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Best skills in Star Wars Outlaws to unlock firstHere are the best skills to unlock first in Star Wars Outlaws
Here are the best skills to unlock first in Star Wars Outlaws
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
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).
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I Know Someone
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.
If you want more fashion items for Nix, look to the merchant ‘Personal Requests’. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
How to unlock the ‘I Know Someone’ skill
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:
Speed Boost
The Speed Boost skill is one of the many things that makes Nix happy. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
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.
How to unlock the ‘Speed Boost’ skill
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.
Smoke Bomb
You’ll have to complete a mini-dungeon to get the Smoke Compressor part for this skill. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
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.
How to unlock the ‘Smoke Bomb’ skill
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:
Lightfooted
This is the perfect skill for those of us impatient and unwilling to crouch walk everywhere. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
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.
How to unlock the ‘Lightfooted’ skill
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:
Sneaky Trap
No more alarms for the unwitting soul that presses this button. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Ubisoft
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.
How to unlock 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.
