Fortnite's New Anti-Cheat: Jarvis Unbanned, Lawsuits, and more!

In November, we shared an update on competitive integrity in Fortnite and promised that we’d share more about our continued efforts to fight cheating.

Fortnite developer Epic Games has yet again taken a significant towards ensuring tournament integrity by stepping up its fight against cheaters.

Updated Requirements For Tournaments

To further combat cheating in high-stakes tournaments like FNCS, PC players must now enable TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and Secure Boot when participating in events requiring an Account Level of 350 or higher.

• TPM: A hardware-based security component that ensures critical security features remain tamper-proof. How to enable TPM 2.0.
• Secure Boot: A feature that prevents malware from infiltrating the system during startup, a method often exploited by cheat programs. How to enable secure boot.

Competitive Integrity

Epic is actively pursuing legal action against individuals engaged in cheating or violating game rules. Recent cases include:

• A new lawsuit targeting an individual involved in stealing and reselling Fortnite accounts.
• Legal proceedings against a tournament cheater, resulting in a settlement.
• The removal of Fortnite-related scripts and gamepacks from Cronus devices following legal action, reinforcing that hardware granting unfair advantages, including Cronus, is strictly prohibited and will lead to bans.

Violating these rules can result in bans, forfeiture of tournament winnings, and further legal consequences.

Player Bans

Recognizing that players can learn from past mistakes, Epic is adjusting its ban policy starting in April. First-time offenders will now receive a one-year matchmaking ban instead of a lifetime ban, though repeat offenses will still result in a permanent ban.

• Cheating in general: First offense results in a one-year matchmaking ban; a second leads to a lifetime ban.
• Cheating in tournaments: First offense results in a one-year matchmaking ban, an immediate lifetime ban from tournaments, and potential loss of winnings. A second offense results in a lifetime game ban.
• Selling cheats or other major rule violations: Lifetime bans remain in place with no changes. Any ban may lead to legal action.

According to HYPEX, this may lead to the long awaited unban of Jarvis, formerly Faze Jarvis.

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