
If you'd rather shoot players in the face, Sniper Elite 4 offers several competitive modes, too. You can also play this mode alone, but it's much tougher. Eschewing the stealth of the campaign, Survival has dozens of enemies loudly coming your way and requires you to place traps to defend your base, pick off enemy snipers, and even take down a few tanks. If you're matchmaking online, Survival mode is the most fun. However, with random players, these are kind of frustrating due to lack of communication. Want to play on Marksman but remove the aim assist icon and make enemies smarter? You can do just that.Ĭo-op campaign and Overwatch are great with friends, where you can team up to conquer the mission however you like. If you like, you can turn off some settings and create a custom difficulty. If you fire an unsuppressed shot on Sniper Elite or higher, they'll immediately triangulate you and come to hunt you down.Įvery setting except for Authentic also provides an aim assist icon that helps you factor in the wind and bullet drop when taking a shot. An Authentic (Hardcore) mode provides the highest challenge for sniping experts, with no aim assist and suppressors that don't fully mute shots.Īdditionally, on harder difficulties, enemies are much smarter and will locate you quickly. Marksman (Normal) adds bullet drop when shooting from a distance, and Sniper Elite (Hard) factors in the wind, too. The Cadet (Easy) setting is point-and-shoot, as it lacks bullet ballistics. Sniper Elite 4 has several difficulty levels that really change how you play the game, along with custom difficulty options for you to create your own challenge. The levels are wide open for you to attack objectives in any order, so if you don't like a vantage point you can try somewhere else. You can use a variety of tools to outsmart them, such as silenced ammo or using loud overhead planes to mask the sound of gunfire. Shoot your rifle too close to someone, and they'll triangulate your position easily. The enemies aren't dumb (aside from the few times they'll magically see you through stone walls or get stuck walking in place), so you'll have to think ahead to keep things quiet.
