Hitman: Blood Money

Hitman: Blood Money

Developers
	IO Interactive
Publishers
Former	Eidos Interactive
Former	Square Enix
Current	IO Interactive
Russia	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Glacier
Release dates
Windows	May 26, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	82
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Europe, North America, South America
Series	Hitman

Hitman
Hitman: Codename 47	2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin	2002
Hitman: Contracts	2004
Hitman: Blood Money	2006
Hitman: Sniper Challenge	2012
Hitman: Absolution	2012
Hitman GO	2015
Hitman	2016
Hitman 2	2018
Hitman: World of Assassination	2021

Hitman: Blood Money is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS, shooter, stealth and TPS game in the Hitman series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7 DRM disc check.
Retail		The version included in the retail 'Hitman Collection' (Eidos, 2009) is entirely DRM-free and patched to the latest version.
Amazon.com
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
Go to <path-to-game>\Movies\. Delete or rename gfxlogo.bik and Intro_bi.bik.

Patches

The latest version is 1.2, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\HitmanBloodMoney.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6860/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Hitman Blood Money\Profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6860/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Added on September 11, 2020.

Video

Configuration tool.

Renderer settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Some resolutions aren't listed, use nemesis2000's widescreen fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Use nemesis2000's widescreen fix.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Set in the configuration tool.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA, not available in windowed mode. SGSSAA available on Nvidia systems with flag 0x000000C1. Could also try 0x000020C1 (stops flickering of bloom and depth of field) or 0x000100C1 (improves quality at the cost of sharpness). The AA Fix can also improve sharpness. Could also enhance builtin MSAA at a lower performance cost but lower quality; still requires the fist flag or else shadows will disappear.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Noticible gameplay glitches - FPS affects prop physics (including throwable objects) and often makes it impossible to shoot guns during last stand. See cap the frame rate at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

HBAO available with flag 0x00000004.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping can be very buggy and may require multiple attempts to save the settings properly.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See Controller support.
Full controller support		Some functions like pressing Alt+F4 to exit or pressing ↵ Enter after mission are not supported.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See Controller support.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Game controller mode disables nearly all mouse and keyboard inputs for non-debug functions

Controller support

Enable in-game controller support

Go to <path-to-game>. Open HitmanBloodMoney.ini. Add this line and save the file: Gamepadmode Download the controller support mod from Nexus Mods. Extract the files into <path-to-game>. Notes Prompts are still mostly keyboard based, just with the E key being replaced with "Tri", which is not assigned where triangle would be on a Dualshock controller. Buttons cannot be rebound and camera axis cannot be inverted in-game.

Use Steam Input.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output.
Subtitles		Under Graphics options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - 1
French				Retail only, download for digital releases : in-game and cutscenes.
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Hungarian				Fan translation. Available to download here.
Italian				Retail only.
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Slovak				Fan - 1
Spanish				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Turkish				Fan translation, download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Crashes/freezes after the mission

There is a common issue, that seems to be introduced with Nvidia's driver v353.62.

Enable SLI (even if you don't use more than 1 graphics card)
Launch the game's configuration tool. Check Override SLI. Check Enable SLI.

Cap the framerate with external software such as MSI Afterburner

Set the shader quality to High (Shader Model 2.0)

If everything else fails, you can play through individual levels using a profile that has all missions unlocked.

Game not booting

Ensure that the graphics card supports Pixel Shader 2.0[citation needed]

If experiencing an error message noting that d3x9_27.dll is missing, install the DirectX End-User Runtimes.[citation needed]

Install Windows Update 924867 (legacy OS-es only)[citation needed]

Disconnect all but one monitors if using a multi-monitor setup[citation needed]

Graphics get distorted in cutscenes

High refresh rate systems with Windows 11 can cause graphics to look distorted in cutscenes.

Play the game in windowed mode
Open the game configuration tool. Uncheck Full screen. Save and launch the game.

Crash in the Curtains Down mission (Windows XP only)

Disable hardware sound acceleration[citation needed]
Go to Start > Run > Type dxdiag. Click on the 'Sound' tab, and set the hardware sound acceleration option to basic or off.

Increased brightness when in first person mode

Disable post-processing in the settings[citation needed]
Notes Doing so will disable Depth of Field and the "Color Grading" effect.

Installation errors

Error 5003 on installation attempt

Error 5003 on installation attempt[citation needed]
Go to %PROGRAMFILES%. Rename InstallShield. Start the installation again.

High frame rate issues

The physics and logic of the game are linked to 60 FPS so playing at high framerates can cause problems.

Framerate can be limited using Nvidia Inspector

Enable Vsync in the graphics options and set refresh rate to 60 Hz[citation needed]

Low framerate

Enable SLI (even if using only one graphics card)
Launch the game's configuration tool. Check Override SLI. Check Enable SLI.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	1, 2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DirectSound3D

Documented configuration file

A configuration file optimized for 4K resolution and with debug options enabled.

AI Upscaled Cutscenes Mod

Upscales the low resolution pre-rendered cutscenes to 1080p or 4K, noticeably decreasing aliasing.

The 1080p version increases the game's size by 2.8 GB and the 4K version increases it by 15 GB.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX ATI Radeon 9500 Hardware T&L support DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible	Sound Blaster X-Fi

Windows 95/98/ME/NT Not Supported