It’s a sad fact that when an online game becomes popular enough, hackers and cheaters aren’t far behind, and given how popular the battle royale genre is these days, it shouldn’t be shocking to hear that games like Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone have a serious hacker problem. It might not seem like it given the goofy nature of the game, but Fall Guys has been dealing with hackers too.
More so than other battle royale games, Devolver Digital and Mediatonic’s colorful addition to the genre thrives on the chaos of dozens of people scrambling through its different minigames. A sizable part of the fun in Fall Guys is simply trying to move around the flow of other players, yet plenty of players have been giving themselves an unfair edge through a variety of hacks and cheats. These include hacks that let players move faster, hacks that let them float over obstacles, and hacks that protect them from being grabbed by other players.
Hacks of this nature have been popping up in the game since launch, and while some of Fall Guys’ hacks can be pretty hilarious to watch, it can be infuriating to play against. That’s why Mediatonic is working on devising ways to combat such exploits. In a Reddit post detailing some of the fixes coming in the game's next update, Lead Game Designer Joe Walsh assured players that, “We’re working on it and putting out hacker exploit fixes too.”
Walsh wouldn’t say what these fixes are exactly, however. Going on, he stressed that it’s best for the developers to be the only ones who know the details about the anti-hack measures before they’re added to the game, lest hackers have time to figure out how to counter them. “With these... it's better for us to not announce specifics and as it just tips them off to start looking for workarounds,” he wrote.
The fact that the problem isn’t going to be immediately addressed now might frustrate those who’ve had wins stolen from them because of unfair means, but it’s good to know that Fall Guys' hackers should be facing at least some justice in the near future.
On a brighter note, the near future also holds plenty of new content and announcements for players to look forward to. Season 2 of Fall Guys is being revealed in just a few days, with the season itself likely to introduce new minigames and costumes when it arrives in a few weeks’ time. What’s more, it’s very well possible that players could see Fall Guys come to other platforms soon, if datamines are to be believed.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is available for PC and PS4.
Source: Reddit