In case some of you didn't know. When you plant the spike, the direction you look in the moment the plant is finished is determining in which direction, from where you stand, the spike will position.

So if you look in that direction (on the red circle for example) while planting:

The spike will appear towards that direction :

Looking in the opposite direction (green circle), while standing on the exact same position as previously will plant the spike like this:

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The distance and difference might be tiny, but it is important for 3 things:

1. Angle
2. Lineups
3. Time

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1. If you plant it under cover, you can position it exposed, so your allys can have a nice angle on potential defuser from Attacker spawn or make wallbangs from there possible.

2. If your controller in your team or players with lineups want you to plant on a certain position, you can still plant on a save spot, but slightly ditch the spike in the direction your ally wants.

3. If your enemies defused the spike in the last 00.01 or 00.03 seconds, then you should have planted it away from Defender spawn.

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Since it's minor detail with quite some importance, I think it should be mentioned somewhere in the tutorial, which it currently isn't. I think it's good to know for newer players that join the action.