Valve, Please Give CS2 a Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat

Counter-Strike 2 is facing a huge cheating problem. From casual matches to high-stakes competitive games, players across the board are frustrated with cheaters ruining the experience. Valve’s current anti-cheat system, VAC-NET, operates mainly on the server side, which in theory is good—it’s less invasive and respects player privacy. But in practice, it’s falling short. Right now, VAC-NET misses a lot. Other popular games, like Valorant and Call of Duty, use kernel-level anti-cheat systems that dive deep into players’ systems to catch cheats....

November 9, 2024