C&C 3 have online cheat protection?

thecremeegg · 6 Apr 2008 at 02:40

As title really, just wondering if people I'm fighting are beating me fair and square or not ( I know they probably are but i'm curious

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Unlike punkbuster which you know as it asks to install, what system does EA use for C&C? Whatever it is its not as flaw riddled as punkbuster!

Surfer · 6 Apr 2008 at 11:08

if its online then yeah theres cheats in it. Thats the rule i go by for any game

thecremeegg · 6 Apr 2008 at 13:29

But you dont know if it actaully has any form of detection?

Surfer · 6 Apr 2008 at 14:15

its ea so possibly punkbuster. why?

Skyboat · 6 Apr 2008 at 15:04

PunkBuster is like the Norton of anti-cheat software.

thecremeegg · 6 Apr 2008 at 15:07

Surfer said:
its ea so possibly punkbuster. why?

Because i want to know, is that so bad? Punkbuster is the only program i've heard of, so I'm curious as to what other games use :confused:

Spend_day · 7 Apr 2008 at 09:48

game spy is used to stop cheats

PhillyDee · 7 Apr 2008 at 09:55

Valve have VAC.

Only problem with punkbuster is that its unreliable and is prone to breaking. The amount of times i have had to do a manual update 3/4 times in a row just so i can play is infuriating.

no_1_dave · 7 Apr 2008 at 10:07

Never had a problem with PB myself...
Can't think if C&C has protection or not. I would guess it probably does, it just hasn't been advertised.

West · 7 Apr 2008 at 10:17

I think there was a lot of Hoo-Ha on the EA forums about cheaters, might be worth checking there.

Inazuma · 7 Apr 2008 at 10:54

First thing is that (in most RTSs) all players must have the same game data in order to connect to each other in the first place. But then if there are hacks (revealing FOW?) then that's up to the developer to code the game well enough to prevent such hacks. I know that Ensemble Studios are good with this; don't know about C&C. You'd best go to gamereplays or a proper C&C forum to find out if the game is vulnerable to hacks.