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Once Human: New SKS Pathfinder Gun Build Guide (Frost Meta)
Introducing the features of the new SKS Pathfinder sniper rifle, optimal attachments, mutant utilization, and food and drink buffs, presenting a build that can dominate the Frost Meta.
1. ❄️ Introducing the SKS Pathfinder: A New Sniper Rifle to Shake Up the Frost Meta
- ✅ Introduction to the new SKS Pathfinder sniper rifle added in the 2.1.4 update
- ✅ Unleash powerful Frost Vortexes, penetrating charged shots, and massive damage with the right setup
- ✅ A weapon to dominate in mid-to-long range combat
01:10 - 01:45
1. ❄️ Introducing the SKS Pathfinder: A New Sniper Rifle to Shake Up the Frost Meta
- ✅ Introduction to the new SKS Pathfinder sniper rifle added in the 2.1.4 update
- ✅ Unleash powerful Frost Vortexes, penetrating charged shots, and massive damage with the right setup
- ✅ A weapon to dominate in mid-to-long range combat
01:46 - 02:36
2. 🔫 Analysis of Key Features and Characteristics of the SKS Pathfinder
- ✅ A Frost Vortex attribute weapon that triggers a 5-second Frost Vortex cooldown upon hit (additional hits reduce cooldown by 1 second)
- ✅ 60% chance to generate a Mutation Particle, entering a charged state upon acquisition
- ✅ Can be charged 10 times by default, increased to 14 times when wearing the Snow Drift top
- ✅ Consumes Mutation Particles in the charged state to fire a charged shot, dealing ice elemental damage equal to 110% of attack power
- ✅ Increases ice elemental damage by 8% upon charged shot (lasts 15 seconds, can stack 3 times)
02:43 - 03:49
3. 🛠️ SKS Pathfinder Optimization: Calibration and Attachment Setup
- ✅ Calibration: Choose Stabilization + Double Elemental suffix (Rapid Fire has no effect)
| Attachment | Effect |
|---|---|
| Integrated Suppressor | Reduces noise when firing |
| Advanced Sniper Scope | Provides precision shooting support |
| Small Infrared Designator | Infrared detection function |
| Tactical SR Magazine | Increases magazine capacity |
| Dismantling Ammo | Additional effect (check in-game for details) |
- ✅ Secondary Weapon: Use Bingo with Bullseye buff for increased Weakness Damage (Rapid Fire + Double Weakness calibration recommended)
- ✅ Melee Weapon: Use Kukri Knife to acquire all buffs (destroy ice cubes with heavy attack)
03:59 - 04:53
4. 💥 Damage Test: Comparison of Charged State and Buff Effects
- ✅ Comparison of damage differences based on charged state:
- ✅ Normal State: Max DPS 43,000
- ✅ 14x Charged State: Max DPS 75,000 (increase of 32,000)
- ✅ Full Buff (using Polar Jelly): Max DPS 579,889, Total Damage 3,466,841
05:01 - 05:20
5. ❄️ Utilizing Mutants: Snow Sprite Damage Test
- ✅ Damage when using Snow Sprite Mutant:
- ✅ DPS: 396,765
- ✅ Total Damage: 1,961,997
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6. 🍔 Recommended Food and Drink Buffs (Chef Class)
- ✅ Surprise Spring Roll: Increases elemental damage by 6%~20%
- ✅ Mixed Fried Hotdog: Increases damage by 27% to targets with the Bullseye effect
- ✅ Whimsical Drink: 42% bonus to status ailment damage (38% when cooked with Ice Treat, Brain Freeze, Chef Gourmet, and Level 5 Chef-o-saurus Rex)
- ✅ Stardust Energy Drink (other drinks can be selected according to personal preference)
06:34 - 07:15
7. 👾 Recommended Mutants: Polar Jelly vs Snow Sprite
- ✅ Polar Jelly (Starfall Inversion): Suitable for bosses and slow-moving targets, continuous frost damage and pulling effect, increased frost damage (39.2% based on Level 5 Polar Jelly)
- ✅ Snow Sprite (Luna Orichalcum): Effective for mob clearing and bosses/elites, creates crystals that deal powerful explosion damage upon destruction
- ✅ Choose according to personal preference
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8. 🧬 Cradle Perk Information
- ✅ Check the Cradle Perk information by pausing the video