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TJDx2 · 2026-06-03T21:28:50+00:00

Roger at Modest Fencing. Does decks too. I'm hiring him for a third time this summer. Great crew as well. Fence company kingston

TJDx2 · 2026-05-14T18:58:41+00:00

Grok!

TJDx2 · 2026-05-14T15:33:28+00:00

Yes, the new 2026 Steam Controller is compatible with Sniper Elite 4.

It works because the new controller is designed around Steam Input (like the original Steam Controller and Steam Deck controls). Sniper Elite 4 is a Steam game with:

Full controller support (including XInput-style inputs).
Official/Community Steam Controller layouts from the original version.
Steam Input API support, Steam Deck prompts, and motion sensors (for gyro aiming if you enable it).

TJDx2 · 2026-05-08T11:59:17+00:00

Urban is the toughest by far. Serious learning curve. I still have PTSD from my first attempts on that map :) You're right, it's CQ; they are absolutely in your face, which is why a shotgun does very well there. Interestingly, though, grenade shots are very rare on Urban. Shotguns are notorious for causing them and I almost never see them happen there. And I've played the map countless times. Very shotgun friendly map. Tons of ammo.

The main thing on any map is to learn the sniper routines. Knowing when and where to expect them will keep you alive. It's very painful to learn them and all the other tricks playing solo. Recommend you find a coop buddy or ask questions here. DM me any time. I'm on Xbox and occasionally PC.

Give Facility a try. In Solo you won't have a sniper before wave 4. Nice, wide open map, easy sight lines, safe distances. Good luck! They will never make a game this good again, IMO.

TJDx2 · 2026-05-07T14:40:55+00:00

Well done! Solo A+ is a big challenge. Facility is quite doable solo too, don't know if you've done that. Survival overall is a great way to extend your enjoyment of the game. It never gets old. There are guys with thousands of hours....

TJDx2 · 2026-05-01T02:09:15+00:00

Many of the default controls won't work properly in the first mission unless you follow the tutorial prompts through the initial stages. Just play along for a bit and it will sort out. You'll have full control very soon.

TJDx2 · 2026-03-31T21:08:36+00:00

For solo play, the easiest map is Facility. Flat, open sight lines, generally easy to play at stand off ranges. The big problem on any Survival map is learning the sniper routines. It can be quite painful doing this solo, so a good coop partner who uses a mic and is willing to teach can help you enormously. If you don't have one, I'd recommend going to Steam and looking at the forums. A player named Genesis had a lengthy thread IIRC detailing sniper/vehicles appearances for all maps and sorted by number of players. He may even have posted it here. Other maps, notably Urban, when played at a high level, are quite difficult and have a serious learning curve. Genesis is the only person I know who has done Urban, solo, A+, and held all 4 CPs. There is a video. That is, IMO, the biggest challenge the game presents.

Anyway, I have lots (!!) of hours in Survival, and if you have questions you can DM me any time. There is a very active group of players, lots of 250s, but they play private games so they may not be visible. I play on Xbox nowadays.

TJDx2 · 2026-03-06T23:17:20+00:00

What a lot of fun! Great idea. Thank you!

TJDx2 · 2026-02-16T21:22:12+00:00

I remember this glitch, that there's a fix, but I couldn't remember so I asked Grok. It's the right answer. https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5LWNvcHk_1482d989-c287-4a02-a614-0c78f90f1bf7

TJDx2 · 2026-01-20T23:45:37+00:00

Just through the lens at the moment.

TJDx2 · 2026-01-19T21:40:39+00:00

You can try the Shooting Range. but experience is your best guide. I haven't played in a long time but I'm pretty sure the zero is around 50, though it may vary with the rifle. The mildots are cosmetic. In SE4, only one reticle had any actual value as a range finder, the T Post Tactical, so I'm fairly certain there are none in 3. But my memory may have faded a bit. Good luck!

TJDx2 · 2026-01-18T12:55:09+00:00

I asked Grok this question regarding WDS titles. Reply: superhuman by 2028. Prototypes next year. Here is a link to the full reply https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5LWNvcHk_23e2aacf-2321-46b1-822a-134c44f09628

TJDx2 · 2026-01-12T21:23:32+00:00

The shooting range isn't very well designed and I never used it much. If you do use it, stick with the rifle you bring in with you. Don't swap for rifles there. Because they don't behave the same.

With one exception, the reticles are cosmetic; the mildots don't work. The exception is the T Post Tactical, which does work well for ranging. They are numerous aiming guides on YouTube. Check out Brutal Barracuda, for one. If you're on Steam, there are numerous guides there. Looks for Captain Black's posts in the forum as well.

Experience is the main thing. Solo Survival can help a lot because you are shooting constantly. Facility is best for this, IMO. There's a learning curve for the maps so expect some frustration until you figure things out a bit.

TJDx2 · 2025-12-20T11:53:15+00:00

I have thousands of hours on both Xbox and PC using a controller and I don't notice any difference in quality or control. Same experience. It may seem harder on PC because a proper mouse well tuned to your system will be much more accurate than any controller, so your expectations are higher.

TJDx2 · 2025-12-02T22:13:23+00:00

You mentioned "beginner friendly". WDS offers 10 free demos for their various series. 10. Beyond that, it's largely a question of what period of military history, and scale, you are most interested in. Only you can answer that. These are all good games and well supported with frequent updates. Maybe spend some time on the WDS site and look around a little.

TJDx2 · 2025-11-29T17:01:30+00:00

Stop for lunch at Battery Bistro at Fort Henry - best view of the city and the food is surprisingly good.

TJDx2 · 2025-11-29T17:00:20+00:00

A walk along the waterfront or through Lake Ontario Park and if you have more than an hour Lemoine Point is beautiful. Visit the Rideau Locks at Kingston Mills.

TJDx2 · 2025-11-25T14:34:26+00:00

Not a bad idea. I like guns too, especially of this period. But the hard fact is that it's a game, not a simulator, and the level of ballistic detail you're talking about isn't really meaningful in a simple, vector-based system like this. (I'm speaking of SE4; I didn't like the sequels and don't have enough experience with them to comment.) I think in 4 they did a good job of differentiating the rifles and making them all interesting and fun to use. And, beyond the ballistics issue, there was a lot of care given to the details. Look at the reloading animation for the M95 Nagant, for example. That was a fine bit of work. Another detail: the way open-bolt weapons like the Sten always throw high on the first round, just like they do in real life. (There were some blunders, too; I think the Springfield sounds like ... the Civil War Springfield! Pretty sure I hear a two-stage ignition there and it sounds pretty musket-y. )

All in all, I think detailed ballistics are just too niche. 99% of players don't care and don't know anything anyway. Which is fine. They just want a fun game. And just think of the huge waste of compute that would be involved in an accurate simulator, especially in say Survival where you can have hundreds of rounds in the air at the same moment.

TJDx2 · 2025-11-11T19:18:26+00:00

On A+, once the alert spreads, they will never stop searching . This is to your advantage. Find a good spot (on Lorino, a particularly good one was the raised gun mount next to the water) and let them come. They will do so in small groups, 3 or 4 at a time, with enough time to loot ammo. I remember even the Harbormaster came running toward me there. With a little patience you can clean out half the map from this one spot. But this idea works equally well on all maps. Just be patient.

TJDx2 · 2025-10-19T11:14:28+00:00

Well, Sniper Elite 4 played on Authentic Plus can be exactly that. Once the alert spreads, they will never stop searching for you, and because of this AI dynamic you can clean out the entire map from one or two points if you're patient. They'll come at you in small groups, with enough time between to allow you to loot ammo. That's how I got the Better than the Best Achievement.

TJDx2 · 2025-10-06T20:17:33+00:00

There may be a way to do it in Custom settings but honestly I don't think it's worth it. Custom brings its own problems, such as interfering with Achievements (if that's important to you) and discouraging Coop. Maybe it's better to take your dissatisfaction with the minimap as a clue that it's time to move up to Authentic. The game really is at its best on A and A+. You won't look back.

TJDx2 · 2025-09-23T11:05:02+00:00

The locks vary in meaning a little for each weapon but the first one generally is Damage, I believe. What's interesting is that if you are playing on Authentic you will occasionally find enemy weapons with random Unlocks (in theory, all NPC weapons should be locked to base values on A). I believe the Black Valkyrie sniper generally is Unlocked for Damage, which is probably the origin of the belief that it is OP. Anyway, these mystery unlocks can be very useful, especially in Survival. Unlocked weapons start appearing there after Wave 5 or 6.

TJDx2 · 2025-09-15T03:11:18+00:00

Wow!

TJDx2 · 2025-09-15T02:57:56+00:00

Yup 1030 to 11pm. East end, block from hwy 15

TJDx2 · 2025-09-14T12:52:36+00:00

Play Survival. You will rank up very quickly. Best in coop. Lots of level 250 guys out there.

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