BGMI developer Krafton creates new Fog of War anti-cheat system for PUBG Mobile; Early tests show impressive progress
BGMI developers Krafton have now announced a new anti-cheat system called Fog of War for PUBG Mobile; they say it reduced cheating by more than 60% in the testing round. Here's everything you need to know on Fog of War.
The latest news on PUBG Mobile, the once extremely popular game of India, now banned, is that it’s anti-cheat system is quite a success. On one hand, countries keep banning PUBG Mobile, on the other hand, the developers keep coming up with “first of its kind” technologies with the mobile game. Though India’s version of PUBG Mobile, BGMI, is also officially banned, let us check what this new anti-cheat system called Fog of War is all about. After all, cheating is a menace in all games, ruining the player’s experience of gaming itself- therefore new and efficient blocks are always welcome.
PUBG Mobile's New Anti-Cheat Sytem: Details
Eurogamer brings us a detailed report on this new anti-cheat system called Fog of War, developed by Krafton for PUBG Mobile. It apparently works by limiting the information a player receives. The Fog of War system has a clear determiner of what any player at any given location is supposed to see. The technology involves a scan of the buildings and terrains on the maps, determining this information. Based on this, Krafton says, “Through internal calculations, the system then intelligently determines what the player is supposed to be able to see. Finally, only that specific information is sent from the server back to the player. Non-visible information will not be sent, putting a stop to x-ray vision cheaters.”
The Fog of War anti-cheat system is here! 🌫️
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This system scans the area 📡 and the server will only send the visible information back to the client.
Time to show x-ray vision cheats the #BANPAN!
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This technology has proven to be highly effective in case of cheats that use x-ray vision and wall hacks. Reportedly in the testing period itself, a decrease in cheating by almost 62% was noticed in “certain regions”. Krafton has further assured that the Fog of War anti-cheat system can only be expected to become “more comprehensive” when implemented in the large, open maps of the game.
BGMI e-Sports personality Mortal meets Lok Sabha Speaker
In other news, the Indian Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, recently met up with popular gamer Naman “Mortal” Mathur. Mr. Birla had invited YouTubers, influencers, and content creators from all across India for an interactive session aimed at understanding the industry of online content creation. As it turned out, Mortal was the only gamer from the lot, which included the likes of MBA Chai Wala, and Labour Law Advisor among others.
Now that may not seem like a lot, but it’s definitely a step in a country that keeps banning games like PUBG and BGMI. If India is indeed looking to develop its gaming industry, the government needs insight from within the community, and from people like Naman “Mortal” Mathur.