This is cool. Nothing ruins a game like someone cheating. What are the security implications of running an anti-cheat system on Linux? Do I need to give it root access?
Epic launches anti-cheat support for Linux, Mac, and Steam Deck
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#12What does this involve on Linux? Reading the docs there's a reference to a "client module" for Linux but the link seems to be broken.
Is this going to require a linux kernel module or something to work, or is it pure user space?
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#13I could totally see Linux hitting 5+ percent market share for desktops on the next couple years
I think at this point I just need a Google Drive client. 1Password is already there, Obsidian is there, I'm ready to go
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#14Hmm I wonder how intrusive EAC is on Linux, and Macs. I seem to recall that they look for visiting blacklisted websites in some browsers a while back. Also I wonder how their VM detection is for linux, and macs.
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#15I feel that if we can could work on introducing more online cross-play, the gaming community would be a better place.
There should be no reason why I can't play online with Xbox and PlayStation players.
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#16For context, ProtonDB is a database of Steam games and how well they work on Linux through Wine/Proton. A huge number of the "borked" games are using some kind of anti-cheat and that's the main reason the game doesn't work.
EAC is one of the most-used anti-cheat systems in gaming. Between EAC and BattleEye, you're hitting the Pareto Principle for anti-cheat support.
Four of the top 10 Steam games use anti-cheat and therefore cannot run currently. Two of those four use EAC.
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#17Developers will have to opt-in to allowing Wine/Proton users to play.
Pertinent info on this change is in the Unreal dev docs here: https://dev.epicgames.com/docs/services/en-US/GameServices/A...
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#18What permissions does this require? A kernel module? Something that watches all processes all the time? Messes with input settings or breaks assistive devices? On windows, a lot of the actions that "anti-cheat" software takes is indistinguishable from a rootkit.
Arguably necessary when cheats people install themselves are actual rootkits.
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#19> Today, we extend support to Linux and Mac for developers who maintain full native builds of their games for these platforms.
That sounds like Proton is definitely not supported here. So if an EAC developer only supports Windows, Linux users are SoL.
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#20I could totally see Linux hitting 5+ percent market share for desktops on the next couple years
2022, year of linux on the desktop!