Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

[RocketChild]

Re: Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

This is not something for a patch to fix, this is something that PunkBuster needs to work on. The next patch is said to be almost all optimizations and the new map. Besides how you you think they could fix this with a patch? Nerf the buggies?

Correct, the only thing that DiCE could do maybe is change how information is parsed at the server, to identify and null this kind of buffer hit. So, I don't think a client patch would do anything, but maybe a small, 100k server patch could. Most likely, this is something that will be cleared up by Evenbalance. I hope they have the time to work on it, because their updates, though more frequent then DiCE patches, might still take a few weeks.

[JAGGEDJUNKIE]

Re: Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

Here's the footage we got of the guy doing the hack, his name is Donnie(Fr). Unforunately i dont think the names will be clear, but we have the original uncompressed version.

Google Video Link

[Harmor]

Re: Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

is there an easy way to find out who is doing this when in the server?

This is the only way I've figured out how to find the person.

Each time you have a server that has reported this bug, you get a CD hash list of all the players. Then when another server is reported, you compare the the CD hash list of that server. Find the matching CD hash keys and viola'.

This, of course, doesn't find the guys who are using rotating CD hash keys in their hacked accounts (they have a different CD hash key each time they connect to the Account server).

Another technique is to have Battlerecorder running. Go back and when the hack occured look for people who are not moving and staring upwards (an indicator that they are in commander mode).

I'm pretty sure the PB screenshots won't show someone in Commander mode because the better hackers have already subverted this technique.


Remember, no matter what you do, the best hackers will be one step ahead of ya.

I think the best thing to catch cheaters would be to do the following:

1. First person spec mode
2. Don't have the server send troop location unless you can actually see him (server sends you the location of everyone on the server)

Hackers can't cheat if they don't have the information sent to their computers. Then again, they could spoof that they are commander and get Scan data...

[JAGGEDJUNKIE]

Re: Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

With the footage and screendumps i have, how do i go about reporting the cheating/hacking bastard to.

[*FMJ*Power]

Re: Any word on 1.4 fixing the commander xploits? (pics included)

we had one last night and i caught him by kicking the idle players, it seems when they use this hack they have to remain idel for a few seconds if not minutes, easy to catch them, see it in your server copy the cd hash then kick the idelers. i have a name and cd hash of one im sure it was because when i followed him into a new server the same thing happend there. there isnt much i can do with the info though other than ban him and follow him to other servers and inform the admins to ban him also.