Sniper

The Sniper, also known as the SG-550 Longsword, is a high caliber, long ranged sniper rifle intended for use in long range combat. Despite this, the Sniper can just as commonly be found being used in close range combat, fulfilling the niche of a high powered, hip fired weapon to quickly take down an opponent given enough accuracy. It is not used by any team by default, however it can be bought via weapon crates in most modes, and the inventory in Sandbox Mode.

## Functionality

### Current

As expected, the Sniper's stats are optimized for long range use. Its high caliber rounds are one of the only ones in the game capable of killing a player upon headshot, the other being the Rocket Launcher's warheads. Even body shots with the Sniper can be fatal, capable of bringing down most wounded enemies. Likewise, its bullets are also extremely accurate, suffering a comparably minor drop over long distances while travelling at high speeds.

Additionally, the Sniper's accuracy can be improved with the Sniper Scope, making target acquisition and aiming at long distances much easier. These advantages, however, can quickly turn into disadvantages in close quarters combat. The Sniper's long barrel, intended to make its bullets more accurate, becomes a handicap in tight spaces as it makes the Sniper require a lot more open space to be able to be aimed and operated. Furthermore, the Sniper Scope becomes unqieldy at close range, forcing the user to rely on hip firing, while actually using the Scope in close quarters reduces the user's peripheral vision, making them vulnerable to surprise attacks from the side.

The slow, semi-automatic action of the Sniper also makes accurate hip fires a must, and makes missing a shot a very likely death sentence. Still, not all is bad for the Sniper in close quarters, sporting a half decent magazine size, while its high accuracy makes the task of hip firing slightly easier. The high caliber rounds also come into play again, being able to kill in 1-2 accurate shots, which in the hands of a skilled user is more than fast enough to kill an enemy with.

### Legacy

The weapon's functionality remains the same in the Legacy version, with the exception of it being able to hold 7 rounds rather than 8, and having an ammo capacity of 35. Additionally, it has 4 variants, those being a standard gray variant with a Sniper Scope, another gray variant with a Holo Sight, a desert camo variant, and a gold variant both with Sniper Scope. They are all identical to each other in terms of stats, beside the base variant having a Holo Sight rather than a Sniper Scope. However, the gold variant sports a larger 12 round magazine, as well as an increased ammo capacity of 60 rounds.

## Customization

The Sniper has many customization options, supporting barrel attachments, paint, and sights. It and the BR-15 have the most customization options.

### Barrel

There is only one barrel attachment in the game, that being the Suppressor, which quietens gunshots, making the Sniper even better for long range, as you can kill multiple targets while staying undetected.

The Sniper with the Suppressor attachment.
### Paint

Paint is nothing but a cosmetic change, ranging from a shiny gold paint, a colorful oil slick paint, a grey and yellow tiger pattern, a desert camo pattern, a red and orange fiery pattern, a forest camo pattern, a navy camo pattern, a solid olive color, a solid orange color, a snowy camo pattern, a solid tan color, and a solid violet color.

The Sniper with no paint.The Sniper with the gold paint.The Sniper with the oil slick paint.The Sniper with the tiger paint.The Sniper with the desert paint.The Sniper with the fire paint.The Sniper with the forest paint.The Sniper with the navy paint.The Sniper with the olive paint.The Sniper with the orange paint.The Sniper with the snow paint.The Sniper with the tan paint.The Sniper with the violet paint.
### Sight

There are currently two sights in the game: the Holo Sight and the Sniper Scope. The Holo Sight is great for precision in closer range, and the Sniper Scope is great for taking out targets from a distance.

The Sniper with a Holo Sight.The Sniper with a Sniper Scope
## Gallery

### Current

A member of the Desert Worms aiming the Sniper.The view down a Sniper Scope.
### Legacy

The Sniper in the Legacy version (Standard).The Sniper in the Legacy version (Base).The Sniper in the Legacy version (Desert).The Sniper in the Legacy version (Gold).A member of the Desert Worms aiming the Sniper in the Legacy version.The view down a Sniper Scope in the Legacy version.

## Trivia

* In the Legacy version, the desert camo on the desert models of the Longsword seem to be the same as the "Desert 2" camo offered in the BR editor.