Sydney Sleeper

Sydney Sleeper
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Basic Information
Used by:	Sniper
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Spencer "Nrek" Kern
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	25
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Sydney Sleeper 1 - 100 On Hit: Jarate applied to target for 8 seconds No random critical hits No headshots

“

You're making this so easy, I'm actually getting worse. Click to listen — The Sniper

”

The Sydney Sleeper is an unlockable primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a single-shot pneumatic dart gun with an air tank in the stock, an attached scope and feathers tied to the barrel.

This weapon functions similarly to the Sniper Rifle; the weapon deals identical damage to the default weapon, but applies a Jarate effect upon a successful hit. Shots can be charged up whilst utilizing the scope; the higher the charge, the longer the Jarate effect. Upon reaching over 50% charge whilst scoped, a flashing Jarate icon will appear next to the charge meter, indicating that the shot will apply a Jarate effect onto an enemy target for 8 seconds. A charge below 50% will also result in a Jarate effect, but with a shorter duration.

The weapon's main flaw for precision Snipers is its inability to deal Critical hits with Headshots. Headshot kills will still register with the associated kill icon, but will not count as Critical hits.

Damage

See also: Damage

• Unscoped Shot: 45-50
• Scoped (0% Charge): 45-50
• Scoped (50% Charge): 70-80 (Jarate effect threshold)
• Scoped (75% Charge): 90-110
• Scoped (100% Charge): 130-160
• Mini-Crit: 68 (0% charge or unscoped), 203 (100% charge)
• Critical hit: 150 (0% charge or unscoped), 450 (100% charge)

Function times

• Attack Interval: 1.5

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Croc-o-Style Kit
	Sydney Sleeper Darwin's Danger Shield Bushwacka Ol' Snaggletooth
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Blueprint

Huntsman		Reclaimed Metal		Sydney Sleeper
	+		=

As a Crafting Ingredient

Refined Metal		Sydney Sleeper		Ol' Snaggletooth
x4	+		=

Related Achievements

Pyro

Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in.

Sniper

Be Efficient Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot.

Dropped Dead Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.

Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.

The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them.

Trust Your Feelings Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope.

Dead Reckoning Kill an enemy with an arrow while you're dead.

Spy

Wetwork Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate.

Previous Changes

October 6, 2010 Patch

• The Sydney Sleeper no longer penetrates targets.
• The Sydney Sleeper no longer randomly Crits.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• This weapon was given a unique kill icon.

Bugs

• Jarate can be applied to ÜberCharged enemies, however they won't take damage.
• The darts in the breast pocket do not completely cover the bullets they replace.
• The Sydney Sleeper lacks a BLU skin; the darts on the weapon are always RED.
• The darts in the Sniper's breast pocket occasionally clip through certain hats while taunting with melee.
• The Sydney Sleeper clips through the Sniper's arms when he taunts with it.
• It is possible to earn the achievement Dead Reckoning with the Sydney Sleeper by firing at the exact same moment an enemy Sniper fires at you, though the achievement claims you must use an arrow. However, this is infinitely harder than using the Huntsman to do this.

Trivia

• Originally, the Sydney Sleeper was planned as a secondary weapon. [1]
• Despite looking like a projectile shooter, the Sydney Sleeper is a hitscan weapon and does not leave a dart stuck into the target. However, unused darts can be found in game files (seen in the gallery below), which may mean that the Sydney Sleeper fired projectiles during beta testing. However, it is possible that these darts were intended to be used in a custom reloading animation that was eventually scrapped, as seen here (see first animation).
• When Crit-boosted, any kills from Sydney Sleeper will be indicated as a critical headshot when aiming for an enemy's head.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Unused Sydney Sleeper dart.

See also

• The Sydney Sleeper strategy
• Sniper Rifle