Hitman: Blood Money

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

Key points

Great custom keyboard layout support.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.
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 and already patched to the latest version.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Movies\`. Delete or rename `gfxlogo.bik` and `Intro_bi.bik`.

Patches

Latest version is 1.2. Right patch for all game editions can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\HitmanBloodMoney.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Hitman Blood Money\Profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Added on September 11, 2020.^[2]

Video

Configuration tool.

Renderer settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Some resolutions not listed; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		Maximum supported horizontal resolution is 1920. See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	See Widescreen resolution.
Windowed	Set in the configuration tool.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	MSAA, Not available in windowed mode. SGSSAA available on Nvidia systems with flag `0x000000C1`. Could also try `0x000020C1` (stops flickering of bloom and depth of field) or `0x000100C1` (improves quality at the cost of sharpness). The AA Fix can also improve sharpness. Could also enhance builtin MSAA at a lower performance cost but lower quality; still requires the fist flag or else shadows will disappear.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Noticible gameplay glitches - FPS affects prop physics (including throwable objects) and often makes it impossible to shoot guns during last stand. See cap the frame rate at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

HBAO available with flag 0x00000004.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix (Hor+)^{[citation needed]}

Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000.
Extract h4.zip to <path-to-game> (password=h4).
Edit h4.ini to set the resolution and enable/disable Letterbox.

Notes

Works with Steam and GOG versions. Supported exe size: 4 366 336 bytes; 1 412 608 bytes.

Can be made ReShade/ENB/injector compatible by renaming included dlls to .asi and using the Ultimate ASI Loader.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping can be very buggy and may require multiple attempts to make it stick.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See Controller support.
Full controller support		need to ALT+F4 when exiting, press enter after mission
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

This fix makes Xbox controllers mostly work in game

Go to <path-to-game>

Open HitmanBloodMoney.ini
Add these lines

UseGameController ConfigFile=Controls.cfg Gamepadmode

download this [1]
paste the files in <path-to-game>

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output.^[3]
Subtitles		Under Graphics options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4.0.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Not available in the Steam version.
German				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Hungarian				Fan translation
Italian				Not available in digital releases.
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release. Digitally available here: download.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish				Retail version, download.
Turkish				Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it.

Issues fixed

Failed To Find Steam

Run Steam as an administrator^{[citation needed]}

Enable Steam Offline mode then back to online mode^{[citation needed]}

Crashes/freezes after the mission

There is a common issue, that seems to be introduced with Nvidia's driver v 353.62.^[4]

Enable SLI (even if you don't use more than 1 graphics card)^[4]
Launch the game's configuration tool. Check Override SLI. Check Enable SLI.

Cap the framerate with external software such as MSI Afterburner^[4]

Set the shader quality to High (Shader Model 2.0)^[4]

If everything else fails, you can play through individual levels using a profile that has all missions unlocked.^[5]

Game not Booting

Ensure your graphics card supports Pixel Shader 2.0^{[citation needed]}

Error message: missing "d3x9_27.dll"^{[citation needed]}
Install the DirectX End-User Runtimes.

SecuROM errors^{[citation needed]}

If you're experiencing problems with SecuROM errors, try running the game in Windows 2000 Compatibility mode. To do so:

Right click on the shortcut on your desktop.
Click properties then click on the Compatibility tab.
Check the box "Run this program in Compatibility mode for:" and select Windows 2000.

Install update^{[citation needed]}
Install this update.

Dual-monitor fix^{[citation needed]}
If you have 2 monitors connected, disable one and try again.

Increased brightness when in first person mode

Disable post-processing in the settings^{[citation needed]}
Doing so will disable Depth of Field and the "Color Grading" effect which contributes significantly to the mood of many environments.

Crashes

CTD Opera House Mission^{[citation needed]}

For the Curtains Down mission on Windows XP, turn sound hardware acceleration down (basic acceleration) or off (no acceleration). Down works for some; others need it off entirely.

Go to Start > Run > Type dxdiag.
Click on the 'Sound' tab, and take the hardware sound acceleration down to the bottom.

Not possible on Windows Vista. The only method that seems to work is disabling your sound temporarily for that mission.

Installation Errors

Error 5003 on installation attempt

Error 5003 on installation attempt^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%` Rename `InstallShield` Start the installation again.

CRC or cyclic redundancy error during installation

This error is often due to a faulty or damaged DVD. The damage may or may not be visible to the naked eye.

Download discspeed and slow your DVD drive down before installing^{[citation needed]}

Take your DVD to a video rental store and ask how much they charge for a laser resurface/clean^{[citation needed]}

Copy the DVD contents to your hard drive and run setup.exe from there as per these instructions^{[citation needed]}

Buff the CD yourself with Brasso^{[citation needed]}

Please insert original CD

Reinstall DVD drive^{[citation needed]}
Right click 'My Computer' > Click 'Manage'. Select 'Device Manager'. Expand 'Disk Drives' in the device manager tree. Right click your DVD drive > Click 'Uninstall' (Take any disk out first). Reboot your computer and let Windows 'Find new hardware' and reinstall the DVD drive.

Update DVD drive firmware through the manufacturer's site^{[citation needed]}
When doing this, follow instructions very carefully. Failing to do so may leave you with a non-working drive.

Game stutters with Vsync enabled

Enable SLI through the configuration tool^[6]

If the application error "Failed to find Steam" occurs ignore it and launch the game as usual.

AMD users may suffer minor graphical glitches.

Open the game's configuration tool.
Check Override SLI.
Check Enable SLI.
Click Save and Launch to save changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DirectSound3D

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX ATI Radeon 9500 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800 DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ 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>/6860/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Anon1 on 2020-11-09
↑ Hitman: Blood Money - SteamDB depot changelog - last accessed on 2020-09-12
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-11-19
↑ Steam Comunity :: Guide :: Crash fix(sorta)
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=233209824

[gamedir-2] 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/6860/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (6860) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6860/.

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

[6] The app ID (6860) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Anon1 on 2020-11-09

[4] Hitman: Blood Money - SteamDB depot changelog - last accessed on 2020-09-12

[5] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[Sui-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-11-19

[7] Steam Comunity :: Guide :: Crash fix(sorta)

[8] ttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=233209824

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Developers

	IO Interactive
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Engines
	Glacier
Release dates
Windows	May 26, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	82
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Europe, North America, South America
Series	Hitman