Counter-Strike 2 is here and while the release has been smooth, it hasn't been without a few issues. There are a plethora of new boosts and pixelwalks, the now fixed hitbox issue, and even the hilarious Michael Jackson peek.
The latest issue with CS2 seems to have come to AMD drivers, which has enabled their "Anti-Lag/+" within the game.
On their website, AMD states that "Anti-Lag controls the pace of the CPU work to make sure it doesn't get too far ahead of the GPU, reducing the amount of CPU work queued up. With AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag+, applying frame alignment within the game code itself, allowing for a better frame syncing which leads to even lower latency and great gaming experiences."
In a statement on their @CounterStrike Twitter account, Valve have told AMD users to not enable the feature as it will result in the user receiving the dreaded VAC ban. This is because "Anti-Lag/+" is "implemented by detouring engine dll functions"
Valve ended their statement by saying that "once AMD ships an update we can do the work of identifying affected users and reversing their ban."
It seems then that some players have already been affected by these VAC bans, and we feel for them, how could anyone cope without CS?
So, if you do have an AMD card and you don't want to be without CS for a while, maybe don't turn on Anti-Lag and just keep playing the game the way you always have done.
That being said, turning it on might not even be a bad idea, sometimes a break is all you need to climb the ranks.
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