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{{quotation|'''Shooting Star''' publicity blurb|One shot from this and it's see you, space cowboy.}}
 
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The '''Shooting Star''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#sniperprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Sniper]]. It is a {{botignore|sniper rifle}} made from a jury-rigged laser equipped with a telescopic sight with two fins atop it and a team-colored button on the side. An antenna protrudes from the barrel of the rifle with a small tube of team-colored liquid at the end of the barrel. The rifle is constructed from grayish-green metal and covered in a cream material at the stock and body of the rifle.
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The '''Shooting Star''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#sniperprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Sniper]]. It is a {{botignore|sniper rifle}} made from a jury-rigged laser equipped with a telescopic sight with two fins atop it and a team-colored button on the side. A parabolic antenna protrudes from the barrel of the rifle with a small tube of team-colored liquid at the end of the barrel. The rifle is constructed from grayish-green metal and covered in a cream material at the stock and body of the rifle.
  
 
Enemies killed by the Shooting Star suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange or blue cinders, depending on which team the user is on, that quickly fade away.
 
Enemies killed by the Shooting Star suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange or blue cinders, depending on which team the user is on, that quickly fade away.

Revision as of 21:00, 16 December 2015

One shot from this and it's see you, space cowboy.
Shooting Star publicity blurb

The Shooting Star is a community-created primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a sniper rifle made from a jury-rigged laser equipped with a telescopic sight with two fins atop it and a team-colored button on the side. A parabolic antenna protrudes from the barrel of the rifle with a small tube of team-colored liquid at the end of the barrel. The rifle is constructed from grayish-green metal and covered in a cream material at the stock and body of the rifle.

Enemies killed by the Shooting Star suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange or blue cinders, depending on which team the user is on, that quickly fade away.

This rifle also has a unique sound effect when fired while scoped in, compared to that of the Machina, however retains its sound effect from the Machina when fired un-scoped.

This weapon may also be inspected by using the inspect item key.

This weapon functions identically to the Machina.

The Shooting Star was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Machina
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Base damage 100%
0%:
50
100%:
150
Full:
173
Critical
0%:
150
100%:
450
Full:
518
Mini-crit
0%:
68
100%:
203
Full:
234
Function times
Attack interval 1.5 s
Maximum charge time 3.3 s
Zoom-in charging delay 1 s
Zoom-in headshot delay 0.2 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.


Strange variant


Update history

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

  • The Shooting Star was added to the game.

Trivia

  • A shooting star is the visible path left behind a meteoroid as it enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes a meteor. It also points to the Sniper's profession as an assassin.

Gallery

See also