Valve warns that AMD’s anti-lag feature can lead to Counter-Strike 2 bans

Valve warns that AMD’s anti-lag feature can lead to Counter-Strike 2 bans

Valve has warned Counter-Strike 2 players that AMD’s latest graphics driver could get them banned. The problem lies in AMD’s Anti-Lag+ feature, which triggers the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system, duping it into mistaking the driver’s low-latency mode for cheating. The problem lies in Anti-Lag+ intercepting and redirecting Dynamic Link Library (DLL) functions. VAC views DLL …

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Valve has no plans for Counter-Strike 2 support on Macs or older Windows PCs

Valve has no plans for Counter-Strike 2 support on Macs or older Windows PCs

Valve has confirmed that Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) won’t support Mac and older Windows PCs. The game’s predecessor, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), ran on those machines, but the company said since the refreshed title “represents the largest technical leap in CS history,” users on those platforms are out of luck. In addition to macOS, older hardware, …

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Counter-Strike 2 Has Officially Launched on Steam, Replacing CS:GO

Counter-Strike 2 Has Officially Launched on Steam, Replacing CS:GO

Counter-Strike 2 is finally available on Steam, after spending months in limited testing. Billed as the ‘largest technical leap’ in the perennial shooter’s history, CS2 replaces the original CS:GO and is ready for download on the platform. Running on the Source 2 Engine, which powered the acclaimed Half-Life: Alyx, the successor now gets a graphical …

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