So snipers of arma 3 how do you even find ammo for your rifle lol

[Divine]

im playing in antistasi against nato and using a m320

but its not just for this game mode im asking about

how do you guys in general even find enough ammo for your sniper rifle be it in campaign, antistasi or some other game mode you guys play...?

[El Berl]

In a survival mode or unconventional warfare mode, it's generally wise to avoid engagements for as long as alternative choices present themselves. Now, I cannot speak for every mission, but .408 in some is considered ammunition of the rarer sort.

[DarkFire]

What Berlioz said. Sniper ammunition is generally one of the rarer types to come across. That being said, this is a dichotomy that I find a lot in SP missions. Frequently you the player are some sort of ultra-elite SFOD-D SAS super-duper elite DEVGRU operator of doom, but for no good reason the only gear we have for you is a rusty AK-47 and these broken NVG''s. Good luck against the CSAT hordes!

Now I could understand this if the mission is designed to be played from the perspective of an insurgent or guerilla fighter - living off the land and using captured equipment and weapons would make total sense. But for a special forces soldier who would be given ready access to the very best equipment in their nations arsenal? Nope. This isn't "good gameplay" or "cinematic" it's simply ♥♥♥♥ mission design.

[El Berl]

My guess is that those missions you're talking about, DarkFire, are simulating a policy called "on-site procurement". You're a 1337 black ops Tier -1 operator, so your government doesn't want to leave anything that could identify them. A rusty AK could be anybody. An HK416 would be a liability.

[DarkFire]

Originally posted by V. Berlioz:

My guess is that those missions you're talking about, DarkFire, are simulating a policy called "on-site procurement". You're a 1337 black ops Tier -1 operator, so your government doesn't want to leave anything that could identify them. A rusty AK could be anybody. An HK416 would be a liability.

Granted, you make a very good point and on-site procurement is of course a consideration, but the question then becomes one of mission limitation given the potentially poor logistics situation. Most of the missions I've come across in ARMA3 are much more akin to SF ops deep in the enemy rear area in a theatre conflict scenario. For this sort of mission I would suggest that procurement in place would not be required. For totally deniable black ops or for training local guerilla forces, different story, but for whatever reason ARMA3 mission designers don't seem to go for that sort of scenario. I would imagine it's a question of mission designers mismatching mission type with suitable supply chain logistics given the intended scenario.

[Divine]

so in other words im screwed? no way to get enough sniper ammo? -.-

such a pity since the m320 one hit kill nato soldiers instead of making them downed on the ground crying for help which annoyed me

[El Berl]

I'm afraid it's very easy for a mission designer to skip the logistics of a mission and render it rather unplayable. Such a pity indeed.

[DarkFire]

Originally posted by Anti Inbred Carries:

so in other words im screwed? no way to get enough sniper ammo? -.-

such a pity since the m320 one hit kill nato soldiers instead of making them downed on the ground crying for help which annoyed me

Unfortunately you're at the mercy of whoever designed the mission you're playing. Something that might help is a mod called "Simple Single Player Cheat Menu". Using this you can change your loadout at any time during a mission. It also does a load of other things like allowing you to disable the stamina system, turn on god mode for you and your team, or even spawn vehicles for you to use. Only works in single player but can help with frustrating situations like you're experiencing.

[Divine]

Originally posted by DarkFire:

Originally posted by Anti Inbred Carries:

so in other words im screwed? no way to get enough sniper ammo? -.-

such a pity since the m320 one hit kill nato soldiers instead of making them downed on the ground crying for help which annoyed me

Unfortunately you're at the mercy of whoever designed the mission you're playing. Something that might help is a mod called "Simple Single Player Cheat Menu". Using this you can change your loadout at any time during a mission. It also does a load of other things like allowing you to disable the stamina system, turn on god mode for you and your team, or even spawn vehicles for you to use. Only works in single player but can help with frustrating situations like you're experiencing.

yea i have it which i used to disable stamina cause i found it incredibly unrealistic

anyway i played a modified version of antistasi and now have unlimited sniper ammo. cheating yes but i dont have a choice since im roleplaying as a highly trained solo csat operative -_-