Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 2 has been out for nearly a week, bringing many veterans and newcomers back into the battle royale. Along with modifications to the map, players have been hard at work completing new weekly challenges and discovering what else has changed in-game. Furthermore, the newest season also features the return of some older weapons from previous years.
With the most recent update, the Heavy Sniper Rifle can once again be found by players during matches. The Heavy Sniper has a longer-than-usual reload time and is anything but quiet, yet deals massive damage capable of destroying any buildings except metal containers in one shot. Originally released in 2018, this sniper rifle variant was eventually thrown into the vault to make way for other weapons, but now it is located at several locations spread throughout the map.
Heavy Sniper Locations
To find a Heavy Sniper Rifle, players must go to one of several locations like the new points-of-interest which house spy-themed henchmen and an ID scanner locked chest.
- The Shark, located in the upper left corner of the map
- East of Craggy Cliffs
- The Yacht, located in the upper right corner of the map
- Pleasant Park, north of Salty Springs and The Agency
- South of Sweaty Sands
- The Agency, dead center of the map
- East of Frenzy Farm
- The Grotto, below Dirty Docks to the east
- The Rig, southeast portion of the map below Holly Hedges
- Southwest of Lazy Lake
Opening Locked Chests
To unlock chests which contain the Heavy Sniper, players can use one of two different methods. First, they have to shoot and incapacitate one of the GHOST or SHADOW henchmen crawling around. After knocking one down, players need to carry that henchman over to the chest and scan them in order to open it up. Alternatively, there is a stealth approach involving disguises. There are phone booths located around several of these points that allow players to put on a henchman costume, which grants them scanning privileges for chests. This option isn't as risky but entering combat will instantly drop the disguise. Note that after opening the chest, there is a chance that the Heavy Sniper isn't among the loot that drops. If this occurs, players need to head to another location and try again.
On YouTube, user Kanga has uploaded a video showcasing some of the places which can drop the Heavy Sniper Rifle and the process of scanning chests.
In the end, players looking to grab the Heavy Sniper should be able to find it after several tries at worst. Those looking to avoid firefights with other Fortnite players are advised to stay away from the newest POIs and instead focus on the more obscure spawn points.
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Source: Fortnite INTEL