<![CDATA[Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler)]]>Not sure why I was banned. Logged in after 3 months or so of not playing and then i logged out, then relogged and I got the message I was banned:

3a651623-2eae-4471-8bc2-c33ae0ce74a9-image.jpeg

Never modded or anything. Been playing on this account for 4-5 years or more at this point. Long time supporter of the project.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/46035/banned-for-unknown-reason-using-plutonium-on-cachyos-with-bottles-wine-prefix-handlerRSS for NodeThu, 13 Aug 2026 19:20:28 GMTFri, 07 Aug 2026 06:38:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:26:21 GMT]]>I’m also on CachyOS but I’ve installed via DeckOps, hopefully their provided proton doesn’t trigger false positives if that’s what’s happening

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/177029https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/177029Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:26:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:13:53 GMT]]>kDex
Wait until you get a proper answer from a dev, or your ban may be extended. If you don't want to end up with a 10+ year ban, I'd suggest waiting.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176969https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176969Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:59:06 GMT]]>Is there any way to appeal the ban to staff? They seem to support the open source initiatives fairly well. I think they might grant it given I have absolutely zero history of cheating/modding.

anyone know of a pathway forward? Really not looking forward to waiting two weeks to play on the servers again.

Thank you all for the input.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176964https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176964Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:59:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:01:16 GMT]]>kDex
I don't know what could have triggered the anti-cheat. I played back in April using Heroic, and at the time I was using Proton-GE-Proton10-34. I played for a whole month without any issues.

I would recommend just installing Arch and using a custom kernel to avoid any false positives.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176953https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176953Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:01:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:54:33 GMT]]>kDex False positive. Pluto doesnt co-op with linux distros and other OSes.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176949https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176949Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:54:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:12:47 GMT]]>DirkRockface How did I trigger an anti-cheat? I don't mod the installations whatsoever so the only thing that makes sense would be the virtualization of the Bottles program that I used to run the plutonium executable through CachyOS (arch linux derivative).

Is this an issue with a false-positive due to sensitivity of the anti-cheat, or is it something else?

I think it's pretty unfair to be banned by an automatic anti-cheat when i wasn't actually cheating in any way, shape, or form.

I have used the Lutris compatibility layer to play this game on linux for literal years. I'm not sure what changed

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176943https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176943Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:12:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:13:25 GMT]]>you triggered the anit-cheat (which was 7 days) and then you tried another account (which is seen as ban evading) and it added 7 more days. Only think you can do is wait it out. Next ban is permanent so be careful about triggering the anti-cheat again.

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176934https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176934Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:13:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Banned for Unknown Reason- Using Plutonium on CachyOS with Bottles (Wine Prefix Handler) on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:29:44 GMT]]>Tried logging in at 12:30AM CST (approx. 24 hours later) and same result

]]>https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176925https://forum.plutonium.pw/post/176925Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:29:44 GMT