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− | {{--}} Certain graphical effects are only available when using Direct3D whilst others only available with OpenGL.<ref>https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/rain-effects-missing/16209</ref> Also post-processing injectors typically cause heavy artifacts and graphical glitches. | + | {{--}} Certain graphical effects are only available when using Direct3D whilst others only available with OpenGL.<ref>[https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/rain-effects-missing/16209/22 Rain effects missing - Hitman Contracts - Hitman Forum]</ref> Also post-processing injectors typically cause heavy artifacts and graphical glitches. |
'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 14:38, 4 June 2019
Developers | |
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IO Interactive | |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Engines | |
Glacier | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 20, 2004 |
Hitman | |
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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 |
Key points
- Certain graphical effects are only available when using Direct3D whilst others only available with OpenGL.[1] Also post-processing injectors typically cause heavy artifacts and graphical glitches.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Hitman Wiki
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 5 DRM. | |||
Retail | The version included in the retail 'Hitman Collection' (Eidos, 2009) is entirely DRM-free. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
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 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
Skip intro[citation needed] |
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DefaultScene=mainmenu.gms |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\HitmanContracts.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Steam version supports widescreen (including 4K Ultra HD) natively, but it features a problematic Vert- FOV change, as well as stretching game graphics.[2]
Widescreen fix[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Enable windowed[2] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Not available on GOG | |||
German | Not available on GOG | |||
Italian | Not available on GOG | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish | Not available on GOG | |||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Hitman: Contracts. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes, hangs, or lags
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Game doesn't save
Create the Save folder[3] |
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When using anything that zooms the circle that should be representative of your sight is blacked out
Lower post filter[citation needed] |
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Some users reported that this 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 drivers[citation needed] |
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Update your drivers. |
Black Screen
Update drivers[citation needed] |
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Update your drivers. |
Mute music[citation needed] |
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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
Disable post filtering[citation needed] |
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Try turning off post filtering. |
Loud background effects (like wind)
Disable EAX[citation needed] |
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Disable EAX in sound options. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | Requires DirectX 9.0 to be installed |
OpenGL | ||
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon equivalent | Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.