The informant is being held at Fort Rifugio, a POW camp formerly occupied by the British during Operation Compass. Naval Intelligence then asks Fairburne to rescue one of their agents, who was captured while gathering information on Vahlen's work. He only finds a document revealing the name of Vahlen's project: "Project Seuche" (German for "plague"). Nevertheless, his performance in the battle brings him to the attention of British Naval Intelligence, who recruit him to hunt down General Fritz Vahlen, a favorite of Hitler's who is rumored to be working on a top-secret weapon.įairburne heads to the Gaberoune oasis in Libya, assassinating several German and Italian officers at a supply and logistics outpost while searching for intel on Vahlen. Fairburne eliminates several German artillery positions, but the enemy takes the city and he is forced to abandon his fellow soldiers.
In June 1942, during the Battle of Gazala, American sniper Karl Fairburne (Tom Clarke-Hill) takes part in an effort by British troops to stop Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps from seizing the vital port city of Tobruk. Similar to the main campaign, there are a large selection of maps to play on with large open environments. Multiplayer in Sniper Elite III consists of five modes of competitive gameplay: Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch, Distance King, No Cross, and Capture the Flag. The player can still target vehicles, but now has a chance to shoot the engines and disable the vehicle, making it easier to destroy. Where the previous game only allowed the player to see the body's internal structure at point of impact, the new game expands to visualize the rest of the cardiovascular, skeletal, and muscular systems. V2 's X-Ray kill cam system is retained as well. Journal pages also provide further backstory into the events of the game. Players can go around the map to collect special reward items such as collectors' cards and unlock "sniper nests" built into the environment. As in the previous game, loud sounds may be used to mask sniper shots, however, the player now has the option to sabotage generators as a means of creating noise.Ī points system is instituted for actions such as stealth close-combat or using traps to kill enemies, with the points accumulating towards promotion to higher ranks. Players are also forced to relocate periodically to prevent detection with a white ghost image to mark their last known position if spotted enemy soldiers will search the surrounding area either individually or in groups. Enemy soldiers will also have a circle meter over their heads to indicate alert status. An eye icon squints or opens to denote the player's level of detection by the enemy. There are weapon parts spread out all over the game or found when looting dead enemies, allowing players to customize their weapons in the pre-deployment menu the menu also allows equipment loadouts. A red icon appears in the scope, marking the projected point of impact. The player-character can hold their breath while aiming to properly line up a shot. Small fires can be set to distract enemies or detonate explosives. Binoculars can be used to tag enemies, displaying their position and movements. In addition to hand grenades, the player can deploy tripwire booby traps, two different types of land mines, and dynamite. The sniper rifle is the player's primary weapon, though additional weapons, including submachine guns and pistols (silenced or not depending on the situation) are available. Players go through large sandbox-style battlefield maps based on locations from the North African theater of World War II. The game retains and builds on the mechanics of Sniper Elite V2.