VSS

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The **VSS** (Russian as full name: **Винтовка Снайперская Специальная**, English full name **Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya**, lit. **Special Sniper Rifle**) is a suppressed DMR that uses 9mm Ammunition. It was added on v0.8.3 "*The perks of being a survivr*" update.

## Strategies

### Using

* This weapon is very useful during early-game as it has a good fire rate (if you can click spam or are on mobile), magazine and damage, and can be used to pick off players easily.
* You can also try to use this as bait. However, not everyone likes this gun, so it is best to bait early game to lure in new players.
* Try to get a better scope as this weapon is best used in long ranges(4x or 8x).
* Fight enemies at long range as seeing your bullets will be difficult. Be mindful of the enemy's location and where you are aiming.
* During the late game, this is not recommended as players usually have good armor and better weapons, decreasing the weapon's capabilities.
* If this is paired with an AWM-S or SV-98, it is hard to beat.
	+ After firing the Sniper Rifle, switching to the VSS will counter the slowdown. Try to keep them behind the Obstacle they're using as cover while getting ready to switch back to your Sniper Rifle.
* The VSS is a very good weapon against armored players in all modes due to the extreme fire rate, however you should not use the VSS at long range in the Savannah Map as most other weapons there have higher range, bullet speed, and damage. Instead, use it as a medium/close range secondary to get rid of aggressive SMG users.
* It is highly recommended to use 9mm Overpressure with this gun. 9mm +P will mitigate the downsides of the VSS without suffering much from its trade-offs. The VSS benefits greatly from the increased bullet velocity and damage, which brings those stats up from lowest-in-class to on par with other DMRs, while still retaining its very fast firerate. While the darker tracers may be easier to see, they will still fade substantially. The accuracy penalty doesn't have much effect on a very accurate gun like the VSS, either.
* The Firepower perk is surprisingly effective with the VSS, as it allows you to continually spam suppressed shots as fast as you can click without needing to reload as frequently.

### Countering

* Fight the VSS user at long range. You might not be able to see the bullets, but neither can they, which means they won't know when they are hitting you or not and therefore cannot lead shots effectively. Dodge and weave while using a long-range weapon, and you should be fine.
* **DO NOT** try to fight a VSS user at close range. It's much harder to dodge the VSS bullets at close range, and you will take a lot of damage even if you don't die.
	+ If you have a high DPS weapon, you can defeat the VSS user in mere seconds, so in this case, you CAN attack at close range.
* Just as if you were using the VSS, you must get a better scope to fight it effectively. Otherwise, find a durable or indestructible piece of cover.
* Other DMRs deal more damage, so use them against VSS users.
* Use an SMG or assault rifle at close range. The Mk 20 SSR can also counter the VSS at close range due to high damage.
* Make sure to have good armor so that the damage is less of a problem.
* If a player has two VSS's in their inventory, make sure to have plenty of adrenaline to dodge all of those bullets.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping to

## Trivia

* It is the first Suppressed DMR (along with the Mk 20 SSR), the second suppressed weapon that uses 9mm, the sixth Suppressed Weapon in the game, and the only DMR that uses 9mm ammo.
* The VSS has the longest range of any 9mm gun, even if it has the shortest range of any DMRs.
* It is also the first 9mm gun in the game designed for long-range combat.
* It is the first 9mm weapon in surviv.io that, in real life, doesn't use the 9×19mm Parabellum round. Instead, it uses the 9×39mm rifle round.
	+ This same cartridge can also be used in a Groza if it is chambered for it.
* It is a variant of the AS VAL assault rifle. It seems as though the AS VAL sees limited service, and it was split into the VSS and the SR-3M.
* The real-life VSS uses 10 round magazines and accepts 20 round magazines from the AS VAL suppressed assault rifle. The in-game version also seems to accept 30-round SR-3 magazines. Whether this is possible in real life is unknown.
* The real-life VSS has a select-fire, allowing for full-auto fire. However, it is only used in emergencies since full-auto can damage the rifle.
* The icon of the VSS correctly portrays its integral suppressor. This makes it the second gun to have an internal suppressor, with the first being the AWM-S.
* It is the second DMR (along with the Mk 20 SSR) that has a detailed skin, with the first being the M1 Garand.
* The VSS was released before the AS VAL, yet it is still classified as a variant of the AS VAL.
* The real-life VSS was first introduced in the late 1980s.
	+ Despite the time period during which it was produced, the VSS has a wooden buttstock, which is a visual trait found in older guns, like the Mosin-Nagant.

## History

* v0.9.0
	+ Sound's Falloff value is now 3, making it harder for others to hear it's firing sounds compared to other guns, matching the AWM-S and M4A1-S
* v0.8.35 - September 17, 2019
	+ Added to the Normal Map
* September 12, 2019
	+ Buffed Magazine from 10 to 20
	+ Buffed Extended Magazine from 20 to 30
* v0.8.3 - September 12, 2019
	+ Buffed Damage from 20 to 22
	+ Buffed DPS from 125 to 137.5 (no headshots)
	+ Buffed Ammo spawns from 40 to 60
	+ Buffed bullet speed from 94 to 95
	+ Buffed shot spread from 4 to 2
	+ Buffed move spread from +4 to +3
* v0.8.3 Test Server - September 11, 2019
	+ Added