How does Star Wars Outlaws Slicing work? During your rootin’, tootin’ intergalactic adventure alongside Kay and Nix there’ll be plenty of computers to hack into to learn all sorts of top-secret information – something tells us not even the mighty Microsoft Security Essentials will be able to keep our loveable rogues out. However, whatever PC security they use in a galaxy far, far away still needs to be bypassed. This is where Slicing comes in.
As one of the various Star Wars Outlaws mini-games, you’ll have to get to grips with Slicing if you’re going to unlock everything the vast open-world game has to offer. Though it may seem like a complex task on the surface, it’s deceptively simple once you get to grips with it – a trial we had to undertake during our recent Star Wars Outlaws preview. So, without further ado, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of what Slicing is and how to get it down to a fine art.
Star Wars Outlaws Slicing explained
Star Wars Outlaws Slicing is a glyph-matching activity that follows a Wordle-like format. You’ll have an allotted amount of attempts – typically six from our preview – to slot the correct glyphs into the appropriate order. From what we’ve experienced so far, glyph combinations can range from three to five glyphs long, making for quite the challenge the later into the game you get.
Glyphs that are placed correctly will turn blue when submitted, while glyphs that are in the pattern albeit in the wrong position will turn yellow. Glyphs that aren’t present in the combination at all will turn red, with a big cross appearing over it. To stop you from accidentally reattempting to use a dead glyph, the RPG game will remove it from the selectable options altogether.
As with Star Wars Outlaws lockpicking, Ubisoft has baked in a much-welcomed accessibility setting that swaps out the abstract glyph shapes for numbers. Though the glyphs are discernible enough from one another for most, this option is great if you have, for example, a hard time separating patterns, are visually impaired, or simply wish to simplify the experience.
And that’s all you need to know about Star Wars Outlaws Slicing. Make sure you get plenty of Wordle practice in before Glyphdle(?) drops alongside the Star Wars Outlaws release date at the end of August. To get you up to speed with some more of the latest info from the space game’s final preview round, check out the Star Wars Outlaws Trailblazer upgrades and ship customization options you’ll be able to indulge in.
Additional guiding by Christian Vaz.