Star Wars Outlaws: How To Lockpick

Lockpicking, or Dataspiking, is one of the most useful skills you can have in , but it can be just a bit tricky to get right. If you do, however, you will find the world filled with doors to open, boxes full of credits, and other kinds of loot to give you everything you want. With this skill mastered, you will be able to sneak into even the most dangerous syndicate hideout you can find.

You will have to do a fair amount of business with various syndicates in , and you may find yourself on the wrong side of them for parts of the game. This is when lockpicking becomes essential, asyou will have to find other ways into their lairs and not get caught. While you will be able to start lockpicking early in the game, knowing how to do it in a short amount of time is essential.

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The Data Spike is the tool that Kay will need to start lockpicking and one that she has to find for her first mission in the game. She will approach a dealer to get the Data Spike fixed, and from there she has to do an assortment of things to get the right amount of credits. This will lead to pickpocketing, stealing, and some selling various valuables to one of two merchants in Canto Bight.

If you are struggling to find the 150 credits, use Nix's ability to highlight things in the area, which will usually lead you to items for him to fetch. Additionally, listen to the people around you as they will give you hints about where more valuables might be found.

However, once you have 150 credits you can return to the dealer and get your Data Spike back. From there, it is a matter of approaching the first mission where you will first begin to master the art of lockpicking.

Lockpicking turns out to be a little more complicated than it would first appear. Instead of using the analog sticks or manipulating the controller like in many other games, it is more of