- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
either that or you are defending those you know that use them.
Nope.
your description of a MP game is basically the same with all MP games aside from the server part
Exactly. That's the point. "Aside from the server part" is a pretty big difference. The way Halo keeps track of what's happening in the game is fundamentally different than other games you may be familiar with (like Counter Strike, BF 1942, Unreal, etc.). That's like saying, "My sailboat is basically the same as that motor boat over there, except for the whole engine and sailing part."
The reason client-side hacks can't work on Halo is because the real game is taking place on the server. If I make a hack or mod on my machine to make my pistol shoot rockets, to spawn overshields all over the place, or make my shotgun shoot all the way across Blood Gulch, it makes no difference in the real game because none of those hacks are registering on the server. Regardless of how I hacked the game on my end, the game on the server will still have normal weapons, normal powerups, and normal health levels for all the players. The server is what keeps track of the state of the game, and if the client and server disagree (i.e. your computer tries to tell the server that you got all headshots), the server overrules.
No one that has posted any "real" evidence that there are no cheats /hacks for Halo PC.
No one has posted any real evidence that the Abominable Snowman isn't in New York City either. You can't prove the nonexistence of something. How could I post "real" evidence that there are no cheats for Halo?
How about a direct quote from one of the Gearbox developers?
The trainer programs are very, very funny
They work for single player, thats fine, it does not hurt anyone else if folks want to goof off and have fun. But in multiplayer on a dedicated server its quite a bit different.
People that use these are seeing on their end unlimited ammo, super overshield, super health, etc.... Its all client side. So the folks using these are just fooling themselves.
The Halo server is what matters, it does not see any of the results of the trainer. Same thing goes for folks using hacked .map files. They may see grenades or warthogs shooting out of their pistols, but the server sees the game correctly.
You see, the server has the authority, what the server says goes, all game decisions are final
David Mertz
Gearbox Software