Data miners find clues in the game files of Counter-Strike 2 about new methods of dealing with cheaters. Will everything be better now?
The history of cheaters in Counter-Strike is unfortunately a long one and continues to this day. As long as CS has been on the market, there have unfortunately also been dishonest players who want to spoil our fun. The eternal game of cat and mouse goes into the next round with Counter-Strike 2 and, according to recent leaks, takes the fight against cheaters to the next level.
VAC becomes VAC Live?
The fight against developers vs. cheaters is likely to continue unabated in Counter-Strike 2. After Valve released its in-house anti-cheat software “VAC” (“Valve Anti-Cheat”) in 2002, there were countless updates and improvements to get cheaters on their toes.
Looks like some sort of new anti-cheat measure is in the works for Counter-Strike 2 called “VAC Live”.
If a cheater gets detected during a match, the match will be cancelled! pic.twitter.com/PQY88sBlMl
– Aquarius (@aquaismissing) March 23, 2023
The data miner Aquarius has now made an interesting discovery in the game files of Counter-Strike 2. If one believes his research, new measures against cheaters could come into effect with CS2.
The new system, called “VAC Live”, cancels matches in progress if a cheater is discovered in one of the two teams.
Copied from the competition
A similar system has been active at FPS competitor Valorant for a long time, preventing players from having to struggle through matches even though a cheater has already been detected by the system.
The new approach is a step in the right direction, as it means that players who have to compete against a cheater will not be additionally punished by losing a match or having their match cancelled.
In order to effectively detect hackers during a match, the new system would have to be permanently installed on players’ computers, similar to the Vanguard Anti-Cheat integrated in Valorant, and permanently search for banned programmes.
So far Valve has not given any details about future VAC updates. However, it can be assumed that the software will receive a general overhaul before the release of Counter-Strike 2 in order to make life difficult for cheaters.
