This page is for the 2018 game. For the 2002 game, see Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
Key points
- Owners of Hitman will automatically receive an appropriate "Legacy Pack" containing content from the previous game[1]
- The game requires a constant internet connection for some features to work properly (Elusive targets, Contracts mode and Challenge progression).[2]
General information
- PC Report: Hitman 2
- Official website
- Official forum
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[3]
- The prologue mission of the game is available for free on Steam. Owners of an applicable version of the previous game will also be able to access Legacy locations through this version of the game.[4]
DLC and expansion packs
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GOTY Legacy Pack |
This is the complete legacy pack, containing the base legacy pack in addition to the Patient Zero campaign, GOTY suits and three GOTY Escalation Contracts. This pack is available for purchase, but is also automatically redeemed for Hitman owners of the Game of the Year Edition (or have upgraded to the GOTY Edition) or the Definitive Edition. |
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GOTY Legacy Pack Upgrade |
This is an upgrade pack for owners of the base legacy pack that grants them the additional contents of the GOTY Legacy Pack. |
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Legacy Pack |
This is the base legacy pack containing all locations and campaign missions of Hitman. This pack is not available for purchase but is automatically redeemed for Hitman owners of The Full Experience, The Complete First Season, or all seven episodes individually, see Hitman Legacy Pack FAQ. |
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Expansion Pass |
Season pass; grants access to Expansion Pack 1 and 2. |
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Expansion Pack 1 |
Adds a new location and mission. |
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Expansion Pack 2 |
Adds a new location and mission. |
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Executive Pack |
Adds an additional pistol and briefcase. |
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Version differences
Silver Edition
- Includes the Expansion Pack 1 and Executive Pack DLC.
- Granted early access to a standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode as a pre-order bonus.
Gold Edition
- Includes the Expansion Pass (Expansion Pack 1 and 2) and Executive Pack DLC.
- Granted early access to a standalone version of the 'Sniper Assassin' game mode as a pre-order bonus.
- Granted early access to the game on November 8, 2018.
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
External graphics settings.
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Input settings
General keyboard and mouse settings.
General controller settings.
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Keyboard and mouse key bindings.
Xbox One controller scheme.
DualShock 4 controller scheme.
Audio settings
General language settings.
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Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
- The best way to report game issues to the developers is via the game's official bug report thread.
Crash to desktop on Nvidia chipsets
- The following bugs were originally reported for the pre-launch version of the game included with the Gold Edition.
Downgrade graphics drivers[6]
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- Download the GeForce 416.34 WHQL driver.
- Uninstall the currently-installed driver.
- Install the driver downloaded in Step 1 using the
Clean Install option.
Notes
- This fix has only been tested on a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and Windows 10 RC5.
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Stuttering during in-game cutscenes
- Steam permits the user to play the game when ~35GB have been downloaded, even though it still needs to download an additional 25 GB, and another 45 GB if a user bought the Legacy DLC.[7]
Wait for content to download in-game or disable Allow downloads during gameplay in the Steam settings[8]
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Water in Season 1 (Legacy Pack) levels does not render correctly
- Users report that bodies of water in Season 1 (Legacy Pack) levels do not render correctly.[9][10][11]
Example of Season 1 water rendering issue
- Fixed for Nvidia users in driver version 416.94.[12][13]
Can't connect servers
- Anti-virus' web security may block a secure connection to the Hitman 2 servers.
Disable your anti-virus' "Web Security" feature[14]
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Issues resolved
Crash on CPUs lacking the SSE4.1 instruction set
- Hitman 2 levels will crash on CPUs lacking the SSE4.1 instruction set (most commonly the AMD Phenom 2 line-up).
- The cause is a new software rasterizer to aid in culling objects that are not visible that relies on three SSE4.1 instructions.[15]
- Fixed as of 2018-11-16.[16]
Cannot enable HDR mode on HDR monitors when using Exclusive Fullscreen mode
- Fixed as of 2018-11-16.[16]
Disable HDR and WCG[16][17]
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Start button, then select Settings > System > Display .
- If you have multiple displays connected to your PC, choose the HDR-capable display you wish to use with Hitman 2 under
Select and rearrange displays.
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Windows HD Color settings .
- Turn off
Play HDR games and apps .
Notes:
- This fix is only necessary under Windows 10.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
Despite Hitman: Sniper Assassin including DirectX 12 as an option, this was not included in the full version of the game.[18] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Physics |
PhysX |
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Audio |
Wwise |
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Interface |
Autodesk Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
RakNet |
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System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
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Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 (8 GB VRAM) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References