Overview
Tips and trick about dealing with hackers. This older game doesn’t deserve all those hackers. So I’ll give you some ways to combat them.
Understanding hacks
While this might be straight forward for most, I’ve been called a hacker myself plenty of times, while not doing anything of the sorts. Some people can’t judge hacks correctly, so here is our first look into the matter!
The first rule of checking for hackers is checking their reaction time, and the way they aim at you!
This is quite simple. Ask yourself the following questions:
- Did he react at lightning speed?
- Did he lock on to me?
- Did I just get wall banged?
- Could he have seen me?
- Could he have heard me?
Lets go over those questions and see why they are important.
#1: People usually react to seeing an enemy within 230ms on average, but this can be slower for new players. An aimbot, can do this WAY faster. Im talking about speeds up to 5ms.
#2: Nobodies perfect. Usually, you will move slightly past the target, and have to re-adjust. Aimbots can perfectly lock on to you, and track you. Usually by aiming at the center of mass, though sometimes they lock onto a players head.
#3: Wallhacks will put either a thermal seeking layer on the screen, or surround your hitbox with a nice and big red square. Other variations exist. If you’ve gone on a massive 50 player killstreak, its no suprise you got shot. However, if using Dead silence, assassin and a suppressor, its kind of suspicious. Look at the killcam. Did he prefire? Did he know where you were? These are some indicators for either a sweet gaming chair wallhacks or very good game sense.
Contributed by: Hoputal
Recon is a first tier perk that “Paints” anyone hit with explosive damage on the minimap, so they know exactly where you are. The pro version causes it to also be applied by bullet damage. Keep this in mind, you can see their perks on the Killcam.
#4: Were you running round? Guns blazing without a suppressor? He probably used the minimap. If you haven’t even moved onto his screen however, then its somewhat likely he is hacking. HOWEVER, TAKE A LOOK AT #5.
#5: Sound is quite important. It has saved me a million times during gameplay, because I heard an enemy running up behind me. Most players (unlike myself if I can’t be bothered) wont listen to music, and focus on game sound. Unless you are using dead silence, and he isn’t using Sitrep Pro, its not suprising if he heard you.
Types of hacks
There are a few types of hacks. I’ll list them first, and go over them later in this paragraph.
- Godmode
- Aimbot
- Wallhacks
- Silent Aim
- No Recoil
- Lobby hacks
- Ammo / Reload
- Noclip
- Texture Hacks
- Uav hacks
- And others I may not have listed*
Godmode:
Quite the obvious one, and honestly one of the hardest to counter. It makes the player invincible. The best way to find this one is to pour as many bullets / Rockets into the hacker. If doesn’t die after some time, he’s probably using this cheat.
Aimbot:
While one of the most notorious types of hacks in the gaming community, it is also seen as a joke. Many people “troll” others by calling them out for using “aimbot”. The best way to counter this one is to use a riot shield. And if you can pull it off, use a throwing knife for a quick insta-kill.
Wallhacks:
Another notorious type of hack. This kind allows the hacker to see you through walls, and adjust accordingly, by setting a trap or prefiring extensively. Same as above, Use a riot shield, or a weapon that you are good with, since their adavantage over you stops as soon as you leave their cone of vision.
Silent Aim:
While not as well known, it is quite possibly the most frustrating. The bullets become “Homing”, in a sense that they will track onto the player, and almost always hit them. Not very easy to spot, nor very hard. Usually hackers will “Track” you, and kind of slide over your hitmodel to mask their hacks. But some people (This was the first type of hack I’ve encountered) Spray up into the air and just dont care. They will still kill due to the “Homing abilites” of the bullets.
No recoil:
Simple, but effective and somewhat harder to spot due to weapons like the MP7 and the ACR. This hack COMPETELY removes recoil, so that the player does not have to compensate. It also tends to remove spray, but not always. Just use a sniper, and perks that allow you to avoid detection. They aren’t the scariest of the bunch, but shouldn’t be underestimated.
Lobby Hacks:
There’s alot to say about these hacks, from suspending you in midair for the hacker to make free experience out of you, to superspeed and super jumping. It really depends on what the hacker will decide, but it usually means 18 player Domination. Some hackers just want that, while others will make a XP farm for themselfs, and have little kids lick their shoes in a hope to achieve level 80 master prestige as soon as they find out who’s hosting.
*Corrects tie*
Not alot can be done about the worst of the lobby hackers, except noting their name down and reporting them. But as for the 18 Domination hackers, they just want to have some fun. While I’d prefer them sticking to domination gamemode to do so, they will mostly be found in the TDM gamemode. The “nicer” hackers usually wont use other cheats, so not much reason to worry.
Ammo/Reload Hacks:
Not a whole lot so say really, they never have to reload or just have infinte ammo. They usually carry at least one type of explosive ordinance. Just use Blast shield, a riot shield or a sniper rifle / weapon you are comfortable with to dispose of them.
Noclip hacks:
These hacks are incredibly easy to spot, but really hard to counter. It allows the hacker to pass through all terrain, even the skybox. They tend to fly around at terrific speeds, and often use another type of hack. Very hard to counter, even with a riotshield.
(Contributed: I am a potato.)
Texture Hacks:
Title says it all, they remove textures like glass, Grass and smoke from the game in order to improve visibility. They also coat players in monochrome colors, so they heavily contrast. Guns aren’t affected.
(Contributed: Lightning.)
Uav hacks:
This hack shows every player on the map like it would if they where tagged by a recon drone, kinda like a constant uav except that Assasin will not counter it, very hard to find because it is very easy to hide for the hacker. try using sitrep pro to counter them.
(contributed: Lightning.)
Notes:
* If you have found a new type of hack please:
- Inform me though PM or comment.
- Tell me what said hack is about.
- What said hack does.
- Provide video / Screenshot proof. (Former has preference, due to it being a video. Please use Nvidia Shadowplay, Fraps or any other DECENT recording software, and I can’t magically enhance.
If you do so, you might be contacted by me so I can include it if it does appear to be a new kind of hack, and Ill ask you to write a paragraph in roughly the same style as above. You will be titled contributor, and I’ll put your name next to said paragraph.
Weapons And Equipment
There is no perfect weapon against a hacker. Primarily, you should use what you are comfortable with. However, if you need some suggestions:
The Throwing Knife
While used primarily as a meme, it is incredibly useful against hackers, as it is an instant kill. If the hacker is running assault killstreaks, you might have just prevented him from gaining an AC-130 or a reaper. While it is easy to miss, with the small hitbox of the knife, it can, and will reward players who are able to hit consistently.
Riot shields
In the primary weapons, you will find this useful bullet blocker. This usually negates most hackers from instantly killing you, since your head and center of mass is behind the shield. You also offer protection for your team, and most of all, the bullets can Ricochet off the shield, and back at the enemy.
“Noob weapons”
No weapon, is truly what people refer to as a “Noob weapon”. Yes, the ACR has no recoil, high RoF and decent damage, yes the striker’s clip is quite large, and don’t even get me started on the MP7 and the FMG9 Akimbo. But these are great weapons to pick up, and score a lucky kill with. They are easy to learn, difficult to master weapons which can deal out an insane amount of punishment in short periods of time.
Sniper rifles
Now, don’t go quickscoping Hackers, that will never work. Trust me. I’ve tried.
I’ll advise hardscoping with the Flinch proficiency. Make those shots count, and you can take out the hacker near instantly. Why? Because he will shoot you. You will flinch, and due to flinching, miss and die. If you flinch less, you are more likely to hit your shot.
Trophy system
It will destroy any missiles, grenades and explosives, EXCLUDING THE AC-130 and MOAB. Ive tried this, and it is useless against the AC-130 due to the fact it fires 105mm shells, 40mm BOFOR and a gatling gun.
To do list:
Add pictures and examples (Videos?)
Improve overall quality.
Weapons, perks and killstreaks.
Change title labels?