Blasting enemy troopers, dogfighting with iconic starships, playing as Hero characters, creating powerful hands of Star Cards… There’s an entire galaxy of gameplay waiting for you in Star Wars Battlefront — and EA want to make your first moments on the battlefront count.
The team over at DICE gathered 20 tips that will aid you on your path to becoming a master. These simple-but-crucial pointers come straight from the DICE development team and cover weapons, vehicles, and more.
Blasters and Weapons
Christian Johannesén, Designer
- “Maintain controlled fire with your blaster to manage both heat and bolt spread.”
- “With each successful cooling flush, the skill game increases in difficulty. When failing, dying or not activating the cooling flush, the difficulty level will decrease again.”
- “The Ion Shot makes your blaster more powerful against vehicles, and weaker against troopers during its active time.”
Star Cards and Power-ups
Christian Johannesén, Designer
- “The Ion Grenade is a great way to quickly deal with pesky Droids and turrets.”
- “The Pulse Cannon does greater damage the longer it’s charged. A fully charged shot will defeat a person with one shot.”
- “Combine the Jump Pack with an explosion based weapon — like the Bowcaster — to rain mayhem from above.”
- “The Smoke Grenade not only reduces vision, but also blocks lock-on functions for weapons, turrets, and Droids.”
- “Energy shields blocks incoming energy blasts, but solid projectiles like grenades, rockets, and the Cycler Rifle slug will pass through.”
- “If you have a power up you do not want, you can hit interact (Square) in front of a power-up to change it for a new one.”
- “The Cycler Rifle and Pulse Cannon must be fired while scoping in order to maximize its accuracy.”
- “The Smart Rocket fires like a regular launcher, but the rocket will target and track a vehicle if fired in its general direction.”
Piloting Starfighters
Nick Baker, Designer
- “If you take damage while trying to call in a vehicle the progress will be reset.”
- “Evasive maneuvers break missile lock and Soft Lock.”
- “Reduced velocity increases weapon power, increased velocity reduces weapon power for the A-wing, X-wing TIE fighter, TIE interceptor, Slave I, and the Millennium Falcon.”
Björn Sundell, Vehicle Designer
- “Hold the Left Trigger to activate your targeting system on the starfighters. It helps you land your shots.”
Miscellaneous
Christian Johannesén, Designer
- “A Trait will grant a passive bonus and level up with kill streaks. When dying, the Trait will lose a level again.”
- “Customize your hand of Star Cards accordingly in Hero Hunt and Heroes vs Villains. Not even a Jedi can block an explosion.”
- “Droids are not only great for attacking the enemy team, they also have a scan pulse that reveals enemies to your entire team.”
Jim Fagerlund, Mission Scripter
- “In regular Battles, press the D-pad up to make your AI allies ‘search and destroy’ and D-pad right to ‘follow player.’”
Nick Baker, Designer
- “The AT-ST has a weak spot on its back, try to target this when attacking one and defend it when piloting.”
We also recommend the Training Missions, where you’ll get a chance to pilot X-wings and play as Darth Vader on your own or with a friend before facing the heat of live multiplayer.
Good luck and may the Force be with you!