How to get player's hardware ID?

sebxx4 · **Author**

Hello,
I wonder if can I get hardware ID of the player? Or some hash of it?
I found this: https://github.com/Destro-/onlyarg
There is native called "get_user_hid", but I dont know if it works; I got some errors from compiler.

Mordekay · 11-18-2022 , 04:33 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

Why would anyone need to know the hardware ID of any client on the server?
Ban by STEAM_ID and that's it.

sebxx4 · *Last edited by sebxx4; 11-18-2022 at 06:34.*

Some players uses steam_id changers with changing IP, sometimes I can't detect it, especially if he's using some nonpublic program or something new. Config ban is unreliable too bacause it can by bypassed by setting config file as read-only or reinstalling CS. Checking machine ID (or some other rarey changing parameter) could be great to ban those people. Even one of them can make real problem for other players if he's motivated...

DruGzOG · 11-18-2022 , 06:35 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

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Originally Posted by sebxx4

Some players uses steam_id changers with changing IP, sometimes I can't detect it, especially if he's using some nonpublic program or something new. Config ban is unreliable too bacause it can by bypassed by setting config file as read-only or reinstalling CS. Checking machine ID (or some other rarey changing parameter) could be great to ban those people. Even one of them can make real problem for other players if he's motivated...

STEAMids cannot be changed on a steam only server.

Mordekay · 11-18-2022 , 07:13 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

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Originally Posted by sebxx4

Some players uses steam_id changers with changing IP, sometimes I can't detect it, especially if he's using some nonpublic program or something new. Config ban is unreliable too bacause it can by bypassed by setting config file as read-only or reinstalling CS. Checking machine ID (or some other rarey changing parameter) could be great to ban those people. Even one of them can make real problem for other players if he's motivated...

Let me rephrase that. STEAM, or better Valve, created a system, where everyone has a single ID, to be safely identified on the server, so he has always the same number, to be sure it is the same person every time it joins the server. Some guys don't want to pay for the game they love to play, crack/bypass this system and get a random number, thus making this system useless.
Now, you want another system added to "fix" this problem, that never occurs on a legal copy of this game.

You decided to use an illegal version of the game.
Learn to life with the consequences.

sebxx4 · 11-18-2022 , 08:01 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

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Originally Posted by Mordekay

You decided to use an illegal version of the game.
Learn to life with the consequences.

Nope, I have Steam and legal version of CS. The problem is many players still use NS. I could make server Steam-only, but there is another problem: not every player is a cheater, but every player can help me to pay servers by buying eg vips or some other premium services.

Mordekay · 11-18-2022 , 09:08 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

Sorry. I'm unable to see the link between supporting illegal software and paying your server.
If you need others to "buy extras" to pay your server, I suggest you to simply close it and play on others servers.

sebxx4 · *Last edited by sebxx4; 11-18-2022 at 09:50.*

I dont know what's your servers business model, but usually severs are paid by players. Unless you have lots of unnecessary money... And I'm unable to see the link between my question and your opinion.

What's a big deal btw? Can you give me a hand with this hardware id? I think it's not "illegal".

Mordekay · 11-18-2022 , 10:17 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

But a NS server is.
So, no. And this is the only answer you will get in this forum about NS.
https://forums.alliedmods.net/misc.php?do=showrules

sebxx4 · 11-18-2022 , 11:31 Re: How to get player's hardware ID?

Maybe thats why your servers are mainly empty