Manhunt

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]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Project Manhunt forums

Manhunt Wikia

Manual

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM.
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Replace video file^[3]

Go to <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\
Delete or rename titles.bik
Save this file in <path-to-game>\levels\GLOBAL\MPEG\
Rename it to titles.bik

Notes

The copyright screen will still be shown.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\Settings.dat
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location[edit]

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

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	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)	Can be forced off in GPU control panel
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rates higher than 60 FPS cause AI bugs in some levels^[4]

Input settings[edit]

The game does not officially support controllers. ^[5]

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

DualShock 4 controllers

Tracked motion 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
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

XInput-compatible controllers[edit]

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 settings[edit]

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
French
German
Italian
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish

Issues fixed[edit]

Crashing on modern operating systems / Gate won't open[edit]

On Windows Vista, XP, 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.

Steam version^[6]

Download Manhunt Steam Fix.
Extract the files to the installation folder.
Run Manhunt Fix.bat to apply.

Retail version^{[citation needed]}

Download and install Manhunt Patcher

DirectX 8.1 Error[edit]

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.

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.

High FPS / Glitched NPCs on Windows 10[edit]

Due to issues with D3D8, W10 has broken frame rate limiter which causes issues such as glitched AI

Cap the game to 60 FPS^[7]^[8]

Use a Direct3D 8 to Direct3D 9 wrapper^[9]

Run the game at screen refresh rate[edit]

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}

Download and extract dgVoodoo.
Open the MS folder and copy the contents to the installation folder.
Run dgVoodooCpl.exe.
Click on "Add" and choose the installation folder.
Enable "Enumerate refresh rates".
Go to the DirectX tab.
Set the resolution from the list (e.g. 1920x1080, 119Hz).
Disable "dgVoodoo Watermark" and click OK.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

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

System requirements[edit]

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 with hardware positional sound

Notes

↑ ^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

↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-12
There are several looping sound effects (Windows 10 64-bit)
↑ Poop sound looping. :: Manhunt General Discussions
↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on February 15, 2017
↑ [SOLVED] AI Bugged :: Manhunt General Discussions - Steam Community discussions
↑ Joypad, Joystick, or Controller Support for Manhunt PC - last accessed on 11/05/2018
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate
↑ Fix on Windows 10 = Frame Rate Limiter :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
↑ NPC problem :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24
↑ How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate. - last accessed on 2017-02-19

[Proton_path_note-4] 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.

[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:Orzelek303 on February 15, 2017

[5] [SOLVED] AI Bugged :: Manhunt General Discussions - Steam Community discussions

[6] Joypad, Joystick, or Controller Support for Manhunt PC - last accessed on 11/05/2018

[7] Steam Community :: Guide :: How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate

[8] Fix on Windows 10 = Frame Rate Limiter :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24

[9] NPC problem :: Manhunt General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-24

[10] How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate. - last accessed on 2017-02-19

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Developers

	Rockstar North
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	April 20, 2004