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Difference between revisions of "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin"

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# Navigate to the install directory <code>C:\yourpathhere\Hitman 2 Silent Assassin</code> (for Steam version, it would be in <code>\Steam\steamapps\common</code>).
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# Go to the installation folder.
# Open the file <code>Hitman2.ini</code> with a text editor like Notepad.
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# Open <code>Hitman2.ini</code>.
 
# Find the line with <code>DefaultScene=</code> and replace the value with <code>mainmenu.gms</code>. It should now read as <code>DefaultScene=mainmenu.gms</code>.
 
# Find the line with <code>DefaultScene=</code> and replace the value with <code>mainmenu.gms</code>. It should now read as <code>DefaultScene=mainmenu.gms</code>.
 
# Save the file and run the game.
 
# Save the file and run the game.
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# It will edit your <code>hitman2.ini</code> and add a few lines.
 
# It will edit your <code>hitman2.ini</code> and add a few lines.
 
# Launch game and if it crashes to desktop or it loads but gives you a black screen.
 
# Launch game and if it crashes to desktop or it loads but gives you a black screen.
# Navigate to <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hitman 2 Silent Assassin</code> (or CD Equivalent directory)
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# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Open <code>hitman2.ini</code>
 
# Open <code>hitman2.ini</code>
 
# Replace <code>DrawDll RenderD3D.dll</code> with <code>DrawDll RenderOpenGL.dll</code>
 
# Replace <code>DrawDll RenderD3D.dll</code> with <code>DrawDll RenderOpenGL.dll</code>

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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin cover
Developers
IO Interactive
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows October 1, 2002
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin on Wikipedia
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General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

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Best version

The GOG.com version is the best version of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin because it includes extra items, is DRM-free, and is patched to work better on newer systems running the latest operating systems.

Essential improvements

Skip Intro Videos

Instructions

Patches

You can find latest patch here. Unfortunately only English, French and German version are available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6850/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Crash To Desktop (Steam)

Instructions

"Steam Not Found" error

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz Processor
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7


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