: Keep your testing strictly to offline modes, private lobbies, or dedicated modding servers. Ruining the experience for legitimate players in public lobbies is the quickest way to get manually reported and banned.
If you are a developer, researcher, or player looking to test game modifications, follow these strict isolation protocols:
We can focus on how or discuss how to safely set up a secondary testing environment . Disclaimer: Don’t use hacks on your main account
: Some intrusive anti-cheats scan your entire system or apply Hardware ID (HWID) bans . If your hardware is flagged, logging into your main account on that same computer can trigger a chain ban.
: Register a brand new account with a separate email address. Never link it to your main account via family sharing, phone numbers, or recovery emails. : Keep your testing strictly to offline modes,
Always use a completely separate, disposable "alt" (alternative) account and a hardware-protected environment. Modifying game files or manipulating memory on an account you care about is the fastest way to lose years of progress and money. 🛡️ Why You Must Use an Alternate Account
⚠️ The Golden Rule of Modding: Protect Your Main Account : Some intrusive anti-cheats scan your entire system
: If you must use the same computer, ensure you completely uninstall the modifications, clear all cache files, and restart your computer before logging back into your main account.