Ubisoft has a new strategy to enhance the security of Rainbow Six Siege against cheaters. Even though no detailed information has been provided by the official side, there are some speculations about how the game is currently dealing with fraudsters. The cheat providers seem to be hit by the new methods.
On November 11, 2022, Rainbow Six Siege released an announcement on the official website. It states that there was recently a security update for PC players aimed at combating cheating in the game. However, Ubisoft cannot disclose exact details to avoid making the update vulnerable.
However, speculations are circulating about what Ubisoft’s new strategy might look like.
Possible Strategy 1: A new game version every 2 hours
On Twitter a user claims to have figured out Ubisoft’s new strategy. In his view, the Rainbow Six Siege executable will be updated every 2 hours.
This would mean that Ubisoft is constantly changing Rainbow Six Siege for all users, so cheaters cannot settle on a fixed version to attack.
Executables, also known as EXE files, refer to the programs that execute the code at the game’s launch.
A hint that confirms this theory comes from the analysis website SteamDB. In the history of Rainbow Six Siege, one can observe regular changes.
Possible Strategy 2: Every player gets a random build
There is another theory regarding how the new anti-cheat system of Rainbow Six Siege could work. This theory assumes:
In advance, several unique builds have been created, which are then randomly distributed to the players. This strategy works similarly to the first. Because now, almost every person would have a slightly altered version of the same game.
What does an expert say about the theories?
In an interview with PCGamer, former anti-cheat lead of Valorant, Paul Chamberlain, explained that the strategy with the new builds created every 2 hours would be an effective approach, but it would mean a very time-consuming task for the developers.
With the second strategy, the security level would be raised even higher. If everyone gets their unique version of the game, it means an even more challenging endeavor for the cheaters.
Thus, he suspects: Ubisoft created numerous unique builds (perhaps even to the extent that each player receives their own version), which are then randomly assigned.
If you’re interested in how exactly to make life difficult for cheaters using builds, you can find the 3 versions explained in a graphic by Paul Chamberlain at PCGamer.
PCGamer describes the approach vividly: “Are cheaters constantly cracking your locks? Just throw new locks on them until they are buried in them.”.
What is the new strategy supposed to combat? Ubisoft lists the types of cheats it aims to combat with the new update on its website:
- Pause in the planning phase
- Amaru NoClip
- Aruni melee exploit
- Iana NoClip
- Power gadget
- Infinite ammunition
- Remote/Instant kill
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