[Eagle-Eye]

Adjustments:
Make sure your Contrast, Saturation and Brightness are all MAX. This way, you can see your targets better.

REMEMBER TO CROUCH FOR STABILITY


Sniping in GTAIV is all about Accuracy and Timing.
When you combine both Accuracy and Timing together, you get a successful killing blow.
The main principals are;
1. Preserving ammo.
2. Staying out of Sight/Range from the targets. (Keeping Distance)
3. And avoiding attention.

It all depends on which type of Sniper your comfortable with.
For me, I often use the PSG-1 (Advanced Sniper)

ACCURACY

Being Accurate is very important, since the Snipers do NOT have Auto Aim; you are going to have to be precise when aiming with the scope.

The best way to take out a target is by Shooting the Head.
The head is a 2 shot kill with armor on.
Without any armor, it is a one shot kill.

Shooting other parts of the body are 3 shots or more depending on the Armor/Health of that certain target.

The most important body parts to snipe are the Head and the Chest.

To indicate that you've hit your target, there will be a little splatter/splurg of red blood.

TIMING

Moving Targets are the hardest to kill, (Unless if they are moving directly at you...)
If the target is moving Right or Left, you do not aim at the head, you aim in front of the head using the Mill-Dot.

This is the Mill-Dot.


The Mill-Dot measures the Time in which the Bullet will hit.
It is also very important on Moving Targets such as Cars and Copters(I'll get to vehicles in a bit)
You WILL have to use this a lot.

I WILL MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.

There are a total of 10 Lines on the Scope.
You read them from Left to Right.
Left Side (1,2,3,4,5)
Right Side (6,7,8,9,10)

Now, how to use it;
If a Target is Running Left, you take the Center Dot and aim In-front of the Target, the picture is an Example.

There is TIME between the Shot being Fired and when the Bullet will actually hit or it won't.
It depends on the Distance aswell; It won't work as good from Close Distance but at Greater distances the shot will be more noticable - (Credits go to Crimson Flam3s)


ALWAYS aim INFRONT of the Target when it is moving.

It will sometimes be the 4th/5th Line or the 6th/7th Line when the Target is on foot




[b]Estimate Measurements:
Target on Foot - 4th or 3rd line.
Target in Car - 1st, 2nd or 3rd line depending on the speed.
Target in Helicopter - 1st or 2nd line.


Targets On Foot
Be sure to note which direction the target is moving, if the target is moving in a straight line, you don't have to time your shots.
If the Target is moving diagonally, you have to aim between the last line and the middle dot.

Car
When the target is in a speeding car, make sure you have your middle dot aligned to the Driver's Window of the car.
Make sure you measure the speed, if the car is going extremely fast, you will have a probability of 3/10 chances of killing the driver.
The easiest way to kill a target in a Car is when their on a slow pace, so when they stop.

Helicopter
This one is the hardest (Unless if the Pilot is in a Buzzard, then it's a good chance that you'll get him/her)
The only way to take out a pilot in an annihilator is when the pilot stops in air, that is when you the opportunity to shoot the pilot's window. Eventually, if you see a splatter of blood or the helicopter starts spazzing/fleeing; you hit your target.


"GLITCHES"
By rapidly pressing down your Crouch button with shooting your sniper, you will shoot a handful of shots, this helps a lot in some areas such as the targets fleeing their way into cover. In BoGT, this is very useful against pilots and vehicles.
(Thanks to SARDYNA108 for the Reminder)




The Ballad of Gay Tony
Sniper Rifles in BoGT have explosive shells in them, therefore, they make the best anti-vehicle weapon alongside with the Explosive Shotgun.
Since the Sniper in BoGT has the farthest scope range, they make the best long-range snipers in the game.

Using the BoGT Snipers is a pain in the ass if you're used to the Snipers in IV/TLAD.
This Sniper's Mill-dot is extremely hard to use, but you'll get used to it.
Since the Center Reticle of the Scope is a little away from both Radius's, you will have to move your scope a lot.



And that is all, if I missed any bit of information, let me know.
If you want any help or assistance through Game, feel free to ask Me or Crimson Flam3s.

Happy Hunting

- Eagle-Eye

This post has been edited by Eagle-Eye on Tuesday, Aug 21 2012, 20:18

[SARDYNA108]

You missed;

- quickshot glitch
- sniper scope glitch
- sniper range glitch

[StormerBoy]

Brilliant guide, I will try soon.

[DarkKingBernard]

Quit turning people into pussies (snipers and glitchers)

[SARDYNA108]

QUOTE (DarkKingBernard @ Monday, Jul 9 2012, 20:17)

Quit turning people into pussies (snipers and glitchers)

Stop posting your bullsh*t, snipers deathmatches and team deathmatches are my favourites, I can get there best scores, its not being pussy, its just a skill like anything else including glitching

[Sgt. Foley]

Thanks for posting this,

I will try this out soon hopefully.


Your guide seems to be very informative and helpful, thanks once again.

[Crimson Flam3s]

I love this guide

Sniping it's my favorite thing and a few days ago I started practicing sniping pilots and I have gotten good at it.

I know every trick in the book except the mil dot which is something I was looking up but it seemed no one knows about it, tell me did you just learn it by yourself or did it say it somewhere.

Anyways it's a great guide and I'm looking forward to playing with the likes of you

[Eagle-Eye]

QUOTE (Crimson Flam3s @ Tuesday, Jul 17 2012, 17:06)

I love this guide Sniping it's my favorite thing and a few days ago I started practicing sniping pilots and I have gotten good at it. I know every trick in the book except the mil dot which is something I was looking up but it seemed no one knows about it, tell me did you just learn it by yourself or did it say it somewhere. Anyways it's a great guide and I'm looking forward to playing with the likes of you

Thanks I'm glad you like sniping too.
You're probably even better than me xD

About the Mill-dot, it's kind of a funny story.
I never actually knew what the lines on the scope do nor did I know it even had a purpose.
that was until my Uncle was watching me play.
He said that "You're supposed to use the lines, dumbass, the Mill-Radius"
When he told me what to do, it actually worked, then I asked him for more hints for good sniping.
So, thats the story.

A few months later, I was playing with someone else in a game session, i gave him advice on sniping, the jackass just goes ahead and makes a tutorial video on Youtube without giving me any credit.

Now, I made this guide.

And again, Thank you

[lzw3]

Awesome guide dude, you should ask the mods to move it to the gameplay section though, it deserves to be in a more active sub-forum.

Just two things:

QUOTE (Eagle-Eye @ First Post)

Shooting other parts of the body are 3 shots or more depending on the Armor/Health of that certain target.

It's probably worth saying 'depending on the Armor/Health and distance of that certain target.'

Also, in the "GLITCHES" section, although its not a real glitch, it's probably worth mentioning that when you're taking cover, if you just press shoot while using a sniper but you don't scope, you can no-scope people.

Awesome guide man, don't forget to ask the mods!

[Crimson Flam3s]

QUOTE (Eagle-Eye @ Thursday, Jul 19 2012, 01:21)

QUOTE (Crimson Flam3s @ Tuesday, Jul 17 2012, 17:06) I love this guide Sniping it's my favorite thing and a few days ago I started practicing sniping pilots and I have gotten good at it. I know every trick in the book except the mil dot which is something I was looking up but it seemed no one knows about it, tell me did you just learn it by yourself or did it say it somewhere. Anyways it's a great guide and I'm looking forward to playing with the likes of you Thanks I'm glad you like sniping too. You're probably even better than me xD About the Mill-dot, it's kind of a funny story. I never actually knew what the lines on the scope do nor did I know it even had a purpose. that was until my Uncle was watching me play. He said that "You're supposed to use the lines, dumbass, the Mill-Radius" When he told me what to do, it actually worked, then I asked him for more hints for good sniping. So, thats the story. A few months later, I was playing with someone else in a game session, i gave him advice on sniping, the jackass just goes ahead and makes a tutorial video on Youtube without giving me any credit. Now, I made this guide. And again, Thank you

Well I see, but it did help me with killing people moving diagonally from me, which it's the one I had the most problems with Oh I sent you a friend request btw but you haven't accepted

[ugotsmoked]

Wow very informative...if you have never played gta ever before...its what I would call...

[codyr783]

Unfortunately, this guide is useless when you're in a laggy game.

[Henriquosa]

There are a handful of tutorials on Youtube but none of them really appeals to me personally. If you're interested in watching a sniper montage on the PS3 check out my montage: Click me. I think learning how to snipe is easier if you see how it's done successfully rather than if you just read about how it's supposed to be done.

[ajbns87]

Good guide, well written and thanks for sharing

[tj11]

This so-called "guide" made me laugh. It's highly flawed!

[DarkKingBernard]

If we only had c4s and matches w far blips...

http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/bf3-trolling-snipers-nUonwNnj8Eo
http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/battlefield-3-...52p-pXBMZM4rJoA
http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/battlefield-3-...die--CVWAYSjPGs

This post has been edited by DarkKingBernard on Thursday, Jul 26 2012, 16:25

[Crimson Flam3s]

QUOTE (DarkKingBernard @ Thursday, Jul 26 2012, 16:18)

If we only had c4s and matches w far blips... http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/bf3-trolling-snipers-nUonwNnj8Eo http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/battlefield-3-...52p-pXBMZM4rJoA http://www.ps3youtube.com/v/battlefield-3-...die--CVWAYSjPGs

How about No blips and I put some claymore traps around my sniping area?

If you really think sniping it's easy, then make me a video like this:

Sniper pilot montage

or this

TDM sniping montage

[ugotsmoked]

even though crouching makes for a steadier shot, it lowers your mobility too much in my opinion.

[DarkKingBernard]

It is easy
'Hey look I'm too far their AKs can't reach me I'm an annoying pussy, all I do is camp and get killstreaks with no effort'
Snipers deserve to be kicked out, teamkilled, trolled.

[Mr. Reaper.]

QUOTE (DarkKingBernard @ Friday, Jul 27 2012, 10:02)

It is easy 'Hey look I'm too far their AKs can't reach me I'm an annoying pussy, all I do is camp and get killstreaks with no effort' Snipers deserve to be kicked out, teamkilled, trolled.

I usually agree with some of what you say,

But that is moronic.

It's strategic to snipe.