Counter-Strike 2 devs warn players as AMD Anti-Lag+ triggers VAC bans
AMD/Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2 devs have taken to Twitter with a harrowing warning to players using AMD’s Anti-Lag+ feature: Turn it off or risk VAC ban.
With a driver update back in September 2023, AMD revealed their new Anti-Lag+ feature for RDNA 3 graphics cards that helps reduce latency for players of various games.
They’ve since added it to Counter-Strike 2 with the 23.10.1 update, and now the devs have taken to Twitter with a message for users.
If you have a 7000 series AMD GPU, turn off Anti-Lag+ or risk getting a VAC ban by playing the game.
Counter-Strike 2 devs warn players about potential bans
Posted on October 13, Counter-Strike 2 shared the update with fans on their Twitter/X account.
“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,” they said.
“Once AMD ships an update we can do the work of identifying affected users and reversing their ban.”
AMD's latest driver has made their "Anti-Lag/+" feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions.
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) October 13, 2023
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.
Once AMD ships an update we…
Luckily, Valve plans on reversing any bans caused by the use of Anti-Lag+, so players affected by the incident will only be affected temporarily.
This isn’t the first time that AMD’s Graphics Card update has caused a major issue with Counter-Strike 2 players, with the previous 23.9.3 driver update causing crashes for those using the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
Note: AMD has since pulled the driver. Anyone with the update already installed should refrain from using the Anti-Lag/+ feature while playing Counter-Strike 2.
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