.
Star Wars Outlaws does not shy away from stealth. In fact, some quests have non-negotiable stealth sections that will instantly fail if you’re spotted. For this reason, the Smoke Bombs are an essential unlock pretty early on in-game.
Unsurprisingly, this skill allows you to drop smoke bombs, covering an area with smoke and allowing you to sneak through the fog undetected by enemies. This can be a real saver if you get pigeonholed between enemies and need more time to get to safety.
As per the above perk, the ‘Smoke Bomb’ skill is part of ‘The Mechanic’ Expert group of skills. The Smoke Bomb requires the following materials to unlock:
The most irritating thing about a sneak mission in Star Wars Outlaws is having a near-perfect run and then getting caught by something as simple as an ill-timed run. With the ‘Lightfooted’ skill, you can run and walk with reduced noise. Additionally, the enemy detection distance is halved, meaning you can walk closer to enemies without them being alerted by your presence.
This is an extremely simple skill but one that you will use again and again given the number of stealth sequences in Star Wars Outlaws.
The ‘Lightfooted’ skill belongs to ‘The Slicer’ group. Once you complete the ‘New Tricks’ main mission, Danka will give you the first clue as to The Slicer’s whereabouts. Complete their mission and then do the following to get this skill:
The ‘Sneaky Trap’ skill is another handy perk to have in your back pocket when infiltrating bases in Star Wars Outlaws. This skill allows Nix to sabotage alarms, making them spark off and take down any enemies that trigger them.
If you haven’t been doing so, you can already sabotage alarms to prevent them from going off. This is an advanced form of this mechanic and can help you thin the number of enemies if you are spotted.
The ‘Sneaky Trap’ is another skill within ‘The Slicer’ group. Recruit The Slicer by following Danka’s hint after completing the ‘New Tricks’ main quest. Complete the following to get the ‘Sneaky Trap’ skill:
That rounds up our guide on the best skills in Star Wars Outlaws. For more Star Wars Outlaws tips and tricks, check out our guides to thebest Trailblazer upgradesandbest Speeder upgradesto smooth out your traversal both on and off-world. If you’re short on cash, also see our list of tips formaking Credits fastor our guide to unlocking theblack marketin Mirogana.
