UCharacterMovementComponent::OnTimeDiscrepancyDetected

Called by [UCharacterMovementComponent::ProcessClientTimeStampForTimeDiscrepancy()](API\Runtime\Engine\GameFramework\UCharacterMovementComponent\ProcessClientTim-) (on server) when the time from client moves significantly differs from the server time, indicating potential time manipulation by clients (speed hacks, significant network issues, client performance problems)

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References

Module

Engine

Header

/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/GameFramework/CharacterMovementComponent.h

Include

#include "GameFramework/CharacterMovementComponent.h"

Source

/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/Components/CharacterMovementComponent.cpp

Syntax

virtual void OnTimeDiscrepancyDetected
(
    float CurrentTimeDiscrepancy,
    float LifetimeRawTimeDiscrepancy,
    float Lifetime,
    float CurrentMoveError
)

Remarks

Called by UCharacterMovementComponent::ProcessClientTimeStampForTimeDiscrepancy() (on server) when the time from client moves significantly differs from the server time, indicating potential time manipulation by clients (speed hacks, significant network issues, client performance problems)

Parameters

Parameter

Description

CurrentTimeDiscrepancy

Accumulated time difference between client ServerMove and server time - this is bounded by MovementTimeDiscrepancy config variables in AGameNetworkManager, and is the value with which we test against to trigger this function. This is reset when MovementTimeDiscrepancy resolution is enabled

LifetimeRawTimeDiscrepancy

Accumulated time difference between client ServerMove and server time - this is unbounded and does NOT get affected by MovementTimeDiscrepancy resolution, and is useful as a longer-term view of how the given client is performing. High magnitude unbounded error points to intentional tampering by a client vs. occasional "naturally caused" spikes in error due to burst packet loss/performance hitches

Lifetime

Game time over which LifetimeRawTimeDiscrepancy has accrued (useful for determining severity of LifetimeUnboundedError)

CurrentMoveError

Time difference between client ServerMove and how much time has passed on the server for the current move that has caused TimeDiscrepancy to accumulate enough to trigger detection.
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