? This is a great question, and the answer simply comes down to Critical Hits. is not something you’ll be doing for a good part of the game, because your chance to hit will be too low to be worth it, and you’ll probably do the same or less damage anyhow. The Accuracy is actually lower on the Black Powder Rifle, but the Range is nearly double, resulting in better V.A.T.S. Left I’m using a Hunting Rifle and right I’m using a Black Powder Rifle. Second, it determines the Weapon’s chance to hit from further away when used in V.A.T.S., which brings us to our next section. As you start to get outside a Weapon’s Range, you will notice it does less and less damage until it’s nearly non-existent. The higher the Range the Weapon has, the more damage it can do from further away. First, it determines the damage you deal with said Weapon over a given distance. The last thing you need to know is that Range serves two functions when it comes to Weapons. Knowing where to shoot on which enemy type will come with experience, but you can always use the Fallout 76 Wiki to look over enemy weaknesses. This is because enemies move slower with Crippled legs, and sometimes cannot wield weapons or attack with Crippled arms. In addition, many times you cannot kill the target you are facing in one shot, and crippling a leg or an arm may actually make the fight easier. While often this is the head in many cases, sometimes it isn’t always as obvious, particularly with monsters and mutants that don’t seem to have one. Next you will need to determine where on the target you wish to shoot for maximum damage/results. Holding your breath stops the swaying of your Rifle at the cost of AP. Note that squatting down does not decrease the sway of the Weapon you are using, so there is no need to do it.
This is one of the reason Agility will come in handy, to allow you to do this for longer bursts of time. While holding your breath you will consume Action Points at a steady rate, so you will not be able to keep this up indefinitely. Luckily you can “hold your breath” by clicking the Left Stick on your controller, so that you stop “swaying” for a short time. The first thing you’ll notice when looking down the scope is that it has a sway to it, and it isn’t as easy to aim as you’d think. If you can’t find one that has a Scope then you will need to Modify it at a Workbench and add one (once you have the materials). Once you have your Rifle you’re all set to begin your Sniping ways. Hunting Rifles are probably the most common, or you can use a Pipe Rifle instead. Ideally one that deals the most damage per shot, but also one that you can find ammo for easily. In order to shoot from a long distance you will need some sort of scoped Non-Automatic Rifle. That is to say that you will have to aim your weapon yourself, target the body part you wish to shoot yourself, and hopefully connect with your shot. When first starting out in Fallout 76, you’ll be doing most of your Sniping “manually”. Luck will improve the quality of your gear, but more importantly help to fill your Critical Meter more rapidly when using V.A.T.S. It will also help you to Sneak up on your target so that you get the first shot. OR hold your breath longer when Sniping “manually”. Agility will help to increase your Action Points, allowing you to fire off more shots in V.A.T.S. Perception will increase the likelihood of hitting your target in V.A.T.S., which is the priority when not Sniping “manually”, and it will also help to locate targets before they get too close to you. Luck: Increased min/max condition of items looted / +1.5 V.A.T.S Critical gain per attack If you’ve been wanting to Snipe the un-living daylights out of your enemies, then read on for some helpful information.
In this Guide we’ll take a look out how to overcome this issue, how to make a Sniper Build that deals incredibly high damage, and how to play it to perfection. While this sounds easy in practice, it is much more difficult to play this way when facing multiple enemies, because you cannot fire very rapidly.
Sniper Builds focus on taking out targets from very far away, ideally in 1 shot, before anyone even knows they are there. A level 50 Build Guide is great, but if you can’t use it until level 50, then it doesn’t have much use along the way. The reason for this is that you often don’t get the exact Perk Cards that you need as you Level Up. Please keep in mind while reading this that you will be unlikely to create this exact Build, and that this should be what you are, more or less, working towards. This means we’ll show you the Stats, Perks, Weapons and Armor that you’ll need in order to pull off a successful Sniper Build. In this Fallout 76 Sniper Build Guide, we’ll be showing you the basics.