I guess it’s time to uninstall. Kernel level anti-cheat is a hard pass.
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2024
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EAC isn't kernel level, AFAIK. It even works in Linux/Proton.
It absolutely is on Windows, on Linux all the kernel level anti-cheats that work at all (EAC, BattlEye) operate purely in user space with no kernel level permissions.
TIL
I dearly hope that it stays that way forever. Can you imagine having to input your sudo password before launching a game so it can compile and load some sketchy external kernel module? Fuck that!
I hate how obfuscated it is on Windows. At least if it asked me for sudo, I'd know to Uninstall. On Windows programs can just do anything.
I'm pretty sure games that use kernel level anti-cheat on Windows do need administrator permissions to launch (I'm not certain though, I haven't used Windows since before this whole kernel anti-cheat thing started to become common). It's just that on Windows it's a simple OK box majority of people click through without a thought because of how used they are to doing it without really knowing what it does.
They need admin permissions to install, not to launch.
But, you know, so does basically any other application you install.
You may get a second pop-up when it begins installing the anti-cheat, but that depends on how the application is configured.
Ubisoft Connect gives me three (!) separate pop-ups whenever it has an update. (or at least it used to).
^(Edit: typo)
I stand corrected! That's a lot worse then I thought.
This is more or less what I was getting at. Windows UAC triggers so often with no context that's its really just an annoying popup to most users. You need to pass the same UAC prompts to installing Excel as to install a root kit or a compromised software package.
If it's not single player content, I still have no reason to reinstall.
Oh hey, I might start playing again.
I played briefly at launch and stopped until about 2 months ago and picked it up again. I had a ton of fun. They fixed (almost) all of my gripes.
Now if only the start up loading screen didn't take forever. Takes like 20-25 minutes on SSD. One of my friends has it complete instantly and the rest of my group is baffled with how.
Could be nvidia driver issue. I remember an update came in October that started this issue
Nah it's been an issue we've had since the game game out. No idea what it is
Does your BIOS have "Enable Resizable Bar" and "Above 4G Decoding" options? Both of those were off on mine, and I had the same problem until I flipped those on.