Tom Burnside
Charter Member
I know Skysim have gone out of business but I just wanted to know if I can still get the Hawk anywhere.
Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
You asked the same question at CBFS Tom and I honestly can't see the answer being any different here. Short of getting an illegal copy off one of the many Torrents.. your chances of getting hold of it for the foreseeable future are slim to none.
ATB
DaveB![]()
Tom..
It was only ever sold from the Skysim site (unless you got a dvd copy.. also sold by Skysim who appeared at a number of airshows with their own stall) and the model had a complex registration system. Once installed.. you hit a supplied key gen application and sent the result to Skysim who would then send back an activation key based on the unique key gen you'd provided. I mention this in case you were wondering if someone could pass a copy to you in private. The Hawk can't be passed from one pc to another (even if you own both) without the copyright security being compromised. You will see the Hawk with a big box around it!! The RAF also put very strict restrictions on the model. Rick intended selling it with a number of model variations with accompanying paints but the RAF would not allow it. It had to be sold as a single Red Arrows Hawk or not at all. Rick did release a set of paints for it which were given free.
I could go on but I doubt you'd listen.
ATB
DaveB![]()
I believe there were a number of good freeware Hawks for FS9, I used to fly them a lot back in those days. The author did a lot of Hawks, IIRC, and a lot of paints as well. Piglet probably? They really looked good!
So next question might be: do they port over nicely?
Edit: got it, should be David Brice who made these.
Let's hope if I have to reinstall I won't have to fight their copy protection crap again