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Undead Sharpshooter are a set of ambient challenges in Undead Nightmare. Completion of these challenges is necessary in order to obtain the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit and 100% game completion in Undead Nightmare.

Challenges

  • Rank 1: Kill 5 undead in 10 seconds using a gun. Reward: Dead Eye item.
  • Rank 2: Headshot 10 undead in a row. Reward: Ammo and a Dead Eye item.
  • Rank 3: Kill 5 flaming undead in one dead eye meter. Reward: Ammo.
  • Rank 4: Kill one of each undead types in one dead eye meter. Reward: Holy Water (or Ammo if Holy Water is not yet unlocked)
  • Rank 5: Get 5 undead sniper kills in 8 seconds (without using dead eye). Reward: Carcano Rifle and Mauser Pistol.

Tips

  • Rank 1
    • Very simple and will generally be obtained automatically just by progressing through the story. If the player is having difficulty, then changing the targeting setting to casual may help.
  • Rank 2
    • Using the casual targeting setting causes the player to aim automatically for the head. Kill 10 regular zombies to progress to the next rank. Headshooting special zombies like the Retcher will reset the headshot counter.
  • Rank 3
    • This can be done with either fire bottles or phosphorus coating, each of which needs to be unlocked (see the pages for details). In an open area populated with undead, use Undead Bait to gather a group of at least five together. Either use a Fire Bottle to light them on fire or apply phosphorus coating. Using a weapon with a large ammo capacity, target the heads of at least five undead while in dead eye. Tumbleweed or Jorge's Gap are good locations to do this. If using fire bottles, act fast before the undead are re-killed by the flames.
    • Alternately, the horse War can be used to set the undead ablaze before following the same plan as above.
    • With the Legends and Killers DLC, the Explosive Rifle can also be used for this rank.
  • Rank 4
    • Outside each of the gates of El Presidio, groups of undead spawn with each of the four types required for this rank. Use undead bait if necessary to gather some together. The Explosive Rifle can also be used here.
  • Rank 5
    • A sniper rifle is required, and you must kill 5 undead in 8 seconds, and you can't use Dead Eye to get the shots. However, apart from those requirements, anything goes. You can indeed kill five undead via headshots to fulfill the requirement. It can also be fulfilled by activating Phosphorus ammo and aiming for the body of tightly-packed undead (which will take a few seconds, as the undead don't die immediately), or by entering a group of undead on foot and killing them by executions and rifle-butts (in fact, it's completely possible to complete this challenge accidently, when being attacked by undead and reacting in immediate self-defense).
    • The main challenge is to find a good location.
      • Jorge's Gap is packed with undead, as in the front gate of El Presidio.
      • Most towns, when you're clearing them, have a sufficient concentration of zombies.
      • Some of the random events--particularly the 'last stand' with the two or three defenders in the middle of a group of crates--also are handy for this.
      • No matter the location, throwing Undead Bait to make them ignore you and cluster together is an enormous help.
      • Likewise, matter the location, give a quick 360-degree look around you before you settle into attacking, to make sure there aren't any undead in the vicinity. There are few things more deleterious to a sniper's concentration than a blindside by a group of zombies.
    • If you are doing it from a distance, be methodical. Work from left to right of a group of undead and don't waste time

Achievements/Trophies

Completion of Undead Sharpshooter Challenges contributes towards the acquisition of the following Trophies/Achievements:

Rdr mad marston
10 gamerscoregamerscore
Bronze bronzebronze
Attain Rank 5 in all Undead Nightmare Challenges.

Rdr zed's dead baby
40 gamerscoregamerscore
Silver silversilver
Attain 100% Game Completion statistic in Undead Nightmare.


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