Prologue Sniper Elite V2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Wine Bottles	Gold Bars	Weapon unlocked
1	0	Colt M1911

The beginning of the prologue in more of a tutorial which will let you familiarize yourself with the basics of the gameplay. Before moving on, check out the binoculars which will come in handy numerous times in looking for enemies. Press the corresponding button (by default [B]) and look towards the marked ruins.

Time for the basics of moving around - you need to head to the nearby building. Running is possible by pressing and holding down [Left shift]. Although keep in mind that running is tiring and you won't be able to do it for too long. Additionally your breath will be elevated afterwards. Press [Space] to climb the wall.

You will also learn how to use trip mines. Firstly, you need to choose it (by default [Z] and [X]) and afterwards choose the start ([F]) and finish points. Remember that the line cannot be too long. Placing various mines might come in handy if we can also think of an evacuation route, which unfortunately isn't always easy.

Time for some stealthy action. While crouching, approach the armoured vehicle behind which two soldiers are standing. If you lean out too far, the danger gauge will gradually change its colour to red (Notice! This gauge isn't available on the highest difficulty setting, Sniper). Equip a stone and throw it somewhere far, nearby the car, so that the soldiers move away from the door after hearing the sound. Having cleared the road to the door, go through it.

The next stage implies crawling - there's so philosophy here, just use the proper button (hold down [C] for longer) and move further. After you reach a small square, use the proper button (by default [Q]) to hide behind a cover. Afterwards equip the pistol [3], aim at the nearby soldier (the character will automatically lean out) and send a bullet into his head.

Beside the enemy's body, place a land time which you will have to first find in your inventory. After regaining control of your character run to the marked building, jumping over a gate on your way.

Watch a cinematic during which your target - Von Eisenberg - will arrive to meet with a Russian informant. The weather is windless, so you won't have to worry about horizontal adjustments. The only thing you need to adjust is placing the scope a bit above the target because of the distance. Before shooting, hold your breath (by default with [E]). If you're playing on lower difficulty settings, a gauge which will help you aim should appear. In order to hit the head, you need to place the grid as showed above (right above the second lower bar).

Von Eisenberg - distance from target: ~183m

Objective: Run form the Germans

After eliminating your main target, you can also eliminate the informant (though it's not necessary), however before moving on you will have to stay by the window for a while, eliminating as many soldiers as you can while at it (you will gain more points this way). Eventually a new target should appear - run behind the balcony. Two soldiers will enter the square, out of which one will stand on the land mine, while you will have to get rid of the second one.

Another target will appear on the map - however if you head left, you will be greeted by an armoured vehicle. Therefore you can just head to the hole on the right, though which you will need to crawl. The situation should calm down. At this moment, you have two options.

Street: Direct attack

If you want to make some noise and begin a slaughter, it would be good to start off by shooting at the car gas tank visible on the screen above - that way you will eliminate two soldiers right away. The noise should lure out another soldiers from the opposite building, who should stand on the trip mine which you planted before. Additionally three soldiers will most probably come running into your room, so you can use the silenced pistol or Thompson. As everyone's alerted, run across the street to the building on the other side as fast as possible.

Street: Stealthy

Approach the pillar by the door and equip the silenced pistol. Wait for the patrolling soldier to look away from the soldier standing by the machine gun and shoot him in the head. After the other one notices the dead body, wait until he gets as close to it as possible (it can also be the moment when he passes by the truck) and shoot him as well). You can leave the soldier on the left alone, though if you want to eliminate him you won't be able to come too close, as the soldiers behind the truck could notice you.

Once again you can use your creativity - the last two soldiers can be killed in more than one way. You can try to quickly eliminate them one after another (remember that it takes some time before you can shoot the pistol again) or use a stone to lure them into a given spot and kill with one bullet.

After clearing the streets, enter the building and slowly go up the stairs onto the upper level. Soon enough you should come across another guard - if not, you can throw a stone.

Objective: Run from the Germans, part 2.

If you decided to kill everyone, there are a few soldiers lurking in the windows of the opposite building. If you don't want to engage in a shootout, you can slowly crawl to the next room and reach a room with a destroyed wall eventually.

Wine Bottle! 1/1 - on the wardrobe in the opposite building, in one of the windows.

There are two soldiers on the square and additionally a sniper in the window on the left (distance ~115m, headshot: first scale on the aiming grid). After killing the patrol, two more Germans will come from the right, while eliminating the sniper will cause another one to appear in the almost directly opposite window (headshot: 1 of a scale). After clearing the square, jump through the wall.

Notice! If you decided to sneak through the previous building and not kill the soldiers, they will notice you now either way after you begin the shootout. Therefore you should look out for an attack from behind.