How long to beat Star Wars Outlaws?

Having played through Star Wars Outlaws, we can confidently lay out the following guidelines on how long it takes to beat it, with different lengths in hours depending on the kind of playthrough you're out to do.

• 18 hours for story campaign (just essential missions)
• 25 hours for standard playthrough (story + some side content)
• 40 hours for 100% completion (all content)

Obviously these are estimates that will vary depending on player skill and familiarity with the game, as well as what kind of difficulty you want to play Kay Vess's story on.

Of course, the big factor in these numbers is how much side content a player wants to experience. As mentioned, Ubisoft sandboxes have a reputation for being stuffed with optional content, and Outlaws is no exception. It's also a game that's got some challenge to it and might be a little harder than some people expect, so while doing side content isn't exactly mandatory, side quests like unlocking all the Star Wars Outlaws Experts and Abilities are going to help you progress and smooth out the experience of the main story.

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Warning: the following guide contains minor spoilers for Star Wars Outlaws.

All skill and ability Experts in Star Wars Outlaws

There are 9 Experts in Star Wars Outlaws, each one of which can teach 6 abilities for the player to unlock. Below, we've got them all listed, as well as their identity.

• Bram - "The Bartender"
• Selo Rovak - "The Mechanic"
• Ailen Bren - "The Slicer"
• Temmin Wexley - "The Scavenger"
• MT-7 - "The Veteran"
• Rooster Trace - "The Mercenary"
• Sheriff Quint - "The Gunslinger"
• Teeka - "The Hotfixer"
• Lando Calrissian - "The High Roller"

How to unlock new abilities in Star Wars Outlaws

Unlocking new abilities in Star Wars Outlaws is done in the following sequence of gameplay events:

1. Progress through the game until you obtain "Expert Intel".
2. This Intel directs you towards an optional chain of side quests to be completed.
3. When completed, these side quests unlock a new Expert in your Abilities menu.
4. Experts give you one free ability for unlocking them.
5. There are then five more abilities and skills that you can earn through specific challenges, which you can check in the Abilities menu.

It is worth mentioning that some abilities do require others to be unlocked, even from different Experts' skill trees. For example, the Mechanic will unlock a smoke bomb, which the Slicer can then upgrade into a Concussive Smoke Bomb that staggers enemies. Of course, if you want to understand how best to apply these powers, our Star Wars Outlaws tips can help.

Where to find all Experts' locations in Star Wars Outlaws

Below we've listed all nine of the Star Wars Outlaws Experts' locations - or rather, how to unlock the initial Expert Intel that directs you to the quest chain that will then unlock them and their ability trees. We've also included every ability they teach you, so you can read below and see what they have to offer and whether you want to prioritize them.

Bram the Bartender

Bram Shano teaches an eclectic mix of skills and abilities that cover many of the tutorialised elements, including Star Wars Outlaws Fast Talk. He's also one of a few experts who unlocks two Abilities as a default, rather than requiring challenges.

• Location: Unlocked by default through the early stages of Star Wars Outlaws' main campaign on Cantonica.
• Abilities:
  • Cantina Brawling: Allows Kay to execute melee attacks with button combos. Press repeatedly to chain hits. (Default unlock)
  • Lockpicking: Kay will be able to open a variety of doors and containers by succeeding at the Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking minigame. (Default unlock)
  • Fast Talk: Allows key to quickly react to nearby alerted enemies and delay their reaction. Press the marked button prompt to briefly distract the alerted enemy.
  • Keep Talking: Allows Fast Talk to affect and distract every nearby enemy in a medium radius. (requires Fast Talk)
  • Armored Undershirt: Increases Kay's maximum health by 1 after collecting Star Wars Outlaws Ironweave and Coarseweave.
  • I Know Someone: Unlocks the ability to see and fulfill Personal Requests, optional trades Kay can do with merchants.

Selo Rovak the Mechanic

Selo starts as an Expert who can upgrade your speeder with certain new daredevil powers, but then broadens into a general technician who helps with all things hardware.

• Location: Progress the main story campaign until you obtain the Ion Blaster. After that, her Expert Intel will come through and direct you to her quest chain, beginning in the Jaunta's Hope Diner on Toshara.
• Abilities
  • Speed Boost: Press Square/X while on the Speeder for a short speed boost. (Default Unlock)
  • Speeder Jump: Press and hold X/A while on the Speeder to perform a small jump.
  • Treasure Hunter: Nix highlights nearby containers, both with noises and causing them to glow blue in scans.
  • Smoke Bomb: Gives Kay a smoke bomb which blinds all nearby enemies.
  • Scoundrel's Pouch: Hold 1 extra Bacta Vial and Grenade.
  • Outlaw's Pouch: Hold 1 extra Bacta Vial and Grenade (requires Scoundrel's Pouch).

Aila Bren the Slicer

Aila is the game's "Slicer", or hacker, to use a more common parlance. As well as helping with Star Wars Outlaws hacking, she also teaches skills based around stealth and sabotage.

• Location: Progress the main story campaign until you obtain the Ion Blaster. After that, her Expert Intel will come through and direct you to her quest chain, beginning in Makal's Gambling Parlor in the city of Mirogana on Toshana.
• Abilities
  • Slicing Kit: Allows Kay to hack devices that don't have terminals. Comes with "Joker" mods that players can spend energy on to help hacking attempts. (Default unlock)
  • Sneak Shot: Shooting unaware enemies does extra damage.
  • Concussive Smoke: Smoke Bomb has an additional concussion effect that staggers enemies (requires Smoke Bomb ability from The Mechanic).
  • Sneaky Trap: Allows Nix to trap alarm panels, killing enemies who try to use them.
  • Lightfooted: Reduces noise Kay makes while walking and sprinting by half.
  • Slice Kit Upgrade: Increases Energy for the Slicing Kit by 2.

Temmin Wexley the Scavenger

Similar to Selo, Wexley starts as somebody who will modify your speeder, but then broadens their scope to all sorts of fun things.

• Location: Journey to Akiva and progress the main story until you free Gedeek. Afterwards, ND-5 will call and give you Expert Intel on "Temmin's Family", which leads to Wexley's quest chain in Sashin Village in Akiva.
• Abilities
  • Hydrorepulsor: Allows the speeder to drive over water, allowing you to reach new areas (Default unlock).
  • Electro-shock Prod: Allows Kay to perform stealth takedowns on elite enemies.
  • Ion Smoke Bomb: Upgrades smoke bombs to also deal ion damage, temporarily disabling devices and droids nearby (requires Smoke Bomb ability from The Mechanic).
  • Assisted Scavenger: Increases rewards from containers.
  • Scavenger's Footwear: Increase movement speed when crouching.
  • Survivor: Increases Kay's maximum health by 1.

MT-7 the Veteran

A Commando Droid like ND-5, MT-7 is a broken-down droid on Akiva who largely teaches combat skills and abilities to help with being tough.

• Location: When in orbit around any planet, head to points of interest on the map (such as shipwrecks) and look for yellow containers floating in space. Some of these will grant "Transmissions". Once you've found four of them, you'll be directed with new Intel leading you to an Abandoned Landing Pad on Akiva.
• Abilities
  • Decryption Module: Allows Kay to decrypt Separatist Datadiscs for info. (Default Unlock)
  • Improvise: Increases Kay's maximum health by 1.
  • Adapt: Increases instant health recovery of Bacta Vials by 1 (requires Improvise).
  • Overcome: Regenerate health quickly after taking explosion damage (requires Adapt).
  • Nix Commando: Nix attacks a second enemy when you use his attack command, if there's one nearby.
  • Slice Kit Upgrade: Increases Energy for the Slicing Kit by 2.

Rooster Trace the Mercenary

Associated with big guns, weapons and firepower, Rooster teaches Kay how to use heavy weapons and even some new tricks for the Trailblazer.

• Location: After entering the spaceport on Kijimi for the first time and exploring, you'll get a call from ND-5 with "The Domak Refectory Intel". This will lead you to the bar of the same name in the North West corner of the settlement, where Rooster's quest chain begins with speaking to her.
• Abilities 
  • Can I Try That?: Allows Kay to pick up and use high-tier imperial weapons she couldn't use before. (Default Unlock)
  • I Like This Thing: Increases ammo in picked-up weapons by 25%.
  • Feelers Out: Doubles the range of Nix's Sense ability to detect enemies.
  • Sharpshooting: Increases Adrenaline earned through headshots significantly.
  • Loop Maneuver: Allows the Trailblazer to quickly turn 180 degrees by pressing the controller's shoulder buttons.
  • Top Roll Maneuver: Hold the shoulder buttons while flying the Trailblazer to do a special backwards roll that puts you behind your pursuers, lined up to shoot them (requires Loop Maneuver).

Sheriff Quint the Gunslinger

A classic western cowboy at heart, Quint gives a range of upgrades to your quick-draw Adrenaline Rush power, allowing you to gun down enemies at speed.

• Location: After a main story mission on Tatooine where you have to find a special pearl, ND-5 calls you with a mission chain that begins in the iconic Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine.
• Abilities
  • Adrenaline Rush Mastery: Allows Kay to mark 2 extra targets in Adrenaline Rush, as well as mark objects like explosive barrels. (Default Unlock)
  • Powered Recharge: Earn a small amount of adrenaline when activating Perfect Cooling.
  • Speeder Shot: Adrenaline Rush on the Speeder automatically targets nearby enemies.
  • Resilient: Increases Kay's maximum health by 1.
  • The More: Allows Kay to mark 1 extra target in Adrenaline Rush.
  • The Better: In Adrenaline Rush Kay can mark tougher enemies like Death Troopers twice, shooting them twice and killing rather than staggering them. (requires The More)

Teeka the Hotfixer

Yes, there's a Jawa Expert out there too. Starting with adding a turret to your ship, Teeka then provides a disparate range of eclectic abilities.

• Location: After a main story mission on Tatooine where Kay is temporarily forbidden to use her ship, ND-5 suggests that this might be a good time to upgrade it, and gives the "Buying a Turret" intel. This begins Teeka's quest chain in Scavenger's Draw, in North West Mos Eisley on Tatooine.
• Abilities
  • Laser Turret: Adds an upgradeable laser turret to the Trailblazer that automatically shoots at nearby enemies when active. (Default Unlock)
  • Improved Grenade: Increases radius and damage of Grenades by 50%.
  • Enhanced Bacta Injector: Increases instant health recovery of Bacta Vials by 1.
  • Magnetic Dice: Adds a new cheat to Sabacc where Kay can control the outcome of dice rolls.
  • Cheeky Explosion: Nix can be ordered to trigger the grenades held by enemies, killing them.
  • M'gasha: Improves merchant prices by 10%, and grants you an extra 10% on any items you sell.

Lando Calrissian the High Roller

Yes, Lando's back, and he's here to teach a range of stylish skills, including cheating at cards, shooting people, pilot tricks, and more shooting people.

• Location: In the Alcazar bar in South Myrra, the city on Akiva, speak to the Bartender to get the "Taking Your Shot" Intel. Follow this to Satrap's Promenade, where you can meet Lando and begin his quest chain.
• Abilities
  • Plan A: Allows Kay to perform a Double Draw cheat at Sabacc, taking 2 cards instead of 1. (Default Unlock)
  • Plan B: Allows Kay to craft the Heavy Blaster Module to do heavy damage at a slower fire rate (Default Unlock)
  • Roll Maneuver: Hold either shoulder button to roll the Trailblazer while in flight, for a more effective dodge.
  • Shoot First: The opening shot that triggers combat does huge damage.
  • Ask Later: All shots from hip-fire mode, for a short time after unholstering the blaster, whether they hit or not, grant Adrenaline (requires Shoot First).
  • Just Improvise: After a Fast Talk or Arrest Sequence, instantly provide a very high amount of adrenaline, setting you up for an Adrenaline Rush.

Best abilities and Experts in Star Wars Outlaws

With 54 different abilities and skills in Star Wars Outlaws, it's hard to know where to begin as a priority. However, we'd say the best Expert to unlock first is Aila Bren the Slicer, as her default Slicer upgrade is essential to making that hacking minigame more fair and useful.

If you want to know some general abilities to pick out and prioritise across the board though, here's ones you should go for that we found generally useful across the board:

• I Know Someone (The Bartender)
• Lightfooted (The Slicer)
• Electro-Shock Prod (The Scavenger)
• Assisted Scavenging (The Scavenger)
• Can I Try That? (The Mercenary Default)
• Plan B (The High Roller Default)
• Just Improvise (The High Roller)

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What is the best Faction in Star Wars Outlaws to have a high reputation with?

Of the main Star Wars Outlaws factions you can focus your Reputation-building on, none are inherently better than others - it's more a case of what you want to prioritise - but if you have to pick one, we'd say it's either the Hutt Cartel, or the Ashiga Clan, the fourth faction that opens up when you reach Kijimi for the first time. 

The Hutts have a lot of good merchants and dominate Tatooine, which is probably one of the slightly tougher worlds, so having them on your side there is helpful. Meanwhile, the Ashiga have a smaller presence across the game as a whole, but their rewards for high reputation are very good, with equipment that reduces damage, increases durability, and generally makes you a powerhouse in open combat.

All Factions in Star Wars Outlaws

There are four main factions in Star Wars Outlaws that you can affect with your reputation (not including factions you can't appeal to, like the Empire or Rebel Alliance), each one of which has a niche that tends to determine the kind of stock their merchants sell, as well as the kind of jobs and contracts you can get from them.

• The Pyke Syndicate: Smugglers and black marketeers, the Pyke Syndicate has a strong emphasis on starships and advanced weaponry.
• The Crimson Dawn: Assassins, extortionists, thieves and manipulators, the Crimson Dawn focuses on stealth and behind-the-scenes control.
• The Hutt Cartel: Enforcers, brutes and mercenaries, the Hutts rely on physical force and aggression.
• The Ashiga Clan: Territorial and only unlocked when you first reach Kijimi, the Ashiga use melee combat and fear to hold ground.

How to build reputation in Star Wars Outlaws

Reputation in Star Wars Outlaws can be earned in a bunch of different ways, but the best one is Contracts: these side missions tend to build a solid rapport with whichever faction you're doing the contract for. Contracts usually end in a choice where you can betray the quest-giver for some extra credits, but if you don't then you'll likely make a good, clean profit on their opinion for you.

Meanwhile, here are some other recommendations for how to build reputation:

• Give Data to Faction smugglers: You can find Data throughout the game that serves as a valuable resource. Giving it to a smuggler aligned with a specific faction boosts your Reputation, and certain Data is really appreciated based on the contextual habits of that syndicate - for example, the Pykes love information about Starships, and Crimson Dawn like blackmail material.
• Don't get caught: Sooner or later you'll have to go up against all of these factions , but assuming you never break stealth, they'll never know you were there. It's only when you start firing or get spotted that your reputation drops.
• Keep an eye out for random events: Whether in space or on the ground, you'll occasionally get markers for conflicts happening nearby. These are your chances to intervene and help whoever's in trouble - though it can mean upsetting others.
• Accept that you can't please everyone: Ultimately, while it is possible to make multiple factions like you, it's really tough. Because they're all effectively at war, helping one will mean upsetting somebody else. Acknowledge that having everybody be your friend at once is probably not going to be an option unless you're willing to really knuckle down and do a lot of contracts while never breaking stealth.

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The best planet to go to first in Star Wars Outlaws

When given the choice of which planet to go to first in Star Wars Outlaws, ND-5 suggests gently that you go to Akiva - and he's probably right. Ultimately it's not a hugely important choice, as there's nothing stopping you from going to all of them in rapid succession and it doesn't change anything in the story, but if you want to pick a planet to focus on first, there's a solid case for it being Akiva.

There's a few reasons for this: without spoiling anything, Akiva has a range of upgrades and is home to some of the Star Wars Outlaws Experts and Abilities that don't just enhance what you can do, they actively grant new ways to explore and traverse the galaxy. Akiva's also a little easier as Star Wars Outlaws planets go than somewhere like Tatooine, as it has a wealth of resources and merchants, and - without spoiling - the story that takes place there feels more appropriate at the beginning of your journey than at the end. 

Still, it's your choice, and there's nothing stopping you from playing on Akiva for a bit before leaping back into the Trailblazer and flying off somewhere else to see what new worlds have to offer. And if you want some help preparing for these ruthless worlds, our Star Wars Outlaws tips can help you.

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What's the best choice between Eleera or Gorak in Star Wars Outlaws?

When choosing in Star Wars Outlaws whether to tell Eleera about the Pyke traitor or save the information for Gorak, there is no best choice: it depends on which of the two criminal organisations you want to build your reputation with, the Pyke Syndicate or the Crimson Dawn. At this initial stage of the game, it's probably a little better to side with Crimson Dawn, as their merchants sell more useful gear in the early game, but it's a very small difference, ultimately speaking.

This is setting up a major gameplay system regarding the various Star Wars Outlaws factions and reputation, where your actions and choices affect how all the different criminal groups perceive you. Each faction has territory and merchants working for them: if you have a good reputation with that faction, you'll be allowed to walk around their territory and get better deals from their merchants, as well as access to exclusive stock.

Fortunately, no matter who you choose between Eleera and Gorak, you'll be able to appeal to the other faction with all sorts of methods later on, laid out in our guide above - there's no consequence here that you can't take back or undo. Of course, that goes both ways - you might lose your good standing with whatever faction you choose.

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1. There's nearly always multiple routes into somewhere

There's many times in Outlaws where you have to break into hideouts, enemy territory, Imperial bases and more besides, such as the early mission where you have to stealth through Pyke District in Star Wars Outlaws. When you do, there's nearly always more than one way in. Maybe it's climbing walls, going through vents, having Nix trigger devices, swinging in with your grappling hook or just going in blasting, but if one way in is proving difficult, you're almost guaranteed to find an alternative if you keep your eyes peeled.

2. Stealing is free and easy, and even viable in combat

One of Nix's primary abilities is to steal things from certain NPCs when you complete a little timed button press. It's incredibly easy to do, and often very helpful. In towns it's a constant source of Credits, earning money along the way, and in combat and stealth, you can use it to get Grenades, weapons and Bacta Vials from enemies. Kay is a thief at heart - so make the most of it.

3. In combat and stealth, find somewhere high up

When in doubt, finding a rooftop, high ledge or wall is a smart move. Outlaws doesn't emphasise it much, but having a height advantage makes it harder for enemies to shoot you if they're aggressive, and gives you an eagle-eye view of the terrain and nearby foes when you're in stealth.

4. You only upset factions if they catch you being bad

If the Crimson Dawn are paying you to steal something from the Hutts, then obviously you might be a bit uncertain about having Jabba mad at you as a result - but he doesn't have to be. Part of the Star Wars Outlaws factions and reputation system means that loss of reputation only happens if they see you. Shooting and killing an enemy means you'll upset their faction, but if you can do the whole thing from stealth and using takedowns without ever alerting any NPCs, you'll be OK.

5. When combat begins, set Nix loose

It's easy to forget, but Nix is really helpful in combat, even beyond the theft mentioned above. Having him attack an enemy effectively stops them from doing anything, giving you a great chance to deal with them, and later upgrades even let you send him to trigger the grenades on the enemies' belts to blow them up. You can do this automatically when you're in combat by holding down the Nix button, then following the Protect Kay button prompt.

6. Don't try to please everybody - it's easier early on to pick some factions that you like…

While it is possible to appeal to all the criminal factions in Star Wars Outlaws, it's very difficult to have them all like you at once, and involves a lot of skill and investment in side content to reach that point. It gets even harder when many campaign story missions will unavoidably put you in conflict with these factions - so instead, focus on making friends with one or two. You can always invest in others later, but better to at least have some allies rather than trying to please everyone to no success.

7. … But when you are ready to be popular, Contracts are the way to go

All the factions do Contracts, special side quests that you can find via the various contract brokers around the galaxy. These are absolutely the best way to get into their good books - they come with significant reputation and credit rewards, and while there's usually a choice to betray them for more cash at the end of each quest, the important thing is that this doesn't usually upset another faction if you turn it down.

8. Fast Talk is a great way to deal with being spotted, but you'll need Adrenaline to handle groups seeing you

The Star Wars Outlaws Fast Talk ability you can unlock early on is your safety net for enemies spotting you in stealth, confusing them momentarily so you can grab your blaster or a smoke bomb. If you're caught by a group though, you can still pacify them collectively with the upgraded Fast Talk - but dealing with them is a lot harder. If that happens and you're talking them all down, that's the best moment to trigger the bullet-time Adrenaline Rush and take them all out in one go.

9. You don't have to fly to fast travel between worlds

After you're done deciding which planet to go to first in Star Wars Outlaws, you'll start unlocking fast travel points on different planets. Outlaws doesn't tell you this, but you don't have to be on that world to fast travel to it - sure, you can go back to your ship and fly there manually, but just open your map and pick the unlocked fast travel point to get there instantly. It's a little quality-of-life element that vastly speeds up your exploration and intergalactic commute.

10. Regularly check your ship for free rewards!

Once the Trailblazer is fixed and active, you should go back to it frequently, even if you're not planning on flying it anywhere. Rewards from factions that like you will be in the delivery box in the back, and at key moments in the story Kay's beneficiaries and teammates will leave other items and loot around the ship for you to find and use.

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How to use Fast Talk in Star Wars Outlaws

Fast Talk in Star Wars Outlaws is earned by completing the challenges from Bram, one of the Star Wars Outlaws Experts, and is used in gameplay in the following way:

1. When Kay Vess is in a restricted area and in stealth, enemies will be looking for her.
2. When an enemy sees her, there'll be a momentary gap where they go from Alerted (Orange) to Aggressive (Red).
3. At this moment, if you're looking at the enemy, there'll be a prompt above their head to press R3/RS.
4. This triggers Fast Talk, keeping them in the Orange alerted state for a couple of extra seconds longer than normal.
5. You have this window of opportunity to work out a plan and do something before they attack you.
6. If you take any action, such as try to run or fire, it ends the Fast Talk state immediately.
7. Fast Talk can't be used in the mandatory "Don't be Caught" stealth sequences where killing enemies is not allowed.

This raises the obvious question: what do you do with this in Star Wars Outlaws? Well, the main answer is to shoot the person you're Fast Talking. The Stun effect on your Blaster works to stop them without losing stealth, but if you don't have it ready, you just need to hipfire and bring them down. Other options include a Smoke Bomb, if you have that unlocked - or just running for cover.

The Keep Talking upgrade Bram teaches you spreads the effect of Fast Talk to temporarily hold down everybody in the area - which, if it's the case, is a situation that's only really resolved by the Adrenaline Rush power. If you're Fast Talking multiple people, trigger Adrenaline Rush and immediately gun them all down. If you can find them, the Gunslinger Expert will teach you to mark more people in Adrenaline Rush, and the High Roller has an ability called "Just Keep Talking", which grants a massive Adrenaline boost when Fast Talking enemies, setting you up perfectly for a quick-draw killing spree.

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Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking explained

Data Spike lockpicking puzzles in Star Wars Outlaws are solved by pressing R2/RT in time with a short, looping, rhythmic sequence. Hitting every beat of the sequence in one go opens the lock but missing a beat resets it, so you must re-enter the sequence. Thankfully, there's no limit to the number of attempts you get per lock, so you can keep trying until you succeed, unlike Star Wars Outlaws hacking.

Each lock's sequence is shown via a synchronized flashing light on the lock module, the movement of lock's pin, the sound of the lock mechanism, the red light on the back of Kay's Data Spike, and vibrations if you're using a controller.

The very first lock you'll probably open will just be a relatively slow and regular two-beat sequence, but the difficulty ramps up as you're introduced to sequences that are three or four beats long, faster, and have a more irregular timing. Although there aren't any upgrades or Star Wars Outlaws Experts and Abilities that make dataspiking easier, there are several settings you can adjust if you want to breeze through it:

• Turn on the visual aid to help you with the timing: You can toggle a user-interface aid that helps you see the beats of the puzzle with a pulsing white ring.
• Change difficulty settings: Under the Minigames section of the Gameplay settings menu, you can change lockpicking difficulty to easy, which makes the beat timing less strict.
• Turn it off entirely: Also in the Minigames settings section, you can turn off the lockpicking rhythm challenge entirely. All you need to do is press R2/RT until the lock opens.

Additionally, be aware that NPCs can still spot you while you’re picking locks, so make sure your surroundings are empty before you start data spiking, though you can look around while picking a lock to ensure the coast is still clear.

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Star Wars Outlaws VIP invite explained

Upon entering Makal's cantina on Toshara, you'll be hailed by a broker asking if you're looking for a way to meet Pyke syndicate underboss Gorak, offering a VIP invite for only 50 credits. Tempting though the offer is, you should not buy the VIP invite to Gorak's suite in Star Wars Outlaws.

The conveniently placed Star Wars Outlaws broker sells you a fake invite, which you'll find out if you speak to the nearby bartender who tells you you've been conned. And while 50 credits isn't much, it's money better kept in your pockets than those of the broker. Instead, you should walk away and go about looking for another way to Gorak's suite to get a job and some credits.

How to get inside Gorak's private suite in Star Wars Outlaws

Start by heading to the north side of the bar and enter the side room to the right of the jukebox. In here, you can use your Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking skills to bust open a vent cover, letting you crawl through and up to Gorak's suite, leading to a new job opportunity. This job requires you to sneak through the Pyke District in Mirogana City to grab information for a secret client, which leads you to your first tussle with the various Star Wars Outlaws factions.

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Star Wars Outlaws bluff or bribe choice explained

Here are all the possible approaches for when you speak to Vrell the bouncer at the beginning of Star Wars Outlaws:

• Bluff: You can try it immediately, but it won't work on its own. Kay is turned away, so you need to try one of the other approaches.
• Speak to the bartender, then bluff: Kay tells a convincing lie that gets the bouncer to leave his post, letting you head up to the office.
• Bribe the bouncer: Kay pays Vrell 100 credits to let her past. This option is locked if you do not have at least 100 credits and there's no way to get more credits inside the club.
• Get Nix to steal a keycard from the patrolling bouncer: With this keycard from a different bouncer, you can access a storage room up the stairs to the left of the bar. You can then crawl through a vent which leads to the top of the stairs that Vrell is guarding, letting you reach the office without having to even speak to him.

Regardless of your choice, this scenario can't really go wrong for Kay as you always end up near the office, but the best option is to speak to the bartender, then bluff to Vrell. Since the bartender tells Kay about Vrell's hot, new T-85 speeder, Kay tells him that some people outside the club are trying to steal it, which is enough to get him out the way – no credits or stealing required.

Bribing is by far the worst option here as 100 credits is actually quite a lot in the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws, so it's best not to part with your cash. There's also a very good chance that you don't have enough credits anyway since you must pay Preeban to fix Kay's Data Spike to unlock the Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking ability. Just in case it crossed your mind, it is absolutely not worth reloading a checkpoint to gather more cash for this option.

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