Recently, Cloud Imperium Games, a developer of "Star Citizen", announced that it has launched a large-scale cheating ban on "Star Citizen", and additional penalties may be added in the future.This move is intended to deal with the recent surge in in-game cheating.

Starting from early 2023, the number of cheaters in "Star Citizen" has gradually increased.Recently, community manager Ulf Kurschner said that the ban operation is a direct response to the rise of cheating. He thanked players for reporting and helping identify violators, "Thank you sincerely for your contribution!"

The official did not disclose the specific operation details of this round of banning action, which is also a common practice in anti-cheating actions to prevent cheating developers from optimizing tools.Kurschner revealed that the ban has actually been quietly underway with the recent update for a long time, and "more law enforcement measures" will be taken in the future.

Kurschner also stressed that the action does not involve changes to Mod maker policies: third-party tools can still be used in community projects such as creative modification and localization, but cheating is explicitly prohibited from beginning to end.

Many players reported that cheating problems have seriously affected the gaming experience.According to a report in early July 2025, cheaters can remotely clear the inventory of other players on the same server, resulting in some high-consumption users temporarily avoiding the game.In addition, traditional cheating methods such as self-aiming, wall penetration, invincibility, mold penetration and physical manipulation were also observed.