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Gammaton32 (talk | contribs) Created page with "thumb|Cheater frog portrait thumb|[[Abrams in the "Cheater's Choice" pop-up]] '''Cheater Frog''' is an anti-cheat mechanic in ''Deadlock''. == Overview == When the game's anti-cheat algorithm identifies a player as a cheater, a pop-up appears to the other players to choose between banning the player immediately or turning them into a frog before banning. The frog is unable to perform any actions besi..." |
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'''Cheater Frog''' is an anti-cheat mechanic in ''[[Deadlock]]''. | }} | ||
The '''Cheater Frog''' is an anti-cheat mechanic in ''[[Deadlock]]''. | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
When the game's anti-cheat algorithm identifies a player as a cheater, a pop-up appears to the other players to choose between banning the player immediately or turning them into a frog before banning. The frog is unable to perform any actions besides moving | When the game's anti-cheat algorithm identifies a player as a cheater, a pop-up appears to the other players to choose between banning the player immediately or turning them into a frog before banning. The frog is unable to perform any actions besides moving. The match also becomes free to leave and the result is not counted for matchmaking. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The Cheater Frog was based on an unused mechanic designed for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive Counter Strike: Global Offensive]'' that turned cheaters into chickens.<ref>2024-09-26 - [https://x.com/sptonjohn/status/1839477885582905651 @BurtonJ] on [https://x.com/ X] - ''"Holy crap, they finally built codename | * The Cheater Frog was based on an unused mechanic designed for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive Counter Strike: Global Offensive]'' that turned cheaters into chickens.<ref>2024-09-26 - [https://x.com/sptonjohn/status/1839477885582905651 @BurtonJ] on [https://x.com/ X] - ''"Holy crap, they finally built codename 'FU Surprise Mode'?! When I worked on VAC, Rich and I designed this for CS but the cheater was a chicken."''</ref> | ||
* The Cheater Frog model is the same used in {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Affliction}}. The frog was also originally used for {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}} {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}. | * The Cheater Frog model is the same used in {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Affliction}}. The frog was also originally used for {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}. | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Mechanics]] | [[Category:Mechanics]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 31 July 2026
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The Cheater Frog is an anti-cheat mechanic in Deadlock.
Overview
[edit | edit source]When the game's anti-cheat algorithm identifies a player as a cheater, a pop-up appears to the other players to choose between banning the player immediately or turning them into a frog before banning. The frog is unable to perform any actions besides moving. The match also becomes free to leave and the result is not counted for matchmaking.
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- The Cheater Frog was based on an unused mechanic designed for Counter Strike: Global Offensive that turned cheaters into chickens.[1]
- The Cheater Frog model is the same used in
Pocket's 
Affliction. The frog was also originally used for 
Sinclair's 
Rabbit Hex.
References
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