6 Stealth Tips in Star Wars Outlaws

Do or do not, there is no try

A common complaint of Star Wars Outlaws is the stealth sections. In this article I'm going to give you ti6 ps that should help with these areas!

Reinforcements have arrived!

Located within most stealth are alarm panels. If a guard gets to one of these they'll spam in reinforcements until you deactivate it. Fortunately they can be sabotaged by Kay or Nix, taking them out of action. When you upgrade Nix's abilities he can even turn them into traps so for the unfortunate storm trooper who tries to set them off, they'll be electrocuted. I certainly recommend disabling as many of these as you can see.

Plan your route

Before entering an area it really is beneficial getting to a decent vantage point, using your binoculars and tagging as many enemies that you can see. That way you will be able to permanently see their positions with a marker on your HUD. The best approach I have found is to get a rough plan of your route, before just diving in. Look for good areas of cover, tall grass, steam coming from vents. Ideally look for areas where you can avoid groups of enemies. Try and stick to quieter areas and don't hesitate to back track if the area ahead is looking too challenging. There's usually always another route. If it feels unnatural and there's no obvious cover it probably means you need to look for a different approach. Keep an eye out also for vents because often they can be shortcuts past difficult sections of a level.

Laugh it up Fuzzball!

In the stealth sections generally I would say Nix is absolutely integral to getting through them. His range of abilities is vast. He can disable alarms, turn off cameras, detonate enemies grenades, attack them and distract them. My main focus with Nix is using him, in combination with the Whistle, to lure and segregate guards away from each other, getting them into a hideaway where you can take them down. The trickier enemies are groups of 3, mainly you get this with stormtroopers. The best tactic I've found here is to get close enough not to be seen and use the Whistle. This should trigger one of the three to peel off to come and look for you. Then you can take them out when they're not in view of the other two. Where you have a pair of guards ahead, a really good method for taking them out is by sending Nix to attack one then just as he jumps on them, you sneak up and attack the other.

Blast them!

Don't forget, as I did, your blasters alternative fire which can stun enemies. It can't be used continously as it has a cooldown rate but when I've had occasions where an enemy guard is in an awkward location and hard to distract or get out of position. In those instances, a well placed stun shot should remove them from the equation.

Shock treatment

I cannot emphasise enough how you're going to want to get the electro-shock ability so you can take down elite guards and droids. There are some areas absolutely littered with droids, particularly the Wild Card DLC. This ability will electrocute the harder enemies so you can take them down as you could a regular enemy. You need to unlock Temmin Wexley in order to be able to get this ability. His quest is started in Sashin Village on Akiva from a family member looking for his whereabouts. Complete this quest and you'll be on your way to getting this ability.

I have a bad feeling about this…

Within Nix's bag of tricks, is his ability to detonate grenades and barrels. I really only recommend doing this as a last result or if I really need to start some chaos in order to disrupt some of the guards patrols. It can be a blessing and a curse. Done right, you could take down a couple of enemies and get enough of a distraction to get to your intended destination. Done wrong and it could alert the whole base who may not necessarily know where you are but then spend quite a while looking and hunting for you, in itself is not helpful. So i'd only use this on small groups of enemies or perhaps when you're already in combat so it doesn't matter.

So there you have it, my top tips for getting through these areas and I hope they help!