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Fresh account dies on this PC only — spoof first?

HWID

Mandatory question because every ABI Discord dumps a spoofer link in welcome. Brand new SSD, used motherboard from a cousin who never played Arena Breakout Infinite.

Steam account has no ACE history. I only want Elite overlay. Is the HWID tool a safety default or only after a hardware flag?

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u/flag_only·23 hours ago

Only after a hardware flag. Clean account on a board that never ran ABI does not need a serial dance.

u/restore_first·21 hours ago

If you ever run it: restore point, portal guide, cold reboot, then Steam. Never with the overlay already injected.

u/account_graph·19 hours ago

Spoofer does not wipe payment or Steam family sharing. If the cousin’s account lived on that board, that is a different story.

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u/new_board·18 hours ago

Cousin never installed Steam on it. I will skip HWID unless a fresh account dies on launch.

u/portal_scan·14 hours ago

Use the compatibility scan in the portal before you even think about spoofing. It tells you if the machine looks dirty.

u/ace_separate·9 hours ago

ACE can still ban the overlay. HWID is not a safety blanket for rage aimbot on Farm.

u/license_move·4 hours ago

You can HWID-reset a license to a new PC from the portal. That is a move, not a spoof.

u/used_gpu·3 hours ago

If that cousin’s GPU came with the board, serials can still look familiar. The scan in the portal is cheap insurance.

u/no_stack·2 hours ago

Never stack two spoof tools. That is how people brick a boot more often than they dodge ACE.

u/steam_close·50 min. ago

Close Steam and ACE leftovers before any spoof pass. People skip that and swear the tool failed.

u/first_raid·20 min. ago

If a brand-new Steam account dies in the launcher before ABI even opens, then look at HWID. Overlay issues after a raid are not that.