Star Wars Outlaws - 10 Essential Tips & Tricks You Need to Know Before You Play

Intro I’ve finished the main storyline of Star  Wars Outlaws and played over 40 hours so far,   so I’m going to share some of the things I  wish I’d known sooner before playing the game,   so you can hopefully have a more  enjoyable experience in the Outer Rim… No storyline spoilers here in this video…  Cheers to Ubisoft for the review code,   so I could get these tips & tricks out to you  swiftly and let’s first cover some of the basics… …and that’s game length, because it took me  approximately 25 hours to finish the main story   10 | Important Info - Star Wars Outlaws at an average pace with another additional 20+  hours of play time where I still haven't finished   all side content in the game, but I reckon a 100%  completion will take you around 60 hours or so… There are also 4x planets for you to  visit in-game, as fifth planet, Cantonica,   is only available to visit through certain  quests, but they don’t unlock straight away,   in fact, you’ll have an approximately 1x hour  storyline tutorial in Canto Bight to start,   followed by around 2-3 hours of prologue quests  on Toshara if you stick just to the main quests… You’ll then leave Tosharas orbit and this is when  the game is fully open to you as you can choose   to travel to the remaining 3x planets in any order  you wish, with no restrictions on when you leave… That said, there’s no New Game+ in Outlaws,   so if you don’t want to power through the main  story quests and take your time exploring,   then that’s fine, because each  region is like its own individual   open world map… with the same world activities  to do in each one, so you’re not missing out… Which is a nice segway into some exploration  tips and world restrictions you definitely   9 | World Restrictions - Star Wars Outlaws need to know about… and that's because  you’ll come across certain areas early   on in your playthrough, which you just  can’t access without a special ability… The first important one being the ability to  slice computers and locks throughout the game… Now, to get this skill, which I recommend  you make a priority btw… is to focus on   the main questline in Toshara until  Danka gives you the “New Tricks” quest,   which will allow you to recruit the Slicer expert… Now after you do and fulfil  the slicers quest requirements,   you’ll be able to unlock almost  everything and earn rewards early on… Secondly, on Toshara there's rubble walls  you’ll need to blow open with your blaster…   You can only do that after upgrading your  blaster with the power module thanks to the   ND-5 quest on Kijimi, so I’d recommend  visiting that planet after Toshara… I’d then recommend to make your way to Akiva  where you’ll realise very quickly you won't   be able to use your speeder over deep water,  so focus on the main storyline again here as   you’ll get the upgrade quest very quickly  after landing and don't do what I did,   which is ignore the main questline and  try and figure a way around it lol… Now, Syndicates, they are the most important   8 | Syndicates Mechanic Explained - Star Wars Outlaws mechanic in this game and there’s a few  important things here you need to know… The first being that you won’t be able  to see all 4x syndicates in your menu   until you visit the planet of Kijimi,  which will unlock the Ashiga clan… As you play through the storyline and side quests  in game, you’ll be able to make personal decisions   that subsequently increases or decreases  your reputation with that syndicate, with   the reputational metre having 5x levels… those  being terrible, bad, poor, good and excellent… Now, in the name of Star Wars science, I have  maxed out all syndicate reputation metres to   terrible and also to the excellent level and  nothing significantly game changing happens   here in terms of story… but the  open world does respond to you   very differently depending upon who likes you  and who doesn't… which we’ll go over next,… But what I would say, as you begin your  playthrough, is don’t fret about the   reputational decreases or increases as they  happen or you’re subsequently forced into..,   they’re very easily reversible and you should make   the choice that is most fun for you  without worrying too much about it… Now, if you’ve learnt something new  or are enjoying the video so far,   please do leave a swift like down below, as  it really helps me out so thanks very much… That said, some syndicates are better than  others in terms of the rewards they offer you,   7 | Reputation Tips & Tricks - Star Wars Outlaws as well as the opportunities  they provide throughout the game…  In fact, I would highly recommend you  work on trying to get all syndicate   reputational metres to “good” overall  and there’s a few reasons for this… Being at a Good reputation allows you  to freely move around all their faction   areas across the different planets, which  you can’t enter when your rep is poor… This then allows you to accept new  quests, barter with new vendors,   which sell upgrades at a discount  for your gear, speeder and ship… You’ll also be able to fast travel to each   of these areas… which you can’t  do if you’re in poor standing… And if you reach Excellent  reputation with Syndicates,   you will access the Crest rewards for each  faction, which are charms that offer you   passive bonuses in your loadout, which have  a positive compounding effect overtime… Not only that, but if you continue to play in  a balanced way, you’ll also be able to bribe   NPCs with your reputation instead of money or  credits, which is free and another great benefit,   so all reps to Good and up is  the way to go early game imo… Which is a great transition into  open world activities because…  6 | Open World Activities - Star Wars Outlaws Another reason why you want to have  a Good rep level with a syndicate is,   because inside every syndicate area  is a secret vault where they keep   5k credits as well as gear upgrades… All you need to do is find the vault,   accept the intel quest after interacting with  the computer near it and collect the 3x data   keycards which are shown on your map… This is a good way to get money early   on as well as explore the game  so I recommend giving this a go…  I’d also suggest waiting on clearing the  Imperial bases when you come across them,   as you visit them on each planet via the main  questline, so I ended up clearing a few bases   twice over… with no loot on the 2nd clearance  via the story, so 2x birds and 1x stone there… You can also clear pirate camps, which aren't  affiliated with any faction and are usually   random events, which offer good materials and  upgrades, in fact, if you kill the arriving   stormtroopers first, the pirates are currently  bugged out standing on top of each other which   1x grenade will sort out, so if you see it pop on  your map, it’ll take you 2x mins for good rewards… Now, on top of all of this, there’s  a couple things you need to be aware   5 | Wanted System Tips & Tricks - Star Wars Outlaws of about this wanted system at  the start of your playthrough… First of all, it's specific only to the  Empire and not the syndicates, in fact,   when you decrease your reputation level to  terrible with the syndicates, they will send   hired kill squads after you as you can see here,  which is similar but different to this mechanic… Because if you antagonise the empire  by entering restricted areas, stealing   items in front of stormtroopers or killing  them, you’ll end up gaining a wanted level,   which will eventually drop off after  several minutes, or you can slice an   imperial terminal to remove yourself, bribe a  corrupt officer in a city or hyperjump to space… That said, if you reach max level, you’ll need  to kill the death trooper squad, which lands   in a fortified specific area on the map… and  until you take the keycard from the ISB officer   and remove your manhunt status via the  computer, you’ll be permanently wanted by   the empire and they will search for you,  which can be problematic gameplay wise… You also get a Death Trooper helmet for your  speeder and an achievement for doing this btw… Now, I briefly mentioned the Slicer expert  earlier regarding important ability unlocks   4 | Best Abilities to get Early (Experts) - Star Wars Outlaws for world restrictions, but as you progress  through the game there will be a few intel   quests popping up in your quest log about  unlocking new experts that will offer   you actionable in-game challenges, which  will then reward you with a new ability… Some of these are better than others of course,  but there’s a couple here you should focus on   obtaining sooner rather than later as you  can unlock these all on Toshara very early…  The first is the Armoured Undershirt from the  already unlocked Bartender, which can be unlocked   by purchasing or looting these materials  from vendors and increasing your health… The second is the Lightfooted ability from The  Slicer, which reduces the noise Kay makes when   sprinting, which is super overpowered  and allows for fast stealth takedowns… And the third is the Scoundrel’s Pouch from The  Mechanic, which will increase your Bacta vials   capacity and grenade storage, which is great  to have early doors, with the Mechanic also   offering the speed boost upgrade for your speeder,  which is a no brainer when exploring, super fun… Now, when it comes to gear and upgrades, Outlaws  is a little different in this open world as stats   3 | Gear & Upgrades - Star Wars Outlaws aren't visible so it's hard to recognise the  impact they truly play when it comes to gameplay… That said, there’s only 3x gear  loadout slots available to you here… Those being chest, belt and pants with  your blaster having 3x different shooting   modes upgradeable at the workbench, those  also being the Plasma module for damage,   the Ion module to breakdown enemy  shields and droids and the Power   bolt module used to breakdown walls and  blow stuff up, as we spoke about earlier… Now, each of the 3x wearable gear pieces will  come with a variety of unique stat boosts on them,   with certain gear sets activating an  additional buff when you equip all 3x,   such as this ISB outfit I unlocked  by maxing out my Pyke reputation,   which allows me to lose my wanted level  quicker and avoid detection by Imperials… It's also important to note that this gear  piece is called “superior” and that's the   stuff you’re after, so prioritise that as  the game's hidden stats on superior gear   is way better than the standard gear  pieces, which is reflected in combat… Now, as for vehicles, the same kind of mechanics  apply here for them, where after you’re able to   2 | Vehicles & Transmog Tips & Tricks - Star Wars Outlaws fly your ship, as well as unlock the speeder  vendor for upgrades through the main quest   line earlier on in Toshara, you’ll be able to  improve the handling and speed of both vehicles   by cashing in the materials you’ve looted around  the world as well as purchased from vendors,   as the game tells you need that item  when hovering your cursor over it... As for your Trailblazer ship, if you do plan  to head out into the orbit of each planet,   you’ll find an assortment of activities not  too dissimilar from the world activities on the   main planets, the only main difference is you’re  dogfighting in space compared to gunslinging on   land, so if you plan to do a lot of space faring,  prioritise your metal materials to upgrade your   ship as being able to dominate in space early  on will make things a lot easier for you.. You can also transmog the appearance of your  gear, Nix, speeder, blaster and your ship,   you just need to head into the loadout menu and  press the change appearance button here, and   you can change how you look without sacrificing  your stats, no need to visit any vendor to do so… Now, if this is your first Ubisoft game, there  are several secret and optional settings you   1 | Secret Settings - Star Wars Outlaws can turn on in the menu, which may make your time  with Outlaws less frustrating and more enjoyable… First of all, you can save the game  with your own save slots at any time,   so I’d recommend doing this before  you decide to leave each planet or   when you first arrive, just in  case you ever want to go back… In fact, the game autosaves a lot, so if  you find yourself losing reputation with   a syndicate and you didn't mean to, just load an  autosave a few minutes before and you’ll be fine… There's also a huge amount of  lockpicking and slicing in this game,   which can get tedious and annoying,  so you can have them all autocomplete,   but just be aware that by turning this  off, it will affect the progress of your   completionist trophy, so perhaps  turn it on after you’ve got that… Additionally, when you’re in combat  and use your blaster too much,   it will overheat and you’ll need to time this  mini game correctly for it to reload faster… That also can get annoying, so you can have this  turned to autocomplete every time if you want to… Now, I’ve made another helpful video like  this one with even more tips & tricks,   Thanks Reloads Club so give that a click on  your screen or TV right now,   so you can get even more out of this awesome  game and I’ll see you there in just a second…  My thanks to Nika for helping me in early access  to make this video for you and coffee is on me.