Please start VAC online.

ElAurens · #1 11-04-2012, 12:50 AM

Title says it all.

Carry on.

AirHog71 · #2 11-04-2012, 01:48 AM

I feel like a noob for asking but what is VAC?

Red Dragon-DK · #3 11-04-2012, 02:13 AM

I havent seen any indications of cheat.

But VAC is "Valve Anti-Cheat System" (VAC)

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7849-Radz-6869

Troll2k · #4 11-04-2012, 02:26 AM

Is VAC a server side setting or does Steam have it on by default?

AirHog71 · #5 11-04-2012, 04:25 AM

Ah ... thanks for the clarification fellas.

David198502 · #6 11-04-2012, 07:09 AM

i dont think VAC is active and i think it never was to be honest...

i have definitely seen some strange things happening, and at least in one case im confident that it was a cheat...
and there are already youtube vids existing, showing cheats online....so its happening.

the reason i doubt, that VAC is activated is, that i heard nobody complain about beeing banned so far.not one person....while many use mods,...and some definitely use those mods online as well.
the next reason i dont think its active were all those beta patches....they were not downloaded via steam, but just a manual install,...changing the core files...shouldnt that be considered as cheat as well by the system?

but +1 to the OP,...get it activated!

Robo. · #7 11-04-2012, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by David198502

...changing the core files...shouldnt that be considered as cheat as well by the system?

I don't know how this system works but it might be comparing the server side files with the client's files and as long as they are not different everything is OK. (sort of like CRT=2 in Il-2).

David198502 · #8 11-04-2012, 08:00 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68C1GoAH2gc

read the comments as well

btw,....this cheat, and no problem to get to altitude????and the devs do not manage it?

Ataros · #9 11-04-2012, 08:27 AM

VAC is a server side setting. Recently servers started to use it.

However VAC needs correct definitions to catch cheats. Please if you are concerned about cheaters and VAC contact Steam and inform them of some methods of changing game files (e.g. send them files from the mod section of the forums). If you did not inform Steam I am sure they will not be looking for CloD cheaters themselves. This is how Punkbuster works too: players report cheats to them and they add them to DB.

No point to post about VAC here IMO.

David198502 · #10 11-04-2012, 08:54 AM

well ataros,...if you have an idea, why not start yourself and inform steam?
i for example have no clue how they do it, and i bet im not the only one...so in my opinion there is a point in discussing it here...

but on the other hand,...ive seen some threads, which refer to very good pilots and the suspicion of cheating....fact is, there are aces out there who will kill you within seconds, too fast that you realise what your mistake was...