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Use of AMD Anti-Lag+ technology in Counter Strike 2 will result in a VAC Ban, Valve confirms (videocardz.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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AMD has made an oversight in implementing their new technology that poses a significant issue for Counter Strike 2 players who have opted to utilize AMD’s AntiLag+. Recently, AMD introduced a new 23.10.1 driver allowing players to access this technology in the game. However, it has now been confirmed that utilizing this technology can lead to a ban.

Despite Counter Strike 2 being launched just this month, it has already earned attention from all major GPU manufacturers, each offering dedicated graphics drivers. AMD’s most recent release introduced Anti-Lag+, an exclusive feature for the Radeon RX 7000 series, aimed at enhancing responsiveness by optimizing frame alignment within the game’s code.

It has been discovered that manipulating DLL functions with AMD’s technology could result in a VAC ban. Valve may consider lifting the bans only when AMD provides an update for this technology. Until that happens, it is recommended not to enable this technology in the game.

The Anti-Lag+ technology is an improved tech that only works on Radeon RX 7000 series and RDNA3 based products. The tech is available in multiple games but Counter Strike 2 is the only that has reported problems with implementation. The game also supports NVIDIA Reflex technology, but Unlike Anti-Lag+ which works on a driver level, Reflex is incorporated into the game itself.

Tweet from @CounterStrike:

"AMD's latest driver has made their "Anti-Lag/+" feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions.

If you are an AMD customer and play CS2, DO NOT ENABLE ANTI-LAG/+; any tampering with CS code will result in a VAC ban.

Once AMD ships an update we can do the work of identifying affected users and reversing their ban. @AMD"

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Professional players should all be using the same hardware and software configuration

VAC is to keep the game fun for more casual players

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Professional players should all be using the same hardware and software configuration

This would be a serious challenge in real-life and basically impossible online.
You're bound to encounter minor model differences unless you spend dramatically more on hardware.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean… professionals always have to spend dramatically more on hardware…

There are rules around the engines and bodies f1 and nascar drivers can use, there are rules around what shoes runners can use…

A slimmed down operating system on a specific hardware configuration isn’t unreasonable

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

F1 is still largely a pay2win affair with clear competitive advantages for having a bigger budget so not a good a comparison IMO.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Much more limited these days. F1 teams all have to stay within a budget cap these days, and while the top ones are still benefitting from the money they poured into R&D before the caps, ongoing investment is much more limited.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The worlds greatest cs2 player may live in a 3rd world country and never been able to afford a PC

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I see what you're saying but you're comparing $500-1500 for a PC to the millions of dollars you need to even prototype an F1 car, let alone transport and race it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That’s sort of my original point - bringing VAC into the discussion of “it’s a sport” isn’t very meaningful

VAC has never, and will never, had an affect professional esports

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd buy in to that. You could even do it the way NASCAR does it: here are the specs. You can buy it from us to guarantee you are in compliance, or if you're good enough to replicate this setup you can use your own, but we'll tear down your setup to inspect after every contest. The only changes allowed are peripherals

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Irl professionals dont use their own pc. They use a pc provided to them, and their own accessories thats tested before hand for any suspicious modifications.

Online of course is unenforcable