Re: my anti cheat theory

Without being Technical, to help the Non Technical understand.

Software isn't perfect, that is why you here the Term Bugs, there is also another Term you may or may not be aware of, that is called 'Exploits'.

Cheats are basically Exploits that look for the flaws in software, hence they Exploit the software to do their job, these could also be known as 'Backdoors', but typically a Backdoor allows you control over the software, but since these are allowing for some level of control, some might consider them a Backdoor too on a certain level of coding.

We could also call these a Bug issue besides Exploits, but Bugs tend to be more along the lines of error in the code, and just because you have an error in the code, it doesn't mean it can be Exploited.

Bottom line, find the holes that are being Exploited and the cheating solution is fixed. It sounds simpler than it really is, but sometimes it is simple, it just depends on many factors in the code.

Anyhow, I hope this makes people understand a little better.

You might also look at it in the same way as a virus or malware, because these also Exploit the Antivirus code to get past it and mess with your system.

To developers, it's a Cat & Mouse game, hunting down the code that is allowing the bad guys to get through.

It's always about building a better mouse trap. 😉