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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 | + | 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]]. |
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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. | ||
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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 | + | * fire with no delay after stealing a flag with 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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[[Category:Gameplay]] | [[Category:Gameplay]] | ||
[[Category:Server]] | [[Category:Server]] | ||
[[Category:Server Security]] | [[Category:Server Security]] |