To unlock the Feelers Out ability for Kay inStar Wars Outlaws, players will need to make Nix jealous. Kay’s adorable little companion is also her partner in crime, and she can use Nix to interact with the world, assault enemies at point-blank range, or pinpoint nearby foes. Making Nix jealous is required to upgrade his ability to detect and mark nearby enemies.

Unlocking abilities inStar Wars Outlawsinvolves tracking downevery Expert characterand completing tasks in-game. Most of these involve using Kay’s abilities such as knocking out enemies with melee; however, there are other slightly sillier requirements such as making Nix happy to unlock the Treasure Hunter ability.Luckily, Nix gets jealous rather easily.

Kay Leaning Down To Pet And Feed Animal In Jaunta’s Hope While Nix Sulks And Turns His Back On Her In Star Wars Outlaws.

How To Make Nix Jealous In Star Wars Outlaws

How To Annoy Your Helpful Little Companion

Kay must pet another animal to make Nix jealous while Nix is nearby.Kay cangive Nix some friendly petsalmost anywhere, and they clearly share a close bond. As such, petting another animal will sometimes cause Nix to get jealous. He will typically display jealousy by turning his back on Kay, and Kay may even ask him to “play nice.”

Star Wars Outlaws: How To Make Nix Happy

Making Nix happy is most importantly the best way to play Star Wars Outlaws but is also essential to getting one of Kay’s new abilities.

There are quite a few different animals that Kay can pet across the various planets featured inStar Wars Outlaws,but petting any of them should be enough to make Nix jealous.

Nix from Star Wars Outlaws giving a cute look to the player.

To find animals, keep an eye out for animals roaming near Kay while exploring. Any animals that can be pets will have a UI prompt indicating that Kay can give them a friendly scratch. Even while exploring Toshara, I managed to easily find animals in Jaunta’s Hope and in the wildlands outside the settlement.As such, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find creatures to pet.

To unlock the Feelers Out challenge, Kay must meet with Rooster Trace on Kijimi and complete her quests. Once complete, Rooster is referred to as The Mercenary in menus.

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Completing Feelers Out also requires Kay to:

Neither objective is particularly challenging, as Kay has a robust set of abilities and equipment for a stealthy approach. In return for completing these objectives and making Nix jealous, players can unlock Feelers Out.This doubles the distance of Nix Sense, allowing Nix to detect and mark enemies for Kay at a much longer range.

While Feelers Out isn’t necessarily one of thebest abilities inStar Wars Outlaws, it’s still very useful, particularly if players favor a stealthy approach.