《Helldivers 2》反作弊从GameGuard切换至Easy Anti-Cheat

While it's still unavailable in the UK along with some other Sony published games, Arrowhead have moved Helldivers 2 over to Easy Anti-Cheat.

It's still unclear why this game and Horizon Forbidden West remain unavailable in the UK so you can't even see the store pages, something happened with their Steam back-end back in mid September and the issue still hasn't been solved. Sony are fully aware of the issue but it still a month later has not been sorted. Weird.

Anyway, for Helldivers 2, Arrowhead said in a blog post:

"Today, we want to talk about an upcoming change to our anti-cheat, answer some questions we have seen arise in the community around modding, and discuss how it may impact you as a player.

Fairness and honor have always been strong foundations for Helldivers in our fight in the Galactic War. But we have seen for too long that there are some who would bend the rules and definitions of fairness, affecting not only their own games but also the battles of those who play alongside them, affecting pick-up rates, and even going so far as to manipulate the war itself, breaking the unfolding story and dragging down innocent players with it.

We haven't previously commented on modding, other than to warn that from a technical perspective, we can’t guarantee their safety or usability for players. However, we feel that this change, considering what it affects, is giving us an opportunity to do so.

We know mods are part of the DNA of PC gaming and gaming communities as a whole. In general, we appreciate the creativity behind cosmetic and non-gameplay mods, which players can enjoy without negatively impacting those who play alongside them. Where we need to improve is how we protect players against modifications that create unfair advantages or negatively impact others, which goes beyond software manipulation to tamper with our game.

As a stepping stone on this journey, we are doing two things:

Implementing additional security measures to crack down on recent cheat mods that have been circulating.

Transitioning from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat today, October 20th, with additional security tools in place to enhance its effectiveness and improve game integrity protection.

These changes mean that some mods, particularly the types that are affecting the experience of other players, may no longer function. It also means that some non-malicious cosmetic mods may require updates from their individual creators in order to keep working.

We believe these are steps in the right direction, and we want to remain transparent about our decisions and intentions as we continue to improve the integrity and security of the game, to give players a consistent and fair experience, and to strengthen trust with our dedicated community.

As always, we appreciate your continued feedback and support, Helldivers. See you on the battlefield.

In the FAQ, they mentioned specifically that "Steam Deck and Linux compatibility remains unchanged", so they have at least ticked the box to enable Proton support for the game. So for once, an anti-cheat change is not going to suddenly make the game unplayable on SteamOS / Linux.

The update Devoid of Liberty: 7.2.0, has actually just rolled out before I started writing this up. I've verified it continuing to work without issues on my Fedora KDE 45 system. Our anti-cheat page has also been updated for the change. So you'll be safe to continue playing on SteamOS / Linux including Steam Machine and Steam Deck.

Release Date: 📅 30th September 2023

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.