AMD took a few days to provide a solution to the problem of Counter-Strike 2, but having a solution is better than having none.
Counter-Strike 2’s release was a bit later than we were expecting. Valve, the creators of the game, promised a lot of people that it would eventually drop during the summer months. However, just like any other Valve game, it was released with a slight delay during spring. Counter-Strike 2, despite its glorious update to its graphics and physics, still has a lot of problems persisting in the background. One of the recent issues was related to AMD graphics cards and VAC bans.
You might wonder how a graphics card could cause a ban. To simply explain, the option modified some .dll files, and Counter-Strike 2’s security extension, Valve Anti-Cheat, detects the modification, thus rendering the player as a threat rather than a legitimate entity. The simple toggle button could leave players behind a ban that they did not see coming at all. Luckily, Valve was quick to notice this problem and posted an announcement through their Counter-Strike 2 account while trying to reach AMD.
Despite being a few days late, AMD finally responded with good news. The 23.10.2 update, which included the Anti-Lag+ measure, was completely removed from AMD’s website, and cards that have that driver have been reverted back to the latest driver before the said version. AMD has stated that this is a temporary fix and they are working on a proper fix with an Anti-Lag+ measure.
While Counter-Strike 2 is having major problems regarding the Anti-Lag+ option, Apex Legends is reported to have the same ban problems as well. Apex Legends, a popular battle royale game, is also built on the Source engine, so it easily answers why the same problem occurs on that game as well. If you have been banned due to the Anti-Lag+ measure, no worries, as Valve is getting ready to appeal those bans after AMD rolls out their next update.
