“VALORANT” is already facing issues with cheating, despite its anti-cheat system.
In an interview with IGN, Paul Chamberlain, the anti-cheat lead at Riot Games, stated that cheating in the game started earlier than expected.
Chamberlain had anticipated the first cheats to appear within the first two weeks of the beta launch, but cheating started just a few days after the beta’s release.
In response to this, Riot is offering a reward of $100,000 to hackers who can crack the game’s anti-cheat software, Vanguard.
Vanguard runs all the time on a user’s PC, even if they are not playing “VALORANT.”
This requirement is necessary because Vanguard uses a driver component called vgk.sys, similar to other anti-cheat systems.
A reboot of the computer is needed after installing Vanguard to ensure that the system is trusted.
This prevents cheaters from bypassing the anti-cheat system by loading cheats before it starts.
However, despite these measures, some people have still managed to hack into the system.
Chamberlain expressed surprise at the level of interest in the game and how quickly cheat developers targeted “VALORANT.”
The official release of “VALORANT” is scheduled for this summer.