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Hitman
Hitman: Codename 47	2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	2002
Hitman: Contracts	2004
Hitman: Blood Money	2006
Hitman: Sniper Challenge	2012
Hitman: Absolution	2012
Hitman GO	2015
Hitman	2016
Hitman 2	2018
Hitman World of Assassination	2021

General information

Hitman Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The version included in the retail 'Hitman Collection' (Eidos, 2009) is entirely DRM free.
Publisher website
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

The European release of the Hitman Collection is DRM-free, already patched to the latest version and have the cheats enable by default.

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is v1.92.

Draw Distance unlocker

The draw distance on some levels is extremely short, making it difficult to see enemies.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Hitman.sav contains all player profiles.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External options menu.

In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

HUD does not scale and may be unreadably small at ultra-high resolutions.

Instructions

Instructions

Input settings

In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper audio functionality on Windows Vista and later.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Not available in the Steam version.

Issues fixed

Game window displayed in-between screens

If running windowed mode, the game will place the window across screens (in some cases, half off-screen).

Instructions

"Failed to find Steam" error

Instructions

Instructions

Fix for numerous in-game crashes

Instructions

Black screen/crash on startup

Instructions

Game runs too fast

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz	Intel Pentium III
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	12 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible

A hardware compatibility table for the game can be found at <path-to-game>

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (6900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (6900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = false
-|multimonitor notes         = If running windowed mode, it will place the window across screens (in some cases, half off-screen.)
+|multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. HUD does not scale and may be unreadably small at ultra-high resolutions.
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 |vsync notes                = Enabled by default with no option to turn it off.
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Running Windows 8/8.1 may cap the game at 30 fps while fullscreen. Either run in Windowed mode, or use the Opengl renderer (at the cost of some visual fidelity) to circumvent this.
+|60 fps notes               = May require [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/579-windows-881-ddraw-fps-fix/ DDRAW FPS Fix] on Windows 8/8.1.
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = Running Windows 8/8.1 may cap the game at 30 fps while fullscreen. Either run in Windowed mode, or use the Opengl renderer (at the cost of some visual fidelity) to circumvent this.
+|120 fps notes              = May require [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/579-windows-881-ddraw-fps-fix/ DDRAW FPS Fix] on Windows 8/8.1.
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{ii}} HUD does not scale and may be unreadably small at ultra-high resolutions.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen fix (Hor+)|ref={{cn|date=January 2017}}}}
+# Download [http://ps2wide.net/pc.html#h47 Widescreen fix by nemesis2000].
+# Extract {{file|h47.7z}} files to the installation folder ''(password: h47)''.
+# Edit {{file|h47.ini}} to set the resolution.
+}}
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set widescreen resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen fix (Vert-)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Open <code>hitman.ini</code>.
@@ Line 121: / Line 130: @@
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Make sure to cap your framerate to prevent extreme camera shake.
+{{ii}} Make sure to cap your frame rate to prevent extreme camera shake.
-{{--}} Lower vertical FOV in widescreen.<ref>http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/gallery/image/2404-1920x1080/</ref>}}
+{{--}} Lower vertical FOV in widescreen.<ref>[http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/gallery/image/2404-1920x1080/ 1920x1080 - Hitman: Codename 47 widescreen - Gallery - PCGamingWiki Community]</ref>
+}}
 ==Input settings==
@@ Line 235: / Line 245: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
+===Game window displayed in-between screens===
+{{ii}} If running windowed mode, the game will place the window across screens (in some cases, half off-screen).
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Set window position|ref={{cn|date=January 2017}}}}
+# Go to the installation folder.
+# Edit {{file|hitman.ini}}.
+# Add {{code|StartUpperPos 0,0}} to the file.
+}}
 ==="Failed to find Steam" error===
 {{Fixbox|1=
@@ Line 245: / Line 265: @@
 '''Notes'''
-Steam will consider your *.ini files "corrupt" if you've changed the resolution (presumably since doing so modifies the *.ini files). Accordingly, users who have managed to get Hitman working and changed the resolution will always get a single file reported as corrupt and about 250 bytes downloaded (i.e. this is to be expected).
+{{ii}} Steam will consider your *.ini files "corrupt" if you've changed the resolution (presumably since doing so modifies the *.ini files). Accordingly, users who have managed to get Hitman working and changed the resolution will always get a single file reported as corrupt and about 250 bytes downloaded (i.e. this is to be expected).
 }}
@@ Line 272: / Line 292: @@
 # Click OK (if you get an administrator prompt after clicking OK, click the "Yes" button).
-'''For players who purchased from Steam.'''
+'''Notes'''
-After preforming this fix, launching the game may result in "Unable to find Steam" or "Unable to Verify Steam" errors. If encountered, quit Steam, then restart Steam as Administrator (right click the Steam icon or .exe and choose "Run as Administrator"). If the error is still encountered, or the game cannot be run as Administrator, the [[#"Failed to find Steam" error|"Failed to find Steam"]] section may fix the error.
+{{ii}} After preforming this fix, launching the game may result in "Unable to find Steam" or "Unable to Verify Steam" errors. If encountered, quit Steam, then restart Steam as Administrator (right click the Steam icon or .exe and choose "Run as Administrator"). If the error is still encountered, or the game cannot be run as Administrator, the [[#"Failed to find Steam" error|"Failed to find Steam"]] section may fix the error.
 }}
@@ Line 292: / Line 312: @@
 #In order to fix the speed problem in Codename 47 "Minimum processor state" should be changed to 100%. (Alternatively one may select the default "High Performance" plan a few screens back.)
-This will prevent your computer from automatically slowing down your processor's clock-rate in times of low demand. In most cases leaving this feature active is desirable because it reduces power consumption and heat. With some older software such as Codename 47 however the program may be explicitly relying on the processor having a constant clock speed in order for everything in the game to be timed properly. I suspect what's happening is that Hitman intially runs a calibration to sync its internal event rate with that of the clock. If the processor is at a low speed during calibration but much faster during regular game operation this would result in the game being sped up as many of us have observed.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} This will prevent your computer from automatically slowing down your processor's clock-rate in times of low demand. In most cases leaving this feature active is desirable because it reduces power consumption and heat. With some older software such as Codename 47 however the program may be explicitly relying on the processor having a constant clock speed in order for everything in the game to be timed properly. I suspect what's happening is that Hitman intially runs a calibration to sync its internal event rate with that of the clock. If the processor is at a low speed during calibration but much faster during regular game operation this would result in the game being sped up as many of us have observed.
 }}

Developers

	IO Interactive
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Engines
	Glacier
Release dates
Windows	November 23, 2000