Operation Sunset guide
Every kill moves you one rung up the ladder: four SMGs, two shotguns, six rifles, the M249, the RPG-7, two snipers and three pistols — 19 guns — then the knife. The stats below come straight from the game's weapon definitions.
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Level 1 to 20
Shots to kill: hits on a full-health (100 HP) player at about 20 m, body / head. Ammo: magazine + the spare ammo the ladder gives you.
| Lv | Weapon | Class | Damage | Fire rate | Ammo | Shots to kill | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01MP9 | SMG | 20 | 857 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 7 / 3 | Joint-fastest fire rate on the ladder. |
| 02 | 02MAC-10 | SMG | 21 | 800 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 7 / 3 | A point more damage than the MP9, a little slower to fire. |
| 03 | 03UMP-45 | SMG | 28 | 667 RPMAuto | 25 + 100 | 6 / 3 | Hardest-hitting SMG, steepest falloff: 5 body shots at ~8 m, 9 at ~38 m. |
| 04 | 04P90 | SMG | 20 | 857 RPMAuto | 50 + 200 | 7 / 3 | 50-round magazine — keep spraying through a second fight. |
| 05 | 05XM1014 | Shotgun | ~78 / blast | 171 RPMAuto | 7 + 28 | 3 / 1 | 6 pellets. Two body blasts even point-blank, or one to the head. Reloads 0.45 s per shell. |
| 06 | 06Nova | Shotgun | ~125 / blast | 68 RPMPump | 8 + 32 | 3 / 1 | 9 pellets. One blast kills inside ~3.5 m if every pellet lands. Reloads 0.5 s per shell. |
| 07 | 07FAMAS | Rifle | 23 | 667 RPMAuto | 25 + 100 | 5 / 2 | Smallest rifle magazine (25). |
| 08 | 08Galil AR | Rifle | 23 | 667 RPMAuto | 35 + 140 | 5 / 2 | Biggest rifle magazine (35). |
| 09 | 09M4A4 | Rifle | 24 | 667 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 5 / 2 | Moves faster than the AK-47 (225 vs 215). |
| 10 | 10AK-47 | Rifle | 30 | 600 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 4 / 2 | Hardest-hitting rifle: 4 body shots instead of 5. |
| 11 | 11AUG | Rifle | 23 | 667 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 5 / 2 | 1.6× scope instead of iron sights. Longest rifle reload (3.8 s). |
| 12 | 12SG 553 | Rifle | 25 | 545 RPMAuto | 30 + 120 | 5 / 2 | 1.6× scope. Slowest-firing rifle. |
| 13 | 13M249 | Machine gun | 23 | 750 RPMAuto | 100 + 400 | 5 / 2 | Slowest gun to move with (195) and a 5.7 s reload. |
| 14 | 14RPG-7 | Launcher | 180 blast | 1 per 2.4 s reloadSingle shot | 1 + 8 | 1 direct hit | Kills within ~2.3 m of the burst; 30% of your own blast hits you. |
| 15 | 15SSG 08 | Sniper | 115 | 48 RPMBolt | 10 + 40 | 1 / 1 | 2.5× scope. A body shot kills, a leg shot doesn't. Light: 230 move speed. |
| 16 | 16AWP | Sniper | 150 | 41 RPMBolt | 5 + 20 | 1 / 1 | 2.5× and 5× zoom. One hit anywhere kills. |
| 17 | 17Five-SeveN | Pistol | 21 | 400 RPMSemi-auto | 20 + 80 | 6 / 3 | Biggest pistol magazine, least falloff. |
| 18 | 18P250 | Pistol | 23 | 400 RPMSemi-auto | 13 + 52 | 6 / 3 | 5 body shots up close (~8 m), but falls off faster than the Five-SeveN. |
| 19 | 19Desert Eagle | Pistol | 33 | 267 RPMSemi-auto | 7 + 28 | 5 / 2 | 3× headshots — two to the head kill. Heavy recoil. |
| 20 | 20Knife | Knife | 40 / 65 | Slash 0.4 s · stab 1 sMelee | — | 3 slashes / 2 stabs | Backstabs do 90 / 180. A kill with it wins the match. |
Where the numbers come from
Tier by tier
Levels 1–4
Fast, light and short-ranged
The match opens fast. All four SMGs fire 667–857 rounds a minute, headshots do 2.5× and you move at 230–240 — near knife speed.
They bleed damage over distance: the MP9 needs 6 body shots at ~8 m, 7 at ~20 m and 9 at ~38 m. Push in close and walk around long sightlines instead of fighting across them.
Levels 5–6
Get within a few metres
Shotgun damage drops off harder than anything else on the ladder, and a pellet that misses does nothing. The Nova one-shots inside ~3.5 m when every pellet lands; at ~38 m it takes nine.
The XM1014 needs two body blasts but fires 171 times a minute to the Nova's 68. Both reload one shell at a time and can fire mid-reload, so top up between fights.
Levels 7–12
Same kill at any range
Rifles barely lose damage with range: 5 body shots or 2 headshots kill at 8, 20 or 38 m. The AK-47 needs only 4 body shots.
Aiming down sights (1.4× zoom, 0.22 s to raise) tightens your spread by up to 45% and cuts recoil by a quarter, but slows you to 75%. The AUG and SG 553 use 1.6× scopes instead, which tighten spread even more.
Level 13
A 100-round hose
The M249 fires 750 rounds a minute, kills in 5 body shots or 2 headshots at any range and comes with 400 spare rounds.
The price is weight: 195 move speed (the slowest gun on the ladder), 0.34 s to raise the sights and a 5.7 s reload. Hold an angle, let them come to you, and only reload when nobody's near.
Level 14
Aim at their feet
One rocket per 2.4 s reload, with 8 spares. It flies straight at about 29 m/s and bursts on the first wall or player it touches: 180 damage at the centre, falling to nothing 250 units (~6.4 m) out. Walls block the blast.
A direct hit or a burst within ~2.3 m kills, so aim at floors and walls next to people and lead anyone moving. You take 30% of your own blast and it throws you too — that's a rocket jump, and a bad idea at point-blank. If they're on top of you, pull the knife.
Levels 15–16
One shot, then reposition
Both kill with one body shot at any range. The AWP (150) even kills with a leg shot; the SSG 08 (115) doesn't.
Fire from the scope: unscoped shots get a huge spread penalty. You drop out of the scope after every shot and can't scope again for 0.45 s. The SSG 08 is light (230 move speed, 60% while scoped); the AWP is heavy (200, half speed while scoped) and has a second 5× zoom on E or middle mouse.
Levels 17–19
The leaders' slog
Pistols are semi-automatic — one click, one shot — and aiming only zooms the camera 1.2×; your crosshair stays put. Headshots do 2.5× (3× with the Desert Eagle).
Pace your shots: each one adds spread, and the Desert Eagle adds the most. Two Deagle headshots kill, so aim high. On these levels you're the one being hunted — check behind you before a knife steals your level.
Level 20
Finish it
Left mouse slashes for 40 every 0.4 s; right mouse stabs for 65 once a second. From behind it's a backstab: 90 for a slash, 180 for a stab — one stab in the back kills.
Reach is short (about 1.7 m), but nothing moves faster than the knife (250). A kill on this level wins the match.
One match in five
20% of matches switch the ladder off. Everyone fights with the same weapon all match and the first to 20 kills wins (the time limit still applies). The warmup countdown, HUD and announcer tell you which one you're in:
In Practice vs bots you can pick a modifier yourself, or turn them off. New to gun game? Read how to play Operation Sunset for the rules, controls and map callouts.
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