RE: SV: [hlds] OT: X-Spectate : Any thoughts?
>Any client side screenshots must be taken by the engine and be read >directly from the memory, thus not telling noone or anything that a >screenshot is in progress. You're probably right, except that's not what happens, therefore it can't work. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
RE: SV: [hlds] OT: X-Spectate : Any thoughts?
Good god, it's about time someone brought this up. PiTaGoRaS is absolutely right. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PiTaGoRaS Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SV: [hlds] OT: X-Spectate : Any thoughts? This has been discussed so many times... and always the same conclusion: a client side cheat could easily detect when the screenshot is being taken and deactivate for a while every sign of cheating visible on the screen. -- PiTaGoRaS [YG]Sharza escribió (Mon, 24 May 2004 15:04:09 +0200): >> The program has good intentions, noone can argue that, but I do >> forsee VAC >> flagging this as a cheat pretty darn soon, and I ain't too sure >> about the >> EULA agreement being broken when using this program. The site >> reckons it >> would be considered a false ban if VAC decided to ban you, but >> again, I'm >> not too convinced. >> > > The only thing we ever needs, is an admin command implemented into > the half-life engine, to grab a client screen shot, like the old in- > eye style. That way, none of this will ever be needed, it can be > decided within a few seconds wether a player is using wallhack or > other client side cheats. > > Btw seems like VAC is falling behind nowadays, even though it have > been updated rapidly, I have banned 8 players from the clan server > in the past week, tell me is there any way of sending a demo and a > steam_id to get a VAC ban issued on those players? > > L8r, > Sharza ___ 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
Re: SV: [hlds] OT: X-Spectate : Any thoughts?
This has been discussed so many times... and always the same conclusion: a client side cheat could easily detect when the screenshot is being taken and deactivate for a while every sign of cheating visible on the screen. -- PiTaGoRaS [YG]Sharza escribió (Mon, 24 May 2004 15:04:09 +0200): >> The program has good intentions, noone can argue that, but I do >> forsee VAC >> flagging this as a cheat pretty darn soon, and I ain't too sure >> about the >> EULA agreement being broken when using this program. The site >> reckons it >> would be considered a false ban if VAC decided to ban you, but >> again, I'm >> not too convinced. >> > > The only thing we ever needs, is an admin command implemented into > the half-life engine, to grab a client screen shot, like the old in- > eye style. That way, none of this will ever be needed, it can be > decided within a few seconds wether a player is using wallhack or > other client side cheats. > > Btw seems like VAC is falling behind nowadays, even though it have > been updated rapidly, I have banned 8 players from the clan server > in the past week, tell me is there any way of sending a demo and a > steam_id to get a VAC ban issued on those players? > > L8r, > Sharza ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds