> That or they are just plain stupid and just found out from the gaming > community.
*OR* it's a simple REGEDIT to re-enable the wall hack. Which they'll leak to the "media" at a future date... pffft. I think we definitely need to keep an eye on this situation. StanTheMan TheHardwareFreak http://www.hardwarefreak.com rcon admin at: Beer for Breakfast servers <http://bfb.bogleg.org/> 209.41.98.2:27016 (CS multi-map) 209.41.98.2:27015 (DoD) 209.41.98.2:27017 (CS militia/dust2) Dallas, TX > -----Original Message----- > From: Fredrik Guldbrandz�n [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:27 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] [OT] FW: Response received > (already) from SiS > r epresentative regardin g Xavier cheat drivers > > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does > not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Seems to me that it's pretty good marketing to release drivers to the > reviewers with this function to lure possible cutomers into buying a > GFX-card with WH only to be dissapointed when getting it. > It's disabled :P > That or they are just plain stupid and just found out from the gaming > community. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: den 15 juli 2002 13:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds_linux] FW: Response received (already) from SiS > representative regardin g Xavier cheat drivers > > > I received the following from Jessie Lee at SiS. > I'm glad to see fellow clean gamers have already hammered SiS on this. > > However... This line gives me pause: > > "In fact, the See through function just only for media review." > > Why would they put this wall hack in the drivers just for > "media review"? > WTF does that mean?? Does anyone else feel that we're being > fed a line of > BS here? > > At least she does admit the purpose of it, and correctly > calls it "the game > cheating utility." I think we should keep an eye on this, as > they might be > trying to pull a fast one.... > > StanTheMan > TheHardwareFreak > http://www.hardwarefreak.com > rcon admin at: > Beer for Breakfast servers <http://bfb.bogleg.org/> > 209.41.98.2:27016 (CS multi-map) 209.41.98.2:27015 (DoD) > 209.41.98.2:27017 (CS militia/dust2) Dallas, TX > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jessie Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Xabre AG400 product driver software complaint - > please forward > to product group President > > > Hi Stan, > > In fact, the See through function just only for media review. > The driver is > combined with the testing board for medias' evaluation only. > We are taking > out the game cheating utility from Xabre driver after > v3.04.01 which will be > released in next week. Currently we don't have any Xabre > board customers > shipping products with that feature support. Therefore, all > of the driver > posted on Xabre.com never implemented the see through function inside. > > I know for the game users, you are not willing to see the see-through > support. I have received several same mails about the same > content in these > days. Would you pls do me a help to clairify this concern? If > you still have > any question, pls feel free to let me know. > > Thanks for your suggestion and best regards __________________________ > > Jessie Lee > Corporate Marketing & Communications > Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:07 PM > Subject: Xabre AG400 product driver software complaint - > please forward to > product group President > > > > Dear SiS representatives, > > > > It has come to my attention that Silicon Integrated > Systems, Inc, has > > included a "feature" in the software drivers for the Xabre AG400 > > product called "Eagle-Eye". Eagle-Eye enables translucency of > > graphics textures > and > > stripping of textures from objects to create a wire-frame only > > display. > > > > This feature has only 1 use in the retail market: To allow > the retail > > customer to have an unfair advantage playing first person shooter > > (FPS) > type > > on-line games. In other words, to CHEAT. > > > > This feature of your video drivers allows a player to see thru walls > > and objects in the game, thus giving the player an unfair advantage > > against his/her opponents. Many people in the FPS gaming community, > > including the game developers themselves, have been required to > > dedicate an enormous amount of programming talent in an effort to > > combat cheating in on-line > FPS > > games, the most high profile being Half-Life Counter-Strike. > > > > Asus in the past released a video card product based on the nVidia > chipsets > > that included a similar feature to Eagle-Eye. Asus lost many > > potential retail customers in the US market when it became > well known > > that they offered this driver feature. Honest gamers (such > as myself) > > started a > grass > > roots movement to boycott their products, and we intend to > do the same > > to SiS if this product ships with the Eagle-Eye feature. > > > > I hope that your company, which states: > > > > "Core Values: Honesty, Integrity." > > > > will see that including this feature in your software > drivers for this > > product violates your stated company core values. > > > > I, as an administrator of a Half-Life Counter-Strike public game > > server, formally request that you DO NOT make this feature of the > > drivers > available > > to the consumer. > > > > Please forward my comments to Chairman Dr. Eugene C.Y. Duh, and > > President Dr. S. Samuel Liu, as their email addresses are not listed > > on the SiS website. > > > > Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. > > > > Sincerely > > > > Stan Hoeppner > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.hardwarefreak.com > > St. Louis, Missouri, USA > > rcon admin at: > > Beer for Breakfast servers <http://bfb.bogleg.org/> > > 209.41.98.2:27016 (CS multi-map) 209.41.98.2:27015 (DoD) > > 209.41.98.2:27017 (CS militia/dust2) Dallas, TX > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
