Anti cheat with kernel privileges, no thanks.
this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2024
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Serious question, how does this work on Linux when using wine? Elden ring uses this one and it runs in Linux. It doesn't have kernel access does it?
EAC on Linux uses special runtime usually provided by Steam and it runs in userspace. However, developers have to whitelist said runtime and that's where the issue is
i have no problem with privileged code or trusted computer code as long as it's open source, open protocols and managed by an open foundation of some sort
You can't solve cheating on the client.
I don't think there's a way to solve it on the server either.
There absolutely is, it just takes effort. Many MMOs do this, and as a result almost all of them are playable on linux.
To be fair, cheating on a MMO is very different from cheating on a precision FPS game.
If you do pixel perfect inputs on a MMO it barely matters. If you do pixel perfect inputs on a FPS you can win an international tournament.
Exactly. But it's the cheapest solution for the studio/publisher and most gamers blindly accept it, with some even actively defending the practice.
It is also insecure with possiblity to crash your computer, the only advantage is that it is cheap.
Stop giving EA money. It's not that hard. I haven't given them money for 10 years.
This is the way... The last battlefield... I am still salty
What's wrong about Battlefield 3?
In a never-ending arms race what can they hope to achieve by imprisoning a minority just in case they're more likely to be a spy?
Would like to see attempts to approach cheating in a non-hopeless way.