Sniper Elite 5 Reloads with a Free Multiplayer Map and the Landing Force Mission and Weapon Pack

Hello Snipers and welcome to the newest replace on the brand new Season Cross One content material for Sniper Elite 5.

The brand new content material drop, accessible now, features a brand-new mission referred to as “Touchdown Drive” and two further weapons, the D.L. Carbine rifle and PPSH submachine gun. As well as, we’re additionally offering a brand new adversarial multiplayer map, Flooded Village, to all gamers completely free. You may try the brand new trailer above.

So, let’s get into the small print:

Speaking about Touchdown Drive, Michael Ma, Designer and Rajesh Parmar, Artistfrom Flix Interactive who’s partnering with Insurrection on the event of the Season One content material for Sniper Elite 5, instructed us: “Touchdown Drive is ready on an island off the coast of southern France, that was initially used as a luxurious resort. The Nazis have dramatically modified it right into a big weapon that’s guarding the ocean. It’s as much as Karl to destroy the weapons and shutdown the lighthouse to sign the Allied fleet that they’re protected to start Operation Dragoon and take again France.  

“The mission was impressed by the film ‘The Weapons of Navarone’ so we wished the coastal weapons to be the main target and have a looming presence over the entire mission. 

“Setting the mission at night time actually helps set the temper and lean into the significance of remaining undetected. You’ll get to come across a wide range of totally different buildings, surroundings, and landscapes inside the degree, and we have now additionally added components of historical ruins, forts, partitions, and deserted buildings scattered throughout the map, giving the island a deeper sense of historical past.

“Your entire map may be explored, and gamers have a number of routes to take in an effort to find their goal and quite a few methods to finish them. We are able to’t wait so that you can play it!”

In addition to the brand new Touchdown Drive mission, two new weapons: the D.L. Carbine and the PPSH, are additionally accessible. We spoke to Insurrection’s resident firearm skilled, Lawrence Barnett, Precept Designer (Fight) concerning the new weapons:

“The D.L Carbine, is presumably one of many quietest firearms ever made. Due to its built-in suppressor and subsonic ammunition, the preliminary blast is muffled out completely. In consequence, you’ll discover it to be the last word instrument for stealth gameplay. Able to eliminating targets at lengthy vary with nothing however a whisper to talk off.

“Proof of those daring claims comes from Burma, the place Japanese troopers driving in open lorries had been shot at by close by allied snipers, with out them understanding a gun had been fired. The vehicles would cease, troopers go searching in confusion, scratch their head and proceed.

“In a deviation from stealth, we have now the PPSH submachine gun. This can be a fierce weapon that resembles a honey badger in spirit. Biking off soviet 7.62x25mm rounds at an astounding fee of properly over 1100 rounds per minute, it’s a riot. It’s sometimes called the “burp gun” due to the audible sound of bursts of photographs sounding nearly like a steady move of blasts.

“Firing off rounds as shortly because the PPSH does requires plenty of ammo, and fortunately we have now a 71 spherical drum journal accessible to search out hidden in a workbench.

“For these of you that lean in your rifles for common play and name upon your SMG in occasions of want (whenever you get noticed/heard and all of it goes south), the PPSH is the last word ‘get out of jail’ card.”

Lastly, we have now a brand new multiplayer map for all adversarial sport modes (together with No Cross) that’s accessible now and free to everybody. We spoke to Mark Shaw, Studio Design Leadat Insurrection Liverpool about Flooded Village.

“Nazi countermeasures in opposition to airborne landings have left the fields of this small countryside village a lethal quagmire, splitting it in two.

“Whereas not primarily based on one particular location, the workforce has drawn inspiration from historic reference, battles and occasions that occurred in the course of the allied advance inland throughout Normandy. There are such a lot of iconic photographs related to D-Day, and amongst these are the scenes of swollen rivers and fields inundated with water – the results of Axis forces intentionally opening locks and breaching flood defences.

“In consequence, this map affords a singular look and gameplay challenges. Whereas combating within the central lowland strip, gamers should deal with transferring via waist deep waters. Doing so at pace may end up in lots of loud splashing, however typically well worth the danger to succeed in among the flooded homes which supply new vantage factors.

“One other key function is the causeway and rail bridge operating down one facet of the map – a unbelievable, elevated location, however be cautious of being silhouetted in opposition to the low solar.

“There are numerous extra attention-grabbing options and gameplay alternatives on this map, and we hope you take pleasure in discovering and utilising them in your on-line battles.”

That’s it for our newest replace. Flooded Village is accessible free to all gamers now (simply ensure that your sport is up to date), whereas the “Touchdown Drive” mission, the D.L. Carbine rifle and PPSH submachine gun can be found to buy now as a part of the Touchdown Drive Mission and Weapon Pack or as a part of the Season Cross One bundle. The P.1938 Suppressed pistol, beforehand solely accessible as a pre-order merchandise, can also be now accessible to buy from the Microsoft retailer.

Comfortable looking!