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Manhunt 2

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Manhunt 2
Manhunt 2 cover
Developers
Rockstar London
Rockstar Vienna
Rockstar North
Windows Rockstar Toronto
Publishers
Rockstar Games
Russia 1C-SoftClub
Engines
Rockstar Leeds 3D Engine
Release dates
Windows November 6, 2009
Reception
IGDB 61
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter, Survival horror, TPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Horror
Series Manhunt
Manhunt 2 on HowLongToBeat
Manhunt 2 on IGDB
Manhunt 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Manhunt 2 on MobyGames
Manhunt 2 on Wikipedia
Manhunt
Manhunt 2004
Manhunt 2 2007

Manhunt 2 is a singleplayer third-person action, shooter, survival horror and TPS game in the Manhunt series.

The PC version is uncut and uncensored.[1][2]

General information

Dixmor Hospital Forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Requires online activation
SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM.
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
Russian release.
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
CD key
Requires online activation
SecuROM PA DRM
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
CD key
Requires online activation
SecuROM PA DRM
Windows
This game is no longer available digitally.[3]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro video and legal screen through Manhunt2.PluginMH2 mod[4]
By default bDisableLegalScreen in PluginMH2.ini is set to true, skipping both the legal screen as well as the intro video.
Delete or rename intro video files[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\.
  2. Delete or rename stinger.bik and stinger_wide.bik.

Notes

Does not skip the legal screen and thus only skips the intro video.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\Manhunt 2\settings
Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\Manhunt 2\savegames

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Windowed

Use launch parameter[7]

Use the -windowed command line argument.

Use -fullscreen to return to fullscreen.

High frame rate

Use Manhunt2.PluginMH2 to set 60 fps cap[8]
Raises 30 FPS cap to 60.
Sped up animations.[citation needed]

FOV

Use Manhunt2.PluginMH2 mod to change FOV[9]
fFOVFactor value (by default set to 0.0) in the mod's PluginMH2.ini can be changed to adjust the FOV. Values can range from 0.01 to approximately 2.0, where smaller values result in widening the FOV.

Anti-aliasing & ambient occlusion

Adds a strong form of AA and HBAO+.
Nvidia GPUs only[10]
  1. Download Nvidia Profile Inspector.
  2. Create a profile for the game.
  3. Use 0x00000040 for AA, 0x0000002C for AO.
  4. Set AA Mode to Override any application setting, AA Setting to 8xQ and AA Transparency Supersampling to 8x Sparse Grid Supersampling.
  5. Set AO Setting to 'Quality' and AO Usage to 'Enabled'.
  6. Apply the changes.

Input

Controls menu.
Controls menu.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Only 2 preset layouts.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Can configure X and Y axis independently.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
May have audio popping with sound set to 192000 Hz, the fix for this is to simply set your audio settings in Windows to 48000 Hz.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Fullscreen mode only.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Newer Direct2Drive versions included French, German, Italian and Spanish. For different releases use this.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish
Translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Some resolutions are limited to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[11]
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK32.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Rename SpecialK32.dll to d3d9.dll.
  4. Start the game and exit.
  5. Open d3d9.ini in the installation folder.
  6. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 2.0b
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex 4.8.5
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.8w

Mods

Manhunt2.PluginMH2

Raises default 30 fps cap to 60, skips intro video and legal screen and fixes disappearing decals (like brain bits, bullets and arrows) as soon as they hit the ground. All these enhancements are on by default.
Setting certain values to true in PluginMH2.ini allows users to enable many other enhancements: restore rats/cockroaches, disable exploding headshots for all weapons but snipers and shotguns, disable camera shake, unlock all 3 execution levels with firearms, disable execution camera, enable a first person mode and increase FOV.[12]
After having set bFirstPersonMode to true in PluginMH2.ini, press T on the keyboard while in-game to activate first person mode.

mh2Patch

Allows the player for a proper Y-axis camera movement in 3rd person like in Manhunt 1 and fixes guns aiming-mode delay.
Also includes a fix for player blood decals not appearing with interactive executions off.

Extended Executions

Restores all PlayStation 2 beta executions and adds some new ones.
Includes both interactive and non interactive executions, read the READ ME!.txt included in the file for more information.
Not compatible with Definitive weapon placements mod.

Uncensored FMV

Bloody characters, extended cinematics.
These FMVs are taken from different console versions of the game, which results in cutscenes that are visually inconsistent to gameplay as those ports used inferior lighting and textures. On top of that, the videos are too dark and of a lower quality.

Enhanced Cutscenes

Enhances the cutscenes with higher quality, extended, and 60FPS support.
Taken from various console versions.
Unlike Uncensored FMV, the characters are not bloody.

Manhunt 2 Blood Overhaul

Adds more blood in the game.

Definitive weapon placements

Adds weapon placements from other versions.
Not compatible with Extended Executions mod.

Lost Environmental Executions - The Vending Machine

Restores the beta execution.

No red filter

Removes the "red filter" present in executions without eliminating other effects.

Static Camera

Removes camera "shake" from executions.
Includes "with, and without" red filter version.
Compatible with Extended Executions mod.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP1, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
System memory (RAM) 512 MB (XP)
1 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3.8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6200
ATI Radeon X300
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0b support
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible


References

  1. Manhunt Wikia - Manhunt 2 Version Differences
    "In the Beta and PC, the executions are uncut and uncensored, with only a faint red filter that shows during an execution (although the PC version allows players to take this off on their desktop at the start menu by putting it in "Stereoscopic mode" which removes the red filter completely and also increases the visual quality)."
  2. rockpapershotgun.com - last accessed on May 2023
  3. rockpapershotgun.com - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
  5. Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-05-16
  6. Verified by User:Johnmooth on 2023-04-01
    Rockstar Games is always capping 30 FPS by default, otherwise may cause some bugs and glitches on higher frame rates and does not cap to 60hz.
  7. Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-05-16
  8. ermaccer/Manhunt2.PluginMH2: Free camera, 60 fps patch and more! - last accessed on May 2023
  9. ermaccer/Manhunt2.PluginMH2: Free camera, 60 fps patch and more! - last accessed on May 2023
  10. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-12
  11. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-12
  12. Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
    From PluginMH2.ini file