Ben (current chairman of UnitedAdmins) posted this on the hlds_apps list: <quote> I think it is my responsibility to respond to this as someone who knows both CS AC and C-D very well.
We are well aware that many gamers are concerned with the recent C-D hack, it is a pressing concern that we are working to deal with. At the same time I can only say that it is just another hack for which an update will be released shortly. The reason for the period of time it has taken is simply that our developers have lives and it was released over christmas. That having been said, I do agree that a new approach is required. The question needs to be asked whether an AC designed for a league and a public server can be identical. This form of competitive gaming may require different solutions that go beyond configuration settings and specific rules. I do not claim to have the answer to this question, but it certainly merits some thought. Ben Wagner United Admins </quote> I really don't blame the C-D team to take a break for the holidays. In fact, I'm surprised that they're still updating C-D. IMO, HL1 isn't worth the time anymore, it's old and it's history. But, if UA still has HL1 coders still interested in maintaining C-D, then I'm sure they'll keep pushing out updates as they have time. If you still appreciate their hard work, you should drop them a post or email of encouragement. You may even be able to catch a few of them online. No, I'm not talking about telling Ben or other UA leaders, I'm talking about letting the actual team members doing the work know that you're still using their work. - HoundDawg > Hello dear readers of the hlds mailing list, dear VALVe Employees, > > I just wanted to ask if anybody out there knows any anti-cheat tool > for Counter-Strike 1.6 which is usefully working at the moment. > > As we all know, VAC is outdated since several months and CD has been > hacked lately. At the moment, there is no way of realizing a fair > competition regarding CS games. Both mainstream anti-cheat > tools, VAC and > CD are not worth a penny right now. > > Some days ago, when things regarding this CD - Crack went public we > (the ESL, the biggest european online gaming league) decided to stop > all our Counter-Strike Ladders. And this is not something we like to > do very often. Read more here if interested: > http://www.esl-europe.net/eu/news/9661/ > http://www.steambans.com/news.php?id=1267 > > Please dont get me wrong, i am not trying to sound important here. But > i have to reach as many people as i can to try to find some > information about other possible, not much-known alternatives to > prevent cheating. The situation regarding cheats today is even worse > than it was some months ago. And it wont get any better. If you know > any tool which might be useful at the moment, please report it to me. > You may even contact me directly if you can help in any way. We are > definately interested in any way of cooperation for anything that you > might provide that can help us all. > Please dont let cheating prevail. > > -- > Best regards, > mercury mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ESL Master League Admin Counter-Strike Germany > counter-strike.de Editor & Server Administrator _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
