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First time seeing Devs respond to a lack of anti-cheat support on Linux (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Link to the response: https://steamcommunity.com/id/takinalisa/recommended/1934780/

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[–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is because on Windows it's relatively easy to run kernel-level code via drivers

Buuut there is nothing stopping a person from using virtualization.

[–] BURN@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s generally other checks around virtualization. Both VMs and even dedicated KVMs result in triggering the AC generally

[–] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AC somehow aren't triggered when virtualization is disabled in bios.

Alternatively binary translation or custom processors.

EDIT: there are some public info suggesting that most of detection caused by misconfiguration.