Epic means business when it comes to Fortnite and cheats. A cheating company from Germany received a cease-and-desist letter from the Frankfurt District Court. The company is now throwing in the towel. This likely means that some cheats have been taken out of circulation.
Cheats from German lands: A company from Pfaffenhofen, EngineOwning, has been distributing cheats for games like Call of Duty and Battlefield for several years, according to its own statements. They also tried to enter Fortnite. It would have been better if they hadn’t.
The boss of the company admits on his website that he is stopping his work and now wants to sell his company.
Cease-and-desist letter from the USA was ignored
Activision was no problem: The boss writes (via EngineOwning) that he started developing cheats at the age of 14 and has gained quite a bit of experience in the last 4 years.
They did receive a cease-and-desist letter from Activision regarding Call of Duty, and they reportedly sent a private investigator after the cheaters.
But that was not a problem. Because Activision’s letter came from the USA. Here in Germany, the cheat manufacturer felt secure. They believed nothing “serious” could happen.
Bossland changes the situation: However, Activision-Blizzard has conducted numerous lawsuits against the cheat company “Bossland” from Zwickau in recent years before German courts. Ultimately, the courts ruled in favor of Activision-Blizzard.
The once-thriving bot company Bossland gradually lost ground. They had to stop their products, pay high court costs, and ultimately give up.
There, the developer of the Call of Duty and Fortnite cheats realized that the tide was turning.
Epic means business: From Epic, then, there was no letter from the USA, but one from the Frankfurt District Court. The cheater does not want to contest this cease-and-desist order but prefers to close his company instead.
He is afraid that he will ruin himself and his company if he contests this cease-and-desist order.
Fortnite cheat included aimbot and wallhack
What kind of cheat was this? The cheat for Fortnite has not been offered for a while now. User reviews (via EngineOwning) indicate that the cheat had the following features:
- A radar that shows enemy players and reveals the location of containers and their contents
- A wallhack
- An aimbot that disables bullet drop and also likely eliminates spread
What do his customers say?
- The direct customers of EngineOwning are shocked. They had always had the best cheats.
- In a hacker forum, the development is viewed critically. One critic there believes it was a mistake to develop cheats for Fortnite. They are known for their harsh measures. He accuses the cheat manufacturer of being “naive.”
This is what it’s about: Epic takes a hard stance against providers of cheats and hacks. They seem to want to build a reputation that clearly says: “Don’t even try.”
Thanks to our reader David. He brought this story to our attention.
We have already reported on the bizarre case of a convinced cheater:
