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lemmy.world

EAC isn't kernel level, AFAIK. It even works in Linux/Proton.

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lemmy.zip

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.

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lemmy.zip

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!

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lemmy.ca

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.

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lemmy.zip

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.

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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)

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lemmy.world

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.

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lemmy.world

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.

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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.

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