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[[File:Easy Anti-Cheat logo.png|thumb|Easy Anti-Cheat logo]]
'''Easy Anti-Cheat''', often abbreviated to '''EAC''' within the gaming community, is a piece of anti-cheat software that can be implemented into a videogame to prevent users from making unwanted adjustments to game files, memory, code etc. It is operated by [[StarCitizen:wikipedia:Epic Games|Epic Games]]

==Star Citizen==

===Announcement===

[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium]] announced that they decided to use EAC as Star Citizen's main anti-cheat software through a [[StarCitizen:Spectrum]] post on November 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/easy-anti-cheat-coming-in-alpha-3-15-1|text=Spectrum: Easy Anti-Cheat Coming in Alpha 3.15.1|accessdate=2021-12-06}}</ref> It was planned to be implemented with the release of [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1|Alpha 3.15.1]], a patch that also included content for the [[StarCitizen:Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2951]] (IAE).

===Possible issues===
Implementing EAC into the game, especially since the community has been able to freely tinker with the game up until now, can have its issues. Since the first versions of the game, people have been creating their own content out of the game using their own modifications. Some of these were made in order to benefit the community in a legitimate way. Examples of these were localization mods for players that don't speak English, control extensions such as [[StarCitizen:Voice Attack]] or [[StarCitizen:GameGlass]], screenshotting tools such as [[StarCitizen:ReShade|Reshade]] (which was eventually whitelisted), or mods that allow [[StarCitizen:Linux]] users to run the game.

===Testing and implementation===
Game builds using EAC were thoroughly tested in [[StarCitizen:PTU]] phases, both on [[StarCitizen:ETF]] and public waves before the planned launch of 3.15.1. However, due to -insert reasons here- and little time left, it was decided to temporarily drop EAC from the build. 3.15.1 was then launched to the [[StarCitizen:LIVE]] branch shortly before the start of the IAE event, without EAC, but the testing phases for it were still ongoing on the PTU branches.

It wasn't until December 12 that EAC was ready for deployment on the LIVE branch. A small patch for 3.15.1 was deployed noting that EAC is now enabled. The [[StarCitizen:Patch notes|current patch notes]] were updated.<ref name="patch notes">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/190048/thread/star-citizen-alpha-3-15-1-live-7878626-patch-notes|text=Spectrum: Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 LIVE.7878626 Patch Notes|accessdate=2021-12-06}}</ref>

==Mods==
===Known to work===
*Reshade v4.9.1 (requires renaming of reshade dxgi.dll to d3d11.dll)
*Voice Attack (1.8.4 64-bit)
*Joystick Gremlin version 13.3, Thrustmaster’s T.A.R.G.E.T.
*Track IR and Tobii v1.39.12028.0
*OpenTrack (2021.1.3)
*GameGlass (Latest Version 0.44.6.0)<ref name="patch notes" />

===Known to not work===
*Devreorder
*Localization tools not working
*Linux/Wine/DXVK/Sandboxie Plus do not work currently
*LED lighting (LEDKeeper2)
*EVGA Precision X1 may have issues
*VorpX<ref name="patch notes" />

==Gallery==

{{gallery
|Star Citizen EAC - Splash screen.png
|Epic Games logo.png
}}

=== External links ===

* [https://www.easy.ac/ Easy Anti Cheat official website]

==See also==

* [https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412276152343-Easy-Anti-Cheat-Troubleshooting|RSI: Easy Anti-Cheat Troubleshooting]

==References==
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StarCitizen:Easy Anti-Cheat - Revision history

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