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Here's a good example of using VirtualBox drivers to defeat driver signing. Not only has this been used in cheats in other games, it's been used in cheats in VALORANT.

There can certainly be other things that can cause it. I'd recommend making a ticket, and uploading the Vanguard logs. If you DM me the Ticket #, I can review it on a more expedited schedule.

Agreed with you that this is a worthy pain point. We'll work on an easier way to see these issues. I've been adding issues I encounter here to guides Player Support can use, so they can help players faster in troubleshooting. I'll see what can be done in adding more visibility. You're right - even though this is not massively widespread, we can do better in letting players know.

Thanks for much for toughing it out and thank you for your feedback. It's not PR stuff when I say that getting to have this direct, instant feedback and troubleshooting, has, and will be, very helpful.

There are other vulnerable drivers that could cause it. If you could zip up the Logs in C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\Logs , and send to me through preferred file sharing service in a direct message, I can assist you.

thanks. there's a bug here, they aren't hacking.

No problem! Working on a good bit of em right now so there may be some delay but will get to them ASAP.

It's why it's best to troubleshoot these things through Support, so the issue can be pinpointed and handled in a safe manner. I do have assistance to help safely remove these programs. Incompatibility is a standard part of Software Troubleshooting. I would not recommend people going into their system files and deleting things random things and hoping it'll work.

For any unsigned driver files (.sys files) you should either remove them or try to update them to the latest version.

We like to give a short grace period during an update so that people who are in game when the update goes live aren't disconnected. Also, seeing who connects with an old version is very useful information.

As long as the driver isn't loaded the game should run, so one thing you could try is to unplug the tablet and then be able to play the game.

You should be wary. You should carefully consider anything you install on your computer, user-mode or ring-0.

The comments about other drivers are just meant to put the risk into perspective; you already have lots of drivers with vulnerabilities running in ring-0 already and you probably didn't know about it.

Check for gdrv.sys (see my edit) and if that doesn't work I recommend a support ticket

Hey everyone, the latest version of Vanguard won't run if it detects vulnerable or out of date drivers on your computer.

If you run "sigverif" it will give you a list of unsigned components that could be preventing Vanguard from starting. Any driver (.sys file) on that list should be updated or removed.

I strongly discourage y'all from trying to mix and match Vanguard components across versions as this could cause system instability and looks a lot like cheating to our servers.

More discussion in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/g3m5...

We're looking at what we can do there as well. It would be a separate change from the two changes I mentioned.

What would you like to see there personally? Should be tied to muting someone on Voice? Should it be it's own separate mute?

Disclaimer: I'm a Software Engineer not the one who's making UX decisions but I have chatted with them about it.

We'll investigate!

WE LOVE THE GOOD BUG REPORTS! Keep em coming Reddit.

Yeah something like this could definitely work.

However, it might have an unintended effect.

Imagine you stored 99% of a "down movement" locally on the client then try to hit a flick really fast. The mouse movement for the flick would need to overcome that 99% "storage" value to work. Might lead to some inconsistencies that are hard to detect but throw of the "feel" of the game if that makes sense. You could counter this in various ways "hand waving" so the basic idea could work with the right implementation.

When we look at problems like this we often write down all possible solutions and share them amongst the dev team to try and find the most optimal solution for the player experience. I'm sure something like this will be one of the options on the docket. The easiest solution is probably what RiotStealthyJesus suggests, simply increasing the precision to the point where it works for all sens and zoom factors.

Only unverified drivers (.sys files) should cause a problem so nvcpl.dll appearing on the list shouldn't be an issue. If you're still having a problem I recommend a support ticket.

This problem can sometimes occur if your device drivers are out of date, not signed properly, have been modified or are otherwise kind of busted.

This page has a few methods on how to detect drivers like this so you can update or remove them: https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/check-unsigned-drivers-on-windows-10.html

/u/zigzagdance recommends "sigverif" which come...

this is good advice!