Star Wars Outlaws features a wide range of abilities that are learned through a special group of NPCs called Experts. Throughout the course of the game, you will encounter some of these important characters through the main story, and some through exploration. Once you have developed a working relationship with these Experts, Kay will be able to unlock six abilities from each Expert. This guide will explain when and how each Expert can be discovered, and how to unlock all of their abilities.

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Bram – The Bartender

SWO-Ability-Bartender

Bram is the first Expert that players will unlock in Star Wars Outlaws. He is something of a father figure for Kay, working hard to protect her from those that seek to do her harm. Bram is automatically unlocked early in the story, and serves as an introduction and tutorial to the Expert/Ability system.

The Bartender's Abilities:

Ability Name

Description

Unlock Conditions

Cantina Brawling

Allows Kay to perform melee attacks

  • Automatically unlocked through Bram the Bartender

Lockpicking

Allows Kay to open a variety of doors and containers by succeeding at the Lockpicking Minigame

  • Also automatically unlocked

Fast-Talk

Allows Kay to quickly react to nearby alerted enemies and delay their reaction.

  • Use takedown on distracted enemies x 3
  • Defeat enemies with melee x 5

Keep Talking

Allows Fast-Talk to affect every nearby enemy

  • Unlock Fast-Talk
  • Defeat enemies affected by Fast-Talk using the Stun Shot.

Armored Undershirt

Increases Kay's maximum health

I Know Someone

Unlocks the ability to see and fulfill personal requests

  • Spend credits at merchants x 1000
  • Meet different merchants x 6

Selo Rovak – The Mechanic

SWO-Ability-Mechanic

The Mechanic will become available to unlock shortly after completing the first few main missions on Toshara. Danka will provide Kay with intel on Selo Rovak, as well as The Slicer. Once you get the Intel, you'll have to complete a small mission for Selo Rovak before she becomes available as an Expert. Selo will be an integral part of upgrading Kay's speeder in Star Wars Outlaws.

The Mechanic's Abilities:

Speed Boost

Enhances the speeder with a boost engine

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Mechanic"

Speeder Jump

Allows Kay to perform a short upwards jump with the speeder

  • Perform a 60-meter-long jump without being ejected.

Treasure Hunter

Allows Nix to provide audiovisual clues when nearby containers are present

  • Find containers x 10
  • Find different ways to make Nix happy x 4
  • Use Nix to fetch an item

Smoke Bomb

Create a dense smoke area which obfuscates vision

  • Smoke Bomb Compressor x 1
  • Polycarbonate x 7
  • MG-2 Power Exceeder x 3

Scoundrel's Pouch

Increase the amount of Bacta Vials and Grenades Kay can carry by one each.

  • Durafiber Fabric x 1
  • Coarseweave x 5
  • Robuma Leather x 4

Outlaw's Pouch

Increases the amount of Bacta Vials and Grenades Kay can carry by one each.

  • Complete Scoundrel's Pouch
  • Elastic Durafiber x 1
  • Coarseweave x 18
  • Polycarbonate x 10

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Aila Bren – The Slicer

SWO-Ability-SLicer

Danka will give you the intel on Aila Bren, aka The Slicer, at the same time as you receive The Mechanic. The mission here is fairly dangerous, and will likely lead to a serious wanted level with the Empire. However, completing her mission will get you one of the best tools in the game, the Slicing Kit. On top of that, you'll get access to her abilities.

The Slicer's Abilities:

Slicing Kit

Gadget able to connect to advanced, terminal-less devices

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Slicer"

Sneak Shot

Shooting an enemy unaware of Kay's position deals extra damage.

  • Blast down distracted enemies x 5
  • Complete an Infiltration contract

Concussive Smoke

Upgrades the Smoke Bomb with a concussive effect that leaves enemies in the area staggered for two seconds

  • Unlock Smoke Bomb
  • Ion Capaciter Charge
  • Durasteel x 10
  • Accu-Accelerators x 4

Sneaky Trap

Allows Nix to trap alarm panels

  • Command Nix to perform different actions x 6
  • Slice devices in three attempts or fewer x 3

Lightfooted

Reduces the noise Kay makes while walking or sprinting, halving the enemy detection distance

  • Complete a Smuggler contract
  • Perform a takedown on an Imperial Officer
  • Lockpick different locks x 3

Slice Kit Upgrade

Increases the amount of Energy for the Slicing Kit by two.

  • Code Breaker Chip x 1
  • Chalcopyrite x 8
  • Direct-Energy Circuit x 3

Temmin Wexely – The Scavenger

SWO-Ability-Scavenger

The Scavenger's intel is discovered by heading to Akiva and playing through the first main quest, "The Droidsmith." After completing that first section, and reuniting with Gedeek, he will inform Kay that the next section of their mission together will require an upgrade to Kay's speeder that allows her to drive on water. This leads to 'The Scavenger' being revealed, allowing Kay to pursue a new Expert.

Once players complete 'The Scavenger,' Temmin Wexley's set of six abilities will be revealed. In this case, it is impossible for those playing through the main story to miss this Expert and his abilities.

The Scavenger's Abilities:

Hydrorepulsor

Allows the speeder to soar over water, enhancing its traversal capabilities.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Scavenger"

Electro-Shock Prod

Allows Kay to takedown Elite enemies

  • NL-02 Charge Emitter
  • Chalcopyrite x 15
  • Ion Cells x 5

Ion Smoke Bombs

In addition to its base effect, Smoke Bombs now deal ion damage, which temporarily disrupts droids in the affected area.

  • Flux Compressor
  • Durasteel x 25
  • Ray Accelerator x 10

Assisted Scavenging

Allows Nix to go the extra mile when searching for containers, occasionally granting extra materials and valuables.

  • Find Smuggler's Caches x 4
  • Collect credits x 2500
  • Fulfill merchant requests x 5

Scavenger's Footwear

Increases Kay's movement speed while crouching by a Medium amount.

  • Susurra-Weave Fabric
  • Coarseweave x 30
  • Jarwal Fiber x 15

Survivor

Increases Kay's maximum Health

  • Defeat Death troopers in a row x 3
  • Find the stranded merchant on Akiva

Rooster Trace – The Mercenary

SWO-Ability--Mercenary

Unlocking "The Mercenary" will become an option roughly halfway through completing the main story on Kijimi. Kay will head to the region to find "The Safecracker." After meeting Ank, Kay will receive intel on "The Mercenary." Make sure to check the Expert Intel section regularly while on Kijimi to know exactly when you receive it.

"The Mercenary" will introduce you to Rooster Trace. This Expert will allow you to use heavy weapons, and is well-worth pursuing. To complete the quest, you'll have to head to Tatooine. Once "The Mercenary" is completed, you will have access to Rooster's collection of abilities.

The Mercenary's Abilities:

Can I Try That?

Allows Kay to use a broader range of pick-up weapons by learning how to use High Tier Weaponry.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Mercenary"

I Like This Thing

Increase the amount of Pickup Weapon ammunition by 25%

  • Defeat enemies with different types of pick-up weapons x 5

Feelers Out

Doubles the distance at which Nix will be able to detect and highlight enemies via the Nix Sense mechanic

  • Use Nix to fetch a weapon, a grenade, and a Bacta vial.
  • Complete a Thief contract without being detected.
  • Make Nix jealous

Sharpshooting

Increase the Adrenaline generated by headshots by a High amount

  • Hit headshots x 15
  • Complete an Enforcer contract
  • Defeat enemies using a marksman rifle x 8

Loop Maneuver

Tap LB+RB (L1 + R1) to execute a 180-degree turn that will quickly turn the Trailblazer in the opposite direction.

  • Defeat TIE Interceptors x 6
  • Defeat enemy ships x 12
  • Complete a space Smuggler contract.

Top Roll Maneuver

Hold LB+RB (L1+R1) to execute a 360 degree top roll maneuver that will position the Trailblazer behind the immediate pursuers.

  • Unlock Loop Maneuver
  • Defeat an Imperial Gozanti-Class Cruiser in Space.
  • Complete a space Enforcer contract.

Sheriff Quint – The Gunslinger

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Sheriff Quint is a character that you will meet during the earlier section of the main mission on Tatooine, "The Heavy." During your time looking for Hoss, you will eventually come across the intel that there is a truly great Gunslinger living on the binary-sun-baked planet. Kay will pursue this Gunslinger, who is revealed to be Sheriff Quint herself.

Completing "The Gunslinger" will grant Kay access to Quint's high-level blaster abilities. Kay's Adrenaline Rush ability will be greatly improved coming out of this Expert mission.

The Gunslinger's Abilities:

Adrenaline Rush Mastery

Upgrades Adrenaline Rush, increasing the maximum number of targets by two as well as enabling marking objects such as explosive barrels.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Gunslinger"

Powered Recharge

Provides a small amount of Adrenaline when a Perfect Cooling is achieved.

  • Requires Perfect Cooling
  • Pick locks flawlessly x 3
  • Defeat enemies with the Power module x 12

Speeder Shot

Adrenaline Rush can now be used more effectively from the speeder, allowing automatic targeting of nearby enemy speeders while on the drive.

  • Win speeder races x 3
  • Hit headshots on driving enemies x 5

Resilient

Increase Kay's maximum Health

  • Defeat Imperial forces in a row while at wanted level 3 or higher x 10
  • Defeat enemies in a row while at 1 health x 5

The More

Allows Kay to target one extra enemy during Adrenaline Rush

  • Defeat 4 enemies during Adrenaline Rush x 3

The Better

Allows Kay to mark tougher enemies twice during Adrenaline Rush, which leads to an instant kill instead of a staggering effect.

  • Unlock "The More"
  • Defeat Death troopers in a row x 3
  • Defeat 6 enemies in a single use of Adrenaline Rush.

Teeka – The Hotfixer

SWO-Ability-Hotfixer

During their time on Tatooine, Kay and her crew will be grounded by Jabba the Hutt. During this time, ND-5 will suggest that Kay add a turret to the Trailblazer. This will open up a quest chain that leads to "The Hotfixer," an Expert intel chain and quest. Teeka the Hotfixer is a Jawa that Kay will encounter while looking for the turret. Complete 'The Hotfixer' to gain access to Teeka's abilities.

The Hotfixer's Abilities:

Laser Turret

The Trailblazer's turret slot is repaired, allowing the usage of the upgradable laser turret.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Hotfixer"

Improved Grenade

Increases the radius and damage dealt by Grenades by 50% each.

  • Compact Detonite x 1
  • Durasteel x 20
  • Accu-Accelerator x 6

Enhanced Bacta Injector

Increase the amount of health instantly recovered by Bacta vials by 1, without affecting the over-time regeneration.

  • Burst Injector x 1
  • Transparisteel x 15
  • Helicyclic Gears x 6

Magnetic Dice

Allows Kay to tip the odds in her favor when throwing the dice at Sabacc. Accept the prompt during the dice throwing phase to cheat.

  • LC3-Skifter x 1
  • Silvian iron 15
  • Direct-Energy Circuit x 8

Cheeky Explosion

Nix will now be able to trigger enemy grenades

  • Use Nix to pickpocket item x 3
  • Have Nix taste 3 different meals.

M'Gasha

Decrease merchant prices and increase the amount of credits received from selling by 10%

  • Reach trusted customer status with merchants x 3
  • Find Jawa merchants x 5

Lando Calrissian – The High Roller

SWO-Ability-High-Roller

To unlock Lando, players will need to head to Akiva and begin their search for the Droidsmith. Early in that mission, Kay will search Myrra for Surat, a local crime boss. During this time, the High Roller Expert intel chain will become available. Following the intel, Kay will have to talk her way into the high-end Sabacc room in Myrra. Lando will be present at this game, and speaking to him will initiate "The High Roller" quest in earnest.

Like most of the Expert quests, Kay will have to follow several tasks to unlock Lando's ability chain. This will involve defeating a player in Kijimi, returning to Lando on Akiva, and helping him with some...friends. Completing his quest will give you access to several Sabacc-themed abilities, which can be very helpful for those interested in the game.

The High Roller's Abilities:

Plan A

Allow Kay to perform a Double Draw at Kessel Sabacc.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The High Roller"

Plan B

Provides the components needed to craft the Heavy Blaster Module.

  • Unknown (will be updated as soon as information is available)

Roll Maneuver

Enables a strafing Dodge Roll maneuver that will dodge longer distances and avoid damage for a short duration.

  • Defeat enemies in space x 10
  • Find containers in space x 10
  • Dodge incoming missile x 5

Shoot First

The opening blaster shot from an out of combat state will cause a large burst of extra damage.

  • Win Sabacc games after cheating at least 3 times.
  • Defeat enemies with blaster hip fire x 10
  • Defeat Sabacc high-rollers x 2

Ask Later

For a brief period after un-holstering, any shot or near-miss from hip-fire mode will grant a small amount of adrenaline.

  • Unlock "Shoot First"
  • Further unlock conditions are not yet known.

Just Improvise

After a fast-talk or arrest sequence, instantly provides a large amount of adrenaline.

  • Have good or better reputation with 3 different syndicates at the same time.
  • Steal from syndicate vaults x 2

MT-7 – The Veteran

The final Expert that players are likely to encounter is MT-7, also known as The Veteran. Unlike every other Expert, MT-7's existence is essentially hidden from the players, as his space on the abilities menu has no question mark, and gives no hint that a ninth Expert exists. However, players may notice that, after collecting Encrypted Messages from the special containers in the game's various space sections, ND-5 will mention that he'll be able to decrypt the messages if we find more.

Players may also notice that, after finding enough of these messages, a new Expert intel chain will begin in the menu. No hint is given as to where to go or what the end result will be. Eventually, once you collect enough of the transmissions, and complete enough of the main story, ND-5 will announce that he is now able to decrypt the messages. This will lead to MT-7, hidden away on a secret landing pad on Akiva. Complete his quest to gain access to his abilities.

Now that Kay has a Decryption Module from The Veteran, make sure to follow the quest given when ND-5 decrypts the secret transmissions. At the end of the quest, Kay will acquire the entire Disruptor gear set, which provides a unique set of perks.

The Veterans' Abilities:

Decryption Module

Allows Kay to decrypt previously encrypted Separatist Datadiscs, which could reveal some useful information.

  • Automatically unlocked through "The Veteran."

Improvise

Increases Kay's maximum Health

  • Defeat enemies using the environment x 5
  • Find hideouts x 3

Adapt

Increase the amount of health instantly recovered by Bacta vials by 1 without affecting the over-time regeneration.

  • Unlock "Improvise"
  • Further unlock conditions are currently unknown. Will include ASAP.

Overcome

After suffering explosive damage, immediately begin regenerating health at an increased speed.

  • Unlock "Adapt"
  • Further unlock conditions are currently unknown. Will include ASAP.

Nix Commando

After performing a Nix Attack command, Nix will be able to autonomously perform a second attack on another nearby enemy.

  • Find different ways to make Nix happy x 6
  • Blast down distracted enemies x 10

Slice Kit Upgrade

Increases the amount of Energy for the slicing kit by 2

  • AF-2 Cypher Key x 1
  • Chalcopyrite x 30
  • 4XB Calculation Unit x 15
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Released
August 30, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence, Simulated Gambling, Mild Language
Developer(s)
Massive Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Ubisoft, Lucasfilm Games
Engine
Snowdrop
Franchise
Star Wars
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