I have since reviewed the demo several more times and also chose some demos at random, and not once was there any Clear cut instance of "That was definitely AIMBOT!" He was using an Exploit (Force Speed) that one of my other Admins found and told me about, he had even posted it in my Admin Forums. I forgot about it. So all of them were using it to some degree... That will stop today I assure you! I am however accusing him of Admin Abuse, but I am letting him off with time served, and posting new policies for my Admins. I will fix that Exploit as soon as I have time. I do have a temporary measure that will prevent the Exploit from working.
Also he knew an Admin was spectating him and he asked who it was on the Admin Chat, I didn't answer. He seemed confident that he wasn't hacking so he continued doing what he was doing. He say's he was trying to lure the Hackers into a false sense of security. It worked, he did get some of them to admin they were hacking. Then he banned them. He is definitely a Stats Whore! But I am too, I was # 4 last night on the ingame Stats and currently #17 out of 5782 in 30 days. He is of course #1 in both... I have NEVER Hacked/Cheated. I despise it. I have researched them though so as to better understand them and how they work. I think most good Admins has a need to know at least the basics... http://www.paradisesgarage.com/stats/main/ <- for your amusement... Oh well... I will be watching them like a hawk for the next few weeks. We'll see what happens. Mike ParaDOX Munoz www.paradisesgarage.com -----Original Message----- From: Dennis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlds] VAC Update? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Munoz > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [hlds] VAC Update? > > > Now I have an interesting situation. One of My most trusted and oldest > Admins is being accused of hacking. I spec'd him and made a demo plus > I have my trusty HLTV demo recording as always. But the truth is I > still don't "know" if he was hacking or not. He denies it of course. > Part of what I thought was a speed hack turned out to be an Exploit of > the other Admins discovered and didn't tell anyone about. It is an > exploit with a plugin called Force Mod. As in Starwars Force. This guy > is very good, always has been. One of the few players that can give me > a hard time on my server. He basically owns the # 1 slot in all our > stats. The map is Starwars2. This server has been one the few > dedicated Starwars2 servers for about 2 years. > He is one of the original players and knows the map better than most. > He claims he just shoots at certain spots on the walls in the hopes of > hitting someone. My son does the same thing and I know for a fact my > son Does NOT hack. This Admin of mine caught my attention because he > was using the clan tag [myG0t]. He says he was trying to get Hackers > to admit they were hacking, which he did and promptly banned them for > it! Lol Isn't that entrapment? > > Now if VAC was up to date this might not have ever been a issue. > > I will gladly provide the link to DL these demos if anyone is > interested in putting their 2 cents in. Please keep in mind that this > is a "Fun" server though usually run pretty strictly. Low Gravity is > the Norm there (it is a space map!) I already have verified that he is > Not using a speed hack as I first assumed. I am going to see if there > is an update for that plugin or fix it myself. > > Meanwhile he is suspended from admin privileges until I review more > demos of him playing. > > Sorry for the long drawn out post.... But I am actually getting a bit > stressed from this! > > Mike ParaDOX Munoz > > www.paradisesgarage.com > As I posted here earlier, I had exactly the problem you're describing. It is stressful because a cheating admin is the fastest way to stop people from having fun on your server. A guy I thought was a good admin was being accused of cheating almost every day. He played during the day when I couldn't, so we had an admin on the server most of the time, and the server became pretty popular as a result. He was banning people on a daily basis according to the logs, and most of them were people I had my eye on because I suspected them of cheating, but for one reason or another I couldn't catch them. Unfortunately I found out later that he banned some for "disrespecting" him. Like your admin, he held the number one spot in the stats. He got one or two aimbot warnings from HLGuard about every other game. I've never cheated in my life and I got warnings once in a while, so it was no big deal. This was a WON server, and in the middle of July when WON's days were numbered, I announced in the MOTD that the server would be converting to Steam by the end of the week. My admin suddenly disappeared for no apparent reason. During a routine check of the HLGuard logs, I discovered several aimbot warnings for my admin, and he was BANNED! So much for trusting people. Another thing...I ran Statsme on my WON server. I quickly discovered that any stats mod is a "hack magnet". AT LEAST 30% of my regulars turned out to be cheaters. When I removed Statsme at least 30% more stopped coming to my server, which was fine with me. Those who are only worried about their stats make the worst teammates and the best whiners. If your admin is cheating then you will probably have a very hard time catching him. Here's a clue though: When you're both on, start spectating. If he's cheating he'll probably find an excuse to spectate with you or stop playing, or even change classes so that cheats are harder to spot. Looking back, my admin did this a lot. Now that you've suspended him though he's going to be more careful than ever. VAC will never be able to catch every cheater, but like HLGuard, it's better than nothing. HL mods are the most popular in the world, which is a double-edged sword. On one hand, good news for Valve, incentive to keep improving the game, and plenty of good servers for players. On the other hand, a great challenge for cheat authors and easy for bad players to find hacks. The reality is, it's going to be "cat-and-mouse" on pubs as long as they exist. We can only hope Valve develops the resources to keep up with them before they destroy the game for everyone. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
