Sniper Elite 5: How do Axis Invasions work?
Sniper Elite 5 was recently released for PC and consoles. Rebellion Developments' latest third-person open-world shooter is a brand new adventure for protagonist Karl Fairburne. Set in France in 1944, players must embark on a mission to unveil a secret Nazi operation called Project Kraken.
As with the previous game Sniper Elite 4, Fairburne will navigate across sandbox levels armed with weapons and the patience of a monk. The game's signature sniping gameplay and interactive systems will keep players busy, but stealthing around Nazi patrols is not the only thing they will have to worry about.
The developers have taken a page out of Japanese studio From Software's book with the newest entry. The Axis Invasion system mimics the Souls games' mechanic of allowing players to infiltrate another's session as a hostile enemy.
In the case of the World War II shooter, opponents will be an Axis soldier, a Jager sniper, to be precise. This small inclusion of PvP makes skirmishes threatening as the sentient foe may pop out of nowhere.
They are a customizable avatar with a custom loadout but will still blend in among other foes. Note that they will also be aided by the German forces, so they have an armada of NPCs as well as several skills to rely on.
Axis Invasions can be toggled on or off from the Options menu for starters. Those who wish to face off against the added challenge can leave it on to prepare for the worst. On the Axis sniper's side, invading a game is simple. Select Play, under which the Axis Invasion option is available.
This starts matchmaking and sends the player to a random Fairburne session. Note that the host will be alerted to an invader joining their game. However, they will not know where the invader is as there is
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