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Another use for sprays is for [[Spy|Spies]] to lay a trap for unwary opponents. A Spy equipped with a [[Cloak and Dagger]] will place a spray and then lie in wait for an enemy to pause to look at it then [[backstab]] them while their guard is down. | Another use for sprays is for [[Spy|Spies]] to lay a trap for unwary opponents. A Spy equipped with a [[Cloak and Dagger]] will place a spray and then lie in wait for an enemy to pause to look at it then [[backstab]] them while their guard is down. | ||
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_culture References to popular culture], | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_joke References to inside jokes], | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme#Internet_culture References to internet memes], | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography Pornographic]. | ||
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Revision as of 04:15, 26 August 2011
Sprays are a feature of the PC version of Team Fortress 2 that allow players to "spray" (Default: T) their own images on surfaces within a game server such as walls, ceilings, or floors instantly.
The image file can be uploaded to your spray list via the Multiplayer menu by selecting the spray of your choice to be imported from your steam directory. The image file must be in one of the following formats to work correctly: .jpg, .bmp, .tga or .vtf. All sprays must be below 120KB in size, or they won't show up in game.
They can be either enabled or disabled in the game's Multiplayer options tab, but how many are displayed at once, if any, is dependent on the value that mp_decals is set to by the server you are playing on. The value must be above 300 to show sprays, and the higher the value, the more sprays that can be loaded at once.
In-Game screenshots that have been saved using the games screen capture system (default key F5) are already formatted to be used as sprays but will most likely have reduced image quality and be illegible to other players.
Uses
Sprays are used by players for many reasons including;
- To advertise clans or groups,
- Lighten up the tension of a match with comical sprays,
- To grief other players with unpleasant images,
- To leave their mark on the world using it as a signature,
- To entertain other players.
The useful application of sprays in-game is almost non-existant, although they can sometimes be used to distract enemies by making them believe that there are certain obstacles in their way that in most cases would want to be avoided such as; crouching Snipers in the distance, Sentry Guns or Sticky Bombs.
Another use for sprays is for Spies to lay a trap for unwary opponents. A Spy equipped with a Cloak and Dagger will place a spray and then lie in wait for an enemy to pause to look at it then backstab them while their guard is down.
Sprays are often;
- References to popular culture,
- References to inside jokes,
- References to internet memes,
- Pornographic.
Demonstration
Update history
- Added option to disable Player sprays
- Fixed crash on importing spray logo that claimed to be a valid jpeg file, but wasn't
- Fixed crash caused by trying to import a custom player spray
- Fixed a client crash caused by malformed custom client spray.
- Fixed a couple cases where custom sprays would not import correctly.
