ACE

By Tencent · Kernel-level · In use since 2017 · Uses a kernel driver

ACE is Tencent's kernel-mode anti-cheat used across its first-party catalogue and a number of partner titles. Enforcement decisions are typically made by the Tencent operator of the affected title rather than a single central appeal address.

Restriction tiers

  • Account suspension

    Time-limited or permanent on the affected title.

  • Device-tier restriction

    Applied for repeat detections or cheat-software signatures.

What it checks

How ACE looks for cheats, as far as this is publicly known.

  • Kernel driver with periodic integrity sweeps
  • Behavioural correlation across Tencent account graph
  • Server-side replay scoring

Identifiers it can use

Data that can tie a ban to your device rather than only to your account.

  • SMBIOS and disk serials
  • MAC addresses of physical adapters
  • Tencent account graph (WeGame, QQ, Riot)

Points an appeal can make

Arguments that can matter in an appeal, depending on your facts.

  • Title-operator support submission with the ACE reference identifier
  • GDPR Art. 15 for EU accounts where the operator falls within EU scope

How appeals are handled

Where appeals go and what to expect from the process.

  • ACE itself is not the appeal counterparty; the operator of the title is
  • Translation of the file may be required depending on the operator

Evidence to collect

Keep these before you send anything to the publisher.

  • Operator notice and reference identifier
  • Device inventory and launcher version history
  • Account purchase and login history

Games that use ACE

This page summarises public information. Anti-cheat vendors do not publish every detail of how their systems work, so read it as background, not as an explanation of how your own case was decided.

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