[mohaa] is this guy cheating?

[Shockwave]

Hi guys,

> snaps :20
> r_lightmap :0
> r_novis :0
> r_farplane :0
> r_farplane nofog :0
> cg_3rd_person :0
>
> Does this mean hes running a 'no-fog' cvar?


It's important to note that the only way a dumpuser will show variables like
this is if they are part of what has been called an "honesty config" or if
the player in question has just come from a server where he has been scanned
by an anti-cheat server mod.  Basically, an honesty config means that a
player has specified these settings in his configuration file so that their
values will be viewable by a dumpuser command.  However, it is completely
possible that the individual has hacked the game EXE and these settings are
just a smoke screen.  The only way to be sure would be to use a program on
your server that tries to set values to the cvars in question when players
connect.  Normally, these cvars are "cheat protected" which means they
cannot be set after the game has been started.  Trying to set them will
yield an error message.  You can tell if someone has hacked the settings
because hacked cvars CAN be set after the game has been started.

Judging by the incomplete list of cvars in the dumpuser output you
mentioned, I'm not fully convinced this player is clean.  Try employing an
anti-cheat program that has the functionality I mentioned above and you'll
be able to achieve a greater degree of certainty.


Shockwave