Earning the Gold Eagle Medal in Sniper Elite: Resistance is a great way to test your sharpshooting skills. This guide will walk you through exactly how to find and take down the elusive Gold Eagle target in the Shooting Range, including tips on aiming and which settings can give you an edge. Whether you’re a seasoned sniper or just starting out, this will help you snag that medal.
How to Get the Gold Eagle Medal
When you start the game for the first time, you’ll go through a quick setup to configure some basic settings. You can always change these later by going to “Options” on the main menu. There’s also a shooting range you can use to practice and get comfortable with how the game works.
To get the Gold Eagle Medal move to the Shooting Range. Move forward till you reach the front gate of the Shooting Range on the left side of the building on the roof you will find the Gold Eagle. Shoot it to get the Gold Eagle Medal. Use your binoculars to pinpoint the location of the Gold Eagle. Then use the scope of the rifle to shoot it.
How to Aim the Gold Eagle
To spot the Gold Eagle, you can use your binoculars or look through your sniper scope. Aim at the eagle and let the little bar above its head fill up. Once it’s full, the eagle will be tagged, so you’ll always know where it is. You can use any gun in the Shooting Range to snipe out the Gold eagle. And you can even try other guns that you don’t have.
Settings for Aiming
Camera Shake: Turning this setting off will stop the camera from shaking when you take damage, when things explode, or when you’re sprinting.
Recoil Reduction: This setting lets you control how much your weapon recoils when you fire. You can choose between Normal recoil, Reduced recoil, or Minimal recoil.
Bullet Drop: Turning this on means your bullets will be affected by gravity and start to drop over distance. Turning it off means they’ll fly straight.
Wind: Turning this on means the wind will affect where your bullets go. Turning it off means they’ll ignore the wind.
Empty Lung Assists: This setting helps you line up your shots when you’re running out of breath. If it’s on, your view will zoom in, time will slow down, and you’ll see a marker showing where your bullet is likely to land. You can choose between Normal assistance, Reduced assistance, or you can turn it off completely.
Sniping: This setting lets you choose how challenging sniping is. You can pick from Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard, or Authentic difficulty.
Authentic Zoom: Turning this on means you won’t be able to zoom in any further when you’re already looking through your scope.
