Anti-cheat guide

Server setup

4 settings in mtaserver.conf control AC behaviour for a server:

<disableac></disableac>

Comma separated list of disabled anti-cheats. This setting disables specific AC codes. AC codes are shown to the player when that detection has been triggered. Available codes are:

Code for <disableac>	Displayed on detect	Required server version	Required <minclientversion>	Notes
1	AC #1	any		Classic health/armour hack detector
2	AC #2	any		Corrupted dll files
4	AC #4	any		Detects presence of trainer. Capital letters in the message are for tagging particular trainers
5	AC #5	any		Detects use of trainer.
6	VF #6	any		Detects use of trainer incl.: player movement, health/damage, weapons, money, gamespeed, game cheats, aimbot
7	VF #7	any		Detects use of trainer.
8	VF #8	any		Detects unauthorized mods
11	AC #11	any		More trainers
	VF #11	any		Dll injector / Trainer
13	SD #13	any		Data files issue
17	VF #17	any		Speed / wall hacks
21	AC #21	any	1.3.1-9.05097	More trainers
	VF #21	any	1.3.1-9.05097	Custom gta_sa.exe
26	SD #26	any	1.3.4-9.05858	Anti-cheat component blocked

<enablesd></enablesd>

Comma separated list of enabled special detections. A special detection is a type of anti-cheat for (usually) harmless game modifications. Competitive servers may wish to enable special detections, but most servers should leave this setting blank. Available codes are:

Code for <enablesd>	Displayed on detect	Required server version	Required <minclientversion>	Notes
12	SD #12	any		Disallow custom D3D9.DLL
14	SD #14	1.3.1-9.04605	1.3.1-9.04605	Disallow virtual machines such as VMWare
15	SD #15	1.3.1-9.04791	1.3.1-9.04791	Disallow disabled driver signing
16	SD #16	1.3.1-9.05097	1.3.1-9.05097	Disallow disabled anti-cheat components. This is triggered when an anti-cheat component can not start. It is usually due to some problem with the PC and might be fixed by a reboot. Can also be triggered by a virus.
20	SD #20	1.3.1-9.05097	1.3.1-9.05097	Disallow non-standard gta3.img or gta_int.img (For servers not using onPlayerModInfo)
22	SD #22	1.3.4-9.05884	1.3.4-9.05884	Disallow resource download errors/corruption (Lua script files)
23	SD #23	1.3.4-9.05884	1.5.2-9.07911	Disallow resource download errors/corruption (Non-Lua files e.g. png,dff)
28	SD #28	1.3.4-9.05884	1.3.4-9.05884	Disallow Linux Wine
31	SD #31	1.5.3	1.5.3-9.11204	Ignore injected keyboard inputs (e.g. from AutoHotKey and on screen keyboard)
32	SD #32	1.5.3	1.5.4-9.11528	Ignore injected mouse button inputs

<client_file name="data/carmods.dat" verify="0"/>

By default, clients may not join a server if they have customized GTA:SA data files. Adding one or more of the above lines excludes files from validation. The file names that can be used are:

• "data/carmods.dat"
• "data/animgrp.dat"
• "data/ar_stats.dat"
• "data/melee.dat"
• "data/clothes.dat"
• "data/object.dat"
• "data/default.dat"
• "data/surface.dat"
• "data/default.ide"
• "data/gta.dat"
• "data/surfinfo.dat"
• "data/peds.ide"
• "data/vehicles.ide"
• "data/pedstats.dat"
• "data/water.dat"
• "data/txdcut.ide"
• "data/water1.dat"
• "models/coll/weapons.col"
• "data/weapon.dat"
• "data/plants.dat"
• "anim/ped.ifp"
• "data/furnitur.dat"
• "data/procobj.dat"
• "data/maps"

Note 1: "data/maps" represents all the files and directories within "data/maps"

Note 2: "data/handling.cfg" is not included as it is always ignored by MTA because of the internal vehicle handling functions. See here if you want to load custom handling.cfg files

<hideac></hideac>

You can use this setting in mtaserver.conf to hide the AC info from the client, showing the following line upon join:

Server AC info: [Allowed client files: Undisclosed] [Disabled AC: Undisclosed] [Enabled SD: Undisclosed]

Values: 0 - disabled, 1 - enabled; default value: 0.

Client

When joining a server, the server AC info is displayed in the client console (F8)
Example:

Server AC Info: [Allowed client files: None] [Disabled AC: None] [Enabled SD: None]

Disabled AC contains the contents of the server setting from <disableac></disableac>
Enabled SD contains the contents of the server setting from <enablesd></enablesd>
Allowed client files contains numbers to indicate which client files the server allows to be modified. The numbers represent these files:

• 1 - "data/carmods.dat"
• 2 - "data/animgrp.dat"
• 4 - "data/ar_stats.dat"
• 5 - "data/melee.dat"
• 6 - "data/clothes.dat"
• 7 - "data/object.dat"
• 8 - "data/default.dat"
• 9 - "data/surface.dat"
• 10 - "data/default.ide"
• 12 - "data/gta.dat"
• 13 - "data/surfinfo.dat"
• 14 - "data/peds.ide"
• 15 - "data/vehicles.ide"
• 16 - "data/pedstats.dat"
• 17 - "data/water.dat"
• 18 - "data/txdcut.ide"
• 19 - "data/water1.dat"
• 20 - "models/coll/weapons.col"
• 21 - "data/weapon.dat"
• 22 - "data/plants.dat"
• 23 - "anim/ped.ifp"
• 24 - "data/furnitur.dat"
• 25 - "data/procobj.dat"
• 26 - "data/maps"

Note: If the info is marked "Undisclosed", it means that the server has decided not to disclose the AC info to the client.

Using modified files

If you want to use modified data files from your GTA:SA install directory, check this check box:

Settings -> Multiplayer -> Use customized GTA:SA files

(checkbox only appears if your GTA:SA data files are customized)

Note: This will restrict your access to some public servers as most do not allow customized data files.

AC Panel resource

An anti-cheat helper resource called acpanel is included with the default resources.

It shows the current anti-cheat status of your server, along with an option to keep your clients up to date and a basic implementation of onPlayerModInfo to block modified img files.