Manhunt
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Developers | |
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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 | |
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Manhunt | 2004 |
Manhunt 2 | 2007 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM. 3 CDs for US and Europe, and 1 DVD For Russia. | |||
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
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SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown activation limit.[1] | ||
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 by downloading and applying the latest version of these fixes automatically.
- Includes optional enhancement mods, such as MHP and Manhunt.PluginMH.
- Proton: included D3D8 wrapper causes many environmental textures to appear pitch-black. Currently advised to manually install fixes and skip ThirteenAG's custom D3D8 wrapper.[2]
Use automated Manhunt Fixer installer[3] |
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Apply all default Manhunt Fixer's fixes manually[4] |
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Skip intro-videos
Disable intro video through installing Manhunt.PluginMH mod[6] |
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Manually replace intro video with an empty variant[7] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\Settings.dat |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Manhunt User Files\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12130/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched by default. See Widescreen. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See FOV | ||
Windowed | Apply ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Apply ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix and create wndmode.ini in the installation folder |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA can be enabled through MHP. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled. | ||
60 FPS | By default limited to 60 fps. | ||
120+ FPS | Frame rates higher than 60 FPS cause AI bugs in some levels.[8] See Glitched NPC's and 60+ FPS. |
Widescreen
- When playing in widescreen resolutions, the game suffers from some minor issues with incorrect size and placement of the HUD. Additionally there is a minor incorrectness regarding the aspect size and FOV of the game when playing with widescreen resolutions.[9]
Apply ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix automatically by applying Manhunt Fixer[10] |
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Apply ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix manually[11] |
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FOV
Adjust FOV through edit of ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix configuration file[9] |
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Input
- The game does not officially support controllers.[12]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers | XInput controllers have incorrect analog sticks mappings, and triggers can't be bound to actions. See XInput-compatible controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Supports old Dual Action/Rumblepad/Cordless Rumblepad out of the box; need to map buttons. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
XInput-compatible controllers
- XInput controllers have wrong mappings and are practically unusable
Use XInput Plus |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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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
DirectX 8.1 Error
Install DirectPlay |
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Game not booting/crashing, gate at first level won't open and unable to pickup pickups
- Rockstar producing the Steam version, seemingly introduced some bugs like the gate not opening in the first level and being unable to pick up pickups.
- The exe-patch makes the game run through testapp.exe (original retail executable without these issues) by renaming it to Manhunt.exe to fix these issues.[13] Additionally, it patches this renamed executable to fix a bug where the game won’t boot due to Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in Windows; an integral part of anti-virus protection that adds a memory protection feature by setting certain parts of memory as data only to make running exploits and virusses much harder.[14]
Apply the exe-patch automatically by using Manhunt Fixer[15] |
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Apply the exe-patch manually[16] |
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Add Data Execution Prevention exception |
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Glitched NPC's and 60+ FPS
- 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[17][18] |
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Use D3D8 wrapper
- Proton: as Proton already uses its own D3D8 wrappers, none of the below solutions should be applied to avoid issues like black textures and lighting issues.
Apply ThirteenAG's custom D3D8 wrapper automatically by applying Manhunt Fixer[19] |
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Apply ThirteenAG's custom D3D8 wrapper manually[20] |
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Use an alternative D3D8 to D3D9 wrapper: d3d8to9[21] |
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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.[22]
Apply Manhunt Audio fix automatically through Manhunt Fixer |
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Apply Manhunt Audio Fix manually[23] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.5h |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6c |
Mods
- MHP and Manhunt.PluginMH mods are fully compatible with each other.
Manhunt.PluginMH
- Also included Manhunt Fixer.
- Only main enhancement enabled by default is skipping the intro sequence. Also adds optional developer menu, togglable HUD, custom menu with cheats, console and screenshot mode. Setting certain values to true in
PluginMH.ini
allows users to enable several other enhancements, like first-person mode.[24]
Install Manhunt.PluginMH mod[25] |
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MHP
- Also included in Manhunt Fixer.
- Re-implements many missing PlayStation 2 specific effects missing in the PC version. Many of these enhancements are enabled by default and can be toggled on and off through
MHP.ini
. - Also implements MSAA support through changing the
nMSAA
inMHP.ini
to a value from 0 to a maximum 16 (0 by default). On Nvidia-hardware only it is advised to then also setbRwMSAASupport
to1
to work around driver-related issues, black screen and graphical corruption.
Install MHP mod[26] |
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Manhunt Remastered
- Adds 60FPS FMV's
- Upscales the Textures at 1024x1024
Blood Moon Manhunt
- Alternative mod to Manhunt Remastered
Project Carcer
- Adds beta content in the game
More Gore Executions/ New Cams
- Adds more gore and new camera angels
Improved Effects
- Improves Muzzle Flashes
Xbox Rain Droplets
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
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) | DirectX 8.1 compatible | 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:Ptolemy on 2020-09-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- Checked with Steam Deck
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- Checked during conversation with Ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- Checked during conversation with Ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- Checked with Steam Deck
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-13
- ↑ [SOLVED] AI Bugged :: Manhunt General Discussions - Steam Community discussions
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Manhunt Widescreen Fix - last accessed on 2022-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ Joypad, Joystick, or Controller Support for Manhunt PC - last accessed on 11/05/2018
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer.
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer.
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer. And checkeck myself of course.
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer. And checkeck myself of course.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From conversation with ermaccer, maker of Manhunt Fixer
- ↑ How to run Manhunt on Windows Vista, XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and get through the gate. - last accessed on 2017-02-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From a conversation with Ermaccer, maker of the Manhunt Audio Fix
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From a conversation with Ermaccer, maker of the Manhunt Audio Fix
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- From PluginMH.ini file
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2022-09-21