Delta Force has been on an anti-cheater roll lately, issuing stricter bans and tightening up its GTI Security, and this time it’s tackling the infamously difficult-to-detect DMA cheats.
DMA cheats are kernel-level cheats that don’t directly interfere with a game’s files, as Delta Force explained a previous time they addressed kernel-level cheaters. There are multiple ways to do this, but DMA cheats utilize outside hardware to cheat.
Because they use hardware, these cheats are really hard to find, but Delta Force has more plans in place to prevent them.
To start with, Delta Force’s GTI Security is partnering with Microsoft to implement Windows hardware security features. This means that Delta Force will know if outside hardware is being used to cheat. This will roll out in waves.
Additionally, the game’s using advanced data encryption to make DMA cheats harder to use. And, if users are flagged as suspicious, they’ll be required to use kernel-level protection to play Delta Force. This will stop these specific cheats.
GTI Security has also announced that it’s got a hardware library that helps it pinpoint when DMA exploits are in effect. From there, Delta Force can take action against cheaters (say hello to a 10-year ban).
Some DMA cheats are easy to find and punish with automatic detection. Things like wall hacks and aimbots have been around for so long that games have gotten pretty good at finding them from a player’s gameplay alone, even as cheats have progressed to be more complex from the backend.
Delta Force again reassured players that it’s taking cheating seriously, and the integrity of the game is important. If you’re interested in more about Delta Force, check out our interview with the game’s Director, “Shadow.”
