Decloaking requires approximately two seconds for all watches.Ĭloaking grants the Spy 20% damage resistance and reduced timer in debuffs (Jarate, Mad Milk, afterburn, etc.).

The Spy cannot activate Cloak within 0.5 seconds after attempting to backstab however, the Spy can immediately use Cloak after using a Sapper or firing his primary weapon.Ĭloaking using the Dead Ringer is instantaneous, the other watches require approximately one second. While Cloaked, even when standing in a valid backstab position, the Spy does not raise his Knife. Įach watch displays its Cloak meter on the weapon model viewed by the player. In order to recloak, the Spy must have at least 10% cloak. The Spy also must be fully decloaked before he may use any of his weapons or change disguises. Because of this, care should be taken to decloak out of sight and hearing range of enemies. Upon decloaking, the Spy makes a long whooshing noise and briefly appears in a team-colored silhouette, regardless of disguise, before becoming visible. Competent Spies will try to conceal the act of cloaking from the enemy to avoid arousing suspicion. On the player’s view, the cloaked Spy will be holding up his watch with his left hand, indicating that the Spy is operating it. Upon cloaking, the Spy makes a brief whooshing noise and briefly transitioning from a team-colored silhouette in the process of turning invisible, regardless of disguise. Cloak also prevents the Medic's secondary weapons from being able to heal the Spy, but the Crusader's Crossbow and Amputator can still heal a cloaked Spy. Similarly, emerging from water causes the Spy to drip water droplets even when cloaked, and falling from a certain height also produces a blood particle effect and an audible crack. When a cloaked Spy is hit with weapons that produce visual effects, such as Jarate, Mad Milk, Bleeding, and Fire, the effects are applied normally, rendering the Cloak ineffective. Natural special effects, such as cosmetic particles, are also hidden. Voice commands can be used uninhibited, and certain responses also occur anyway. While under the Dead Ringer's damage reduction effect, being injured or bumped into does not produce a silhouette.Ĭloaked Spies stop making most sounds, such as automatic voice responses (e.g., screams when being shot). Harming or bumping into a cloaked Spy causes the team-colored silhouette to become visible to all players regardless of team. This includes capturing a point, defending a point from capture, capturing a Payload, defending a Payload from capture, and carrying the intelligence. While cloaked, the Spy cannot do most objectives.

This allows players to determine if an area is being surveyed by a friendly Spy and to structure future movements around him. The Spy's teammates are able to see him as a semi-transparent silhouette tinted in their team color. While cloaked, the Spy is completely invisible to all enemies. Be aware that this is only true if the Spy is completely invisible when the Disguise Kit is used. Disguising while cloaked removes the team tinted smoke particle effect, allowing seamless disguise changing. While cloaking disables attacking, the player may still use the Disguise Kit and see their active weapon. A cloaked BLU Spy bumping into a RED Sniper.

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