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. 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.

The Sydney Sleeper is mainly a support weapon, it is most effective on maps that support sniping, like on 2Fort, it is extremely effective if you let it charge before firing, you can help other snipers, the rest of your team, and it is useful for spotting spies with the Jarate effect.

A full charged shot from The Sydney Sleeper can kill an enemy Sniper, Scout and Spy, a good tactic is too slowly walk out of cover still scoped in so you don't have to charge the shot when you can be hit by enemy Snipers.

The weapon's main drawback 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

Identical to the Sniper Rifle

• 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)

Distance from the target does not affect the Sydney Sleeper's damage. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 1.5
• There is a 1 second delay before the damage of a zoomed Sniper shot increases.

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

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

See also: Crafting

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.

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.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed view models having RED skins while on the BLU team.

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 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.
• When a player is Crit boosted by a Medic with the Kritzkrieg, killing an enemy player with a shot to the head will display the Sniper Rifle Headshot kill icon.

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).

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Unused Sydney Sleeper dart.

See also

• The Sydney Sleeper strategy
• Sniper Rifle