2 December 2022 (2.2.0) - Simple Mod Framework 2.0 update!
Supports Simple Mod Framework 2.0 and includes speed improvements and pack updates!

NEW in Lighting Ultimate 2.3:

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FREELANCER SUPPORT.

Full support for Freelancer mode, including the Safehouse. Vanilla+ is recommended for use with Freelancer to avoid visual issues.

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KNOWN ISSUES

Updated 29 July 2022

Issues are currently being tracked for this new version of Lighting Ultimate as well as the additional PC releases and their latest game version, 3.140.

• Due to an issue in the behavior of IO's box reflection cache, lighting in several levels with the Classic Pack selected will break if another level is loaded beforehand. I have no control over this issue, it is a bug/design flaw on IO's end.
  

Status: No current update at this time. However, some community members (most notably Dafitius and Anthony Fuller) have made extraordinary progress in reverse engineering the BOXC format used for Glacier's cached box reflections. The tool to generate new BOXC files required to fix this issue is practically complete. However, the generation of accurate images themselves is a unique challenge that is still being worked on, and as such is still currently unavailable. Stay tuned for future progress.

• Mission story dialogue breaks on Season 2 and Season 3 locations.
  

Status: Fixed. By an update to Simple Mod Framework. Coincidentally, the refactoring of 2.1.0 would have also solved the issue in a completely different way. However, it's nice that there was a fix.

• Asset duplication, most notably bushes in Dartmoor.
  

Status: Fixed. By the 2.1.0 refactor.

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Lighting Ultimate (as well as all of my mods) is free, and will always be free.
I will never charge for any of my mods.

However, if you enjoy LU, or any of my other mods, you are always welcome to donate.
Either through NexusMods directly or through PayPal/Ko-fi.

Especially now that times have been personally tough and difficult,
donations are particularly appreciated, though as always never required.

You can donate here or here.

Thank you.

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INSTALLATION



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TESTIMONIALS:

"Does wonders to the visuals" -TheKotti, from his March Hitman Recap video.
"Absolutely fantastic, well done. Wish I could play H3 like this <3" -TheContractor
"Good" -Atampy26

Showcase of Haven Island with Lighting Ultimate by TypeAlpha55.

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SPECIAL THANKS

RPKG Team (RPKG)

Team Mushroom:
Atampy26 (QuickEntity / Simple Mod Framework)
Dafitius (BOXC Tool)
Duckilous
invalid (file corrections / Ambrose Island screenshot)
JadedWitch (moral support / Classic+ screenshot)
NoFaTe (ResourceTool)
Notex (G2 Modding)

Anthony Fuller (HMTextureTools)
HMBM47 (for the original 3DMigoto mod for Hitman 2 that started this all)
TheKotti (for helping to bring attention to this issue through his wonderful videos and streams)