“Find the data vault” is a Star Wars Outlaws objective during the “False Flag” main quest. It comes with the additional requirement to “not raise any alarms” for extra fun (“fun”). You’ll get the “False Flag” main quest from Eleera of the Crimson Dawn — she’ll show up when you check in with Waka at the Jaunta’s Hope Landing Zone after completing the “New Tricks” main quest for Danka.
Our Star Wars Outlaws guide to finding the data vault on the Imperial fueling station will tell you how to get to the vault without raising the alarm.
Find the data vault
Once you reach the Imperial fueling station, you’ll have to check in with Waka and then sneak out through the cargo elevator. As soon as you’re out of the ship, you’ll need to keep out of sight.
Start out by heading west from the Trailblazer. There are a couple officers wandering around the hangar, so wait for them to turn their backs.
Snake around the crates heading generally north. You’ll come to a much more open area being patrolled by stormtroopers. Look for a cargo sled right ahead of you. Sneak up and activate it.
Stay crouched and creep forward along the right side of the sled as it moves toward the next hallway. It’ll block you from the stormtroopers and officers the rest of the way across the hangar.
Find a terminal with info on the data vault
In the next hallway, look for an air vent (there’s always an air vent) on the right. Crawl through it and ride the turbolift on the other end. You don’t have to trigger the turbolift — you just have to stand on the shiny black platform for a second and it’ll move.
Stay crouched and behind something in the next hall — there are a couple officers and a stormtrooper that will show up. Take the first left. There are two more officers to deal with inside. The computer terminal overlooking the hangar is what you’re after.
Reach the data vault
Head out through the newly opened door to the east and climb the ladder. Use your data spike on the door at the far end of the walkway. Immediately crouch behind the boxes on the right side. Deal with the two stormtroopers and then continue down the hallway.
At the far end, use Nix to distract the security camera and then duck through the door on the left side. On the walkway inside, take the ladder to the bottom and use the air vent (of course) to continue along.
You’ll eventually drop onto some tracks. Take a left and follow the carts(?). You’ll come to an energy barrier on the right side that you can override with your data spike. Do so and duck through. After another air vent, you’ll climb a ladder.
Drop to the next walkway, and use the steam to hide from the imps. Take the first left and data spike the door.
Cut to the left side of the room and use the crates to avoid the stormtrooper and officer — if you’re careful, you don’t have to even knock them out. Head for the ladder at the far end of the room.
When you reach the energy barrier at the top, send Nix through to turn it off. There’ll be another officer there, but you can just knock them out — you’re alone in here. Hit the computer terminal to turn off the security camera and maintenance energy barrier.
Take a right, and head through the door. You’ll come out on a walkway a little farther down the hall you were in earlier. If you haven’t taken out the imps yet, you’ll have to watch for them now. When you can, drop down and continue north through the next door.
You’ll come to a hallway that eventually leads back to the (a?) hangar. At the hangar, take a left, but don’t ride the turbolift down.
Instead, turn to the right where there’s a TIE hanging. Send Nix across to push the button and move it. Grapple across the gap.
Use the railing to block the view of the floating probe droid as you pass. Jump the next gap, and then grapple swing across to the yellow grating on the far wall.
Climb to the right as far as you can. You’ll eventually have to drop back down to the walkway. When you do, watch for the patrolling stormtrooper up here with you — it’s easiest to hide behind the crates, distract him with Nix, and then stun him.
Once you’re past, head to the far end of the walkway to find another room and the data vault.
Call up the cargo elevator
After a meeting and a discussion with Thorden’s bookkeeper, Bosnok, you’ll have to decide who to side with — the Pyke Syndicate or the Crimson Dawn. Who you chose is up to you and really depends on who you need the better rep with at the moment.
Your next objective is to call up the cargo elevator. The terminal for it is conveniently right behind you.
Activate Bosnok’s sled
You still have to keep quiet for a bit, so sneak out through the door on the east side of the room and down the stairs. There’s a stormtrooper on the ground floor to deal with, but he patrols enough to make taking him out easy.
Cut to the right and hide behind the pillar and crates there. Look off to your left (east) and watch for some stormtroopers and an officer. They’ll leave before long and you can continue forward. Drop off the ledge and find some more crates to hide behind while you watch for another patrol. Wait them out, and then sneak forward to the sled.
Escort Bosnok off the station
Follow the sled forward and then head into the room to the right of the energy barrier. Hit the terminal inside to keep Bosnok moving. In the next room, you’ll have to deal with another pair of stormtroopers (with another pair patrolling farther in).
At the next barrier, head into the room to the right again. Take out the officer and hit the button.
Head through the door behind you and drop off the grapple point on the right. At the bottom, follow the walkway to the air vent and crawl through. You’ll end up across from Bosnok.
Your goal here is to get the door on the opposite side open for him, but there are a lot of imps around too. Luckily, you’re behind the scenes here and blaster fire won’t draw too much attention — just keep an eye on the alarm panel by the door in the center.
Head to the far (south) end of your side. A panel will open across from you with a power cell to shoot. Hit it with an ion shot to destroy it and open the path for Bosnok. He’ll drop the energy barrier on your side.
Override the cargo authorization
Head through the vent, up a ladder, and through yet another vent. When you hit the next computer terminal, you’ll get a new objective — to override the cargo authorization. Head to the right and up the ladder. At the top, duck behind the crates to wait for a stormtrooper patrol to pass.
Head through the first door on the left. Your next computer terminal is off to the left, but there’s a stormtrooper ahead of you to deal with and then two officers over to your left. Take them out and then hit the computer.
Slice the computer to approve the cargo shipment. Head through the door in the southwest corner — the one the stormtrooper was guarding — and down the ladder. After that, you’ve got one more door to data spike and you’ll be back in the hangar.
You might also notice that the “do not raise any alarms” objective has been satisfied. That’s good because you won’t have to be sneaky any more. It’s also bad, though, because it means you’ll be shooting your way out. When you hit the hangar, all hell will break loose.
Reach the Trailblazer and hold out against the Empire
Your last objective is to just get to the Trailblazer. The ramp is stuck, though, so you’ll need to fight off stormtroopers for a minute before you can board. Make use of the exploding barrels scattered around the hangar to keep the odds in your favor and don’t forget about your Adrenaline Rush ability.
Escape the station and reach the debris field
Once the ramp drops, you just have to get to the ship without getting shot (too much). On board, escaping the station just means flying out. After that, there’s a few TIEs to deal with, but your goal is just to fly for the debris field as fast as you can.
Disrupt Imperial comms, Return to Mirogana, and talk to Eleera
In the debris field, you’re looking for a small Imperial satellite. Approach it and hold down triangle/Y to clear your wanted status and escape the imps.
After that, point the Trailblazer at Toshara and fly until you can land at Mirogana. In town, head for the Market District to find Eleera and complete “False Flag.”
