Kay Vess isn’t a Jedi or soldier in the world of Star Wars Outlaws. Like Han Solo, she’s a scoundrel who gets by more on street smarts and a healthy dose of luck than anything else. That means stealth and thievery will be a much bigger aspect to her adventures, and what self-respecting thief can’t pick a lock? Even though Star Wars is technically in the past, these futuristic locks aren’t cracked in the usual way, even for video games. Here’s how lockpicking works in Star Wars Outlaws.
Data Spike
The first mission in Star Wars Outlaws revolves around repairing your Data Spike, at which point you will be free to pick any lock you come across. Unlike other games, this doesn’t run out or need to be replaced.
Step 1: Find a lock and select the prompt to begin lockpicking.
Step 2: You will hear a repeating pattern of chimes that synchronize with a light.
Step 3: Pay attention to the tones that play while the yellow light flashes.
Step 4: Once you get a feel for the rhythm, time your button presses to match when the light will turn on to start cracking the lock.
Step 5: You don’t need to press the button for every time the light flashes on a single cycle, but if you mess up you will need to restart, so it might be easier to try to hit all the beats at once.
Step 6: You can try as many times as you like, so take your time until you nail it.
Atomfall is a completely open-ended RPG. After a quick intro, you are free to go and do almost anything you want within the zone to find a way out. Instead of quests, the game features investigations that require a lot more thought and observation to solve compared to other games that simply give you a quest marker to follow. Even some of the major items in the game, like the metal detector, can be completely missed if you don’t happen to find one. This tool can help you grab a lot of valuable supplies in the wilderness, which you will constantly be in need of. We won’t be as cryptic as Atomfall and give you specific directions on how to get and use the metal detector.
How to get and use the metal detector
There are multiple ways to get almost everything ing Atomfall, including the metal detector. However, the first and easiest way to get one is to go to the village of Wyndham. Unless you’ve pissed off the wrong people, this is a peaceful location where you can find the majority of the game’s traders.
