[Mega Thread] It's time guys, all things Battle Eye Related.

[Nubsly]

Just bringing all the info into one spot.

Links to official battle eye resources:

- http://www.battleye.com/support/
- http://www.battleye.com/support/faq/

I don't want Battle-Eye recording all my keystrokes!

Neither do we :) Battle eye doesn't do this.

I don't want to run Battle eye!

If you run the ShooterGame.exe from your install directory as opposed to the ShooterGame_BE.exe, it will not run the Battle Eye service on your machine when launching. This will however, prevent you from connecting to servers that are running the Battle Eye service.

I like using console commands! Will I get banned for spawning in things?

Using console commands will not ever flag you as a hacker/cheater by Battle Eye.

I can't run Battle Eye on Linux or Mac and now I can't play!

We're working very closely with the developers of Battle Eye to bring support to both Linux and Mac as fast as we possibly can. We're dedicating a significant number of man hours and $$$ to make it happen as quick as we can. Just hang in there!

You can still play on Servers not running the Battle Eye service while you wait.

My client is having trouble starting the Battle Eye Service! Help!!

Check here for solutions and workarounds: http://www.battleye.com/support/faq/

I want to remove Battle Eye from my computer, how do i do that?

You can remove BE from your computer by removing the following files:

\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\BattlEye

\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64\BattlEye

open command prompt as administrator and type in:

sc stop beservice

sc delete beservice

[lorenzo.riviezzo]

Battleye support

Why i can't enter in all server,what is battleeye support?

[Cacao]

Автор сообщения: Hoopsterick

Once you run ARK the EULA should pop up. If you accepted it without reading it or something weird happened, there's a EULA.txt file in your ARK folder with the BE EULA in it.

Be warned, it's completely terrible and I can't believe anyone would agree to it.

I didn't see it, just the CMD box, asking to install y/n

The EULA needs to be prominently displayed, and this may be required by law, depending on jurisdiction.

[Hoopsterick]

Weird, probably a bug. I would just post the eula.txt here but I already uninstalled it and ARK because there's no way in the world I'm agreeing to a EULA that doesn't even prohibit them from selling my data.

[Maurice Moss]

You need to patch your computer to windows, thats the current work around

[Brother Booker]

^ you sir are the first person to provide a solution lmfao thank you

[Strider]

Автор сообщения: King_Kiff

Автор сообщения: Strider

I have an issue TRH

I was globally banned from ALL battleye games on my account when it introduced kernel level scanning... I was using a modified kernel for things on my OS and was banned for having a modified kernel. I fought the ban and got no where... Now if I accept BE on this it will most likely ban my ARK as it was a Global ban

I guess time will be the gudge of this one then hey? My experience with BE and its past issues are not a good indicator to me but heck I'm not a dev.

Although I will say this, at this time I am choosing not to use or accept BE and will only be playing un officials with it disabled. Another point to make is that out of the 6 unofficials that I currently have survivors on, not one of those server admins is choosing to use BE. It seems to be that if given the choice the community will opt out of BE, unless you play officials then your stuck I guess.

Автор сообщения: Strider

Am I right in assuming my ARK will get banned if I accept the EULA?

I would sincerely hope not mate. A BE ban from another game should not affect a different game licence. But then again this is BE so who know's...

I would wait for a response before accpeting the agreement.

I was playing DayZ SA at the time of the ban.. All my ARMA games etc were also banned at teh same time though i had never even really played them at that point.. Was kinda pissed at it TBH.

[Sibby]

How do I opt out of the Battleye stuff...all day and I have found no support or way to get back on my server who has issues with Battleye. AND ITS AN ARK SERVER!!!

[SirCollin]

Автор сообщения: Hoopsterick

Weird, probably a bug. I would just post the eula.txt here but I already uninstalled it and ARK because there's no way in the world I'm agreeing to a EULA that doesn't even prohibit them from selling my data.

Then play on an unofficial server that doesn't use BattlEye?

[123]

Battleye service not working

Tried to load the game and its stuck on "Starting Battleye Service..." now this only happens with Ark because i play H1Z1 and it has battleye just fine any help would be nice.

[Neil]

Last year BattleEye was hacked. What they found was huge data dumps from users personal computers including files, programs and IP addresses. This information from your computer along with the identifying IP address is stored indefinitely on the BE servers.

BattlEye can upload ANY file from your computer that it has access to and send your files to their main server, this means (with the root access BE requires) you are giving a 3rd party company access to everything on your computer.

refrence: https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/2750n0/battleye_is_sending_files_from_your_hard_drive_to/)

It's one thing to send a report with the process information of someone hacking and WC has said that is all BE doing, it's quite another to be uploading programs and files off the end users computer and storing it. The BattlEye software DOES have the capability to do that.

Even if (and I'm sure it is the case) BE isn't some shady company, they have been hacked before and they could be hacked again either by an employee or an outside hacker group. This means at the end of the day you are opening a security hole in your computer that could be exploited by hackers to access any file on your computer. Including passwords, bank logins etc..

I am 100% for hack detection and bans. However I am 100% against sugar coating the risks involved and think people should be aware of what WC is having them install on their computer and the potential cataclysmic amount of damage and loss of information installing that software could cause.

[Trekkie83]

Автор сообщения: TheRightHand

This was part of the research that I did when choosing this particular anti-cheat; the responsiveness of the developers of BE
- The Right Hand

i LOL'd so hard.. so very very very hard..

[CW From Detroit]

Автор сообщения: Grailer

So many cheaters/hackers QQing , are they mad because they can't use their paid hacks ?

And as for anti hack software snooping on your PC , yeah it sucks right but do you have a better idea for how to stop people cheating ?

Even this BattlEye isn't going to stop cheating for long , people will find a way to bypass it somehow .

Would you knowingly give one person you've never met the login to your computer? How about the keys to your car?

Kernel-mode is doing just that. The ability to access anything that your computer touches. Shares, Memory, Hard drives, USB drives, Anything. Kernel mode is god-mode when it comes to programs.

With the "company" that provides BattlEye being so relatively new, I am not so quick to hand complete and unrestricted access to my computer, every networked computer, and every SVN I have access to.

I can understand scanning the virtual private address space, but kernel mode? Not necessary.

And quite frankly, I have zero trust in such a new Sole Proprietorship having kernel-mode access to what essentially is my livelihood.. There are plenty of people I know in real life that I wouldn't give my password to. Why should I have to give it to a complete stranger?

[Desertworld]

Автор сообщения: Hoopsterick

Weird, probably a bug. I would just post the eula.txt here but I already uninstalled it and ARK because there's no way in the world I'm agreeing to a EULA that doesn't even prohibit them from selling my data.

selling your data? what exactly should they sell? the software controlls the section of your RAM which is used for ARK as any anticheat system does.. do you think it browses all your passwords and accounts and sells them on ebay? i don't get what some people are thinking about anti-cheat softwares... why should such a famous software which is used for years on lots of different games sell your data?

[wormburner1980]

Автор сообщения: TheRightHand

Автор сообщения: King_Kiff

while I thank you for your response I still don't believe that, you guys are going to have to be miracle workers to get BE running how you want it, then it is going to be a constant game of cat and mouse as the hacks develope continous work arounds.

And then there is the issues surrounding BE's lack of internal security, being vulnerable to hacks them selves. The key logging issues, the fact your data can be stolen. Incorrect irriveseable bans that you can't even see what the ban was for.

I am worried about Ark now due to all of this.

Reasonable concerns, and the cat and mouse game is exactly why we went with a company who was willing to work closely with us to do cheat prevention. Someone has to play that game, and we don't have the ability to be the ones to do it.

As for the other stuff, if you have that fear, don't use BE. I personally am convinced there is no risk of keylogging or having data be stolen.

- The Right Hand

Have to agree with they keylogging comment not really being any worry. While not a Mac/Linux user myself it is concerning to just leave them hanging on officials. This game is a lot of grinding and a lot of work to just have it gone overnight and through no glitch in the game but a decision made by the powers that be that don't effect everyone.

On the cat and mouse, the mouse will eventually get tired of being chased around and go for easier food. That means back to Arma and the upcoming Division game which also stores the same data The Right Hand mentioned client side. It plagued the beta of the game.

This also helps the developers concentrate on developing their game more and dealing with cheaters less. I used to have to help track them on another title, it's a complete chore and a time sink to do so. Hopefully this helps development progress further. Summer and release target aren't really that far away.

[Sibby]

you know everyone is being an ass about this issue...first off...I rent my own server...just for me and friends..its a Nitrado server...and after much todo about this Battleye mess the owners sent a message that I had to DISABLE Battleye to get on my server as it is not working wih their systems...so ...here I sat all day looking for so called peer to peer support and Steam support to help opt out of Battleye when Steam starts so I can log into ark...and I got none at all...only smart remarks...genuine help would be really nice for a change in the gaming world...ty and have a nice day