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Revision as of 15:38, 5 May 2021

Manhunt
Manhunt cover
Developers
Rockstar North
Publishers
Rockstar Games
Russia 1C-SoftClub
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows April 20, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 75
Manhunt on HowLongToBeat
Manhunt on IGDB
Manhunt guide on StrategyWiki
Manhunt on MobyGames
Manhunt on Wikipedia
Manhunt
Manhunt 2004
Manhunt 2 2007

Key points

Game has crashing-issues on newer operating systems. See Issues fixed.
Some sound-effects and music-tracks loop on modern operating systems.[1][2] See Issues fixed.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Dixmor Hospital forums
Manhunt Fandom
Manual

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM.
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
CD key
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown activation limit.[3]
Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Manhunt Fixer

Fixes several issues on modern systems such as crashes, audio looping and AI issues.

Skip intro-videos

Skip videos and legal screen[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\
  2. Delete or rename titles.bik
  3. Save this file in <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\
  4. Rename it to titles.bik
  5. Download Ultimate ASI Loader and/or Manhunt.PluginMH (it already has the ASI-loader).
  6. Extract dinput8.dll file, data, and scripts folders to the installation folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\Settings.dat
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1]
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

The game does not officially support controllers. [5]
Controls settings.
Controls settings.

Template:Input settings

XInput-compatible controllers

XInput controllers have wrong mappings and are practically unusable
Use XInput Plus
  1. Download XInput Plus.
  2. Set the target program to manhunt.exe
  3. Go to "Sticks", and change the "Rect Correction" slider from "0" to "1".
  4. Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output."
  5. Assign "LT/RT" to "Button 11/12"
  6. Assign "Right Stick" to "Z Axis/Z Rot"
  7. Assign "DPAD" to "Button 13-16"
  8. Press apply, this will install a DLL file in <path-to-game> (which will be automatically used when you start the game).

Notes

If Camera Y axis is inverted, go to "Sticks" to "Right Stick" and tick "Invert Y" option
If something beeps when game launches, go to "Settings" to "Others" and untick "Enable Init Beep" option

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Croatian
Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Crashing on modern operating systems / Gate won't open

On Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10, the game tends to crash unexpectedly and suffers from a glitch early on where a gate fails to open.
Use Manhunt Fixer
  1. Download Manhunt Fixer.
  2. Run the fixer.
  3. Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
  4. Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch

DirectX 8.1 Error

Install DirectPlay
Windows 8/8.1/10 removes important DirectX components, causing game to crash on startup. These components can be brought back by installing DirectPlay. More about DirectPlay here.
  1. Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
  2. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
  3. Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
  4. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.
It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.

High FPS / Glitched NPCs on Windows 10

Due to issues with D3D8, W10 has broken frame rate limiter which causes issues such as glitched AI
Use Manhunt Fixer
  1. Download Manhunt Fixer.
  2. Run the fixer.
  3. Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
  4. Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch
Cap the game to 60 FPS[6][7]
Use a Direct3D 8 to Direct3D 9 wrapper[8]


Certain sound effects and music loop

Use Manhunt Fixer
  1. Download Manhunt Fixer.
  2. Run the fixer.
  3. Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
  4. Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch
Use Manhunt Audio Fix
  1. Download and extract Ultimate ASI Loader.
  2. Extract dinput8.dl to the installation folder.
  3. Download and extract Manhunt Audio Fix.
  4. Extract AudioFix.asi to the installation folder or scripts folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.5h
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.6c

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 192 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2
ATI Radeon 7500
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
Sound (audio device)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-12
    There are several looping sound effects (Windows 10 64-bit)
  2. Poop sound looping. :: Manhunt General Discussions
  3. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-09-01
  4. Verified by User:Orzelek303 on February 15, 2017
  5. Joypad, Joystick, or Controller Support for Manhunt PC - last accessed on 11/05/2018
  6. Fix on Windows 10 = Frame Rate Limiter :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
  7. NPC problem :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
  8. How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate. - last accessed on 2017-02-19