Star Wars Zero Company: How to Launch the “Opportunity Knocking” Operation

“Opportunity Knocking” is one of Kabb Uppercut’s personal assignments in Star Wars Zero Company, and it is easy to walk past because it sits on the Holotable map rather than in the Critical mission chain. It is a Choice Operation, so no combat is involved. You spend Intel, commit three operators, and the result plays out immediately.

Quick answer: Open the Holotable in the Den, switch to the OPERATIONS tab, select “OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING” at Dowut in Zone Aurek, pay the 50 Intel cost, assign three operators, and hit CONFIRM OPERATORS.

What you need before launching “Opportunity Knocking”

The operation has hard requirements. If either the Intel or the operator count falls short, the launch button will not resolve, so check both before you head to the Holotable.

Requirement	Detail
Type	Choice Operation (no tactical combat)
Location	Dowut, Zone Aurek
Intel cost	50
Operators	Exactly 3
Tied to	Kabb Uppercut
Briefing	Kabb wants help locating a valuable Separatist cache

Intel is earned by finishing Tactical Missions and by gathering information in the field, so if you are short, run a combat mission first. Note that operations sit on the Holotable for a limited number of Cycles, so an unclaimed assignment can disappear entirely once its window passes.

How to find and launch the operation at the Holotable

Head to the Holotable inside the Den and interact with it. This is the same terminal that lists every Tactical Mission and Operation available for the current Cycle.

Switch from the default view to the OPERATIONS tab. The panel on the right will show whichever operation is currently highlighted, along with its Intel cost and required operator count.

Holotable Operations tab with a briefing panel showing a 50 Intel cost and two-operator requirement — The OPERATIONS tab, here showing the separate “Loose Lips” assignment with its Intel cost and operator requirement. Image: Electronic Arts

Pan across the galaxy map and find the Dowut system in Zone Aurek. Select the “OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING” icon there to pull up Kabb’s briefing about the Separatist cache.

Choose the CHOICE OPERATION option and continue past the briefing. The game then moves you to the team selection screen.

Opportunity Knocking briefing asking you to assign a team to search logs for the cache location — The “Opportunity Knocking” Choice Operation briefing, asking you to send a team to search the logs for the cache. Image: Electronic Arts

Assign three operators to the job. Any healthy, unassigned squad members work, though sending Kabb himself fits the assignment. A workable trio is Trick, an astromech such as BR-1, and Kabb Uppercut.

Select CONFIRM OPERATORS. The operation resolves right away, with no deployment or turn-based combat.

How to confirm the operation worked

You will see an OPERATION COMPLETE screen almost immediately. The text confirms that Zero Company now has coordinates for Kabb’s Separatist cache and that the cache holds a valuable comm relay chip.

Operation Complete screen confirming the coordinates for Kabb's Separatist cache — The OPERATION COMPLETE screen confirming the cache coordinates and the comm relay chip. Image: Electronic Arts

Two rewards are listed on that screen. Both are worth checking before you back out of the Holotable.

Reward	What it does
+3 Influence in Zone Aurek	Counts toward that zone’s Influence thresholds, which unlock Upgrades, Utilities, and Contacts
New Tactical Mission on Anaxes	Adds “Buy Cheap, Never Sleep,” Kabb’s follow-up combat mission

Back out to the Holotable map and you should now see a prompt to launch the mission for Kabb at Anaxes. If it is not there, you either exited before the completion screen resolved or the operation never actually fired.

Why the operation may not launch

There are only a few things that stop this one from going through, and all of them are visible on the Holotable before you commit.

Under 50 Intel. Complete a Tactical Mission or use scouting tools like the PICO-5 electroscope in the field to top up.
Fewer than three available operators. Injured, recovering, or already-committed squad members cannot be assigned, so clear the MedBay or recruit for depth first.
The window closed. Operations expire after their listed time frame. Once the icon leaves the Dowut system, it does not return.

Because this is optional work rather than a Critical mission, it competes with everything else on the Holotable for your Intel and your roster. If you want Kabb’s Anaxes follow-up, “Buy Cheap, Never Sleep,” it is worth spending the 50 Intel while the Dowut icon is still on the map.