diff --git a/Editor/ModelImporter_GLTF.cpp b/Editor/ModelImporter_GLTF.cpp
index 504b8e8ad..c88bf6331 100644
--- a/Editor/ModelImporter_GLTF.cpp
+++ b/Editor/ModelImporter_GLTF.cpp
@@ -2151,7 +2151,6 @@ void Import_Extension_VRM(LoaderState& state)
 			}
 		}
 
-#if 0 // todo toon shading parameters
 		if (ext_vrm->second.Has("materialProperties"))
 		{
 			const auto& materialProperties = ext_vrm->second.Get("materialProperties");
@@ -2183,7 +2182,6 @@ void Import_Extension_VRM(LoaderState& state)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-#endif
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/hairparticlePS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/hairparticlePS.hlsl
index e8b88b869..edd9c88bd 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/hairparticlePS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/hairparticlePS.hlsl
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ float4 main(VertexToPixel input) : SV_Target
 #ifndef PREPASS
 #ifndef ENVMAPRENDERING
 #ifndef TRANSPARENT
+#ifndef CARTOON
 	[branch]
 	if (GetCamera().texture_ao_index >= 0)
 	{
 		surface.occlusion *= bindless_textures_float[GetCamera().texture_ao_index].SampleLevel(sampler_linear_clamp, ScreenCoord, 0).r;
 	}
+#endif // CARTOON
 #endif // TRANSPARENT
 #endif // ENVMAPRENDERING
 #endif // PREPASS
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
index df0a66010..a0e3fe2c9 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/objectHF.hlsli
@@ -1211,11 +1211,13 @@ float4 main(PixelInput input, in bool is_frontface : SV_IsFrontFace) : SV_Target
 #ifndef PREPASS
 #ifndef ENVMAPRENDERING
 #ifndef TRANSPARENT
+#ifndef CARTOON
 	[branch]
 	if (GetCamera().texture_ao_index >= 0)
 	{
 		surface.occlusion *= bindless_textures_float[GetCamera().texture_ao_index].SampleLevel(sampler_linear_clamp, ScreenCoord, 0).r;
 	}
+#endif // CARTOON
 #endif // TRANSPARENT
 #endif // ENVMAPRENDERING
 #endif // PREPASS
@@ -1391,12 +1393,14 @@ float4 main(PixelInput input, in bool is_frontface : SV_IsFrontFace) : SV_Target
 #ifndef WATER
 #ifndef ENVMAPRENDERING
 #ifndef TRANSPARENT
+#ifndef CARTOON
 	[branch]
 	if (GetCamera().texture_ssr_index >= 0)
 	{
 		float4 ssr = bindless_textures[GetCamera().texture_ssr_index].SampleLevel(sampler_linear_clamp, ScreenCoord, 0);
 		lighting.indirect.specular = lerp(lighting.indirect.specular, ssr.rgb * surface.F, ssr.a);
 	}
+#endif // CARTOON
 #endif // TRANSPARENT
 #endif // ENVMAPRENDERING
 #endif // WATER
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfaceHF.hlsli b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfaceHF.hlsli
index 7fb93b7ad..a1b55531c 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfaceHF.hlsli
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfaceHF.hlsli
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ struct Surface
 		ab = max(0, roughnessBRDF * (1 - anisotropy));
 
 #ifdef CARTOON
-		F = smoothstep(0.05, 0.1, F);
+		F = smoothstep(0.1, 0.5, F);
 #endif // CARTOON
 	}
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/visibility_shadeCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/visibility_shadeCS.hlsl
index 6ef333eee..d32ae0faa 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/visibility_shadeCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/visibility_shadeCS.hlsl
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void main(uint Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIndex : SV_GroupIndex)
 
 	TiledLighting(surface, lighting, tile.entity_flat_tile_index);
 
+#ifndef CARTOON
 	[branch]
 	if (GetCamera().texture_ssr_index >= 0)
 	{
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void main(uint Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIndex : SV_GroupIndex)
 	{
 		surface.occlusion *= bindless_textures_float[GetCamera().texture_ao_index].SampleLevel(sampler_linear_clamp, surface.screenUV, 0).r;
 	}
+#endif // CARTOON
 
 	float4 color = 0;
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index e79cd1fef..9215294eb 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 71;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 54;
+	const int revision = 55;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);