Banned From Counter-Strike 2? This AMD Feature Might Be Responsible And Here's What You Can Do

Gamers are reporting that they are being banned from Counter-Strike 2 for absolutely no fault of theirs, but it turns out the actual cause for this is a feature in Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s AMD latest driver update.

What Happened: Valve's popular first-person shooter, Counter-Strike 2, is banning gamers from using a new feature in AMD's latest driver update called Anti-Lag.

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"AMD’s latest driver has made their “Anti-Lag/+” feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions,"

AMD introduced the Anti-Lag+ feature for Counter-Strike 2 in the Adrenaline Edition 23.10.1 driver. This feature is supported only on AMD's new RX 7000 Series or newer processors, so you don’t have to worry if you have an older AMD computer.

The Anti-Lag+ feature improves frame syncing by aligning the game’s frames within the code itself. This further improves latency and enhances the gaming experience.

However, the way AMD has implemented it means that Counter-Strike 2 detects it as tampering of the game's code – something that "cheat engines" utilize. As a result, gamers who have Anti-Lag+ enabled are being banned from Counter-Strike 2.

How To Avoid Being Banned From Counter-Strike 2

If you have an AMD Ryzen RX 7000 Series or newer processor, you must ensure Anti-Lag+ is disabled.

Press Alt+L to disable Anti-Lag+ before you start playing Counter-Strike 2. You can also manage this feature using the AMD Radeon Software.

Other Games Have Similar Issues: It's not just Counter-Strike 2 players who are facing this issue. According to a report by VideoCardz, AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature is leading to bans for players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone 2, among others.

Sometimes, the games simply crash instead of the users being banned. Either way, you might want to keep Anti-Lag+ disabled until AMD issues a fix.

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