Guides
HWID ban vs IP ban vs account ban
The three restrictions players confuse most often, what each one actually blocks, and how to tell them apart in under five minutes.
12 Aug 2026
Blog
Everything we've learned about HWID bans.
Free ban-recovery writing since 2021 — ban types, anti-cheat detection methods, published ban durations, and the workflow behind the permanent TraceX HWID Spoofer. Start with the HWID ban checker if you don't know your ban type yet.
Coverage
Games That HWID Ban: 2026 Coverage List
Every supported title grouped under the engine that enforces its bans — the fastest way to place a game you can't find elsewhere.
04 Aug 2026
Reference
HWID Ban Duration by Game (2026)
The published policy per publisher, collected in one table, plus what to assume when a studio never states a duration at all.
27 Jul 2026
Anti-cheats
Anti-Cheat Comparison: EAC vs BattlEye
Where the two biggest engines genuinely differ in hardware detection, kernel access, and how they treat repeat offenders.
18 Jul 2026
How-to
How to get unbanned from any game (the 2026 method)
The original free step-by-step guide, rewritten for modern anti-cheats and the permanent TraceX workflow.
09 Jul 2026
Explainers
What identifiers do anti-cheats actually read?
SMBIOS tables, disk serials, MAC addresses, GPU device IDs, TPM data — a plain-language tour of the fingerprint.
01 Jul 2026
Still banned? Fix the hardware layer.
TraceX rewrites the identifiers every major anti-cheat reads — one run, still free.