Overview
- Embark Studios, which detailed its plans Thursday, is testing a new kernel-level layer to sharpen cheat detection and precision in Speranza and the Rust Belt.
- Arc Raiders already uses Easy Anti-Cheat at the kernel level with machine-learning models trained on live player telemetry and supported by Anybrain, plus undisclosed safeguards.
- The team says kernel access is needed because most commercial cheats run at that level, which would otherwise hide the most damaging tools from detection.
- The ML system focuses on intent to tell accessibility hardware from abuse, and a human reviews every ban appeal to protect players who rely on these devices.
- Cheating has dogged the game since launch, and a smaller post‑launch player pool can make bad actors more noticeable during PvP runs.