The indie game "Meccha Chameleon" has become an instant hit since its launch, attracting 15 million players in its first month alone. However, as its popularity soars, the game has started to face a cheating problem. Just as the development team confirmed the 15 million sales milestone, videos of players allegedly using hacks began circulating across social media.
According to clips shared by players, some cheaters appear to be using mods or external tools to scan their surroundings and have the software automatically color their character, allowing them to blend into the background perfectly. Since the core gameplay of "Meccha Chameleon" is about players manually mixing colors to camouflage their characters, these auto-painting tools are seen as something that directly ruins the fun of the game.
In one video, the cheater's paint job materializes strip by strip, resembling an old webpage loading or a vintage printer gradually printing an image. Another clip shows a hack that can rapidly apply a detailed camouflage, almost completely replacing the need for players to observe their environment and mix colors themselves.
However, this cheating method has a clear flaw: the auto-painting process isn't particularly fast, often leaving cheaters exposed before their camouflage is complete. In a recent video, a cheating player was caught red-handed by another hider as a dotted scanning and coloring effect appeared on their character. In an act of community justice, other players began sacrificing their own chances of winning by painting red arrows on themselves and standing right next to the cheater to help the seeker identify their location.
Even when the cheater tried to flee their original hiding spot, other hiders continued to follow, maintaining the red arrow markers and essentially "calling out" the cheating publicly during the match. 
Media outlets have pointed out that it's a shame for players to resort to cheating in a game primarily focused on fun, rankings, and bragging rights. For a small development team, completely eradicating these hacks in the short term may prove to be a difficult task.
via： TheGamer