Shooting Star

Shooting Star
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Basic Information
Used by:	Sniper
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Svdl void~ junimoosh
Released:	October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)
Availability:	Uncrate #96
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	25
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange
Loadout Stats
Shooting Star Commando Grade Sniper Rifle Sniper Rifle On Full Charge: +15% damage per shot On Full Charge: Projectiles penetrate players Cannot fire unless zoomed Fires tracer rounds Turn your enemies in to ash!

“

One shot from this and it's see you, space cowboy. — Shooting Star publicity blurb

”

The Shooting Star is a community-created primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a sniper rifle made from a jury-rigged laser, equipped with a telescopic sight with two fins atop it, a laser sight directly underneath that, and a team-colored button on each side and the back. A parabolic antenna protrudes from the barrel of the rifle with a small tube of team-colored liquid at the end of the barrel. The rifle is constructed from grayish-green metal and covered in a cream material at the stock and body of the rifle.

This rifle also has a unique sound effect when fired while scoped in.

Enemies killed by the Shooting Star suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange ash that quickly fades away.

This weapon functions identically to the Machina.

The Shooting Star was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Machina

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	0%: 50 100%: 150 Full: 173
Critical		0%: 150 100%: 450 Full: 518
Mini-crit		0%: 68 100%: 203 Full: 234
Function times
Attack interval		1.5 s
Maximum charge time		3.3 s
Zoom-in charging delay		1 s
Zoom-in headshot delay		0.2 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Shooting Star Strange Sniper Rifle - Kills: 0 On Full Charge: +15% damage per shot On Full Charge: Projectiles penetrate players Cannot fire unless zoomed Fires tracer rounds Turn your enemies in to ash! Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

General

Grey Matter Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.

 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. Flight Cancelled Kill 25 parachuting players with a critical headshot. Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. Parting Shot Headshot an enemy player the moment his invulnerability wears off.

Self-destruct Sequence Headshot 10 enemy Snipers. Socket to Him Headshot an enemy Demoman. The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them.

Update history

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

• The Shooting Star was added to the game.

Bugs

• The Killstreak sheens for the Shooting Star travel upwards towards the scope of the weapon instead of towards the front like standard weapons.
• The Shooting Star lacks the description "Team Colored Weapon", and their BLU team variants cannot be viewed in the backpack unless playing on BLU team.

Trivia

• A shooting star is the visible path left behind a meteoroid as it enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes a meteor. It also points to the Sniper's profession as an assassin.
• When the Invasion Update first launched, the Shooting Star and the Giger Counter were able to be crafted by use of tokens. This was later patched.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

• 

  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Shooting Star.

See also

• Shooting Star strategy