Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — How to make Cal Kestis the sexiest Jedi in the galaxy
The latest Star Wars Jedi game gives you far more options for customizing Cal.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor seems like it has it all — A high stakes, emotional single-player campaign spread across multiple unique worlds, precise and brutal combat, countless abilities to unlock and upgrade, dozens of secrets and collectibles to discover, an army of hidden enemies to defeat, and enough content to occupy you for dozens of hours.
More important than all of that, however, are all the options you have to customize Cal Kestis, a maturing Jedi Knight and the main character of theStar WarsJedi series. Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts didn’t hold anything back, massively expanding all the options you have for customization fromStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderto the latest and greatest entry in the franchise,Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Here’s absolutely everything you need to know to make your version of Cal Kestis the sexiest Jedi in the galaxy.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — What you can customize
In Fallen Order, your customization options were pretty limited. You could customize the color and design of Cal’s poncho, as well as the colors and design of both BD-1 (Cal’s helpful companion droid) and the Mantis (the spaceship Cal uses to traverse the Galaxy). Most of the customization, however, was focused on your lightsaber, with each individual component able to be customized.
In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, all of that has been expanded, with one notable caveat. There are far more granular options to customize Cal Kestis, BD-1, your lightsaber, and even a new weapon, but there are no options for customizing the Mantis this time around. It’s unfortunate, but it’s likely because bringing the same level of customization to the Mantis as everything else enjoys was just not feasible for this game. Hopefully, we get a third entry in the Star Wars Jedi franchise that will include it all.
Here’s everything you can customize in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor:
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — How you can customize
While you may be lost at first exploring the endless options for customization in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you at least won’t struggle to find outhowyou can customize all your gear. All of Jedi: Survivor’s customization options can be found in one of two places.
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If you’re looking to customize Cal, that’s easy! Just open the main menu and navigate to the “Customize” screen. There you can find a nice picture of your current Cal Kestis, and explore all the options you have to personalize him. If you’re looking to customize your lightsaber, blaster, or BD-1, you’ll have to search a little harder for that.
Spread all over the worlds of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor are workbenches, which you can use to customize to your heart’s content everything that isn’t Cal. Workbenches are typically found near safe places like Meditation Points, and there’s always one in the Mantis that you can fall back to if you can’t find other options. Workbenches are also highlighted in blue on the map, making it easier to find them, and BD-1 will run toward nearby workbenches should you approach one without seeing it.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — Where to find new cosmetics and outfits
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor gives you a small number of cosmetics at the beginning of the game, but the vast majority of your customization options will have to be found throughout the worlds of Jedi: Survivor as you explore them. There are three main ways you can earn new cosmetics: by finding them via chests scattered around every level, by purchasing them from four different vendors, and by purchasing optional Jedi: Survivor DLC.
I’ll start with the most straightforward path, first. In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you’ll be tasked with exploring a diverse range of environments and levels. Hidden throughout these levels are two different kinds of chests that can contain cosmetic items. Basic chests are quite common, often tucked away in corners, hidden behind structures, or tucked in the back of small detours. There are more rare, beefier chests, however, that are found in a handful of highly hidden locations and can contain rarer loot than the basic variants.
If you want to find these chests, exploreeverywhere. You can find them in the most unlikely of places, in addition to optional Force Tear challenges, upgrades that grant Force Essence, Health, and Skill Points, and various currencies that are used at the vendors detailed below. As you unlock new traversal abilities during the campaign, you can also revisit previous areas to explore newly open areas. There are literally dozens of secrets in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and it’s up to you to find them.
The second way you can find new cosmetic items is less random, but still requires plenty of exploration. During the campaign of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you’ll slowly meet four vendors: Doma, Zee, Sister Taske, and Caij. Here’s what you need to know about each vendor:
Finally, you can purchase entirely optional DLC for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor that grants you some additional cosmetic items. Right now, that just means the Deluxe Upgrade, a cosmetic-only DLC pack that’s available for standalone purchase or as part of the Deluxe Edition. If you already own Jedi: Survivor and want the Deluxe Edition content, you can pick up the Deluxe Upgrade below for USD $19.99. The Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Upgrade includes:
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Deluxe Upgrade
The Deluxe Upgrade doesn’t add any new content to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but it does bring a ton of new cosmetics that players can use to celebrate Han Solo or Luke Skywalker in-game.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — Endless ways to customize your Cal
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There are practically endless ways to customize Cal Kestis and other parts of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor while you play, and those who enjoy this level of personalization will have plenty of motivation to explore the maps to find new cosmetic items. Just check the images above for examples of how I was able to customize my Cal in a matter of minutes. Yes, you saw that right, you can evenfind Cal’s iconic poncho in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, provided you’re willing to best a powerful foe in combat.
There are many reasons Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is one of thebest Xbox gamesreleased this year, and being able to tweak the appearance of Cal, BD-1, and your weapons is the icing on the epic Star Wars cake. If you want to learn more about the latest adventure from Respawn Entertainment outside of customize, be sure to read ourStar Wars Jedi: Survivor reviewfor all the details.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is now available for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5. It starts at $69.99 for the Standard Edition, but there is a more expensive Deluxe Edition with additional cosmetics.Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is not on Xbox Game Pass, but could be in the future.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Respawn Entertainment have crafted essentially the perfect follow-up to Jedi: Fallen Order, with a ton of gameplay improvements, expanded content, and a surprisingly emotional adventure for Cal Kestis.
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