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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
Essential improvements
- Fixes several issues on modern systems such as crashes, audio looping and AI issues.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
- The game does not officially support controllers. [5]
Template:Input settings
- XInput controllers have wrong mappings and are practically unusable
Use XInput Plus
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- Download XInput Plus.
- Set the target program to
manhunt.exe
- Go to "Sticks", and change the "Rect Correction" slider from "0" to "1".
- Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output."
- Assign "LT/RT" to "Button 11/12"
- Assign "Right Stick" to "Z Axis/Z Rot"
- Assign "DPAD" to "Button 13-16"
- 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
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Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Croatian |
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Fan translation, download. |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Spanish |
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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
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- Download Manhunt Fixer.
- Run the fixer.
- Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
- Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch
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DirectX 8.1 Error
Install DirectPlay
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- 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.
- Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
- Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
- Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
- Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.
- It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.
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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
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- Download Manhunt Fixer.
- Run the fixer.
- Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
- Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch
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Certain sound effects and music loop
Use Manhunt Fixer
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- Download Manhunt Fixer.
- Run the fixer.
- Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for it
- Check any enhancements if you wish then click Patch
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Use Manhunt Audio Fix
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- Download and extract Ultimate ASI Loader.
- Extract
dinput8.dl to the installation folder.
- Download and extract Manhunt Audio Fix.
- Extract
AudioFix.asi to the installation folder or scripts folder.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98SE |
ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
System memory (RAM) |
192 MB |
512 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
| Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 9600 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
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DirectX 8.1 compatible with hardware positional sound |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References