u/Why-Lee-Kai-O-Tee

Love playing this guy. Such a sore loser. Not the first time either, I've beaten him a few times under various player profiles and he just can't fucking handle it.

He thinks I'm a noob because I've reset my profile again, hilarious how that lulls these guys into thinking I've got no clue. Nothing like an "inexperienced" 15:1 who doesn't know Secret Weapons, hey mate?

If you wanna play as a dedicated invader, there's nothing quite like resetting and playing a little bit of campaign to bump up the score to something believable, like 9:1 or 15:1. It creates a false impression in Karl's over confident mind, makes him think you've not completed most of the missions. Don't stay as a 1:1, it's not convincing. I'm always super wary of a 1:1 invader, and I'm usually right to be so.

Rage quitting when you're down gives me the best laugh, love it. Loser! His name is Target, and he's got a big one on his back. Look forward to seeing you again soon, Target... ;)

Sorry, title is misleading. Meant to say what's your longest.

This one is 495m, was hoping to break the 500 but just short.

Who's gone longer? What map and positions, and what distance? In Resistance I got one on Fort Rouge from the highest sniper nest to the start point, that was 700ish I think, but with the M1903 and 10x scope (the 700 might need checking). In Vercors Vendetta you can definitely achieve a 600m+.

Always satisfying pulling off these shots without the assists. The Mauser carbine has a really good balance of power, stability, recoil and reload speed so you can spot your shots and quickly adjust.

Righto all you new invader recruits. You want to play SE5 PvP as the Invader but you're put off by all this talk of Karl being a knob with his setup maps, traps everywhere, infernal Focus with its wall hack and direction indicator, him having way more replenishable health etc etc. Hardly surprising, he's a pain in the arse. Here's two top tips to give you a helping hand.

Firstly, go to the shooting range workbench and add items to your loadout. You can carry up to four explosives if you decide not to carry health. I carry a grenade, two Tellers and a TNT. Don't be shy to try and blow the bastard up. The best way is to trap a phone ahead of where you think he's going to go next. Use a grenade and add the rest of the explosives somewhere directly adjacent - if the phone is on a wall and you can get behind it, right there is a good spot. Hide them well - don't be a dick and put them in plain view right under the phone.

Karl is going to try and blow you up, so damn well return the favour. Do not spread your explosives around because they won't kill Karl. He'll just use a bandage or two and carry on, having observed your location thanks to the tag that's conveniently appeared above your head. Use of all your explosives in one hit for a guaranteed kill and keep a close lookout for some of his to defuse and use against him.

Secondly - and this is a biggie - unlock the Machine Pist.44. The first mass produced, militarily successful semi-auto select fire assault rifle. This is your secret weapon. Strive as hard as you can to get to 30 Invasion kills to unlock it for Invader use. Achieve all the attachment unlock requirements by finding the workbenches in Campaign mode, particularly the SMG Control Package (Secret Weapons under the Masterdome) and ZF4 S scope (can't remember which one that is). Once you've got all the attachments, setup the weapon for the lowest Aim Stability / best Spread Accuracy values you can. (Don't focus on maximising power.)

You should be able to achieve an Aim Stability value of 11cm. This is vital to minimise scope wobble.

Once you've done all this, you have a very effective glint free sniper rifle. If you setup the MP44 the same way as Karl in campaign mode, you can practice shooting heads in a variety of situations to get comfortable with it - I highly recommend doing this before you take on Karl as Invader.

Trust me on this - 95% of the time Karl is looking for glint. In this video he's used the Focus direction indicator to see that I've gone around to the south behind him, and he's backing himself to see glint and get behind cover before I can take a shot. But I'm concealed in grass and been watching him in scope for a while, just waiting for him to make the mistake so many do - going into Binoculars view whilst exposed. That's your chance - keep an eye on the bullet drop indicator for precise holdover and do your thing. Burst that arrogant American melon!

Viel Glück, Verteidiger des Reiches!

Been saying I want this game to be a lot harder, but this isn't what I had in mind.

A legendary weapon, the M.Pist.44 (StG 44) Sturmgewehr was the first true assault rifle to be issued into widespread wartime service. With selective fire and an intermediate power 7.92×33mm cartridge, it introduced a new range of battlefield capability. Though ultimately on the losing side, it significantly influenced the Soviet AK47 and remains the OG battle rifle, with an unmistakable influence on all modern battle rifles that followed.

In our favorite game, it is a very deadly "glint free" option for medium range single shot snipes, with the option of double-tap torso shots or going full auto in an instant. To be fair, it wasn't used with a scope to any great effect in WW2, they tried but it didn't work out. So we'll ignore that minor detail, and enjoy Sniper Elite 5's generous historical interpretations.

Set it up for the minimum aim stability value of 11cm and make that headshot count.