I know this may be the wrong place to post this, but I wanted to make sure this was seen by most. But if you feel you need to move it, go ahead.
This is how to recognize if someone is using Cheat Engine.
1. Click on the Menu tab when it is someone's shot.
2. Notice that most of the choices are highlighted and you are able to click on them.
3. When those choices are no longer highlighted, that means the player has started pulling his meter back for the shot.
4. Now look at the timer and count with it on how long it takes before you see the player hit the ball.
5. A normal shot will take anywhere from 2-4 seconds.
A lot of us have seen the You Tube video on how to set up and use "Cheat Engine". In that application the setting for the speed, under "Enable Speedhack", is 0.1. Under this setting a shot will take anywhere from 17-20 seconds, using the steps provided above. (Remember, these are not total times it takes a person to take a shot from when his shot timer begins. These are times to where the highlighted menu options are no longer highlighted, to the instance the ball is actually hit.)
Now this is the setting I believe most were using until it became common knowledge of this Cheat. Then when it was told how to recognize someone using this cheat, players had to find a way to try and hide they were using it. So what I believe they started doing is, changing the setting for the Speedhack. This is done by changing the setting from 0.1 to a setting of say 0.15, 0.2 or even 0.25. You can change that number to what ever speed you are comfortable with to still be able to hit the ding easily.
Here are some time calculations on the different settings. (Remember, these are not total times it takes a person to take a shot from when his shot timer begins. These are times to where the highlighted menu options are no longer highlighted, to the instance the ball is actually hit.) The times will vary by only 1 second or 2, depending on if the player is using a Driver, Iron, Wedge or putter.
0.1---17-20 seconds
0.15--12-14 seconds
0.2---9-10 seconds
0.25---7-8 seconds
I'm sure you are asking how I know all of this? I'll come straight out and tell you how. I downloaded the program. I did this because I wanted to know how to tell if someone else was using it and how they could use it. I also wanted to see if there were anymore tells from someone else using this program. I am perfectly comfortable telling you this because you can look at all of my shots while playing and you will see I never take more than 4 seconds on a shot. Unless pitching or chipping and that is because I count the club clicks and sometimes you have to find 2 or 3 club clicks on a pitch or chip. Plus you can look at my profile and see, I'm not one to play RG's or a lot of Skins or MP challenges. I believe that is when the program is most used by users. For credits. And personally I don't care what you think about me negatively for downloading this program, because I play this game for myself. I play for fun, the competition, and the friendships that are made.
Now I've been watching players for the last month and I can't believe how many players are using this now. Its unbelievable. I just knew this was going to happen when it became common knowledge of this program. And it's really taking the fun out of the game. Now I know, myself included, some of us when we pull the meter back we hold it for a couple seconds, but still, it should not take more than 4 or 5 seconds for the ball to be hit. And some guys are going to try and mask that they are using the program by saying that. But I don't believe anyone holds there meter back more than a couple seconds.
This is what I've seen lately and how players are using the program. It is very rarely used on drives. The places you see it used the most is on approach shots. Specially when it's a critical shot. It's used a lot on par 3's. And then again while putting in a critical spot or when they really need to hit the ding on a straight or pretty straight putt. Also most are using a speed setting on the program so their shot takes about 8 seconds. They think it's a little harder to accuse them of cheating that way. Most players that I have seen are pretty repetitious on the 2-4 seconds on a shot, but then when I see them take 8 seconds or more on a shot because of the score of a game or on a critical shot, I know they are using the program.
I believe a lot of players have started using this program because they got tired of being beat by the cheaters and figured they needed to even the playing field. I for one will not do that. I will quit playing here before I do that. My goal with this thread is to educate all of you on how to identify someone using this program. That way if you accuse someone of using this program, you have the knowledge to back you up. Now I know this isn't a fool proof way of accusing someone and I'm sorry to say that some innocent people will get accused, but I hope it will make players think twice about using the program to play the game. I for one am going to let this thread circulate for about a week. Then after a week, if I believe a player is using it in a match against me, I'm going to confront them, then and there. I'm going to keep a list and talk with other players that I know I can trust and compare lists, if they have one. Then I'm going to start naming and shaming. If I am wrong about someone, I have no problem apologizing to anyone when I am wrong. After all, I had to apologize to Tdslimit (doc) once. And that's a hard pill to swallow.lol So please, don't start accusing players right off the bat or naming and shaming. Give it about a week and see what happens. Then compare notes with other players you trust before taking action.
this is the Post that has started all the BS.....He seems to understand the cheat program very well for someone who just downloaded it. Greg