Rules
Fair play
Catches are made by you. Scripts, macros, bots, browser extensions or programs that aim, shoot, fly or move for you are not allowed. Leaving the game open is fine; letting something else play it is not. We look at catch patterns, and accounts that break this rule can lose catches made that way, their season placing, and the rewards that came with them.
This rule applies from 29 October 2026.
Allowed
Leaving the game open in a window while you watch a harbour or an airport. A gamepad, an FPV radio or a VR headset. Remapping keys, or an accessibility tool that changes how your own input reaches the game. Flying for hours, if it is you flying.
Not allowed
Anything that aims, shoots, flies or moves for you: a script in the page, a browser extension, a macro, a program that moves the mouse, or catches sent to our servers without playing. The same goes for doing it on someone else's account.
How we look
We look at how catches happen over time: breaks, rhythm, how many come in a day, whether the shutter took its usual photo. None of this bans anyone by itself. When the numbers look wrong, a person on our side looks at the account.
Still there?
After 15 minutes without a real mouse move, key, touch or stick input, your flight pauses, just like on Esc: the picture stops, flight time and city and airport visits stop counting, and other pilots see you as paused (⏸). Resume when you are back. A VR session counts as being there.
What happens
An account that breaks the rule can lose the catches made that way, its place in the season and the rewards that came with them. Catches made before 29 October 2026, when this rule was published, are not judged by it.
Questions
Not sure whether a tool is fine, think we got it wrong, or want to tell us about an account? Write to [email protected].
Questions people ask
Can I leave the game open overnight?
Yes. An open window is fine, and so is a long session. What is not allowed is something else making the catches while you are away. After 15 minutes without input the flight pauses until you come back.
Do I have to keep moving the mouse?
Not all the time. Any real input resets the clock: a mouse move, a key, a touch or a stick. Only after 15 minutes with none of them does the flight pause.
Are gamepads, FPV radios and VR headsets allowed?
Yes. They are ways for you to fly. The rule is about who is playing, not which device you use.
I use an accessibility tool. Is that a problem?
A tool that changes how your own input reaches the game is fine: key remapping, one-switch input, sticky keys. A tool that decides when to aim or shoot for you is not. If you are unsure, write to us before you use it.
Will I be banned automatically?
No. Nothing on Skydex removes catches or rewards on its own. Unusual patterns are shown to a person, who decides.
What about catches from before the rule?
They stay as they are. The rule was published on 29 October 2026 and applies from then on.
How do I report an account?
Write to [email protected] with the player name and what you saw. Please do not accuse people in the chat.