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{{Infobox video game
| title = THUG Pro
| image = THUG_Pro,_logo.png
| caption =
| designer = Morten<br/>Quazz<br/>%.Gone<br/>Chase
| series = ''[[Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]''
| engine = <!--Wikidata-->
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| released = August 10, 2013
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}
'''''THUG Pro''''' ('''''Tony Hawk's Underground: Pro''''') is a [[Mod (video gaming)#Total conversion|total conversion mod]] of the 2004 video game ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]''. It uses its gameplay as the basis for an all-encompassing collection of levels from every original [[Neversoft]] game in the series, for use in single-player and online multiplayer gameplay.
The mod has been continuously updated since its initial beta release in 2013. The mod is free to download, but ''Underground 2'' must be installed.
== Background and development ==
According to developer Morten Larson in a 2018 interview with [[Vice Media|Vice]], the idea for a mod such as ''THUG Pro'' had existed for a long time, but by 2012, felt it had become necessary; the community was struggling and fractured by that point, with the majority of the game's online servers having since been shut down, and those still playing on unofficial servers were spread across different platforms.
The mod's first official beta release was on August 10, 2013. In its initial release, the mod featured all levels from ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' and its sequel ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2|Underground 2]]'', as well as custom park themes from ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4|Pro Skater 4]]'' and ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland|American Wasteland]]''. Over the time, more levels from the games were added; for instance, in December 2015, the rest of the ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3|Pro Skater 3]]'' levels were added.<ref>{{cite web |title=THUGPro Update Dec 13th |url=http://thpsx.com/thugpro-update-dec-13th |accessdate=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213729/http://thpsx.com/thugpro-update-dec-13th/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:THUGPro_Old_Logo.png|right|thumb|THUGPro's original logo from its initial 2013 release]]
In the same interview with Vice, Larson detailed long-term plans for the future of ''THUG Pro'', including mod support, new levels, a "Create-A-Theme" mode, custom soundtracks, and a higher resolution visual overhaul.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbyadb/tony-hawk-pro-skater-fans-are-keeping-the-series-alive-with-mods |title=Tony Hawk Pro Skater Fans Are Keeping the Series Alive With Mods |last=Hester |first=Blake |date=Jan 25, 2018 |publisher=Vice |accessdate=March 26, 2018 |archive-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004172352/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbyadb/tony-hawk-pro-skater-fans-are-keeping-the-series-alive-with-mods |url-status=live }}</ref> These features appeared in update 0.6.0.0, released in late June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thpsx.com/thugpro-update-0-6-0-0/|title=THUGPro Update 0.6.0.0 - THPSX|date=2018-06-26|work=THPSX|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en-US|archive-date=2024-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010014033/http://thpsx.com/thugpro-update-0-6-0-0/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Gameplay ==
''THUG Pro'', being a mod of ''Underground 2'', has similar gameplay to that of the sixth generation-era entries in the ''Tony Hawk'' game series. The mod focuses on online multiplayer as its main game mode and there is no single-player campaign. Its only single-player mode is "Freeskate"/"High Score Run", which allows players to practice for online play. Online multiplayer consists of all traditional game types found in past ''Tony Hawk'' games.
The game includes a majority of the levels from the Neversoft era of the franchise except of ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground]]''.
== Features ==
Aside from its inclusion of a majority of levels from throughout the ''Tony Hawk's'' series, ''THUG Pro'' also includes support of customized levels and soundtracks. Custom levels and skaters made by other users can be downloaded on the THPSX website. A [[Blender (software)|Blender]] plugin used for importing and exporting custom levels into the ''THUG2'' format (as well as support for models from several other ''Tony Hawk'' games) was released in early 2017 by the user "asdf"; it was updated and re-released with expanded support and functionality in 2018 by the user "denetii", which near coincided with update 0.6.0.0's support for importing custom levels. This plugin can be used to export fanmade levels or those imported from elsewhere into Blender to ''THUG Pro'' as well as character models that can be rigged to an armature to be used in-game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tony Hawk Archive - tharchive.net - Miscellaneous|url=http://tharchive.net/misc/io_thps_scene.html|access-date=2020-09-06|website=tharchive.net|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022134/http://tharchive.net/misc/io_thps_scene.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=denetii|title=denetii/io_thps_scene|date=2020-08-31|url=https://github.com/denetii/io_thps_scene|access-date=2020-09-06|archive-date=2020-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917072222/https://github.com/denetii/io_thps_scene|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Reception ==
A few months after the mod's initial beta launch, Luke Plunkett of ''[[Kotaku]]'' was optimistic about the idea of all levels in the series being available for online play.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|title=Fans Are Making The Ultimate Tony Hawk Game|date=13 January 2014|url=http://kotaku.com/fans-are-making-the-ultimate-tony-hawks-game-1499842025|publisher=Kotaku|access-date=7 February 2014|archive-date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014155637/http://kotaku.com/fans-are-making-the-ultimate-tony-hawks-game-1499842025|url-status=live}}</ref> In reviews of the critically panned ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5]]'' in 2015,<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Games That Were Broken on Release |date=14 October 2015 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/10/14/from-assassins-creed-unity-to-simcity-10-games-that-were-broken-on-release-5417484/ |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016181702/http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/14/from-assassins-creed-unity-to-simcity-10-games-that-were-broken-on-release-5417484/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Writing About Games:Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 |url=https://chromaburst.com/writing-about-games/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5/ |accessdate=October 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023559/https://chromaburst.com/writing-about-games/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5/ |archivedate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Panned Upon US Release |url=https://www.the-newshub.com/gaming/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-binned-upon-us-release |accessdate=October 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031754/https://www.the-newshub.com/gaming/tony-hawks-pro-skater-5-binned-upon-us-release |archivedate=November 17, 2015}}</ref> reviewers cited ''THUG Pro'' as a more enjoyable and affordable ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' experience.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Review |date=6 October 2015 |url=http://www.collegenews.com/article/tony-hawk-pro-skater-5-review |accessdate=October 19, 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011113835/http://www.collegenews.com/article/tony-hawk-pro-skater-5-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://thpsx.com/ THPSX.com]
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