If you activate an AMD graphics function, you can be banned from Counter-Strike 2, which was launched on 27 September.
Valve warns – waiting for AMD
It is actually Valve itself that informs about the error on X, so there is no doubt that one must not do the following: do not activate Anti-Lag/+ with AMD hardware. “Any tampering with CS code results in a VAC ban.” So it’s not like that maybe happens, but a guarantee if you connect to play with the function activated.
So what exactly is this AMD technology that is messing it up? AMD launched Anti-Lag+ in September. The function activates “frame alignment” i the game code “for better image update synchronization to lower lag and to improve the gaming experience.”
When will this be fixed? It’s not good to say because Valve is waiting for new drivers from AMD before they can “identify affected users and then remove the ban.”
AMD’s latest driver has made their “Anti-Lag/+” feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions.
If you are an AMD customer and play CS2, DO NOT ENABLE ANTI-LAG/+; any tampering with CS code will result in a VAC ban.
Once AMD ships an update we…
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) October 13, 2023
2023-10-13 22:49:34
