The Star Wars Outlaws Slicing Kit lets you hack doors and computers around the galaxy. But, if you've found panels to hack into, you may well have discovered that you can’t actually do it yet, not without the right gear.
To perform Star Wars Outlaws hacking, the kit involved is very different to Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking with the Data Spike. You must complete a logic puzzle instead of a rhythm game to gain access. However, to get the gear you need means completing a long and occasionally tricky questline. So, here's a full walkthrough on how to get the Slicing Kit in Star Wars Outlaws. Plus, we’ve got some tips on how to upgrade it, too. Just be wary once you’ve acquired it as getting caught using it in the wrong place can affect your Star Wars Outlaws Faction reputation.
Star Wars Outlaws Slicing Kit quest guide
You'll need to start The Slicer questline to get a Slicing Kit in Star Wars Outlaws, which will introduce you to one of your first Star Wars Outlaws Experts with the Underworld Rumors Intel. This is automatically revealed after you finish the "New Tricks" main story mission, the fourth main mission in Star Wars Outlaws where Kay upgrades her blaster. You'll unlock the Trailblazer's Delivery Crate around the same time, letting you get your Star Wars Outlaws Ultimate Edition outfits.
Once you have Underworld Rumors intel here's how to pick up The Slicer Expert Intel and unlock a Slicing Kit:
- Head to Makal's Gambling Parlor and eavesdrop on a conversation at the back of the bar. A button prompt to "listen" will appear at a spot near the door to the left of the bar, letting Kay listen to a Pyke and Crimson Dawn Enforcer talk about top slicer Aila Bren. This reveals the "Aila's Contact" Intel.
- Head to the Crimson Dawn District and meet Aila's contact. Head into the gang's territory in the north of Mirogana City (walk or sneak in depending on your reputation with the Crimson Dawn) until you reach the landing pad area.
- Sneak onto the landing pad by climbing up the path on the right. The landing pad is a restricted area, so even if you have a "Good" reputation with Crimson Dawn, they'll still be suspicious if they spot you.
- Talk to the contact on the landing pad. They're standing amongst some containers and junk but aren't difficult to find. After a brief holo-introduction with Aila, she tasks you with finding an Imperial code sequencer, beginning The Slicer quest properly.
- Go to the small Imperial outpost in the Southern Falls and get a sequencer from a technician. This is marked on your map so you can drive there on your speeder - you may also want to know how to shoot on a Speeder in Star Wars Outlaws too if you get seen along the way. Once you arrive, look for one a technicians wearing a light-gray uniform and get the sequencer from them. Use Nix to steal it quietly to avoid a fight.
- Get inside the Imperial Forward Base. Head to the large Imperial base marked on your map and get inside. It’s best to sneak in by heading through a vent in a cave that you must swing to on the northeast side of the base.
- Sneak into the speeder garage to find Aila. The best way to do this from the cave vent is to head right, turn on the device to activate the steam vents, and sneak through the steam to reach another vent under a walkway. Continue through and you'll eventually pop up into the garage and reach Aila.
- Attach Aila's device to the rooftop antenna. After you've spoken to Aila, sneak out the vent in front of you and head right to find a ladder. Climb up, then approach the large, grey antenna on the rooftop and follow the button prompt to attach the device.
- Move to the white shuttle parked on the landing pad on the opposite side of the base, then head through the doors to get inside and use Kay's grapple to abseil down to the lower floor.
- Use the computer to disable the red laser barrier. Go further into the base and blast the Imperial personnel at the controls, then access the computer to deactivate the barrier.
- Take the lift up the control tower. With the barrier down, just walk into the lift and wait for it to take you up.
- Deactivate the anti-air turbolasers by slicing the computer towards the right corner of the room. This is a relatively easy Star Wars Outlaws hack featuring only three slots.
- Leave the base. Aila steals the shuttle to escape, leaving you to get out however you want. Call your speeder once you've got out the walls of the base and then drive off.
- Go back to Makal's Gambling Parlor and get the Slicing Kit. Once you're in the parlor, follow the yellow waypoint to the side room to the right of the bar and speak to the man leaning on the wall to get your Slicing Kit and complete The Slicer.
With the Slicing Kit in Kay's hands, you can now slice into other types of devices that aren't just computers. You'll also receive the "Advanced Slicing Practice" Intel, which leads you to a door control panel in the derelict Kerro's Speakeasy, opposite Makal's. You can now bring down the barrier in the speakeasy using the Slicing Kit, letting you loot a bandit mask trophy for your speeder.
To make slicing even easier, you'll want to focus on unlocking the Slice Kit Upgrade under the Slicer's abilities. It requires a special Code Breaker Chip but unlocks Jokers for your Slicing Kit. These limited-use perks can be activated when slicing to make the minigame much easier by, for example, giving you more chances to cleanly slice or removing an unused incorrect symbol to narrow down your options. Other Experts throughout the game offer further upgrades for the Slicing kit, making hacking easier.
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