Why Consistency Checks Won't Work

CForrester

<div class="IPBDescription">And will only cause an inconvienience</div> There have been all kinds of ideas about consistency checks to stop skulks from cheating by editing the model, but in reality, a clever person can merely include a bunch of junk into the cheat model to keep it the same size, which I think consistency checks check for. If not, sorry, just tell me. ;P

Wolf

It would be incredible pain in the arse to get every last byte that the real model has, imho.

othell

Why are you posting with a suggestion on how to circumvent a specific feature that may be implemented??

padijun

Because it's going to be circumvented any way, so why bother?

Sirus

I hate people who cheat. Stupid losers. I hope the consistency doesn't get change, I'd hate to never be able to use the Starcraft Models.

Battousaix

yeah **obscenity** like padijun should be assasinated....
and im damn serious about this....
padijun if you see some shine in the middle of the night... its my katana you **obscenity**

FireStorm

i think the server uses the SERWER model hitboxes to calculate the hulls.

Typhon

Yes but someone could change all their marine models to hot pink and aliens to day glow green, and have long poles sticking out of them so you can see them thru walls.

Just because the hitboxes dont change doesn't mean you cant gain an advantage.

Likewise, sound consistency should be enforced. Otherwise you could change your marine 'footstep' sound to a loud beep noise so marines could be easily located thru walls, or change the reload sound to 'marine reloading here'.

QuantumSlip

what about some CRC check? even if its the same size, it would have a different CRC numbers.

HarvesterofSorrow

though i havent yet for NS, i love being able to use custom models in games...i hate it when morons go ahead and create cheat models so that others in the community have to suffer for it....but if it keeps the level of cheaters in NS down, I can deal with the original models...just hope it doesnt have to come down to this

Acrobad

The hacks and cheats are already on the way... God! stop this!

And changing sound/model is for any loser who can't even bother to listen or look around the corner because they're lazy and lame.

Minstrel_Knight

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And changing sound/model is for any loser who can't even bother to listen or look around the corner because they're lazy and lame.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Turning up the volume and using headphones so you can hear better is also cheating.

Comprox

model consistency will be in the next patch, now stop holding grade 2 slap fights please!
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