Stunts Online

[dukenukem]

Not necesseraly by the devs. A corrupted replay, hacking the database, etc.
The replay file submitted will be validated server-side (re-played) to see the penalty times, etc. If the validator has buffer overflow issues or any other vulnerability, then the scoreboard can show a fake time.

The devs have to manually validate all the best times, therefore they will know the secret way to go how to achieve the best score.

[dukenukem]

"which is a huge leap compared to racing with the original executable"

Not in my eyes, especially nowadays when everyone can decomp and modify code by just talking to their phones.

[Byproduct]

Oh, I forgot to answer to your main question: what is my solution to the problem? I play single player games

If you're not interested in Stunts Online in the first place, then maybe your contribution isn't needed in this thread. You seem aimed at derailing and at pointless negativity.

With all this talk about cheating, it's again worth stressing that so far, Stunts Online has had no significant trouble with cheaters. We've only received a few  modified replays (I'm guessing by mr. nukem here), and these were automatically flagged and easily deleted within the same day. Besides that, hundreds of people have been playing fair and having fun, and admins have no doubts about the authenticity of Marco or the other top drivers.

I'm not saying the site is bulletproof, but I am saying that the cheating scenarios imagined in this thread have not actually manifested in reality, so far.

[Max Perstappen]

"which is a huge leap compared to racing with the original executable"

Not in my eyes, especially nowadays when everyone can decomp and modify code by just talking to their phones.

This is how a middle aged man sounds when he's been aim-botted by 13 yo kids a few too many times. (On a second thought, maybe they didn't even cheat. Maybe they were just better than you and you can't accept that.)

[dukenukem]

So if modified replays are not cheating, why did you delete them?

"Cheating scenarios imagined not existed in reality" vs "received a few modified replays".

[Byproduct]

The SO rules are available in-game. So far we haven't had the need to make them more complicated than this. Discord is a good place for discussion if any of this needs clarification, but it probably doesn't.

[dukenukem]

So we are basically down to "please use only the approved client" situation. Not different than the NoRH championship with the DOS exe which had replay handling disabled.

[dukenukem]

I'm not talking about the rules. And you know it too. I'm saying that if someone doesn't want to obey the rules, technically it is possible to use a modified client and use replay handling. Just like 3 years ago.
See Stunts NoRH edition here:
https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/Game_versions#Recompiled_Versions

The difference that 3 years ago the AI was not that advanced that someone could just say "Re-enable RH in this client" and in 15 minutes it's there.

[Byproduct]

The difference that 3 years ago the AI was not that advanced that someone could just say "Re-enable RH in this client" and in 15 minutes it's there.

Stunts Online doesn't accept RH replays. You tried submitting them earlier, were easy to detect and your replays and accounts were deleted within the same day. You can now stop going on about this topic, your point was already understood 2 forum pages ago. Everyone who doesn't live under a rock is already aware of AI.

[Max Perstappen]

The difference that 3 years ago the AI was not that advanced that someone could just say "Re-enable RH in this client" and in 15 minutes it's there.

Didn't you already try something like this because you couldn't drive? Then you got mad after your times were removed (as far as I understand from this thread), and went on this on-the-spectrum rampage about highscore manipulation and role-playing a cyber security expert.

[dukenukem]

I never submitted any replays.

[dreadnaut]

⚠️ Ok folks, since we are down to the ad-hominem and this discussion is going nowhere, this is it: the next message that is not clearing the air gets you banned from the Forum and ZakStunts. Pile up, and I also purge this thread.

You folks have made your points, and it was useful to read them, thank you. Now it's time to stop.

[Byproduct]

Thank you.

In a happier note, there's a big editor/track update. Go unleash your creativity.

New things include tunnels through terrain, "cliff" tool for vertical drops, elevated roads at any height, snow and ice terrain, sloped variants of some stunt blocks, and much more. Hoping to publish some new tracks showcasing some of these new features next week.