Crysis has been out for quite some time already and we constantly focus on getting the Multiplayer part more balanced and the servers less filled with cheaters. The last point is a topic we want to address today. The following is only the beginning of our initiative against Hacks, Cheats and Trainers. We know this is going to be tough, but we think it is rudimental and absolutely necessary.

Alliance with Punksbusted.com - With this day we would like to announce our collaboration with the well known Anti-Cheat web site www.punksbusted.com. Many of you may know this page from other popular multiplayer games, but here a summary what the group is about. PunksBusted (PsB) was founded back in the year 2002. They are currently providing several games with the latest Md5 checks and a global master ban list. Most common hacks out there can be detected with the right Punkbuster configuration, and thus we decided to work together with these guys.

The Master Ban List- Together with PsB we have been working on a new Punkbuster configuration which is ready for release now. In addition we are going to use the Punkbuster streaming technology which is linked to PsB's Master Ban List (MBL) for Crysis. So what is this MBL? In a few words, it is a list that streams the Punkbuster log files of a server to www.punksbusted.com. Afterwards these log files are being analyzed and cheat violations are being added to a Master Ban List (MBL). This list prevents cheaters who have been added to play on all Crysis game servers who are streaming to Punksbusted. Following you will find a description how to set up your server correctly in order to be able to stream to PsB.