Hey Folks,

Many of you are ware that @pervokpetr released the DRM free version of Hook5 Extended sometime last year.  This was a huge push forward for the game as it made Hook5 more accessible and also made it easier on folks to not worry about new keys when they did any updates.  That said this was effectively the last update for Hook5 as mentioned in his patreon there is little @pervokpetr can do to move it forward.

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This is unlocked extended version. I'm share it because I can't support regular updates anymore. First I have no enough good ideas to continue with project. Second - those ideas that I have require a lot of time and efforts and scare even me. So I'm think I should share it. I'm not drop the project right now, as I said I have some complicated ideas, but I can't even predict how much time it will require, also I still should finish/try some ideas for exclusive version. 

I hope that you, my patrons, not disappointed by hook5, we all know that this is outdated game, I tried all that in my abilities to change this game appearance. I hope I  could.

About VXGI. I successfully resolved sun shadows bug and movement halo bug, lucky that problem was not in dynamic objects. Currently I'm trying learn and understand vxgi parameters for better quality and performance. Also new problem faced - transparent object require new shading to recieve correct VXGI lighting and should be compiled by VXGI module - have no clue right now how to do it - my shading complicated enough. Once I resolve this questions all exclusive patrons will recieve version with VXGI. And I will move further with attempt to implement physx clothing - as I said in begining of project I have doubt about this, but as you I want to give it a try.

And finaly - without your support hook5 had no chance to be implemented!

Thanks you all!

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Hook5 extended has been leaked in multiple areas. Now on KE we have made it policy to not post Extended on the site as technically it was still behind a paywall on Patreon.  That being said we have received multiple reports from users of their unavailability to complete payments to Patreon to simply access the Extended Hook5.  We have reached out to Pervokpetr multiple times in the past few months to inform him of the issues but unfortunately he is no longer responding to messages.

From our perspective Hook5 is a core mod for the game.  Without it many folks would have moved on.  In our opinion while we would prefer to have the nod from @pervokpetr to post the full extended suite on KE, after months and months of no response we felt we should do what is best for the community as new users are not able to get access. Recently Hook5 Extended has posted by OysterMug in the Team K17 LL Club. As some may know OsyterMug basically had has computer infected with ransomware maybe a year ago or so, and while I hope he fixed it, We all should be cautious of anything you download. We want to make sure we are providing a set of files that are free from any malware or other issues, so please ensure you do watch what you download. You can now get the full graphics suite on KE below:

Finally we do thank @pervokpetr for all his years of work keeping this game relevant.  Without him solely moving this project along, as a community, we probably will not even exist.  He put new life into a game and even when he did not get support from the Dev Team (Who tried to hack it), he still kept things moving for the sake of the community.  @pervokpetr if you do see this wherever you are.  Cheers to you man.  You are the real MVP