Anti-Cheat is coming to Rocket League, and it will support Linux
Rocket League isn’t leaving Valve’s Steam Deck behind with its Easy Anti-Cheat update
Epic Games and Psyonix have confirmed that Rocket League will be receiving Easy Anti-Cheat support in the near future. This change is due to arrive in April as part of the game’s Season 22 update. Easy Anti-Cheat will help Pysonix detect and ban cheaters in real-time. Furthermore, additional “bot detection methods” are being implemented to prevent DDoS attacks.
On PC, Easy Anti-Cheat can be turned off in Rocket League. However, without it, players cannot queue for online matches, private matches, or tournaments. Mods will not run when anti-cheat is enabled. However, Community Content from Valve’s Steam Workshop will be playable with and without anti-cheat enabled.
Linux users and Steam Deck users will be glad to know that Rocket League isn’t leaving them behind. Easy Anti-Cheat can be enabled on these devices without issues. Below is what Psyonix has to say about the change.
Hey everyone, we want to confirm Easy Anti-Cheat coming to Rocket League on the Epic Games Store and Steam during Season 22. Adding Easy Anti-Cheat elevates our ability to detect and ban cheaters in real time, and is part of a broader effort that includes additional bot detection methods, and DDoS attack prevention.
We’ve seen your thoughts and questions on Easy Anti-Cheat. Here’s what to expect in April.Players on PC will have the option to launch Rocket League with Easy Anti-Cheat on or off. It will need to be enabled to queue for online matches, private matches, and tournaments. Mods will not run when it’s enabled.
When Easy Anti-Cheat is turned off, you can run mods while playing offline matches, training, LAN matches, and viewing Replays while using custom video editing tools. Community content like Steam Workshop maps is playable with or without Easy Anti-Cheat enabled, but you’ll want it off if you run mods on top of the content.
We know mods are used by tournament organizers to add custom graphics and camera controls when streaming matches. Once it’s integrated, we can allow specific accounts to play online matches, private matches, and tournaments with Easy Anti-Cheat turned off. We’ll offer this option to partners on a case-by-case basis.
We’re also building popular mod-inspired features directly into Rocket League, including an option to display MMR in-game, changes to custom training, and an optional flip reset indicator.
Finally, we know some of you love to play on Steam Deck and on Linux operating systems through apps like Proton, and this will still be supported with Easy Anti-Cheat on.
We’ll have more to share on Season 22 next month. In the meantime, we’re on the lookout for your questions and feedback.
Psyonix are aware that some mods are used by tournament organisers, and efforts are being made to allow them to play online matches, private matches, and tournaments without Easy Anti-Cheat enabled. This option will be offered to specific partners on a case-by-case basis. This option won’t be available to everyone.
Psyonix also plans to integrate several mod-inspired features into Rocket League. This includes the option to display MMR in-game and changes to custom training.
You can join the discussion on Rocket League’s incoming Easy Anti-Cheat support on the OC3D Forums.
