How long has vac code been in ns?

Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
in NS General Discussion
I understand that there are features of NS that aren't discussed by the 'insiders' with us for the purpose of surprise and also to insure that they'll survive testing and actually remain in NS (ie. the secret Canadian background music mode that Monse so badly wanted). So now that we know Valve anti-cheat has been implemented, I was wondering either how long it has been in the game or is valve's code SO good that VAC can be plugged into any mod overnight? If so I'll have to get some VAC for my mod, Half-life drunken ping pong! I've been having a real problem with cheating.
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  • Res1Res1 Join Date: 2002-08-18 Member: 1187Members
    Should be able to plug the VAC into any mod and it'll work.
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  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    VAC is starting to sound like an acronym for 'vaccine'.

    Dr_Shaggy - "I'll have to get some VAC for my mod"
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Up till it was broadcasted on RR.org, no PT knew about VACs implementation.

    The latests RC had no cheat protection, in fact, some of us suggested we'd better find out how much cheats can screw a game of NS up... Now we know why Flayra denied that promptly <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->



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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Not that you PT's will learn any lessons from it!

    Rawr!
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    umm, I am not sure that putting VAC into a mod is such a simple thing to do (it aint like HLTV and voice com that were designed for this)

    I think VAC is much stronger, and protected rather strongly (they aint just gona give it out to any one b/c thn ppl will learn how it works and then start going directly after VAC to disable it)

    This was one of the problems with things like PB (ppl knew exactly how PB detected/blocked cheating, thus they side steped it)

    oh, and on a side note, didn't Flay and co say that VAC as going to be in a long time ago? (I sorta remember alot, o some talk on it)

    oh well, /me sitts around and get the CS lab ready for giant games of NS ;D
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I'm more then possitive Flayra already has this covered.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    that was aimed at shaggy and res1 (just saying that I think VAC is reserverd for realy big mods like CS, DoD, NS etc, though I am not sure)
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    It hasn't been in any build yet, so the first build with it will be the next.
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    This pretty much did go in overnight.  It's pretty slick stuff, and it was an easy integration.
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  • Bob_the_AlienBob_the_Alien Join Date: 2002-01-30 Member: 135Members
    /me watches VAC blow up

    :o
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