'Star Wars Outlaws' Drops New DLC and Major, Meaningful Update

Upon release, it’s safe to say that Star Wars Outlaws didn’t quite receive an enthusiastic welcome committee. Ultimately, it ended up with a 75% aggregate score on OpenCritic. In a vacuum, that’s not too shabby at all! However, for a highly anticipated AAA game, 75% is apparently an unapproachable, broken, awful game. Indeed, Star Wars Outlaws is now going through the tried-and-true “becomes a phenomenal game after it’s away from the limelight” AAA character arc!

First, the “Wild Card” DLC that releases today (November 21)! The description for this narrative-focused expansion is as follows! “Kay is hired to infiltrate a high-stakes Sabacc tournament. But, as she crosses paths with the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, she soon learns that another game is being played. When this first story pack is released, Season Pass owners will also get the Hunter’s Legacy Bundle and the Cartel Ronin Bundle with additional outfits for Kay and Nix plus cosmetics for Kay’s speeder and her ship, the Trailblazer.”

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Now, with that out of the way? We can get into Star Wars Outlaws‘ huge Title Update 1.4.0 patch! Let’s dive in.

‘star wars outlaws’ title update 1.4.0 details

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Notable Tweaks and Fixes:

Notable updates to stealth and combat that allow players greater choice, including using stealth or reaching for their blaster, even in syndicate territories in cities.
Enemy AI and detection improvements, with players being notified when they’re being detected and can choose to escalate or change tactics to remain in stealth.
Enemy weak points have been added to reward strategic gameplay, which if targeted can trigger explosions or cause enemies to die in spectacular new ways.
Re-tuned Kay’s blaster and pickup weapons to improve the combat experience, including being able to carry two handed weapons in more situations.
Facial expressions and animations in dialogue scenes have been improved, the option to toggle off the cinematic lens during gameplay has been added, and the visibility of distant lights has been improved.

General Gameplay Fixes

Fixed an issue where players could get stuck by not being able to take off using the Trailblazer after certain missions
Kay now holsters a two-handed weapon in more situations such as when climbing, grappling or using the speeder
Improved AI speeder usage
Improved enemy detection
Improved enemy tactical decision-making in combat to encourage more active management of their positioning
Decreased enemy damage per shot while increasing the damage cadence increase over time
Improved detection signs and feedback of cameras
Player state (crouched, standing) is now kept after traversal actions
Fixed an issue where only one NPC would be alerted when whistling
Fixed an issue where the player could remain undetected in high grass while performing aggressive actions
Enabled the use of combat in parts of syndicate districts
Added weak points to various enemies
Adjusted weapon aiming (spread, recoil, etc.) to allow for more precision and management
Updated weapon damage values for Kay for all weapons
Increased headshot damage when hitting enemies
Improved blaster module usage (Ion and Power)
Removed player blast damage from the Power module
Added enemy stagger to explosions
Added body part-specific death animations to improve combat satisfaction
Improved NPC cover usage during combat
Fixed an issue where Kay would put away the holotracker when crouching
Fixed an issue where hostile NPCs were sometimes marked as friendly and could not be damaged by blaster fire
Adjusted jumping to give more control in the air of where you will land

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ UI, HUD, and Settings

Additionally, added visual indication of when an NPC starts detecting the player
Added text highlighting which blaster module should be used when aiming at heavy guards, droids and cameras
Prompt to ping the tracked objective is now more prominent and affected by HUD visibility settings
Added icons to environmental objects that require unlockable abilities
Improved Nix quick action icon by highlighting button when having an active target
Made it clearer whether a takedown could trigger combat
Added NPC tags above their heads (works with existing colorblindness settings)
- White – Neutral
- Orange – Aware
- Red – In Combat
Adjusted Adrenaline Rush cost based on difficulty
- Story mode – 100% (unchanged)
- Normal – 110%
- Challenging/Hard -150%
Improved wanted system messaging and display
Fixed an issue where some gear effect icons were not showing correctly

Audio

Improved enemy dialogue when they are going in and out of cover
Fixed an issue where sound wouldn’t play through the DualSense controller on PS5
Fixed an issue where arcade games would be missing music after starting a new game

Cinematics

Overall, added facial animations to gameplay dialogue scenes and vendors
Improved animations and visuals of some dialogue scenes
Fixed an issue where ND-5 would be missing from the passenger seat when landing/taking off from Renpalli or Achra stations

Camera

Improved camera when shooting, aiming down sights, and moving aim
Improved cover camera, including the ability to manually shoulder swap when aiming
Improved the camera by showcasing a better view of each shop when interacting with a vendor

Worlds, Fauna and Flora

Fixed an issue with destructible flora
Fixed an issue where the visual effects created by waterfalls were broken
Increased the distance at which lights can be seen in the world
Improved the visuals of some grass textures and mud, especially at distance

Photo Mode

A new clean lens has been added

waypoint-star-wars-outlaws — Screenshot: Ubisoft

Accessibility

Added a Custom Controller Preset to allow remapping of individual buttons. You can choose separate sets of button swaps for Kay, the speeder, and the Trailblazer.
Added a new ‘strong’ aim assist setting
Added a new auto-transfer option for climbing, which lets you automatically hop between climbable objects by moving towards them instead of having to press a button
Added setting to change how large and clear the effect showing the security camera detection area is
Sound effects slider split into two separate sliders, for gameplay sounds and background sounds
Faster menu narration, settings now go up to 400% speed.
Further, menu narration now reads lockpicking and slicing minigames, objective hints, and which Sabacc card is currently highlighted in your hand and while drawing/discarding
Option added to toggle the Cinematic Lens (distortion, fringing, and vignetting effects) off for gameplay
‘Fill screen’ is now the default screen ratio, meaning larger text size for the initial menus before you reach the ratio setting screen
‘Remove all’ hold input for map markers added to ‘change holds to presses’ setting
Descriptions of accessibility settings reworded for improved clarity

Miscellaneous

Fixed an issue where destroying a ship by ramming it would not count towards the ‘Never tell me the odds’ trophy/achievement
Fixed an issue where the ‘Shoot First’ achievement/trophy and ‘The Better’ ability could not be unlocked at the same time
Fixed an issue where defeating Death Troopers during certain missions would not count towards the ‘Defying Death’ Ubisoft Connect Challenge

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Main and Side Quests Fixes (Spoiler Warning for Certain Quests)

Toshara

Rejected
- Fixed an issue where Kay can’t listen at the bar to progress the intel quest

Tatooine

The Veteran
- Fixed an issue where the quest line would not start if travelling to Akiva before the dialogue finishes
Partners
- Fixed an issue where the cinematic would not trigger if using Adrenaline Rush as the Rancor hits the hangar doors

Akiva