HACKERS

[Baker_Shop]

RDR2 Online is complete ♥♥♥♥ on PC due to hackers. I have had multiple experiences with hackers. They're abundant. How on Earth 2k & Rockstar do not address it or fix it with all that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ GTAV money is completely ignorant and selfish. This game should be way better updated and cared for but they don't care because it's not the cash cow. So abandon RDR and focus on GTA6. It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. We should have Anti Cheat, Blackjack, Liars Dice, better missions, more activities, UNDEAD NIGHTMARE 2 FOR CHRIST SAKE, ect. Tempted to give up on pc and just go back to console for this one.

[Shoah Kahn]

The game is more or less abandoned now, and unless there is some film / television show tie-in that they want the game to cross-promote, there likely won't be any extensive "fixes" for the game; much less, content. Heck, the game doesn't even have private lobbies!

If I were to guess, I'd say that they consciously left out private servers so that players were forced to see each others' progress, in order to goad cash shop visits -- in line with how 90% of the game's mechanics are tailored. What they did not consider was what would happen if Chinese hackers were smarter than Rockstar(d)'s anti-cheat systems, and would drive away players; having the very opposite effect to what they were going for... Do'h!

>download the "startup.meta" file and play alone or with friends

[prophet]

ther's a mod that allows you to make private lobbys. you can play in a private lobby and exit it when you want to go multiplayer

[Silhouette]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Baker_Shop:

Tempted to give up on pc and just go back to console for this one.

Honestly, if you want to play in public sessions, playing on console is your best bet. :(

The game's a total-clown show on PC with all the cheating. :(

Sadly, Rockstar and Take-Two learned some horrible lessons from GTA Online on PC; they learned they can do jack-squat about cheating and yet still GTA V is among the top 10 most popular games on Steam Charts. :/

They're already making money hand-over-fist while ignoring the cheating problem. What incentive do they have to fix it? Addressing the problem would require the executives at each studio to have a shred of integrity and actually care about their player base. :/

And why spend that money improving the player's experience of their games when there's stockholders to please and executives who want bigger bonuses?

Nevermind they'd stand to make more money because they'd lose less players who are getting burnt-out from all the cheating. :P
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[Syneios]

It's unfortunate but the only way is with 3rd party tools to stay in private friend only sessions.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3039216985

[Baker_Shop]

Just wanted to thank you all for your inquiries and recommendations! Especially the last one! My brother and I can now hunt and do missions in peace without any hacker POS. Thank you so much! Much love! <3

[mateegus]

play on private servers with your friends. There is a file called "startup.meta" that you can install that automatically puts you in a private lobby where friends can join.

[Tobacjoe]

This game is a terrible online experience.

[Rhila]

These are not hackers, they are not hacking anything.
The correct word for them is cheaters.

[MommaBee]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1174180/discussions/0/6364230086939880812/
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ive made a guide if you want to make a personal lobby, ive tested and its still working even after 2 years.

[Starbarian]

Don't call them hackers, Call them what they ready are "Cheaters"
All these cheaters did is download cheats and ruin the game for everyone.

Also don't waste your time as Rockstar is letting this game rot.
Also you can bet your bank account that GTA 6 online will be filled to the brim with cheaters since the source has been leaked and sold.

[Ten Bears]

Dirty sidewinders...

[Baker_Shop]

Now that ya'll have told me how to run RDO online alone or with friends, I got another question. I've found this Smoking Complete Mod on Nexus Mods(it basically lets you have a cig/Cigar hang out your mouth with you kill bots like a badass) It says it wouldn't work with online but idk maybe it could. Does anyone know if modding is possible for RDO now that I'm alone or with friends? Just to be clear, I just want cosmetic mods that enhance my experience, NOT to ruin others. If not, that's ok. I was just wondering.

[Silhouette]

My honest answer is I do not 100% know.

However, if I had to guess, even in a private session you could still run the risk of having your account get flagged/banned for running a cosmetic mod in the online mode.

I believe ANY kind of mod puts your account at risk of getting banned when playing RDO.

[CptHoosierDaddy]

Had a foreign hacker this past week in game - no NPCs, no Animals... then pc locked up for a second, then someone was on my PC opening browsers and taking over, typing in chinese. The only app i had open was RDR2 and Rockstar Client. They ran scripts to perform directory harvest on the backend. TOTALLY hijacked the PC. had to hold the power button in and clean up the mess for hours. Blocked the root kit though. GTA had an emergency patch announcement. RDR2 exploit is still in the wild though. removed all of Rockstar's software from my systems, friends systems as well. It's become an exploit tool due to lack of patching. Company doesn't taek security seriously.

[Rhila]

Oprindeligt skrevet af CptHoosierDaddy:

Had a foreign hacker this past week in game - no NPCs, no Animals... then pc locked up for a second, then someone was on my PC opening browsers and taking over, typing in chinese. The only app i had open was RDR2 and Rockstar Client. They ran scripts to perform directory harvest on the backend. TOTALLY hijacked the PC. had to hold the power button in and clean up the mess for hours. Blocked the root kit though. GTA had an emergency patch announcement. RDR2 exploit is still in the wild though. removed all of Rockstar's software from my systems, friends systems as well. It's become an exploit tool due to lack of patching. Company doesn't taek security seriously.

wow this is insane, something like this happened to me in GTA online when i was so noob and have no idea about cheaters they can get your ip and if one of them is a real hacker then there is a chance they can hack you real hacking.

please talk with PC expert and with them you can format your PC and delete all the files from it and start a new system.

and if you can use VPN to play Rockstar games.