Cheating in Elite Dangerous

[Han Zulu]

Number two usually alters the client. Alteration of the client should be grounds for perma-ban.

#2 can be done without client change. #3 however is hacks that changes the core code.

Like I said in another post, my son made a screen read/keyboard controller, outside of the Elite executable, to control it. No hack. In other words, #2 can be done by screen/kb overlay.

However, "Elite trainer" is a physical hack of the code. You can see the assembly code in the Lua script... And Elite trainer is the hack tool to increase shields, ammo, etc. That's #3.

 

[imaner76]

Wait so you think I was shield hacking? did you not see me under focus for like all of my stream... kinda hard to cheat like that. As for the title... that was bait and clearly you fell for it.

I'll be honest it does not bother me, I did watch the stream, and I do know a tiny bit about shields. Mamba boost ramming a Cutter always ends the same way. Unless you change the playing field then the Mamba can take it's kicking and keep on ticking. I'd personally do not it, don't really see why you need to. You can fly and fight well enough without using them.

 

[Han Zulu]

I like this topic because just recently a couple of us started to talk about making our own game (No... not another space game, ), and if we're going to do multiplayer... oh, well, we need to consider these problems. This thread is a tool to explore how to protect the game from it.

 

[Webgear]

Would someone get banned for using the hack for ONLY modifying hud and target colors?

 

[besieger]

I'll be honest it does not bother me, I did watch the stream, and I do know a tiny bit about shields. Mamba boost ramming a Cutter always ends the same way. Unless you change the playing field then the Mamba can take it's kicking and keep on ticking. I'd personally do not it, don't really see why you need to. You can fly and fight well enough without using them.

Well while this is not the topic of the thread, my Mamba can take it because I made it heavy, its why I am one of the best mamba pilots around.... I fly the Mamba like a clipper and that includes its 6th hard-point.

 

[besieger]

Would someone get banned for using the hack for ONLY modifying hud and target colors?

Yes, please DO NOT use it for any reason. honestly not worth the risk..

 

[Webgear]

Yes, please DO NOT use it for any reason. honestly not worth the risk..

Then Frontier should reverse engineer (see what I did there?) the hud color portion of the hack and make it available in-game, for free.

 

[ryan_m]

I'll be honest it does not bother me, I did watch the stream, and I do know a tiny bit about shields. Mamba boost ramming a Cutter always ends the same way. Unless you change the playing field then the Mamba can take it's kicking and keep on ticking. I'd personally do not it, don't really see why you need to. You can fly and fight well enough without using them.

Sounds like you need to learn a lot more about how the game works, mate.

 

[The Replicated Man]

I'll be honest it does not bother me, I did watch the stream, and I do know a tiny bit about shields. Mamba boost ramming a Cutter always ends the same way. Unless you change the playing field then the Mamba can take it's kicking and keep on ticking. I'd personally do not it, don't really see why you need to. You can fly and fight well enough without using them.

Maximum Backpedal

 

[EUS]

Then Frontier should reverse engineer (see what I did there?) the hud color portion of the hack and make it available in-game, for free.

Does it even work?
I haven't seen it in action, or any SS of the HUD changes, nevermind seeing how it affects, or doesn't affect the other screen elements.

 

[ryan_m]

Does it even work?
I haven't seen it in action, or any SS of the HUD changes, nevermind seeing how it affects, or doesn't affect the other screens.

It works. One of the users made a youtube video and posted it to these very forums. It got moderated.

 

[Northpin]

... I am one of the best mamba pilots around.... I fly the Mamba like a clipper and that includes its 6th hard-point.

yea, we actually seen what's happening when one of the best mamba pilots around meets a harmless anaconda and is losing shields
the top 1%, right?

 

[Rob At Work]

It works. One of the users made a youtube video and posted it to these very forums. It got moderated.

Haha.. so you can use it in game..but not on these forums.

 

[besieger]

yea, we actually seen what's happening when one of the best mamba pilots around meets a harmless anaconda and is losing shields
the top 1%, right?

You can't beat them all, lag is also a factor I like to not take into account.

 

[Chaparral]

Not sure if this has been addressed. Could these cheats be applied to bots hauling the mail? Seems like a dagger in the bgs.

 

[imaner76]

Maximum Backpedal

I've not changed my stance in the slightest. All you can do is take him at his word and watch the screen. Miss match in damage taken, stating that the shield mod keep making the game crash, if I have been fooled by my eyes and words spoken then great gag, however I retract nothing. I've attempted to shield tank a Mamba, 4K is about the max I could get, I'd not be ramming Cutters with that. But as stated I do need to learn a bit more about the game.

 

[besieger]

You accused the guy of cheating.

you really need me to comment on that given the recent revelation? as a PVPer I see the result of these tools all to often.

 

[The Replicated Man]

you really need me to comment on that given the recent revelation? as a PVPer I see the result of these tools all to often.

I seriously doubt 3of9 would resort to cheating. Especially after all the time and investment he has in game. Granted he was running an alt when he engaged you, but since he revealed it was him I think you might have jumped the gun on the accusations.

He has more than 2 accounts you know.

 

[ryan_m]

I seriously doubt 3of9 would resort to cheating. Especially after all the time and investment he has in game. Granted he was running an alt when he engaged you, but since he revealed it was him I think you might have jumped the gun on the accusations.

He has more than 2 accounts you know.

Remember that it wasn't "threeofnine", but an alt account of his. Harry did not know it was an alt. If you got engaged by 2-3 hackers a day while streaming and a random mostly harmless conda shows up and starts dunking, your spidey sense would tingle too.

 

[WorldsGreatestForumDad]

I thought No Fans and Comrade was hacking one time back when the heat meta was thing.

I dont know what was worse, me calling them hackers. Or Fdev implementing something like that in the first place. It blew my mind when I found it about it. Felt bad about that too. They're cool though.