Manhunt

Manhunt

Developers
	Rockstar North
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	April 20, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Stealth
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Horror
Series	Manhunt

Manhunt
Manhunt	2004
Manhunt 2	2007

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Dixmor Hospital forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM. 3 CD's
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Amazon.com (unavailable)		SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown activation limit.
GamersGate (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Manhunt Fixer

Fixes several issues on modern systems such as crashes, gate not opening, audio loops, AI issues and script issues.

Includes multiple optional enhancements such as MHP (bringing multiple PS2 graphical features to the PC-version and MSAA support) and PluginMH (adding developer menu, custom menu, console, first person mode, screenshot mode, simple modloader and more)

Use Manhunt Fixer
Download Manhunt Fixer. Extract the files from the downloaded ZIP-file to whatever location desired. Run the fixer. Click Autolocate Steam Version or manually search for the installation path of Manhunt. Check any enhancements you wish to apply to the game. Click on Patch.

Skip intro-videos

Replace intro video with an empty variant
Go to <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\. Delete or rename titles.bik. Download the empty video file. Put this empty video file in <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\. Rename it to titles.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\Settings.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Stretched by default. Use ThirteenAG's fix
Multi-monitor			Use ThirteenAG's fix
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Use ThirteenAG's fix
Field of view (FOV)		Use ThirteenAG's fix or Manhunt FOV Hack
Windowed		Use ThirteenAG's fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use ThirteenAG's fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Always enabled. Use d3d8to9 on Windows 10.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rates higher than 60 FPS cause AI bugs in some levels

Input

The game does not officially support controllers.

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		XInput controllers have incorrect analog sticks mappings, and triggers can't be bound to actions. See XInput-compatible controllers.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Supports old Dual Action/Rumblepad/Cordless Rumblepad out of the box; need to map buttons.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

XInput-compatible controllers

XInput controllers have wrong mappings and are practically unusable

Use XInput Plus

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and SFX
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy
Subtitles		Excluding enemy chatter
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game pauses, but audio continues.
EAX support		EAX 3.0

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Croatian				Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation; download.
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

DirectX 8.1 Error

Install DirectPlay
The game requires DirectPlay (part of the DirectX API) to be installed. On Windows 8 and newer this isn't installed by default as it was deprecated by Microsoft. Go to Control Panel. Click on Programs. Click on Turn Windows features on and off Click on Legacy Components Check the box DirectPlay. Select OK. Once the installation of DirectPlay is done, restart the computer.

Glitched NPC's

On some machines, due to unknown causes, the games' frame rate limiter doesn't properly engage, which causes performance higher than 60 FPS. This can cause issues such as glitched AI where the AI just stands still or executes unexpected behavior. Make sure to only apply these fixes if suffering from this issue.

Cap the game to 60 FPS
Preferred solution over using wrappers as it leaves the game's code untouched.

Use D3D8 wrapper

For Proton, apply the WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d8=n,b" %command% as a command line argument to get any of the below wrappers properly working.

Apply ThirteenAG's custom D3D8 wrapper automatically by applying Manhunt Fixer
Includes a custom D3D8 wrapper that translates API-calls of the game to D3D9, fixing the game's frame rate limiter.

Apply ThirteenAG's custom D3D8 wrapper manually
Is a custom D3D8 wrapper that translates API-calls of the game to D3D9, fixing the game's frame rate limiter. Download ThirteenAG's D3D8 wrapper. Extract all contents of d3d8.zip (d3d8.dll and d3d8.ini) to <path-to-game>.

Use an alternative D3D8 to D3D9 wrapper: d3d8to9
Different, but functionally the same, as the wrapper used in Manhunt Fixer. Download the latest version of d3d8to9 (the d3d8.dll file.) Place the file in <path-to-game>.

Certain sound effects and music loop

Asynchronous file reading behavior has changed since Windows XP, which Manhunt depended on, causing a bug in this game where sound effects and music can loop. Manhunt Audio Fix fixes this issue this by simulating the old Windows XP asynchronous file reading behavior while keeping the audio intact.

For Proton, apply the WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b" %command% as a command line argument to get this fix working.

Apply Manhunt Audio fix automatically through Manhunt Fixer

Apply Manhunt Audio Fix manually
Download and extract Ultimate ASI Loader. Extract dinput8.dll to <path-to-game>. Download and extract Manhunt Audio Fix. Extract AudioFix.asi to <path-to-game>.

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	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)	DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 8.1 compatible with hardware positional sound