AMD's new technology can cause major problems for online gamers.
Promised several weeks ago, AMD's Anti-Lag+ technology was rolled out just a few days ago, but it's already causing problems. Indeed, several Counter-Strike 2 players have complained of " abusive " bans. While AMD didn't react immediately, the explanation came very quickly - via X.com (formerly Twitter) - through the Counter-Strike 2 account, as you can see below.
AMD's latest driver has made their "Anti-Lag/+" feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions.
If you are an AMD customer and play CS2, DO NOT ENABLE ANTI-LAG/+; any tampering with CS code will result in a VAC ban.
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- CS2 (@CounterStrike) October 13, 2023
In any case, the error is rather on AMD's side. It would appear that Anti-Lag+ " hijacks engine DLL functions ". Counter-Strike 2 adds that " any modification of the CS code will result in a ban ". This isn't news - it's always been that way, and it's the fact that Anti-Lag+ allows itself such modifications that's rather surprising. Of course, Counter-Strike 2 specifies that " as soon as AMD has rolled out an update, it will be possible to work on identifying users affected by the ban and canceling it ".
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- AMD Radeon (@amdradeon) October 14, 2023
Fortunately, AMD was quick to respond to the message posted by Counter-Strike 2. The company first confirmed the information and more or less admitted its wrongdoing. AMD states that " until further notice ", players who have installed the 23.10.1 graphics drivers (those that add Anti-Lag+ to Counter-Strike 2) are advised " to disable the Anti-Lag+ function on Counter-Strike 2 ". It's a bit of a shame, but it's more prudent. Note that players are also reporting problems with other online games, such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Apex Legends. Until the matter is clarified, perhaps it's best not to activate Anti-Lag+ on your online games.
