diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92e923e30..ad9fc7531 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,11 +34,37 @@ IF(COMMAND cmake_policy)
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Downloads and install Hunger into HUNTER_ROOT directory.
+OPTION(HUNTER_ENABLED "Enable Hunter package manager" OFF)
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  INCLUDE("CMakeModules/HunterGate.cmake")
+  HunterGate(
+    URL "https://github.com/cpp-pm/hunter/archive/v0.23.317.tar.gz"
+    SHA1 "fbdd94b1966d351384e27b02c8d134915b1131d6"
+    FILEPATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeModules/HunterConfig.cmake"
+  )
+
+  # default options for hunterized build
+  SET(WITH_STATIC         ON CACHE BOOL "static" FORCE)
+  SET(WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS ON CACHE BOOL "static drivers" FORCE)
+  SET(WITH_STATIC_CURL    ON CACHE BOOL "static curl" FORCE)
+  SET(WITH_STATIC_LIBXML2 ON CACHE BOOL "static libxml2" FORCE)
+  SET(WITH_STATIC_EXTERNAL ON CACHE BOOL "static external" FORCE)
+  SET(WITH_EXTERNAL       OFF CACHE BOOL "external libs" FORCE)
+ENDIF()
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 INCLUDE(nel)
 INCLUDE(ConfigureChecks)
 INCLUDE(CheckDepends)
 INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/Documentation.cmake OPTIONAL)
 
+MESSAGE("EXTERNAL ${WITH_EXTERNAL}")
+
 # Force out of source builds.
 CHECK_OUT_OF_SOURCE()
 
@@ -134,6 +160,28 @@ IF(WIN32)
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  ## TODO: hack for freetype hunter package
+  SET(ON 1)
+  ##
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(ZLIB)
+
+  FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(ZLIB_LIBRARY ZLIB::zlib)
+
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(libxml2)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(libxml2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} libxml2::libxml2)
+
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(OpenSSL)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+  # TODO: is OpenSSL::Crypto only needed for WIN32?
+  SET(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
+
+  # for precompiled headers, not needed if using TARGET_PRECOMPILE_HEADERS() from cmake 3.16+
+  SET(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR ZLIB_ROOT/include)
+  SET(LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR ${LIBXML2_ROOT}/include/libxml2)
+ELSE()
 FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(PNG REQUIRED)
@@ -144,6 +192,7 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(Jpeg)
 IF(WIN32)
   SET(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES} Crypt32.lib)
 ENDIF()
+ENDIF() #hunter
 
 IF(WITH_LIBOVR)
   FIND_PACKAGE(LibOVR)
@@ -237,6 +286,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 INCLUDE(FindHelpers)
 
+#TODO: hunter qt package
 IF(WITH_QT5)
   FIND_QT5()
 ENDIF()
@@ -248,6 +298,7 @@ IF(WITH_QT)
   FIND_PACKAGE(Qt4 COMPONENTS QtCore QtGui QtXml QtOpenGL REQUIRED)
 ENDIF()
 
+#TODO: hunter assimp package
 IF(WITH_ASSIMP)
   FIND_PACKAGE(assimp REQUIRED)
 ENDIF()
@@ -257,9 +308,20 @@ IF(WITH_NEL)
     FIND_PACKAGE(CppTest)
   ENDIF()
 
-  IF(WITH_GUI)
-    FIND_PACKAGE(Luabind REQUIRED)
-  ENDIF()
+  IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+    IF(WITH_GUI)
+      HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(luabind)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(Luabind REQUIRED)
+    ENDIF()
+
+    HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(CURL)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(CURL CONFIG REQUIRED)
+    # TODO: for nelgui
+    SET(CURL_LIBRARIES CURL::libcurl libxml2::libxml2)
+  ELSE()
+    IF(WITH_GUI)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(Luabind REQUIRED)
+    ENDIF()
 
     FIND_PACKAGE(CURL REQUIRED)
 
@@ -310,6 +372,7 @@ IF(WITH_NEL)
         ENDIF()
       ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
+  ENDIF() #hunter
 
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nel/include)
   ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(nel)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/FindLuabind.cmake b/CMakeModules/FindLuabind.cmake
index dae1dbd99..f4c8331e0 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/FindLuabind.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/FindLuabind.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ MACRO(FIND_CORRECT_LUA_VERSION)
     ENDIF()
   ELSE()
     # TODO: find a way to detect Lua version
-    IF(WITH_LUA53)
+    IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+      HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(Lua)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(Lua CONFIG REQUIRED)
+      SET(LUA_LIBRARIES Lua::lua_lib)
+    ELSEIF(WITH_LUA54)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(Lua54 REQUIRED)
+    ELSEIF(WITH_LUA53)
       FIND_PACKAGE(Lua53 REQUIRED)
     ELSEIF(WITH_LUA52)
       FIND_PACKAGE(Lua52 REQUIRED)
@@ -89,6 +95,21 @@ ENDIF()
 SET(LIBRARY_NAME_RELEASE)
 SET(LIBRARY_NAME_DEBUG)
 
+IF(WITH_LUA54)
+  IF(WITH_STLPORT)
+    LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_RELEASE luabind_stlport_lua54)
+    LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_DEBUG luabind_stlport_lua54d)
+  ENDIF()
+
+  LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_RELEASE luabind_lua54)
+  LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_DEBUG luabind_lua54d)
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_RELEASE luabind luabind09)
+  LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_DEBUG luabindd luabind09-d)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(WITH_LUA53)
   IF(WITH_STLPORT)
     LIST(APPEND LIBRARY_NAME_RELEASE luabind_stlport_lua53)
diff --git a/CMakeModules/HunterConfig.cmake b/CMakeModules/HunterConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..144eeeb6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/HunterConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This file is parsed by HunterGate command
+
+hunter_config(luabind
+  VERSION 0.9.1
+  URL  "https://github.com/nimetu/luabind/tarball/2fa4606"
+  SHA1 "3b4646bab9f0b2362d7b8d71d78e40deaf3cc747"
+  )
+
diff --git a/CMakeModules/HunterGate.cmake b/CMakeModules/HunterGate.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64ccde563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeModules/HunterGate.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,537 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2019, Ruslan Baratov
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+#   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+# DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+# SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+# CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+# OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# This is a gate file to Hunter package manager.
+# Include this file using `include` command and add package you need, example:
+#
+#     cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+#
+#     include("cmake/HunterGate.cmake")
+#     HunterGate(
+#         URL "https://github.com/path/to/hunter/archive.tar.gz"
+#         SHA1 "798501e983f14b28b10cda16afa4de69eee1da1d"
+#     )
+#
+#     project(MyProject)
+#
+#     hunter_add_package(Foo)
+#     hunter_add_package(Boo COMPONENTS Bar Baz)
+#
+# Projects:
+#     * https://github.com/hunter-packages/gate/
+#     * https://github.com/ruslo/hunter
+
+option(HUNTER_ENABLED "Enable Hunter package manager support" ON)
+
+if(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.2")
+    message(
+        FATAL_ERROR
+        "At least CMake version 3.2 required for Hunter dependency management."
+        " Update CMake or set HUNTER_ENABLED to OFF."
+    )
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+include(CMakeParseArguments) # cmake_parse_arguments
+
+option(HUNTER_STATUS_PRINT "Print working status" ON)
+option(HUNTER_STATUS_DEBUG "Print a lot info" OFF)
+option(HUNTER_TLS_VERIFY "Enable/disable TLS certificate checking on downloads" ON)
+set(HUNTER_ROOT "" CACHE FILEPATH "Override the HUNTER_ROOT.")
+
+set(HUNTER_ERROR_PAGE "https://hunter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/errors")
+
+function(hunter_gate_status_print)
+  if(HUNTER_STATUS_PRINT OR HUNTER_STATUS_DEBUG)
+    foreach(print_message ${ARGV})
+      message(STATUS "[hunter] ${print_message}")
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_status_debug)
+  if(HUNTER_STATUS_DEBUG)
+    foreach(print_message ${ARGV})
+      string(TIMESTAMP timestamp)
+      message(STATUS "[hunter *** DEBUG *** ${timestamp}] ${print_message}")
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_error_page error_page)
+  message("------------------------------ ERROR ------------------------------")
+  message("    ${HUNTER_ERROR_PAGE}/${error_page}.html")
+  message("-------------------------------------------------------------------")
+  message("")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "")
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_internal_error)
+  message("")
+  foreach(print_message ${ARGV})
+    message("[hunter ** INTERNAL **] ${print_message}")
+  endforeach()
+  message("[hunter ** INTERNAL **] [Directory:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}]")
+  message("")
+  hunter_gate_error_page("error.internal")
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_fatal_error)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(hunter "" "ERROR_PAGE" "" "${ARGV}")
+  if("${hunter_ERROR_PAGE}" STREQUAL "")
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("Expected ERROR_PAGE")
+  endif()
+  message("")
+  foreach(x ${hunter_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+    message("[hunter ** FATAL ERROR **] ${x}")
+  endforeach()
+  message("[hunter ** FATAL ERROR **] [Directory:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}]")
+  message("")
+  hunter_gate_error_page("${hunter_ERROR_PAGE}")
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_user_error)
+  hunter_gate_fatal_error(${ARGV} ERROR_PAGE "error.incorrect.input.data")
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_self root version sha1 result)
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${root}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("root is empty")
+  endif()
+
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${version}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("version is empty")
+  endif()
+
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${sha1}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("sha1 is empty")
+  endif()
+
+  string(SUBSTRING "${sha1}" 0 7 archive_id)
+
+  if(EXISTS "${root}/cmake/Hunter")
+    set(hunter_self "${root}")
+  else()
+    set(
+        hunter_self
+        "${root}/_Base/Download/Hunter/${version}/${archive_id}/Unpacked"
+    )
+  endif()
+
+  set("${result}" "${hunter_self}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# Set HUNTER_GATE_ROOT cmake variable to suitable value.
+function(hunter_gate_detect_root)
+  # Check CMake variable
+  if(HUNTER_ROOT)
+    set(HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "${HUNTER_ROOT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("HUNTER_ROOT detected by cmake variable")
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # Check environment variable
+  if(DEFINED ENV{HUNTER_ROOT})
+    set(HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "$ENV{HUNTER_ROOT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("HUNTER_ROOT detected by environment variable")
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # Check HOME environment variable
+  if(DEFINED ENV{HOME})
+    set(HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "$ENV{HOME}/.hunter" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("HUNTER_ROOT set using HOME environment variable")
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  # Check SYSTEMDRIVE and USERPROFILE environment variable (windows only)
+  if(WIN32)
+    if(DEFINED ENV{SYSTEMDRIVE})
+      set(HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "$ENV{SYSTEMDRIVE}/.hunter" PARENT_SCOPE)
+      hunter_gate_status_debug(
+          "HUNTER_ROOT set using SYSTEMDRIVE environment variable"
+      )
+      return()
+    endif()
+
+    if(DEFINED ENV{USERPROFILE})
+      set(HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "$ENV{USERPROFILE}/.hunter" PARENT_SCOPE)
+      hunter_gate_status_debug(
+          "HUNTER_ROOT set using USERPROFILE environment variable"
+      )
+      return()
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  hunter_gate_fatal_error(
+      "Can't detect HUNTER_ROOT"
+      ERROR_PAGE "error.detect.hunter.root"
+  )
+endfunction()
+
+function(hunter_gate_download dir)
+  string(
+      COMPARE
+      NOTEQUAL
+      "$ENV{HUNTER_DISABLE_AUTOINSTALL}"
+      ""
+      disable_autoinstall
+  )
+  if(disable_autoinstall AND NOT HUNTER_RUN_INSTALL)
+    hunter_gate_fatal_error(
+        "Hunter not found in '${dir}'"
+        "Set HUNTER_RUN_INSTALL=ON to auto-install it from '${HUNTER_GATE_URL}'"
+        "Settings:"
+        "  HUNTER_ROOT: ${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}"
+        "  HUNTER_SHA1: ${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}"
+        ERROR_PAGE "error.run.install"
+    )
+  endif()
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${dir}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("Empty 'dir' argument")
+  endif()
+
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("HUNTER_GATE_SHA1 empty")
+  endif()
+
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_URL}" "" is_bad)
+  if(is_bad)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("HUNTER_GATE_URL empty")
+  endif()
+
+  set(done_location "${dir}/DONE")
+  set(sha1_location "${dir}/SHA1")
+
+  set(build_dir "${dir}/Build")
+  set(cmakelists "${dir}/CMakeLists.txt")
+
+  hunter_gate_status_debug("Locking directory: ${dir}")
+  file(LOCK "${dir}" DIRECTORY GUARD FUNCTION)
+  hunter_gate_status_debug("Lock done")
+
+  if(EXISTS "${done_location}")
+    # while waiting for lock other instance can do all the job
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("File '${done_location}' found, skip install")
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${build_dir}")
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${cmakelists}")
+
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${build_dir}") # check directory permissions
+
+  # Disabling languages speeds up a little bit, reduces noise in the output
+  # and avoids path too long windows error
+  file(
+      WRITE
+      "${cmakelists}"
+      "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)\n"
+      "project(HunterDownload LANGUAGES NONE)\n"
+      "include(ExternalProject)\n"
+      "ExternalProject_Add(\n"
+      "    Hunter\n"
+      "    URL\n"
+      "    \"${HUNTER_GATE_URL}\"\n"
+      "    URL_HASH\n"
+      "    SHA1=${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}\n"
+      "    DOWNLOAD_DIR\n"
+      "    \"${dir}\"\n"
+      "    TLS_VERIFY\n"
+      "    ${HUNTER_TLS_VERIFY}\n"
+      "    SOURCE_DIR\n"
+      "    \"${dir}/Unpacked\"\n"
+      "    CONFIGURE_COMMAND\n"
+      "    \"\"\n"
+      "    BUILD_COMMAND\n"
+      "    \"\"\n"
+      "    INSTALL_COMMAND\n"
+      "    \"\"\n"
+      ")\n"
+  )
+
+  if(HUNTER_STATUS_DEBUG)
+    set(logging_params "")
+  else()
+    set(logging_params OUTPUT_QUIET)
+  endif()
+
+  hunter_gate_status_debug("Run generate")
+
+  # Need to add toolchain file too.
+  # Otherwise on Visual Studio + MDD this will fail with error:
+  # "Could not find an appropriate version of the Windows 10 SDK installed on this machine"
+  if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")
+    get_filename_component(absolute_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}" ABSOLUTE)
+    set(toolchain_arg "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${absolute_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")
+  else()
+    # 'toolchain_arg' can't be empty
+    set(toolchain_arg "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=")
+  endif()
+
+  string(COMPARE EQUAL "${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}" "" no_make)
+  if(no_make)
+    set(make_arg "")
+  else()
+    # Test case: remove Ninja from PATH but set it via CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM
+    set(make_arg "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}")
+  endif()
+
+  execute_process(
+      COMMAND
+      "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+      "-H${dir}"
+      "-B${build_dir}"
+      "-G${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
+      "${toolchain_arg}"
+      ${make_arg}
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY "${dir}"
+      RESULT_VARIABLE download_result
+      ${logging_params}
+  )
+
+  if(NOT download_result EQUAL 0)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error(
+        "Configure project failed."
+        "To reproduce the error run: ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -H${dir} -B${build_dir} -G${CMAKE_GENERATOR} ${toolchain_arg} ${make_arg}"
+        "In directory ${dir}"
+    )
+  endif()
+
+  hunter_gate_status_print(
+      "Initializing Hunter workspace (${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1})"
+      "  ${HUNTER_GATE_URL}"
+      "  -> ${dir}"
+  )
+  execute_process(
+      COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" --build "${build_dir}"
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY "${dir}"
+      RESULT_VARIABLE download_result
+      ${logging_params}
+  )
+
+  if(NOT download_result EQUAL 0)
+    hunter_gate_internal_error("Build project failed")
+  endif()
+
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${build_dir}")
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${cmakelists}")
+
+  file(WRITE "${sha1_location}" "${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}")
+  file(WRITE "${done_location}" "DONE")
+
+  hunter_gate_status_debug("Finished")
+endfunction()
+
+# Must be a macro so master file 'cmake/Hunter' can
+# apply all variables easily just by 'include' command
+# (otherwise PARENT_SCOPE magic needed)
+macro(HunterGate)
+  if(HUNTER_GATE_DONE)
+    # variable HUNTER_GATE_DONE set explicitly for external project
+    # (see `hunter_download`)
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY HUNTER_GATE_DONE YES)
+  endif()
+
+  # First HunterGate command will init Hunter, others will be ignored
+  get_property(_hunter_gate_done GLOBAL PROPERTY HUNTER_GATE_DONE SET)
+
+  if(NOT HUNTER_ENABLED)
+    # Empty function to avoid error "unknown function"
+    function(hunter_add_package)
+    endfunction()
+
+    set(
+        _hunter_gate_disabled_mode_dir
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/Hunter/disabled-mode"
+    )
+    if(EXISTS "${_hunter_gate_disabled_mode_dir}")
+      hunter_gate_status_debug(
+          "Adding \"disabled-mode\" modules: ${_hunter_gate_disabled_mode_dir}"
+      )
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${_hunter_gate_disabled_mode_dir}")
+    endif()
+  elseif(_hunter_gate_done)
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("Secondary HunterGate (use old settings)")
+    hunter_gate_self(
+        "${HUNTER_CACHED_ROOT}"
+        "${HUNTER_VERSION}"
+        "${HUNTER_SHA1}"
+        _hunter_self
+    )
+    include("${_hunter_self}/cmake/Hunter")
+  else()
+    set(HUNTER_GATE_LOCATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+    string(COMPARE NOTEQUAL "${PROJECT_NAME}" "" _have_project_name)
+    if(_have_project_name)
+      hunter_gate_fatal_error(
+          "Please set HunterGate *before* 'project' command. "
+          "Detected project: ${PROJECT_NAME}"
+          ERROR_PAGE "error.huntergate.before.project"
+      )
+    endif()
+
+    cmake_parse_arguments(
+        HUNTER_GATE "LOCAL" "URL;SHA1;GLOBAL;FILEPATH" "" ${ARGV}
+    )
+
+    string(COMPARE EQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}" "" _empty_sha1)
+    string(COMPARE EQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_URL}" "" _empty_url)
+    string(
+        COMPARE
+        NOTEQUAL
+        "${HUNTER_GATE_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}"
+        ""
+        _have_unparsed
+    )
+    string(COMPARE NOTEQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_GLOBAL}" "" _have_global)
+    string(COMPARE NOTEQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_FILEPATH}" "" _have_filepath)
+
+    if(_have_unparsed)
+      hunter_gate_user_error(
+          "HunterGate unparsed arguments: ${HUNTER_GATE_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}"
+      )
+    endif()
+    if(_empty_sha1)
+      hunter_gate_user_error("SHA1 suboption of HunterGate is mandatory")
+    endif()
+    if(_empty_url)
+      hunter_gate_user_error("URL suboption of HunterGate is mandatory")
+    endif()
+    if(_have_global)
+      if(HUNTER_GATE_LOCAL)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected LOCAL (already has GLOBAL)")
+      endif()
+      if(_have_filepath)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected FILEPATH (already has GLOBAL)")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+    if(HUNTER_GATE_LOCAL)
+      if(_have_global)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected GLOBAL (already has LOCAL)")
+      endif()
+      if(_have_filepath)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected FILEPATH (already has LOCAL)")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+    if(_have_filepath)
+      if(_have_global)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected GLOBAL (already has FILEPATH)")
+      endif()
+      if(HUNTER_GATE_LOCAL)
+        hunter_gate_user_error("Unexpected LOCAL (already has FILEPATH)")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+
+    hunter_gate_detect_root() # set HUNTER_GATE_ROOT
+
+    # Beautify path, fix probable problems with windows path slashes
+    get_filename_component(
+        HUNTER_GATE_ROOT "${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}" ABSOLUTE
+    )
+    hunter_gate_status_debug("HUNTER_ROOT: ${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}")
+    if(NOT HUNTER_ALLOW_SPACES_IN_PATH)
+      string(FIND "${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}" " " _contain_spaces)
+      if(NOT _contain_spaces EQUAL -1)
+        hunter_gate_fatal_error(
+            "HUNTER_ROOT (${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}) contains spaces."
+            "Set HUNTER_ALLOW_SPACES_IN_PATH=ON to skip this error"
+            "(Use at your own risk!)"
+            ERROR_PAGE "error.spaces.in.hunter.root"
+        )
+      endif()
+    endif()
+
+    string(
+        REGEX
+        MATCH
+        "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+[-_a-z0-9]*"
+        HUNTER_GATE_VERSION
+        "${HUNTER_GATE_URL}"
+    )
+    string(COMPARE EQUAL "${HUNTER_GATE_VERSION}" "" _is_empty)
+    if(_is_empty)
+      set(HUNTER_GATE_VERSION "unknown")
+    endif()
+
+    hunter_gate_self(
+        "${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}"
+        "${HUNTER_GATE_VERSION}"
+        "${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}"
+        _hunter_self
+    )
+
+    set(_master_location "${_hunter_self}/cmake/Hunter")
+    if(EXISTS "${HUNTER_GATE_ROOT}/cmake/Hunter")
+      # Hunter downloaded manually (e.g. by 'git clone')
+      set(_unused "xxxxxxxxxx")
+      set(HUNTER_GATE_SHA1 "${_unused}")
+      set(HUNTER_GATE_VERSION "${_unused}")
+    else()
+      get_filename_component(_archive_id_location "${_hunter_self}/.." ABSOLUTE)
+      set(_done_location "${_archive_id_location}/DONE")
+      set(_sha1_location "${_archive_id_location}/SHA1")
+
+      # Check Hunter already downloaded by HunterGate
+      if(NOT EXISTS "${_done_location}")
+        hunter_gate_download("${_archive_id_location}")
+      endif()
+
+      if(NOT EXISTS "${_done_location}")
+        hunter_gate_internal_error("hunter_gate_download failed")
+      endif()
+
+      if(NOT EXISTS "${_sha1_location}")
+        hunter_gate_internal_error("${_sha1_location} not found")
+      endif()
+      file(READ "${_sha1_location}" _sha1_value)
+      string(TOLOWER "${_sha1_value}" _sha1_value_lower)
+      string(TOLOWER "${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1}" _HUNTER_GATE_SHA1_lower)
+      string(COMPARE EQUAL "${_sha1_value_lower}" "${_HUNTER_GATE_SHA1_lower}" _is_equal)
+      if(NOT _is_equal)
+        hunter_gate_internal_error(
+            "Short SHA1 collision:"
+            "  ${_sha1_value} (from ${_sha1_location})"
+            "  ${HUNTER_GATE_SHA1} (HunterGate)"
+        )
+      endif()
+      if(NOT EXISTS "${_master_location}")
+        hunter_gate_user_error(
+            "Master file not found:"
+            "  ${_master_location}"
+            "try to update Hunter/HunterGate"
+        )
+      endif()
+    endif()
+    include("${_master_location}")
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY HUNTER_GATE_DONE YES)
+  endif()
+endmacro()
diff --git a/CMakeModules/nel.cmake b/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
index ae2855b15..9e6aff63a 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ MACRO(NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS name)
 ENDMACRO(NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS)
 
 MACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_VID_DRIVERS name)
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  IF(WIN32)
+    SET(drv_suffix "_win")
+  ELSE()
+    SET(drv_suffix "")
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WIN32 AND WITH_DRIVER_DIRECT3D)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_direct3d${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WITH_DRIVER_OPENGL)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_opengl${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WITH_DRIVER_OPENGLES)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_opengles${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+ELSE()
   IF(WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS)
     IF(WIN32)
       IF(WITH_DRIVER_DIRECT3D)
@@ -144,9 +160,29 @@ MACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_VID_DRIVERS name)
       ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
   ENDIF()
+ENDIF()#hunter
 ENDMACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_VID_DRIVERS)
 
 MACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_SND_DRIVERS name)
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  IF(WIN32)
+    SET(drv_suffix "_win")
+  ELSE()
+    SET(drv_suffix "")
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WIN32 AND WITH_DRIVER_DSOUND)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_dsound${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WIN32 AND WITH_DRIVER_XAUDIO2)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_xaudio2${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WITH_DRIVER_FMOD)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_fmod${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(WITH_DRIVER_OPENAL)
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${name} nel_drv_openal${drv_suffix})
+  ENDIF()
+ELSE()
   IF(WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS)
     IF(WIN32)
       IF(WITH_DRIVER_DSOUND)
@@ -175,6 +211,7 @@ MACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_SND_DRIVERS name)
     ENDIF()
 
   ENDIF()
+ENDIF() #hunter
 ENDMACRO(NL_ADD_STATIC_SND_DRIVERS)
 
 ###
@@ -1195,7 +1232,11 @@ MACRO(SETUP_EXTERNAL)
   ENDIF()
 
   IF(WIN32)
-    FIND_PACKAGE(External REQUIRED)
+    IF (HUNTER_ENABLED)
+      FIND_PACKAGE(External QUIET)
+    ELSE()
+      FIND_PACKAGE(External REQUIRED)
+    ENDIF()
 
     # If using custom boost, we need to define the right variables used by official boost CMake module
     IF(DEFINED BOOST_DIR)
diff --git a/nel/CMakeLists.txt b/nel/CMakeLists.txt
index b102310ab..e080c640c 100644
--- a/nel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,20 @@ IF(WIN32)
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(WITH_3D)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(FreeType)
+  IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+    HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(freetype)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(freetype CONFIG REQUIRED)
+    SET(FREETYPE_LIBRARIES freetype::freetype)
+  ELSE()
+    FIND_PACKAGE(FreeType)
+  ENDIF() #hunter
 
   IF(WITH_NEL_CEGUI)
     FIND_PACKAGE(CEGUI)
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
-IF(WITH_SOUND)
+IF(WITH_SOUND AND NOT HUNTER_ENABLED)
   FIND_PACKAGE(Ogg)
   FIND_PACKAGE(Vorbis)
   IF(WITH_FFMPEG)
diff --git a/nel/samples/3d/font/CMakeLists.txt b/nel/samples/3d/font/CMakeLists.txt
index a944ef643..fa1ee8b4e 100644
--- a/nel/samples/3d/font/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nel/samples/3d/font/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(nl_sample_font WIN32 ${SRC})
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DFONT_DIR="\\"${NL_SHARE_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX}/nl_sample_font/\\"")
 
+# TODO: hunter TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(nl_sample_font PRIVATE nelmisc nel3d)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(nl_sample_font nelmisc nel3d)
 NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(nl_sample_font "NeL, Samples, 3D: Font")
 NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(nl_sample_font)
diff --git a/nel/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/nel/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index e7b422592..da92f2593 100644
--- a/nel/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nel/src/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,21 @@ IF(WITH_GTK)
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(Jpeg)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(JPEG CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(JPEG_LIBRARY JPEG::jpeg)
+
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(giflib)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(giflib CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(GIF_LIBRARY giflib::giflib)
+
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(PNG)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(PNG CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(PNG_LIBRARY   PNG::png)
+  SET(PNG_LIBRARIES PNG::png)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(JPEG_FOUND)
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR})
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_JPEG)
@@ -202,6 +217,7 @@ ELSE()
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(nelmisc ${PNG_LIBRARY})
 ENDIF()
 
+#TODO: needed for hunter aswell?
 IF(UNIX)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(nelmisc -lc -ldl)
   IF(APPLE)
diff --git a/nel/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt b/nel/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
index d2c47387e..0a6f78646 100644
--- a/nel/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nel/src/sound/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ SOURCE_GROUP("user_classes" FILES ${USER_CLASSES})
 
 NL_TARGET_LIB(nelsound ${HEADERS} ${SRC})
 
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(libogg)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(libogg CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(OGG_LIBRARY libogg::ogg)
+  SET(OGG_LIBRARIES libogg::ogg)
+
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(vorbis)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(vorbis CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(VORBIS_LIBRARY vorbis::vorbis)
+  SET(VORBISFILE_LIBRARY vorbis::vorbisfile)
+
+  IF(WITH_FFMPEG)
+    HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(ffmpeg)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(ffmpeg CONFIG REQUIRED)
+    SET(FFMPEG_LIBRARIES ffmpeg::avcodec ffmpeg::avformat ffmpeg::avutil ffmpeg::swresample)
+  ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${VORBIS_INCLUDE_DIR})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OGG_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/CMakeLists.txt b/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/CMakeLists.txt
index 22b3f4348..9437dee82 100644
--- a/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nel/src/sound/driver/openal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ SOURCE_GROUP(util FILES
 
 NL_TARGET_DRIVER(${NLDRV_AL_LIB} ${SRC})
 
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+IF(HUNTER_ENABLED)
+  HUNTER_ADD_PACKAGE(OpenAL)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(OpenAL CONFIG REQUIRED)
+  SET(OPENAL_LIBRARY OpenAL::OpenAL)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DAL_LIBTYPE_STATIC)
+ELSE()
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+ENDIF()# hunter
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${NLDRV_AL_LIB} ${OPENAL_LIBRARY} nelmisc nelsnd_lowlevel)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${NLDRV_AL_LIB} nelmisc nelsnd_lowlevel ${OPENAL_LIBRARY})
 NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(${NLDRV_AL_LIB} "NeL, Driver, Sound: OpenAL")
 NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(${NLDRV_AL_LIB})
 NL_ADD_LIB_SUFFIX(${NLDRV_AL_LIB})