BETA TESTERS NEEDED: Hook4 to Hook5 LevDef Converter

[OysterMug]

My "Hook4 to Hook5 LevDef Converter" is almost ready, but I need some Beta Testers to make sure I'm on the right track.

 

I have a lot of old rooms created for Hook 4 that don't work in Hook 5. Why? Because H4 lighting & color use decimal values from 0 to 1, whereas H5 uses integers from 0 to 256. In addition, some lighting rotation values are not only completely off, but differ depending on source (sun vs spotlight vs ambient.) Lighting intensity values are all over the place.

 

Continuing to use old H4 is no good because DirectX9 is a memory hog, so Hook4 crashes constantly if VX has too many Addon's installed. And who wants to switch between H4 & H5 all the time?

 

After endless trial & error, comparing before & after shots, and positioning lights by hand, I think I finally have something decent enough to Beta test.

 

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT DONE and there's plenty work left to do, but I could use some other testers to give it a try to see what kind of success they have with it.

 

The app only fixes lighting. It does NOT convert H4 Objects into H5 Objects (maybe someday.)

 

Sample screenshots below (Clearly, still some work left to do, but not bad.)

 

If you have a lot of old Hook4 Rooms and would like to help, reply or drop me a DM. If you can help test, PM me or reply.

 

"Valentine Bedroom in Hook 4" (Hair in Hook4 does not cast shadows):

 

"Valentine Bedroom in Hook 5" - Still too bright, but shadows are in right position.

Sky color/lighting still wrong, but at least the room is visible now.

 

Hook4:

 

Same room, unmodified in Hook5 (this is why the app is needed):

[OysterMug]

(I have no idea why the last image appears twice. I've tried to remove it 3x.)