Valve could block wallhacks and speedhacks with some server side code if they wanted to.
2011/8/26 Kigen <[email protected]> > There isn't just that. But I mentioned it since it was what was being > discussed. > > A lot of things get broken in cheats when you use this plugin. > > But it does cause some other issues (small, but noticeable). > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM, J M <[email protected]> wrote: > > The client doesn't decide it, but it knows when it's going to happen at > the > > same time the server does. This is so that client side prediction can > work > > effectively with crits. Whether an attack is a crit is decided by both > the > > server and the client at the same time. They used to allow clients to > decide > > it, and crit hacks used to be much more useful. Nowadays, crit hacks > simply > > shoot every time there is going to be a crit, instead of forcing crits > every > > time you shoot. > > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:55 PM, Necavi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Out of curiosity, why should the client decide when a critical hit > occurs? > >> I can see some benefit to it, but mostly I see it as exploitable. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto: > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of hlds > >> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 17:07 > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Dealing with F2P ban evasion and status hack? > >> > >> Valve should first add some basic server side protection against some > >> common hacks. > >> > >> For example should be easy to block "100% crits" hacks like this one: > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hq_LZUPvqI. I understand why the client > >> has to decide when a a critical hit occurs, but the server should > validate > >> the decision. > >> > >> Most speedhacks also should be detected by server. > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> Sent: 08/25/11 11:36 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >> Subject: [hlds_linux] Dealing with F2P ban evasion and status hack? > >> > >> > >> Is Valve really doing anything to catch people making F2P accounts to > >> avoid cheat bans? > >> > >> Ever since we switched to IP bans, we've been able to catch many > >> cheaters using F2P to avoid bans. Some of them have even made up to 4 > >> accounts in a row. Unfortunately, I've started to see some of these > >> people sprinkle our ban system with dynamic IPs which will inevitably > >> ban innocent users. > >> > >> We've also recently dealt with another hacker here (Valve can confirm > >> they use the same IP address). > >> > >> http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198047123732 - primary cheating > >> account > >> http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198038410008 > >> > >> What was unusual about this is that he was using a name copy program > >> and the admin at that time was complaining he couldn't use the status > >> command. Is it possible to have the status command blocked somehow? > >> The cheater in question posted this youtube video on this hack forum. > >> > >> http://casualhacks.net/forum/showthread.php?t=69 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Best regards, AnAkIn, ------------- ESL EU TF2 Admin http://www.esl.eu/eu/tf2 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
