Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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James is on vacation this week, so this week, Mike sat down with Scott Albright, the founder of Ghosts of Tabor developer Combat Waffle Studios. Scott and his team have built Tomahawk software, an anti-cheat system specifically designed to root out cheaters and suspicious players in VR. You'll be surprised which games have had the most cheaters.

NOTE: Mike's microphone died an hour before this interview, so his back up microphone's audio is a little rough. It will be sorted out before the next episode.

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Why Tomahawk Was Needed

1:10 - Anticheat Solutions Don't Work For Standalone VR

1:38 - Meta's Existing Software Is Not Good Enough

3:12 - Specifics Of VR Cheating

3:16 - Modified APKs Are The Primary Issue

3:28 - What Does It Mean To Root A Headset?

4:36 - The Raw Numbers Of Cheaters

5:05 - Extending Tomahawk Beyond Tabor

6:04 - Meta Did Not Believe Cheating Is An Issue On Quest

7:17 - Pico's Ecosystem Is Vulnerable Right Now

8:47 - Kids In Free-To-Play Are The Biggest Offenders

9:03 - Developers Are Realizing The Issue

9:36 - VR Cheating Community Migrates From Game To Game

13:00 - Number Of Cheaters Is Going Down With Tomahawk

14:47 - The Tomahawk Team And Expansion

14:49 - Tomahawk's Team Is Comprised Of Real Life Cheaters

15:43 - Evolving Tomahawk To Work For PC VR & Steam Deck

16:47 - Steam Frame Will Be Problematic

17:50 - PS VR2 Is Mostly Safe From Cheaters

19:43 - Tabor Pays For The Tomahawk Servers

21:13 - Outro

To learn more about Tomahawk, visit tomahawk.gg