Resolving UAC Issues

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Note: There aren't actually any issues with UAC. It does not lag, and the screenshot system works fine. However, here are some "fixes" for various "problems" that have recently been reported.

Fix black/gray in-game screenshots:

If your in-game ET screenshots are black or gray, here are some things you could try to fix it:
  1. Play ET in windowed mode (r_fullscreen 0)

  2. "Disable visual themes" and "Disable desktop composition" for both ET and UAC (Right-click each shortcut -> Properties -> Compatibility tab)

  3. Turn off anti-aliasing (graphics card settings)

Fix lag:

If you happen to lag while UAC is scanning, here are some things you could try to fix it:
  1. "Disable visual themes" and "Disable desktop composition" for both ET and UAC (Right-click each shortcut -> Properties -> Compatibility tab)

  2. Turn off anti-aliasing (graphics card settings)

  3. Disable PunkBuster or simply delete your "pb" folder

  4. Select "Remove freez lag" in your UAC settings
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Fix multi-monitor problems:

If you use more than 1 monitor, you can prevent UAC from taking screenshots of every one of them by doing #4 in the above list ("Remove freez lag"). This way, the anticheat will only take screenshots of the monitor on which you are playing ET.

Oh my god! UAC is taking screenshots of my desktop / TS / IRC / other personal information!

Screenshots are only taken while UAC is scanning, so if you only allow UAC to scan while you are actually playing ET and simply resist the urge to minimize frequently during matches, then there is no way UAC can take any "personal" screenshots. Even if it does, keep in mind that screenshots are not uploaded until after you stop scanning, and you can immediately delete any "personal" ones.

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In all honesty, I don't see why I should change my game settings in order for UAC to get proper screenshots..
You don't have to. There is nothing wrong with having black/gray in-game screenshots, since they aren't used much for detection anyway. All I'm doing is offering a possible solution for those who wish to try fixing the issue.
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Why would anyone need to fix the issue clientside? I mean, it doesnt change anything does it?
If you cheat, you're not going to change settings because black ss = hiding cheat.
If you dont cheat, you also dont need to because you have no reason to get them to show because there's nothing to see. Might as well leave it out.
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Players enjoy browsing through their own screenshots as well as others' screenshots, I guess. But yeah, it's not super important, just like with TZAC.
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WE CAN BUST YOU



if you allow us to.
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Parent
UAC will only last for 3 more months, whats after that ?
can u not read?!
Parent
I don't know, but I'm open to suggestions.
Parent
TB's AC

Edit: which could turn out to be a joke for etpro.
Or it could be something decent that blocks most oldschool hacks (like tzac did).

I have no idea.
Parent
I read in their forum already that he is not making this for etpro and will not try to since he was already called names in here and his anticheat was already called shit in here so I dont think he is that into this community to develop it for etpro.
Why would he anyways, look UAC gets offered as an option and half the comments are pointless whine so I can understand his point of view regarding our community..
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When and where was it called shit? I don't recall many players even talking about the TrackBase anticheat on CF, not to mention flaming it.
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Sol:
QuoteYeah, thats exactly why I didn't want to support ETPro.
People on crossfire already rated my Anticheat as shit, and also me but they don't even know me so I should not support ETPro then, anyway this mod will have awesome UAC so my AC is not necessary for ETPro I guess so.


I guess he was refering at some comments made about him and his AC in your topic "Goodbye TZAC" but I aint sure, not my words :P
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Yeah, I read his comment in that thread, but like I said I don't recall anyone here "rating it as shit".
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It's a possibility, but I have no idea when it will be ready or if it will even support ETPro. This Poland sol character doesn't seem to care very much about the competitive side of ET.
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After 1 days testing all I can say about this AC; even fucking punkbuster is better, nonlagging, userfriendly software.
Feel free to send an e-mail to Even Balance and ask them to support ET again. Let me know what they say.

I have experienced 0 lag with UAC so far, and I play on a laptop.
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Theres more ppl like me which have FPS drops while scanning. Also, SS system is quite fuckedup, few hours ago I forgot about turning it off and UAC made about 12 ss with my desktop, for example with my personals like CV, and other documents. I sounds like whining prick, but this AC is shitest I've ever seen. Also, its not so easy to remove those private screenshots. If theres more than 10 you need to spend few mins to get rid of them.

Also, dont take is personal, at least you doing something, but its not solution for me. At least I dont play competetive, so fuck it. Later on my desktop PC ill try your solutions, but I dont believe its gonna help me.
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QuoteI forgot about turning it off

And that is UAC's fault?

Quote If theres more than 10 you need to spend few mins to get rid of them

If there's more than 10 "personal" screenshots, you're doing it wrong. Stop minimizing so much.

QuoteAt least I dont play competetive, so fuck it

Right, due to the fact that you are currently banned for cheating on TZAC.
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QuoteRight, due to the fact that you are currently banned for cheating on TZAC.

Im actually talking about future, not nowdays. Im banned till another month as fas as I remember. And I wont play official matches ever again, due to other reasons.

QuoteAnd that is UAC's fault?

If its taking SS while my game is minimized, yeah thats pretty weird I think. Be honest that just crap way to detects cheaters, mostly its detects some lolcontent. Opiate got banned for using whitelight.exe in memory, Im sure if he would just inject dll. everything would be clean. Actually I got banned on TZAC just because chaplja made really good anticheat, or just actually one great update .

And as I said above you make a great job about doing smth for active community, but just this AC is crap, and im pretty sure you know that.
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Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is weird or crap.

Until an alternative anticheat is found, we will use UAC.
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i did inject whitelight, you must not understand what you're saying.. no offence.. all the .exe does is inject the program for you. but i injected it seperate with winject. all hacks run the same, if you open them from a .exe or if you inject it. the .exe just injects the .dll file, it's the same.

(sorry ohurcool, i replied to you instead of shitbox)
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how can u dev. cheats when u are so stupid? stupidbot v2?
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I think most people are interested into turning their in-game screenshots to be black or gray screens
Im founding hard to believe how many retards prefer no ac at all
Not going to play smallscreen and crapquality.
Window mode? fuck off
how do you see your screenshots?
http://uac.ac/#usermanual

You are given the option to review them after each match you play, and you can view others' screenshots by looking at matches and player profiles.
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Play ET in windowed mode (r_fullscreen 0)

No

"Disable visual themes" and "Disable desktop composition" for both ET and UAC (Right-click each shortcut -> Properties -> Compatibility tab)

No

Turn off anti-aliasing (graphics card settings)

off already i guess

still black screens
Inspector Gadget will help this community, I promise
When UAC is scanning ingame, my fps goes from 76-> too around 30rd
even with this freeze lagg thingy
stop cheating then
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My solution -> CS:GO
-fps problems? just get proper pcimage: trollface_small_normal2pl7
"remove screenshot" why?
"remove screenshot" button (#25 - You can report cheating and delete your own screenshots) - why users can delete their own ss? (what happen if some1 is busted by his own screenshot and then remove it?)
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It is possible to remove screenshots in case any of them contain "private" information that you don't want others to see. However, the screenshots are not permanently deleted, just hidden from the public. DExUS, the developer, goes through the deleted screenshots every day to make sure that none of them were (as you said) simply deleted by cheaters because they display cheats.
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oh nice, thx ;-) and gj
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Do you have something to hide ?! :DD
Just bullshit than a random can use SS to check your personal life ...
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no, nothing to hide, i just asked him why exist a remove ss option? would be more awesome/fantastic if is a private ss, so cheaters will be announce caught as surprise!
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Edited some parts + added a fix that Zodiac found for players who use more than one monitor.
impressive how much time you spend for like 300 more or less active players
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hehe, thanks :)
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change this random AC its shit not AC ...
What should we change it to?
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When we get to December / January and have to replace (potentially) UAC the same whiners right now will probably whine about whatever the people who actually act come up with.

There are options if you explore them sure, but it seems some people prefer to sit back demand and point the finger at 'stupid and/or wrong' decisions.
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http://www.crossfire.nu/polls/596/uac-and-ecoc-season

On this poll is what majority of ET players think about UAC.
I think so if we want keep ET game alive, must be respect majority of ET comunity.

Also razz write so half of queens team do not want use it.
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There will be some new competitions in Spring with a different AC, as long as that AC is ok for all these players (lol).
Parent
QuoteOn this poll is what majority of ET players think about UAC.

No, those poll results only reflect how those who voted feel about UAC, not how the majority of ET players feel. The options are quite biased anyway. :)

QuoteI think so if we want keep ET game alive, must be respect majority of ET comunity.

If we want to keep ET alive, we need to use an anticheat. :)

QuoteAlso razz write so half of queens team do not want use it.

Queens will 100% be playing in EC this season with UAC. :)
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omg people crying about uac, come with solutions instead of talking shit every time.

you should be happy some people are still spending their time for this game.
What's necessary to do another anti cheat? finnancial support?
+talent (/q 2k€)
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disabling all sorts of my system settings in order to use the software, i guess the decission about not installing it was the right decission afterall
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