: Register a brand new account with a separate email address. Never link it to your main account via family sharing, phone numbers, or recovery emails.
If you plan to experiment with hacks, cheats, scripts, or third-party modifications in any online game, there is one absolute rule you must follow:
If you are a developer, researcher, or player looking to test game modifications, follow these strict isolation protocols: Disclaimer: Don’t use hacks on your main account
: If you must use the same computer, ensure you completely uninstall the modifications, clear all cache files, and restart your computer before logging back into your main account.
Always use a completely separate, disposable "alt" (alternative) account and a hardware-protected environment. Modifying game files or manipulating memory on an account you care about is the fastest way to lose years of progress and money. 🛡️ Why You Must Use an Alternate Account : Register a brand new account with a separate email address
: Getting a public ban on a primary profile (such as a public VAC ban on a Steam profile) permanently labels your profile and can get you blacklisted from community servers or clans. 💻 Essential Safety Practices for Testing
⚠️ The Golden Rule of Modding: Protect Your Main Account 💻 Essential Safety Practices for Testing ⚠️ The
: Keep your testing strictly to offline modes, private lobbies, or dedicated modding servers. Ruining the experience for legitimate players in public lobbies is the quickest way to get manually reported and banned.