Is cheating possible with Stardraft?
I am not going to lie to you – yes it is. However, if you are careful you don’t have to worry about it. First of all, all people in a multiplayer game must be running the same versions of the modified files. If they aren’t, then the person who causes the games to desync (because one rate of fire, for example is different in one dat file then the other) will be dropped from the game. In 90% of cases, this will be the person attempting to cheat. However, if the person who doesn’t have the modified files tries to attack you with a unit that you have modified the stats of, he will be dropped from the game. You can change the default stats of any unit/building in the game, and in doing so give the appearance of cheating. However, for things to work properly, you both have to have the modified files… So fortunately Battle.net makes cheating very difficult in that respect. Another thing – have some common sense. You don’t have to play with anyone using modified StarCraft files. In fact, I w