cheating and flying online

[Bolelas]

They should have a way to lock or forbide the lower resolution settings. I heard they are doing that on the new game to come, the IL2 Battle of Stalingrad. Restricted graphic resolutions.

[Janosch]

Thankfully, there are a couple of (stock) servers with correct settings (no padlocks etc) and absolutely no cheaters. Not all such servers are found on hyperlobby, though. As for enforcing at least medium graphics, it should be a server option, so certain servers could just allow the ridiculously low settings. Y'all know which servers I mean.

Btw, attached screenshot proves that low settings can be art! Yes, it's the next winner of m4t screenshot contest :3

[KG26_Alpha]

No server no matter what settings is exempt from cheaters.

Servers have different settings because everyone enjoys to fly the game differently.

If you prefer to use full switch server fine.

If you prefer servers with open pits then fine also.

No settings are correct or incorrect they are options and very useful ones to due to the games limitations on ground object observance (micro machines).

It don't stop people cheating in full switch servers in fact it easier to cheat because you cannot watch any one doing it

If someone want to cheat they will find a way to.

Fly the way you want to but remember using TS and co-ordinate your attacks will make the job easier for you.

Now the graphic lowering is an exploit more than cheat so be careful who you are gonna accuse of cheating and exploiting













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[yak9utpro]

I totaly disagree.Maybe you have some point but prohibiting low resolution settings will force alot of people quit the game.Like me i use 200 B.C. nVidia 256 mb(it's not my fault if i set low resolution.) If you consider this a cheat buy me a GTX TITAN.

[majorfailure]

Originally Posted by yak9utpro

I totaly disagree.Maybe you have some point but prohibiting low resolution settings will force alot of people quit the game.Like me i use 200 B.C. nVidia 256 mb(it's not my fault if i set low resolution.) If you consider this a cheat buy me a GTX TITAN.

We are talking about deliberately setting the resolution to very low, e. g. 640*480 - i bet even the crappiest graphics cards should be able to make 1024x768 happen.

[The_WOZ]

I've played with a Radeon 9200 until less than a year ago. (And been playing this game since Forgotten Battles)
The highest practical resolution was 800x600x16bit, with most graphic settings at medium or high. (20 fps average)
If I had an advantage when spotting I either never noticed, or it was negated by the fact that at such lower resolutions you cant properly see if a plane at more than 500m is turning away from you or towards you until it's too late most of the times.

[Woke Up Dead]

Originally Posted by Janosch

Thankfully, there are a couple of (stock) servers with correct settings (no padlocks etc) and absolutely no cheaters. Not all such servers are found on hyperlobby, though.

I'm always interested in more stock servers; can you say what they are and where to find them?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Woke Up Dead

I'm always interested in more stock servers; can you say what they are and where to find them?

Battlefield1 is a fully stock 4.12.2 server. It does have some padlocks, however, as the settings are relaxed. We find its a popular configuration as the server is constantly busy. We also have 60+ semi-historical scenarios in rotation.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Janosch

Btw, attached screenshot proves that low settings can be art! Yes, it's the next winner of m4t screenshot contest :3

Stupid question, since I only fly offline, but wouldn't extremely low resolution graphics hurt the cheater as much as anyone else?

Sure, you might be able to easily pick out planes silhouetted against the sky, but it looks like it would be almost impossible to detect low flying planes or ground objects at any great distance since they merge into the ground texture. And, God only knows how awful the cockpit view is!

Mind you, I'm not saying that the "low graphics" cheat isn't a problem, it just seems like a gimmick that covers for low skill, rather than a consistent game winner like the old "trim tab on a slider" cheat.

[KG26_Alpha]

I already said its an exploit rather than a cheat.

You are making valid graphical changes to the game via inputs made by the software company.