This just popped in my mind so I thought Bluesky is the best place to talk about it. Why do anticheats not work on Linux? Exactly how do they ban those playing under Linux and what differences are there in comparison to remote streaming to a Windows PC? - ThreadSky

damstructions.bsky.social • 125 days ago

This just popped in my mind so I thought Bluesky is the best place to talk about it.

Why do anticheats not work on Linux? Exactly how do they ban those playing under Linux and what differences are there in comparison to remote streaming to a Windows PC?

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kernaltrap8.neverhax.org•14 days ago

Anticheats require a lot of kernel-level APIs from the Windows kernel, which aren't present in the Linux kernel. Now, you could say "Can't wine implement these and interface them to the Linux kernel?" (which is what it does for user-mode syscalls) and probably, but even then, a lot of publishers

kernaltrap8.neverhax.org•14 days ago

view Linux as a easy way for cheaters to use cheats, so they refuse to let them work under Wine. Some anticheats, like EasyAntiCheat, *do* work under Wine, but the developer has to enable it. I believe BattlEye (the Anticheat Ubisoft uses) works under Wine, but usually isn't enabled

kernaltrap8.neverhax.org•14 days ago

by the publisher.

d3xt3r.bsky.social•14 days ago

What you said isn't entirely true, many anti-cheat systems *do* work under Linux, see: https://areweanticheatyet.com/

The issue is with 1) kernel level anti-cheats, which depend on installing themselves like a malware/rootkit, with low level kernel access and 2) game studios who do not want to support Linux

d3xt3r.bsky.social•14 days ago

For #1, you can't do much about it, since that requires the Windows kernel and other low level Windows features which is out of the scope of Wine/Proton, plus, the anticheat makers won't like it and can still write code to detect Wine and disable access, so it's unlikely these will ever work.

d3xt3r.bsky.social•14 days ago

For #2, studios may be using a compatible anticheat but they still need to enable Linux support - which can be as simple as just ticking a box. But most studios don't want to take that responsibility. And some publishers unfortunately, like Epic, are biased and hate Linux and refuse to support it.

d3xt3r.bsky.social•14 days ago

The only real option is to boycott such studios. Leave negative reviews, post on social media why you won't be playing their latest hype game, because you value your freedom and privacy over corporate control, and you won't succumb to marketing tactics and peer pressure and compromise your values.

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