Happy New Year! (Patreon)

As we step into 2026, I’m aiming for a fresh new beginning.

I have plans to release Next-Gen Shaders V5 in these holidays.

It will be complete overhaul of the SSS effect based on the latest KKUL's HSSSS from Honey Select 1.

Potential benefits:

Insane performance. As you may know, the SSS effect is what cuts performance in half. Next-Gen V5 will be 300% faster. No bottlenecks. I can’t describe how much performance it can save.

Full shadow support. It natively supports all objects, maps, and shaders, so you’ll get correct shadows everywhere.

Correct support for Contact Shadows.

Native support for Global Illumination (currently SEGI) with decent FPS.

Native support for Ambient Occlusion. It blends with the SSS blur correctly and creates more natural shading.

No degradation at distance.

New hair shader. It should provide more accurate shading, similar to Next-Gen v2, but tuned.

Stay tuned, and Happy New Year!