Known Cheats - Revision history

JeffM2501: Link to roadmap for future changes not 3.0 specific page.

2013-02-09T22:56:23Z

Link to roadmap for future changes not 3.0 specific page.

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	Cheats performed on BZFlag are usually made by modifying your client. A great deal of power is invested in the client program, and therefore the client may cheat in every way from creating invincible tanks, to invisibility, to super killing. If you have seen any cheats, have performed them yourself, or have noticed a hole in the source, please add it here. Preventions for many of these cheats are ~~being developed for inclusion in~~ [[~~BZFlag 3.0\|v3.0~~]].		Cheats performed on BZFlag are usually made by modifying your client. A great deal of power is invested in the client program, and therefore the client may cheat in every way from creating invincible tanks, to invisibility, to super killing. If you have seen any cheats, have performed them yourself, or have noticed a hole in the source, please add it here. Preventions for many of these cheats are on the [[Development RoadMap]]

	== Warning ==		== Warning ==

2012-03-29T00:30:54Z

Subtle Cheats: thief radius

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	* make slight turns when falling		* make slight turns when falling
	* have different binocular zoom settings		* have different binocular zoom settings
	* fire with no delay after stealing a flag ~~with~~ thief		* fire with no delay after stealing, or steal from far away, a flag using thief
	* have an indicator showing how many wing jumps are left		* have an indicator showing how many wing jumps are left
	* see invisible bullets on radar		* see invisible bullets on radar

2010-02-06T17:26:25Z

Other Malicious Activities

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	* the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to lag a server by sending large amounts of data or using client commands rapidly		* the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to lag a server by sending large amounts of data or using client commands rapidly
	* the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to deny a poll or create and complete a poll in the favor of the cheater		* the use of "Bots" or "Drones" to deny a poll or create and complete a poll in the favor of the cheater
			* the use of thousands of private messages to "ddos" certain players, so their client just halts
			* the use of a bunch of registered bot callsigns to start and win polls (usually to ban players)

	[[Category:Gameplay]]		[[Category:Gameplay]]
	[[Category:Server]]		[[Category:Server]]
	[[Category:Server Security]]		[[Category:Server Security]]

2010-02-06T17:11:28Z

Blatant Cheats: That's the same as above.

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	* shoot bullets which cannot be seen on radar or in the HUD.		* shoot bullets which cannot be seen on radar or in the HUD.
	* cause himself to be shot by any other player, even if no shots were fired or the player hasn't spawned (AKA "TK Cheat").		* cause himself to be shot by any other player, even if no shots were fired or the player hasn't spawned (AKA "TK Cheat").
	* cause another player to shoot the cheater, even if no shots were fired.
	* produce abnormally long laser blasts (in terms of length and time).		* produce abnormally long laser blasts (in terms of length and time).
	* be zoned, but yet still shoot tanks that are not zoned.		* be zoned, but yet still shoot tanks that are not zoned.

2009-06-28T00:42:23Z

Blatant Cheats

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	A cheater may:		A cheater may:
			* shooting shots with vertical velocity while no vertical velocity is allowed on the map
			* making it seem like a teammate keeps killing another player
	* fly without Wings.		* fly without Wings.
	* steal from or give flags to other players.		* steal from or give flags to other players.

2009-06-18T04:51:02Z

Subtle Cheats: Added Guided Laser

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	;GuidedMissileWontUnlock		;GuidedMissileWontUnlock
	:When the user is killed, his guided missiles remain locked on their targets. This is harder to detect than a Guided Missile being able to lock onto stealthed players, which is discussed above.		:When the user is killed, his guided missiles remain locked on their targets. This is harder to detect than a Guided Missile being able to lock onto stealthed players, which is discussed above.

			;Guided Laser
			:A player can lock-on with the laser flag as if it were Guided Missile. Can fire in all directions, regardless of VerticalVelocity server settings

	[[Image:Bzfi0001.png\|thumb\|A hacked client equipped with the ProgressiveIdentify cheat. One flag has been identified so far.]]		[[Image:Bzfi0001.png\|thumb\|A hacked client equipped with the ProgressiveIdentify cheat. One flag has been identified so far.]]

2009-06-18T04:25:13Z

Subtle Cheats

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	* be able to enable/disable/enable auto-pilot without delay		* be able to enable/disable/enable auto-pilot without delay
	* be able to enable auto-pilot without notifying the server/other players		* be able to enable auto-pilot without notifying the server/other players
			* be able to pause instantly in mid-air

	== Other Malicious Activities ==		== Other Malicious Activities ==

2009-06-18T04:04:45Z

Subtle Cheats: edited "flaga" to "flag"

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	* have an indicator showing how many wing jumps are left		* have an indicator showing how many wing jumps are left
	* see invisible bullets on radar		* see invisible bullets on radar
	* see opponent's team color despite opponent having masquerade ~~flaga~~		* see opponent's team color despite opponent having masquerade flag
	* have an auto-aiming ability that lines up on other tanks to fire upon		* have an auto-aiming ability that lines up on other tanks to fire upon
	* be able to enable auto-pilot on non-auto-pilot maps		* be able to enable auto-pilot on non-auto-pilot maps

2009-06-17T23:02:44Z

Undo revision 5880 by 67.125.157.144 (Talk)

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	* be able to strafe or slide left or right		* be able to strafe or slide left or right
	* send chat messages that appear to have come from another player		* send chat messages that appear to have come from another player
	* Sk3letr0n is teh 1337

	== Subtle Cheats ==		== Subtle Cheats ==

2009-06-17T23:01:39Z

Blatant Cheats

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	* be able to strafe or slide left or right		* be able to strafe or slide left or right
	* send chat messages that appear to have come from another player		* send chat messages that appear to have come from another player
			* Sk3letr0n is teh 1337

	== Subtle Cheats ==		== Subtle Cheats ==