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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The European release of the Hitman Collection is DRM-free, already patched to the latest version and has cheats enabled by default.
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is v1.92. Digital copies are patched to the latest version.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Hitman.sav
contains all player profiles.
Video
- The game HUD does not scale and may be too small to read at high resolutions.
Widescreen fix (Hor+)
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- Download Widescreen fix for Hitman: Codename 47, unzip it and copy the contents to
<path-to-game> .
- (Optional) To change the resolution, go to
<path-to-game>\scripts\ , open h47.ini and change the Width and Height values.
- (Optional) If you set the resolution to lower than your display's resolution, open the video driver control panel and set the scaling to fullscreen or maintain aspect ratio.
Notes
- Correct widescreen aspect ratio while maintaining the original vertical field of view (FOV).
- It is recommended not to change the in-game resolution setting to avoid conflicts.
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Combining the Widescreen fix with dgVoodoo 2
Specify the path to the dgVoodoo 2 dll
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- Apply the Widescreen fix.
- Open
ddraw.ini , find RealDllPath , and change AUTO to scripts\ddraw.dll .
- Copy over dgVoodoo 2's
ddraw.dll to scripts , and d3dimm.dll to <path-to-game> .
Note:
dgVoodoo.conf and dgVoodooCpl.exe can be in either folder.
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Too small UI elements at higher resolutions
Set a lower game resolution and force a higher one with dgVoodoo 2
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- A. If using the widescreen fix, go to
<path-to-game>\scripts , open h47.ini and change the resolution to 1280x720. B. If not, pick a resolution in the game's configurator that offers a UI size you like, e.g. 1024x768.
- A. If using the widescreen fix, use this method to apply dgVoodoo 2.
B. If not, simply apply dgVoodoo 2.
- Run
dgVoodooCpl.exe , go to the DirectX tab, and in the Resolution box select your desired high resolution.
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Input
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, speech, SFX |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 output.[8] |
Subtitles |
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Cutscene speech only. In-game speech not subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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2.0 |
Royalty free audio |
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- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. Available to download. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Local retail release. |
Polish |
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Local retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Retail only (CD Expert). Translation (ModDB). |
Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Spanish |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Game window displayed in-between screens
- If running windowed mode, the game will place the window across screens (in some cases, half off-screen).
Set window position[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> and open hitman.ini .
- Add
StartUpperPos 0,0 to the file.
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Game runs too fast
Keep CPU power usage settings stable[citation needed]
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- Open Control Panel and then Power Options. Click on the "Change plan settings" of whatever plan is currently active. (By default this should be "Balanced.")
- On the next screen click "Change advanced power settings"; a window should open containing a list of the individual components affected by power management.
- Scroll down to "Processor power management" and expand everything so that both "Minimum processor state" and "Maximum processor state" are visible. By default under the "Balanced" plan these should be set at 5% and 100% respectively.
- In order to fix the speed problem in Codename 47 "Minimum processor state" should be changed to 100%. (Alternatively one may select the default "High Performance" plan a few screens back.)
Notes
- This will prevent your computer from automatically slowing down your processor's clock-rate in times of low demand. Older software may be explicitly relying on the processor having a constant clock speed for in-game timing.
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Low frame rate on Windows 8/8.1
- To use the following in conjunction with the Widescreen fix, see here.
High frame rate issues
- High Frame rate will cause various issues such gravity stops working (guns start to float in air). High FPS also affects how much the camera sways and how far ragdolls fly.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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OpenGL |
1.2 |
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Glide |
3.10 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Increase draw distance
- The draw distance on some levels is extremely short, making it difficult to see enemies.
- Game is balanced towards the default draw distance. Adjusting it can cause major performance issues engine wise regardless of PC configuration.[9]
Use Widescreen fix for Hitman: Codename 47
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- Apply the Widescreen fix.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\scripts\ , open h47.ini and edit Draw_Distance value as desired.
Notes
- Causes a significant decrease in performance.
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Use draw distance unlocker[10]
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- Download Hitman Unlocker and extract to
<path-to-game> .
- Start the game, go to options and configure keys to increase and decrease draw distance.
Notes
- Only works on the Steam version.
- Can interfere with some DirectSound3D restoration methods due to using a dummy
dsound.dll to patch the game.
- In the jungle levels or in Rotterdam, both locations with large open spaces, it can tank your FPS considerably if you don't have a high-end computer.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
| Intel Pentium III |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
96 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
3D accelerated card 12 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible
| 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References