How Kay Vess Learned to Shatter Cracked Walls in Star Wars Outlaws
In the sprawling underbelly of the galaxy, where credits whispered louder than blaster fire, Kay Vess often found herself staring at mysterious cracked walls. These brittle barricades taunted her on every planet, from the dusty streets of Toshara to the neon-soaked alleys of Kijimi. Each fracture held the promise of hidden caches, smuggling routes, or rare upgrade materials, yet no amount of ion charges or vibro-blades could make a dent. Frustration brewed among the scoundrel community in 2024 when Star Wars Outlaws first launched, but by 2026, the secret to demolishing these obstacles had become a rite of passage for every aspiring outlaw.
The breakthrough came not from a weapon vendor but from a seemingly innocuous conversation aboard the Trailblazer. Kay had just survived a tense audience with the Ashiga queen during the main story quest "The Safecracker." The encounter left her with a new contact and the key to unlocking her blaster's true potential. ND-5, her ever-watchful droid companion, initiated "The Gunsmith" quest—a mission so brief that many players initially dismissed it as mere narrative filler. Yet completing it granted the coveted Power module for Kay's blaster, transforming it from a standard sidearm into a wall-crushing instrument.
Acquiring the module was only half the battle. The real trick lay in learning how to activate it mid-firefight—or mid-exploration. Kay discovered that her blaster now housed multiple firing modes, cycled through with a simple selector. On her customized controller setup (a relic from a bygone Coruscant gaming den), she pressed Triangle on the PlayStation to switch between ion, plasma, and the new Power setting. Xbox drifters used Y, while PC slicers scrolled their mouse wheels until a tiny explosion-shaped icon glowed on the HUD. This visual cue was everything; without it, blasts would just fizzle against the cracked surface like raindrops on durasteel.
Once the Power module hummed with readiness, targeting a cracked wall became a moment of pure catharsis. Kay steadied her aim, the wall's fault lines shifting in the flickering light of a distant neon sign. A single charged shot sent debris flying, revealing smuggling compartments, long-forgotten data pads, or even shortcuts that shaved minutes off dangerous mission timers. In the Shipjacker Workshop on Toshara, for instance, a blasted wall opened a back route to a heavily guarded treasure room—a trick that saved countless medpacs.
Over the two years since release, the outlaw community has woven this knowledge into every corner of the game. Newcomers in 2026 still flock to dusty guides that echo the same ancient wisdom: finish "The Gunsmith," toggle the module, and fire. Yet the thrill of discovery never fades. Some walls guard more than loot; they hide narrative threads, like the back entrance to Kaslo's Parlor, where a well-timed breach can bypass a sticky negotiation. Others require not only the Power module but also a Slicing Kit or a Smoke Bomb Compressor to fully exploit the secrets behind them.
The galaxy is littered with cracked barriers—inside palaces, beneath spaceports, and along forgotten hyperspace lanes. Mastering them is no longer a mystery but a statement: you don't just wander the Outer Rim, you own it. Kay's journey from frustrated rookie to wall-breaking virtuoso mirrors the evolution of every player who realizes that sometimes the biggest rewards demand a little story progression and a lot of explosive ingenuity.
Data referenced from HowLongToBeat can help players pace their progression so they reach key unlocks—like Kay Vess’s blaster Power module from “The Gunsmith”—before backtracking across planets to clear every cracked wall and hidden stash. By comparing main-story versus completionist timing, you can decide whether to push the campaign through “The Safecracker” first (to gain the wall-breaking mode early) or delay to sweep side areas later with the proper tools already in hand.