Disguise Kit

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The Spy

The Disguise Kit, also known as the Spytron 3000, is the default PDA weapon for the Spy. It is an ordinary cigarette case that, in addition to six normal cigarettes, contains hidden spytech.

Selecting this weapon allows the player to disguise as any class on either team. When selected, the disguise menu fills most of the screen, making in game movements difficult. Players can select classes with the correct keys, and switch teams with a single key. Disguising is carried out over a couple of seconds, during which smoke particles will surround the Spy if viewed by another player. Once finished, a line drawing of the Spy shows up briefly on the player's screen to indicate a successful disguise. This line drawing also appears when the disguise is broken. Pressing the last disguise button allows the player to change their disguised weapon to one from the slot they currently have equipped.

The Spy's current disguise class, name, health and weapon will appear in the HUD. The status of enemy Medics currently healing the Spy will also be shown.

The Disguise Kit is unavailable to Spy players who equip Your Eternal Reward.

The player is capable of enabling a minimal Disguise Kit menu via the advanced options menu. With the minimal Disguise Kit menu active, the player only needs the 1, 2 and 3 keys to disguise. Selecting 1 allows you to press 1, 2 or 3 to disguise as Scout, Soldier and Pyro respectively. Selecting 2 allows you to press 1, 2 or 3 to disguise as Demoman, Heavy Weapons Guy, and Engineer respectively. Selecting 3 allows you to press 1, 2 or 3 to disguise as a Medic, Sniper, and Spy respectively.

Function times

Function times (in seconds)
Effect Disguise
Activation time 2 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Related Achievements

Achieved.png General

Master of Disguise
Master of Disguise
Trick an opposing Medic into healing you.


Pumpkin.png Scarechievements

Costume Contest
Costume Contest
Kill a Spy disguised as your current class.


Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

I Fry
I Fry
Ignite 10 disguised Spies.


Got A Light?
Got A Light?
Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.


Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

The Wrench Connection
The Wrench Connection
Kill a disguised spy with your Wrench.


Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

FYI I am A Medic
FYI I am A Medic
Use your bonesaw to kill a spy who has been calling for 'Medic!'.


Hypocritical Oath
Hypocritical Oath
Kill an enemy Spy that you have been healing.


Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

Counter Espionage
Counter Espionage
Backstab a disguised Spy.


FYI I am a Spy
FYI I am a Spy
Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds.


For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only
Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you flicking a cigarette onto their corpse.
Identity Theft
Identity Theft
Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.


Insurance Fraud
Insurance Fraud
Kill an enemy while you're being healed by an enemy Medic.

Update history

December 21, 2007 Patch

  • Fixed cloaked/disguised/disguising Spy reporting his achievements to everyone else

February 28, 2008 Patch

  • Added "Toggle Disguise Team" binding in Options -> Keyboard to toggle the disguise team for the Spy's PDA.
  • Changed PDA menus to accept keys bound to "slot1", "slot2", etc., and "slot10" cancels.

May 21, 2008 Patch

  • Improved prediction of Spy's speed changes when disguising.

March 5, 2009 Patch

  • When disguising, Spies now always start showing the primary weapon in their disguise, and can then switch it with the last-disguise key.

December 7, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed Spies being able to disguise while performing a taunt.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

  • Alternative Spy disguise menu, which lets you choose disguises using just the 1-3 keys

June 17, 2011 Patch

Bugs

  • Masks applied to the Spy clip with his cigarette in world view.
  • Switching class in spawn while disguised hides certain parts of the player's model, such as the Pyro's gas mask and the Heavy's Fists.
  • Many Hats worn by players Spies are disguised as will have serious clipping issues, as disguises automatically use the default hat.
  • When disguised as a player wearing an Unusual Hat, the particle effect will not be reproduced

Trivia

  • Although very rarely used, the Spy can undisguise without attacking. Pressing the change team key when using the kit and selecting Spy will effectively cause the player to disguise as a friendly Spy and therefore themselves.
  • This falls under one of four slots that have no other items, but is removed when using Your Eternal Reward.

Gallery

See also