Difference between revisions of "Hitman: Contracts"

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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

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Hitman Wiki

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
GamersGate

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

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

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.74 is the latest retail patch.

Digital distribution versions are v1.75 only in steam and comes with other languages support and widescreen support.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247430/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247430/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound settings.

Template:Audio settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Only in steam
German				Only in steam
Italian				Only in steam
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release. Separate fan translation is available here.
Spanish				Only in steam
Turkish

Issues fixed

Game crashes, hangs, or lags

Instructions

When using anything that zooms the circle that should be representative of your sight is blacked out

Some users reported that his can be fixed by lowering the "post filter" that is for modern graphics cards

Can not finish the second level (Meat King) without crashing (Using a Radeon Graphics Card)

Update your drivers

Black Screen

Update your drivers Also try to mute the in-game music -some users have reported this fixed their problem

Whenever the player dies, the screen goes all white and stays that way

Try turning off post filtering

Loud background effects (like wind)

Disable EAX in sound options

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98/2000/ME/XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

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>/247430/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (247430) 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>/247430/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (247430) 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>/247430/.

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

[5] The app ID (247430) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Note 1]

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-'''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://hitman.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Hitman Wiki]
 '''General information'''
 {{GOG.com links|hitman_contracts|hitman_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/247430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [http://hitman.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Hitman Wiki]
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 38: / Line 37: @@
 {{Availability/row| Uplay-EMEA | 326508700 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} The European release of the Hitman Collection is DRM-free, already patched to the latest version and have the cheats enable by default.
+{{ii}} The European release of the Hitman Collection is DRM-free, already patched to the latest version and have the cheats enabled by default.
 ==Essential improvements==
@@ Line 87: / Line 86: @@
 |widescreen resolution notes= Native in build 175 (Steam). For others, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].
+|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 93: / Line 92: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = You can adjust FoV with [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-Nk12T3BTN1VWOUk/edit Racer_S FoV hack]
+|fov notes                  = Use [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-Nk12T3BTN1VWOUk/edit Racer_S FoV hack]. Requires build 174.
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Borderless. Part of [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Part of [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]] and use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = The game has to be fully restarted after enabling it in options.
+|anisotropic notes          = Force in GPU control panel for better results.
 |antialiasing               = false
-|antialiasing notes         =
+|antialiasing notes         = Can't be forced.
-|vsync                      = unknown
+|vsync                      = false
-|vsync notes                =
+|vsync notes                = On by default.
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = The game doesn't run properly at very high frame rates.
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 114: / Line 113: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit HitmanContracts.ini|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/hitman-contracts Hitman Contracts - WSGF page]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen fix}}
-# Open <code>HitmanContracts.ini</code> in the installation folder.
+# Download [http://ps2wide.net/pc.html#h3 Widescreen fix by nemesis2000].
-# Edit the following lines in the file from this
+# Extract {{file|h3.7z}} files to the installation folder.
-<pre>Resolution 1024x768
+# Edit {{file|h3.ini}} with your desired resolution.
-ColorDepth 32
-Antialias 0
-StartUpperPos 2,2</pre>
-to this
-<pre>Resolution WIDTHxHEIGHT
-Window 1
-ColorDepth 32
-Antialias 0
-StartUpperPos 0,0</pre>
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} If your game crashes, hangs, lags, or you are planning to play in multi-monitor try changing <code>DrawDll RenderD3D.dll</code> to <code>DrawDll RenderOpenGL.dll</code>
+{{ii}} Supported exe size: 3 752 004 bytes.
 }}
-===[[Glossary:Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]===
+===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Fix hyper stretching|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=13465#p13465 WSGF forums - Paddy the Wak tests]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Enable windowed}}
-#After you have set up the game for [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]], download [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-Nk12T3BTN1VWOUk/edit Racer_S FoV hack].
+# Edit {{file|HitmanContracts.ini}} in the installation folder.
-#Set Field of View at <code>0.505</code> and Cam Distance at <code>350</code>
+# Add the following on a new line: {{code|Window 1}}.
+# Change {{code|StartUpperPos '''2,2'''}} to {{code|StartUpperPos '''0,0'''}}.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} If you experience any troubles, try according [http://steamcommunity.com/app/6850/discussions/0/864951657778607412/#c864951657926721433 Dr.Y.J. Shazbot settings] for Hitman 2 with the actual settings of Contracts
 }}
@@ Line 154: / Line 136: @@
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 261: / Line 243: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-====When using anything that zooms the circle that should be representative of your sight is blacked out====
+===Game crashes, hangs, or lags===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Edit config file}}
+# Edit {{file|HitmanContracts.ini}} in the installation folder.
+# Change <code>DrawDll '''RenderD3D.dll'''</code> to <code>DrawDll '''RenderOpenGL.dll'''</code>
+}}
+===When using anything that zooms the circle that should be representative of your sight is blacked out===
 Some users reported that his can be fixed by lowering the "post filter" that is for modern graphics cards
-====Can not finish the second level (Meat King) without crashing (Using a Radeon Graphics Card)====
+===Can not finish the second level (Meat King) without crashing (Using a Radeon Graphics Card)===
 Update your drivers
-====Black Screen====
+===Black Screen===
 Update your drivers
 Also try to mute the in-game music -some users have reported this fixed their problem
-====Whenever the player dies, the screen goes all white and stays that way====
+===Whenever the player dies, the screen goes all white and stays that way===
 Try turning off post filtering
-====Loud background effects (like wind)====
+===Loud background effects (like wind)===
 Disable EAX in sound options

Developers

	IO Interactive
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Engines
	Glacier
Release dates
Windows	April 20, 2004