[eyal282]

How do you get a player's steam name if names can be changed through setinfo name "New Name"?

[DarkDeviL]

You can call the Steam API using some HTTP framework, e.g. SteamWorks.

[eyal282]

Originally Posted by arne1288 You can call the Steam API using some HTTP framework, e.g. SteamWorks.

Too much work... Is there a way to hook setinfo command? The only way to change your name is setinfo and steam name change. Oh, the console variable name cannot be changed, and is always equal to your steam name.

[DarkDeviL]

Originally Posted by eyal282 Too much work... Is there a way to hook setinfo command? The only way to change your name is setinfo and steam name change. Oh, the console variable name cannot be changed, and is always equal to your steam name.

Not sure if that "name" always 100% identical to the Steam name though.

But the "name" command comes from the client, and as such, I wouldn't trust it blindly.

Just like there are some cheats that allows you to set r_drawothermodels (walhack) even if sv_cheats is 0, you can most likely use the same sort of cheats to fool your server into believing that the faked "name" is the real one.

Too much work? It's maybe a little bit more with the HTTP calls, but isn't it worth it doing it that way, if you get a 100% accurate response, rather than having a 50-50 chance of some fake value?

[eyal282]

Originally Posted by arne1288 Not sure if that "name" always 100% identical to the Steam name though. But the "name" command comes from the client, and as such, I wouldn't trust it blindly. Just like there are some cheats that allows you to set r_drawothermodels (walhack) even if sv_cheats is 0, you can most likely use the same sort of cheats to fool your server into believing that the faked "name" is the real one. Too much work? It's maybe a little bit more with the HTTP calls, but isn't it worth it doing it that way, if you get a 100% accurate response, rather than having a 50-50 chance of some fake value?

If someone actually is willing to code a cheat to bypass name change indicator I'll give him the right to bypass it LMAO.

Edit: And risking a VAC ban as well