valve really needs to beef up the exploit blocking, look how many exploits are still out there, http://wiki.alliedmods.net/SRCDS_Hardening
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 8:57 PM, David Kellaway < [email protected]> wrote: > With regards to the LUA scripting plugin, the next version of KAC will > treat it as a cheat. I completely agree that it's absurd the community > has to write its own anticheat plugins to plug holes left by Valve's > approach, though. > > --- > Dave Kellaway > [email protected] > > > On 28 March 2010 00:33, Kyle Sanderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since forever, players have been able to load plugins on their clients > > letting them get around cheat sensitive variables such as sv_cheats, > > allowing them to use r_drawothermodels, mat_wireframe, etc. We as server > > admins have had the option to install various anti cheat addons (Kigen > Anti > > Cheat, VBAC, and than some rather lame ones for EventScripts) in order to > > get around these quite severe downfalls in the engine. However now, there > is > > a LUA scripting interface <http://www.3rdera.com/> that has been > written, > > and is now fully supporting engine exploits in order to cause trouble for > > server admins and for other players. No one can justify it's use, every > > single script written has been made to get around server settings and > > protections put in place to keep order, and to keep the game fluently > moving > > along. Right now, players cannot be VAC banned for using this, it's also > > going against every single reason why VAC was created. Instead of > battling > > these antics with these scripters, I'm begging you Valve to please remove > > this function from clients as there's absolutely no reason for them to > have > > it. I've sent two emails to a couple employees which were left > unanswered, I > > know others have done the same. > > > > Here's a forum full of countless exploits: > > http://www.3rdera.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=5 > > > > If you don't want to read the wall of text explaining why players should > not > > be allowed to load plugins, I'm sure your common sense on the issue will > be > > more than sufficient to respond. > > Kyle Sanderson. > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
