The developers of BattleBit Remastered have now given a much more clear answer to what their plans are for their anti-cheat and it seems it's great news for gamers on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
As detailed previously, their communication on it has been a little bit confusing with some conflicting statements and just generally unclear plans. Now, they're giving it to us straight and it's quite interesting! This news comes from their latest developer video where they said:
"We will not use the FACEIT that exists today. Like the current FACEIT that CS:GO uses, we will not use that FACEIT. The developers are making a new anti-cheat. They are making a fresh new anti-cheat that is different to their original anti-cheat that will support Linux - Steam Deck OS, it will have less restrictions to what CS:GO has but at the same time it will still be effective. It won't be as effective as what CS:GO uses because obviously the restrictions are there to squeeze any possibility but working with their team we can squeeze a lot more than what we have right now. It will be a completely new anti-cheat that we will be the first user of, and it will definitely support the popular versions of Linux and Steam Deck OS. So if you have bought the game and if you were playing on Linux or Steam Deck OS - you don't have to worry about that it will still be supported and FACEIT will ensure it's supported. They will troubleshoot any case if you have problems there."
Side-note: to be clear normal CS:GO uses VAC. However, FACEIT have their own competitive side of CS:GO with FACEIT Anti-Cheat. They're two separate online communities.
Listen on from 11:42 for the full statement:
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So that's good news for all fans of BattleBit Remastered, currently one of the most popular shooters available on Steam - it's not going to suddenly stop working. If it does, it's a bug and they should fix it.
Interesting though that they went from FACEIT to Easy Anti-Cheat, with plans to go back to FACEIT where they said they will also keep Easy Anti-Cheat but now they're working with FACEIT on a new anti-cheat that supports Linux. What a time to be a Linux gamer huh?
You can buy the game on Steam. I also did a quick news video on this.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Woodlandor Jul 16, 2023
Quoting: WoodlandorWait… CS:GO uses FACEIT? I thought Valve just used their own VAC or something similar they rolled out on their own.
No, you can install the Faceit anti cheat and match make on their servers.
Normal CS:GO still uses VAC
Quoting: WoodlandorWait… CS:GO uses FACEIT? I thought Valve just used their own VAC or something similar they rolled out on their own.
If you play on FACEIT platform, you have to use their anti-cheat. VAC is used on Matchmaking in game etc.
ElectricPrism Jul 16, 2023
Quoting: LeflQuoting: WoodlandorWait… CS:GO uses FACEIT? I thought Valve just used their own VAC or something similar they rolled out on their own.
No, you can install the Faceit anti cheat and match make on their servers.
Normal CS:GO still uses VAC
This really UNDERLINES a good point.
Anti-Cheat should be OPT-IN not Opt-Out (or no opt).
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Of course, considering Kernel Memory access, Filesystem access, and how game developers and modders are keenly aware anti-virus doesn't scrutinize gaming binaries (my polish game dev friends turned me on to this) --
It's more probable that anti-cheat is intended to be malware to spy on people -- after all -- WHY NOT only run it when connecting to gaming servers -- why does it need to be running the whole time a game is open?
(I even knew some chinese game developers who outsourced some work to china and got banned from steam for accidentally shipping malware)
Concerns like this are why I have completely separate Linux Gaming Rigs from my work rigs. ( and why I prefer immutible root for certain use-cases like gaming )
There's NO need for Anti-Cheat to be running except at a minimum, and the code might as well be open-source too while we're at it.
Last edited by ElectricPrism on 16 July 2023 at 6:38 pm UTC
mr-victory Jul 16, 2023
Quoting: ElectricPrismConcerns like this are why I have completely separate Linux Gaming Rigs from my work rigs. ( and why I prefer immutible root for certain use-cases like gaming )Linux versions of anti cheats do not have unlimited access to your system unlike Windows, why do you feel the need of seperating your systems?
hardpenguin Jul 16, 2023
gradyvuckovic Jul 17, 2023
Quoting: ElectricPrismIt's more probable that anti-cheat is intended to be malware to spy on people -- after all -- WHY NOT only run it when connecting to gaming servers -- why does it need to be running the whole time a game is open?
General laziness. Hanlon's razor might apply here.
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