What to do about this Cheatskin ??

[Benman]

A member of our clan stumbled on this friggin cheatskin........it also come with a note how to change the name so it cant be detected.
See and be amazed..........friggin cheaters and developers !! :evil:
http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~mmol_/mohaa/cheat_skin_glow0.jpg
One is standing before the wall, the other is standing behind the wall on the stairs.

http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~mmol_/mohaa/cheat_skin_glow1.jpg

http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~mmol_/mohaa/cheat_skin_glow2.jpg
http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~mmol_/mohaa/cheat_skin_glow3.jpg

OKay.........work to be done........how to be able to detect this one !! :?:

[thejerk]

Unfortunately there's little you can do if you can't detect it. There are two ways around detection - one is to install the skin uncompressed (install the directory structure used in the pak file without the pak) and the other is to rename the tiki file to a common stock skin (allied_airborne for example).

However, there's the server/client anti-cheat app that PONTO is offering (see the news section for more). My feelings on this are undetermined as I just don't see people downloading this application so they can play on the server. My server sees too many roamers and not enough regulars to warrant its use. And then some of my regulars would probably stop showing up.

And then there's the sv_pure option that will be released (hopefully) with the expansion pack. That's just a waiting game now, though. So if you're impatient then you have little options, but if you're willing to wait... well, you get the picture.

[WintersForge]

http://mohadmin.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=56&sid=46d7fd4380309fd7defcd33b2dae960a


Addressed this issue in this thread. See if any suggestions help there. Cant wait for sv_pure baby!!!! :?

[MonkeyVonNana]

i know LOL-clan uses a download that doesnt allow force model to work on any skin that isnt loaded onto the server, so they wont be able to take advantage of those cheatskins

[Cookie]

as a server admin, how do you specatate and see a persons skin they are using, if you or your server doesn't haev that skin loaded, how will you see the skins that are the cheats

[thejerk]

Well, unfortunately you're limited in that respect. As an admin you can start by doing a dumpuser (check the guides section of this site for RudeDog's rcon guide which will help explain this better). However, this only returns compressed skins (skins packed into a pk3), and some cheat skins are re-modified versions of stock or common skins.

But what it comes down to mostly is watching your players. In the case of the skin above you can tell if someone's using it by watching how fast they react to someone around a corner. If they shoot that guy before he even gets a chance to notice he's been found, then chances are that the person using the skin knew that other person was there.

In the case of someone just using a bright skin (no wallhack qualities), then watch how they react to people that are hiding or off in the distance in a fog-infested map. For instance, a person in snowy park that shoots someone a good clip away is most likely using a cheat skin.

The best advice, like I said, is to just watch. Until we get the fixes we've been waiting for in Spearhead, we really don't have much else to battle them with. Sounds depressing, I know, but you have to figure they must suck pretty bad if they have to cheat to kill you. And you also have to figure that you're only going to get better fighting someone who's got an overall advantage over you. ;) Gotta find the bright side in here somewhere, right?

[ThePlagueofDeath]

The cheaters have now improved on this skin, it will now be a different color when they are behind a wall, that way you know wether to shoot at them or not. I took a SS of this.
http://www.tisd.net/~theplagueofdeath/newcheatskin.jpg

[bteamfox]

You might want to try this bulit in anti cheat in the console type -

sv_pure 0
or
sv_pure 1

0/1 is to turn anti cheat on or off

This should only allow the origianl pak file, maps and skins to be used.
I do not know if it works as i have only read about it, maybe someone could post a reply if it does or doen't work!

[Benman]

Well, as far as i know it'gonna work in Spearhead. Ask us how fast we will switch to spearhead when it's out, hehe. :D

And goodbye to all those leaners and rocketeers that run and shoot ;)

[midnight]

how would i disable the skin forcing option in mohaa??