Season 4 Anticheat Prohibits XIM and Cronus Zen, Adds Nudges
The Season 4 anticheat update adds XIM, Cronus Zen, StrikePack, and Titan Two to the prohibited list, after the first Ranked season in REDSEC drew heavier activity from cheating communities. Strict TPM 2.0 enforcement switches on with this update, and a new set of in-game nudges warns players about minor policy violations before sanctions escalate.
EA re-evaluated several tools it had previously permitted; anything on the list now triggers a warning when the game starts. Accessibility hardware is unaffected — the Xbox Adaptive Controller, PlayStation Access Controller, and Steam Input all remain allowed.
Prohibited input devices: XIM, Cronus Zen, StrikePack, and Titan Two, plus gamepads modified for turbo, macros, or recoil assist.
Prohibited software: remappers that emulate virtual devices or automate input, sound radars and reactive equalizers, adaptive crosshair overlays, and overlays adding zoom or target highlighting.
In-game nudges: surfaced in menus, pre-game lobbies, or while dead, covering out-of-bounds abuse, stream sniping, squad collusion, exploit use, and chat or VOIP misconduct.
TPM 2.0: enforced strictly from this update, with 98.76% of players already on compliant hardware and most of the remaining 1.24% running emulators or spoofed compliance.
HVCI and VBS: still unenforced, with the approach undecided and advance notice promised before that changes.
Client crashes: traced to CPU microcode and a Windows Insider update clashing with the anticheat, so EA advises applying the latest microcode and Windows updates.
The Match Infection Rate formula was reworked as well: EA traced a steady climb in the figure to reports filed against legitimate players — often skilled vehicle crews and pilots — and now excludes accounts that draw reports without tripping any other detection.
Match Infection Rate under the previous and updated definitions, May–August 2026