Cant play campaign without installing Easy Anti Cheat?!

[Rizilliant]

Unless you allow this rootkit/malware to infect your computer, you cannot even boot up the game. I have no desire to play online, or with others.. I just wanted to play the campaign

[Speed Malus]

Just play the game.

[god]

download coop mod to bypass anticheat if ur so drastic about it

[628]

An anti-cheat software requiring some system access to detect hacks
...sure, big deal

[Kumo]

You can rename some files to get around it. I successfully implemented this after running into the same issue. Please check my post history for details.

[Scrub McDuff]

i mean you could do the mod mode later if you want to... really "open" things up...

like... really make the game broken.


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3072538133

i believe there were many many missiles in this shot

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3089092333

and... 7 to 9 rocket in 1 click

[Mumrah]

Originally posted by Rizilliant:

Unless you allow this rootkit/malware to infect your computer, you cannot even boot up the game. I have no desire to play online, or with others.. I just wanted to play the campaign

Pleases learn what it actually is. Trying to farm jester awards by spreading misinformation is sad. Not that you care.

[Psylent]

Not sure of the rules here - but you don't have to use the easy anti-cheat. Just look at how to mod the game / how to use 'cheats' - and the first part of that is how to get rid of EAC.

You don't need to install a mod or cheat engine. Just the first part.

(and for the others - yes EAC could be called a "root-kit" even if it's stretching the definition. )

It has kernel level access, meaning if its code was compromised (unlikely but it has happened before) then every system running it is wide open.

Look at the case of mhyprot2.sys, a vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the popular role-playing game Genshin Impact. The driver is currently being abused by a ransomware actor to kill antivirus processes and services for mass-deploying ransomware. Security teams and defenders should note that mhyprot2.sys can be integrated into any malware.

Installing kernel level anti-cheats is trusting the software developers with everything your system has access to.

This is why a gaming PC should be nothing more than a gaming PC. Do all your work / banking etc on a secure system.

It may be extreme, but I would rather be seen as overly cautious than have everything compromised.

[*9asp*HoppeR]

Idk how ominous kneecapping an extensive workload at completion is, from the view of being a gamer with a full-auto keyboard. I assume it must be a nifty feeling for devs tho, to compile so much existence into a literal functional miracle of concept-automation, only to have PublishMeHard Inc, insist it must then outsell prostitution itself, with optimization replaced, by the added 3rd party safety of... purchase always including a potential, very misunderstood STD. I wish my life's work could also be reduced to conjuring a used condom analogy, only condoms don't have free-for-life, updated wormholes DLC for my cheeks. I'm only angry that renaming a dll file isn't on FromSoft difficulty.

[Lafettie]

You got Steam on your Computer.... do you use Social Media of any kind ? Whats app and what not ? I hope you dont use TikTok or Temu .... play League or Valorant..... why are you on the Internet even if your so concerend since your provider can see everything you do... even the funny websites you watch in "inkognito mode with a VPN"

[Psylent]

Originally posted by Lafettie:

You got Steam on your Computer.... do you use Social Media of any kind ? Whats app and what not ? I hope you dont use TikTok or Temu .... play League or Valorant..... why are you on the Internet even if your so concerend since your provider can see everything you do... even the funny websites you watch in "inkognito mode with a VPN" :lunar2019laughingpig:

The point with DRM like this is that it allows random people to exploit it and gain access to your computer, and have all the privileges the DRM has - in this case - complete administrative control.. of everything.

It's happened before.

[DarukaEon]

To bypass EAC, here's what you can do.

- Right click the game in your library, hover over Manage, click "Browse local files", then open the Game folder.
- Scroll down and look for "start_protected_game.exe" then change the extension from *.exe to *.old.
- Right click armoredcore6.exe, copy, paste, then rename the new copy file "start_protected_game.exe".

This should automatically kick you into Offline Mode. Just note that until EAC addresses the issue, you won't be able to download any custom AC codes.

Hope this helps!