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Sniper Elite V2

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This page is for the original release. For the remastered release, see Sniper Elite V2 Remastered.

Sniper Elite V2
Sniper Elite V2 cover
Developers
Rebellion Developments
Publishers
Rebellion Developments
Retail 505 Games
Engines
Asura
Release dates
Windows May 4, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 66
IGDB 67
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS, Shooter, Stealth, TPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Historical, World War II
Series Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite V2 on HowLongToBeat
Sniper Elite V2 on IGDB
Sniper Elite V2 guide on StrategyWiki
Sniper Elite V2 on MobyGames
Sniper Elite V2 on Wikipedia
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Sniper Elite 4 2017
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered 2019
Sniper Elite VR 2021
Sniper Elite 5 2022

Sniper Elite V2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person FPS, shooter, stealth and TPS game in the Sniper Elite series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Origin (unavailable)
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Windows
Steam
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Bundled with Sniper Elite V2 Remastered. [1]
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Kill Hitler + 2 Rifles
Windows
The Landwehr Canal Pack
Windows
The Neudorf Outpost Pack
Windows
St. Pierre
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Rename/delete file[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\FMV.
  2. Delete or rename rebellion.bik.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SniperV2\settings.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SniperV2\PC_ProfileSaves
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Syncs save games.

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Proper Hor+ in-game. Letterbox menus with aspect ratio narrower than 16:9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
HUD not optimised for this type of display.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter or add -subwindow in launch options.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
The game natively scales resolution with window size, so any fullscreen windowed borderless app works perfectly.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Low to high Post AA and up to 4x SSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Enemy NPCs may get stuck behind doors at high frame rates. Use -hz=### parameter for higher refresh rates.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
The gamepad layout for the game.
The gamepad layout for the game.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse acceleration enabled by default. Can be disabled under Keyboard and Mouse settings.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput controllers
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation, #1, #2.
Italian
Indonesian
Fan translation by IGTC Team, download.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
12 Versus, Co-op
2 player co-op.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Co-op only
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
For dedicated, install Dedicated Server under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP
Use the Connect [IP]:[PORT] command in the console.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27002
UDP 27100, 27001, 27003
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Look at the "Ports" section of the Dedicated Server Readme file for proper port forwarding instructions

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Sniper Elite V2.
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, see here.

Issues unresolved

Connectivity Issues

Some users have reported an inability to connect to some or all multiplayer servers.[2] The developers are aware of this issue and the next patch will reportedly fix some of the problems, most notably the fact that connecting to a dedicated server means you are subsequently unable to connect to a P2P server.

Crash after a kill

Reportedly the game crashes after a kill in some instances.[3]

Zooming control issue

Sometimes the zoom controls will cause the scope zoom to zoom in and out continuously.[4]

Issues fixed

Mouse disabled in menus

Close the Raptr program before running the game[5]

Window focus issues

Some users report that after alt-tabbing from the game in Windows 7/8, refocusing the window and then clicking the mouse will defocus the window again, making the game unplayable after pressing Alt+Tab .
Set the game's compatibility mode to Windows XP SP3 and/or disable desktop composition.[6]

Refresh rate issues

Issues can occur with the game's fixed refresh rate when using a monitor with a higher or lower refresh rate.
If using an Nvidia graphics card, use the Refresh Rate Patcher[7]

Low performance

This appears to be caused by the game process priority being set to 'low'.
Set the game's process priority to "high" in the Task Manager[8]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU) Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Intel Pentium D 3 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 3870
Nvidia GeForce 8800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
Controller


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/63380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (63380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References