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Q: What is Cheat Happens Unlimited?
A: Cheat Happens Unlimited consists of features and services that are designed to enhance the user's experience here at Cheat Happens. Some of the benefits include: tracking titles for new or updated cheats and receiving notifications via email, creating and printing a custom cheats & hints book, discussing games and cheats in our forums, maintaining a game and movie collection and more. Cheat Happens also creates many custom cheats and Unlimited members are given first access to these game enhancements. You can signup for Cheat Happens Unlimited or learn more here.

Q: How can I renew or upgrade my Unlimited membership?
A: Existing members of Cheat Happens Unlimited can add another year to their membership or upgrade to our lifetime membership by following this link.

Q: Why must I pay to download some of the cheats on your site where other sites are free?
A: Unlike most cheats sites which simply collect cheats and files (typically from sites like ours) we actually have programmers on staff and create custom cheats for most PC games that are released. We also spend a lot of time working with games to discover new and unique ways to cheat them. We will typically reserve these custom-made cheats for our premium members for a short period of time after they are released. Once this waiting period is over, the cheats are released to the public for all to enjoy. Some cheats do not get released to the public and are created as a value-added bonus for our premium members. Signing up and supporting our site allows us to continue spending the time necessary to create these unique and powerful cheats week after week. We also update the cheats when new patches are released and support all of the cheats we create on our message boards.

Q: I'm an Unlimited member and trainers that I download say they must be authenticated before they can be used. What's this about?
A: Authenticity checks were added to our personalized trainers in an effort to maintain the integrity of files downloaded from our site and to also help curb illegal file sharing. If an Internet connection is present and the trainer is not being blocked by a firewall or security application, this check will be transparent. If an Internet connection is not present or the trainer is blocked, an offline key will be needed to run the trainer. A key can be obtained from our trainer troubleshooting page. Please note that no information, personal or otherwise, is sent to Cheat Happens during the online authenticity check. Your trainers will fail this check if your account has been banned. This check does not apply to PROMO or PUBLIC trainers, only those personalized for individual use.

Q: Your site says that a cheat is to be released with the XX/XX/XXXX update. Today is XX/XX/XXXX why is the file still locked?
A: Updates on our homepage are not automatic. Each update must be built and the release time of each update will vary. Our servers are located in California, U.S. and the update will be published BEFORE MIDNIGHT PDT on the day noted. Remember, members of Cheat Happens Unlimited can access all of our files and cheats with no waiting period.

Q: My virus scanner is detecting a virus in a file I downloaded from your site, do you not scan them?
A: All of the files on our site are scanned with multiple virus and anti-spyware scanners before being uploaded. For more information on how some scanners can show false positives with certain file types (such as trainers) please see our VIRUS WARNING page.

Q: Where can I find information on cheat terms and types that I don't understand?
A: We keep a list of cheat terms and third-party programs that are required to use some of the cheats found on our site in our "Cheat Terms & Tools" area. This option is available from the menu on the upper-most part of the site.

Q: What can I do if the cheats I am looking for are not listed on your site?
A: We update the site on a daily basis. If the game is brand new, chances are we'll have something for it very soon, so you should continue to check the mainpage for updates. If it's an older title and you feel that we've overlooked it, you can send an email to (PC/DVD) or (Consoles) with your request and we'll do our best to find it.

Q: What can I do if I have found or created a cheat that is not currently posted on your site?
A: You may submit cheats or files using our SUBMIT form located on the menu above.

Q: I can't seem to get a certain cheat to work with my game, even though I have followed the instructions exactly. What am I doing wrong?
A: Most of the time, cheats are designed to work only with specific versions of a game. This is most common on PC-based games where several updates are usually released after a game is finished. Sometimes cheats vary between international versions. If a particular cheat is not working for you, this is most likely the cause. Rarely, cheats that we receive turn out to be bogus. We usually receive tons of complaints if this is the case and we remove the bogus cheat promptly from the site. If ever you believe a cheat to be fake, please send us an email so we can investigate further. If it's a trainer that you're having trouble with, check out our in-depth TRAINER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE for help.

Q: Do you test all of the cheats you publish?
A: While we would love to have the opportunity to play every game imaginable, this is simply not feasible. If we own the game we receive cheats for, we do test them to make sure they work. If we don't have the game, we post them up and will usually determine very quickly if a cheat has been falsified. Any non-working cheats are removed promptly from the site.

Q: I can't seem to download some of the cheats from your site, could you please e-mail them to me?
A: Due to the large volume of visitors that we get to the site, there is no way we can e-mail personal requests to the end-user. If a link is broken or not working correctly, we will try our best to correct the problem.

Q: Why aren't there any cheats for multiplayer games or modes on your site?
A: CHEAT HAPPENS does not support or condone the use of cheats in a multiplayer environment.

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