Sideways Rifle

The Sideways Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 8.
==Functionality==
The Sideways Rifle is a fully automatic, fast firing, medium to long ranged weapon. It has first shot accuracy enabling longer ranged engagements. The Sideways Rifle does not have a magazine size, and works on a cooldown system. Firing the weapon for too long will cause it overheat, and the player must wait a short time before using it again. When the weapon is close to overheating, the damage multiplies by 1.5. The player can fire 10 bullets continuously before it overheats.
Sideways Rifle Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Sideways Rifle in action
The Sideways Rifle is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled. 
Damage falloff:
*Damage falloff begins at 50 meters (10 tiles).
*Damage steadily decreases down to 80% of its maximum at 75 meters (15 tiles).
*Damage reaches its minimum value of 66% of its maximum at 95 meters (19 tiles).
==Stats==
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|-|Base Stats=
The Sideways Rifles uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.
|-|Overheated=
The Sideways Rifles uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.
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==Strategy Guide==
*Make sure to time your cooldown correctly, as even though you will be dealing more damage, it will be very dangerous to wait for the several second cooldown period between firing again.
*At long distances and before initiating a fight, it can be a good idea to build up heat by shooting elsewhere to gain the extra damage on the first few hits.
*Once this weapon reaches the heat point where it does extra damage, it is best to try to keep it heated by tap firing, If you're in a fight and don't have an immediate line of sight on someone it can still be good to just fire off shots to keep the heat up.
==History==
==News Tab==
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|-|Twitter=
Image	Description 	Date
 	More Mythic weapons have been released! Here is what you can add to your games today:🔷 Kit’s Shockwave Launcher 🔷 Raz’s Explosive Bow 🔷 Zyg and Choppy’s Ray Gun 🔷 Slone’s Pulse Rifle 🔷 Sideways Rifle 	December 16th 2021
 	Arm yourself with an anomaly! Come pick up the unvaulted Sideways Rifle & Minigun for Sideways Showdown Week. 	May 17th 2022
|-|In-Game=
Image	Description 	Date
 	Sideways Showdown Week Take charge with the Sideways Rifle and Sideways Minigun. Use them on the battlefield to complete Quests before May 24 at 9 AM ET.	May 17th 2022
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==Trivia== 
*In Chapter 2: Season 8, Sideways Rifles could have been upgraded with: 
**10 Cube Monster Parts - to .
**15 Cube Monster Parts - to .
**20 Cube Monster Parts - to .
** 25 Cube Monster Parts - to .
**50 Cube Monster Parts - to 
*As of Chapter 3: Season 2, there’s been a bug with the Sideways Rifle when using it in Fortnite: Creative where the weapon is enlarged upon pulling it out and shooting it.
*This and the Sideways Minigun are the only weapons to have ever been upgradeable to at an upgrade bench.
== Gallery ==
Category:The Sideways
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