Counter-Strike 2 cheaters found a brand new exploit that allowed them to activate wall hacks and see enemies by strong objects simply by typing a command into the in-game console, however simply 24 hours later, Valve has stamped it out.

Dishonest has been a serious problem in CS2 since its summer season 2023 launch, with hackers changing into extra blatant. At this level, I’ve misplaced observe of what number of instances I’ve been tracked by partitions, or seen somebody spin 180 levels simply to faucet me within the head with a single bullet.

Usually, these cheats are applications put in on the customers’ PC, however CS2 gamers have now found that these grifters discovered a command that may be typed into the sport’s console which instantly activates wallhacks with out the necessity for a 3rd celebration app. As proven by former NiP junior participant Adrian ‘7EMPORARY’ Mehrara on April 7, the second the command is entered, packing containers seem round each character, no matter whether or not they’re in your crew or not.

Clearly, we’re not going to publish the command right here, but it surely’s clear to see how huge a bonus this gave those that used it. Figuring out the place your enemy is always permits you to precisely name your subsequent transfer primarily based on their areas, or get the soar in your opponent forward of a gunfight.

Sadly, this glitch effected the sport’s Premier ranked mode, which implies not solely are individuals dishonest in opposition to you, however they’re stealing MMR factors from you as properly. The cheat has been particularly prevalent on FACEIT, which has compelled the platform to cease individuals from queueing. The corporate confirmed that they have been “conscious of an exploit/bug within the sport,” and have been exploring whether or not they can “patch it on [their] facet.”

FACEIT additionally promised “acceptable actions will likely be taken in opposition to these exploiting it,” with the corporate’s neighborhood supervisor Darwin confirmed that the crew had recognized customers who abused it on FACEIT and bans have been being handed out.

Fortunately, Valve launched a 1.2 MB replace for CS2 early on April 8, which seems to have patched out the code and made it unusable. That is welcome information for anybody who suffered by an enemy utilizing it, though there’s no phrase from Valve on whether or not they can even hand out bans too.

Nonetheless, at a time the place Counter-Strike continues to set participant data, and with the hype across the sport following the PGL Copenhagen Main, exploits like this are worrying, and an indication that Valve must proceed engaged on bringing CS2 as much as the usual set by World Offensive.