Summary

    Cheating-Death (C-D) is an anti-cheat system which includes both a server and client. Unlike HLGuard, which is a server-side only anti-cheat, C-D offers more protection by blocking the cheats themselves before the player joins the server.

    While in optional mode, players are checked for a running C-D client and will rename the player if they don't have C-D currently installed and running. For optimal protection against cheaters, servers can be configured to only allow players running the C-D client.

    Unfortunately, the C-D anti-cheat system is incompatible with VAC secured MODs. As of v2.2.0, C-D can work with VAC supported MODs as long as VAC is disabled. Otherwise, C-D will shutdown if VAC is detected.

Overview

    The main difference between Cheating-Death (C-D) and the other anti-cheating packages available is that it does not have cheat specific detection methods. Instead, it tries to make cheats less effective, and to prevent cheats from getting information. In most cases this leads to cheats simply not working.

How Cheating-Death Works

    Cheating-Death works by wedging itself in between the engine and the cheat. This is what makes C-D different than most anti-cheat software. It does not run as a separate program outside of the game, but is actually loaded into the game. Here is what C-D does:

If C-D detects that you cannot see a player, it will move that player's location behind you. This does several things. First, it makes wallhacks l ess effective. Even if you have transparent walls, you cannot see enemies behind them, until at least part of the enemy is visible on the screen.
Second, it makes radars and ESP boxes less effective. ESP boxes are boxes drawn on top of players, these boxes will show up through walls. If a player is crouching on the other side of a wall, a box will be drawn on the wall right where the player is crouching. Even though you cannot see the player, the ESP box gives you their exact position.

    Furthermore, C-D gives the MOD inaccurate information about players' positions. This will ruin ESP, aimbot and other features common in cheats. It will not affect collision detection, because that is done by the engine, which still has accurate information.

    Finally, C-D monitors places commonly used by cheats to intercept data from the engine. If Cheating-Death notices that one of these locations has been modified, it disconnects the player. This deprives the cheats of the information they need in order to function, and forces them to change the way they get information which is quite hard, instead of just making themselves look different which is relatively easy.

Client Side Solutions

    We realise that in the end we cannot stop hackers with enough motivation from hacking C-D. Everything that runs on the client side can be hacked. Like everything, eventually our latest version of C-D will get hacked, and it is important to remember that cheat makers are very smart. However when it does get hacked, we will change the way we do things and release a new version. Give them something new to hack on.

Other Benefits of Cheating-Death

Here are some other benefits of CD:

• No spam. C-D is very quiet.It does not distract you by writing to the screen or saying things.
• No network problems. C-D does not open any network connections. Instead it uses Half-Life's built-in messaging system for its client/server communications. You do not have to worry about reconfiguring your firewall or router to use C-D. If Half-Life works on your network, then C-D works on it too.
• No lag. C-D does not use up your bandwidth by sending a lot of information on the network. C-D's challenge packet is very small (22 bytes) and is only sent every few minutes.
• No list of cheats to update. Since C-D only aims to block certain cheating methods instead of specific cheats, it does not have a list of known cheats that needs to be frequently updated.
• No unfair bans. When you get disconnected from a server with a violation, the reason for being disconnected is between you and your conscience. The server admin does not know why you disconnected and therefore cannot ban you. We like to think that everyone is welcome to come back and play fair with cheats turned off.
• No constant downloading. You only have to download C-D once, the auto-update feature keeps you up to date.
• Frequent updates. If we become aware of cheats that get past C-D, we will release a new version. The average time between cheat release and C-D release is currently 72 hours, but may vary depending on the cheat.                    
  

As you now know, Cheating-Death is very different that most other anti-cheating programs. Its main focus has been to make the game more enjoyable, without a lot of hassle. We hope we have been successful.

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