Genshin Impact Players Discover Major Hack With Co-Op

Summary

Genshin Impact players have discovered an alarming exploit in the game's Co-Op system that allows objects to be permanently deleted from a player's world.
This exploit involves using the Sumeru character Kaveh and third-party hacking software, with major objects such as Statues of the Seven and puzzle mechanisms being targeted.
The developer, HoYoverse, has not yet made an official comment on the exploit, but based on past actions, it is likely that legal action will be taken and a fix will be implemented soon.

Genshin Impact players have discovered a major exploit making the rounds within the game's Co-Op system with the ability to permanently delete objects from a player's world. Hacking and software modification have been a major gray area for the popular HoYoverse RPG with many private servers existing allowing players to modify the game. HoYoverse has frequently taken legal action against players using third-party software, as well as those leaking content from the game early. Now, players have discovered a dangerous new hack within the Chinese servers.

While many players are not as familiar with the hacking scene for Genshin Impact, the game has seen a wide variety of bugs throughout its nearly three-year lifespan. One of the game's most well-known bugs allowed players to use Nahida's idle animation to fly, often granting access to normally off-limits areas of the game. Players have also claimed several bugs have persisted since the game's launch, with Mona's first Constellation serving as a common example. Now, however, a recent exploit abused by hackers is majorly altering players' in-game worlds.

Several key pieces of information have surfaced recently from Genshin Impact's Chinese servers, revealing a major exploit using Sumeru four-star character Kaveh and third-party hacking software. The software reportedly allows the hackers to delete major objects from other players' worlds in Co-Op using the character. This reportedly sees the objects permanently deleted from the player's world, not returning even upon re-installing the game or using other devices. HoYoverse has yet to make an official comment about the game-breaking exploit.

The list of objects reportedly able to be deleted using the software includes several major pieces of Genshin Impact's gameplay. Statues of the Seven can reportedly be deleted by Kaveh using the exploit, stopping players from activating the Statues and lighting up the game's map. Other puzzle mechanisms like Fontaine's Pneuma and Ousia mechanisms and Time Trials can also be deleted, leaving players unable to complete the challenges and claim their rewards. Some videos have even shown in-game bosses like Childe and Azhdaha being deleted using the exploit.

While no official fix has been confirmed for the Co-Op exploit, Genshin Impact's newest hacking incident will likely see HoYoverse taking legal action once again. HoYoverse has frequently called out both the game's hacking community and its plethora of leakers, with some leakers even being sued by the Genshin Impact developer. The studio recently increased its efforts to crack down on the gray areas of its games earlier this year, reportedly seeing multiple arrests in China of Genshin Impact hackers. Fans can hope Genshin Impact's ongoing Kaveh hack will be taken down soon.