Question about nigh-unhackable games
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:37 pm
Just a foreword: this isn't a trolling post. I'm genuinely asking and am interested.
Why is it that some games, especially online multiplayer titles, are nigh-unhackable, if not outright impossible to hack to any meaningful degree? Disregard the "morality" of hacking a multiplayer game for the purpose of answering the question. I'm more interested in the technical reason.
For many mobile titles, I understand it is because much of the code that is worth hacking is server-sided, and that even if changing it was possible, it would do no good anyway. Is it the same for titles like World of Warcraft and Warframe for example? I am aware that some games will not even run if they detect that Cheat Engine is installed, let alone running. Clever, but even that is not infallible.
Again with the morality put aside, it would be very interesting to be able to hack games like World of Warcraft. Not for malicious reasons of course, but for funzies. Then again if such a thing is not possible whatsoever, then so be it.
Why is it that some games, especially online multiplayer titles, are nigh-unhackable, if not outright impossible to hack to any meaningful degree? Disregard the "morality" of hacking a multiplayer game for the purpose of answering the question. I'm more interested in the technical reason.
For many mobile titles, I understand it is because much of the code that is worth hacking is server-sided, and that even if changing it was possible, it would do no good anyway. Is it the same for titles like World of Warcraft and Warframe for example? I am aware that some games will not even run if they detect that Cheat Engine is installed, let alone running. Clever, but even that is not infallible.
Again with the morality put aside, it would be very interesting to be able to hack games like World of Warcraft. Not for malicious reasons of course, but for funzies. Then again if such a thing is not possible whatsoever, then so be it.