Custom Crosshair Utility: Cheating? Options

[Stickman]

Hi all.

I've been using a little (24k) program called cutomCrosshair to provide me with a static crosshair in COD. The program performs the software equivalent of using a marker to draw a dot in the center of your monitor screen; it takes a given bitmap and draws it on top of any other application you have running. As it's a stand-alone program that does not interect with whatever game you may be running, it is invisible to PB or any other hack detectors.

It's obviously a cobbled together utility; there's a bug that causes the windows pointer to flicker on top of the game window from time to time. Instead of tracking the bug down and fixing it, the programmer added a hotkey to toggle the visibility of the windows pointer.

The biggest drawback is that the crosshair doesn't disappear when you aim down the sight, so it can obscure your view. I get around this by using an "inverted v" crosshair, so when aiming down the sight it only covers the gun model, not the target.

My question: Is this cheating? Should I stop? Or make the program available to all? The website I got it from has since vanished.

What say you all?

This post has been edited by Stickman: 03/15/06 4:25pm

[pezking]

eh, I know people that actually use a dry eraser on their monitor.... so it's not a big deal to me.

[Silver]

dry eraser??? WTF U SMOKING?

[ScrapyardBob]

Hmmm... if it gives you an unfair advantage (which it obviously does or you wouldn't use it)... or if you have to ask...

Did you *really* want to ask this question?

[Cpt.Canuck]

HACK!

[Bargod]

I've put a small dot in the center of my screen long ago. Old Man Mike uses a small piece of tape. Although it somehow seems dishonest when using a program to do it, for some reason physically putting a mark or tape on your screen just seems smart.

[Mr.Scruff]

how does that work out though puttng a peice of tape because ur guys gun does move, so how can the tape move with the gun???????

[pezking]

dry eraser??? WTF U SMOKING?

LOL, I've never done it... just know people that did.

[Stickman]

how does that work out though puttng a peice of tape because ur guys gun does move, so how can the tape move with the gun???????

The gun model moves, but the aim point doesn't. Notice that the in-game crosshair doesn't move?

Scrapyard: There are any number of things one could do to gain an advantage in gameplay. A gaming mouse, a larger monitor, or a faster computer. Are they unfair? How about the piece of tape on the monitor? What makes this program different a different matter?

Not arguing, just trying to promote discussion.

[Slimshady]

it isn't cheating, but it is for pussies

[Bargod]

To be honest I think that it doesn't help in cod2 as much as it did in UO. I have no program based evidence, but it seems that firing from the hip (which is where a set point would help) seems to fire off target more in cod 2 than in UO. If you want to hit anything at a fair distance than you need to aim down the site. As stated earlier aiming down the site with a set point can hinder your view.
On the other hand, if you are at a good distance and not moving your site will lite up red in cod2, even if you can't actually see the opponent, so this is a great help as well.
At close distance it doesn't really matter because (at least I do) you just point in the general direction and fire quickly (I mean face to face nearly bashing distance).
That's my 2 cents. But honestly, it just seemed obvious to me when I started playing UO and they had the expanding sites.
At the same time, I think playing on servers with fixed crosshairs is lame. It's not that I want my "quick fix" advantage, it's just that I don't think it helps so much that you should mod the game.

[BULLET]

Any downloaded program that goes into your cod folder that helps you play better has got to be considered a hack.Custom crosshairs are not allowed in ladder matches.As far as public servers I think

[Silver]

I personally think its lame that anyone would mark their screen or run a program to do better. I dont really care but now I will feel better to know that when I kill all of you that I did it with a disadvantage. I play STOCK, no tape, marks, programs blah blah blah...

fucking bunch of window lickers! LMAO!
personally Im not into programs and BE careful that PB dont all of a sudden ban you for it. would suck if you had to buy a new game

[Bargod]

Silver, I told all you guys early on about it. Remember I said I had put a mark with my sharpie in the middle of my screen? Ah well.

[Cross of Iron]

Silver, I told all you guys early on about it. Remember I said I had put a mark with my sharpie in the middle of my screen? Ah well.

Still doesn`t help you...whenever were on at the same time all you can hear is "damn ,God WTF!...no-way did I miss ,God damn im dead again"...................J/K (but had to do it you left yourself open for that one BAR)