How to Catch a Hacker and What You Do When You've Caught Them

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Hello! My name is Hailey and I'm gonna show you how to figure out if a player is hacking and all the types of hacks. I know I'm not the only one who hates hackers and wishes they would leave, so here are some ways you can catch them!

Well, lets start with the easiest hackers to point out.

- Fly Hacks Fly hacks are SUPER easy to point out! If you don't know what Fly Hacks are, then basically, the players that use Fly Hacks are able to fly in areas they wouldn't be able to fly in, for example, there is a player in Survival Games that is flyin' around, which isn't supposed to happen. That is what I like to call a Fly Hacker.
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Speed Hacks Speed hacks are also very easy to point out. Speed Hack is a hacking client that enables you to sprint faster than the average player. They are somewhat easy to point out. They aren't always faster than everyone, but sometimes they look like they're teleporting from place to place.

Now, for the not so easy to point out hackers!

- Forcefield Hacks Okay, so this a little harder to point out. Forcefield hacks give a player the ability to hit players faster, they can hit players while looking in a completely different direction, and they can move their head around way too fast.
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n this video, there is a hacker that has Forcefield Hacks (Also known as Kill Aura) as you can see, its a little hard to tell that the player is hacking, but the player sure is a hacker. (Also, in the video there is a little bit of speed hacking).

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Aimbot Aimbot is a type of hack that can either be easy or hard to point out. When a hacker uses Aimbot, the hacker is very good at using the bow. They can get you with almost every hit. The only difference is, they can shoot way faster.
The player that is recording is using speed hacks in this video. As you can see, the player is able to shoot arrows way faster than the average player. The reason that this hack is a little harder to point out, is because the player with Aimbot doesn't always use it s they can shoot faster, but so that they can get every hit. So you may not be able to tell.

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Re-gen Hacks There really is no way to point out re-gen hacks. Re-gen hacks allow the player to gain their hearts while fighting another player. They often fall back so they can re-gen, they do not need to eat, they'll re-gen anyways, and they are pretty hard to kill.
This hacker obviously has re-gen hacks. One way you can figure out if the player is hacking, is pressing the 'tab' button on your keyboard and looking at the players hearts.

What to do When You Have Caught the Hacker
(Lets start with the Do's and Dont's)

DO

- Record the game with the hacker and upload it to youtube.
- Also you can make a thread and upload it to the forums.
- Do /report in the game.
-File a Report Abuse, find them here! And the template can be found here!

- Be patient!

Don't

- Bug Moderators or any other staff on the MCGamer Servers or the forums.
- Spam in the chat saying thing like 'HE HAX HES A HAXOR!' This will get you nowhere
- Don't be rude to the hacker, don't even approach them, you may get yourself in trouble as well for harassment.
- If a Mod or any other staff members don't do anything about it yet, do not get mad, be patient, my young grasshopper. Eventually something will happen to the hacker and someone will definitely ban them!
- If you see the hacker again on the server after telling the staff that the player is hacking, do not worry, as when a player hacks on the servers, they are banned for 7 days until they are able to return. If you see the player continue to hack, file a second Report Abuse about said player. Once again, if you see the player again, this is because we give them two warnings. Warning 1, you get banned for 7 days. Warning 2, you get banned for another 7 days. If the player continues to hack, they will be banned permanently.


Recording Tips and Tricks

- Do not get too close to the hacker when spectating. (/spec) We need to be able to clearly see the hacker.
- Do not use Quake Pro (FOV). Quake Pro can make any player look like they're hacking. Be careful and be sure by using a lower FOV.

- Here are some free recording softwares that you can use (Totally safe!)
  • If you're like me and you own and Apple computer, us Quick Time! Its built into the computer so you don't need to worry about downloading anything.
  • As for windows, you can use EzVid, I used this then I had a Windows laptop, and it worked just fine.
-Make sure you record in Spectator Mode by using /spec
-Try to upload the video in 720- 1080p. (A minimum if 480p)
-Dont type in the chat while recording so that we can see.
-Avoid F1 mode, please.

Alrighty! So thats it, good luck with the hacker I hope s/he gets banned (which is kinda mean to say to a player but they hack so...) I certainly hope I was helpful!
Now... go catch that hacker!


that was too cheesy I'm sorry.





 

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Nice guide for the new players, but you do know that speed, fly, aimbot, and regen hacks are all blocked by the Xime AntiCheat, right?
 

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And here we have yet another flame war that doesn't need to happen. People going at each others throats calling each other out for cheating on a thread made by huggabear who just wanted to help out the people less experienced at catching hackers.

If you guys really have the passion to hackusate, just create more YouTube videos with crazy theories, don't bring them here because it just starts even more arguments. I do find it funny, however, how I see so many people nowadays going through excruciating processes just to use some undetectable cheat that hardly does anything, or the people who are constantly accusing legitimate players of cheating. Heck, all these ghost clients are such a pain to install and use, and their benefits are so minimal that it's just better to play legit in most cases.

To Evermore, Mint, and Tene let's not hackusate (I can't stop you from doing it elsewhere, but don't bring it to the forums).
 

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And here we have yet another flame war that doesn't need to happen. People going at each others throats calling each other out for cheating on a thread made by huggabear who just wanted to help out the people less experienced at catching hackers.

If you guys really have the passion to hackusate, just create more YouTube videos with crazy theories, don't bring them here because it just starts even more arguments. I do find it funny, however, how I see so many people nowadays going through excruciating processes just to use some undetectable cheat that hardly does anything, or the people who are constantly accusing legitimate players of cheating. Heck, all these ghost clients are such a pain to install and use, and their benefits are so minimal that it's just better to play legit in most cases.

To Evermore, Mint, and Tene let's not hackusate (I can't stop you from doing it elsewhere, but don't bring it to the forums).
do you mind not deleting the posts

you're a moderator, you should want to rid the community of these players lol
 

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do you mind not deleting the posts

you're a moderator, you should want to rid the community of these players lol
Oh, based on far fetched theories of them hacking that don't even match up? You act like I haven't watched these videos then compared these accusations to examples of the accused's videos. I know how to tell if someone is cheating, and in the case that they are, they will be removed from MCSG. Funny thing, even some of the more careful closet cheaters are starting to get removed, I've seen the removal of quite a few controversial "hackers" over the span of this past month, and I've also seen these accusations prove false, and the evidence not be enough.
 

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Oh, based on far fetched theories of them hacking that don't even match up? You act like I haven't watched these videos then compared these accusations to examples of the accused's videos. I know how to tell if someone is cheating, and in the case that they are, they will be removed from MCSG. Funny thing, even some of the more careful closet cheaters are starting to get removed, I've seen the removal of quite a few controversial "hackers" over the span of this past month, and I've also seen these accusations prove false, and the evidence not be enough.
I know better how to tell if someone is cheating, and they both cheat. They're honestly two of the saddest people I know of
 

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I know better how to tell if someone is cheating, and they both cheat. They're honestly two of the saddest people I know of
Would do like to continue this conversation elsewhere? Also, arguing with a moderator isn't exactly a good thing to do, read the rules , the General Rules say that you cannot disrespect staff. So, I suggest you stop before you get into trouble.
 

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This is amazing! Great guide. Although I would like to say this.

Fly Hacks: detected by anti cheat doesn't even work.

Regen: Detected by anti cheat

Rest are nice and descriptive.
 

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This is amazing! Great guide. Although I would like to say this.

Fly Hacks: detected by anti cheat doesn't even work.

Regen: Detected by anti cheat

Rest are nice and descriptive.
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
 

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