# Setup Guide

## Introduction

This product is an external cheat. Read more about cheat types here - [Types of Cheats](/learn/resources/types-of-cheats.md)

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**Never** use game accounts you care about with cheats. Always use alternate accounts.
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## Setup Guide

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Do **not** skip steps. Our products are **only** compatible with official builds of Windows 10 & 11. If you need to reinstall Windows, see [Clean Windows Install](/learn/resources/windows-10-and-11-guides/clean-windows-install.md)
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### 1. Preparing Windows

* [Sync your PC's date & time](ms-settings:dateandtime)
* Update your video card (GPU) drivers:
  * [NVIDIA GPU drivers](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/)
  * or [AMD GPU drivers](https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.html)
* Download & install:
  * Microsoft [Visual C++ Redistributables](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version)
  * Microsoft [.NET framework](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) (v8.0) & [.NET framework](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net481-web-installer) (v4.8.1)
  * Microsoft [DirectX End-User Runtimes](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35)

### 2. Removing Antivirus & Anti-cheat

* Uninstall all third-party [antivirus software](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
* Uninstall all third-party [anti-cheat software](#user-content-fn-2)[^2]

<figure><img src="/files/i3opCG1oyfzbCKmHJHx5" alt="" width="347"><figcaption><p>For example, Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat.</p></figcaption></figure>

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**Do not uninstall** Easy Anti-cheat (EAC) or BattlEye.
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### 3. Disable the Vulnerable Driver Blocklist

* Download the Turn OFF Windows Vulnerable Driver Blocklist registry file below
  * Extract[^3] the contents of the .ZIP archive to the desktop or a folder
  * Run the .REG file -> click `Yes`
  * Reboot the PC

<figure><img src="/files/JEGbqmu5gHLuoEKtiu7Z" alt="" width="419"><figcaption><p>The prompt for the Turn OFF Vulnerable Driver Blocklist registry file.</p></figcaption></figure>

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Some users have reported that the Vulnerable Driver Blocklist will be re-enabled after a PC reboot. Always check this before using this product.
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### 4. Disable Security Settings

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Disable security settings, including real-time protection, tamper protection, and memory integrity.
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#### Download Sordum Defender Control

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If the link below does not work, download from the [**official site here.**](https://www.sordum.org/9480/defender-control-v2-1/)
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Sordum Defender Control
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### 5. Preparing the Game

* Launch the game
  * change video settings to `borderless windowed mode` or `windowed mode`
  * verify the game's resolution matches the [monitor's display resolution](ms-settings:display)
  * save any changes
  * close the game

### 6. Setting up the Loader

* Close Steam entirely (make sure it is not running in the system tray)
* Open Steam as administrator
  * Right-click Steam -> run as administrator

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Steam must be run as administrator.
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* Download the loader file from [your order](https://account.dexa.im/orders)
* [Extract the](#user-content-fn-4)[^4] `DEXAiM-` folder directly to the desktop or another folder
* Run `KD2.exe`&#x20;

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The `KD2T.exe` (test loader) does not work for account registration or license key redemption. You **must** use `KD2.exe`
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* Click `Register` **once**

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You may need to use a [VPN](https://go.nordvpn.net/SH8k3), depending on your location, to register & log into the loader.
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Choose a username and password **at least 6 characters long.** **Only use numbers or letters,** no special characters. Save these credentials to a notepad or write them down. **We cannot recover this account or reset your password.** Do **not** click register more than once; this will break the license key.
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* Create an account, noting the requirements mentioned in the warning above.

  <figure><img src="/files/H2EeSojWaaIGYV1yHuJQ" alt=""><figcaption><p>The HOSTILE loader account creation menu.</p></figcaption></figure>
* Click `Login`
  * If you have not attached an active license key to your account, you will be prompted to activate a license key.

<figure><img src="/files/dzNNYf4hWJLTt5Hh4Ri1" alt=""><figcaption><p>An active license is not found on the account.</p></figcaption></figure>

* Paste your `license key` [from your order](https://account.dexa.im), click `License Register`

<figure><img src="/files/QCU4fuiXDO0dnRezoAcx" alt=""><figcaption><p>The license registration prompt.</p></figcaption></figure>

* You will see a `License Registered successfully` prompt.

<figure><img src="/files/GUIZ9HQkH64A5R7PxwUn" alt=""><figcaption><p>Successful license activation.</p></figcaption></figure>

* Click `login` again on the main prompt. The loader will close.
* Open the `RUN THIS BEFORE USING THE LOADER` folder
* Drag and drop the `drag_me_in_poopoo.dll` file **onto** the `poopoo.exe` file
* The login prompt will open. Login with the account you created and registered your license key on earlier.
* A prompt will popup; do not close it:

<figure><img src="/files/2DcPfGLeRYhRBJ3fNC4h" alt="" width="395"><figcaption><p>The injector popup.</p></figcaption></figure>

* Run the game from Steam.
* While the game is loading, you will hear an audible `beep` sound; you will then hear a second `beep`
* At the ship, `ALT+TAB` and run `KD2.exe`
* Login, and you will hear a second `beep`
* The menu will appear.

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**There is no menu key for this cheat.** You can move the menu off-screen or minimize it when not in use.
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<figure><img src="/files/OHXbKvTFPTd9KhhsUNPv" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>The HOSTILE menu.</p></figcaption></figure>

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Setup complete!
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## Need help with bans, VPNs, spoofers & more?

Take a look at our Resources page:

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[^1]: For example: AVAST, AVG, McAfee, Malwarebytes, etc.

[^2]: For example: Riot Vanguard, ESEA, FACEIT, etc.

[^3]: Drag and drop or right click -> extract

[^4]: Drag & drop the loader from the `.zip` file you downloaded.


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