Hints - Overall hints Sniper Elite V2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Difficulty level

There are three difficulty settings in the game: Cadet, Marksman and Sniper. There's also an option of setting some custom options based on your liking. On the lower difficulty setting, apart from the fact that enemies shoot worse, you will also receive some aid in the form of, for example, a "ghost", which leaves a copy of your character in the place where you were noticed by the enemies. Additionally, circles below the hero inform you about detection. While aiming, you can also mark enemies, thanks to which you will be able to easily find them even at the highest zoom.

The lower difficulty also doesn't include gravity and wind, so wherever you shoot is where the bullet will hit. With the highest difficulty, the game becomes closer to reality. Above all, you cannot mark enemies, which makes killing several enemies at the maximum zoom much harder. Additionally, gravity comes into play - the higher and further the enemy, the higher will you have to shoot. If you're on a higher position, the vertical adjustment won't have to be so big. There's also the wind - the stronger, the greater vertical correction you need to make.

How to shoot

While playing on the highest difficulty setting, the distance from the target and the current wind strength has a large importance. There are some exceptions from this rule - if you're on a higher position than your enemy, you don't have to adjust your scope so much. The same rules apply when the enemy is higher - the scope needs to be even higher.

When it comes to properly reading the wind strength - if the white pointer is leaning to the left, you need to pull the finder right. If the marker turns to the right, aim to the left of your target.

There aren't too many types of rifles in the game, though each has a slightly different scope. With time you will learn to judge the distance from the enemy by comparing his size to the scale on the grid. During missions where your shots are silenced, you can use it to "test" where the bullet will fly by aiming beside the enemy and then making proper adjustments.

Below you will find a few additional, rather universal hints which each elite sniper should keep in mind.

Watch the buildings and windows

Although the positions of sniper who you will come across during the missions have been included in the guide, there might be a situation where a given piece of gameplay turns out differently based on the player's decisions. That's why you should learn to watch roofs and windows of both the nearby buildings as well as the further ones. Also keep in mind that some enemies appear in given locations only after you complete a certain fragment of the game, so a sniper can be found in previously empty places.

Listen to the environment

Some missions will include a facilitation which will help you in exterminating enemies, as the sound of your shots can be drowned out by other sounds of the environment. There are various types of such "jammers" - mainly you will come across exploding bombs or other artillery attacks, but church bells and radio messages can also happen. Such a sound is also indicated in the upper right corner, so you shouldn't miss it. Sometimes, with bombs, you can hear a distinctive whistle of it falling. If you shoot during such a sound, no enemy will notice it. Finding a dead body is of course an exception.

Search bodies

Another habit which you should develop is searching bodies, at least those which you can easily approach without getting noticed while crouching (you search while crouching each time). Even though you will come across ammo crates in the game, some fragments require you to use lots of ammunition - especially look out for the silenced pistol.

Hide bodies

Sometimes it's worth to pull a dead soldier somewhere else so that others don't become alarmed. Though keep in mind that most of the times soldiers try to find yourself on your own and don't raise an alarm when they find a dead companion. This can be used to lure an enemy into a better position.

Place traps

Apart from two types of grenades, you can also use other explosive materials in the game. Dynamite can be placed on a patrol route and detonated to kill a larger group of enemies. Both the land mine and trip mine are best for covering all passages behind your back, so that no one surprises you. One of the most useful "gadgets" is in fact a simple rock - using it, you can send an enemy to a more suitable place (preferably to kill him afterwards) or lure away from a door you need to go through.