This guide will help you find out when and how to get the ability to use Mounts in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, how to use the relters to glide through large portions of terrain, how Meditation Points work, and all the other tips and tricks to traveling and transportation in the game!
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When and how do you get a Mount
You have probably heard from trailers and pre-launch interviews and announcements that Cal is able to mount up and travel much easier and faster in Star Wars Jedi Survivor compared to Jedi Fallen Order. It’s true! On so many levels.
In Star Wars Jedi Survivor, you can call a mount at any time in the open world. For the most part, your mount will be a two-legged Nekko.
You will learn how to tame a Nekko and use it as a mount during the main objective to reach and explore the Forest Array on Koboh.
After you complete the orientation mission (starter mission on Coruscant), you will arrive on Koboh. Here you will see Nekkos roaming around. You will not be immediately able to call one and mount it.
The story will introduce you to the taming experience and from this moment, you will be able to freely call a Nekko and mount up. The taming moment happens pretty early on during your main objective on Koboh.
There will be an unskippable segment in the Basalt Forest where you have to find a Nekko hidden in a cave in the forest, tame it and mount up on it to use it to traverse slippery slopes of terrain and jump over a high fence.
While on Jedha, you will be riding on the back of the tall-legged Spamels (Space Camels). They behave in a similar way to Nekko, but for lore reasons, you ride them while on Jedha.
How to use Mounts in Jedi Survivor
To call a mount, simply press the shortcut keybind. The default on PC is CTRL. For the controller, it’s RB for Xbox and R1 for PlayStation 5. A mount summoned this way will be highlighted green for a short moment then it will run to you.
We have an in-depth guide to Controls and Keybinds for Jedi Survivor. Take a look.
When you ride a Nekko, you can use your lightsaber or blaster while riding to perform mounted combat.
Note that until you have unlocked the Blaster Stance, you will only be able to use one Lightsaber while mounted.
Fun fact: You can pet your mount while riding it. This is done by pressing R1 or CTRL on Keyboard.
How to Fly in Jedi Survivor
To traverse long distances and drop quickly from high altitudes, you can use a Relter Bird. Same as Nekkos, you have to go through a story bit first where Cal tames a Relter.
You will see these birds as soon as you land on Koboh. At first, they will fly away as soon as you approach them. During your trip to the Forest Array on Koboh, you will learn how to tame the Relters and from this point on you will be able to use them to fly. Well, glide.
Note that Relters are strategically placed in locations where it makes sense of the story requires it. These are not typical mounts and you cannot call them whenever you please.
When you see a Relter sitting on the edge of a cliff or at the top of a mountain, approach it and it will take off the ground, then stay and wait for you to jump beneath it.
Simply jump up, Cal will grab the two legs of the Relter and it will take you off the ground.
While gliding, you have limited controls. You can force the bird to gain a little height for a brief moment and you can steer left and right. You can use fumaroles or updrafts to gain altitude during your flight. These updrafts are also placed in strategic places where the developers saw fit.
How to use Meditation Points to Fast Travel
Meditation Points are not new to Cal or to you (if you have played Jedi Fallen Order). In Star Wars Jedi Survivor you can use them to fast travel from one to another instantly. This opens up a whole new front for you to navigate the planets you explore with much greater freedom and speed.
To activate a Meditation Point, approach it and click on it. Cal will sit and meditate on it. While there, you can do a few more things like swap your Combat Stances, Spend unused or Reset all Skill Points, take a rest to fill up your HP and Stims, change your active Perks and practice in a training environment. You will unlock some of these as you progress through the main story of the game.
To travel from one Meditation Point to another, stand on a Meditation Point, Click on it and when the menu appears, choose the Fast Travel option. Then from the menu on the left side or by navigating the map, choose where you want to fast travel to.
How to travel between planets
Same as with the first game, in Jedi Survivor you can explore a number of planets. Some are larger than others. None is larger than Koboh. To unlock a new planet, you have to progress your main story objective.
Once you have unlocked a planet, you can return to it pretty much at any time from the Mantis ship. Obviously, you need to get the Mantis first. This, as you have already guessed probably, happens through the main story and it happens very early in the game as well.
If you haven’t yet, I strongly recommend that you read our Jedi Survivor Starter Guide, where you will find a lot of helpful tips and recommendations to get perfectly smooth and enjoyable first steps with the game.
