Software = Kick

[CSN NewsBot]

The latest Valve anti-cheat module is giving a lot of false positives. "People running in software are generating false positives right now," explained Erik Johnson on the HLDS mailing list. He says that Valve is working on a fix and should have it out by tonight.



Either play on un-secure servers or stop running software mode (Settings -> Video Settings -> Video Modes). It should be noted that software mode is quite possibly the slowest and ugliest graphical setting. If you have a 3d card you simply shouldn't use it.



This may not be the only false positive that Valve is encountering, some players are still getting falsely detected in OpenGL mode. Make sure that the server has rebooted. If that doesn't work, you may have to wait until an anti-cheat update.



Update: Here's the word from Eric Smith. The update has been released:

We've updated the security modules again. Your Counter-Strike servers should update themselves automatically. If you find your servers are suddenly having problems (i.e. clients can't connect), try restarting the servers. There have been some situations where the servers and clients got into a state where they can't communicate properly (which falsely detects the client as a cheater).



NOTE: These latest security modules should prevent the false positives being generated by clients running in software mode. Please take into account that we've had problems with false positives when considering whether to permanently ban a player who was detected.

I'm glad they fixed it so quickly, but I'm sure many are angry that it had to be fixed in the first place.

[Zx86]

DOH! I started getting kicked a LOT, thinking it was because of some file I downloaded from a server.. SO, I reinstalled Half-Life and wasted all my time . I feel so lonely. But also, I congratulate Valve for creating this anti-cheat stuff, because it seems to be working efficiently.

[$tupidn00b]

the server i play on kicked a lot of people i knew didnt cheat, hopefully this fixes it.

[SuperMonk]

Hey! This isn't good.

[|NoiD|]

uber 1337 softeware mode pwnz j00

[HoSti|e]

yo this is a problem for me as well except im playin in openGL & i've not downloaded any kind of cheat & its kickin me from my clans server

so i hope they figure this out soon ... bye the way im not the only one to have this problem in openGL few people i play with have the same problem H E L P HELP H E L P MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE



PLEASE!!!! :-( this sux i dont like being booted for false cheat sh!t

[Zx86]

This many not pertain to the news, but remember a while back w/ Rizzuh's Corner thing where he said that whenever someone shot a gun, it would lag? Did someone give a suggestion to change something in the console, like to -30000 or something? I dunno. I wanna try that too. Ok. Hi.

[-Jªmes Bºnd-]

bah.

[wtaag]

Have no fear... Valve will get this straightend out.

[AceR]

dam.

[biff`]

admins should try restarting the server as was earlier stated

[Preston]

I second that, me and a couple of my clan members are running in opengl mode and we are being kicked from our server, No idea why :/

[HoSti|e]

ok so i can play in direct 3D but i still cant play in openGL



this is weirdest thing i've ever had happen to me HELP ME!!!! pretty please

[Erik Johnson]

Edited by [user="31676"] @ [time="1023229138"]

This is fixed now. Please e-mail me if you're having this problem (the specific software issue)



Erik Johnson (erik@valvesoftware.com)

[Smart[N.e.r.d.]]

I wish I would have gotten Erik's name right.