Unable to register my copy of ShowTool?

[Wolfsong3D]

Hi!
Simple question...
Does Torque ShowTool Pro try to "phone home" to check your registration code when you enter it?
Right now it's sitting frozen on my desktop trying to validate my code. Usually it goes right through.

With GarageGames offline now, is this function broken?
And if so, how do I get around it? Or is the software useless?

Maybe there's a final compiled, or even compile-able version somewhere that doesn't require registration?

Maybe I can reach out to David Wyand and ask.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Wolfsong3D

[Wolfsong3D]

[MOD snip]

Thanks for the info/help. That didn't work, though. Not sure why.

Also, I'm not sure you want to be linking that site here lol.

[JeffR]

@Sempiternam

While I do appreciate you trying to help, we cannot endorse piracy or cracking of software here(most especially since we're all trying to make software ourselves). Just be advised in the future that's not alright.

@Wolfsong3D

As a heads up, I think at this point your best route is to try and contact Eric and see what he says. You can email him at: ericp @ gginteractive dot com

No guarantees on a reply as it sometimes takes him a while to notice messages, but it's your best bet.

[Wolfsong3D]

1 hour ago, JeffR said:

@Sempiternam

While I do appreciate you trying to help, we cannot endorse piracy or cracking of software here(most especially since we're all trying to make software ourselves). Just be advised in the future that's not alright.

@Wolfsong3D

As a heads up, I think at this point your best route is to try and contact Eric and see what he says. You can email him at: ericp @ gginteractive dot com

No guarantees on a reply as it sometimes takes him a while to notice messages, but it's your best bet.

Thank ya, Jeff. It's worth a shot, at least, right?

I could have sworn I remembered ShowTool being released unrestricted, similarly to Torsion. But I couldn't find it anywhere when I searched, so trying to register my version was the only other option I could think of.

Hopefully there's still a chance I can get it to work.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Wolfsong3D