Anti-cheating research and development! "Escape from Takov" banned 2,000 cheating accounts in one week

　　Nikita Buyanov, the head of Battlestate Games, a developer of "Escape from Takov", recently issued a statement on game cheating. While affirming that the team banned more than 2,000 cheating accounts within a week, it revealed that it is developing a new kernel-level anti-cheating system. This hardcore evacuation shooting game, which has been in early access in 2017, has been in a difficult tug-of-war with cheating. In 2024, it set a record of 11,000 accounts banned for two weeks, but the cheating phenomenon has not been eradicated.

According to Insider Gaming, the existing Battleye anti-cheating system will be supplemented by the studio's independent kernel-level solution. This news has sparked heated discussions in the player community: Although the kernel-level solution can deeply detect cheating programs, it may also cause privacy concerns. In his comments, Buyanov admitted that "this battle is difficult and endless", implying that anti-cheating will become the key direction before the official version of 1.0 (planned to be released in 2025).

The game recently launched the first "hardcore preseason" in history, and the changes that increased the BOSS refresh rate to 70% caused polarization. Newbie players complain that the difficulty has increased sharply, while veterans use mechanism changes to consolidate their advantages. The development team then called back the BOSS refresh rate, trying to find a balance between hardcore experience and playability. This difficulty storm just reflects the core contradiction of "Escape from Takov": how to maintain the realism of military simulation while avoiding becoming an exclusive club for a few elite players.

　　As version 1.0 approaches, Battlestate is facing three challenges: the eradication of the chronic cheating disease, the optimization of the preseason mechanism, and the bridging of community schizophrenia. As Buyanov said, this may be a "marathon with no end" - but it's worth continuing when players are still fighting desperately for a modified gun in the ruins of Takov.