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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
- 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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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
HitmanContracts.ini .
- Find the following line and replace it with the this value.
DefaultScene=mainmenu.gms
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Maximum of 99 save files.
- Save states contain system information. Loading a mid-mission save file from a different computer or operating system may result in severe broken game timing.
Video
- Steam version supports widescreen (including 4K Ultra HD) natively, but it features a problematic Vert- FOV change, as well as stretching game graphics.[3]
Widescreen fix[citation needed]
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- Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000.
- Extract
h3.7z files to <path-to-game> (password=h3).
- Edit
h3.ini to set the resolution and FOV multiplier.
Notes
- Works with Steam/digital distribution versions; supported exe size: 3 752 004 bytes; 3 756 135 bytes.
- LOD distance is also adjustable.
- In "Bjarkhov Bomb", snow falls indoors on both sides of the screen not visible in 4:3. Also, the level is prone to frequent crashes.
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Enable windowed[3]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\HitmanContracts.ini .
- Add
Window 1 on a new line.
- Change
StartUpperPos 2,2 to StartUpperPos 0,0 .
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Located under Graphics options. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 output, based on Windows speaker settings.[5] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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No option to disable it. |
EAX support |
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EAX 3.[6] |
- 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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GOG French patch |
German |
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Not available on GOG |
Hungarian |
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Fan translation |
Italian |
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Not available on GOG |
Polish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Spanish |
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Not available on GOG |
Turkish |
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Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page
and add it. |
VR support
Issues fixed
Game crashes, hangs, or lags
Edit config file[citation needed]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\HitmanContracts.ini .
- Change
DrawDll RenderD3D.dll to DrawDll RenderOpenGL.dll
- Alternatively On Windows, run the game in Compatibility Mode for WindowsXP
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Game doesn't save
Create the Save folder[7]
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- Go to <path-to-game>.
- Make a new folder and name it "Save".
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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.
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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.
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Black Screen
Update drivers[citation needed]
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Update your drivers.
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Mute music[citation needed]
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Try to mute the in-game music -some users have reported this fixed their problem.
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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.
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Loud background effects (like wind)
Disable EAX[citation needed]
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Disable EAX in sound options.
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Game runs in slow motion
Run the game in windowed mode[8]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\HitmanContracts.ini .
- Change
StartUpperPos 2,2 to StartUpperPos 0,0
- Add
Window 1 to the end of the ini file on a separate line.
- Save your changes.
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Vsync (Enable by default) not working on Windows10
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- Download [1] d3d8to9.
- Copy D3D8.DLL from the folder to the game install directory.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
Requires DirectX 9.0 to be installed |
OpenGL |
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Shader Model support |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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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 |
Music
The Hitman: Contracts Original Soundtrack was composed by Jesper Kyd and released in 2004. It is arguably darker in composition when compared to Jesper Kyd's scores of previous or subsequent Hitman games. The score features the same Latin choral arrangements as in all the other scores; however, they are heavily sampled and mixed into the dark electronic soundscape.[9]
Notes
References