UKTerrorist

Hacking and the anti-cheat

Posted by Gaara at 09:42, 28/6/2005

Right there are currently around 4/5 different anti cheats. (excluding the long awaited vac 2) ALSO IF YOU GET BORED SCROLL DOWN TO THE LINE

VAC - Pros : Lifetime ban off VAC servers if caught. Runs itself and isnt optional - If the server runs it you run it. Updates Automatically
Cons : It updates so rarely and is so volatile that New cheats are being made daily. So it lacks dedication

Cheating Death : Pros : New updates are released and it keeps a faster pace with newly released hacks. Also its coding it alot more secure.
Cons : The updaes arent always automatic - If they are bigger you have to download them yourself - and this can become a problem in a pcw when the other team dont realise there is an update. Stops the client running the game but doesnt register them as a hacker - so they get away scott free.

Csgn anti cheat : Pros : This software takes screenshots off your computer and see's youir configs and checks open gl - So it can see if you are cheating as screenies are taken randomly.
Cons : It is not a server proxy and is optional to the client - quite a hassle to load login and connect via a very slow and crappy server list. So not everyone is enthusiastic about it.

Steambans : Pros : a dedicated team who watch a lot of demo's and decide who cheats - and may/may not give them a life time ban.
Cons : People do dodgy stuff and watching a demo is not proof enough to say someone cheats.

Any other anti cheat is not worth mentioning at this stage.

So this leads me to think why there are numerous companys opposed to cheating and bringing up new ways to stop cheaters ? If they simply just merged they would firstly have - A life time ban option - Regular and automatic updates - Screenshots from your computer from a server proxy (with an agreement) and a dedicated team to help run this.

So i call to anyone working for these anti cheats and say MERGE - Also VAC 2 is going to be "ultimate" and "hack proof"
I remind you that this was said about VAC in the beggining.

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The cheater - By peter logan
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Now onto to the e cool hacker.
He wakes up - has his bottle anid maybe some sugar puffs. And he is off - he starts shaking - he wants to do something - he is oh so exicted . He checks his phone book to see if he can get a friend to go to the cinema with (he finds it empty). He is all alone. He starts the run around and he catches a glimpse of his Computer. He says to himself "Its so white, almost like sugar" And he runs towards it. He loads up Counterstrike and he is having quite a good time. Until he has 1 kill and 30 deaths. Now it is a different story for this kid, his sugar rush starts to end and he gos to google and searches "counterstrike hacks" - He gets them on the computer and he is away - Onto a server with his esp aimbot speed hack combo. Now his score isn't crap - now he wont get teased by the e thug. He has 400 kills to 0 deaths. And he eats a sugar liqourice lace - OMG now he thinks he is in the CPL - With 15 people flaming him to stop cheating - he continues - Until it reaches 10 am . Time for his nap.

Now i think this is a classic example of how a hacker must be. If people wish to hack why cant they go and do it on other games like halo - were no one gives c r a p - After 3 years of hacking can you now all just grow up get some pubes and maybe even get a girlfriend and stop making this game crap for the people that enjoy playing the game.

-Gaara brp brp-