Today, while playing Counter Strike 1.6 on a server, I saw a message at the left corner saying:
Player Name – x.
Permanent Ban.
Reason – "OpenGL" detected
So what is this OpenGL thing in Counter Strike?
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Today, while playing Counter Strike 1.6 on a server, I saw a message at the left corner saying:
Player Name – x.
Permanent Ban.
Reason – "OpenGL" detected
So what is this OpenGL thing in Counter Strike?
Best Answer
OpenGL, or Open Graphics Library is a programming interface that games use nowadays.
It is essentially a library of code that is used by developers to create software utilizing graphics, which nowadays, is essentially nearly everything.
Examples of other Graphics Libraries are .NET's
System.Drawing
namespace, Qt and DirectX; the one used and made by Microsoft.As for what it is programmatically:
As for the cause of the ban, one of the most common reasons is because the user is using a modified
opengl32.dll
.However, since your log is very vague (as pointed out by user2357112), the real reason: We'll never know.
Nothing.
The graphics library is only used on the client-side so it can render (show) the game on-screen. Without it, nothing really happens on the screen. The best you'll get for a game without it (a graphics library) is a command prompt window.
What you can do, however... Is create a modified version of the OpenGL graphics library which hooks into the game's core code to allow changes to the renderer, such as wall hacks or x-ray, which are in the eyes of VAC - are cheats.
These cheats don't affect the server, but they do give the player an advantage since they can see things that other players cannot see.
Well, it depends on the game. Wallhacking involves the removal of textures on a geometry to let you see through it.
There are many ways to do this, including: