Comment on My RuneScape inspired indie fitness MMORPG WalkScape is looking for more beta testers
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The game tracks your steps even without an internet connection, but you need a connection when you open the game.
Could you elaborate on the reasons why?
schamppu@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
It’s an online game, with option for offline gameplay coming later. We run anti-cheat and cloud save your progress when you open it up, plus validate that you’re running on the most recent version of the game so you can’t be exploiting old game balance etc. found in previous versions.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Isn’t that next to impossible in mobile games like this?
myliltoehurts@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Some are very easy depending on how the game works (at least on android). E.g. when pokemon go came out you could just go to developer settings (in android settings) and change your location to wherever you wanted.
Another super easy one is changing the time to get around timegated games.
schamppu@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Why would it be? From pedometer and sensor data, it’s quite easy to determine if someone is cheating or not.