Star Wars Outlaws Releases New Update for May 2025

Summary

Star Wars Outlaws Title Update 1.6 rolled out on May 15.
The new patch adds a free cosmetic pack and introduces some gameplay tweaks, in addition to fixing a variety of bugs.
The update is between 6.17 GB and 8.5 GB in size, depending on the platform.

Star Wars Outlaws Title Update 1.6 is now available for download. The latest version of the game introduces new cosmetics and tweaks several gameplay aspects of Star Wars Outlaws, among other changes.

Star Wars Outlaws received over half a dozen updates since launching for PC and consoles in late August 2024. As is the case with many Ubisoft developers, Massive Entertainment distinguishes between minor patches and more comprehensive content drops by labeling them as hotfix and title updates, respectively.

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Continuing this trend, the Swedish studio has now debuted Title Update 1.6, which rolled out to all versions of Star Wars Outlaws on Thursday, May 15. Among the highlights of this release is a new set of cosmetics inspired by the Disney+ show Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. As per usual, this freebie pack is claimable by interacting with a delivery crate in the Trailblazer.

Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.6 Brings Several Gameplay Enhancements

The new patch also introduces several gameplay changes, like allowing Kay to free-fire her blaster while riding the speeder in Star Wars Outlaws. Massive Entertainment added the ability to seamlessly switch between two-handed weapons and the blaster, with the former now also being holsterable. Meanwhile, the Trailblazer became even more customizable, supporting a greater variety of passive systems that unlock additional effects.

Another novelty included in this update arrives in the form of expanded space contracts. The new missions span multiple types of challenges, with their addition promising to make the process of earning credits and faction reputation in Star Wars Outlaws a bit more varied. Multiple bug fixes are part of the package as well, resolving issues with enemy AI, intel quests, NPC behavior, and Speeder movement, among other elements of the game. The developers also rebalanced the Crimson Reign gear set, giving it a small buff in the form of a reduced Stun Shot cooldown that increases proportionally with each enemy caught within any variant of the Smoke Bomb.

Title Update 1.6 is now available on all platforms and should be downloaded automatically on any system with sufficient free storage for its installation. As per usual, the size of the new patch varies by platform, with the PC version of the game distributed via Ubisoft Connect being the largest, at 10.21 GB. Its Steam counterpart is slightly more compressed, weighing 8.5 GB, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the update are 6.17 GB and 8.55 GB in size, respectively. The 1.6 patch arrived alongside the latest Star Wars Outlaws story DLC, A Pirate's Fortune, which is now available for $14.99.

Star Wars Outlaws Title Update 1.6 Patch Notes

Update Highlights

Added the ability to free-fire Kay’s blaster while riding the speeder
Added the ability to holster and swap between two-handed weapons and Kay’s blaster
Added the ability to equip new passive systems to the Trailblazer for additional gameplay effects
Added new space contracts for all players that include multiple challenge types
Fixed an issue where the Hidden Riches intel could not be completed

General Gameplay

Improved shooting when behind cover to prevent hitting the environment
Fixed an issue where certain intel quests could not be completed if intel was found before picking up the quest
Improved enemy AI when moving to cover/being suppressed
Fixed an issue where Kay could get trapped when respawning in a restricted room on Toshara
Improved Kay’s movement animations on stairs and slopes
Adjusted effects of getting ionized in space
Fixed space NPCs going "out of bounds" when in combat
Miyuki Traders have been upgraded to full vendors and now sell passive system upgrades in addition to previous resource items
Fixed issue where the Ion upgrade of the smoke bomb was inconsistent in ionizing enemies
Fixed issue where melee finishers sometimes wouldn't trigger if the blaster is overheated
Fixed issue where configurations with improved heat capacity from upgrades and gear would risk overheating the blaster if quick switching modules when near the overheat threshold
Crimson Reign gear set has a reduced cooldown on Stun Shot for each enemy caught within all variants of the Smoke Bomb
Outlaw Belt has a reduced cooldown and increased duration of the supercooled state when swapping between Kay’s blaster modules. Additional HUD feedback has been added for the duration and cooldown
Fixed an issue where shields would not protect Kay from direct impact explosive projectiles
Performance improvements during climbing
Improved attaching and releasing input when using the grappling hook
Fixed an issue where Kay would move slowly when aiming during strafing in certain areas
Kay no longer gains adrenaline during standing jumps on the speeder
Kay is now thrown off the speeder when hit by a melee attack
Improved cases where dropping weapons could result in clipping
Kay now exits scoping when staggered
Fixed an issue where the Glowlamp would disable when entering vents

Performance

Fixed an issue where the game could crash when activating FSR3 Frame Gen and Freesync Premium Pro HDR

Graphics

RTXDI improvements
Ray Reconstruction improvements

UI, HUD and Settings

Fixed an issue where a vendor's purchase screen was unable to be closed when the items list was empty
Fixed an issue where the incorrect journal entries would be highlighted when hovering over a different entry

Audio

Fixed an issue where crew members lines would be played at incorrect times

Cinematics

Improved instances where props were missing/floating in certain cinematics

Camera

Fixed an issue with camera jittering and clipping while on the speeder

Worlds, Fauna and Flora

Fixed an issue where the surrounding environment would not reflect correct time of day
Fixed an issue where color banding was present in the sky on Consoles

Accessibility

Added accessibility shortcut allowing high contrast, auto run, and menu narration to be toggled without accessing menus
Gadget wheel can now be set to a toggle rather than a button hold
HUD background transparency and colors can now be adjusted
High contrast UI setting now also affects headings in settings menus
Gameplay high contrast transparency now affects darker colors more evenly
Map menu narration now reads whether a location is on another planet
Fixed an issue where remapping breaks sabacc controls
Fixed an issue where high contrast mode settings menu preview did not match how the transparency slider works in the game
Fixed an issue where some HUD icons were hard to see when high contrast HUD was enabled
Fixed an issue where large HUD text would be larger than its background
Fixed an issue where autowalk was not available when using a controller on PC, or on consoles
Fixed an issue where the Trailblazer was not displayed correctly in high contrast mode when damaged
Auto-vault no longer triggers if the fall will kill Kay

Miscellaneous

Reduced instances of environmental clothes clipping

Main and Side Quests

Minor Star Wars Outlaws quest spoilers below.

Akiva
- The Veteran
  - Fixed an issue where the speeder was unable to be interacted with after a cutscene
Kijimi
- Breakout
  - Fixed an issue where Kay could get stuck dismounting the speeder when exiting the factory tunnel
Other
- Revelator
  - Fixed an issue where Kay could get stuck if walking behind the turbolift while joining Sliro’s detail
  - Fixed an issue where a ladder could not be interacted with if Kay respawns

Known Issue: Contraband contracts

Picking up a contraband contract and not completing it (e.g. Going to another region/space/planet or completing another activity) will cause the contract to fail. The contract can be picked up again from the vendor.

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