Wallhacks have plagued Call of Duty for years, but in Modern Warfare 4, Activision has a plan to change that.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, wallhacks are a type of cheat that allows nefarious players to see their opponents' every move through walls. Call of Duty is far from the only multiplayer-centric gaming franchise to suffer from cheaters who use the tool, but it might be the most infamous example – and in Modern Warfare 4, that's all about to change.
As detailed in a new video published on the franchise's official social media pages, publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward revealed a new system aimed at combating wallhack cheaters. Called "server culling," the goal is to make Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 more reliable – and fair – than ever before.
Few things ruin a great match faster than wondering whether an opponent earned the win or saw you through a wall.Wallhacks give cheaters information they were never meant to have. With Modern Warfare 4, we’re introducing a new way to fight back: Server Culling.Here’s how it… pic.twitter.com/62m41zMbLa
The relatively in-depth explanation touches on how cheaters have been able to use wallhacks thus far. Usually, servers share information, such as a player's in-game location, between game clients. It means that, even when you can't see an enemy hiding behind cover, waiting to pop out for an easy kill, the game itself still recognizes that the player is there.
Server culling, which saw Infinity Ward build occlusion layers into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's environments, essentially limits information to what the player is able to see. So, if you can't see someone behind the wall, the backend can't either – and that goes for wallhackers, too.
"For legitimate players, the match plays exactly as intended," Activision explained. "For cheat developers, this creates a major new obstacle."
Server culling will touch every multiplayer map available in Modern Warfare 4 when launch arrives, but it doesn't stop there. Call of Duty's new take on DMZ, the Combat Outpost mode, Warzone, and future updates will benefit from this attack on wallhacks, too. All of this new tech works alongside pre-existing anti-cheat methods across all platforms, too.
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