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Bethesda banning Fallout 76 cheaters, modders caught in crossfire, appeal system in place
- Thread starter themadswagger
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The combination of misleading title, inability to read past the title, and pure hartred on Fallout76/Bethesda.
When people in Era don't want to be called gamers, just point them to this thread.
if the government can't afford to raise your kids in schools because taxes are double-digit percentage points too low, let's just have private gaming companies raise them instead
Yup my bad. I was thinking of that quote that I miss read :
Not sure I see the issue? What multiplayer game allows you to modify it using third-party tools without that being picked up by anti-cheat software? Of all the fuck ups Bethesda has made with this game, this is definitely not one of them. You might be able to edit a few .ini files here and there to your liking but that's about it; if you use external tools with an online game, you risk getting banned. Also, when did we start believing "My friend got banned but totally didn't do anything wrong!!!!!!"
The essay idea is pretty funny.
The essay idea is pretty funny.
So, you simply don't understand the difference between modding and cheating. Ok.
Reshade can be used atleast with Siege and BF1 without getting banned. And also simply setting your contrast brighter you can see better in a dark room.
Not in the sense that you can modify ingame content or assets. But the UI is fully open to tinkering much like any standard MMORPG. There's also another hook/injector program that gives you lower level access to some graphical settings not in the options like removing the vignette effect, distant DoF, color grading, etc. And they seem to be fine with people using this. I haven't ever heard of anyone getting banned from using Reshade either.
I would hope any developer would perma-ban people who cheat in online games, writing an "essay" shouldn't be an option to undo it, either.
But I see this has become a "LOL Bethesda" thread as was OP's intent based on the title, so it should probably just be locked for starting a thread in bad faith.
But I see this has become a "LOL Bethesda" thread as was OP's intent based on the title, so it should probably just be locked for starting a thread in bad faith.
Jesus Christ, whats happening over there?
If these dudes were cheating, ban them and move on, but wanting an essay? Really?
If these dudes were cheating, ban them and move on, but wanting an essay? Really?
Yeah, writing a fucking essay, that's gonna be a huge yikes from me chief.
If it's the same ultrawide fix from Fallout 4 then no, you don't need an external program for it. You just have to edit the Fallout4prefs.ini file with a few strings although that doesn't fix the hud. (which is where the Nexus mod comes in handy).
If it's the same ultrawide fix from Fallout 4 then no, you don't need an external program for it. You just have to edit the Fallout4prefs.ini file with a few strings although that doesn't fix the hud. (which is where the Nexus mod comes in handy).
BGS Maryland are working on Starfield while Austin is handling 76. Why on earth wouldn't I buy a BGS Maryland game day one? Seems like all the shitposting has blinded you a bit.
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My bad I clearly don't know how to read and I don't know how to differenciate cheating from Reshade.
Era and Bethesda outrage threads... makes you wonder how quickly people lose the ability to read / think reasonably.
My favourite is that absolutely insane Mr. Fantastic tier reach that Starfield and TESVI will be bad and fail because of 76.
The cool aid some y'all drink.
As much as I think that Beteshda deserved a lot of vitriol, for good reasons, I have to agree that maybe that thread was made in bad faith.
These games being made by different studios doesn't fit into their "omg it's a trainwreck lolol" narrative.
What do you mean? Its first and foremost the parents' job to raise the kids.
Don't touch online games with injectors, as someone who is fan of gamehacking that is a no go.
The problem here is bethesda wanting to push their creators club shit and people having a hard time accepting that. It's their way or the highway. If you can't deal with that then stay away from this game! The real sad part here is people not being able to say no to the game.
The problem here is bethesda wanting to push their creators club shit and people having a hard time accepting that. It's their way or the highway. If you can't deal with that then stay away from this game! The real sad part here is people not being able to say no to the game.
Bethesda Softworks =/= Bethesda
And Bethesda S will never learnt.
LOL, like it excuses this shit.
And Bethesda S never learnt.
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Nah, just look at people willing to keep buying their games.
Every single game of them releases as broken garbage, and sometimes gets even more broken down the line. If their games didnt stop people from buying more, not sure why this would
"It just works" - Saint Todd of Howard
By "broken" do you mean buggy?
I'd this game wasn't already (justifiably) reviled nobody would be siding with what amount to cheaters tampering with a purely online game. Bethesda's joke would have been fine in the alternate universe where Fallout 76 was a good product. Bethesda should take stock of which universe they are actually in and do PR accordingly.
Literally something new every week.
I look forward to their 2019 E3 conference for how they spin the shit show this has been.
You. Being a different Softworks house doesn't mean shit.
People should think THRICE before buying anything Beth Soft.
Bethesda: "We release broken POS of games as shallow as they can be. We also will keep lying to you!"
You (probably): OMG take my money Bethesda
I mean, the essay idea is still funny, but banning people for third-party software in a online-only game doesn't seem all that egregious.
What's the difference between general PC game modding, Bethesda modding, and cheating?
General PC modding
This is modding that can be done in basically every PC game ever. Most of the time, you'll need a 3rd party program to set it up or running in the background in some other cases, modifying the game's executable file. There's very limited use of this kind of modding, people mostly mod their games this way, whether to improve the visuals with Reshade/ENB, autohotkey, Widescreen fix, or cheat with Cheat Engine, trainer, or some other programs. Some games running in certain engines also enable you to 'mod' the game by modifying the files (usually called .ini tweaks). This is NOT what people mean by modding when talking about Bethesda games.
Bethesda modding
Now, this is the real deal. When people say 'modding Bethesda games', they're referring to this. This is generally exclusive to Bethesda games because of their unique engine and modding tools from Bethesda (Creation Kit) and other tools created by the community. Most of the time, this kind of modding doesn't require you to inject something (except script extenders). All you need is to download the mod files and put them in your game's folder, and that's it. The more convenient way is to install them using Mod Manager. Most mods fall into this category, including the most popular ones such as Unofficial Patch, adding/modifying textures (character, weapon, armor, environment), special effects, animation, and more.
So basically, modding is indeed cheating because it can give you various advantages depending on the mods you choose to install. However, past Bethesda games are offline, so there's no problem there. In this Fallout 76 case, the email regarding the ban specifically says "The account was detected to be running a third-party application" which means that the user is being accused of using the first kind of modding. In online games like this, there's usually an anti cheating system which automatically detects any 3rd party program running in the background. In most cases, the anti cheat system would detect any 3rd party program as a cheating tool, so yes, including reshade and autohotkey.
General PC modding
This is modding that can be done in basically every PC game ever. Most of the time, you'll need a 3rd party program to set it up or running in the background in some other cases, modifying the game's executable file. There's very limited use of this kind of modding, people mostly mod their games this way, whether to improve the visuals with Reshade/ENB, autohotkey, Widescreen fix, or cheat with Cheat Engine, trainer, or some other programs. Some games running in certain engines also enable you to 'mod' the game by modifying the files (usually called .ini tweaks). This is NOT what people mean by modding when talking about Bethesda games.
Bethesda modding
Now, this is the real deal. When people say 'modding Bethesda games', they're referring to this. This is generally exclusive to Bethesda games because of their unique engine and modding tools from Bethesda (Creation Kit) and other tools created by the community. Most of the time, this kind of modding doesn't require you to inject something (except script extenders). All you need is to download the mod files and put them in your game's folder, and that's it. The more convenient way is to install them using Mod Manager. Most mods fall into this category, including the most popular ones such as Unofficial Patch, adding/modifying textures (character, weapon, armor, environment), special effects, animation, and more.
So basically, modding is indeed cheating because it can give you various advantages depending on the mods you choose to install. However, past Bethesda games are offline, so there's no problem there. In this Fallout 76 case, the email regarding the ban specifically says "The account was detected to be running a third-party application" which means that the user is being accused of using the first kind of modding. In online games like this, there's usually an anti cheating system which automatically detects any 3rd party program running in the background. In most cases, the anti cheat system would detect any 3rd party program as a cheating tool, so yes, including reshade and autohotkey.
can i ask why are you getting so worked up over this
like damn its just a game lmao
anyways i'll be getting starfield and tesvi on launch, if my decision to purchase these games comes at a detriment to your emotional wellbeing then that's a shame.