Hookshot v2.0.9 (hotfix)
v2.0.8 could lose the GPU right after start on NVIDIA's newer driver (the 621 series: a black or frozen window after the shaders were prepared; issue #1161). v2.0.9 turns off the two v2.0.8 changes involved, putting those paths back the way v2.0.7 ran them. Everything else from v2.0.8 stays: the ultrawide crash fix, the start-up progress window, the texture and memory fixes, the CPU-side speedups.
If v2.0.8 ran fine for you, you can turn the extra speed back on: set RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 (writes back only what changed: about 20% more fps on an RTX 4060 Ti with the older driver) and RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1. If the game then stops right after starting, remove them. Please say in #1161 which driver works for you; that tells us where it breaks.
Update from the launcher (Update next to Play), or download HookshotBuilder.exe below.