In the past week, I have been spending a lot of time playing as a spy in Team Fortress 2, and one thing has really stood out – know the map and especially know where ammopacks spawn. On cp_fastlane, I’ve figured out a particular path that I like to run that gets me far behind enemy lines, and lets me advance forward with little suspicion.
The path can start as early as inside your own base, but I tend to start it right before I hit the middle capture point.
Cloak before leaving the building on the left.
The path will start immediately inside the door on the left side of the image. Cloak right before you leave here, and you won’t uncloak until you are deep in the enemy base and ready to move forward alongside the enemy. Your first waypoint is the ammopack that spawns on the concrete landing to the side of the central capture point, which is highlighted in the image.
Move quickly from ammopack to ammopack to make sure you don't lose cloak while moving.
After you grab that ammo pack, the next waypoint is the ammopack next to the center door. Once you grab that, enter the door to move onto the next area. This building can be a bit hairy, as it is a narrow passage with moderate traffic. Keep an eye out for enemy players and make sure to not bump into anyone.
Snipers love this area. Spies love snipers.
Make sure you pick up fallen weapons from slain enemies to refill your cloak.
You will leave this room through the first door on the left, but keep an eye straight ahead – you are looking at a common sniper hangout. If you see a sniper here, you are in a great position to take him down, but be sure to grab his rifle to refill your cloak. Head across the platform to the left for the next ammopack.
You are almost at the enemy base.
If you see no snipers, head into the small building and refill your cloak with the ammopack here. Move straight through the building and go out the door on the opposite site.
Make sure you look before you leap - enemies coming from the capture point might bump into you.
Don't rush in. Scope it out before you bump into someone.
After leaving this building, drop down and go into the final building – the enemy base. There is an ammopack immediately inside.
Grab the ammopack and get ready to uncloak.
You will be coming from the doorway on the right. Grab the ammopack and head through to the corridor on the left.
The final merge into enemy forces.
At this point, get ready to uncloak – so make sure you have your disguise on. As you go up this final path, you will leave through the first door. If you have plenty of cloak remaining, you can always poke your head into the second door to scope out the final capture point and report back to your team on its defenses. Otherwise, uncloak and go through the first door.
Unless forced, don't reveal yourself yet, otherwise you'll give away your entry point.
You will be coming from the right door, with many enemy players coming from the left door. Join up with them and head out the front doors, which is to the right of the image.
If you did this right, you are now part of the enemy and nobody notices.
If you play this path well, you can merge into enemy forces without being noticed. I wouldn’t recommend attacking anywhere near the place you uncloak, however, as that may lead suspicion to that area. Try to wait a little while and move a bit before uncloaking. You don’t want the enemy to know where you come in from.