Some community members have found success by adding a specific rendering line to the engine's configuration. Go to YourDrive:\HelloNeighborModKit\HelloNeighbor\Config . Open with Notepad.
Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc). If you see several "ShaderCompileWorker" processes active and your CPU usage is high, the program is still working and you should not close it. 2. Add the OpenSSL Environment Variable hello neighbor mod kit stuck at 45
Once you finally get past the 45% mark, subsequent launches will be much faster (often under a minute) because the shaders are already saved to your local cache. Some community members have found success by adding
Set the Variable name to OPENSSL_ia32cap and the Variable value to ~0x20000000 (ensure the tilde is included). Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
This specific percentage often indicates that the launcher is attempting to install necessary supporting software (like DirectX, Visual C++ Redistributables, or specific drivers) or is trying to initialize the Unreal Engine backend. If a background process is blocked, a file is corrupted, or permissions are denied, the launcher hangs indefinitely at this checkpoint.
If you’re trying to build your own "Barn Secrets" or custom levels and find your , you aren't alone. This is one of the most common issues reported by creators on Steam and Reddit , often making it seem like the software has crashed when it’s actually working in the background.