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cvar unlockers...
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:49 am
by fuego
I have just recently discovered that some ppl are doing this... what is it exactly? I don't know if its a cheat or legit...
thanks...
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 1:54 am
by Deus
as the name says it unlocks cvars that are locked.
IMO this is cheating (since certain cvars are locked for a certain reason) and should be punished with full force!
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:43 am
by ouroboro
i suggest you pass on any details you have to punkbuster. these hacks - and that's precisely what they are - were supposedly defeated by PB long ago. in fact, many servers no longer check for cheat-protected cvars because we were assured by PB that there was no longer any need, since the unlockers were not a problem any more.
if this is no longer true, they need to be alerted ASAP.
btw, PB kicks for certain cheat-protected cvars, like cg_thirdperson, by default. but not for arguably the most damaging one, and the one most cvar-unlocker-punks would be wanting to use, r_shownormals.
a wallhack is a wallhack is a wallhack, whether it's a game hook, wrapper, or developer's tool.
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:20 pm
by DG
PB only ever checked for disallowed values for a few locked cvars. r_shownormals != 0 certainly used to result in a kick?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:31 pm
by SANDMANN
I had one of these for RTCW PB kicks for most of the commands in RTCW. I dont think there is even anything worth using it for, but i could be wrong.