The Rail Gun is a strong, long ranged sniping weapon. It is the strongest weapon capable of making a one hit kill, with or without a critical.
Using the Rail Gun
“ | Sniping weapon which attacks with high density gravity energy. You have to gather energy for stronger attacks. But your movement speed is decreased while you gather the energy. | „ |
~ In-game description |
- Left Click: (Hold) Charge Rail Gun. Releasing will fire Rail Gun. The longer it is charged, the more damage it deals. A fully charged shot will throw and reduces the enemy's movement speed for 3 seconds;one hit(critical) kill the opponent. A normal shot will toss the opponent.
- Right Click: Zoom. The middle portion of the screen is zoomed in, helping the user snipe.
Advantages
- Deals large amounts of damage
- Normal shot causes flinching
- Fully charged shots cause the target to fly back
- Fully charged shots can cause a Wall Slam, for even more damage
- Zoom capability
- If lucky even if +1, 1 hit KO headshot.
Disadvantages
- Charging takes time.
- Slow movement while charging.
- User is more vulnerable while aiming, especially if zoom is activated.
- High delay after firing
- Bright light while charging is easy to spot.
Tips
- You have to lead your target a small bit to hit.
- Melee users are especially vulnerable during long cool-down moves such as CS uppercut or PS dash.
- A short charge and a critical hit from the back can instantly kill almost anyone.
- Useful in Chaser to knock the chaser back with full charged shot. Simply aim at the virus in possession of the player. Also useful to knock a chaser off the map in maps such as Circle-2 if they are flying.
- This is the only weapon that allows one-hit kills on almost everyone with a fully charged, even with the weakest stats, and even if the target's HP is full.
- Zooming, contrary to the popular belief, is only a visual aid. It does not increase accuracy per se. The Rail Gun's accuracy is always pin-point.
Sniping Weapon Comparison
The following is a quick chart that can be used to comparing the 3 sniping weapons of S4 League. All factors should be considered when using the best sniping weapon. However, this chart is to aid people into picking what's best for them and the weapon of choice is based on the user's preference.
Category | Cannonade | Rail Gun | Semi-Rifle |
Charge/Rapid Fire | Chargable | Chargable | Rapid Fire |
Zoom | 3~4x? | 3~4x? | 1.5~2x |
Area of Effect (AoE)/Spread Type | Explosion (about 3 players stand next to each other) | Single Target (Within the Crosshair/Aiming Reticle) | Inverted-Y/Ribbon Spread (relative to /Aiming Reticle) |
Damage Rate | Medium to High | High to one hit kill( fully charged) |
Low to Medium |
Magazine Size | 5/Unlimited | 4/Unlimited | 30/Unlimited |
Reload Speed | Individual Shot Reload (1 for Each) | Individual Shot Reload (1 for Each) | All Shots reloaded at once, whether used or not |
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Weapons | |||
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Melee Weapons | Breaker · Counter Sword · EXO Scythe · Fist · Iron Boots · Katana · Plasma Sword · Sigma Blade · Spy Dagger · Storm Bat · Twin Blade · Vital Shock | ||
Gun Weapons | Air Gun · Burst Shotgun (MK2) · Hand Gun · Revolver | ||
Rifle Weapons | Assault Rifle · Dual Magnum · Gauss Rifle (MK2) · Homing Rifle · Semi-Rifle · Smash Rifle · Spark Rifle · Submachine Gun | ||
Heavy Weapons | Heavy Machine Gun · Light Machine Gun (MK2) · Turret (MK2) | ||
Sniping Weapons | Cannonade · Rail Gun · Sharp Shooter | ||
Mental Weapons | Mind Energy · Mind Shock | ||
Installation Weapons | Sentry Gun · Senty Nell | ||
Throwing Weapons | Earth Bomber · Lightning Bomber (MK2) · Mine Gun · Rescue Gun (MK2) · Rocket Launcher | ||
Cut Weapons | Card Gun · Katana · Shockwave Gun |