Sustaining a simply struggle

BattleBit Remastered is the newest hit indie title that has been making waves within the gaming scene. With its low poly graphics, it might not seem like a lot at first sight, but it surely gives countless addictive inside a destructible world.

The sport’s recognition has additionally attracted cheaters and hackers seeking to spoil the enjoyable. Their days could also be over, as BattleBit Remastered is strengthening its grip on the ban hammer.

BattleBit Remastered and cheaters

Cheaters and hackers have been a recurring downside inside BattleBit Remastered. For some time, builders have been wrestling with DDOS assaults. A few of them are days lengthy and trigger servers to malfunction.

Whereas I’d advocate you take a look at this weblog, right here’s the important thing data.

– April eighth main points appear resolved

– No playtest ETA, we have been hit with large DDoS assaults throughout a Stress Check on April 21.

– Public testing will probably be extra frequent, no extra large month-to-month occasion. https://t.co/maAkyQNtAn

— BATTLEBIT 🚀 AVAILABLE NOW! (@BattleBitGame) April 28, 2022

Prior updates to the sport have acknowledged the DDOS assaults, and builders pledged to “recruit a group that focuses on detecting cheats and hunting down potential cheaters”. Regardless of the pledge, bad-faith gamers can nonetheless wreak havoc within the sport.

BattleBit Remastered tightens up safety

To fight dishonest, suspicious accounts have been getting banned en masse in July. Earlier this month, a ban wave resulted in a whole bunch of accounts being purged, typically mid-match. Although this has helped to wash up the sport, a couple of harmless gamers have been caught within the web, together with Twitch streamer @SureFour.

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— Lane (@Surefour) July 16, 2023

Along with the ban wave, builders will probably be altering the anti-software the sport makes use of. BattleBit Remastered has been utilizing Straightforward Anti-Cheat, although will probably be switching to FaceIt, which is an anti-cheat software program additionally utilized in Counter-Strike: World Offensive.

The announcement initially brought on an uproar, as FaceIt isn’t Linux-compatible. Nonetheless, builders have confirmed that the sport will probably be utilizing a extra informal model of FaceIt that’s appropriate with Linux, squashing fears that Steam Deck customers could also be neglected within the chilly. This, along with the bans, ought to significantly tighten up safety.

Though the DDOS assaults have been dangerous, they haven’t stopped the FPS from being extremely profitable. With the low value of $14.99 on Steam, the title has managed to promote almost 2 million copies. A lot of that success might be attributed to word-of-mouth, and well-liked streamers introducing the sport to their large audiences. Throughout a time when large triple-A video games appear to hog the limelight, BattleBit Remastered proves that easy good concepts can nonetheless thrive.

Smangaliso Simelane

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