Sydney Sleeper
“ | You're making this so easy, I'm actually getting worse.
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— The Sniper
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The Sydney Sleeper is a community-made primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a single-shot pneumatic dart gun with an air tank attached to the stock, a scope fitted to the top and feathers tied to the barrel. When equipped, the Sniper will appear to have darts in his breast pocket.
Like the Sniper Rifle, the Sydney Sleeper can scope, and has a charge function when scoping. However, upon zooming in for at least one second whilst scoped, a flashing Jarate icon will appear next to the charge meter, indicating that the shot will apply a Jarate effect onto an enemy target for 8 seconds. The Jarate effect can only be applied to enemies, and as such will not extinguish allies in the same fashion that the Jarate can. The Sydney Sleeper has a 25% faster charge rate, meaning that it will take 2.8 seconds, reduced from the Sniper Rifle's 3.3 second charge time, to fully charge a shot whilst scoped.
The weapon's main drawback for precision Snipers is its inability to deal critical hits with headshots, therefore relying more heavily on assists to finish off key targets. However, this could also mean that the Sniper can be less accurate and simply Jarate targets so that teammates can deal finishing blows.
The kill icon for the Sydney Sleeper was contributed by MasterOfOrigami.
Contents
Damage and function times
Damage and function times | ||
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Shot type | Hitscan | |
Effect | Jarate | |
Damage | ||
Base damage | 100% | 0%: 50100%: 150
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Bodyshot | 0%: 43-5750%: 86-115100%: 128-172
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Critical | 0%: 150100%: 450
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Mini-crit | 0%: 58-77100%: 174-232
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Function times | ||
Attack interval | 1.5 s | |
Effect duration | 8 s | |
Maximum charge time | 2.8 s | |
Zoom-in charging delay | (Jarate) 1 s | |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing. |
Item set
The Croc-o-Style Kit | |
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Effect |
Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Huntsman | Reclaimed Metal | Sydney Sleeper | ||
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Class Token - Sniper | Slot Token - Primary | Scrap Metal | Possible Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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As a crafting ingredient
Refined Metal | Croc-o-Style Kit weapon | Ol' Snaggletooth | ||
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Related achievements
Pyro
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Sniper
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Spy
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Update history
- The Sydney Sleeper was added to the game.
- This weapon no longer penetrates targets.
- This weapon no longer randomly crits.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Ol' Snaggletooth.
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
- [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- This weapon's charge rate was increased by 25%.
- [Undocumented] The ability +25% Charge Rate' for the Sydney Sleeper is now indicated as a positive (blue) attribute in the backpack. Previously it was negative (red).
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- This item was added to the crafting blueprint for the Bazaar Bargain.
August 18, 2011 Patch (Manno-Technology Bundle)
- Added a bell when the Sydney Sleeper is fully charged
- Toggled in the Adv. Options dialog
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
- Fixed a problem where the rifle wouldn't damage sticky bombs
Bugs
- Jarate can be applied to ÜberCharged enemies, however they will not take damage.
- When a player is crit boosted, the game recognizes the weapon as a Crit-boosted Sniper Rifle. The boosted player will deal the same amount of damage a crit-boosted Sniper with the Sniper Rifle would depending on the charge of his Rifle and accuracy of headshot.
- The darts on the gun lack a BLU skin, despite the darts stowed in the Sniper's breast pocket having them.
- The weapon is able to produce a laser dot, yet does not feature a laser emitting device.
- Sydney Sleeper can't explode Pumpkin bombs. This refers to all Snipers Rifles.
- Attempting to scope while returning to the client view after taunting will cause the Sniper to scope, but there will appear to be no laser sight. Enemies will still be able to see the laser; this only affects the client. This refers to all Sniper Rifles.
Unused content
- There is an unused dart model that coincides with this weapon.
- A custom reload animation was submitted, but has not been added to the game.
Trivia
- Originally, the Sydney Sleeper was planned to be a secondary weapon.
- When it was first released it had the ability to shoot through multiple people, much like how the Machina does now.
Gallery
See also
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Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
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Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
Primary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
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Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
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Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing |
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