Manhunt 2
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Developers | |
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Rockstar London | |
Rockstar Vienna | |
Rockstar North | |
Windows | Rockstar Toronto |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
Rockstar Leeds 3D Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2009 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 61 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Series | Manhunt |
Manhunt | |
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Manhunt | 2004 |
Manhunt 2 | 2009 |
Key points
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM. | |||
Retail | Russian release. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | SecuROM PA DRM | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | SecuROM PA DRM |
- There is no longer any official way to purchase Manhunt 2 on PC.[3]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro video and legal screen through Manhunt2.PluginMH2 mod[4] |
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Delete or rename intro video files[5] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\Manhunt 2\settings |
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\Manhunt 2\savegames |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use RoseTheFlower's solution. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use RoseTheFlower's solution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use RoseTheFlower's solution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See FOV or Use RoseTheFlower's solution. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default, can be forced off. | ||
60 FPS | Capped at 30 FPS.[6] See High frame rate for raising this cap to 60. | ||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Use launch parameter[7] |
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Use the
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High frame rate
Use Manhunt2.PluginMH2 to set 60 fps cap[8] |
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FOV
Use Manhunt2.PluginMH2 mod to change FOV[9] |
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Anti-aliasing & ambient occlusion
- Adds a strong form of AA and HBAO+.
Nvidia GPUs only[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Only 2 preset layouts. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Can configure X and Y axis independently. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
- May have audio popping with sound set to 192000 Hz, the fix for this is to simply set your audio settings in Windows to 48000 Hz.
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and SFX. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Fullscreen mode only. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- Newer Direct2Drive versions included French, German, Italian and Spanish. For different releases use this.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Some resolutions are limited to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0b |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD Ex | 4.8.5 |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.8w |
Mods
Manhunt2.PluginMH2
- Raises default 30 fps cap to 60, skips intro video and legal screen and fixes disappearing decals (like brain bits, bullets and arrows) as soon as they hit the ground. All these enhancements are on by default.
- Setting certain values to true in
PluginMH2.ini
allows users to enable many other enhancements: restore rats/cockroaches, disable exploding headshots for all weapons but snipers and shotguns, disable camera shake, unlock all 3 execution levels with firearms, disable execution camera, enable a first person mode and increase FOV.[10] - After having set
bFirstPersonMode
totrue
inPluginMH2.ini
, press T on the keyboard while in-game to activate first person mode.
mh2Patch
- Allows the player for a proper Y-axis camera movement in 3rd person like in Manhunt 1 and fixes guns aiming-mode delay.
- Also includes a fix for player blood decals not appearing with interactive executions off.
Extended Executions
- Restores all PlayStation 2 beta executions and adds some new ones.
- Includes both interactive and non interactive executions, read the
READ ME!
included in the file for more information.
Uncensored FMV
- Bloody characters, extended cinematics.
- These FMVs are taken from different console versions of the game, which results in cutscenes that are visually inconsistent to gameplay as those ports used inferior lighting and textures. On top of that, the videos are too dark and of a lower quality.
Enhanced Cutscenes
- Enhances the cutscenes with higher quality, extended, and 60FPS support
- Taken from various console versions
- Unlike Uncensored FMV, the characters are not bloody
Manhunt 2 Blood Overhaul
- Adds more blood in the game
Definitive weapon placements
- Adds weapon placements from other versions
Lost Environmental Executions - The Vending Machine
- Restores the beta execution
No red filter
- Removes the "red filter" present in executions without eliminating other effects.
Static Camera
- Removes camera "shake" from executions.
- Includes "with, and without" red filter version.
- Compatible with Extended Executions mod.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP1, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2600+ |
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System memory (RAM) | 512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista, 7) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon X300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0b support |
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Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
References
- ↑ Manhunt Wikia - Manhunt 2 Version Differences
"In the Beta and PC, the executions are uncut and uncensored, with only a faint red filter that shows during an execution (although the PC version allows players to take this off on their desktop at the start menu by putting it in "Stereoscopic mode" which removes the red filter completely and also increases the visual quality)." - ↑ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/02/slash-it-up-manhunt-2-finally-pc/
- ↑ https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/11/manhunt-2-pc-no-longer-available-anywhere/
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-05-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Johnmooth on 2023-04-01
- Rockstar Games is always capping 30 FPS by default, otherwise may cause some bugs and glitches on higher frame rates and does not cap to 60hz.
- ↑ Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-05-16
- ↑ ermaccer/Manhunt2.PluginMH2: Free camera, 60 fps patch and more!
- ↑ ermaccer/Manhunt2.PluginMH2: Free camera, 60 fps patch and more!
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From PluginMH2.ini file