An aimbot, sometimes called "auto-aim", is software used in online multiplayer first-person shooter games that assists the player in aiming at the target. Since it gives the user an advantage over unaided players, it is considered a cheat. Online gaming redirects here. ... This article is about video games. ... Cheating in online computer games is a broad category of activities, all of which are generally regarded as modifying the game experience in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage over the other players. ...

Aimbots have varying levels of effectiveness. Some aimbots can do all of the aiming and shooting, requiring the cheater to only move into a position where they can see opponents. This level of automation usually makes it difficult to hide an aimbot though; for example, the player might make inhumanly fast turns that always end with his or her crosshairs targeting an opponent's head. Many highly-skilled players, especially in Counter-Strike, are frequently accused of using such programs, and many anti-cheat mechanisms have been employed by companies such as Valve to prevent their use and thus avoid such accusations. Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ... Valve Software is a Bellevue, Washington-based video game developer made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ...

Some games, including Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and Unreal Tournament 2004, have "auto-aim" as an option in the game. This is not the same as an aimbot. It simply helps the user to aim when playing offline against computer opponents usually by allowing gunfire to hit so as long as the crosshair is within a certain area of the target. Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (aka JK) is a first person shooter computer game released September 30, 1997, by LucasArts. ... Unreal Tournament 2004, also known as UT2004 or UT2K4, is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game designed primarily for online multiplayer gaming. ...

Aimbot use

Aimbots may technically be used in any multiplayer game that uses models, due to the different types available. Their use is, however, notorious in a number of games, such as:

• America's Army
• Battlefield 2142
• Battlefield 2
• The Quake series
• GunBound
• Call of Duty series
• Counter-strike
• Halo
• Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory
• The Unreal Tournament series
• Zdaemon
• Soldier Front
• Battleground_Europe
• Manhunt and Manhunt 2

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